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"Normal talking." = Unspoken thought=

[Chapter Three]

~Luc's point of view~

Finally, back to my good health. Never feel better than this. I couldn't wait to get my hand on that dame animal. One week and three days lie on the bed is not fun - not fun at all - my entire bodies ache from ten days straight lie in bed and almost die from boredom.

We we'll leave this hellish place first thing tomorrow. I might loose my sane if I stay here any longer. And what kind of parents are they? Not even visit their 'only child' once when I badly injure, enough that it might kill me. Sure, they don't have time to visit me but have the time making love with each other. But I don't bother ask for them, I know they will said 'It's your own fault, if you listen to me in the beginning, you would turn out like that. Let this be your punishment so you won't run away to that place again'. Punishment my ass, they just use that word to excuse themselves from visit me. How nice of them. I would like it better if they come face to face with me and said they don't want me anymore so I can be better off somewhere.

"Luc, didn't I already told you to rest. You need all your strength to battle against that 'golden wolf' you mention," Sarah scolds me for leaving the bed, but I want to study more about magic. And I stay in bed already too long for my own good.

"I just want to learn news magic to fight against him, and I surely do need to move my body for once in ten days," I reply bluntly.

"You never listen anyone advise do you." She can be a pain to be with, sometime. But she was the only one I let come close to me. Sarah was gentle and kind woman, but she unfortunately born in that bitchy family. If I have not sneak out that day, she would be sold to one of those lewd and lustful men, when she only nine. I was ten at that time by the way. I can clearly remember the expression on her family when those men betting higher and higher price for her. Her parents and two older sisters were laughing satisfy with the money they'll get while Sarah standing there, frighten at those lustful men. She cry, begging her parents to reconsider the decision, but all go in vain into the dept ears. I pity her, she's no better than I'm, being ignore with lack of love from parents. Watching them laugh with satisfies make my blood boiling. How can they treat their own child as a tool for their interest? I decide to get her away from those filthy bunches, and so I join the betting. I win the bet of course, using my ring, a very rare item that values enough to buy a whole village, or maybe more.

I got punish the next day. It obvious that they know I sneak out, who wouldn't. A day ago I was all by myself, and next day a young girl around my age just pop out of nowhere, and in my territory. But it funny how those guards actually chasing her around, thinking she was a spy or something, but things got all clear up after my explanation. In conclude, she able to stay with me as my attendant and I get punish for sneaking out.

"Why should I? I know how to take care of myself, and I know best what I capable to do, my limit, and so on," I reply.

She sign then said, "Anyway, just don't stay up too late, we'll leave before dawn so you better sleep early."

"Fine, what ever you said," I said grumpily. Better do what she wants me to do before she actually forces me to do it, she tense to get rough when she does.

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~Sasarai's point of view~

It has been ten days since the fight between that young man and Beast, but there yet any sign of him return. Maybe he stills in the period of recovery. Something urge me to leave my study and take Beast out for walk, I got this feeling that I would meet him again today, and here I'm, wondering around the forest with Beast trailing not very far behind me. There is no sign of him so far, I'm not sure whether this was a good thing. I want to finish what I have in store for him, I don't want to wait any longer, it make me feel unsecured until I find out what kind of person he is. But.when he return, and I find him untrustworthy and come here with evil intention, I will feel even more unsecured with him around. But worse of all, I have to bring him direct to Lady Leknaat.I don't want to think about it. I just hope he is a good guy.

Everything seems normal until a loud howl was heard. My heart starting to beat faster, I hope the intruder is he so I can get this over with, if he not a good guy then I at least can watch out for him so he don't do anything harm us.

Beast kneels down next to me, signal me to climb on his back and I did, then he take me to the intruder like he always does. I can sense something wrong with him these past seven days, since the day Lady Leknaat said she want to take him as her apprentice. And just few minutes ago after the howl was heard, I sense him getting angry for some reason. Maybe at that young man, he probably sense my distress, and the cause of my distress his that young man. So it makes sense if he dislikes him.but that only my guess. I just hope he not going to ruin my plan with his anger.

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~Luc's point of view~

"Dame, we been spot. Be careful Sarah," I warn her. She nods and walks closer to me, caution at the surrounding.

