Chapter 8: Danger

"KAAAAAARRRRWWWLL!!!"

*DASH!!! *

"Ana, use fire Lance!"

"Yes, Rael!"

Ana, use her fire lance, she produced 5 sharp-like icicle shard that came into her own magic circle; around her, then she targets the monster and throw the 5 sharp-like icicle shards towards the monster.

The monster, who looks like a scorpion, its appearance was like a humanoid. Half human, half scorpion, its upper body is a human dark knight, its head is like a human head but even though we can't see it's face due to its helm covering its head, you can see that its mouth has a sharp tooth, like the teeth of an angler fish.

Its lower body is a body of a scorpion, it has eight legs which is also sharp and dangerous, and a tail of a scorpion, which can move by the monster own will.

It tried to escape using its own tremendous speed, that it's hard for you to follow. It's more and much faster than a cheetah in my previous world, but before it escapes; I used my shadow to restraint its legs. It struggles but my shadow was able to handle it. Then I created 3 clones and simultaneously attacked the scorpion dude, while Ana's fire lance hit its body then the fire slowly spread out to the monster.

"krriiaayaaaahhh!!!"

It gave off; a rough eerie scream which can stun you.

'Now, we came prepared. That scream of yours is nothing!"

I jumped through mid-air and raise my bastard sword, then slash the scorpion dude vertically, when my feet touch the ground. I quickly rotate my body and swung my sword horizontally and hit the monster again!

The scorpion dude spurted a blood everywhere, its color is not red, instead it's purple-like blue with a thick smell, it's so strong that if you even want to cover your nose; you'll still able to smell it.

When the scorpion dud monster died, I quickly look for its magi orb. When I finally saw it, it's was an orb with dark violet color. I gave it to Ana because she has storage using her space magic.

"huuu... Good job Ana..."

"hehe!"

She smirked happily then she gave me a piece sign.

It's been 3 years since we live in this forest...

In those 3 years, 1 year ago, Lyn and I change our name. Lyn decided to use her original name that her mother gave to her. While me I change my name to Rael (Rafael), I erase two letters in my name you know?

Just Rael, there's no last name, it's disgusting. We don't even need a last name in the first place. We will live as a commoner but that's fine, I should also prepare everything that we need. Because there's only one year left before we go to that 'Kingdom', we don't even know if we can go inside. We don't have an imperial money, because we live in this forest for 4 years.

In all those 4 years of living here, 3 years ago. Ly- no Ana ask me to teach her how to hunt, how to fight. At first, I am not okay with it, so I disagree but 2 days after that I agree with her. Why? Can you endure to see your little sister in the corner pouting then stamping the floor and not talking to you for a whole day? NO!

So, I teach her about hunting and fighting, I didn't teach her about magic for I don't have a great aspect in that. So, she self-study, and as I expected. Ana, learn magic by herself without long chanting, shit, and she can easily use wind, fire, space easily as if she didn't go through hard days' worth of training. Although there is a problem, she has no control on her mana, she uses too much without knowing.

We decided to go back, I grab the scorpion dude monster and started to walk. Hm?

"Ana, why don't we put this monster into your storage?"

"Nice idea, but that's disgusting and I don't want to, why don't you put that thing inside of your shadows then? Probably that will be easy right?"

Hmmmmmm, where is my cute and sweet little sister? Where did she go? I want her back please!

Ana matured a lot, well her mind is already matured since she was a kid, but now her body as well, it's not the same as before, a child body with cute soft skin and a bit chubby face, I can't see it now. Well, she is already 12. But this growth is incredible.

She looks like a young pretty lady, plus her deep purple blue eyes, platinum blond hair, snow white skin, her lips look red but it's actually pinkish, sharp eye lashes with round eyes. With a nose that perfectly suited on her cute face.

Well, even though her personality changes due to poverty(?), I still love my little sister, even if she gets angry every time, I called her "My little sister", she probably doesn't want me to call her that... Hic, my little sister matured so much...

"Hmm, I don't want to... Hmm. Ah!"

suddenly, I had a great idea!

