"L-lovebirds?!" Shouted in confusion by the two as they raise their guard even more.
"We're siblings!" Shouted by the woman who's face is in red out of embarrassment.
"But you're hair is brownish while him is black? That doesn't make sense." Xian said as she crossed her arms and continued with a teasing tone. "No need to hide it, I won't tell anyone."
"F*cker!" Cursed said by the woman and with a frowned face, she charged forward with two hands wide open to cut this girl like a scissor.
"Stop Joana!" Ordered loudly by the man with a bow and arrow in hand as he lowered it.
But, by now, the woman named Joana was already infront of Xian who's arms was crossed, waiting no time, Joana moved her arms as she cuts the girl infront of her like a scissor.
However, seing that the girl infront of her is not caring to defend herself, Joana stopped just by hair's breath close to Xian's neck.
"Calm down lady." Xian said as she pushed the two silver swords calmly.
By now, the man in hood came over and grabbed her sister's shoulder as she pulled her towards him. Then he shouted. "Calm down would you!"
Upon being pulled back, Joana brushed her brother's hand as she lowered her silver sword and asked. "Just who are you?"
Xian pressed her chest slightly with right hand as she opened wide her left hand and bowed, then she introduced herself and said. "My name is Xian, Oh couple of the forest."
Joana's brows twitched as she heard that introduction that was more likely a provoking words.
Readying her sword to finnaly cut this girl with no more hesitation out of anger but she was stopped by her brother by grabbing her shoulder again.
"Federick." Said by the man in hood before continuing. "Introduce yourself Sis."
Joana brushed his hand again as she said. "Tsk, Joana you f*cker."
"Just what you want?" She said.
Xian grinned as she answered. "Sorry for provoking the both of you, I just happened to past by and saw this commotion."
"That doesn't answer our question." Frederick said.
Xian scratched the back of her head as she answered again. "Uh, to be honest, im lost and I plan to travel through the village towards the City of Neap."
"And what does it to do with us?" Federick asked again.
"Um, mind if I travel with the two of you?" Xian answered.
"You still don't know whether we're going to the Neap or not." Federick said.
"Too bad, the two of you seems need of another member." Xian said to him as she glanced at Joana.
"What are you looking at?" Joana questioned as she glared at her.
Xian didn't answer as she looked back at Federick again.
'This two seems experienced and as well a transendance... Can I defeat this two? Well, considering that the two of them are barely manage to fought a group of goblins, they seems at the peak before reaching transendance.' Xian quickly thought in her mind the possibilities of this two being transendance and by now, Federick opened his mouth.
"Hm, that's true." He said.
"Federick?!" Questioned Joana as she looked at him with disagreeing face.
"Look, you two barely manage to handle a group of goblins, the two of you are not enough." Xian informed and continued. "You know that Federick."
Federick turned his head towards her sister and she saw her sister shaking her head, then she turned his head and looked at Xian and said. "We're going to the Neap as well, you're also right, we indeed need of one more member to secure the front."
Then, he looked at her sister again as said. "Let's team up."
Xian grinned again as she said. "Good decision."
Then, she moved her right hand forward and said. "Then I'll be in your care."
Federick glanced at the hand gesturing a handshake and he didn't hesitate to shake it with his right hand and replied. "Yeah."
"Tsk, you're a small girl, just how old are you?" Joana asked as she continued to look at Xian with disagreeing face.
'Small... Girl...!' Xian fought herself to whether kill the two of them or ignore her, but she chose the latter and answered with her brows twitching. "You won't believe me."
"Don't tell me you're in 50s and was using an artifact to look yourself younger." Joana said with a bit of provoking tone.
'Your are lucky that my reason is not to kill the likes of you!' Xian said in her mind as she answered. "Im 15, you whore."
Joana's brows twitched even more as she raised her swords but she was stopped by her brother who's mouth is turned agape.
"15?!" Shouted in confusion by Federick as she stopped her sister and continued. "Then, why are you this strong?"
"You should know it, im a transendance." Xian answered.
"Huh? At young age?" Federick asked again in confusion and saw that Xian is nodding.
"When did you break your limits then?" Asked by Joana who's seems start to be interested about this transendance girl.
"Uh... Five?" Xian answered like answering a common question.
"Five!" The two shouted at Xian out of disbelief."
"So noisy." Xian said as she covered her ears.
"We're 18 but we still yet to achieve the first path and you obtained it in the age of five!" Shouted by Joana in one breath.
"My mother said im gifted." Xian replied.
"Ah, im in disbelief." Federick said as he caresses his head.
"It's about to get dark, I should hunt us some food." Xian proposed.
Federick turned his head at his sister and said. "Then, we're going to set up a camp."
"Good, I'll bring back a healthy reindeer then." Xian said as she walked away from the two and glanced at the corpse of the goblins.
