Becoming a Butterfly

Just as the elder spoke, he stepped forward. His speed was as if he had teleported and he vanished from where he was. At the same moment, a scream sounded in the dark night from somewhere close by.

The scream only lasted a brief moment before it once more turned eerily quiet for a short while before yet another scream pierced the silent night.

This continued a few times. The screams would echo through the night, and then after a second, all would become silent again.

After the seventh scream had resounded, a group of screams erupted at once, and then laughter erupted next to the group of exper ts.

"Those idiots," the man said with a chuckle. "To think that they dared to target someone that is under my protection!"