Chapter 4
Zero
"Poison Dragon: Ariel Kick!" Said the mystery man as he jumps up with a poison like aura around his feet. He flips and smashes down, clean cutting through the monster's neck. Tai steps up. "Is that...?" Noah and Tai both say "Zero...?". Zero is an S class poison mage. He is never at the guild because he is always on a job. "So..." Zero says while walking out from the shadows. "So what?" Noah asked. "So you gonna split the money with me since I did your job for you?" He said with a smirk across his face. "What?! We didn't even ask you for help! We coulda handled this, hands down!" Tai yelled. Zero puts his hands in his pocket and walk in between Noah and Tai. He then glances to Mariah. "Hm, new face.. Is she new?" Zero asked while smirking, Zero begins slowly walking towards Mariah as she lays there, He then feels a tug on his shoulder, it was Noah. "Don't touch her.." Noah said with an angered tone. "What..? You think I'd do the same thing that I did too Je-" before Zero can finish his sentence, Noah throws him foreword causing Zero to hit the dead monster's body. Noah looks down and eyes grow dark, his voice deepens and he clenches his fist. "Don't you EVER... Bring her up again!" Noah says as the wind picks up. "Tai then steps up and grabs Noah's shoulder. "That's enough, Bro. Calm down.." Tai said, trying to calm Noah down. Zero then stands up, laughing to himself. "Are you mad, punk? AHAHA! You're pathetic.. Like always.." Zero said. Zero begins walking, then he dashes past Noah and Tai grabbing Mariah by her hair and then jumps to the ledge of the mountain. "I'll be keeping her for awhile. She will be of good USE if you know what I mean.. Ahahahaha..." Zero then jumps and is lost in he mountains mist. "Shit! Noah, we need to go get her!" Tai yelled. But when Tai was watching Zero he didn't realize Noah had escaped his grip and is chasing Zero. "Damn! I need to hurry!" Tai yells as he darts off after both of them. "Don't worry Mariah. I won't let him hurt you!" Noah says to himself as the scene darkness showing him darting through the mountain range.