Chapter 43

Power of Wrath part 2

3rd PoV

The crew were now face to face with a reanimated mindless Beraku. He had a dark aura surrounding him making impervious to almost all attacks they threw at him.

His magic and sage arts were much more powerful than before as well. He had the power of lightning, fire, and water with quick and single word chants.

He also had two large armored lizardmen by him as well making getting to him even more difficult to get to.

"Ugh, we have to retreat for now." Rena said with minor cuts on her body. "It would be the best option." Eve said and Aisha nodded. "What about the dark scales?" Chakabuk asked.

"We can try another day, lets go." Aisha started her spell for teleportation and everyone gathered to her. Before she could finish she was interrupted by Beraku.

"This just can't be easy can it..." Aisha sighed. The two lizardmen came down from above and swung down. Aisha jumped back and fired several fire balls from her hand.

The lizardmen swiped the fireballs with ease and charged again. "Wind Wall!" The lizardmen were propelled back and Rena came to Aisha's side. "Photon stream." Eve fired a large beam at the lizardmen but they managed to evade it.

"Fire!" The wind wall caught in flames making the Aisha and Rena jump back from getting burns. "Terra splitter!" Aisha used the earth dragon head to raise a large wall with a dragon head on it.

"Stark!" Aisha created a magic large magic circle with Stark flying out of it. "Get Chakabuk to safety Stark." Aisha commanded and Stark nodded before flying away.

"We need get away, we cannot harm them." Eve said stepping back. "Yea, but we came so far already." Rena said sadly. "Maybe we could fool them, can't be that hard." Aisha said and raised her staff in the air.

"Dust shroud!" The brown dragon head shot out a dark brown smoke that covered the whole field. Aisha grabbed Rena and Eve's hand and fled out of the cloud.

She summoned Stark again and jumped on top of him.She made Stark grab Rena and Eve and then flew away, leaving Beraku in the smokescreen.

Later

Rena's PoV

We landed near the dark lizardmen tribe. They are active right now making it harder for a direct land. "Ow!" I turn back and see Aisha rubbing her arm. "What did i do?!" Eve crossed her arms. "Next time, tell us what your next move will be." Eve being mad was a bit funny.

While they were talking a few lizardmen crept up on us, well would have if i hadn't noticed them. I looked where they were advancing and they stopped. "Guys." I said and they turned to me.

The lizardmen jumped out but not brandishing their weapons. All they did was hiss. They were black with yellow and red lines going down their arms and legs. They wore leather armor over their bare bodies.

"We...uh, come in peace?" I say and raise my hands up. They don't seem to understand since they title their heads. The came closer and sized us up before looking at each other and talk in their language.

When they were done talking they drew their swords and pointed at us. Naturally we prepared ourselves until they motioned us to go in the direction they came from.

We followed their direction of a dirt trail. As we walked, a river came into view and some huts. "We got here rather fast." I said and Aisha smirked. "See, imagined if i came up with my brilliant plan." Me and Eve just stared at her. Always full of herself huh.

Dark Scale Village

The village was all animal leather huts with some open areas probably used for whatever they do. The lake was still the same except their were no more scorpions that used to sleep there.

We walked through the village and felt the stares of all the lizardmen that were there. Their eyes glowed yellow in the dark making it even more creepy.

We stopped in front of a animal leather throne with a large lizardmen on it. He had dark red robes with dark green armor and boots with a sword staff at his side.

His face was almost similar to Beraku's with red markings. "Hmmm, human." He hummed in a gruff voice. He slowly got up and stood easily towering over us all even if the three of us were stacked on top of each other.

"Hello?" Aisha said cautiously. "Human..why is Human...village." He had broken language but we can still somewhat understand him. "We come for help." I tell him.

"Dagon, known." He said stroking his beard. "You know?" I asked him and he nods. "I know all, Dagon." Aisha then stepped up. "So why not help the other lizardmen? aren't they your brothers?" She said.