She turned her head towards the two again and ordered. "Set camp far from this disgusting things, can you?"
"Im about to do that." Jaoan replied.
"Good." Xian said atlast before turning again and walked away towards the deep forest as her footsteps became silent.
"What a girl." Said by Federick.
"Yeah, what a girl." Joana agreed.
...
Thock! Thock! Thock!
A man in hood tapped the table infront of the counter inside the tavern. The bartender came over while cleaning a glass of cup.
"What's your order?" The bartender asked the hooded man.
"Information." The man in hood answered.
"One serving for an answer." The bartender replied.
"Do I need to spell it on you? I said information!" The hooded man shouted in anger making then people of tavern which is few as it was only afternoon turned their heads towards the counter.
"What a loud commotion, what is it?" Lyza came over to the counter from one of the tables as asked the hooded man.
"Don't interface here b*tch!" The hooded man cursed as he glared at Lyza.
"Then leave, im the boss here f*cker." Cursing replied by Lyza.
The hooded man clicked his tongue and asked. "Two ladies with black hair both mother and her child, did you see them here?"
Lyza thought for a while then remembered Xian, hesitating to give the proper answer to the hooded man, Lyza glanced at the man again and answered. "The both rented a room here and left this morning towards the Neap."
The hooded man gazed at Lyza but didn't talk anymore, he left the tavern after sparing a couple of silver at the counter.
"F*cker." Cursed by Lyza as she glanced at her bartender and ordered. "Go back to work!"
...
Psh!
A reindeer jumped from the bush towards the ground. It's horns were long and wide as it drove through the forest, running in the depths of it.
After a couple meters of running, the reindeer slowly paced out and stopped just before a berry bush.
The reindeer glanced at every direction to ensure it's safety before closing towards the bush with berry and started to eat the red berries.
While the reindeer is cautiously eating, Xian was already walking towards it with her footsteps silent and her presence is none.
'What a carefree reindeer.' She said in her mind as she stopped just behind the reindeer. 'But sorry, you're going to be our dinner tonight.'
She moved her hand at the air and swings it towards the reindeer and in that moment, the reindeer weakly fell to the ground with no time and power to resist.
Thud!
"Anyways, you're going to be a great dinner." Xian said as she picked up the reindeer's horns and snapped the two, then she threw it besides and started to carried it at her two arms.
Glancing at the direction of the two siblings, Xian flew in the air using air jumps and heads towards the two.
Flying above the vast woods, Xian arrived just besides the camp in no time.
The two was already done with the camp which is a campfire, logs to sit, and some tents for sleeping.
Seing Xian came over the camp with a corpse reindeer at hands, Federick points at the ground just besides the campfire and ordered. "Throw that just here, im going to skin it first and remove the organs."
Xian didn't object as she came over and threw the reindeer corpse besides Federick and the latter started to skinned the reindeer with a silver dagger.
Sitting at one of the logs, Joana glanced over at Xian and asked. "Are you alone? Or have a party to begin with?"
Xian didn't answer immediately as she sat down at one of the logs besides the campfire and answered. "Im alone, and im currently heading towards my last family."
"Something bad happened... You don't have to answer if you want." Federick joined and asked.
"Let's say... It's just a tragedy of mine." Xian said as she look cheerless.
"Sorry for asking..." Federick said with a pity.
"No need, it happened already afterall." Xian replied and asked. "But, im curious about you two, what are you doing here at the deep woods?"
Joana answered. "A quest from the guild, it's to slain ten goblins that was lurking here."
Guild, it's an organization that was built at every city to help the citizens to ask for help in exchange of money and one of the ways for the government to request for a hunting group to slain different kinds of threats.
The guilds were the starting point of every adventurers to freshly start their journey as guilds have a system called 'ranking' which is every rank can be obtained from accumulated points from quests. It starts from bronze towards the last which is the diamond.
"You guys part of a guild?" Xian asked as she glanced at Joana.
"Yes, it's the Neap's Guild." Joana answered.
'I should find a work if things got out of control and me having no money.' Xian thought and asked. "What are the requirements for joining?"
Joana thought for a while with her fingers playing with her chin and after a while, she answered. "First is one silver and last and important is a party member."
"Then what if I don't have a party members because I just started?" Xian asked again.
"You can find one, there's a lot of parties afterall." Joana replied.
Federick joined the conversation again and said. "You can join us if you want."
Xian glanced at Federick who's now removing the bloody organs of the dead reindeer with leather gloves at his hands.
"Then how can I contact the both of you?" Xian asked again.
"At the red whale tavern, there's where we live." Joana answered instead of her brother and changing her attitude towards this lonely girl.
"Then, thanks." Xian replied while forcing a smile.