It didn't take very long until a group of ten golden wolfs appear before us, look angry as usual. Seeing them make my blood boil, they remind me of that stupid animal. But as much as I want to fight them I can't risk wasting my energy until I fighting him. My main goal is to defeat him and get to the Magician's Island.

"Sarah. Please hold them off for me for a while. I will put them to their slumber," I said then start chanting.

It good thing I good at Wind magic spell, so it didn't take me long to chant. With only one try, they all fall to the ground, sleep soundly on the ground.

"Now that been talking care of, let move on before anymore coming."

"It would be much faster and easier if we can teleport straight to Magician's Island. But that place shield by the strong barrier, I unable to penetrate the barrier. I can only able to teleport us just outside of the barrier." She signs. "I though I able to help you if I tag along, but so far you did all the work," she said sadly.

I frown at her words, she always blame herself when thing doesn't goes according to her plan. "But don't forget that you was the one who bring me out here. If not for you, I not sure I'm able to leave that place or not. I very grateful for that."

"Really?" She ask, her face brighten when she said the word. It makes me feel better to see her mood brighten up. I nod at her, my answer for her question.

We continue head toward Magician's Island. We encounter few more golden wolfs on the way, but they are no longer our big problem.

"Hey, you two over there, help me," I hear a weak and tire voice calling out to us. I turn to the direction of the voice locate, I see the bushes flicker. I saw an old man around mid forty lying in the bush.

We walk up to him and find out that he was in quite bad condition, but it good thing he doesn't break any bone. Sarah heals him with her Flowing Rune, and he back to his normal health.

If it was not for Sarah want to stay a little longer to make sure the old man was alright, we would be by far from here right now. Sometime too nice to people would get you into trouble, so it best to stay away from others affair.

"What are you doing in this forest old man?" I ask disrespectfully, but I don't care.

"We - my daughter and I - come here, almost, two weeks ago because I heard that there are a lot of treasures hidden in Magician's Island. So I asked my stepdaughter to come along with me, she's a mage you know, so she can be quite handy." He pauses. "She didn't agree at first and said to me 'but it too dangerous there, you should not go there' but after me begging her, she agrees. And here I though she would easily defeat those golden wolfs I heard in habitat here.well, she is until one of them show up by itself. This one is quite big, it bigger ad much faster than any others wolfs we encounter." My heart freeze at hear him mention the wolf.it must be the one I encounter before - that dame wolf.

"When that wolf appear, her magic spell was totally useless against him due to his speed. I got injure when I fight him, thinking he just like the other wolfs, but it turn out not. Since her magic spell was useless against him and he too strong for me, so I decide, why stay there if I going to die, so I." I immediately cut him off.

"You ran away, leaving her there fighting against that thing all by herself?" I snarl at him as I standing up.

"Why not? If I don't I will die for sure. She can hold him off while I run. At least she good for something better than none," he said carelessly. This old geezer really pissing me off, we should have let him there back then.

"How can you say carelessly like that? Is she your daughter? How can you treat her like that?" I grab on his collar, bringing his face close to me and I shout angrily at him. Really, what this guy really need is to be teaching a lesson.

"She only my stepdaughter. I have five children of my own and four step children, including her. I have too many children, die one won't make any different, they just eating away my money anyway," the old geezer reply while prying my hands off his collar and neatly organizes his clothe.

"Don't forgot that you was the one who bring her into this mess. She would be safe at home if you haven't bring her along. You should at least responsible for her safety, not just your."

"Why don't you shut the fuck up? This is my family so I can do whatever I want, so back off," he shouts back at me.

"Why you fucking asshole.you good for nothing father." With anger, I launch a punch toward him, but he get hold of my fist easily and punch my stomach with his remain hand. I fall to my knee as I hold on my stomach while I grit my teeth in pain.

"Luc." Sarah rushes toward me with worry. I can tell with the expression she wears, she not really good at hide her expression.

"Dame it," I snarl as I gave the old geezer my death glare, but he only chuckles back at me. I Really hate that dame old geezer.

"You not very tough boy. Even if you did hit me, it not going to hurt a bit, nothing but tickling. Do you really think a wimpy like you can hurt me? Not in a million years boy."

I hate his face, I hate his personality, I hate that expression he gives me - I hate everything about him. I want so much to rip him apart with my own hand to relieve my anger. People like him should not exist at all, they do nothing but hurt others and people around them.

