Hunter POV
I was stunned by the voice I heard.
"Let go of me!"
I heard their footsteps just above the cave where I was hiding. I immediately sat down and felt them through the air.
Three — I tilt my head.
Ten!
My eyes wided when I heard the princess' voice.
"What?! I'm doing what I planned! Why don't you listen?!" said princess.
Plan?
I felt them moving away so I cautiously went out and tried to sneak at them.
"Let me go!"
"Princess, we're just following the orders. Even if you're already taking a step, the leader still can't be bothered."
"Can't you trust me?! Do you think I'll drop you?! After that sacrifice I made?!"
Sacrifice?
My forehead furrowed because of what I heard. I feel bad whatever that is.
I finally came out of the cave and secretly followed them. I control the wind so that somehow they can't make me feel my presence.
"Fix this one!" I was surprised at a man they barely pushed. June! "Don't be so stubborn, get a grip!"
"Since he was arrested, he hasn't spoken yet," said a soldier.
"Hurry up, you've heard that, haven't you? Another hostage has escaped, we don't know if he's roaming around here…" he roamed his eyes around, causing me to quickly hide in a tree.
"Maybe we can get through the Gate of Erioe. Let's go. Let's go!"
It's weird! Gate of Erioe?
"Let's go,"
When I looked exactly at their place again, I was surprised that they suddenly disappeared. I immediately ran to the place where they had been standing before.
No, where did they go? Why are they holding the princess and June ?! What does the princess mean by what she said earlier?
What is happening today is too shrouded in mystery. Is there any other secret in this world that needs to be decipher? Except for Wisteria?
I immediately hid when I heard the rustling of leaves.
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Solenn POV
I slowly opened my eyes. I also felt like I was moving, my feet were also numb. That’s when I realized I wasn’t lying. I had a man carrying me behind him.
Man?!
"Hey! Hey, put down!" I slapped his back. "Who are you, huh? Take me down!!" he did nothing but lower me.
He caressed his back slapped by me while still turning his back on me. Just then, my forehead furrowed when I realized who that man was. I immediately walked in front of him.
"G-Gio ?!" his face frowned as he looked at me.
"The pain of your blows…" he said.
Wait-- I walk step back.
I suddenly remembered how Ren and Gio couldn’t move when time stopped. Then someone suddenly picked me up—
"Who are you?" I asked.
"Solenn, I'll explain— " he stepped closer to me.
"Don't come near me! My two eyes can clearly see how Ren and Gio look like statues! Are you an impostor?!"
"Solenn, calm down—"
"Who are you?!"
"It's me! Gio!" he took a deep breath. "I'll explain, but before that, you need to talk to your friends first…"
My eyes widened. From time to time someone approached us Ren. I do not understand. Who picked me up?
"Here we are, Gio, Solenn." I looked at Ren's behavior but my eyes did not fall on him, but on the two women looking at me now.
"Larmine… Arlene…" tears began to form in my eyes. "Waaahh, I miss you!"
I ran towards them, once hugging them tightly. My tears kept flowing. I thought I would never see them again.
"Still, your tears are shallow," said Arlene.
I glared at her. "I haven't seen you in weeks!" I replied while wiping my tears.
Larmine just laughed, Arlene joined in, and I was taken away.
"You're serious!" Larmine sneezed. "Ahh, Solenn…"
"What?"
"We need to go back to Erioesnemia…" I was stunned.
"Come back? Why? You speak like we live there! Hahaha!" I laughed at my own thought.
But my laughter also gradually faded when I saw how serious they were. It was only then that I noticed that there were two of them behind them Gray, Jake, Roland, Womin, and Leo. Meanwhile I looked behind me where Ren and Gio were. I look back at my two friends.
"W-What does that mean…?" my heart beat fast.
"Solenn, I know your memories are back…" Gio said.
Memories?
"Solenn, what you saw was not a dream or an illusion." he approached me. "Solenn, believe me…"
I was stunned for a moment, before sinking into my brain what they were really saying. There my tears flowed again. I swallowed.
"I-In that case, r-really... died... y-you all… and," I took a deep breath. "And we're also g-guardians… The fairy… she says… she says she'll turn back time… So, that's it…"
No one tried speak. Now it is clear to me why I feel such mixed emotions. That was because of the battle that took place, in which resentment engulfed us all.
Now I know. I understand that.
