[View of Howl]
Running through the forest, Howl wasn't really sure what he was doing. He had no reason to help this creature, yet something about him was strange and different.
Howl was used to the other bug people coming in and trying to kill him and succeeding a few times. Each time he died, Howl would respawn in a different ring location, but the outcome was always the same.
Now, this man had offered to take care of him, but Howl was a proud creature and not the type that shouldn't need help, but he did. Howl continued forward, but suddenly his senses went wild, and the wolf jumped to the side as a projectile streaked towards him.
An arrow pierced the ground where the blue wolf was supposed to be, but Howl gave it no thought as he darted for a tree. The wolf's mind had been in a cloud of thoughts, and it had almost cost him his life.
"You of all the creatures should know better, Blue Wolf. I know it is you!" The voice of Chez the centaur called
[View of Howl and Chez]Howl's hair stood on end as he was frozen in place with the tip of Chez's arrow pushing into the back of his neck. The wolf cursed himself for getting so close to the centaur in his own environment, but he didn't have time to play around.If Howl died here, then so did his new… friend. That was a strange word for him since Howl was a wolf, and the only creature he had anything to do with were his brothers and sisters."I didn't come here for me! There was a creature that I tried to attack, but it stopped me, almost killing me. Then, he didn't and offered for me to join him!" Howl growled out but felt stupid even as he explained it.Then the pressure from the arrow left, but Howl didn't move. The arrow was more deadly from farther away, so the blue wolf decided it was best to wait and see what Chez would do."What if this creature? Who is he?" Chez asked, now standing back from the wolf.Chez was very dissatisfi
I stumbled and took another brief look at the creature that had almost killed me. There was an arrow shot through the creature's eye and out the other side of its head."You! Your father will pay for this!""Chez, you are making a mistake!""If you side with him, you are doomed!""We are inevitable!"I could hear Carnage, but he was out of sight, so I wasted no time. I turned back around to follow the other two.I was still stunned by the fact that I had just been saved by a centaur. One that had somehow been convinced by my wolf to come and help me.The entire thing was going over my head, and I really wasn't sure what to make of it. The best thing that I could do at this point was just try to keep up with the other two as we headed north.My body ached something fierce from getting batted around the forest by the giant monitor lizard, but I was slowly healing. I didn't have the same abilities as the monsters, but my body was
'Wait, how does that even work? You said he was like you and not of this world, but he has all these children, right? But they aren't his children? I am beyond confused right now,' I sent to Libra as we slowed to a stop.Chez turned to me and then closed his eyes, placing his hands together. Strange purple lines started to appear on his chest as the centaur began to chant.The lines ran to glowing points, and then the points started to glow like purple stars. That was when I realized what was happening; there was a constellation forming on Chez's chest."Bless my home.Cover me in the shadows.Take me to the stars.Draw me a place in the constellations.Astral Island Activated!"Chez's chant ended at the same time as the circular constellation finished forming on his chest. I had expected that it was going to be something more complicated, but then both me and Howl were crushed to the ground.It was like someone turned t
"That is because we are closer to the source of our powers here. Once you reach the center of the island, you will be able to see Sagittaruis's own island and possibly his daughter's island, Riel," Libra explained to me."Wait! I thought that all of the Sagittarius's children were males?!" I asked with confusion."Riel is more of a man than either of us are! I assumed that she was a he up until just now," Howl growled out.The wolf's reply made Libra laugh, and it was a beautiful noise that made me feel energized."Yes, as your pet said, Riel is the only woman in respect of gender, and I forget that sometimes. I am sure that you will have a chance to meet her as well after this; Chez and Her are very close," Libra explained, but Howl spoke up again."Close? I am sure that she is the only of all the siblings that has ever tried to harm Chez, and Riel does it on a weekly basis!" Howl exclaimed."That is part of a pact the two made long before
I left Howl and started to move forward, but I was immediately met with fierce resistance. As I assumed, the pressure started to worsen, but each step crushed my foot into the ground the moment I put pressure on them.On top of the crushing steps, it felt like my head was going to explode. My body was under vice-like pressure that was hard to describe.It was like being pressed from all angles on every inch of my body. Not only did it press in on me, but the farther I pushed in, the thinner the air seemed to get.Finally, I had to stop to catch my breath, and I was sorely tempted to sit down, but I knew it would be that much harder to get up this time. I need to keep pressing forward, but the closer I got, the harder it was, obviously, like Chez had said.[Take ten steps back.] Harold said out of nowhere after remaining silent.'Really? Do you know how hard it was to take those ten steps?'I was only just out of sight from Howl now, and I wa
[View of Calabro, the Manticore and Mex, the Ex-Demon Lord]"This will only get worse if you keep this up, you fool!" Mex yelled at the Manticore, Calabro.The Manticore was now in a more anthropomorphic lion man's body with wings and the scorpion tail still, but none of those things seemed to slow Calabro. He would get Mex for the wrong that he never did to him.Calabro was sure that Mex had stolen his love, Candice, from him. The Manticore had known the Sphinx girl's parents before they had been killed.Their deaths occurred when Dao and Mex landed on the island, but Mex was the one to save them.No story is ever that simple, and now the story will rewind time back to the point when the men first met. This is the tale of Mex and Calabora when Mex first arrived on the island.During the first landing on the island, Calabro had hidden while Candace and Veronica's parents had been killed. Yet, he still assumed that he had been wronged by the
"The wall isn't going to give you the answers that you are looking for," Mex said as he sipped his tea, watching Calabro.The Manticore turned his lion head back to The Demon Lord and now was giving him a pointed look. Calabro always hated how this creature always displayed such calmness, no matter the situation."Getting excited or upset won't help anything. Now, I can see how you were tricked. The Witch of the Sea can change her body to he chooses. What I am having trouble figuring out is how you were able to get away?" Mex asked after digging into the beast's mind.The Manticore tried to jump up to yell at Mex, but then Mex Tea crashed to the ground. Both of them were on the ground, groaning as Nixi walked into the room."This child is of that witch that chased us across the sea to this cursed island! You will place her under our protection, and the father will serve as a watchdog to make sure that she is safe. If we are ever to get off this island, th
Noel turned away from Her spatial construct after transporting Calabro inside with her grandson. She was accompanied by Tiga, Nushi, and Nixi; the rest of the women were all busy getting ready to leave."I think this is a bit harsh for even me. There is no way that the two of them are ever going to get out of there! I don't take our grandson's side very often, but throwing the bull-headed creature in there with him!" Nixi growled as they all turned back to the apartment."If that creature is to come with us, then Mex is going to have to beat some sense into it," Noel said without batting an eye as she strode forward.The shorter Nixi walked beside her, but the other two girls fell back from them. Tiga seemed distressed, but Nushi knew precisely what the problem was.Though, that, in turn, was the real problem.Nushi could see into others' minds and even predict what they would do next. What she couldn't do was alter them, and there was something cr