He merely scoffed and made a scowl. "Not brothers, no business." He said. So they would just let those others suffer?

"How can we get your help." I said to him and he stroked his beard again. "Have solution. You do favor. I give solution to Dagon." I hear Aisha sigh. I don't blame her, we have no time for this but we have to do this for the villagers.

"What do we have to do." I said and he smirked, i think. "Need more food. Find more food, i give solution." We nod and he pointed to the exit.

Dragon Road

Aisha's PoV

Food, where does he expect us to to even find that! I'm amazed the lizardmen even managed to live this long out here in this hellish desert.

"Soo sleepy..." We were on Stark flying around the desert looking for that cavern where Chakabuk was. Rena was grumbling since Stark's back wasn't the best best in the world.

[Whiney brat.] Stark growled. Rena sighed. "Where do we find food." Eve said looking at me. "Not out here, and we can't ask the other lizardmen for it." I say. "And we can't ask Stella since I'm sure they need as much of it." Rena spoke up.

Hmm, what would Elsword and Elesis do in this. "Lets ask Elder." I say and they looked at me. "You sure?" Rena said and i nod. "Stark to Elder!" I point and Stark grumbles.

[Like i know where that is.]

Elder (early morning)

We straight to the guild hall and to Elsword's room. We opened his door and surprise he wasn't there, instead it was Ara.

"He must be out for early training." Rena said getting in bed. "Ok i guess we will go find Elsword." I say and grab Eve with me. "Your such a friend~" She coed but then grabbed Eve and whispered something in her ear. Eve nods and we left.

What, what was that.

We walked out and saw posters everywhere. It was Hoffman vs some guy. Is there a election going on?

Elder Outskirts

We looked around and still didn't find him. "Where is he?" I say out loud.

"Looking for me?" I look up and saw Elsword standing in a tree. He had a red long sleeve with black plants and white boots. "Yea come down here." He jumps down and explain what happened while in Bethma.

"Hmm, that sounds like alot." We were sitting in the grass watching by a tree. "We need food for them or else we can't get pass them to Kayak." He begins to think.

"There is an election going on right now, we could ask Hoffman for a food caravan or something we could sell to get food, do you know what the lizardmen eat?" He asked looking at me.

"Ah..." I forgot to ask... Elsword looked at me, probably knowing i forgot to ask. "Meat, any variety." Eve said. Ah, the benefits of a nasod.

"Ok." He gets up and offers me a hand. I take it and he pulls me up. His hands are so big. "Lets go, Hoffman should be up by now." I nod and we were going to go but Eve went the other way. "I will be going back to Rena and Ara if you don't mind." She flew off. Ok...then

Elder Streets

The streets seemed so calm, kinda like those paintings of cities after dark but its morning. It was just me and Elsword. His hair was getting pretty long, it was now to his lower back.

"Why does your hair grow so fast." I asked out of the blue. "You ask that when Elesis's hair is touching the floor and she has a small pony tail in it." He chuckles. Now i feel stupid for asking.

"Whatever." I walk ahead of him. "So, did anything with Ara?" i eyed him suspiciously. "Wow." Was all he said smiling. "What's funny." I said turning to face him. "Nothing, just thought Rena would ask me that." He said.

We made it to Hoffman's office with a few troubles. His office or house, was a two story building that was with with a blue roof top. We knocked and a few seconds Hoffman came to the door.

He greeted us and let us in. His house was pretty nice, and had matching furniture matching the theme Elder had.

We sat down and he came with some drinks. "So can can i help you kids?" He asked with a smile. "We need food, or valuables." Elsword just went straight to the point. Kinda reminded me of how Eve did that.

His smile went away and now was replaced with general curiosity. "May i ask why?" Elsword nod and he explained what happen, only leaving out the what Kayak was doing.

"I knew you kids would get into more situations. Just let them be." Hoffman sighed. "We saved the while city before, we want a favor." I said and he held his hands up. "Hey i paid for your ride to Bethma and the capital." Wow.

