Luan didn't know anything's about the situation, so he continued to make a plan with Julian while the others talked not far from there.
"Maybe is better if we don't go. We aren't ready as a team."
"I know what you mean, but we need to save her."
"Why?" Julian asked, crossing his arms, fixed on the map "You weren't like that."
"I know..., after all this years, did you really thought I wouldn't learn anything?"
"What did you learn?"
"We should protect the people that care for us, not pushing away."
Julian smiled and grabbed Luan's chin, making him look into his eyes.
"You don't look know how long I waited for you, dragon."
"My name isn't dragon " luan said trying to take the other's hand off his face "Let me go."
"NO!" Julian raised his voice "I may not have another chance to tell you..."
"Not in my watch! You promised Julian."Tom said, taking the hand of the chin "Dont think I forgot."
"How could you forget? It is about Lucas after all."
Tom got angry, pulled Julian's shirt until both were standing, even if Tom was much smaller than Julian, and challenges him to a fight.
"What is happening? What promise?"
"Don't worry about that!" Tim said grabbing Luan's shoulder and pull him to where Exila was, 40 meters far from the others.
"Why are we walking away? We must stop them."
"I think you know how Julian is and I can tell you that Tom is no difference."
"I still don't understand. They don't need to fight because of a broken promise."
Tim didn't say anything else and continued to pull Luan by the soulder.
"He may be a kid, vut we shouldn't mess with them, they have the age to decide what they want to do."
"But..." Luan started by saying, looking several times to were the others were fighting.
"Be quiet and observe. They are fighting for you."
"I don't need anyone to fight for me. I am capable of..."
"You are so... Slow. Are you really a demigod?"
"I do understand, Tim. "Luan said, fixed on the fight between his friends. "Tom is jealous because of Julian touching Lucas body."
"You got half right..." Exila said "May I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, sure!" Go one."
"Did you ever had a girlfriend before?"
"Yeah...! Why are asking that? Do you like him?" Tim asked.
"You are such a dumbass, of course not."
""We are curious as well. " The other two said in Chorus.
"That is personal information. I will not answer.
"He must have had a lot of girls running Running after him."
"No he didn't!" Julian said.
"And how do you know, playboy?"
"Do you want to see the playboy?
"No we don't!" The others refused.
Tim saw that they didn't heard so he added
"Get a room and talk there."
Julian smirk and looked to Luan who was confused that he stopped tal.
"Shall we?"
"Shall we what? I don't remember, sorry."
Julian froze after what Luan said, he walked away looking down, thoughtfull.
"Why did he reacted like that?"
Everyone ignored the question and sgarted to get ready for Luan's plan. After some training and rest, they walked to the portal, most of the exiled persons that appeared, was defeated by Julian.
"Are we close?" Tim asked as he He leaned on Luan's shoulder.
Julian took it from there, making the boy tumble back and alnost fell ob the ground.
After hours of walking,Luan and Julian stopped abruptly as they arrived a giant cube.
"What's the matter?" Exila asked, confused
"It's to quiet!" Whispered Luan.
As he say that, Exila kooked atound, until they heard a sound of an animal
"I see. So they are humans?!" Julian said kn joy "I will have so much fun."
"Did they found the portal!" Luan asked "There most be a reason for them to..."
"Stop! Just... Stop!" Exila begged with one kf her hand massagjng the nose "Why would be humans here?"
"Because of the championship love!" Tim explained, hugging her from behind "Did you forgot?"
"No. Of course not."
"Catch them." Someone shouted from somewhere they couldn't guess the place where did it came from.
"We must bring Lucas alive."
"You're kinda late." Luan though, smilling.
"Are you moking me, boy?"
Lian didn't answer, he was concentrated t
From where the voice came from, as well as Julian, while the others were looking around, ready to fight.
"You seem to know quite a lot about this technique." Julian said "But you can't beat .e on it."
"How so?" The man asked abd Julian smitk before looking to Luan, moving slightly gis eyes up.
Understanding what he was saying, Luan left Julian side quietly and Julian continued to talk.
"Did your little friend run away.?" The man asked from behind a cactuses.
"No, I didn't!" Luan said, smashing the man's face on the plant. "You should learn to respect your elders."
"You talk as if you are older than me."
Luan laugh and pulled his face back, speaking on his ear "what if I am."
"Bullshit."
Luan did the same again, before letting the man go and walk back to where Julian was.
"We needed him."
"For what?" Luan asked, cleaning his hands on the jacket.
"Do you know how to open the portal?"
"Of course I know. It's not my first time here, unfortunately."
Julian understood and walked to the cube, where he was stopped by Luan's hand.
" That's a decoy. Follow me."
Julian and the others obeyed, feeling that Lian knew what he was doing.
"Do you see that plant, the water one?"
"Yeah. The one that look like a jellyfish out of the water?"
"Exactly. We must go inside her."
"Are you crazy? That is how they humans."
"Trust me. I have years of experiences.
"I have too. I never heard about a portal inside those things."
"Not if you don't have a water seal."
"Nor do you." Julian said.
Luan stopped walking and looked to Julian, annoyed.
"I hate when you are right... But we have Exila , she can help."
"Can I?"
"Yeah you just need to hug it."
Everyone looked at Luan as if he was crazy, but Exila walked over to the plant.
"Just a hug right?"
"Yes, then get out before it closes you in."
She followed all Luan steps and a water door appared next to the plant.
"Now that's what I call a portal." Tim said, happy "Dont you all think?"