Uncovering and Destroying III

"Not so quickly!"

I open my eyes wide as a loud Thunder rips open the black sky

I jump down the man before kicking him in his back, he turns around and reaches for his sword, coming back up

"That will be useful..."

He charges for an attack, I move to the side reaching out my tied hands to where the sword hit, the blade cuts open the ropes and slightly wounds my wrists too

-Kgh...-

I reach to remove the bend over my mouth and jump on the man stealing his sword, with just one move he's disarmed

-So weak without your God feeding you, uh?-

He growls

-Where is the other man?-

He doesn't reply and just rise his fists

-Tell me!- I burst out along an another thunder rumbling above

His eyes flicks to one side for an instant

-Well... Thank you- I smirk before sending the sword through his heart and running away

...

I reach a group of men walking silently through the wood, one of them incredibly tall and muscular has Qin Luo over his shoulder...

I take out my knife and get as near as possible, before throwing it toward one of the men who falls on the ground catching the attention of the others.

With the distraction I come out of my hiding spot and reach to decapitate one of the other men from behind with the stolen sword...

The blood gushes out splashing on my cheek but it feels cold, too cold...

But I don't have enough time to concentrate on it as the other men turns to face me, taking out their swords

The tall one laughs

-Is this man what you want?- his voice is roaring and growling, reminding me of the sound of a pig

-How cleaver...!- I mock him

He laughs again before putting down Qin Luo with a loud tud and stretch out fully standing... He could be 7 Chǐ (2,3m) or more!

I backwalk a bit trying to lead them away from Qin Luo's unconscious body

-You scared now? To think you were playing all cool just a moment before hahaha! But I can't blame you! Not everyday you see something like me!-

-Something?- I ask having a moving more steps behind

-I am the Boar King!-

-Oh now I see why you look like a pig-

-Ehy! You shouldn't play with what you can't handle!- he rolls his axe in his hands -Who do you think to be little girl?!-

-Well... I'm glad you asked...-

I walk a bit more behind until I'm satisfied enough -Others call me The War Goddess-

-Wait... You are...!- his expression drops making me laugh

-So you have heard about me... Well it was me indeed who destroyed your base and stole your God-

-You... She...!- he tries to call for his companions

-Tz... Boring- I turn serious before jumping up, falling on his back, penetrating his head with the blade of the stolen sword...

The scream he makes penetrate my brain and even manage to wake up Qin Luo who blink twice, looking in my direction confused

-Don't stand there like an idiot!- I yell toward him.

The Boar man wiggles making me lose balance a bit, I jump off and hit my blade against his attacking axe, before noticing one of the men sneaking away... I roll around myself dodging the axe once again, before throwing the whole sword against the running man...

The sword roteate passing near Qin Luo, who gasps in surprise, and goes into the man's chest piercing through the other side with a squirting sound

-Tz! What a stupid little woman! Now you are in disadvantage giving up your weapon for just a weak man- he laughs

My eyes check the surroundings as I notice the earth tremble slightly and the grass bending in a circular motion

-Are you sure?-

-What did you say?- he bends foward -Ah! Hahahaha! You are clearly weaponless and completely alone!-

-Oh Indeed I am without an actual weapon... But at disadvantage? Mmhn no-

-What...?-

-LIUTENANT, RUN!- I yell to Qin Luo

-Burn- I smirk to the Boar before jumping away the moment a lighting struck right where the group of men are, I land beside the running Qin Luo and grab him before jumping further away and start running as far as possible before the ground becomes dangerous

...

-Just... What happened?- he asks catching his breath

-You should tell me, how did they found you? You were supposed to hide-

-I don't know! I was hiding but then I just somehow fell asleep even if I wasn't sleepy or anything, and woke up to see you fighting with that... Thing-

-It was a narcoleptic then-

-A what?-

-A sleeping drug-

-Oh... But I swear I was hiding properly, I didn't even felt them approaching-

-I can understand why you didn't notice the big one since he's not fully human... But the others...? Nevermind now, what's done is done.

Now you understand why I didn't want to take you with me on that base at least-

-I'm... Sorry-

I shake off his words -Anyway, I found their base-

-Really?!-

-Lower your voice... But yes, I just need to go check something to be completely sure-

-Oh let's g... Uhm- he stops in the middle of his sentence

-Of course you will come with me... It's dangerous already enough, I shall not leave you alone ever again- I sigh

-Oh yeah... By the way, that lightning... Was it you?-

-I honestly don't know... Maybe?-

-If you really could control them it would be so useful on the battlefield...-

I roll my eyes -Let's just get going, we lost our horses and I would like to get some sleep before tomorrow-

-Sure m'am-

We hide on a higher level of the deformed side of the mountain...

-Here-

-Here...? But there's nothing...-

-There's nothing... Apparently-

-What's that supposed to mean?-

-Follow me and don't make a sound-

I bend down walking at the same level of the ground with Qin Luo right behind me...

I hide behind a big stone and search for a small rock on the ground catching the man's attention.

I push the rock, making it roll on the ground and after a few meters it disappears as the extremely dark surroundings buzzes

Qin Luo jaw drops in confusion and he come closer, whispering right beside my ear

-Do you seriously want to ride a whole squadron into this thing?-

I nod

-But this is not... Of the human world-

I smirk turning to face him -I know, let's head back now-

...

He seats down at the table, gulping lots and lots from the alcohol bottle

-Why whenever you are around things get bad?-

-What if I wasn't around, you should ask...-

-We would be just having a "normal" war-

-With a loss after another yeah...

And just to be more precise... You would have all died in two days, so your welcome-

-But... How...?! Gods, Monster, weird drugs, kidnapping, light sucking barriers... Elemental manipulation!

I'm starting to think this is not a normal war afterall... There must be a reason behind all that's happening... And behind you being here-

-What do you mean?-

-I don't know either, but to think someone like you exists and can help us overcome such a mysterious war is not a coincidence...-

I seat beside him, refusing the bottle he offers me

-I hope you are wrong... It's too cruel to think it was meant to be-

-I hope so too-