Going Far

Srriinggg... The golden Magia and the magic circle are fading. Now they arrived at a land ruled by the Shapeshifter clan. Clans who are adept at transforming into any animal they want. Their physical characteristics are their hair and eyeballs that tend to be in dark color. There were two feathers on their heads. Black feathers that look like owl ears. It was the fur on their heads that differentiated their clansmen in disguise from real animals.

Because of Mavr Lykos is a kingdom that tends to have humid and foggy weather, they like to wear layered robes with a hood. Keeps the cold air from hitting the skin directly and keeps them warm.

"Uhm.. is it really cloudy or is it late in the evening or is the sky always like this?" Erick asked while looking up at the sky and was surprised because it seemed like it was going to rain. The smell of the humid air tricked his smell.

"Indeed, the sky is always like this.. it's quite bright, you know.. where is the arrow pointing?" Damian answered shortly who then asked Andrew who standing beside him.

“Erm... th.. there.. is that a cave? Why it looks so small.. " Andrew replied while repeatedly confirming the direction of the Broken Compass arrow.

"Yes, it's a cave.. I can see a narrow path in it.. anyone want to accompany me to go in there? Those who aren't afraid of the dark, spiders, and bats huh..” Shapeshifters wield the elements of darkness and fog, making their eyesight better as they get used to it.

"What are you joking about? Come on, my earthbending magic will be useful to pave the way..” Peter stepped forward, as Chaldene's number one knight entering a narrow cave wasn’t a big deal for him.

"Wait Peter, I'll lend you my night vision... with this I can watch over you at the same time..

One pride, two believes, three senses, four claw marks.. Our King David.. lend a blessing to your son.." Adryan walked over and rubbed Peter's eyes with his thumb. Peter had wanted to refuse but it seemed that Adryan's words were true. Peter's eyes previously dark brown coloured, then turned into light brown, and his eyeline became black and thick like Adryan's.

"your spell was long enough huh.."

"it's the same"

"mm.. my eyesight is getting a bit weird, I’ll borrow it for now, Adryan .." Peter staggered a little after being lent Adryan’s eyesight. Some of the colours he saw became different. He could even see the stripes on Adryan's face and Erick's back even though before his eyes their bodies were smooth. Siren's signature purple tattoo on Andrew's arm also reveals other details and looks even more beautiful.

Peter and Damian entered the narrow cave. Moist and a bit slippery. The deeper you go, the darker and harder the cave gets.

“Treading steps, sighing breaths, flapping robes, clanging swords.. Our mother Eve.. protect your so--”

SLIP..!! Peter almost fell because he stepped on the wet ground.

"Careful..!!" if Damian didn't hold on to him maybe his pants were already wet from falling.

"heheh.. sorry" Peter seems a bit out of focus because he's been casting spells and shifting rocks with his magic.

“...I didn't expect Adryan to have this kind of ability. So this is what it feels like to be able to see in the dark like Beasts..." Peter began to be amazed by the abilities of the Beasts. Although not as bright as Beast's eyesight, Damian was quite able to see clearly in the dark.

"But to be honest, are you still scared of him?"

"Not at all.. hehe"

I kinda like him now. The way he jokes and how he cares for me.. I even like the smell of a cat that smells from him.. when we first met, I was really scared.. I was afraid his claws would tear us apart instantly..

besides Adryan I'm also afraid of Erick and Ryota, but.. Ryota only looks like a child in his adult body.. Erick also looks calm and doesn't scare us as much as possible.. I also didn't believe you because you looked arrogant with your fierce face"

"Hey I want you to be honest but not blunt huh. My face has been like this since I was born."

"Hahaha, right.. we need time to get to know each other and get used to each other. As for Nathanael, I'm jealous of his handsome face. Even though Andrew is a Siren, he has his own way of solving problems. The myth of 'Siren is a swindler' disappeared as soon as I saw his figure” Peter spoke beside Damian with a smile. His way of speaking is now relaxed.

"Ah I know, the myth that says Siren like to sing with their beautiful voices and invites sailors and fishermen to come over and swallow them to the bottom of the sea, right? I also can't believe it when I see our Andrew now.” Damian also enthusiastically replied to Peter's chat.

"What about Cyrus? Have you ever heard rumours about Pixy?”

"Not really.. as far as I know they are a moon worship clan that masters the spring element. Other than it, I don't know that much."

"But if I can be born again, I want to be a Pixy.. their wings are really beautiful.. and I heard them chanting magic by singing you know..."

"serious? So far we haven't seen Cyrus cast magic huh.. I'm so curious..”

They did not feel they walked long enough down the cave while talking. Countless stones Peter split and moved to pave the way. Damian who was walking behind him was keeping Peter's steps while looking left and right looking for the Gate of South key that might be tucked away among the rocks.

".. we should have borrowed the Broken compass, I'm afraid we missed the key.. where are we going to walk through this cave" Peter started to complain. His legs began to feel sore and his Magia began to erode.

"You're right.. wanna come back and borrow it from Andrew?"

"Nope,

DDRR… KRAAKK..!!! behind the stone there is a rather wide space where you can see a key decorated with Onyx stuck in a large rock.

"Ah finally.. That's it..!!" Peter approached the key and immediately pulled it out of the rock where the key was stuck.

"Come on, let's get out of here.." Damian asked as he stepped back.

Suddenly... DRRRR.... the whole cave shook as the key was pulled out. The rocks in the cave began to shake and crumble.

"EARTHQUAKE..!!! RUN..!!!!!" Peter immediately grabbed Damian's hand and tried to escape as quick as possible.

"YOU ARE AN EARTHBENDER.. CAN'T YOU STOP THIS?"

“THIS CAVE IS TOO FAR IN THE GROUND.. TOO DANGEROUS…” Peter was quite agile even though his body was a bit slimmer than Damian's.

"SERIOUSLY..??" Damian also took the initiative to change his form into something suitable in that situation...

"HAH?! A MOUNTAIN GOAT..???"

"YES..!!! TRUST ME..!!!" Damian transformed into a mountain goat with jet black hair with sturdy horns and strong legs.

Peter immediately jumped onto Damian's back.

"WHY MOUNTAIN GOATS??"

"WHAT ELSE?? BEAR? BIG BUT SLOW.. HORSE? CAN IT RUN IN THIS CAVE? BIRD? WHAT KIND OF BIRD CAN BE RIDE...???" Damian ran as fast as he could. Peter, who was riding him as best he could, directed his friend to run away from the slowly crumbling rocks. Damian's footsteps produced dust that flew and collided with the rocks that seemed to want to bury them.