I create three humanoid shadows with a height twice as my height. They took the scorpion dud monster to me and lifted it. The two-shadow clone change its appearance and combine each other and become a two-wheeled hand cart. The other clone lifted the monster and put it on the shadow vehicle then started to walk with us, while holding the shadow two-wheeled hand cart.

"Rael, I hope that you will be the last person who can do something like that..."

"Whatever do you mean? Anyway, why don't you call me brother?"

"You are not my brother and never will be my brother!"

I-ugh... This shit hurts a lot that getting headbutt by a boar...

"Why... *sad face*"

I feel like a heavy large object fell down towards me...

"You... Idiot!" she turned her back to me "Hmmp!!!"

Then she walked fast enough for me to follow her.

Haaa... What happen to my little sister...? She's still cute tho...

"Here comes our BBQ boar ribs! "

Ana deliciously ate the BBQ with a satisfied face, man. Seeing her ate like this is more satisfying, but I should start to eat too...

Using soybeet, garlic, salt, onion. Pepper fruit. And also, lemon that I saw last year. I marinated the boar meat yesterday, and put it on the magi refrigerator. And these is the outcome. It's somehow delicious for this world cuisine. We happily ate the meat until nothing is left.

We continue our lives like this to the point it turns into boring days, so as to kill sometime, we hunt and hunt until the refrigerator is full... I actually thought of making a domestic animal but I discard about it... Because we will leave the house someday. We still have 1 more year left. So, I should dry some animal Hyde for making a leather and sell it.

Ana goes back to our room and lock herself there, while me I practice my dark magic again. Back then, I can only make a shadow clone, a humanoid. And when it separates to my own shadow or the shadows of an object, the clone will start to disintegrate, but now, it can separate itself to some shadows, they will not disintegrate or turn into dust when they got hit by the lights, so it's different now. One single order and they will move accordingly, I can also create a shadow animal, boars, birds, etc.

How did I do that is simple... Making the impossible turn into possible. I turn my dark magic into tangible and intangible type. Like they can hit you but you can't hit em. Of course, it's still weak against light magic, but that's fine. Now, I will prove that shadows one of the dark magic types is also dangerous and worthy to be called 'weapon'. Well. I don't know when I will prove that. I don't even want to be seen. Alas, I forgot to say. I can even hide in the shadow... Maybe I will hide to Ana's shadow. Well, you must be wondering what is inside of the 'Shadows', I tell you... You might be thinking that it's full of darkness, that's what I thought too but I'm completely wrong.

Inside of the shadow is a wide and white rectangular size, with a length of 150 yards and the width of 67 1/2 yards. It's long right? Back then when I discover this, I was amazed and speechless, then I tried to put an object inside of the shadow on a whim and it worked.

Thinking about it now, everything I've done so far seems so easy; an easy task for me and me alone, probably others will find this difficult and I can understand that, if I didn't remember the past 'me', I wouldn't even be able to think like this. Also, 1/4 of the past 'me' memory is slowly coming to me. I can even now remember every name of the villainess, the heroine and also the prince's name. The others I still don't know.

Lemme introduce the Three's name.

Erica Avril Lavigne, the villainess.

Arianne, the heroine who is a commoner who got the scholarship at Axiane Academy (which is the school where the game begins)

And lastly the crown prince, Edmund Adne bartolomew.

The other 4 capturing target, I still don't know their name, nor their face. Same to the other three.

This is quite a headache, well we still have 1 year left, now then what should I do...

3 days has pass, same lifestyle. Damn it, is there anything that I can do? Something like a monster suddenly appear near at our house like that!? I'm borrreeeedd!!!

Well, I didn't put it in my heart and I actually hope that it won't happen. That's why I regret it.

Earlier, in the south part of the forest.

"Gwaaarrr!!!"

A large monster with a height of 11 ft tall, with a weight of 710 pounds, long dark fur, large hump on shoulders, long muzzle, long front legs, long claws, dark eyes, it has a terrifying aura, large scar on its front body, its claws is sharp; sharper than a sword, long sharp teeth. All the monster is terrified on this thing. When it's eyes spot something, it won't stop not until that thing gets the target.

"aawwooohh!!!"

