It’s already seven when Holessa got home from her mission through the forest. When she passed the boundary, the smiles of hardworking and cooperating villagers gave her a sense of relief, but after she knows that her sister is hiding something from her, the anger inside her made her body tense. The villagers greeted her as she enters the village, but unlike before, she overthinks how she’ll react to them.
With a stooped posture, she walks towards her tent, which is separated from the villagers. When she turns left to a huge stone boulder, she saw Walter with crossed arms as he leans from the stone. His eyes are closed as he leaves a deep sigh, but he uncomfortably and unconsciously fidgets his fingers.“Are you done with your errands, or you’re just readying your pussy for bitching?” Walter said.“You’re calm, but that’s not what your body is telling,” Holessa said with a playful grin.“T… That’s Argos. How’s he?” Walter stuttered.“He’s fine. Your job is done. You caSorry for being late to updates. My computer just broke, and for the mean-time, I'll be catching up with the lost update days after the computer is fixed. Thank you for reading.
“Adeline?” Argos asked and looks around after hearing a familiar loud cough. He sees glowing particles revolving around her, which gave them more light to see what’s around.“WTF happened!? You look like a torn punching bag.”“I’ll explain later. Help me first. We need to take shelter. It’s already late,” Argos said with hurried breathing. He runs to Loic to carry him to his cave. Before going near him, Adeline notices the silver-haired person walking towards the forest from afar. She clenches her fist as her gut tells her, but this isn’t the time to release her anger yet.“I’m sorry but I’m afraid I can’t. FYI, I also have weights on me,” Adeline said with a smile. She goes back and brings out an unconscious man from the bush. The man is already tied with rope around his body. Argos jerks his head and shuffles back with a yelp after seeing her kidnapping act.“Who…”“Uh-oh, explanations later,” Adeline said as she raises her index finger.It took them five minutes
*We’re expecting a very huge surprise from the enemy lines until Holessa came back to the village. From her tone, I can’t believe what she said, to not worry about anything. Doubts rose to me, so I didn’t believe her even a bit. I commanded the villagers to prepare for their self-defense weapons that we improvised. The wolves are set in the middle of the village, and this is our only advantage within the fight. Holessa must be dispatching the enemies Gloriosa Dame leaves, a counter-weapon against the wolves. But what happened is what she said.**8 PM passed, and no hostiles appeared. We waited thirty other minutes for the delay but not even a red ant bit our skin. We slept through the night without problems. I misunderstand her by judging from the outside. The negativity of her tone when she said it, maybe she was pertaining to something else. She’s hiding something from us, but it’s nothing connected to defending her village.*<
The tall trees rise out of the earth to brush the sky. The sunlight dances across fern fronds and glitters of morning dew. Adeline and Walter, together with the wind, rustle through the leaves and bushes. It’s still not far from the site, but Walter already twisted his ankle.“Argh!” Walter falls to the ground as he winces from the pain. He didn’t hesitate to use his healing spell on his injured foot. “Sorry, I’m not the athletic type.”Adeline stops running and looks back at him. She swallows hard and sighs heavily out of disappointment. “LMAO. I’m more worried about your mana than you. We just need to catch up with Holessa, that’s all,” she said.“Can you explain why you can’t use your broom? Feel free not to.”“FYI, Brimy is shy around strangers. Every witch’s broom can only be ridden and controlled by its owner, a witch.”“So I’m ju
The man’s face swells red from a hard slap that wakes him up. At first, he thought everything was a dream. He sees himself tied with rope from his chest down his feet. He’s leaning on a wall from a cave he isn’t familiar with. What welcomes his day is the traumatizing face of Argos like he’s planning on dismantling his body.“Good morning, motherfucker!” Argos shouts in front of Ranulph’s face which is flooded by drops of spit. Ranulph flinches his head back as he screams out of shock. “ARGHH!!” He realized that his armor disappeared, leaving only his underwear intact. The only light existing was from the only exit in the right which leads directly to Loic’s room. The squeaks of agitated bats echo within the darkness on his left. The eyes of terror darker than the cave’s darkness stares in front of him.“Did I scare you?” Argos asked as he tilts his head with a restless stare.“W
From the deeper area of the cave, Argos goes back to Loic’s room with a sudden gasp and stumbles as he found Loic preparing a tea for two. The boiling water squeals out the entire room. From what he knows, his wounds are critical and might take him a total of three days rest to recover. But from what he’d seen, he’s completely fine. He can carry the mugs with no sweat. He felt the trembling as he remembers the state of Loic’s body the day before.“Shouldn’t you be resting? You’re just a carpenter wood from yesterday. Now, you’re okay,” Argos said with a smile as he goes near Loic.“It would take me days, but thank you for pulling out the nails. How did you do what I didn’t say?” Loic asked as he looks at Argos. Argos still can’t believe how fast he recovers. He paused for a little bit to scan Loic’s body from his wounds.*He’s completely fine… except for his burns. Did I travel back time? He’s completely unscathed. He might have died back there. I’ve seen that his wounds co
“T… Timeless Bloodline?” Ranulph stuttered with widened eyes and a hanging mouth.Loic can’t hold his anger more as he sees him. He clenches his fists and complains. “What the fuck is this!? Is faggot this what you call a present?” The rage he felt exponentially grows as he sees Ranulph’s face.“There’s just some bits of your change. Did you get a haircut? Shaved your beard? Or you burned yourself just a tiny bit? You might need one of the dermatologists,” Ranulph said like a friend he’d seen for a long time.“This is what I’ve said about being calm. You’re the only one who thought he’s a present. You can still use him, right?” Argos asked but a sudden swift of wind beside him shocks him. It was Loic who ran on his own towards Ranulph. Like a player kicking the football towards the goal, he swings his feet directly to Ranulph’s head, putting him to sleep. “Hey!
Half an hour before they met, Holessa’s mind is in chaos as she walks in the woods towards the haven. The dead leaves and pine needles are caught in clumps of moss as the moss winds around the tree trunks. The smell that enters her nose gradually changes from the fresh wildflower scents into the whiff of scorched ash. The more she goes near, the faster her heartbeats.Adeline’s response yesterday made her overthink her parents’ situation. Her night is full of misery and sorrow, and her condition prevented her from sleeping, even after the whole day tiredness visited her. The restlessness dragged her to escape her tent half-packed.She’ll only be able to pass through the last huge bush that blocks the view from the haven, but she doesn’t know what to feel not until she passed. Beyond is like a huge plain, and right now, she’s in the middle of the boundary between it and the forest. Unlike what she expected, what she has seen left spee
It’s already five years looking back at the Oak Spirits past. Unlike the typical and dark witch’s village, the haven jolly blooms from the people’s smiles. The houses are still the same, but the touch of light colors is mixed with the medieval style. Concrete houses are for minimalists, with only a metal roof as their decoration.The haven has a self-sustaining economy that supports, weaponsmithing, cooking, and beer brewing, all the products of alchemy. But their biggest strengths are rare herbalism and intricate study patterns when it comes to science. However, Oak Spirit purely depends on magic and incantation. They’re completely defenseless when an anti-magic zone hits them.Between the haven is a giant tree that born glowing leaves as it sways with the morning winds. Even when outside the border, the tree can be seen. But entry in it is restricted. Around it is barriers within a five-meter radius. The witch guards maintain the security arou