Chapter 42: Preparation
When Tria and Mexi arrived, they have found Reille and her group of hooligans in front of the gates. Tria was not worried, on the contrary, she was pleased by their visit. It was a great opportunity to check everyone's progress so far.
"My, oh my, look who it is! It's that witch! Everyone come see who it is, she's the witch who has hurt my friends, using her powers to bully the weak," Reille shouted at the top of her lungs, getting the attention of passer-byes, who eventually formed a crowd.
"I would have never guessed that you were a noble Miss Reille, screaming out so indecently," said Tria calmly, staring at Reille.
"What is that supposed to mean, I have a right to avenge my friends!"
"Your friends? I wouldn't think anyone would want to be friends with you, but since you want to play around, let's play," she then walked towards her house where her fellow disciples were waiting and said," there are two more days till the temple is completed, let me see how far you've progressed!"
Ka'an and the rest excitedly looked at Reille's group like preys who were waiting to be slaughtered. Tria knew Reille's group had no one over the Master Level, therefore, her people shouldn't have much of a problem dealing with them.
"Ha! Y'all think we are going to be scared of you lot?" said the tall man, he was confident he would win, so he charged head first.
Kal, who had a small frame and seemed young was the first one Zebri was charging towards, but before he could land a punch, the boy had already landed one on him sending him back flying a few steps.
Everyone was stunned, Kal was not even 1.7 meters in height, nor weighing over 60 kilograms, so how could he hold so much power. That punch had the power of at least someone who was a low grandmaster level, and it was at this point that they realized their folly. Looking at the group walking towards them, Zaac was the first to flee, his brothers still haven't woken up, there is no way he was going to die now.
With one running, the rest started running too, but Tria's group had caught up to them and the brawl didn't last long before most of Reille's lackeys were all sprawled the ground, moaning in pain.
Tria did not even look at Reille who was standing there, looking defeated. She simply walked into her yard with her people and close the gates right in Reille's face. Inside, she smiled at her fellow disciples cheering about their first fight, she was pleasantly surprised about Kal's advancement, the boy was only 16 years old.
"You have achieved the peak of the Master Level already, that is great, and Kal, you are a low Grandmaster, how do you feel?" Tria asked Kal.
"I feel great senior sister, I can now sense every movement made within fifty centimeters surrounding me," Kal proudly stated.
"That's great, I'm happy that you have all reached your goal, it is now finally time that I discuss with you about our plan."
They all followed Tria into her courtyard, where there was a side room and they all sat either on the ground or on a chair, waiting for Tria to speak. They were eager for some action, they have been training with Mexi all week, and they felt ready to start helping Tria in anything she needed.
"Good! I can really feel the determination in you now, so let's start!" Tria loudly said, she looked at the group as she thought about the future, it was time to stop all the massacre going on because her, she could no longer let innocentpeople die in her stead.
The group had spent all afternoon in the little room revising their plan of action for the day after. When their meeting was over, they all left with excitement showing on their faces, they just couldn't wait for the day to come.
Tria was left alone, it was already after sundown, so the night breeze was already flowing around the courtyard, and at her face as she looked up at the moon. It has already been months since she came into this world, she thought, she was then handed down the legacy of the ancient priestesses and she had married a mysterious prince.
Everything happened so fast, never would she have thought that her life would turn out this way. She sat on a bench, she was small so her feet didn't touch the ground. Tria had many things going through her mind, as she also recalled the events from earlier regarding the lotus in her chest. Stunned at the realization, she laughed, she had already forgotten about it. She also had to deal with that, she sighed.
"Chukah!" she lightly whispered, he has been in the shadow since that day as well, she wondered why he was hiding.
"Priestess," Chukah appeared from thin air, he simply half-kneeled in front her, silently.
"Is something the matter?" asked Tria with concern,
"Not really, I am still getting used to the power inside me, although I am a human guardian, it is still the power of a jackal I am contracted to. I have been feeling the urge to go wild and I have been trying to suppress it, so it's best if I am not with the others."
"Chukah, why haven't you told me?"
"I-I I don't know," he said shamefully, he simply didn't want her to see him as a wild animal.
Tria activated her eyes and looked into Chukah's body, she saw a dark power trying to come out but Chukah's will seem to try to keep it closed in. Her eyes returned back to normal and she silently looked at him, as she figured out why he didn't tell her.
"Chukah, you will always be my big brother, no matter what. Stop fighting it and let whatever is inside you go wild. You will become much more powerful then, so just let it out and overcome it."
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
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