Just like one of the wolves who got target by this monster, it didn't able to escape, completely overwhelm by this monster, the wolf didn't have a chance to move due to fear.

Just a single glare of this monster, every monster nearby trembled in fear, no monster manages to escape by its claws.

While this large monster enjoying eating other monsters as a food. It's sharp fang pierce through the body of the boar, it gave off, a sound of a flesh that has been forcefully pull out on the body. The hard back of a boar was completely teared up, as if it's only a soft marshmallow that can easily tear apart.

The large monster raises its head with a flesh on its mouth, chewing the flesh slowly while each drop of blood that comes to the flesh hitting the ground... After finishing eating the boar, the large monster start wondering again, looking for a prey, a food that will fill its stomach.

That was the time, the large monster spot something, glaring to its next target, two silhouettes fighting a humanoid scorpion, they manage to defeat it with an excellent cooperation, the large monster only watch the two as if it has its own mind. No, the large monster is smart, it only watches the two silhouettes, where the monster won't be able to see, it erases its presence and followed the two silhouettes. As if studying every move of those two.

The large monster eerily smiled while drooling as if it found its next prey. The large monster only watches the two humans; whole day, not minding the other monster in front of it.

This was the time; a disaster came to their life.

***

[Medes Kingdom]

--- Marquess Evans mansion ---

In the house of Marquess Evans, there is a place, a hidden passage. Inside of it is full of jails, the scent of blood, the scent of molds between the bricks. A little bit of air can go inside of this passage. It's a dungeon where people are tortured to death.

At the end of the dungeon, there is a door, inside of that door is a large square 10 feet wide x 8 feet high room. It has a strong scent of blood, molds in the walls, and torture materials, in that room. There is a man tied up on chains, and Marquess Evans with 5 knights next beside him looking at the tortured man.

"Where are your daughters?" said by Marquess's Evans

"... I... Don't know...maybe in a place you would never be able to reach... Ptew!"

Said by the man with disrespectful response, he even spit a saliva with blood in front of Marquess which it hits his face.

Marquess Evans, wipe off the saliva blood to his cheek and was about to say something but...

" hmm, such a-"

" BANG!!! "

Before he finishes his words, a large sound came at the door, then a guy with trim hair, orc like appearance just like his father, with freckles in his face, wearing expensive noble clothes which is not fit to him, he makes an entrance which made the whole people in the room get surprise.

"Your impudent insolent bastard!" said by the guy " how dare you speak like that to my father! Why don't we cut that tongue of yours!"

"My son, take it easy, your anger. No, our anger is not worth for this man." said by the Marquess "also, you are my only heir, an heir should not express his emotions to others. Otherwise, they might use it to their advantage, that would be a problem, right?"

"... As expected of father!" said by the heir of Marquess "I'm sorry father for what I have done right now, it seems that I was still too naive."

"As long as you learn about it, it's fine... Now then..."

Marquess Rield Evans look at the man tied in chains.

"What was the name of your daughters? Hmm..." said by Marquess " ah! it's Andrei and... Arianne, perhaps?"

The man didn't answer the Marquess, he only looks at them with blood shot eyes.

"How dare a Carl like you look at us like that!" said by the heir of the Marquess" hey you! Cut his eyes! "

" Stop! That would be too cruel my son..."

The heir looks at his father with confused expression.

The Marquess didn't mind his son's expression, he looks at the man.

Tch.

He 'tch', he was actually envious of this man, for a commoner to have a handsome looks for a middle age man, a beautiful wife that looks like at her 20's, an appearance of a gentle face with brown hair and amethyst eyes. And great physics, compared to his appearance, he was quite angry at the same time envious.

"For I am a merciful noble, I would appreciate it if you accept my offer" said by Marquess Evans " here, your last supper, it's a delicious food that you will rarely find in the street nor the nobles food. Of course, even the royalty didn't know about this."

The tortured man has been free from his chain to make him eat the food in the bowl. When the man looks at the food, his eyes started to wide, and wanted to puke.

" w... What the hell... " said by the man with terrifying look" this... Is this what you call food? A human fl-"

before he even finishes his words, Marquess Evans interrupts then started to talk not minding the man expression nor his words.

