Chapter 16: Marching Forward

In a field, filled with various Beasts.

"Escape!!" A man with pointed ears shouted, running with a girl on his back.

"Hurry!" She stood on his shoulder, balancing well, she put her hand on her head and looked at the distance, "The horde is coming closer!"

"Easy for you to say! Your brother specialises in wind!" A boy with donkey features screamed, he's scarf fluttering in the wind. "Rose Head! Buy me some time!"

"I wonder how you are still alive.. " A woman with red hair and Ruby eyes glared at him angrily, as she grabbed the axe that was strapped on her back. "Fire wall!" She yelled, striking it into the soil, as a 1 meter wide long fire wall shot to the sky.

Donkey Boy stopped running, as he untied his scarf. Throwing it into the sky, "Come forth! Blue bird! XL size!"

"I have a name!" A high pitch voice sounded, as a blue bird came out from the scarf, "Rain is still behind." It spoke, as Donkey boy extend his hand.

"She should be fine." He shrugged, as the bird landed on his hand.

"Hey! Enough with the chit chat!!" The woman yelled.

He closed his eyes, as he passed his mana to the bird.

It quickly fly up as it grew in size, it flew over to the woman, picking her up with its beak, throwing her up to its back as the flame wall stopped burning high, leaving a trail of flame on the ground.

The bird quickly flew to the Donkey boy who was wiping his sweat. It did the same, as it flew to the siblings duos.

"Who told us to come here again!?" The man asked, folding his arms in anger.

"The boss." The girl replied, as she stood on the bird back, extending her arms.

"I never knew the beast territory is so dangerous. If I knew, I would never have brought us here." The donkey Boy tone became serious.

"Let's just complete the mission." The woman sighed, "I don't even know. Is the boss okay in his mind?"

"I'm running out of mana." The bird spoke, as the Donkey boy quickly injected more mana.

"Rain is back!!" The girl spoke, pointing at the cloud of dust.

In the cloud of dust, a girl with ordinary looks ran. She have brown hair and eyes, wearing a grey jacket as her right seelve is fluttering in the wind like there isn't an arm.

"Yo! Come up!" The woman shouted, extending her hand.

A faint energy line was spread to Rain, as she jumped towards it.

Her right arm suddenly shot out a dense energy arm, grabbing the faint energy line and absorbing it, as she went up.

"Why did you all leave me there!??!" She felt like crying, "Betrayal..."

"I ran from danger." The man said.

"His my ride." The little girl said, pointing to him.

"He stole my books." The donkey Boy said, pointing to him.

"I'm sorry." The woman lowered her head.

"I was forced to teleport here." The bird said, as it flew higher.

"Justin. I will burn your cape if you do this again." Rain said, fire burning in her left hand.

"Yeek!" He said, before he crossed his arms tighter, "I said I will join. But if there's any danger, I'm running away from it."

"Such a p*ssy." The woman yawned, "How did you get recruit again?"

"As long as I'm alive. It doesn't matter." He sticked his tongue out, as he turned around.

"Rain, can you supply mana to the bird now?" The Donkey Boy asked, his head filled with sweat.

"Mm." She nodded, as they switched control.

"Rain mana is still purer." The bird said, flying faster.

"She's raised by the forest guardian, so duhh." Justin said, as he quickly shank his head into his chest. Feeling the two dense death aura.

"Say that about my sun and I will push you down." The Donkey Boy said, grabbing his scarf tightly.

"Say something about the forest, I will be sure that your soul will burn forever." The woman said, holding her axe.

But the two quickly stopped, seeing Rain with her knee tucked to her chest, looking behind.

"Sorry." Justin apologized.

"Brother mean." The little girl hit her brother arm.

"Rain.." The Donkey Boy said, sitting beside her. "Remember why we are here." He also looked back, "We are going to be stronger." When he said that, her head fell on his shoulder.

"She is too exhausted, mentally." The woman said, grabbed her and putting her safer towards the centre, before grabbing a blanket from her storage space.

"Her mana is still supplying." The bird spoke, as it slowed down.

"Are we going to tell her?" Justin asked, his gaze shining coldly, looking behind.

"No. She can't handle the guardian death. How could she handle knowing, what is happening?" The donkey Boy said, "She will just get herself kill trying to stop fire from burning a forest. We also can't stop it. Lead..the former leader. His growth, is too strong."

"We can only. March further on." The woman said, looking forward again. The rest also looked forward, only to see flying beast. "No matter how, torn it is. Let's build the path forward, if it's missing the steps!"

Lightning gathered on her axe, as she shot it forward, "Battle formation!" She took command, as the rest got ready for battle.

"Noise insulation!" The little girl said, as a barrier covered Rain.

March on.