"How long.. till we reach the next village?"
The Queen asked, wiping the sweat off her forehead with the handkerchief provided by Ian.
"Another hour or so.."
Ian took a glance at her and answered. He thought she'd have no trouble keeping up with them since she was incredibly strong. But the problem lay elsewhere.
"So you were saying.. there's no sun in your world?"
It was the first time that she had come into contact with such humid and hot atmosphere. So her discomfort was natural.
"Yes. We only have, what you call a Moon, but two of them."
Ian imagined the demon world where no sun existed. It was a dark and cold place with only two Moon circling around them. The dimly light world of the demons were one of the main reason why their constitution was so different from the humans.
'Wonder how the primary pro
The last day of their travel before reaching the destination. Ian took the kids to have dinner in the best restaurant that the town had. He wanted go give them a feast for enduring so long and not complaining even once throughout the whole journey. In fact, it was actually Ian who did the complaining once in a while. Specially when the weather was too hot or humid. "This restaurant looks similar to the ones back home." Ash mentioned and then covered his mouth as if he had just said something he shouldn't have/ wasn't allowed to. When the kid tried to take a peak at Ian's expression after he mentioned the word 'home' by mistake, he found Ian looking at his direction as well. "Was it the first one? That I took you to." Ian asked, praising Ash's amazing memory internally. He had vi
"A cat..?" Ian tilted his head in confusion as he looked at the person in front of him. Flick His eyes unintentionally went towards the two cat-like ears on top of their head. Swish. And just as unintentionally, it went down towards the tail that was peeking out from behind that person. Since the surrounding was too dark, he couldn't figure out the colour of their hair, but Ian was sure of one thing. 'Someone from the cat tribe?' "Calling a member of the cat tribe a cat.. Are you making fun of us?" The guy made a defensive comment right from the start, just like a cat. Ian could imagine them hissing at him if he called them a cat one more time. "But aren't you a cat?" And he did. Playing with stray cats was a favourite pastime of Ian. 
"We're having breakfast so early in the morning?"The kids looked suspiciously towards Ian when he woke them all up early in the morning, telling them to go have breakfast with him.First of all, Ian wasn't an early riser.Secondly, he usually had a bad temper in the morning so he preferred to stay quiet for a while.Waking up early and as energetic as he was being, was definitely suspicious."What are you planning brother?"Ash asked as the other's waited for an answer attentively."Plan? What plan? I'm simply feeling extra hungry today. That's all."Ian had no other choice but to hurry since Oliver requested him to do so repeatedly. He had to go back to his team soon so he didn't have much time in hand.Ian made the other's get ready, except the Queen since she was always ready, and they left the Inn.Leaving the Inn while it already had a restaurant in the first floor, that m
Ian and his party was in the middle of having their breakfast when Ian started noticing something. They were all making small talks about this and that. Even Oliver was taking part in them since the others started expressing their curiosity about him. Up untill then, everything was normal. And it didn't look like anything was out of place. Except. 'It's moving again..' Ian thought to himself as he glanced at Oliver's ears. He noticed that everytime Louis spoke, Oliver's ears twitched. It was definitely subconscious and Oliver didn't seem to have any idea about that. 'I guess it's true then.. The familiarity he was talking about..' "So you're from the city which is considered the capital for cat tribes?" Louis and Lucas looked specially curious as they learned many new things about their own race and tribe. Ian wo
"I think.. we were childhood friends.."Oliver uttered those words with a lot of confusion and distress.Ian wasn't too surprised since he had expected something like this. Afterall, it was for this reason that he wanted to gather them together.But the other's, the same couldn't be said for the others. They looked shocked and equally confused as they looked at each other and then finally towards Ian for an explanation."You're not completely sure?"Ian asked Oliver in response. He wanted Oliver to give them something concrete, something that'd be of help when trying to find their family or relatives at least."It's been a long time. More than a decade."Oliver couldn't remember clearly even if he wanted to. He could only get short, hazy flashbacks whenever he forced himself to remember."But I feel like I've played with him before, when I was a kid."And in those flashbacks, they were small little kids
"I don't care whether they're royalties, ministers, Demons or the God himself, if you wanna stay with me instead, then you're staying. I'll deal with anyone who says otherwise."Those words spoken with confidence rang in everyone's ear as they all fell into a daze.If it was anyone saying those words, they would've found it absurd or ridiculous. If it was anyone else, they could easily discard those words as a failed attempt at persuasion.But it was Ian. The one speaking those seemingly absurd words were Ian himself. The man who was their saviour, the one who time and again proved the truth of his words by overcoming dangerous situations all by himself.And with that assurance came a certain sense of relief and joy. Taking his words as something constant, they now had the assurance that Ian would never, ever through them away. As long as they wanted to stay by his side, be it till eternity, they'd have the right to stay."I
"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
Thirty minutes passed since Ian used his healing powers to cure the Old Meyer of Dharia village.Him and his party was still in the Meyer's house right now, with two of them cleaning up the house, two in the kitchen cooking something simple for the old man. And the other's at the front."Can you move properly now?"Ian asked the old man who has been trying to walk on his own for the last half an hour.Since he had been in that position for who knows how long, all of his muscle joints were rigid and stuck in place. Even small movements seemed impossible at first.The other's sat beside Ian on the Veranda as they enjoyed the cool and refreshing breeze, waiting for Ian to explain things like usual."Yeah.. It doesn't hurt anymore.."The old man replied as he walked up to Ian. Ian offered him the seat next to him as he