" My, do you like it? " Said by Marquess" it's really troublesome to get that animal you know? That animal was a mother with 2 daughters with her, they started to run when they saw my knights in the forest, they manage to shot the mother on her feet, but sadly. Her daughters manage to escape. " The Marquess paused" you know, that mother animal has a beautiful appearance, so I let her embrace the moon together with lots of male, of course I was there too... And, it was a splendid performance, the mother died there due to exhaustion, well the body is... There, in front of you... "

The man, was crying with full of despair, he shout out loud while touching the bowl, not long before, they were living peacefully, no nobles will notice their life, in short it's not worth for the noble to notice them, not long until their younger daughter manage to use all elements except dark, they hide it to others fear that they will used their daughter for their own greed, they manage to live like that for 3 years, not until this man, the Marquess of house Evans, came in front of them with knights.

He deliberately acts as if wondering what the Marquess doing there, he talks with respect while secretly ask the mother to run with their daughters.

That act was failed, the Marquess ordered the knights to get his wife and his daughters, he tried to fight but knocked out quickly. And then now.

In front of him, is his wife parts.

"Are... You... Even a human...?" said by the man with madness, pains, despair "YOU MONSTER! MOTHER FUCKER! YOU DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE ASSHOLE!"

Said by the man with full of killing intent, Marquess Evans stepped back, he thinks ' how dare this unpleasant thing to make me feel like this! ' Without saying a word, he only looks at the man then smirked, this sight is splendid to him, the fear before has been changed into feeling of pleasure, a depravity of enjoying a situation like this.

"ONE DAY, THERE WILL BE A DAY YOU WILL LOST EVERYTHING! YOU WILL FEEL DESPAIR AND WILL BEG FOR YOU LIFE! I CURSE YOU! YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP, YOU WILL REMEMBER ME! MY WIFE AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE BEEN KILLED! F*CK YOU! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!!!"

The man said with full of curses and sharp words, he is not able to move, they break his limb to prevent from running, they cut his fingers and full of whip mark on his body, the man lost his reasoning and slowly crawling towards the Marquess, Marquess Evans looking down at the man then said.

"I shall look forward to it, commoner." said by Marquess Evans while smiling then wiping his sweat, then he gave a sign to one of his knights.

Swoosh!

Blood scattered everywhere, the body of the man bathed at his own blood, there is a blood on the sword that the knight use. The head of the man rolled at the ground; his expression can be seen at his head. Not even guilt in the eyes of the knight nor to Marquess Evans, can be seen. His son sees this as if he saw something truly remarkable. No one, felt fear, nor guilt for what they did.

" That was truly splendid father, sadly we didn't able to get their daughters..."

Said by the heir while looking at the dead man.

"Do not worry, even if it takes so many years, we will find them, at first I got an eye on his wife, but after I learn about the information of their daughter, I got more excited, I even forgot about what my true purpose... To have a night with his wife... Well, I manage to do it yesterday so I guess I still manage to pull it off. "

" As expected of father. Then, I should prepare myself and go to the forest of no return"

"Wait, before you go take this..." said by the Marquess "also, I shall appoint 50 knights to you, 20 of them are elite and retired mercenary. It should be enough for you to survive there."

Said by the Marquess while patting his son's shoulder.

His son whispered to him.

"Are they talented? They won't be a burdened right?" said by the heir " what's more, can they be trusted?"

The Marquess's chuckle at him and spoke.

"of course, they can be trusted, ordered them, use them. They're just a mere tool, when they can't be use anymore, disposed of them." said by the Marquess. "Also, take this."

The Marquess gave his heir a sword, its appearance is radiantly beautiful, crimson red blade with a zigzag appearance, it's handle is made up in gold. It gave off a sacred aura.

"Is this the sword of our Ghure? I remember his where about can't be found..." said by the heir " only this sword, they found it in standing at the ground..."

"Yes, even Ghure didn't survive in the forest of no return, probably those two insolent peasants too." said by the Marquess" never mind that, this sword is called Caladbolg. "

" Caladbolg, you mean the first hero's sword!? "

Said by the heir with full of surprised, and his eyes started to glow.