"Where's Celine?" I asked. "Kris, Zillan, Kairo, where are they? Also June and Hunter?"
"Hunter and I escaped." said Roland. "I'm sure he's in the woods now and hiding. Kris, Zillan, and Kairo, I don't know where they are."
"June suddenly disappeared," said Leo with a slight frown. "We saw some fabric from the princess' dress." he turned to Womin who raised the fabric in his hand and showed it to me.
"We think they're together now." Womin said.
I wiped away my tears. I was about to ask a question when suddenly Gio spoke. "Someone is coming…"
We all immediately became alert. Ren unleashed his power and surrounded us all. We seemed trapped inside then.
"Even if it's just a memory… can our ability to fight return?" I asked.
Arlene laughed slightly. "I'm a cop so I don't have to worry about that, it's just that… Our opponent is a monster."
"Only one way to find out," said Larmine.
"Let's try?" Larmine's hesitant response.
I was just shaken by the art of its speech. Good and no Gosh today.
"Gosh, still scary. I don't know…" okay, I take it back.
A few moments later someone came. Three soldiers and five giant wolves, they were three times the size of those whom we struggled before. Aside from the size, I’m sure they are stronger, they also have a different body color, darker, longer nails, red sharp eyes.
Where are they came from?
We were shocked to see June and Celine as hostages.
"CELINE!" I shouted. "Let them go!"
"Come with us,"
A soldier spoke, before it preceded. Most likely he is the leader among them now. I get annoyed when I remember Captain. Shit!
"You will come so that the princess and your leader will not be harmed, obviously? So that there will be no more trouble,"
"June…" I turned to Roland's whisper.
I could see the shock on his face. There I noticed the two of them staring at each other.
"Release them if you don't want to be ruined." Leo said, before releasing the flames from his hands.
The soldier grinned. "Just because you have the powers… you can defeat the five Wolves of Erioes of Prison of Erioe?" those wolves began to walk closer to us. "You're just going to be deprived, with these... five?"
We were all stunned.
The Wolves of Erioes are the wolf guards at the Prison of Erioe. They are cruel. Even if only one wolf could no longer escape the evil ones trapped there, what about these five? What’s more is that they are not just five, many, innumerable in number.
These wolves not only have physical strength, they have speeds that naked eyes cannot match. If they were here on Earth, they would be more likely Flash.
Huhu, I hope the Avengers and Justice league is true because there are superheroes here as well. Case in point they are in Hollywood, they have no business matters here in the Philippines!
What the heck, Solenn!
There is an opponent in front of you, nonsense is still in your mind! Focus! Another one I worry about. We didn’t fight Wolves of Erioes back then!
How is there now?!
"We're going to give up," we all turned to Roland. "We will come with you quietly,"
"WHAT?!" said Womin "Roland," he gave us one look.
By then we knew he was implying he knew a way. We confirmed this whisper. "I have a plan…"
"Good," a voice suddenly conveyed anger to all of us. The captain. "Great decision."
And where did he come from?!
"I'm sure you'll live a long time if you follow the leader's orders. And it looks like we don't even have to use the princess to determine where you are. You know, the princess is helping us to catch you. And it looks like the princess did a great job. All we need is the power of the crystal, in exchange for the freedom of all of you, and the new leader of Erioesnemia. It's simple, isn't it? "
I heard Roland's weak sigh. "Why aren't you doing anything, June?"
The captain was about to speak when suddenly a man fell from the fog. He fell to the ground. He stood up and shook itself. His whole body was full of wounds and scars, but it seemed like he just didn't have it.
"Ahhh, say that, say that. I'm right in thinking I'm going to fall, aish—" he was shocked when he saw us.
Gradually, the electricity around us decreased. Ren was surprised to see Hunter there and unaware. "Oh?" he smiled and pointed out us. "Guardians, haha!"
"Hunter…" we simultaneously said.
When he looked behind him, it was only then that he realized he's in the middle of the fight.
He was startled so he used his power to push back the five wolves standing behind him. The wolves were just pushed a bit backwards, while the soldiers flew with the force, except for the captain.
"W-wait… What ...?" said Hunter.
"If you're lucky again…" said the Captain.
"Run!!" Hunter's eyes widened and ran towards ours. "Woah! Guardians!!"
"What's your plan, Roland?!" asked Gray
"We can't, Hunter already broke it!"
"Come on, we can't help but to fight them," said Leo, before jumping with his flaming feet.
Others followed as well.