I stand up and walk away and said to Sarah, "Sarah, lets get going."

She obediently follows me, leaving that old geezer alone. Person like him should be left alone so they not mix up other people's life.

It has been two hours since we left that old geezer, but we know he been flowing us ever since we left him. He must think we didn't notice him yet, what a fool.

"Luc, look over there," Sarah suddenly shouts as she pulls my arm to get my attention while she point at something ahead. I look where she points and see a fragile figure, a female, lays unconscious on the road, badly injure - very much like when I fight against that animal.

Sarah rushes toward the unconscious figure and I following after her. On my way over, I carefully observe the girl. She about four feet eleven inches with shoulder length blond hair, and wearing a dark blue dress.

= Wait a minute, dark blue with shoulder length hair. Is she the one I see before I pass out after the fight with him? = I think to myself.

"So this is where she is, but she no longer useful in that condition," the old geezer said, stepping out of his hiding place, surprise us both.

"What do you want old geezer?" I ask ruefully, but he deserves it.

"Is this how you address elder people? What a rude kid, you ought to learn some manner." His every word hit right on my nerve.

"SHUT UP! I don't need your opinion and the one who need to learn some manner is you," I shout back at him.

"Luc, she waken up," Sarah informs me as the figure slowly open up.

Her eyes tiredly observe the surround then lays steady neither the old geezer nor me, I don't know.

"Papa," she said weakly, surprise us both.

So she is stepdaughter of that old geezer, the one he leaves behind to save his own skin. I feel sorry for her. But why is that expression? Are you happy to see him - to see him well?

"I see you still alive. You were pretty useless back then." He pause and looks displease with her, her weak smile immediately fade away. "I though with you come along would be a piece of cake, but I was wrong."

"I'm sorry," she said guiltily, unmoved from her position. Quite shocking reply, I was totally dumbfound.

"Why are you apologizing to him? He didn't do a thing and left you back there to hold off that golden wolf so he can run away. Aren't you mad at him?" I shout at her. Is this girl stupid or what? If I were she, I would kill that old geezer right about now.

"I was when he ran away back then. But no matter what he done, no matter what he become, even though he only my stepfather, but he's still my father" she said sadly.

I was taken back by her answer. Not she only stupid but a fool too, but.I guess she was right about that. He still her father no matter what he done, it was a sad little fact.

"Sarah, do something about her wounds," I said. She nod and begin chanting on the Flowing Rune, Kindness Drop.

In matter of time, all of her wounds are healing up, left only with the broken legs. Does everyone who fights him all end up got broken bones?

"So how did you escape that golden wolf with those injuries?" I ask.

"I didn't escape from him, but rather he left me here for some reason," she reply, partly confuse.

= I see," I murmur. "Is that how that dame wolf like to treat other people? Like the idea of letting people feel the pain before they die? He left her like he did to me, left me there to die. Curse that dame animal. =

"About a week ago, did you see anyone being attack by that wolf?" I ask.

"Yes, I saw a young guy - I think - being attack by the same wolf I fighting with, not far into the forest. After I saw the wolf left him there, not sure whether he dies or not. I walk up to him to check on him and found he still have pulse, but it very weak. Then I decide to teleport him out of here, somewhere that even I don't know. My teleport skill is terrible. But I didn't get a good looks what he look like since his face cover with dirt and blood, I could see his face very well."

= So she was the one who save me back there. But what a coincident, she teleport me direct to my home without knowing it. = I snicker, amuse at the idea.

"Oi, don't forget that I still here," the old geezer complain. Like I care whether he here or not.

"So what?" I said back, "I think it best and very helpful if you just shut your sting mouth and stand there quietly."

"The two of you please stop," Sarah snarls at us. "This is not the time to fight each other. We need to do something about her leg, if we wait any longer I don't think she able to walk again." Yes, leave it all to her, she know this best then any of us here.

"So what you want me to do?" I ask Sarah.

"We need to take her out of here, I don't have the materials here with me. We will exist just outside the barrier, then I will teleport us out from there," she said.

I nod and start walking toward the girl, but sharp medal presses lightly against my neck, restrain me from walking any further. I turn my head and give the old geezer my death glare, but doing that I only get the sword press against my neck further.

