Mark had walked a few kilometers deep into the forest and didn't encounter Any beast. This was not the worrisome part, the worrisome part was that he did not know this part of the sword grounds. If the sword grounds was a whole planet and he somehow ended up in a continent never reached by others, then he was lost.
As he kept walking he saw a glowing tree. An elated smile creeped to his face, he wasn't going to be lonely. He quickly ran close to the tree, but when he reached a meter close to it, an array formed around him and he couldn't move.
«What's This? It feels like a stronger version of those green light that I got when I killed a beast... I can't move though, » mark thought as he struggled to move.
After a few of the unfruitful tries, he stopped attempting and just stared at the glowing tree. If his mouth could move he would have tried to speak to it.
The night came and mark was still unable to move. He wasn't feeling strained from the standing, it seemed like the air he was breathing in rejuvenated him, it somehow made him relax and want to sleep. He didn't give in to the urge because he thought the moment he slept he would be eaten by the damn tree.
Mark kept trying to fight the drowsiness but he couldn't no more, his heavy eyelids shut and mark drifted into the darkness.
...
Ariana, Remon, Asami and Emily were staring at the rising sun. They didn't sleep at all. Mark was lost for two days and zico was nolonger with them. They were seated around a campfire surrounded by a few trees.
"Sister, you must have thought about it. We don't have a chance of finding Mark if we stick together," Remon spoke the truth, even if everyone stared at him like they didn't like his wordings.
Ariana stared away from Remon and back down before saying;
"You're the strongest one of all of us. If we split up and encounter something or someone powerful like the hallow energy from hours ago, will undoubtably die." She said and kept quiet.
Among the four, it was only Emily who was very desperate to save mark. She knew what Ariana said was true but her rationality was gone, she just wanted Mark by her;
"Let's split up."
Emily opened her mouth to speak but she got stopped by Emily who stood up.
"It will be dangerous yes, but I nolonger care. Mark saved me, I can't just let him disappear forever," with that she was about to start walking. She was stopped by the next words uttered by Asami who had become her best friend;
"What if Mark really is dead?!"
Fighting beauty shrugged and walked away from her friend;
«if he's dead, what's the reason for living, » she thought.
"Should we stop her?" Remon questionef calmly.
"No, just follow her. I'll go with Asami, we might not encounter trouble just us," Ariana said the last part to assure Remon of her safety. Remon nodded and began to follow fighting beauty.
"Is it over really?" Asami was hurting as much as Emily, but what right did she have to cry about Mark if his suffering was because of her father?
"Seen yes... Mark, no." Ariana spoke and got up. Asami followed suit and they walked away to an opposite direction than that of fighting beauty.
Asami walked behind Ariana and asked;
"Why did you let Remon go with her if you know if we encounter anything strong will most likely die?"
Ariana did have her reasons for sending Remon but she was not going to share them.
"I'm not telling," she muttered.
"I've heard about your father and the world organization. All I know right now is that you're not against us, but are you with us?" Asami was not as dumb as she was seen to be, from her father she had gathered all she needed to know about Remon and Ariana.
Ariana smiled and answered bluntly;
"I'm not on your side. But don't be alarmed, my mission here really is mark."
"Am assuming if I ask why you want Mark you won't tell me?" Asami continued to ask.
"I will," Ariana's response was a bit shocking. Asami believed that they were supposed to be discreet on their mission, but it didn't look so.
"Then what is it?" Asami was feeling confused. Why would the world organisation want Mark? Was he really important to the level the world would want him.
"It's simple.
"Taking Mark, the strongest god slayers son away from komi. Your father," half the truth was not a lie. Ariana was only willing to share this much. After the response, both parties went silent.
The energy that intercepted them was strong enough to put down all the trees close to them, a dust cloud formed around her. A hundred meters was cleared tree free. Asami immediately stopped while Ariana went infront of Asami.
If Ariana wasn't wrong whoever arrived must have been slightly stronger than Remon, she could handle them.
When the dust settled Sasha's beautiful figure was revealed to Ariana and Asami. Asami recognized her, she was not surprised that her dad had his people here.
Sasha was wearing revealing clothes like usual. I tight, black ripped trousers and a cropped white jacket unzipped. Her breasts were almost revealed but she zipped the jackets bottom but showing her coverage.
"Hello little Madan," Sasha greeted Asami with a smile. She looked away from Asami then her face turned serious.
"Are we fighting or you'll gladly lay your head down?" Sasha said as her power began to erupt. She was not going to hold back in the slightest even if the bosses kid was near by.
"Komi finally told you to kill us, not an unpredictable move," Ariana said then intricate golden, silver and copper lines started to appear on her body.
"My brother isn't here, no reason to hold back.
"Armorment!" Ariana exclaimed then a huge dark power erupted from within her. The purple gas surrounded her.