Amir's POV:
"Li!" I uttered,
He then turned his gaze at me,
"Take all these people at the corner, and try to heal them, ... "
"You've got medicine?" I said,
"No, but I'll use my healing magic," He said, I shook my head at him.
As usual, Li is a healing mage. The moment we arrived here, dead and severely injured people on the ground exposed us, the tents were in conflagration, burning, and the scene was surrounded by smog, we were still hearing people wailing in pain, and the big house, probably the headquarters was partly ruined. We split into two; Marcus and Cleb got on the other way to find the demon who did this, while I and Li tried to take this person and put them in the corner one by one to be healed. Li dragged the severely injured warrior by grabbing both arms of it and pulling him to the corner, his body type is slim, small, and soft, so he can only drag the man by putting his strength into his arms. He even struggles and grunts, looking helpless.
"Li," I uttered gazing at him, he turned his head at me.
"Yes?" He responded while pulling the man.
"I'll do it. Come on, go help those injured and heal them..."
"...I can take this," I added.
"Sure?"
"Yes, you're struggling, I'll do it, I can carry them," I said,
He left right away and ran towards the people at the corner who were severely injured and tried to heal them, I was curious about his magic, so after I put down the injury that I was carrying, I walked forward to him. He's closing his eyes, and both palms glued to each other, praying.
"Water Magic - Healing Type: Healing Hand," he uttered, then caressed his hand to the severely injured thigh of the man, it was a deep cut. Slowly, the cut started to heal and regenerate its flesh. The man slowly regained consciousness.
"He regains his consciousness," I uttered,
"Ask him!" Li said,
"Uhm, it's okay, you're already healed..."
" ... Mga halimaw," the man mumbled,
I and Li looked at each other,
"It's them," I and Li uttered in sync as we both looked at each other.
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Marcus POV:
"Shhhh!" I shushed.
"Okay, okay," Cleb mumbled.
We split up with Amir and Li so that it would be much easier for us to find the enemy. But practically speaking, I disagree with the plan since we don't know what kind of enemy we will encounter, dividing the team in two would be catastrophic since the three of them lack experience on the battlefield, well, this buff ginger man here was somehow different, he has an experienced hunting skill which is useful in a battle. I'm the lone third-class mage in this team while the rest were just a Senior-Student of Master Ki Bou. Amir and Li went to the training ground to take the injured people and cure them, while I and Cleb was here in the colonial house to see if the intruder was in there. We're upstairs stealthily walking so that we can't make any sound, since the demon has impeccable senses. Yes, I encountered some low-class demons or mob demons and they also have good senses but nothing compared to demon children like Omu Magre.
"The mobs might hear you," I mumbled. As I turned back at him.
He arches his eyes.
"Mobs? Ano yan?" He uttered, unknown to him.
"Low-class demons, less powerful than Demon Knights and Demon Childs, although they are not immune to sunlight but they can lurk and hide into shadows. They usually attack in groups. They also have good senses, so as much as possible, lower your voice or just shut your mouth," I mumbled.
and I explain too much!
Soon after we checked every room from the first to the second floor, we weren't able to see people alive, most of them were lifeless; missing parts of their bodies beheaded, some looked like died from poisoning as they turned purplish-colored, blood splattered at the floor, some were hovering between life and death, we keep on checking the rooms of this floor until we reached the dead-end of the second floor.
"Dead-end," I said.
I turned around about to walk back when Cleb grabbed my arm. I angle my head to glance at him,
"What?" I asked.
"Naririnig mo 'yon?" He said, I firmly nodded the moment I heard that sound.
A chuckling sound and the noise are getting audible and gradually coming towards us...but I see no one around us,
"Marcus!" Cleb mumbled, pointing to an arachnid with eight legs, a pair of grasping pincers, and a narrow, pointed tail in a forward curve.
A scorpion.
