Chapter 49: No Fight?
"Just give me back my child and I'll walk away." the Chimera declared.
"It looks to me that you are trying to destroy this village and massacre my people."
"GIVE. ME. MY. CHILD!" Everyone felt a chill down their spine when the Chimera uttered those words. It was the words of a desperate mother trying to get her child back.
Almost everyone was daunted except for the old man with long white hair. He looked around and said, "Well. I am not seeing anyone of your kind in this village."
"That little sheep right there is of my blood."
"Baa! Baa!"
"Oh, this one? Are you kidding me? You don't really look alike." the old man had an unbelieving expression plastered on his face.
"Alright, I've had enough. The blood of your lowly race shall be spilt in this land." The Chimera looked behind and let out a furious roar. It then triggered the roar of the other beasts, as all of them charged into the village.
"The only blood that will dye this land will be yours!" At the old man's roar, he muttered a few words to himself and once again turned himself into a human fireball and charged head-on into the group of charging beasts.
The Chimera simply snorted and stayed at the back watching the scene unfold. While the villagers were shocked by old man's action.
It was actually quite idiotic for a Mage to meet the fearsome beasts head-on. Even if the old man was an Archmage, his body still could not handle their barrage of attacks. Unless they are adept at close combat, which is really not a Mage's specialty.
After the old man arrived at the center of the horde, his body was seen and he was no longer engulfed in flames. His mutterings or incantations finally stopped and simply knelt on the ground and placed both of his palms on it.
Although his actions may seem slow, it was actually fast and graceful, like he had done this for a while now.
When his palms touched the ground, the earth seemed to soften as its color turned reddish.
The legs of the land beasts was being devoured by the lava-like ground and roars of anguish was heard all over the village.
Their cries for help, cries for mercy seemed to be wanting for the pain to stop. Although most of it were simply roars, it was a spectacular sight. The arrogant beasts were now dying one by one. Well, that is for the humans.
On the other hand, the Chimera's lion and goat face seemed to be frowning.
"Are you going to stay there and continue sending your beasts into their deaths? Or would you rather fight?"
'Since it has come to this, I shall not let their deaths be in vain. Wait! No no no no! This twat is trying to provoke my pride.' The Chimera appeared hesitant.
"Why are you taking so long to decide?"
'Indeed. What the kings said was true. Humans really are great schemers. I think I'll capture one someday.'
The kings told everyone that was a Void Beast or had the potential to become one, to be cautious towards the humans. They even said not to befriend one for it might be the cause of their own demise.
As a Dire Beast at that time and one who has great potential at that, the Chimera was naturally invited to such meeting. Therefore it gained access to such an information.
Although humans and beasts became mortal enemies, there were still a few of them who interact with one another. The King Beasts did not intervene to such acts and only said that time will tell that the human would betray them.
The beasts that died was set as an example for their fellow beasts.
The fact that the King Beasts were able to trick the Human King back then was deemed as a huge achievement for them.
Only time would make the beasts knowledgeable.
'I've only lived for 200 years and already am a Void Beast. They probably won't hurt my child. I shouldn't throw both our lives away and take a step back.' The Chimera turned its back and was about to leave when a threatening voice stopped it in its track.
"Hmmm? Should I kill this little sheep?" the voice of the long haired old man was full of mockery.
"Baa! Baa!"
The Chimera looked at the sheep retreating to the back of a small human. Then it looked at the old man and spoke in a cold voice, "Don't your dare."
It slowly walked away with its entourage and receded into the forest.
"Well I did not expect it to have such temperament. Surprisingly, it did not took the bait."
When the old man arrived earlier, he already noticed that there was another Archmage hiding. So he intentionally provoked the Chimera and deal with this future king.
An Archmage really wasn't really on par with a Void Beast. The best that he could do was stall it if he focused solely on defense and counter attack, but he can never defeat it. If it was any other Archmage then they could only defend, but the old man had been an Archmage for many years and definitely have the capability to fight back.
Things might change if there was another Archmage concealed within the area. The power of two Archmages could contend with a peak level Void Beast. What can a newly promoted Void Beast do?
He wouldn't have been that arrogant if it wasn't the other Archmage.
'Ahhhhh. It's good to be arrogant once in a while.'
"Take good care of that sheep, little girl. Oh right. Ben, there seems to be a problem in Azta, don't expect the army to help you right now." the old man smiled and prepared to leave.
"Thank you for helping. I owe you one. Wait. Did the kid asked you for help?"
"Go ask him yourself when you guys meet. Hahaha." with a laugh, the old man took off with his ball of fire.
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Daenir This chapter came out later than I expected. I'll try and piece one out tomorrow.
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