There was no way of defeating the foe that he faced, so Alaric set a mental goal, and that goal was not to get slashed or injured in any way by his enemy, but he was fast. Faster than Alaric can keep up with. That was the speed at which Silas was moving. Alaric raised his Halcyon dagger to block an attack. The moment their blades met and scraped, he felt it.Heavy. That was one word to describe that dagger pressing against his own, it felt like there was a ten-year weight of kill on it. A heavy kick slammed into his rib, kicking him to the side.With his overwhelming speed, Silas dashed forward, swinging his dagger, to slash Alaric where he was still lying on the floor, but the moment he reached that spot, his foe rolled away and kicked the feet that were still planted on the floor, sending him off balance. It was an opportunity that Alaric couldn’t let slip by him. He was quick to rise to his feet before his enemy hit the floor, and he was moving as quickly as he could to land his

“Let’s hear it. What is this grand plan of yours?” Josh asked as politely as he could.Silas cleared his throat before proceeding, “We can’t stay here with just the third year, not that you all are not enough, in fact, you all are more than enough.” “The only issue is that before the reinforcements get here, we would have subjugated this realm already, but let us assume that one or two unfortunate things happened and we eventually get delayed or stalled in subjugating this realm, then reinforcements get here, they would want to share in the glory of what was mostly done by us, you all understand that, right?” They all nodded their heads. “Good, then why not just let the first years stay with us and subjugate this place with us? The more the merrier, and I assure you that we will clear it faster because their beast looks and feels sick as fuck. They are also combat-type beasts, so what’s the harm?” Josh shut his eyes, thinking about this Silas plan. Sure, it was a good thing, and

Josh sprang into action, running as fast as his legs could carry him. He had been the first to spring into action, but that was because he had spotted Sam moving even before he did. Silas and Cyrus followed him, and they got close to him in no time, following his steps till they knew what he planned on doing and how to move independently in a way that would favor the team and make sure that Sam didn't get to that danger that he was heading to. Right now, the team’s focus was one thing. It was no longer fighting the beast at that point, it was saving their teammates, and Alaric and Tristan both had the perfect way to get to him, otherwise Sam would get to the Thornback before his rescuers got to him.Tristan and Alaric both pushed a command down their mental connection to their beasts. Elena, who was thankfully standing in a place that was illuminated by light, vanished into thin air, while Vex ran to the tree because it was the closest thing to him that had shadows, and he dissolve

“First rule of the first realm,” Cyrus said, raising his index to grab everyone’s attention, but he wasn’t the one who finished his own sentence. “You do not rest after you finish a kill until you are sure that the whole place is safe, because your battle might have attracted the attention of other magical beasts, or worse, a demon,” Silas finished for him. “Noted,” the first years muttered in unison as they jumped to their feet, pulling up their guard and summoning their beasts to come close to them, but the third years didn’t do that, though. They were quite relaxed, but that doesn’t mean that their guards were down, in fact, they were never down.“Should we be expecting any beasts?” Kira questioned after a short while of radio silence. “Nope,” Cyrus answered. Kira's brows furrowed, wondering why after his brother just said that battles of such scales usually attract the attention of beasts from nearby. Cyrus noticed the question written all over her face, and he answered it fo

Sam let out another sigh, keeping his head bent. “They never tell you… about what happens when you lose your beast, and sometimes, I wonder why. Now that I have the answer to that question that randomly pops up in my mind, I understand. I know why they do not like to talk about it. It will probably make them revisit the scene, and doing so will open any wound that they had struggled to close.” He raised his head once again, sniffling. “I do not like the answer. This silence that is plaguing me is like I have just lost something very important. A part of me,” he raised his bound hands to his chest, “I always felt Flicker even when he was compressed. In fact, that was the moment I felt him the most, but right now, it just feels…” He trailed off, and the flame brightened up his face a bit, showing the expression on his face. Alaric caught it clearly… he looked lost, like a shell of himself. Although they didn’t talk much since they embarked on the journey away from the academy, through