"Brother!"Both Ash and Louis shouted simultaneously as they ran towards Ian's direction. A sense of urgency covered their mind and body as they went down on their knees and looked at Ian. He was there, lying unconscious, with a peaceful look on his face as if he was having a great dream. They looked at him for a long while before moving their eyes back up at Bela. "What's wrong with him?"Ash asked his mother before Louis could even open his mouth. She was lending her thighs for Ian to use as temporary pillows. And as someone who was standing by his side the whole time, they were sure that she would be able to tell. Or so they thought."He just fainted.""Fainted? How? Why? When?"A barrage of questions attacked her before she could even finish answering the first one. Seeing her kid show such an urgent expression over something so small, she almost laughed but managed to stop herself in the last moments. "Why aren't you answering him? How long has he been like that?"Even Louis
The Phoenix had assumed that it'd take Ian at least two days to recover from damage. So the other's also started preparing accordingly. They were planning on camping there, beside the shield for at least two days. And once Ian recovered, the rest depended on him. During the night. "The food's ready." Ash informed everyone as he brought down their food, grilled meat and fish, from the fire. These foods were hunted by the other members during the day. Luckily, they found a nearby creek which also solved their water problem. "Mmm~ smells so nice!" Amber commented excitedly as she sniffed the air around the food. She was one of the ones responsible for the meat hunting group. And the wild boar twice her size that she had brought in earlier was enough to drop everyones jaws to the floor. "I'll help." Richard also approached them quietly and took the initiative to help Ash in serving the food. The cutleries were provided by the vineyard when Ria asked them for help. There
"Sooo... I wasn't supposed to wake up today?"Ian asked while rubbing his nose. Earlier when he was trying to surprise Ash, it seemed like his tactic worked too well that it almost backfired. He did manage to save the food that Ash had worked hard to make, but failed to protect his precious face in the process. Bumping into his head which was as hard as a rock, Ian almost teared up. "That's what we were told..""But.. are you sure you're okay?"Ash explained the whole thing to him, about how he fainted, how someone else appeared and reassured them that everything was okay and that it'd take two days at least for him to wake up."Yeah. I'm fine now.."Ian felt the curious gazes of the people around him directed towards him and started scratching the back of his head. Although everyone was trying not to be too obvious, it was very very obvious. 'They're trying too hard.'They were trying too hard controlling their curiousity. Nobody had yet asked Ian about the other person but it see
As some of the cat tribe members and Ian stood face by face on opposite sides of the barrier, both parties looked significantly baffled by each others appearance.'Uh.. wow.. They're up and healthy already...'Ian looked back seconds later remembering how Louis was right behind him. He was worried that the boy might freak out and-"......"He did. Louis was standing behind him with the hood of his robe pulled all the way down, making it impossible for anyone to see even the smallest part of his face. He was hiding. Ian sighed and turned back ahead letting the kid be. If looked like he needed some time to prepare himself mentally. Ian could give him that much. "Um.. Hello..?"He waved awkwardly towards the people from the cat tribe. But even with those small movements, he could see the other party flinch remarkably as they step back."Hey hey.. I'm not an enemy.."He had to explain the whole situation to them for their guard to come down but even that seemed impossible. Even as he wa
"So you modified the shield?"Oliver asked while wiping his eyes with the handkerchief given by Ian. He was still in shock by the whole situation. Of course, the attack of the organisation and their almost death was a horrifying enough situation, but the thing he was most shocked about was Ian's presence at that moment, at that place. "I'll go bring the other's."Louis who was on the opposite side of the barrier spoke almost in a whisper before disappearing into the darkness. It looked like Oliver hadn't noticed anything as the boy simply kept looking at Ian, waiting for an answer."Yes.. I modified the shield, more like I took control over it, if that makes sense."He nodded as he replied to Oliver. There was a tense look on the faces of the people behind him. And Ian could totally understand why they were making that expression.A shield that was capable of killing every single member of their tribe, a shield that they were completely helpless against, a shield that only made them
Haah.."This is why I didn't want to come."Louis said while throwing his hood to the ground. The attitude he showed was somewhat different from his usual demeanor, piquing Ian's interest."Brother? What's.. wrong..?"Lucas asked with a confused tone. The rest of the members of Ian's party also had a similar reaction as they looked around, confused."Hey.. Kid!"Louis looked at Oliver instead of giving anyone a proper answer. They all looked puzzled by the sudden and unfamiliar change but were too stunned to speak. Oliver flinched at being called so abruptly. The whole situation didn't make any sense, to him at least. He was all excited and happy about getting to introduce Ian to his family and friends, and also by the simple fact that they came to his rescue with such a perfect timing.All of a sudden, his whole village, the elders and the adults, everyone, was bowing in front of Louis, another cat tribe member who was just like him, whom he thought of as a friend. "W-what is it?
Two hours had already passed since the moment Louis dropped Lucas on the King's arm. Currently they were inside the building, or palace, where the King stayed. The location was the Queen's bedroom where she was finally reunited with her lost son.Ian finally had a somewhat clear idea of what this whole stort was about. Turns out, Lucas and Louis aren't blood related at all. Louis was some legendary character within their tribe, whom the people used to call 'saint'. But due to some unknown reason, unknown because Louis haven't talked about it yet, because of them, it looks like he lost most of his powers and his memories a few years back.That's when he met Lucas. And seeing how the two of them looked to similar to each other, he presumed that Lucas was his family member and has been taking care of him ever since.It was only recently, after being rescued by Ian and under his proper guidance and care that he started to regain his memories and power. Ian could understand that much. T
"So what's your story?"Ian asked while simply lying on the soft bed and staring at the ceiling of the room. He didn't want to inquire about Louis's personal matters before today because he wanted the kid to have his space. But it looked like he was finally willing to share by himself right now, no, he even looked a little excited to share his story with Ian, making him tease the kid by pretending not to be interested any more. "There isn't much.. really.."He looked a little shy as he said, trying to shorten his whole life as much as he could. It was the first time he willingly wanted to share the mess called 'life' with someone else. It took a long time. No matter how much he tried to shorten the mess, it was still too long, too heavy and too complicated to finish in a few sentences. But they listened. They listened with all their heart and mind. The two people inside that room, the two people who could easily be called the closest ones to his heart after Lucas, they listened to