" Yes, but only a fragment of the real sword"

"What do you mean?" said by the heir.

Marquess Evans touched his mustache and started to think where he should start.

"Caladbolg is the sword of the first hero Gawain, ending the war in the whole continent 200 years ago, after the war, the hero decided to destroy his sword and scattered every fragment of the sword. The sword was destroyed into 7 fragments." he paused a little then continued" and each fragment contains different appearance and powers, that sword that you are holding can nullify any magic, and can increase your speed and strength. "

" Where can we find the other fragments? "

" no one can tell where I'd the other fragments but I know the other three kingdoms has one of the fragments of Caladbolg, it's a national treasure my son. "

The heir started to wonder, he put his finger to his lips and raise his eye lens then said.

"Then, why is this sword being here, not to the royal family?"

"Son, the royal family didn't know that this sword is one of the fragments of Caladbolg, and if they find out. They would do anything just to manage to get a hand of these, did you get what I'm trying to say?"

"!!!" the heir realize what will happen to them" yes! Now I should go! "

" Yes son, kill anything in that forest, it will suitable for your training, remember the knights with you are strong, now go... "

The heir moved out enthusiastically thinking to be a hero just like the first hero. He will have to prepared what he needs and move out tomorrow with a carriage and knights in him...

The Marquess didn't know, a splendid karma will happen to him, and fear and despair will slowly hunt him.

***

"Ana! Here comes our dinner!" said by Rael with a smile.

"Rael, why vegetables in the fridge again? We've been eating the stock this past 3 days, what happen?"

Ana, notice that something was wrong to Rael, she knew that Rael is kept looking at the window. She finds this disturbing and weird. She felt that something was wrong.

" Is there something wrong? "

'Something wrong outside?', Ana thinks. Rael looked at her.

Should I tell this to Ana? That in the past three days after we defeat the scorpion dude, there was a being staring at as?

At first, I didn't mind it for I thought it will disappear, but I was completely wrong. The stare somewhere is getting closer, this being might be waiting for a time to attack us, or rather, waiting for us to separate our own way. This is dangerous, I felt like one wrong move can lead us to death.

I tried to let my shadow clone to go outside to check the surroundings, but there's nothing can be seen, except birds' rabbits and lizards. It feels like that being can conceal itself camouflaging on some object. I don't know... Shit... I guess I should tell this to Ana.

"Ana, the truth is..."

I explain everything to Ana, she drinks some water and gulfed it down and pass through to her throat.

"What should we do then?"

Rael can see it, even though Ana was calm her arms are trembling a little bit. It might be too shocked to her, because she is using her mana to spread around 130 ft to know if there is something dangerous is coming... It might be that, her pride was hurt because she has completely confidence on her area sense.

"let's wait... I don't know what to do, this being is getting closer somewhere, and I don't know where that being is." I said" but be ready, if you, yourself can't sense this being then it might be strong, strong enough to take care both of us. "

Ana, looked at Rael this is the first time for her to see him serious, 'don't make a rush choice, patience is what we needed, find a right timing to make a move.', one of Rael teaching of survival. Ana, remember that words, and the next word of those words. In front of her Rael said, "but it is also depending on the situation." she knew, they have no choice but to wait for the enemy to move. She trusts Rael because she knows, they will leave here alive.

A while after, the sky cry loudly, it gave a heavy rain, a large noise of thunder could be heard, the rain drops hitting the ground and the roof of the house, to others this is nothing but an ordinary heavy rain but for Rael.

'Shit, in my past life memory, I was watching anime and reading Manga, and this kind of situation where a heavy rain suddenly came and the Mc is in the window looking at the sky. There is only a one thing answer.'

Rael think so.

"Oi, oi, oi, seriously?"

Ana, tilted her head to the right side, looking at Rael, thinking what made Rael act nervous.

"isn't this cruel?" said Rael while befuddled. "Is this a fucking joke?"

In this situation only one thing that Rael came to his mind. In their life experience over this year. They never encountered such complicated things; it was full of life of survival and living.

"Ah shit... Ana, be ready..."

A calm before the storm has been created.