TIGERS QUICK MISSION

Taekwon with me! Ziesoo said as he opened a portal we will be back shortly you guys Taekwon said as he and ziesoo left

anna and her sisters headed up to their rooms to prepare Takehiko and Bethany as well leaving Justin to deal with their guest

granddad Lady Taishen thank you both for your help sorry about having everyone scatter as soon as you get here

no no it's quite all right you kids have a lot on your plate to deal with Lay Taishen said taking a seat on the couch

how about you serve some refreshments and we two elders will entertain ourselves while you kids prepare?

she suggested with an understanding smile

of course Justin said give me a few minutes do guys drink coffee? or tea coffee please Justin his granddad said

and if you have anything like muffins and Nutella and around lady taishen added he hurried to the kitchen and prepared some

soon bringing a tray with their request to them setting them on the coffee table

thank you, Justin her grandfather said now off you go I'm sure you have some preparation to do yourself

Ziesoo and Taekwon emerged from their portal inside of a warehouse within the tiger clan royal palace

Ziesoo put a finger to his lips first checking to see if there were any guards about

why are we sneaking around? Taekwon whispered

we are just here to get the crystals and go back I do not have time to be waylaid by either of my parents right now he whispered back

we should stick to the shadows then Taekwon whispered where do we need to go to get the crystals?

ziesoo indicated the direction with his head on the other side of the warehouse

then why did you bring us so far out this place is huge we could get caught before

we even find them! taekwon whisper yelled at him

there! ziesoo pointed around the corner just ahead of them was a guard hut

we need to look out for those guys so I just wanted to make sure I knew where they were at least so we could keep an eye on them

come on he silently opened a portal pushing taekwon through before walking in backward himself

they emerged on the other side of the warehouse in the shadows between some shelves

as they did a guard on his patrol walked past taekwon quickly drew the shadows around them like a cloak

hiding them from view the guard paused as if sensing something

ziesoo grabbed taekwon's waist and pulled him into him casting a silence spell over them

to prevent him from hearing their breathing and heartbeats

tiger senses were incredibly powerful it was nearly impossible to sneak around a tiger

given their ability to hear even the smallest of sounds

the guard continued on his patrol and the pair quietly exhaled in relief

let's get those crystals ziesoo whispered the pair cautiously traveled through the shadows among the stacked and filled shelves

of goods finally coming to a place where there were large chest were stored

the crystals are usually kept in chest like these, ziesoo said softly they choose a chest and opened it quietly

ziesoo grinned at the sight of colorful glowing chunks of crystals stacked inside

how many do we take? taekwon asked

these are smalls ones that can be used for personal knowledge collection

for large storage we need to find some bigger ones that can store a lot of information at once he said he summoned a backpack

here fill this up with crystals I will try to find a big one he left him and began looking through some chest further away

taekwon quickly packed the bag full of crystals pocketing a few for himself

tae i got one! he called softly holding up a large long crystal he grabbed two extras and came back

come on let's get out of here he said putting them into another backpack he summoned

opening a portal suddenly a guard appeared he had been patrolling among the shelves in the area ahead

he froze at the sight of ziesoo shit ziesoo cursed come on tae he grabbed his mate and they stepped through the portal and was gone

the guard quickly rushed between the shelves to the chest opening them quickly he found one chest of crystals some of them were missing he checked the big crystal chest and found three large crystals had also been taken

why would prince ziesoo come to steal storage crystals? he wondered he could have gone to the queen and requested them directly

he immediately closed the chest and decided to quietly report it directly to the queen

he quickly left the warehouse and entered the palace going to the throne room he quickly dropped a kneel

my queen, I have something urgent to report

what is it she asked him

prince Ziesoo was just here I saw him at the clan warehouse

my queen, he took a bunch of storage crystals three big ones and a stack of small ones

ziesoo came here and took storage crystals and he didn't come to see me? she said tilting her head

suddenly another man rushed in my queen I have something to report urgently

what is it?

the celestial council has opened the celestial library my lady apparently the gods have created a quest

to break the seal the witch cast on the heavens so that the gods may return they have chosen twelve warriors

and these twelve have been given permission to enter the library to seek information pertaining to the quest

ok get the point she ordered

the warriors the gods have chosen are the same ones who defeated the black witch

prince ziesoo his mate the four fox clan girls wolf clans prince

the gatekeeper and his sacred maiden the other three warriors their identities

are as yet unknown

the queen got to her feet so that was why he came and took the crystals! she realized they are probably

going to enter the library and try to collect all the knowledge from that place and that held library held many secrets

if those kids found anything the council didn't want them to know

I want the report of that we just discussed to disappear it never happened understand?

