16 A PECULIAR TEAM

argos: well, I'm going to take a tour of the area, so you stay in charge until I return

Kuro only nodded at Argos's words and then saw how the minotaur was marked and lost sight of him.

kuro: well it's already a bit far. "I hope I'm not crazy...you hear me...hey you! Are you there?.....it seems like it was just a dream"

???: "Of course I can hear you, I'm not deaf, I was just asleep. What's wrong?"

kuro: "I want to ask you several things, but first of all, what's your name?"

???: "I have many names, so much so that I don't even remember my real name....but you can call me...excalibur"

kuro: "like the legendary sword? .... no thanks"

???. "in that case give me one"

kuro: "mmmm....what do you think...hinoken"

???: "and that name"

kuro: "being a sword and controlling fire a little, that name seemed unique to me"

hinoken: "it's perfect.....what are the questions you have"

kuro: "what happened to those gentlemen?"

hinoken: "if you mean because you were able to cut his attacks and return them with more force it is simple, it is an ability so to speak of the sword"

kuro: "wait, aren't you the sword?"

hinoken: "I'm more like a kind of soul trapped in here, apparently only you have been able to talk to me, since the other carriers didn't have the same opportunity to talk to me"

kuro: "I see and why could I use that strange magic, knowing my condition?

hinoken: "I don't know very well, but it seems that the magic that the sword absorbs cannot retain itself, so it is passed on to the wielder to use at her pleasure." (I still can't tell you the whole truth)

kuro: "but it seems strange to me that he used that magic to set my hands on fire and not as an attack itself"

hinoken: "I'm also surprised, but even though I've been inside this sword for so long, I don't know the secrets it hides, since it's the first time I act with a bearer like this after so long"

kuro: "after so long?"

hinoken: "as I already told you I'm trapped in this sword so before I was here its first bearer would surely have done some things with it until I got here"

kuro: "so it seems"

hinoken: "it seems that time is over ... but we will have time to talk about everything we can"

When he finished speaking, Kuro felt someone touch his shoulder so he opened his eyes to see who it was. surprised to see argos behind him.

argos: time to wake up mate

That was how Kuro realized that it was already beginning to be day.

kuro: did you sleep all night?

argos: like a baby. It seems that you were too tired after the fight and I understand you, so don't worry, I was alert all night.

After that little talk, the girls woke up so they both said good morning to Kuro, who answered the girls' greeting and then Tamy began to make breakfast, which happened between laughs.

At the end, everyone began to pack their things to be able to continue on their way, so now the 4 are ready to say goodbye.

kuro: I think our paths separate here.....

argos: it seems....

Neither of them wanted to look at each other's faces, since although they spent a few hours together, they felt comfortable with each other's presence as if they were brothers, in addition to their stories being similar, so they connected even more, one with the other. other.

silvy: they look like two little kids who don't want to say goodbye to their best friend

tamy: it seems that they formed a great friendship in such a short time

Silvy: I just hope you take good care of yourself, Tamy, and above all, that you take good care of Kuro. I already have enough with a rival, I do not want more

The succubu's words made Tamy blush. since during the night they spent together, silvy let him know her feelings towards kuro and that she is in love with him, which is very good in many ways, but mainly in two, the first is that it is a real love and not forced so it would be a nice relationship and the second is that with this, elves and humans could once again have an alliance or good relationship with humans through a marriage between these two.

argos: just be careful, because bandits or hitmen can be found along the way

kuro: you also take care, since I will not be here this time to save you

Silvy: MY GOD! This is not a goodbye, also now that I think about it, they have to reach the kingdom of the elves, right?

kuro: yes that is the main mission

silvy: and what do you think if we accompany them, so we kill two birds with one stone, since you would deliver Tamy safe and sound, in addition to having rescued two members of the alliance

kuro: it's not a bad plan...we would be like an improvised team

Tamy: that's a good idea

argos: what do they say? accept?

kuro/tamy: OF COURSE YES!

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that's how this makeshift team was formed. having as members a minotaur, a succubus, an elf and a human.

.......just remember that danger is always around the corner and stalking its prey like a bloodthirsty animal.......

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on the other hand with the leader of the knights.

The man finds himself arriving at the human kingdom totally tired after spending hours walking to be able to escape from his rivals.

He arrived at the castle so he immediately went to Captain Cold's office to give him his report on the situation.

When I reach the office door I knock on it three times.

cold: COME IN!

that was a code to know who was knocking on the door and why they were coming.

With the captain's permission, the leader opened the door and then went into the room and closed the door.

cold: but look how you are

the appearance of the leader was not the best of all, since too much sand could be seen on his armor, besides being dirty and very sweaty.

cold: what happened to the mission? And where are your men?

Leader: That's what I've come for.....during the early morning we suffered an attack to which we couldn't respond, so all my men ended up dead, in addition to freeing the prisoners

cold: DAMN!, this was supposed to be a big blow for the revolution and the alliance, but it was more than clear that they would try to free them

???: that was known from the beginning ..... that's why he had to send me to do this job captain

that cold voice without feeling resounded throughout the room, in addition to the fact that the bearer of it is hidden.

leader: they didn't send you because they only use you to clean their hands.....demon