"It's a scorpion!" I uttered, crawling forward us. We slowly back away from it, however, it keeps following us. I turned and firmly arched my eyes at him. Side-eyeing his axe. He easily got what I meant and unsheathed his axe on its waist belt — as he was about to strike. But then, in the blink of an eye, as aghast as we were, it suddenly turned into a humanoid form and began to choke us with its long knee-length arms that didn't match his well-masculine build. His arm strength was impeccable and he managed to strangle both of us. He was menacingly smiling at us while we were struggling and trying to unloose. I was catching my breath; I used my left hand as I tried to loosen up myself from choking, the other hand attempting to unsheath my sword.
"So you are the Sorcerer's descendants that somehow...would evenly match us, huh!? " He emitted,
"Asa ka pa?!" Cleb uttered which made him turn his attention to him.
Then, I took the chance to reach for my sword...
"What is it, big guy?" spoken by the enemy.
"Ayun, oh!" Cleb pouted, directed at me which made the enemy turn at me, and with no uncertainty...
...cut off his arm. Blood splattered as his arm fell off the ground. He growled. Cleb did manage to cut off the other arm and escaped the end. We dash out of the scene to escape from him before he regenerates his arm.
"You can't run from me, brats!" He screeched, voices heard throughout the corridor.
I and Cleb looked at each other as we were dashing out of the floor. By the look of his eyes, he was determined to do it. I firmly nodded and we both halted.
Yes, he's right! We can't run from this. So, we fight back!
We turned around at him and angled forward our weapons.
"Yeah, you're right!" I uttered.
"Subukan natin ang lakas mo!" Cleb emitted.
He just devilishly laughs at us.
"Mga inutil! Hahaha!" He curses.
"Let me introduce myself to you, I am Corpiones, the fifth child of Lord Val," Introduces himself to us.
"As if we're interested to know you," I uttered.
With no uncertainties, we speed-forwarded to charge at him. He did the same with much more pace than us. He is much taller than us, with a well-masculine physique long braided hair, and a pointed blade at the end of it. Looks like some sort of a weapon. He started charging at us with his long sharp nails, yet, something unusual about it, was that both his hands had only four long sharp fingers. We keep dodging his attack because oh his arm swings, swaying around trying to hit us with speed.
"You can't hit me with those stupid weapons of yours! Just the speed of my arm swings and blade-like nails could easily beat you! Hahaha!"
He uttered boastfully. We can't match the speed of his arms swaying at us, the fact that we couldn't hit him right, yet, all we did was to dodge his attacks.
"Magnetic Rock Axe..."
"Invisible Flaming Blade..."
We uttered in sync, using our magic, as we couldn't beat him in close contact. He dodges my attacks despite the invisibility of my magic.
"I can sense your magic, kid! Even though it's an invisible and fresh one!" He uttered, menacingly smiling.
I arch my gaze and forward my blade, preparing for an attack.
"Haha!" Cleb laughs, and Corpiones arches his gaze at him.
"You! What kind of magic do you have, big guy?!"
"Ako? Ayon, oh!" He let out, then pointed to the axe spinning around shifting towards Corpiones rear.
He just arches a menacing smile at us, unbothered to look back at the axe shifting towards him.
"It won't work!"
Momentarily, his hair motioned like it had a life of its own on it. Raise upward and counter the magnetic axe with his braided hair with a pointed blade. We were both aghast of what Corpiones did.
"See that? I have tons of skills to offer up my sleeves! Binabawi ko na ang sinabi ko kanina..."
He smirked.
"... That you're no match for me! ... "
"... and this time, I'm gonna make it harder for you to beat me!"
Suddenly, he started to snarl and evolve into a new form; his arms had gotten longer than earlier as they reached the floor, his hair slowly transformed into a scorpion tail with a venomous sting and his eyes turned into a scorpion-like eye.
"Marcus! Hindi naman sa natatakot ako... p-pero ibang-iba ang presensya nito kompara kay Omu."
He uttered, I can sense that he was intimidated by the presence of this scorpion man. I was too.
"I know! But we can't just leave him here, or let him escape."
I uttered.
"Cleb, cover me! Use your double axe to distract him, while I'll try to get close to him to cut his head off."
"Sige," He responded.
