"D*mn, the name sounds cool." Xian praised herself and continued. "Circle of Inevitability, huh, I'll remember that."
Then, she turned around and saw what she did in instance of 10 seconds. With corpse of this imperfect demons laying in the ground, she went to check all of the corpse to find any clues to who in the hell send this to her and her dead mother.
Checking the last corpse of demon which is the wolf imperfect demon with huge tusk, Xian inspected the corpse and said in disappointment. "Tsk, nothing here too."
"Just who is it... F*cking sh*ts." Xian cursed as she frowning glared at the wolf demon.
Splash!
Xian stomped the demon corpse's head and it's blood and brains splashed to the ground and to Xian's brown boots.
"Ah, f*ck, I just washed this boots!" Xian cursed again loudly.
Psh! Psh!
Two figures jumped from the bush towards the battlefield. It was Joana and her brother, Federick.
Joana inspected the surroundings as Federick asked in worry. "What happened here?"
*I guess they got worried and went here or they just curious cats.* Xian thought and answered as she sheated her silver sword at her scabbard belted in her waist. "Some monsters called imperfect sh*tty demons."
"D-demons!?" Joana asked in fear as she turned her mouth agape.
"Yes, what's wrong with those sh*tty demons besides their odd appearance?" Xian answered as she asked.
Federick answered and said. "Demons were the monsters of the past that caused havoc in the northern continents."
"For real?" Xian asked and thought. *I didn't know they were that great in the past... Not great, just more sh*t!*
"Yes, why is it? You didn't know?" Federick answered and asked back. By this time, Joana was still mouth agape as she stared at the two-piece demon besides her.
"My mother was killed by one of them." Xian answered as she frowning glared at the wolf demon again which is head were nowhere to find.
"Oh, sorry for asking..." Federick replied in low tone.
"No need to be sorry, It already happened afterall." Xian said and continued. "I was clueless because I was raised in solitary."
"Is that so... A-any ways, let's prepare the lunch, shall we!" Federick replied as she held her sister's arm and pulled her towards the temporary camp for the lunch.
Xian glanced at the two, then she started to follow them in silent.
...
The three ate their fills in silent and savored every bit of the red lean meat of the unlucky boar.
Xian broke the silent and asked. "Are the two of you twins?"
"Yes, how'd you know, I remember not mentioning it to you though." Joana answered before gulping a mouthful of water from her canteen which is small container to store water made of leather.
"Just think about it, the two of you only use sister and brother, there is no big sister or the other." Xian answered.
"I remember that I was born first before my brother so basically im the oldest." Joana replied with a smile.
"Anyways, we should part ways now." Xian proposed.
"Why?" The both questioned at the same time.
"Um, how do I put this... You two might get hurt following me." Xian answered with her head glancing at the silver bracelet.
The siblings looked at each other and Federick scratches the back of his head and said. "We're strong enough to defend ourselves... Well, if things go wrong, we'll just going to run."
"Right, you said that you lived in solitary, you will probably going to face many problems without us." Joana added.
Upon hearing this, Xian turned her head towards the siblings then she forced a smile and said. "Thanks, then I'll be in y'all care again."
...
Rei glared at the hooded man with growing beard on his face, Rei's eyes looks like going to pierced the man's mind waiting for an answer.
The hooded man gulped a mouthful of saliva because of fear and said weakly. "T-the girl... She killed the three easily."
*What?! Girl... Xian!* Rei thought and asked immediately. "Where's her mother?!"
"T-the girl was traveling with with one lady and a man but her mother was nowhere to be found..." The hooded man answered.
*The artifact that father used worked with her? She's dead?!* Rei thought with a scary grin in her face.
Then, she ordered. "Send ten more imperfect to intercept the girl, immediately!"
"Yes ma'am!" The hooded man obeyed her orders and his figure vanished immediately.
"Your struggles will determine your fate, my dearest Xian." Rei said as she smiled widely like a madman.
...
"What?!" Shouting questioned by the siblings.
"You two are lucky to be trained by me, so shoot and prepare to listen." Xian replied to the two.
The two glanced at each other and then at Xian, they nodded as response not denying that they want this training.
"Well, first of all, the two of you are not yet transendance... So chop chop and trained like hell." Xian said and ordered. "Exercise until failure is the only way to achieve transendance quickly to the two of you."
"Talking about it, we haven't exercised regularly." Federick said.
"Right, that's why the two of you haven't reached transendance at your age." Xian replied.
"Do that while we travel, let's go for now, shall we." Xian ordered.
...
The birds chirps here and there and wolves howls as their prey started to shivers. The light from the sky coming from the orange sun was fading as the darkness of the other side came.
The sound of water flowing through the river where the camp of the group was built was soothing to ears followed by the scorching of the flames in the campfire.
The dusk came near as the group stopped to rest here.
The smell of a fish being burned was tasteful even at first glance of it. A big fish was caught by Federick earlier and was now being scorched into the fire.
The three waited for the fish to cook and they ate it after.
