“Could you not just give them the seeds and let them handle it themselves?”Herlein kept saying though she was already packing an entire basket of stuff for him. All the while she sniffed, trying to hold on to the sobs that wanted to escape her.“I’m not sure how long it’s going to take to grow them if I do not do it myself. Besides, Cortus and Cushar are also coming, so I am certain I will be safe.”Chris assures her that everything was fine.Though it pained him to leave them there, he saw that as an opportunity to help the eastern fort and to establish a means of observing the area.After careful deliberation, he’d suggested to have his special fruit-bearing trees planted on the site, since doing so would allow the army to have a steady supply, which in turn would make them more sustainable and self-sufficient.“But will you be all right? I hear the eastern lands are quite harsh and plants hardly grow there.”The female drogan was now covering him in light clothing. From his neck t
“We are almost there, right?”Chris groaned, placing the sticks of fish that they caught a while ago.It had been a month now, and they were still traveling. The worst part of it was that the place that they were going to seem to be a desert.As there wasn’t anything in sight except grass and huge cactus like flora. He finally understood why Herlein insisted he bring lots of gourds along with covering up in light clothing.“Yeah, halfway probably.”Cushar chuckles, the wizard started was starting the fire for their food.It had been a rigorous day, and they were all tired from the lengthy journey. They continued to move until sundown; it did not help that they kept encountering krads every once in a while.“I never thought that we’d take this long. This place is farther than the capital.”He remembered that it only took them about two weeks to get to that place, but here the travel point was several times longer, which worried him.He’d guessed that they could return to the village wi
Wooden spikes burst forth from the earth, piercing every single krad in its path. Fire then ran down from the sky, burning each one of them.The entire battlefield became a large roasting bonanza, as they barbecued enemies to their deaths.“Seems we’re getting closer.”Cushar chuckled when more of the enemy appeared from afar.They had just come out of the desert and were now entering a dead and dried up forest on the outskirts.A huge number of the monsters immediately greeted them the moment they stepped into the region.“I thought the fort blocked the pathway where krads are coming from, so why are there so many of them here?”Cortus grumbled, slashing several of the beasts who were trying to get through. The creatures continued to come one after the other.“There was a breach on the wall. Looks like they haven’t fixed it yet.”Tensel showed up to help them, hacking his way through the monsters.“It’s as if there’s no end to them.”Chris was getting frustrated and scared, unsure if
Chris groaned, still having the heaviness on his head. He could himself float in mid-air, yet his body felt heavy. When he sought to open his eyes, everything around him remained blurry, but he could hear the chatter of people all over the place.“This isn’t right, they came here to help us,”It was Orboc. His voice was stern, gritty, and angry as usual.Once again, he struggled to mumble and ask what was happening, but his entire body did not follow what he wanted.“It’s for the good of everyone. You’ve seen how we barely survived that last attack.”Tensel grumbled.There were sounds of slapping and hitting from everywhere, along with groaning, before he heard another voice.“Lord Eldegor said that general Asron has already surrendered himself. He’s pledged allegiance to the king, so this is us doing him a favor.”It was Laslon who stated that.Chris still had a headache, but hearing that caused him to shrug it off. He needed to know what they meant. He wanted to ask it himself, but
“Why are you doing this? They will hang you if they find out that you let us out?”Cushar remained doubtful of the entire ordeal, remembering how the man kept pestering and berating them.“I’m not doing this for you.”Orboc spat, not taking his eyes off of the shackles.“Then why are you risking your life like this?”Chris asks, a bit confused about his actions.“I’ve served under lord Asron for the longest time, and I know he will not agree to this.”The scout gritted his teeth, almost breaking the cuffs that were on Chris’ with his bare hands if he hadn’t unlocked it.“What’s happening outside and where are the others?”He asks, wanting to confirm their situation.They immediately followed the guy as he signaled for them to move. They stop for a moment so that they could check if anybody was there.“There’s been another breach, and the general has drafted your friends to fight in the front.”He answers before they moved through the dungeons. Tiptoeing as they made their way through
The ground crumbled as Chris stepped in, breaking the earth with the release of his power. The crack swallowed several enemies into a pit of spikes, unseen from above. He did not let the roots spring out to avoid being seen, and to make sure that they were not be noticeable.The group stared at them the moment they rush to their aid. Cortus was the one to face them when they couldn’t see their faces.“Stay where you are. We don’t need any help, so you’d better keep your word.”He says, pointing the tip of their swords at them.They had at least a few minutes since the krads were having a hard time moving about because of the cracks.“And what would that be?”He slightly raises his hood, enough to show the drogan warrior his face.“Chris? How’d you get out?”Cortus’ expression quickly change, smiling as he lowered his sword with a sigh of relief.“What did they tell you?”He asks again, intrigue at what deal did the general give to make them follow.“They told us they will free you if
“Are you all right?”Chris called out to his friend after dodging that last strike that the general had thrown. It seems his hunches were correct.The guy hadn’t shown an ounce of his power, and now that thing were getting serious, he couldn’t even land a shot.“Damn, that old man is strong. Stop fooling around. You’re going to get us killed!”Cortus grumbled, grinning as he stood up. His sword remained pointed at their opponent, who had a wide smirk on his face.Those words ticked something in his head. Was he doing it again? And here he thought that he’d set that fear of killing inside of him.Yet, if not for the drogan warrior, they had knocked him out minutes ago. He throws a quick glance at the others. They were all standing their ground, except for him.“Sorry about that.”He clenches his fist, holding on to his guns. With a deep breath, he tries to stop that continues rumbling inside his chest.“Alright, playtime is over you kids.”Eldegor raised his axe. A reddish shine came o
Weakened, wheezing, and almost losing consciousness, Chris continued to rush into the forest.He didn’t care that his legs felt so heavy that he kept wobbling or that every breath that he took hardly reached his lungs. All he could think of that time was to warn everyone, make sure that they know that the eastern fort had betrayed them.It had sunk into his mind so much that he barely noticed the silence that was all over the place. Until he decided speaking to the plants that were there.Only when he had tried communicating with the flora that he realized that the ones that he had planted there were all gone.He walked slowly, trembling with each step as he looked at the horizon. There were several trails of smoke that were rising from it.“Oh, no.”Chris gasped, realizing what it could mean. He crawled in haste to the hill that was covering the place.His heart wrench, tears started building up in his eyes the moment he gazed at the sight where the once lush forest was. It was now r