Loren raised his hand, and the men fell silent. "Unfortunately, as you all may have noticed, I shall not be embarking on this journey with you all," there were a few murmurs after he said that.
But!
You shall not go alone, it wouldn't make sense to send you out to capture these beasts without powers of your own, he said and let his lips form a sly and scary smile.
We have a guide who will lead us towards the direction of the orb's power. A being of great strength and ferocity.
"Bring forth the Slaugh!"
The men gave way, and a towering figure emerged from Loren's quarters.
Its body was filled with writhing and pulsing veins and its eyes were so dark that it looked lifeless.
"The Slaugh," Loren began with a towering voice. "A creature of power and slave of our ancestors, bound to serve us. It will lead you all towards the direction of the orb's power, and you will follow obediently."
Immediately he said that the slaugh let out a deafening screech.
I immediately covered my ears with both my palms so my ear drums don't burst
I leave Marek in charge of this group and Dimitri will assist him, Loren added and I looked up at him immediately he said that.
He then pulled Marek close and whispered inaudible word's to him, after a while he rose two of his fingers at me signaling me to come forward,
when I got there he dismissed Marek and pulled me closer and began
",incase Marek doesn't make it, and you and whatever of the men are left get to the mutants, pull the tendrils of the slaugh and strike it's neck with your sword, pass this information to anyone of the men you trust incase you're not able to make it,
If that slaugh gets to the mutants alive, it will no longer be our slave, it'll get it's freedom and consume every one of you whole, but if you kill it when you sense you are around there, it's powers will be distributed amongst you and all the men, most of it's powers may go to you, the one who killed it.
that'll give you all an extra edge against the mutants, Do you understand?
Yes sir, I replied as though I was focused but my mind couldn't stop replaying some of things he said.
What did he mean by "if Marek doesn't make it" and what did he mean by "if I'm not able to make it"
I hope he knows what he's doing, sending us out to capture these creatures.
Good!, take this, Loren said and put a tied piece of cloth in my hand, it felt like there was powdered stuff in it.
It'll be useful when you all face the mutants, remember only a small amount will do, you'll know when to use it don't worry, he said with a sly smile
Okay, I replied and put the cloth in my back pocket.
VENATORS!!!!! Loren shouted turning back to address the men
VENATORS NEVER YEILD!!! the men shouted back
VENATORS!!!!! Loren shouted again
VENATORS NEVER YIELD!!!! the men shouted back again louder this time
I have full confidence in this group and the men I put in charge of it, you will respect Marek and Dimitri and you'd do me,
Go now, and make your people proud, he said
Immediately Loren was done speaking the slaugh began to move and the men followed obediently, I took one last look at the only place I'd ever know as home, it wasn't much of a home because it had actually taken everything from me, my parents, my childhood, my right to choice and now my youth,
The sky had brightened up and by now Sophie must've woken up, I really do hope she grows to understand that big bro always wanted to be by her side but life didn't want it that way.
I took one last look at the place I grew up in, gave a loud sighhhh and rushed to catch up with the men..