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
"Wait, what? How can you say that? There are two monsters in the lake? Do you have any proof of your statement?" Drico asks her. "I'm not sure, but after seeing the dead bodies in the Black Tower and hearing that the elders and the chief are now always bringing people to the monster every 4 months in a year, that makes even more sense. If I remember correctly, the male monster would be the one to get out of the lake to catch its prey and give it to his mate, but since the chief and the elders were already giving them food, he didn't need to get out anymore and just eat his prey and bring his prey from his mouth to deliver it to his mate," Ashtria said and stops from talking and then continues. "But since the bodies, I saw in the Black Tower, he didn't consume it completely, and just taking a bite means he was planning it for their babies and her wife when the day comes they will get out," she added."I don't think that is valid evidence Ashtria, but it may be possible. What if the mo
Ashtria with Sanya was at the library trying to find a book about the monster's detailed information. They gain access with the help of Drico. Shuni was with them as well helping them while her husband was at work, Sanya was the one who took care of the baby, carrying it softly with her arms. The library is not that big or small but enough to hold hundreds of books. The style of the library is old and stylish and they thought this was built hundreds of years ago. Ashtria was right, some people come here first before the villagers live here.Ashtria was still wearing her mask and carrying her swords on her back. She continued to find books until one caught her attention. She quickly takes it and opens the book, but then a dead flower falls to the ground, perplexing her. Her brow furrows as she picks up the dead flower pinned to the first page of the book.She turned the first page and discovered the author of the book. She then turned to the next page and discovered something written a
"Hey, guys! What did you find?" Drico immediately showed up and placed his hand on Lucas's shoulder. "We discovered that the monster who is called Octomorph can lay hundreds of eggs and that the monster in the lake is hundreds of years old," Ashtria said, taking off her boots without looking at him. She then raises her head and looks at Lucas before turning her gaze to Drico's shocked expression."W-what? Can it be true then that the monster in the lake gave birth–wait, does it mean the female Octomorph already lays hundreds of eggs and it will hatch as soon as they get out of the lake?" Drico asks worriedly and takes off his arm on Lucas's shoulder. "I think so, but the monster's eggs only hatch one at a time so they won't hatch at the same time. We just need to kill them and smash the eggs before they turn into monsters just like their parents," Sanya responded while closing the door. "How can we kill it? We can't beat those two monsters with just ordinary guns and swords. It won'
The claws of the baby Octomorph and Ashtria's swords clang as they fight each other. Ashtria was having a hard time beating the monster as even though it is still a baby, its strength cannot be underestimated.She jump backward away from the baby Octomorph and saw him gritting its teeth while looking at her. She thought that she did something and that the baby Octomorph was angry at her. The baby Octomorph dashes towards her and notices that it is avoiding the Luminous flowers, it is climbing from side to side and up to avoid the ground as the location where Ashtria was standing was surrounded by the Luminous flowers.As the baby Octomorph approached her, she took one flower and scattered the petals on her two swords. When she realized it was already a few steps away, she drew her sword as its claws began to attack her. Her eyes widened as she noticed its skin was burning, causing the baby Octomorph to groan in pain and attach itself from the side."So the book was telling the truth,