Mei Mei and Yuki watched the boy stand in the middle of the grassland, smiling creepily while he turned his head every which way. They hid behind a large tree and watched the boy act suspiciously.
"Do you think he's waiting for someone?" Mei Mei asked in a hushed tone.
"Who knows? He might be." Yuki replied, looking at the boy who was smiling widely now, looking excited.
She has a feeling that this boy might possess the information that they're looking for. She stared at the boy who was humming happily. His legs were tapping the floor at a fast pace, making him look like he was dancing.
Suddenly, a black sun appeared under the boy who looked as if he was waiting for it.
Both Yuki's and Mei Mei's eyes widened when they saw what appeared below the boy, and they were both shocked by its sudden appearance.
A black sun that appeared from nowhere, which is impossible.
They continued to watch as the sun grew in size, and soon a black hole appeared out of nowhere, and a man came out from underneath the black hole. The man had long blonde hair with black highlights tied in a ponytail, and a pair of yellow red eyes which seemed to glow in the dark. He wore black robes, with a black hat on his head and a white mask on his face. The man looked like a mysterious figure who shouldn't be seen by normal people.
Yuki and Mei Mei made eye contact, not daring to make a noise. They watched the scene unfold before them in complete silence.
"You have it?" The man asked, but it sounds like he already knows.
The boy nodded his head frantically and took out a black gooey finger out of his pocket. Yuki grimaced, knowing that this was the item she saw the boy protecting.
The man smirked and took the finger and opened his mouth to eat it. Both Mei Mei and Yuki flinched when they saw the man devour the finger whole.
"Tch, how disgusting." The man clicked his tongue, but looked down at his clenched fist.
His fist was completely black, and it looked like he had a black glove on. The black slowly spread from his fist to his arm.
"Not bad, seven more to go." Saying this, he turned his direction to Sunrise village.
The boy trembled slightly, and the man in black pointed a finger at the boy, his Kongli deadly black mist.
"Please! Don't kill me! I did what you asked!" The boy yelled in fear, kneeling in front of the man in black.
The man smirked, "Do you think I care?" Then, with a flick of his finger, the boy's head exploded.
Yuki and Mei Mei, covered their mouths, but knew if they came out, the only thing that would happen was they would suffer the same fate as the boy. Yuki clenched her fists, her knuckles turning white, but Mei Mei shook her head at her. Yuki clenched her teeth and stared at the man who was humming, with a pleased look on his face.
The man opened his eyes and stared at the sky. A black portal appeared under him and he disappeared within seconds.
Mei Mei breathed out, relieved that he was gone.
Yuki stared at the black sun which was still in the sky. Yuki walked towards it and felt the warm air. It was too hot for comfort, so Yuki stepped away. She glanced at the boy whose head had been blown off.
"We need to inform the others and set out immediately." Yuki said, her eyes flashing remembering what the man said.
'Why is he targeting Sunrise village?' Yuki wondered. She felt chills run down her spine when she realized that the man was after her village. She had to protect it, even if she wasn't strong enough.
Mei Mei nodded and Yuki quickly ran back towards the village with Mei Mei following behind.
They entered the village and searched for the rest of the team members. The two were out of breath and started calling out their names as loud as they could, which caused a few people to stare at them oddly, but the two didn't care about that, all they wanted was to find the others before something bad happened.
"Hey, what's going on?" Ardor Huo came out from an alley and stared at Yuki and Mei Mei.
"Where's Huang Ran and Arthur?" Mei Mei asked urgently.
"Huang Ran's resting and Arthur's drunk off his ass." Ardor Huo replied, looking at them weirdly.
"Get Huang Ran now! And take him to the northeast exit of the village! We need to leave now!" Yuki yelled.
"Why?!" Ardor Huo stared at Yuki in shock.
"Because a man plans on attacking Sunrise village, and he seems to be related to the Abyss." Yuki replied quickly.
Ardor Huo froze and looked at the two girls, not knowing what to do.
"Hurry up!" Mei Mei yelled.
Ardor Huo nodded and ran to where Huang Ran was staying.
Mei Mei turned towards Yuki who was watching Ardor Huo running back.
"Should we wait for him?" Mei Mei asked worriedly.
"I don't know." Yuki sighed, shaking her head. "We should just-"
Before Yuki could finish her sentence, she noticed a shadow appearing over her and Mei Mei. When they looked up, they saw a black sun looming above them.
"What's that?!" Mei Mei cried out in disbelief.
"It's him!" Yuki shouted, realizing that the man was back for them.
Mei Mei paled, knowing that she was powerless against the man.
"Follow Ardor Huo!" Yuki said, summoning her spirit.
"First Spirit Skill: Flurries of the Frozen Heavens!"
Yuki created a bunch of snow and surrounded the black sun in the air with a circle of snow, and tried to freeze it with her first spirit skill. However, the black sun melted away all the snow and Yuki gulped. Knowing that she couldn't hinder the man, she simply sped up to follow Mei Mei.
As she turned around, the black sun condensed, and a man in black appeared waving his hand in front of him.
"Interesting… A snow dragon, one of my only weaknesses. Keeping her alive might be helpful." The man muttered, his eyes flickering, and chased after the two.