you never saw it she said sharply to the warehouse guard

yes my lady understood he said bowing a performing the traditional sign of loyalty with his hands

go back to duty she said to him yes my queen he said he rose to his feet and left

call that fool of a husband I have to come here now she ordered the other man

he quickly rose and hurried out returning a few minutes with the now-deposed king in a pair of sweat pants T-shirt and slippers,

my queen, he sighed what do you want? he asked sending away the guard that accompanied him

who quietly exited the throne room knowing full well how fights within the tiger clans royal family ended

you moron why are you dressed like that? she scolded him

I'm not the king anymore he answered with a casual shrug

idiot! she yelled the gods are making their return and you are taking a vacation?

do I need to punish you for you get it through your thick skull there is more at stake here than your stupid pride!

what did you say? he breathed

you are a tiger you heard me very well! she shot at him furiously

our son and those kids who defeated the black witch are being sent on a quest to break the heavens seal

the gods will be returning shortly and if you don't stop acting like a dam stupid fool what do think will become of this clan? when they get here are you trying to dam us all??

if you don't make use of that big head of yours for something useful I will put you out of my misery she threatened him

now sweetheart calm down okay he said soothingly approaching her

try to cool it I'm your mate you can't kill me even as much as you might want to he said

she snarled at him in annoyance he chuckled putting his arms around her take it easy

reinstate me as king and I will handle getting things straightened out around here alright

you had better or I swear I don't know what ill do to you she growled

I'm sorry about fighting with our son he apologized it was a really stupid thing to do

don't you try to patronize me she growled

I'm not he said with a laugh I lost my temper was all fired up to teach that brat a lesson and assert my dominance

and got my ass and my troop handed to me you should have seen it our son is a six tales now he

and that mate of his is quite impressive too he added grudgingly I was up against twelve tails before I knew what hit me

and he's a rare shadow mage with unique abilities when I faced them together I barely managed to hold my own

and their tiger spirits were so big that they treated my entire troop like they were nothing

of course, my son and son in law has to be impressive she said proudly

I gave birth to the strongest prince of the tiger clan raised and trained him myself

yes you did sweetheart you are the best queen mother of the tiger clan he husband said hugging her warmly

I am grateful that you raised us a strong and powerful son, not even I can do anything to him he added on

placating her even further until his hot-tempered wife cooled down.

Ziesoo and Taekwon almost fell through the portal when it reopened into the middle of the living room

where the others had already gathered preparing to go

Woah! easy there were you guys being chased or something? Vanessa

said amused catching Taekwon and steadying him while ziesoo caught his balance

you guys made it back safely good Sergio said we are almost ready to leave

thanks, Vanessa taekwon said with a chuckle it was a bit close we almost got caught

caught? what did you guys do exactly? Justin asked from nearby

we stole goodies from the tiger clans warehouse for all of you okay taekwon

you stole it? what if you get us into trouble? anna cried

We snuck around for a good cause ok ziesoo said besides its not like we cleaned them out or anything they got dozens of chest filled with these crystals

unzipping a black backpack a tossed a crystal to Justin who caught it looking at the glowing stone in his hand

these small ones can hold some information for personal use ziesoo said but

we can lift knowledge from the entire library if we want he added pulling out a large long crystal and passing it to Takehiko

who examined it nodding this can work he said I brought backups just in case he said showing him the other two in the bag

and we have some for everyone Taekwon said he began sharing out handfuls of the small crystals to everyone

wow the girls breathed these are so pretty

hey I got an idea Vivian said

she called out one of her tails and pulled some fur from her tails using a cultivation technique

she wove the fur into a necklace and hung the crystals on it like charms

what do guys think she asked holding up her creation

thats, why you're the costume designer of our dance team, anna said proudly that, looks fantastic,

they look like jewelry so it's not noticeable that they are actually storage crystals

she quickly made necklaces for everyone weaving beautiful designs with colorful crystals for the girls and cool looking bracelets with darker colored crystals for the guys

well you kids certainly have some useful and interesting talents

I never imagined fox fur could be used to make jewelry like this Lady Taishen said examing her own necklace that had been

cleverly made from white fox fur from Anna's tails so it looked quite pretty and matched well with

her traditional dress because Vivian had taken the time to choose crystals that matched the colors of her outfit

well traditionally celestial fox fur is known to be able to be woven into other forms with cultivation

it becomes unbreakable if it's woven into things like rope

and especially fabrics become resistant to fire and celestial energy attacks

so our fur can be considered a type of protective coat yuqi said

ah, it makes sense then she said nodding is everyone ready to go? Sergio asked

yes we are everyone said

okay then kids the celestial library is not here in wolf city so we will be traveling by cloud Sergio said

Takehiko picked up Bethany in his arms as the group left the tower via the balcony