SACRIFICE NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN

Gone deep into the forest my mind finally relax, Being out of harm's way feels so good, retreated to one end of the carriage pulled by a tamed beast I shot my eye to cultivating peacefully, with no noise or disturbance, feels so great.

Silver and Layla sat opposite each other giving one another a death stare for a while till but decided its useless, minding their own business and going into cultivation too, Joe and David became the best peer in the carriage chatting about the possible things they would experience once they made it to the academy happy.

The principal did a great job pointing out a few outstanding features the academy has that got a young blood pumping, I too for one would have been so thrilled to talk about them feeding my imagination with that thought.

Reality isn't that easy for me, I got to make a breakthrough soon else those two wouldn't mind igniting the woods for my funeral, trust me I would want to experience a second death, and definitely not from consummation.

Halfway through my peaceful cultivation, that peaceful moment ended with a voice grumbling in my ear "are you some sort of trouble magnet or what, gosh you just have a way of attracting problems around you"

It was kaloan's voice and he seems pissed off, I scan those around me, finding nothing different from the way it was before I start cultivating.

"Not down here brat, outside, I can feel malicious intent shot at you and well-hidden energy surrounding your location, though they are good at bidding, it is nothing before my sight".

Those words brought the fear I thought I have overcome back, the only people I knew would want to come after me right now is the magic association, wince isn't around and silver is right before me, that leaves the only other opponent to be them

Relaxing my mind a bit remembering we were been escorted by two great mage rank mages I ease my tension but wouldn't sit back to watch how things play out, from kaloan's words they are bidding and are pretty good at it, if not for him being a dragon am guessing he won't have felt it

In other words, the great mage rank mages haven't noticed it either since the ride is still going smoothly, if it were a saint rank mage, the case would have been different.

"How do I draw them out" if they don't want to come out, waiting for a perfect time to sneak attack us, I might as well give them a sneak surprise that will draw them out.

"Leave that to me, just be strong enough to handle the aftermath, you are too weak to use the skill am about to use and used it well too".

"Fine by me, what do I have to do" my resolute was strong, there is no doubt I want to live rather than die in some wild forest.

"Focus your attention on the runes on your sea of consciousness, free your body and leave the rest to me" I did just that, appearing in my sea of consciousness, I sat cross leg in a meditation manner and let my mind lose.

Immediately I did that, the runes under me gave a bright light that enveloped me, sending my consciousness to some kind of dark space with a wide TV projection sight right in front of me, one I could see everyone sitting on the carriage with me formerly.

Inside the carried an intense aura burst out of my body startling everyone in the carriage and the great mage rank expert outside, the air around me cause them all to shiver in fright as my pupils had turned orange with a slit iris.

A mighty scream left my mouth with flame accompanying that scream pouring out of my mouth burning the carriage rooftop, a spectacle scene to behold but who got that time, huge flame ball had been conjured in my hands already and shot upward going as high as the forest canopy.

Those hiding marvel at such precision and control of the flame, no energy licking out, that marvel soon turns into horror when the flame ball split into several small piece up in the air rushing towards their direction at an amazing speed.

Explosions rang out in different places within the forest, with that explosion the exposure of the enemy that had perfectly been lurking within the darkness like predators waiting for prey.

This development alerts the great mage expert into action, right when one of them was to make a move to attack one of the enemies approaching seeing his cover has been blown, he got a sharp stab to his back right where his heart is positioned.

Turning he could see his second had condensed a wind blade and had stabbed him, he became confused till all the pieces start falling in place, no one would have known about their plans except someone had ratted them out.

Secondly, he now knew why this fellow insisted on assisting him, begging to join in the escort, it was all a setup, "why?" Using his last breath he enquires why an old-time friend would betray him.

"The offer is too alluring to reject, an offer that will see me through to the saint realm, what is the life of those worth brat compared to that, at most they will get to the peak of the great mage realm, who knows they might even be stuck at mage realm" pulling his wind blade away from his heart causing more blood to spill.

"Sorry man, you are just a casualty in this mess, but I promise to look after your little son like he was my own" with that said he decapitate the other giving him a quick death.

Everything played right in front of everyone, staying in that dark place watching everything happen I lost all hope of escape, I could already see my life flashing before my own eyes, and the best I could do is kill myself before being taken to that torture of an association.

How which my body could listen to me, I heard my voice screaming at the other to get behind him, this voice sounded like ms but yet had a deep tone, I didn't need to think much to understand what is happening, kaloan in control of my body and am guessing he wants to do everything within his power to get us out of here

Next, I saw a sea of flame before me, a couple of the enemies slashed in half with flame whip filled with qi, and other amazing fits I can't pull with the little energy I got within me were been displayed, I must commend this guy sense of battle, over half the enemies had already been dealt with

"He is weakened out, everyone attack together, he does have much energy left" the one leading the group pointed out, causing round two of various attacks to rain our direction.

"Damn it, this fellow is too weak, I can't continue, the best I can do is escape, leaving the other to fate" kaloan voice echoed in the space am in, before I could refuse his plan I saw someone I knew too well dash in front of the view.

He turned and smiled at me bitterly "you've been the best brother I ever have, I never regretted it any day and I still didn't regret my choice even now" Joe's face full of mixed emotions stood before me, emotions of joy, pain, pity and more.

"Just promised me when you get strong enough you can teach the bastard a good lesson for me" without giving me a chance to reply, that is if I could even reply he screamed at us to get away from here as he circulated his manager in a reverse path within his body blowing himself up.

I was screaming like mad telling my body to stop, wanting to save my friend, I don't know if it was just me or because of the body I merge with but I have come to take Joe as my blood brother, but my body wasn't listening to me.

Instead, he picked up Layla and silver like a piece of paper dashing far away from the oncoming explosion, David following not too far behind, I watch my friend blow himself up creating a mushroom effect show.

Tear flow down my eyes, and pain I couldn't explain envelop me, that is a friend I have come to know to be a brother, one that always stood by me, reminding me tomorrow will always be better, tomorrow holds great things for us.

All this trial we are going through is just for now, tomorrow will stand at the top of our pinnacle drinking and laughing over the humiliation we have to go through to make it where we are right now.

Tell those who found themselves in a similar situation as us, there is hope for tomorrow all you need do is be strong

Now I won't be able to drink that drink with him, or have that good laugh with him, all I can do is engraved the good memories we had in my heart never forget it, never let go, never fail, let his death go unpaid for.