"Something's weird.." One of the kids spoke as they clung to Ian's arm.  Ian looked around. They were currently in a village called "Dharia". It was a small village with a population slightly over 300.  Now what would one expect from such a village? A cool and clear stream, greenery and modest lifestyle that matched the nature. Kids playing around, elderly people resting on the front yard of their house, men and women working together to sustain their family.  That's what one would normally expect.  But the scenery in front of Ian was completely different from the ideal image of such village. No. It was far from ideal. Ian looked up. The dark cloud floating above their head was constantly giving off an ominous vibe along with thunder and wind.  The elderly people was still there, sitting on th

"Oh wow.." Shock was visible on Ash's voice as he and the other's looked at the scene in front of them. A tall mountain. And under that mountain, huge rocks the size of a human piled one above the other.  "These definitely would've been too heavy for them to move." Seeing how the rocks were stuck to each other as if a part of a complex structure, Ian could understand why the villagers had to give up.  They were gathered in one place in such a way that removing any one of them would cause the others to fall along. It was too risky for the villagers with no magical power.  "Hmm.." Ian was contemplating over something when Louis approached him from behind.  "Brother.." "Yeah?" "How do you plan on removing them? It looks too dangerous.." Th

"Should we take them all out first?" Louis asked Ian, who had been staring at the kids for a while now.  "Yeah.. I'll do it." Ian said as he looked back. The crack of the cave was too small for them to carry the kids themselves.  The only choice was to carry them with the help of Ian's wind.  "Alright.. Up.We.Go!" Ian picked them all up like the bundle they were, wrapped in leaves and flowers. Of course, he couldn't take them out like that and would have to separate them from each other, but the sight was too cute for him to ruin. "Can't we make the crack bigger?" Ian pondered for a moment as he looked at his teammates. The others shook their head while the wolf kid just looked around. He still hadn't started opening up to the others and would mostly keep quiet, observing everything. <

Early morning.Ian and his party were departing from the village while everyone except the Meyer was asleep.The Meyer wanted to give them a proper farewell but Ian insisted on leaving quietly. When asked for his reasons behind that decision, Ian simply shrugged and said one sentence-'I hate attention.'It was understandable to some extent. And the Meyer also didn't request him anymore in order to not make him feel burdened. As such, the small party of initially six people, which had turned into seven due to the werewolf child, and then eight due to Ash's mother, had now turned nine and was finally on their way back. The little girl with the power of nature, she was sticking close to Ian by grabbing his finger. The two of them had a long talk the night before and Ian managed to persuade her to go with them. "Say your goodbyes?"Ian asked the little girl and smiled. For some reason, she also preferred not sayi

Half an hour after Ian's kidnapping.   He was finally thrown on the ground of an old storehouse. Even without using mana or opening his eyes, Ian could tell that there were a lot of people around him.    Not just around him, but below and above him as well. He could feel their presences very clearly since all of his senses were much sharper than the normal people.    'The basement is probably where they are, right?'   Ian asked the Phoenix. But he wasn't exactly waiting for an answer. It was more of a self talk.   After reading hundreds of novels back at Earth, Ian had grown a sense or intuition that told him in advance what was going to happen next. And he was hardly ever wrong.    "What did'ya bring this time?"   A heavy voice sounded coming from the stairs. Ian's kidnappers straightened their posture instinctively as the