"Traders." Elsword sighed. "You dealt with them before?" i asked. "Slimy with words, so many times i went to the market only to try and be swindled out of my money." Elsword scoffed. "Um...im one of those slimy merchants." Well your acting like one.

"What do you want us to do to get that food." Elsword asked and Hoffman nod. "Well you could-" I cut him off. "Nothing that will take the whole day, no fighting and or nothing that will take us out the city." I say.

"Well then, i want you to get me something from shadow forest." He says and leaves to get a map. "Its from a special tree that has no name because how rare it is. It is being guarded by a Ent guardian however." He said and we nod.

"Wasn't the forest destroyed from the whole bandit problem though?" i asked and he shakes his head. "See for yourself." Elsword said.

"Easy." I say and Elsword nods. We left his office and back out to the streets. The streets was already piling up with people and merchants. "Ah this place is still so full." i say.

"Want to get something to eat first?" He asked. I guess i could go for something.

We went to a food stall and ordered some food. Elsword of course paid since he holds all the money we have. Rena us surprisingly a big spender...and i guess i am too. A little.

After eating we where walking out the city and remembered something. "Wanna go get your sword?" I asked and shakes his head. "Nah, I'm sure ill be fine." Confident huh?

Shadow Forest (Elsword's PoV)

This place was still as creepy as before but the place was thicker than before. Aisha was looking around amazed at how fast the trees grew back.

"How did this..." She asked. "Yea it just happened. One night, a loud noises came from here and when we got here, the place turned into practically a rain forest." Her eyes widen.

We walked in, pushing vines and tree bushes out if our way. "Where even is this tree." Aiaha said. She took off her coat so it wouldn't get dirty.

Finally we got on something that was good enough to be called a path. Forest wisp flew around us like they were dancing around us. "We should have brought Rena." She said behind me.

"Too late." I said and i could just feel her pouting behind me. We kept walking around in silence until she spoke again.

"Feels like forever since we last talked." She says low. "A few days without me and you already missed me?" i say. "Its just that, Me, you and Rena have always been together for so long its a bit hard to be away from either one of you."

I never thought i would have ever have heard Aisha say something like that. She's usually the tough one of us three. "Say something." She hits my back lightly. "Don't worry its not like we are going to separate." I say and she chuckles.

We stopped in front of some ruins and a lake. There was a large light purple tree in front of us with small black streaks going up and down its bark. "This gotta be it." I say.

We walked closer but something told me danger so i stopped Aisha with my arm. The tree began to morph into arms and legs. The tree formed arms, legs and and a head. Oh i remember this thing.

It roared and swung its enormous arm at us. We jumped back and i slammed my hands on the ground. "Split, Earth fissure." The ground split open under the Ent but it kept its balance.

It charged at us but it was slow. "Electron pulse" Aisha opened her hand and let a large wave of lighting. It knocked back but Ent was undamaged.

He opened his mouth and shot out vines at Aisha. She created a magic shield to block them. She then fired ice shards at Ent. They got him, but barely did anything to him.

I jumped on Ent's back and infused my arm with my energy and punched it. It went down with a large crash. I went to its lower back and placed my hands on its back.

"Rise, Terra emergence!" Rumbling started and spikes began to burst from the ground. All the spikes managed to hold down Ent, who was thrashing about.

I stopped pouring energy into Ent and the rumbling stopped. "Always new tricks huh." Aisha jumped down. I cut a piece of bark from Ent.

"Lets go." I say and she nods. "You know there was a peaceful way to this." Aisha says. "Well if that was the real Ent then i would have dealt with it peacefully." I say and she looked at me funny.

"There seems to be multiple 'Ents' that seem to be around the forest. That wasn't the real guardian, he would have been way stronger." I say and she hums.

"That's why you didn't take your sword huh." She says and i nod.

"Well hopefully this will be enough. We go straight to Bethma after dropping this of course." she says and i nod.