He flings the other axe as soon as he utters his magic. Tried to distract Corpiones with the floating axes, while I ran afterward forward to cut off his head, that would be the easiest to beat him. I arch my blade horizontally grasping it with both hands. His attention was caught up to the axe that struck him, and he tried to snatch it off with his four sharp fingernails, it's my chance now! I tried to increase my speed to reach him. Yet, this being was on god-tier, he managed to catch Clebs spinning axes by his tail; one was pinned on the wall and the other was on the floor, his flexure masculine physique was standing right there and slowly tilted his head over me, menacingly smiling. Seeing him with that intimidating presence causes my pace slower. He grabbed the axe pinned on the wall and forcefully swung forward at Cleb, I followed the pace of the axe coming towards Cleb while running onwards, ...
"Marcus! Sa harap mo!" Cleb shouted, pointing something in front of me. As soon as he was able to dodge the axe, I turned my gaze in front of me, and to my shock; eyes wide open, I saw him right in front of me grasping the axe, endeavoring to hit me off my face with a devilish smile. But luckily, I fended it with my sword. His tail moved upwards, I didn't look it up but I saw it on my peripheral that it's arching towards me. I was caught right-handed and didn't know what to do. I can't move my feet right now — I was frozen.
"Cleb!!!" The only word I uttered, yelling his name.
Arghh!!!
Cleb pulled out a hefty punch right off of Corpiones face. I didn't realize he was just right behind me when I called him. This guy had the speed. That force made him pinned at the wall creating a breakage on it. We pulled back right away before he could counter back at us. We're both panting.
"Thanks!" I said, thanking him for saving me.
"Hindi pa tapos, hindi bastang-basta madadala sa isang suntok ang mga halimaw na 'yan! Makakapal sila!" He uttered. I nodded.
We were breathing heavily, waiting for him to flinch as he was momentarily unconscious.
"Marcus, gagamitin ko uli ang double axe magic ko! Gumawa ka nang paraan kung paano mo mapapatay 'yan! ..."
"Hindi mo pa nagagamit ang majikang kinopya mo diba? Kaya mo bang gamitin 'yon?" Cleb said as he mentioned the magic that I copied from the Great Sorcerer.
"Yes, I can... but this time I'll be right behind you..."
I gaze at him, he just nods in certainty. I'll use the magic that I replicated from the great.
"...I'll try to cover you behind. While you do one-on-one at him..."
Then a chuckled. We glanced at it and saw him all smile tacked at his swollen face.
"I admit, that was a strong punch and I was stunned...but..." Slowly walked forward us, while we pulled back away from him.
"Know that I haven't used my full potential,..."
Uttered in a menacing smile.
"So, let me introduce myself again...and my second strongest curse..."
He halted, We arched our position to set up for a counter.
"Scorpion Demon Curse: Venomous Scorpiones; Hundred Thousand Curses..."
We both looked at each other as soon as we heard a rumbling sound on the ground. It didn't go as planned.
"Change of plans ..."
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Amir's POV:
"Li, you stay here. You need to cure them, I'll go look around," I uttered, hailed. Leaving him right after to go look around if the enemy was near here. He nodded and resumed curing every man we've found across the village. I was strolling around, scrutinizing the environment by boosting my senses. I couldn't hear no one but just a whistling of wind. I kept on strolling around until I got far away and separated from Li.
"Now, where I am!" I uttered to myself, walking. But then, I halted right away when I saw a slender-bodied woman with short hair, overshadowing me. I was wondering who this woman was, as I walked forward at her.
"Uhm, excuse me! Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I emitted.
I was about to tap her on the shoulder when the voice inside me interfered.
Amir, stop right there! you need to come to your senses that it's not a pure-blood...
...Get away from her, now!
After I heard the voice inside me, I slowly backed away from the woman. Then, the lady started chuckling in elegance.
"Who are you?" I uttered.
Still, chuckles.
"You're not a pure-blood, right?"
She stopped and turned to me.
"Hello, Handsome Guy!" She seductively uttered, then winked at me.
- END.