"Papa," the girl shouts in worry.

"She not going anywhere except continue further to Magician's Island," he said harshly.

"But I don't think we can go anywhere now, neither back nor forward," the girl said in shock.

After she finishes her sentence, I heard a low angry growl behind me and turn around and find that golden wolf standing on the cliff glaring at us, or is it just me?

He finally shows himself, I been waiting for him. I look at Sarah and she nod at me, understand what she have to do like we have plan. I will be the decoy to distract his attention while she cast the spell. I look back at the wolf, narrow my eyes, and hear a footstep running away, I look back and see the old geezer no longer behind me.

= Dame that old geezer, running away again, = I think in frustrate.

Throw away the though of the old geezer, I look back at Sarah again and see she already chanting. With any further delay, I attack him using my magic ring, but he easy repel and launch himself toward Sarah.

"Miss, watch out," the girl warning.

I panic and run to her as fast I as could and shove her out the way, barely miss his assault. But do so, Sarah have to restart chanting the spell. That wolf is smarter than I though. I have no choice but attack continuously; it might take some of my energy, but it the only way.

Attacking him continuously but he easily repel of my all attack with his agility. When Sarah finish her chanting and cast the Breath of Ice and ice crystal appear, cover a large area with ice crystal. The beast sense it coming and jump up, evade the heavy damage, but he still have some cuts. Seeing his focus wasn't on me, I use this opportunity to attack him, slashing a little deep of his two front legs. With his two front feet heavily wounds, his speed decrease greatly, giving us the advantage.

He standing on the cliff glaring at us evilly, knowing it disadvantage, it run to the trees, using the trees to hide from us. Unable to see him makes us nervous, who know when he decide going to jump out and surprise the hell out of us.

And as we fear, he suddenly jumps out from behind me. I turn back and get a little deep slash on the chest by his sharp claws and fall down to the ground, back against the ground. I whine in pain. It's good thing that I evade a little from his attack, or else I would be death by now.

"Luc," Sarah shouts while the girl gasps in horror.

Seeing the bastard ready in position for another attack, the girl immediately cast Soaring Bolt, sending black spheres toward the wolf. It whines in pain and quickly jumps opposite direction where the girl is, so it facing all three of us. It growls angrily at the girl, I look at him nervously. I don't like the way he looks at her; I then sit up in kneeling position.

He making his move, but instead of attacking me, he attack the girl. Due to her broken legs, she unable to evade his attack. Looking at her remind me the last time I fight against him, being helpless. Using all my strength, I dash toward him; using my body I slam myself against him - pushing him off to different direction.

At the same time, Sarah casting the Final Flame and two red dragons fly toward him. Using the movement teleport [all the mage and teleportation girls have this ability] to teleport myself away from him, and I barely got away, so I end up got burn a little - but it still hurt like hell, but not as much as him.

Feeling satisfy seeing him falls down to his knee. How do you feels now? Let see if you still arrogant after this, you little bastard.

He is getting up with some difficulty with all of those wounds. It gives us the final glare before retreats himself.

Sarah immediately rushes to me to check on my wounds then begin chanting Kindness Drop.

Mine mind was fill with the though of wining the battle until I hear Sarah scream in pain. I look back only to see her falls to the ground next to me.

"Sarah," I shout in worry.

"I'm fine Luc," she said between breaths as she looks at me to assure that she's fine.

"I thank you very much for doing to the battling for us, we was very grateful," a new comer said while it smirk at us.

The three of us looks up to see the new comer. It was a girl, a mage maybe, standing in front of us smirk evilly. I guess she was around twenty-five or so, other than that nothing interest about her anyway. But what comes out of the girl's lips surprise me.

"Elder sister. What are you doing here?" the girl asks.

"What do you think little sis? I'm here only for one reason, to aid the man I love, and you, little sis, are only our tool to our success," said the witch.

"Our? It couldn't be." she said in denial.

"Why not little sis?" she looks at her sister wickedly. "Do you want to know the truth? Then let me tell you. The one he loves was I, not the old hag," she said rudely.

"THAT CAN'T BE, YOU LIE, THAT WAS JUST A LIE," she screaming while she covers her eras with her hands, not wants to hear anymore of this.

