Nightin turns around to face Lancelot and Ash, asking out of concern for them "Ash, I"m sorry for dragging you into this, but this is something which only us master and disciple should deal with to begin with."
The shard takes on the form of a sword as Ash sheathed it to the side while saying "No worries, you"re my friend after all. So, this young man is your disciple? You"re quite lucky to have found such a talent, I"m now fretting if I can even find someone suitable to inherit my legacy in the future."
Lancelot says in place of Nightin as he steps forward "You"re wrong on this, I"m only one of his disciples in the sect, there are at least a few of them with talent not weaker than me and hundreds of first grade talents compared to me and thousands of second grade talents. That"s the force of geniuses that the holy raven will be picking a fight with and I"ll tolerate him for now, I"ll cause him to suffer in pain about his son"s death as the sect develops in grow, I"ll kill him even if it costs my life to avenge my loved ones even though the order he issued wasn"t targeted at them."
Back in the majestic castle where Smith, the eight commanders and the army are, it was only after some time pa.s.sed did they realise that Smith their strategist was missing.
"Where do you guys think he"ll be?" Lloyd asks worriedly, his face exhausted just like the rest of the army.
Even though they have suffered countless defeats only to make it out alive time after time, they know deep down that the opponent this time is just way too strong for them to defeat.
It was the first time that they saw a commander left so helpless, so afraid even before the battle started, terrified just by seeing the foe from some distance away.
Suddenly, the sound of the door opening caused everyone"s heart to skip a beat, the door that was opened is the one where the terrifying enemy resides in.
Ta Ta
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the soldiers brandished their swords and s.h.i.+elds or whatever weapons they held, preparing to make a last stand and fight for their lives.
The archers were about to fire, but held back upon hearing the instructions to halt from Ahri, the commander of the three tailed fox who actually revealed his. Her true form.
"All archers, lower your bows!" The soldiers didn"t do as told, confused as to who this woman is and why they"re actually listening to her for some reason.
"Who are you?" Leona asks, curious as to who this second female in the army is.
"The name"s Ahri, this is my true form as the commander of the three tailed fox." Ahri amplified her voice, her alluring voice charming every single male present, even the other commanders on her level were finding it difficult to resist her attractiveness.
"Hey, are you trying to put me down in terms of strength and appearance?" Leona pouts her cheeks and asks, her well-toned copper skin glistening with sweat.
If Leona is a woman whose skin has been tanned brown from the sun rays from rigorous training outdoors, then Ahri is a elegant woman who stays indoors studying books and arts, her skin was fair as snow and was soft as a cotton cloud.
Leona was taller than Ahri by almost half a head, but Ahri standing opposite to her was dimming her light. In the past, some of the soldiers in the army with stronger s.e.xual desire would always pay attention to her, some of them would then be stealing glances at her unintentionally at times.
But now that Ahri reveals her true form as a three tailed fox, she steals all her charm just by standing there, her three puffy white tails dangling freely behind.
"I don"t have the intention to, but I"m unable to make use of my charm abilities to command them to halt before they can react, I had to do it in order to protect Smith and that tiny thing resting on his shoulder." Ahri replies with a smile, turning around towards the man walking towards them.
"Don"t worry, that tiny thing is nothing but a tiny creature that I call Blitzle. As for why Adagio saw such a terrifying future, it was merely an illusionary barrier that was carved onto the door to deter us from the exit, but now that we have Blitzle with us, it"s about time Adagio regains his consciousness as we leave this place." At the exact moment Smith finishes his sentence, Blitzle opens its eyes and scurries to hide behind his hood.
"You guys might want to fall back first, I think that Blitz is scared of you guys for some reasons." Smith whispers only to the commanders, not that he"s not intending to let the soldiers know about Blitzle, but because he doesn"t want to scare it by speaking too loudly.
The commanders then gradually fall back with soft footsteps, Leona being the last one to retreat backwards since she was the closest to Smith in order to avoid her footsteps being heard if she b.u.mps into someone.
"Que!"
Yet the moment Leona steps back, Blitz actually whimpers as he slowly reveals its face from the hood.
It was a tiny creature, maybe only about the size of an adult"s palm. Its four claws were tiny and were only about two centimetres long, its body was only about eight centimetres long, its head was shaped like a bullet but with spikes that spike diagonally to the back all the way to its tail that curved inwards with amber eyes. It had a cute appearance and its sunset colour fur reflected off hope and rise. Rise of the next ruler..
"Is it calling out to me?" Leona asks Smith, prioritising the little creature over her dislike of Smith.
Smith nods his head and signals to her with his eyes that she should attempt to walk closer.
Leona nods her head and walks forward slowly, one step at a time while observing the behaviour of Blitz.
Seeing Leona who was walking closer towards Smith, Blitz gradually climbed out from the hood and stood near the far end of Smith"s soldier, trying to breathe in the fragrant smell of floral from Leona. But here"s where the question comes in, where did the floral fragrance come from?
"Why did you call such an adorable creature Blitzle and name it Blitz, was it the creature which scared the wits out of Adagio?" Leona asks, her tone turning soft as she speaks, her attention being pulled towards the little creature, Blitz which was staring straight into her eyes as well, the sunset within its eyes opening widely before blinking rapidly as it shudders back.
"Don"t worry, it"s still adapting to the existence of light in this world, its eyes are special and have already been accustomed to the eternal darkness it accompanied for thousand of years, its growth being sealed without being able to consume spirit stones which is the only method for it to grow."
"I see, how did you figure out that it needs spirit stones to grow though? Have you fed it already?" Leona asks in concern for Blitz, ready to pa.s.s it some spirit stones.
"I have yet to, it doesn"t just consume spirit stones, it consumes spirit stones with an immense amount of heat and light energy, also known as the sun stone which only exists in places of extreme height, I"m afraid that we"ll only be able to find one after we leave this place." Smith says, his hand reaching out to caress Blitz which was licking his tongue.
"Can I… Touch it?" When Leona said this, the guys around stared at her in shock, did Leona who was always acting fierce and dominant is acting like how a young girl usually would when they meet a pet like a fox or dog, it"s the first time they saw Leona behaving like how a lady her age should as her chestnut colour tied in a ponytail sways along with her actions.
"Sure." Despite being dumbfounded by Leona"s current behaviour, Smith still acts like the gentleman he always is and gives in to her, his demeanor gaining the thumbs up of the soldiers, if it was them up against a woman that doesn"t go as supposed to, they would have already given up and be the losing party.
Leona nods her head as her cheeks blush a light shade of pink, her hand gradually reaching out as it makes contact with Blitz which was sticking her head out to her.
"Hey, what"s Blitz gender by the way, is it a female or male?" Leona asks all of a sudden which catches Smith off guard, but he still replies impatiently, "I"m not sure either, if only Blitz is able to speak our language and tell us?"
"Father! Mother! I"m a female!"