Nathan's vines were losing up as they remind without resistance so he stopped moving to which Alice followed it, Naya with her blank eyes observed the surrounding thinking about a way to make this plant go to sleep or something she didn't know how but she can feel that the plant is angry "siii ahhh" furrowing her eyebrows at the scratch she is getting.
the plant's thorns are injuring her making her bleeding excessively it made her irritated "if I die you will also die" hoping for the mysterious figure to help her since he is inside her he has to have a connection with her.
but all that she heard was a chuckle in her mind.
" yummy, so Tasty" she heard a childlike voice in her head unlike the other profound voice widening her eyes and searching for the source of the voice but there was no one while Naya was perturbed by the sudden arrival of the other unknown being the group, on the other hand, was having a before death confessions party.
"NATHAN!!! I can't die here I didn't even touch a girl I am still a virgin" Allen begins sobbing and shouting making the most unexpected face, the other members of the group never saw him in this state he was freaking out " I am a good man why is it always the good guys that have to die WHYYYY?!", Nathan twitched his mouth at his last moment confessions, on the other hand, the most silent person in the group begin taking actions he pulled out an object from his pocket and begins chanting some inaudible words while the air around them started forming a vortex "is he a magician?" Naya watched him curiously the moment he throws the object a gleaming light filled the area blinding the group and Naya, flames banded with the wind slowly forming a giant serpent that surpassed the plant's hight "siiiittthhhh" his hiss made them shudder it emanated a cold vibe it was a red giant flammable python.
" go" was the only word that he had made it out this far, the serpent slithered toward the plant, firing flame-like scales from his supposed to be skin, projecting fireballs while eating the vines it was a beautiful scene, the plant emanated a pale green gas slowly spreading through the air "it's my turn to shine" Allen shouted it seemed that he had sobered from his crazy-state he chanted a few words and the wind got strong it was circling the gas and condensing it into a circular sphere while the python was still battling with the man-eating plant.
after a while she felt that the vines dropped to the floor she falls to the ground smashing her injuring to which it made her groan, scars filled her body already from the cliff fall to the tiger's incident and now the plant's thorns!! "how troublesome, did you know this would happen?" asking the mysterious one "little girl you need some training to burn that fat I'm already a considerate person thinking about a way to slim you down" a vein appeared in her forehead who did say that she is having a problem with being fat?.
while talking with him she heard " hello miss, do you need some help? " a hand-stretched to her face she looked at the person with cold eyes she didn't understand why this group of people wanted to tag along with her forcefully all that she wanted is to get near the city but these group kept pestering her from the moment that they saw her.
getting up without paying any attention to the youth his hand stood hanging in the air with an embarrassed look still, he continued introducing the group "miss I am Nathan this is Allen, the silent one is Evered and the two girls are sisters this is Isabel and the little one is Alice.
facing her stoic face made him feel flustered even though he kept a friendly face she did not react as if he was air, and it was until this moment that he saw her face clearly a dull face with sharp eyebrows her white skin stained with dirt from the journey along with a grey hair that reached the ankle, her appearance was that of when one would meet her, would be easily forgotten given how normal and ugly she was because there were scars in her left face side which made her look horrible to see but what captures the most was her jeweled pale blue eyes they had a mysterious glow as if they were the universe, the silent one had a profound look when he saw her eyes.
seeing that Nathan was spacing out Isabel intervened " you better be grateful fat girl Evered saved you along with us otherwise you would be dead, HUMPHH" she scoffed.
she didn't know why but the girl in front of her made her feel fear deep down.
"don't be like that sister maybe she is afraid from the incident " Alice get close to Naya putting her hand on Naya's shoulders "don't worry it's over now, you can come along with us, where are you heading to ?" are they thinking that I am afraid, Hahhaha what a joke Naya thought while watching their comedy show she slapped Alice's hand from her shoulder she doesn't like people to touch her Alice stood stupefied at the action after a moment of silence Allen tried pacifying the situation "yes, you can come with us we are a mercenary group, after all, we are heading to capital" placing his dagger in its sheath.
" mercenary?" raising her eyebrow and smiling faintly since you invited me why would I decline the offer "OK" she murmured "then this settles it" Nathan smiled with that they head out of the field, unbeknownst to her a small vine entered her large sleeve stealthily.
"ARGHHHH I am tired " Allen lied to the ground with a puphh putting his arms behind his head as a cushion to relax" spending a full day searching for this tunnel discharged my whole stamina"
complaining about a full-day of efforts to find the hidden tunnel "don't act like a child, " said Nathan "ahh big brother there is a waterfall nearby we are lucky it's very beautiful" she turned to Isabel and grabbed her hands "ya-yy sister we are going to bath, " Alice said while jumping with joy "mm, let's go Alice" Isabel toke her hand "wait, sister, why not take her with us we can have fun together " Alice headed toward Naya who was sitting and thinking "sister do you want to come with us?" her eyes full of hope Naya didn't understand, this fool duo made her feel disgusted she knew that this white lotus isn't what she seemed to appear as for the other girl even though she was hostile toward her but she was stupid to state facts as it's obvious that this Alice is the one manipulating her.
turning her head to rest "no I'm fine" Alice stood frozen she didn't wait for this cold rejection this never happened before "Ahem, okay as you wish" making the most pitiful face that can make the heart melt "you dumn bitch apologize to Alice, now" Naya looked at them with ridicule in her eyes which made Isabel more furious walking toward Naya "didn't you hear me not only you are ugly and fat even deaf HIHIIHI the heavens really are making fun of you, what bitch yo..".
"SHUT UP" Nathan and Allen shouted together at her, Isabel stunned at their reaction even Alice couldn't believe it they have never shouted at them they were together for four years they went through hardships together even though there were some similar situations still they stood always by their side but this never happened, so Why?.
in seconds Alice knew that the situation isn't in her favor "sister let's go it's okay she just didn't want to join us, let's go" taking Isabel's hands "you are too soft-hearted" wrinkling her eyebrows not accepting such a turn of events giving Naya the famous stare that could rip the protagonist but couldn't, she was unwilling to leave but to make Alice's pitiful face happy she followed to the waterfall.
after a long silence, Nathan apologized "don't take it to heart they are just teenagers and rash " now even he didn't understand why he said that obviously that Naya herself was a teenager but due to her frosty eyes at that moment and the chilling halo that was surrounding her made him warry while she closed her eyes to meditate not caring about the group.
There she was inside her heart lake nothing changed she headed toward the stone top like the last time, indeed the book was there floating above the liquid source shining with a golden and silver colors the book's title was written in an unknown language" how can I understand the cultivation method? if the language is incomprehensible, Touching the book and trying to open it but she couldn't "little girl you have to infuse your tiny energy so that it can approve you as the master" hearing that he appeared "I don't understand the language".
"girl this is the language of the primordial ages it's called Eisash, of course, you wouldn't understand it, do what I told you and stop asking" having said that with a dominating voice while she was fusing her energy to the manual through the air she saw that some invisible chains were twisting around the book, keeping it tight and closed the chains were glowing with a blazing red and purple colors the chains were scorching hot as if they were the magma itself, now she stretched her hand to hold the book, she infused the energy through her hands which was frighteningly painful due to the heat, her hands were shaking from it as if begging to stop this torment but no she has to do so because she wants to become strong! while fusing her energy the chains