The team made their way through the busy town ,the streets were packed and people were going about their day to day activities, stalls were set up on both sides of the road vendors shouted to get the attention of customers,the scent of spice and other fragrances invades the senses of the pedestrians ,children could be seen running and playing among themselves and several vendors could be seen exchanging the newest gossip in town the harsh afternoon sun could not deter life from going on in this town .
At night they finally arrived at a large field which went as far as the eyes could see .the sky was illuminated by the stars and the twin moons hanging in the sky,the group made their way through the desolate field walking, in hopes of finding a tang beast ,the residents of this area had long evacuated due to the field being invaded by the tang beasts who migrated from the south in search of a new home and the field provided them with a lush vegetation buffet so they claimed this land as theirs .
"How long do we have to walk I'm tired"said jia mei in a whining tone as she stretching out her hand behind her without looking back , Madoka seeing this handed her a water trough quickly jia mei still not looking at her took it and began to drink.
"A little further" Rong ji said surveying the field. The team did not search for long because they saw large forms lying on the ground looking like pulsing mountains in the field.
They are really huge madoka thought as the group made their way to a hiding spot and began to discuss a formidable plan, We will attack the one farthest from the herd ,fei ling you will try to make the rest of the herd fall deeper into sleep using dream shaping create a dream for them to prevent waking up
Rong ji and jia mei you lure the tang beast to our direction Wu feng forge an iron fence to be lured into I will deliver the final blow allistor said. Madoka who was standing on the side away from the group heard the plan and frowned ,the feasibility of the plan was not well thought out. The tang beasts are protective and Territorial creatures so the female and calves sleep within the circle and the males encloses them ,the male tang beasts are very aggressive and dangerous when their territory is breached. The one the group decided to go after was a male and taking it down would be very difficult . fei ling creating a dream for them to fall into is also another factor, unlike normal animals tang beasts are not ordinary they were magic beasts some groups of people worship them and even refer to them as the children of Europa ,Rong ji could actually lure the beast but jia mei may be a liability because she is not a wind type awakened and allistor might be strong but he shouldn't underestimate his opponents, him brawling with the tang beast might not be in his favour
madoka weighed the pros and cons of this plan and the cons outnumbered the pros but she dared not author a word ,after all I'm nothing but a valet she thought in amusement waiting to see how it will go.
The group put the plan into motion and fei ling created a dream to put the beast under although she had it difficult the first few tries due to their blood line but was successful at the end Rong ji and jia mei went all the way to the lone tang beast jia mei conjured a small ball of ice and threw it at the tang beast who barely budged at the snow ball being thrown at it this time she created on ice spear and threw it at the beast the sleeping tang beast upon feeling the light sensation awoke from its sleep for it's gaze to land on the two trespassers it's eyes suddenly turned aggressive and stood up.
The size of the male tang beast could be said to be the size of a house with bulging muscles covered in fur that gave off a smooth metallic feel under the night sky it's antlers look sharp as if cutting through human flesh would be an easy feat both Rong ji and jia mei stood there stunned they had always heard of the tang beast and seen their antlers and meat being sold in the market but they did not know if was this huge, over on the other side the rest of the team members also saw the tang beast in person and were stunned Wu feng swallowed unconsciously , Madoka on the other hand was trying to figure out the weakness of the beast but so far she could not discover any .
Coming back to their senses they both run towards the teams direction with the beast right on their tail jia mei created ice Spears and aimed the at the tang beast to create some level of distance but this only made it angry, back at the groups hiding spot both Wu feng and allistor were discussing,
"do you think your plan might work"said Wu feng with uncertainty in his tone
"Of course " allistor said in an affirmative tone, madoka on the other hand noticed something, while jia mei was throwing ice shards at the beast it subconsciously user it's upper part to block it to prevent it from being stabbed from beneath if you want to take it down you have to attack from under it she thought, "it's weakness is it's stomach"she said under her breath in realization.