"Is that so," the witch said as she smirk. Then from behind us the old geezer steps out from his hiding and walks toward that bitch. "Want me to show you little sis?"

She pulls him to the kiss, which the old geezer firmly returns the kiss. I feel sorry for the girl. She looks at the couple with disbelieve and shock that beyond her control.

"Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? WHY are you doing this?" She cries. "Why are you betray mother?" she continues. "Are you loves mother very much? Then why are you doing this to her?" Looking at her sister, demand an explanation.

"Love? Why should I love her? The person that I hate the most is SHE. She always ruin my life, so I going to ruin her." She looks quite insane now. "And I found a perfect revenge method to repay her everything she did to me. I know you know what it is by now. Don't you?"

"So you guys are the cause for her death. Before you two left to search for treasure, mother become very sick; she refuse to eat, refuse to talk me us, and always cry in her room. All she said was asking why this happening to her, why God being so cruel to her. I didn't know what it mean back then, but now." She cries uncontrollable. It must hurt her deeply.

What a mess up family, all because of the bitch and that asshole. Pity that she has uncovers the lie under the happy family - between the elder sister and her mother but forget the father. That bitch must see her mother in love with that old geezer, so she asking him, her lover, to marry her mother so she can have her revenge. What a bitchy daughter. Her mother must have seen them making out - probably on purpose - to cause her downfall like that.

"Are you pity her? If you love her so much then why don't you go and accompany her?" She said as she casting a Soaring Bolt at her younger sister. The girl creams in pain, like Sarah, but not enough to kill her, she just want to see her sister feel the pain before she die, like that Dame wolf.

"How does it feel little sis? Care to try again?" She smirk as she fire another Soaring Bolt, but this time, Sarah standing in front of the girl, use her body to block half of the damage.

"Sarah," I shout as she falls to the ground.

I try my best to craw to her, I already loose too much blood, and I can feel my strength slowly leaving me.

"Are you alright Sarah?" I ask in concern, Sarah nods relieve some of my worry. Then I look at the girl and ask the same thing. She blushes and nods her head also.

"My, my, my. You three seem to makes friend pretty fast. But don't hurry die like that, it would not be fun at all if you do." Yep, she's very much the same as that dame arrogant wolf. "I'll make sure all three of you can accompany each other to the underworld. As my competitors I can't let you live, we have the same goal after all."

"And why don't you shut the fuck off, you old hag," I shout in frustrate. If we not injurers from our previous battle, Sarah and I, alone, would be get rip of them by now. I can't believe three mages loose against one.

"Whom are you calling old hag?" she screams in anger. Women always get piss off when someone calls them old and ugly, I wonder why.

"You know well who I talking to, foolish woman."

"I will make you regret to saying that to her," the old geezer said.

"And what are you going to do about it?" I ask mockingly.

"I see that you care very much for that girl you call Sarah." He smirks, seeing me immediately look alarm at him. "I wonder what she like, I bet she still a virgin, and I like virgin girl the best."

"You leave her out of this," I shout at him. I was angry beyond my limit.

"And if I don't, what are you going to do about it?" he mocking me. I grit my teeth and clench my hand into fists as I glaring at him.

"I think we should finish them off now so we can get going," said the old geezer.

"If you said so. Do you want to kill all three of them at the same time or let them watch their friend die slowly in front of them?" The witch asks the geezer.

"How about we kill the two girls first? I want to see what his reaction, I want to see him surfer."

"If you touch them, I'll kill you."

"You no longer in condition to talk to me like that kid."

With any further delay, that witch begin casting another Soaring Bolt. I use mine remain energy to repel the magic that flies toward Sarah and the girl. I breathe heavily afterward.

"You going to die if keep this up boy," said the old geezer.

"If you want to kill them you have to go through me first," I said firmly between breaths.

"Is that so? Then I have to choice but to kill you first. With my wind attack, I will send you to the underworld quickly and painless - well, not for long that is. Are you still up to it boy?"

"As I said, you have to go through me first," I repeat my words.

"Then very well, I will grant your wish foolish boy."

He said as he cast the Funeral Wind. I see lines of wind along with green leaves flies closer toward me, I close my eyes as I wait for my life to end.

Fates is cruel. Fate helps no one, loves no one, care for no one, and spare no one, but only toying people's life.

[Chapter three end]

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