"What do you mean?" Sanya asks him curiously. Drico suddenly appeared from the kitchen and was the one who answered the question. "I'll be honest, the people in this village were all came from the Xenthral Kingdom as well and was able to escape from them as they don't want to come back and play games in order to eat and to have money to pay for their expenses or daily necessities. In this,s village they always sacrifice two women every year for the monster at the lake near the village. The people in this village treat that monster as their god because he was the one that made this village able to live in peace. No monsters who were able to enter the village because of his presence. The villagers were thankful to him because he is their protector," Drico explained to them then continue to speak. "The village was called the mirrorlake village, the origin of its name came from the mirror lake near the village where the god lives. Every year, he will always get out of the lake to find s
The chief's eyes widen as he hears what the man has said to him. He quickly approaches him and violently grabs Almido's shoulder, bringing his face even closer to his. "Who said it!? Who is that person? Who are they!" the chief yells, his eyes fired in rage.Almido was now shaking in fear when the chief yelled at him. It was unusual to see him like this, as he always had a calm appearance and was a chief who always smiled and put his people's safety first before himself. "They are those three newcomers to this village! I-I heard that woman who wear a black cloak and a white and black mask to cover her face from us! She and her friends are planning on killing god! They are with Valdo and Drico, chief!" Almido responds, his eyes staring at the chief.Elder Lolita was just staring at Almido who keeps on explaining his side. Her eyes began to stare at him intently and started to walk closer to the chief and tap his shoulder which made him turn his gaze at her and started to calm down when
They now all decided to go back to Drico's house when the announcement finally finish. Ashtria moves her gaze at her back when she still senses the chief's eyes staring at her. She didn't bother it anymore and continued to walk alongside her friends.They are now inside Drico's house and Sanya immediately goes to the kitchen to continue eating their food. "We're doomed! The chief and the elders already found out what are we going to do!? We're so doomed!" Valdo exclaimed and was giving a worried expression to them."You're so dramatic, it was just a warning. As if they can take us all and beat us immediately. If that was happening now, why don't we tease them even more by going to the lake and investigate it? The sooner the better," Sanya said while eating her leftover soup at the table."Dramatic!? I am not dramatic! I am worried about what will gonna happen next, aren't you worried to get die!?" Valdo shouts and covered his mouth when he realized he was shouting. Drico then immediat
Ashtria drew has the appearance of a giant kraken, complete with two long ears and ten slimy tentacles. It is known as a Stentorian because of its loud voice, which can break your eardrums when it wails or is angry. Its color was red or gray, and it was mostly found at sea or in lakes. There are hundreds of them hiding out in the world, only coming out when they want to or when people try to wake them up. They were all intelligent monsters who could attack, defend, and think like humans.All of them raise their brows at him. "A human transformed into a monster?" Sanya asks him and Valdo nodded slowly. "How? Can you explain it to us?" she added."It's just how Ashtria drew it perfectly. The monster feels so familiar to me. It was exactly as people had told us before; I'm not sure if it's rumors or true, but that monster was a real person before, but due to failed experimentation, he became a monster and fled the laboratory. Some say he still had his knowledge as a human but it was slow
In the morning, Ashtria and Drico were getting ready to go to the lake at 4 in the morning. After getting ready, they decided to get out immediately and told Lucas that they will be leaving now and securing the kids. They were meant for Sanya and Valdo as both of them were the same age."Do you think we can see the lake at this hour, Drico?" she asks him while both of them were running between the woods like thin air. 'I didn't think Drico is also skilled like this,' she thought to herself while looking at Drico.He just smiled without looking and speaks. "Yes, just wait until we get there." Ashtria just shrugged her shoulders and just keep on running while following him.Minutes passed, they were fortunate no one saw them and they even became warier of their surroundings as they thought someone like Raqar is nearby. Drico stops at a big boulder with white and red flowers planted surrounding the boulder. He parted the vines in front of him and Ashtria followed him. Strong pressure was
Sanya woke up and decided to go to the kitchen to drink some water. She saw the three, Ashtria, Lucas, and Drico already talking. Ashtria was holding the Luminous flower she took at the mirror lake, the one petal of a flower turns to red. And base on what Sanya have heard, they were talking about the monster in the lake that will soon wake up."So miss, you already went to the lake?" Sanya asks after she drinks the water in the glass and safely puts it on the table. All of their attention is drawn to her when Sanya abruptly speaks. "What is that flower?" she asks once more and slowly walks closer to them."This is called the Luminous, do you see the red petal? It indicates that the monster in the lake will soon awaken," Drico said, pointing to the flower on a small glass table between them. "I'm not sure if the elders and the chief are aware of the flowers turning red, because they are not permitted to enter the mirror lake when the monster rises up," he added.Lucas moves his eyes to
They have now decided to go back to the village and decided to talk about it later in the evening. They are walking and passing by the men who are building a house while the women are in the garden planting and harvesting fruits and vegetables. Children were all still playing with their friends with a ball when suddenly a girl accidentally threw it toward a woman carrying her baby. Her eyes widened when the ball was coming toward her so she quickly turned her back and protected her baby. Luckily, Ashtria was able to save the woman and the baby with her quick response. "Thank you," she said and bowed her head in respect. The children dash toward them, and all of them repeatedly ask for forgiveness for the woman and the baby. "N-no, it's okay. Just be careful next time, little ones, okay?" the woman spoke and smiled at them. The children nodded and took the ball from Ashtria's hand when she handed it to one of them."Thank you, miss," a girl says and smiles widely looking at her then l
"Not my baby, please!" Shuni cried and tried to stop Ashtria from pointing her swords at her baby's neck. "We won't try to betray you, we just wanted to escape from here, please," Shuni added while crying, tears streaming down her face. Charles stood up and walked closer to Ashtria. He kneeled with his head bowed on the floor. "Please, my wife is telling the truth. We won't betray you, I will even sacrifice my life just to prove to you that we're not on the elder's nor the chief's side. We're victims, and we will never be on their side," Charles said calmly still kneeling and bowing his head on the ground.Ashtria stared at Charles for so long who was still kneeling and bowing his head. She immediately takes away her sword from the baby and speaks. "Get up, I'm just testing the both of you. No way I'm gonna kill a baby without a valid reason, however, if ever I caught you betraying us I won't hesitate to kill you including your one and only child," Ashtria said and placed her sword ba