The beast began to accelerate it's speed jia mei not being able to run as fast as Rong ji fell and sprained her ankle Rong ji hearing her scream turned back to help her but the tang beast was very close, all of a sudden a boulder hit the beast taking its attention away from from they and charged at allistor,he also calling upon his strength run towards the beast ,. madoka witnessing what he was about to do was stunned at his level of stupidity "awakened ones really overestimate their ability" she said to herself while the two brawled Rong ji and jia mei made their way back to the team and fei ling help with healing jia mei's injury , while the two fought madoka noticed that the beast kept blocking allistor from attacking him from underneath and looking at allistor's tired state he wouldn't last long , looking around she found a hill with a hole suitable for accommodating one person it also had a back entrance and huge pile of rocks were mailed at the top forming a plan in her mind she said to Wu feng
"create a spear the longer and sharper it is the better" she said
"are you addressing me" Wu feng said with disgust laced in his voice
"yes"she said matteroffactly "why should I listen to you a waste who has not even awoken" wu feng said in disgust the rest of the members also looked at her in disgust ,under their sight she calmly explained "he wouldn't be able to last long in the fight" the team members look at allistor who as indeed faltering and slowing down in his movements"I also have a plan "she said . Looking between the beast and allistor they sighed and Rong ji asked her what she needed them to do .
"I need Wu feng to forge the sharpest and longest spears he can afford to make and I also need jia mei to conjure thin ice to cover that area the smoother and polished it is the better"she said pointing at the are around the hill she found suitable
Both of them went to carry out the order reluctantly . Just as they had completed the task on the other side allistor who couldn't hold on any longer gave a final blow to the beast but the beast had also used it's antlers to leave a few wounds on allistor as well feeling seering pain all throughout his body and warm blood and sweat drenched his clothes.
The beast still in a blood thirsty rage was ready to charge again
"Hey!" shouted a voice grabbing the attention of the beast .it turned to stare at madoka, being stared at by such imposing beast made the hairs and her neck stand .
Grabbing the two spears from Wu feng she run towards the hill , where the ground was covered in thin ice which looked very smooth ,the beast came after her ,her heart began to race her palms sweaty and the feeling of the vibration of the ground as the beast chased her .
Coming into contact with the slippery ice group she began to run with ease luckily her combat boots had jagged soles making running on the ice easier, the tang beast on the other hand found it difficult to run on smooth ice with hooves ,with the beast gaining on her, she slipped on the ice grabbed the two spears which shone with a cold light under the twin moons and plunged them with force into the the chest cavity and the stomach of the beast and slipped away into the hole safely the tang beast however was unlucky,due to it's body mass and the speed it used in chasing her it collided with the hill making the heavy rocks on top of the hill fall on it making it sink lower onto the spears ,.Madoka got out through the other hole just in time for the whole hill to come crushing down on the beast .
After the group helped allistor with his wounds they made their way towards the site and were shocked to find the tang beast buried under a pile of rocks and madoka sitting on the ground next to it covered in sweat.
Coming out of the shock fei ling said with excitement"we did it we completed the mission task,now we have our first batch of task points and mission rewards" she said as she could already see the money in her possession.
Allistor looked at the tang beast buried under the rocks and then at madoka and the feeling of jealousy and hate brewed in him ,I was supposed to kill to tang beast not a pretty little twig of a waste he thought as the team leader he always
considered himself the strongest and most capable of the group and now a mer valet shattered his dream of him being the one to complete their first mission
"Let's pack up " allistor said to the team lifting the heavy boulders off the tang beast and putting it in his space pouch with madoka watching his every move like a hawk not knowing what was going on in her head.
The group left happily discussing how each of them was going to spend their share completely ignoring the hero who saved their lives.
Madoka walked behind the group with the luggage as usual with her head down in her own thoughts.
The group stopped at an inn for the night and planned to go to the guild station for the reward the next day.
Madoka who could only afford a small cramped room while the others got comfortable rooms sat on the old bed gazing at the twin moons.
"Tommorow I will gain my part of the reward right"she asked but was answered with silence.