forces. “That fucking bitch! This is her doing! Get this damn barrier down before he gets away!”
Remaining silent, the Battle Sages spread out and held their staffs forward in unison. They all grunted as red beams of light shot from their staffs. Green and red light shimmered from the conflict of energies.
Lian stared in fearful awe. “Go Lian, I can’t hold them for long,” whispered Eva’s voice once again. “The forest will guide you.”
Lian turned and ran from the village. He jumped through thickets and weaved through the forest swiftly, making his way toward the mountain path. He felt a tug at his right foot. It had gotten stuck on a root protruding from the ground. He crashed to the ground, letting out a grunt. Lian turned and freed his foot promptly. He stood amongst the smoke filled forest and took another step. Before he could finish that step, a howl pierced his ears. A black wolf stepped from behind the tree and approached Lian. The wolf’s fur was black as coal, it’s piercing green eyes stared intently upon Lian. Lian watched the wolf approach, baring its incredibly sharp fangs. He could hear other snaps and growls around him as well.
Lian looked to his left and right, seeing numerous wolves closing in. “I’m surrounded,” he thought. “There must be twenty of them…”
Lian was petrified. The wolf stopped close enough to be touched. The green eyes of the four-legged terror met Lian’s. Lian’s breath was coming in shallow gulps, and he attempted to take a step backward. The wolf snapped and growled at him.
Lian stopped moving and looked to the other wolves that had surrounded him. “Why aren’t they getting closer?” he wondered. “Why hasn’t this one attacked me?” Lian looked closely at the black wolf. “What… What do you want?”
The wolf answered with a snarl and growl but slowly looked towards the mountain path. It stepped toward the path and raised a paw. The wolf looked back, lowered its ears, and closed its mouth, motioning its head toward the path.
Lian looked around at the other wolves slowly walking toward him, all with their mouths closed. “He must be the pack leader,” thought Lian. He looked at the wolf. “Do you… Do you want me to follow you?”
The leader nodded his head at Lian.
Lian nodded in return. “Alright,” he said. “I’ll follow you.” The wolves around Lian began to howl as they surrounded him closely. “Are they protecting me?” he wondered, puzzled.
The pack leader trotted toward the mountain path. He snapped and let out a growl. Lian followed, starting to run as the wolves ran all around him. The pack escorted Lian through the burning forest, drawing closer to the mountain path. The leader let out a growl followed by a brief bark. Lian noticed five of the wolves break off from the pack and start running adjacent to it. He watched them in the distance as they leapt into the air. An Enforcer emerged from the forest and was immediately tackled by the attacking wolves. The Enforcer let out a roar that echoed through the forest and grabbed one of the wolves by its bushy black tail. He slung the wolf into a tree with devastating force, and it let out a brief, high-pitched yip before falling to the forest floor, lifeless.
Lian closed his eyes tightly at the scene. “They are dying for me…” he thought.
Lian’s steps began to slow. Remorse for the wolves’ sacrifice gripped his heart. The leader let out a growl, followed by a loud bark to urge Lian on. He picked up his pace once again.
Lian and the wolves reached the mountain path. The pack leader came to a stop and turned to the remaining wolves. He let out a howl, followed by a snap and a growl. The wolves snapped and growled in return. All but five of the wolves dispersed and hid within the bushes and thickets next to the path. The pack leader and his four followers all growled and barked at
Remaining silent, the Battle Sages spread out and held their staffs forward in unison. They all grunted as red beams of light shot from their staffs. Green and red light shimmered from the conflict of energies.
Lian stared in fearful awe. “Go Lian, I can’t hold them for long,” whispered Eva’s voice once again. “The forest will guide you.”
Lian turned and ran from the village. He jumped through thickets and weaved through the forest swiftly, making his way toward the mountain path. He felt a tug at his right foot. It had gotten stuck on a root protruding from the ground. He crashed to the ground, letting out a grunt. Lian turned and freed his foot promptly. He stood amongst the smoke filled forest and took another step. Before he could finish that step, a howl pierced his ears. A black wolf stepped from behind the tree and approached Lian. The wolf’s fur was black as coal, it’s piercing green eyes stared intently upon Lian. Lian watched the wolf approach, baring its incredibly sharp fangs. He could hear other snaps and growls around him as well.
Lian looked to his left and right, seeing numerous wolves closing in. “I’m surrounded,” he thought. “There must be twenty of them…”
Lian was petrified. The wolf stopped close enough to be touched. The green eyes of the four-legged terror met Lian’s. Lian’s breath was coming in shallow gulps, and he attempted to take a step backward. The wolf snapped and growled at him.
Lian stopped moving and looked to the other wolves that had surrounded him. “Why aren’t they getting closer?” he wondered. “Why hasn’t this one attacked me?” Lian looked closely at the black wolf. “What… What do you want?”
The wolf answered with a snarl and growl but slowly looked towards the mountain path. It stepped toward the path and raised a paw. The wolf looked back, lowered its ears, and closed its mouth, motioning its head toward the path.
Lian looked around at the other wolves slowly walking toward him, all with their mouths closed. “He must be the pack leader,” thought Lian. He looked at the wolf. “Do you… Do you want me to follow you?”
The leader nodded his head at Lian.
Lian nodded in return. “Alright,” he said. “I’ll follow you.” The wolves around Lian began to howl as they surrounded him closely. “Are they protecting me?” he wondered, puzzled.
The pack leader trotted toward the mountain path. He snapped and let out a growl. Lian followed, starting to run as the wolves ran all around him. The pack escorted Lian through the burning forest, drawing closer to the mountain path. The leader let out a growl followed by a brief bark. Lian noticed five of the wolves break off from the pack and start running adjacent to it. He watched them in the distance as they leapt into the air. An Enforcer emerged from the forest and was immediately tackled by the attacking wolves. The Enforcer let out a roar that echoed through the forest and grabbed one of the wolves by its bushy black tail. He slung the wolf into a tree with devastating force, and it let out a brief, high-pitched yip before falling to the forest floor, lifeless.
Lian closed his eyes tightly at the scene. “They are dying for me…” he thought.
Lian’s steps began to slow. Remorse for the wolves’ sacrifice gripped his heart. The leader let out a growl, followed by a loud bark to urge Lian on. He picked up his pace once again.
Lian and the wolves reached the mountain path. The pack leader came to a stop and turned to the remaining wolves. He let out a howl, followed by a snap and a growl. The wolves snapped and growled in return. All but five of the wolves dispersed and hid within the bushes and thickets next to the path. The pack leader and his four followers all growled and barked at
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