The juicy taste of the flesh in the fish is very delicious even only salt was added to it.
The three ate their fills for the night and the silence was broken by Xian as he said. "I'll go relieved myself, be wary of your surroundings."
"Okay, I'll go next." Federick replied as he touches his abdomen out of full.
Xian stood up and from the log seat and patted her lower body out of dust before walking away from the dark.
Couples of meters later, she stopped just besides a tall tree, glancing at her silver bracelet, Xian focused her mana towards it and suddenly, crazy ravings started to occupied Xian's mind as he struggled not to lose control.
After like an eternity for Xian but it was only a couple of seconds, the ravings stopped and Xian opened her eyes only to see the dark field of her home.
Caressing her head out of pain, Xian walked through the field and entered the house who's lamps are not lit giving a gloomy vibe to it.
"Im home." She said as she entered the living room.
Stood there is her mother sitting infront of the fireplace at the sofa. Xie sat there in silent looking at the unlit fireplace like a statue.
Xian walked just besides the fireplace and chanted. "Fire."
Then, at the tips of her pointy finger which is pointing at the fireplace, a small orange flame rouse up and shoots at the fireplace.
The latter burned up and started to scorched into a lit up fireplace. Then, Xian came at her mother side and sat besides the sofa of her mother which is another sofa.
"Did you have dinner yet, mother?" Xian asked but knew that her mother was not going to answer.
Xian sighed and informed. "I have made companions today, I hope we last long."
"Mother, I plan to go towards the Neap and meet either Aunt Rei or my Father." She added.
Xie glanced at her child but didn't said anything.
"I'll go now mother, the two might get attacked by those demons." Xian said as he stood up from being sat.
"I'll come back tomorrow, okay." She said.
...
Xian ordered the two to sleep until morning as she will guard the night for the two to rest after through those exercise. The morning came and the orange sun rouse up from the horizon and as the night passes without any problems.
"Morning Xian." Joana greeted with a yawn as she stood up from being slumped.
Her brother on the other hand also greeted and scratches his head.
He said. "Haven't sleep like that for a while, thanks Xian."
"Don't thank me, go and fetch us some breakfast." Xian ordered.
"Yeah yeah, I'll go." Federick replied.
Xian was about to order again for the two of them to train however, from the tips of Xian's ears, she heard groaned from the far distance as it became louder and louder.
"Sh*t, ready your weapons!" Xian ordered immediately to the two and the two quickly obeyed her commands as they also felt danger was coming.
From the air, several figures appeared as they jumped through the air. They were humanoids with gray bodies, their eyes was covered by something more darker but flesh as their mouth was losing a lips and no nose.
They have bulging muscles and at their back was a hose like metal that conneoto their mask in the eyes.
"Roar!" The figures shouted making the forest vibrated from the loudness.
Waiting no time, Xian flew in the air instantly and kicked one of the nearest imperfect demons near her towards the far forest.
"Go there and kill that demon!" She ordered to the two and the two glanced at each other before nodding at Xian and they ran through the woods.
Coming down at th ground again, Xian noticed some demons was about to follow the two.
*Large... Barrier...* She thought instantly and she hurriedly chanted. "Barrier!"
From those words, rouse up a blueish energy from the surroundings and it rouse up through the air and surrounds her and the demons making her and the nine other demons trapped in field.
"Hahaha, let's try new things shall we!" Xian shouted.
...
Swoosh!
An arrow flew through the air and pierced the demon's head. However, the latter didn't budge as it dashed towards the assailant.
"Haaph!" Joana countered the demon with her swords in the air and sliced in downwards through the demon's bulging chest.
Slash!
Joana's swords achieved it's purpose of cutting as blood flow down in the ground but the demon was still standing there as it punched joana.
Joana manage to block the attack barely with her swords but she was knocked in the air and smashed through the ground.
"Cut it's legs with the scissors!" Federick shouted from the distance as an arrow flew in the air again and pierced through the demon's head.
Joana stood up immediately as she wiped the blood coming from her mouth, then, she rushed forward again as her swords was open wide giving her a huge disadvantage.
The demon's fist flew and struck Joana's abdomen. However, the latter manage to hold still and didn't wait anymore time as she cutted the demon's front with reckless yet fast slashes.
[Two sword style: Reckless slashes]
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The silver sword recklessly sliced through the demon's front before Joana flew in the air because of the punch in her abdomen.
Rolling in the ground, Joana spit a blood at the dirt and glared at the demon who's body is now in ruins.
Red blood flow to the ground from the various and many cuts in it's arms, torso, lower body, and even the head.
"I said it's legs!" Federick shouted as he give more shots through the air towards the demon.
Joana didn't listen and said while glaring deadly. "Let's end this right now."
She rushed again towards the demon and the latter threw a punch but Joana dodge it and with a swords in the air, she vanished from her spot and appeared at the back of the demon with her swords pointing at the ground.
[Two sword style: Flesh cutter]
Splash!
Blood flew in the air as the demon's body was cutted into three horizontally.