Chapter 4

A luxury carriage surrounded with armed men clad in armor rode a black horse having horns that curve gracefully from their foreheads . Within the carriage were four figure sited, two boys and two girls.

The boys having same distinct feature as blue emerald eyes while the girls also held similar feature having red hair and red eyes.

Except for the sound of the horses movement there was a silence. The atmosphere inside the carriage, was awkward. A figure with black and blue hair looked outside the carriage.

A tower floated on the sky it's might reaching the sky. The tower was filled with movements, silhouette appearing and disappearing as circles carved shown with light disappearing in silhouette within.

The boy, Azreal was filled with excitement as the distance got shorter.

After some moments, the group arrived near a circle. The group entered the circle as the circle shown with light, disappearing the figures inside.

The group arrived inside the tower, approached by a man with a physique, staff held in his hand, friendly smile shown on his face.

"Greeting, I am Otis Orbsplitter and I will be your guide for today's expedition", he voiced.

The group nodded at the man as the armed men stayed behind and the four figures were led to a large hall . The hall was filled with people clad in clothing similar to the man with a symbol drawn in the back. The symbol was as if A crescent moon cradling a single large star, bathed in the soft glow of a stylized sun .

There were large crystal which shown with blue light when approached. The mages were casting some magic runes on the large crystal.

The group arrived before a hall, it was empty but one could sense it had abundant mana, in the center a football sized blue crystal was kept floating. The mage approached the crystal ,"Amara kyndra, vaellyn!" he chanted.

After some hand gesture and movements of his finger the mage stopped, Signaling to the excited boy to approach.

Azreal walked and placed his hand on the blue crystal, he had imagined it many times but this could be his first time doing so, he was nervous.

" Inject your mana on the crystal" the mage guided.

Azreal started to pour his mana on the crystal. The crystal shown with a blinding light.

After some moment, the light fade away as the boy was stilling pouring his mana on the crystal.

" That should be enough", spoke the mage awkwardly.

Azreal stopped pouring his mana. The crystal showed the water of the sea , the thunder of the rainy cloud and a light that heals all.

"Whaat! Three elements affinity "The man exclaimed.

He was shocked not only him, everyone in the room was shocked even Azreal no exception, as dual elements holder were rarer and what were triple elements holder? It was not that one couldn't increase their affinity by some methods, that was possible but the forceful elemental affinity wasn't advantageous as the natural, one could use the elements but there understanding and closeness to the elements won't be the same as natural which will require more effort time and resources to progress using such elements.

But then again the people calmed as this wasn't the only time this happened, there were even quartet or quintet elements holder.

Boom!

The crystal ball exploded.

" Not again" the mage shouted, looking at figures in the room he explained "This is common here".

The group left the room as the mage went to report, before departing he suggested " You might as well look around the mage tower before departing".

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The group heed his suggestion as they explored around the mage tower. There were many image painted of famous mages their staff hung by the side of their portrait. There was a training ground around which the mages experimented and perfected their spell.

The blue hair boy and the girl conversed along the way as they laughed and talked with no care to their surrounding.

The miniature figure dashed around causing trouble. Azreal had no choice but to stop her as he didn't want to ruin the atmosphere for his brother, 'cauze it would cost dearly' thought the boy looking at the girl with whom the blue haired boy conversed.

The miniature figure dashed around, stopping for moment her moment fast as the boy found it hard to reach her.

The girl finally stopped, the boy panting reached her. All of a sudden the boy saw the magic circle at the bottom, circle shown with light as a magical power enveloped the two transporting them to another place.

A forest filled with eerie and bloody smell, the trees dyed red with lifeless corpses of 6-7 feet tall and 10-12 feet wide wolfs under their shade as if resting. Compared to the wolfs the visitors seemed tiny and they were.

Upon seeing the corpses Azreal understood whose territory he was in, his heart jumped a bit, beads of sweats dripping unceasingly, fear clouding his judgement and actions as his legs went numb from the shock.

' Dire sled wolfs' , the name of the owner of the territory came in his mind.

Who were dire sled wolfs? They were elites among beasts as they lived in pack their huge figure towering over predators, with their fast and agile movements they tear down their foe without any mercy. Even a team of 3rd star and 4th star armed men wouldn't dare fight these beasts.

When faced with something like a fragile boy who hasn't even reached 1st star fear, couldn't the boy fell fear.' I have just known my elements and I haven't even started my journey, I won't give up' the boy's mind stabling.

He looked at his side seeing the figure he couldn't help but curse in his mind,' Damn this unlucky bitch. All this happened because of this bitch'.

But Elara hadn't recovered from the grief, she was still in shock looking at the corpses, she lost all her playfulness and vigor.

Whoosh!

But even before the boy could even call out to the girl, a whooshing sound could be heard as moments went by the sound got stronger.

The frightened boy looked at the magic circle which had transported him.

' Damn! How does this damned magic circle even work' cursing out in his mind.

Azreal activated the magic ring in his man as a 4 feet long sword materialized. The boy held the sword with both hands and looked wearily around him for any potential danger lurking.

"Mommy ...... Mommy ...." Elara frightened ,shouted.

Azreal heartbeat faster as the whooshing could be heard approaching near.

' This dawn bitch she gave the dire sled wolf our location'.

A large figure jumped out from the woods, it's figure towering the two frightened figure, it's fangs sharp and ready to rip off meats, it's claw's sharp and long, it's eyes bright red and at this moments it was excited as it found it's prey.

The wolf dashed at the girl, but before it would the girl she had already fallen to the ground, her legs numb from fear, before her stood a boy with blue and black hair a 4 feet sword in his hand barely defending from the wolf. A little force from the wolf and the boy was sent flying crashing into the trees.

Blood dripping from his mouth and his body injured, Azreal's elegant face distorted. ' Damn! My left legs and right arms broke and a total of 13 ribs are fractured'.

Taking out a bottle with blue contains the boy drank in one mouthful. Recovering the boy looked finding the wolf enjoying, playing with it's prey.

The boy dashed as he again charged at the wolf. The wolf with it's claw gave a light force and again the boy was covered in another layer of injuries.

'Damn! ' Azreal cursed drinking a healing potion, again dashing at the wolf, wolf enjoying the helplessness of it's prey and it's struggle found it more fun than the scared girl who didn't even move from fear.

Azreal was sent flying crashing at the ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood. The wolf left it's injured prey as it approached the frightened girl, with it's strong claw the wolf ripped off one of her arms, "AHHHHHHH...." a loud scream was heard, taking a bite he ate the full arm in a mouthful and even sparing to glance at Elara .The frightened girl looked at the wolf in horror as it ate her arm. Stopping the blood from dipping the girl started sobbing.

' Yes', Azreal screamed out loud in his mind, dashing at the wolf.

The wolf slammed it's claw with force and Azreal was again sent flying but this time the wolf didn't even look at the boy as it again looked at his prey and started to devour it's different parts with joy.

"Ahhhhhhhhh...", Elara screamed as her dedicate legs were ripped off.

Azreal who was sent flying took out a magic scroll mid-air activating the scroll his speed soared , he crashed a long distance away, his body injured and blooding dripping unceasingly but a smile appeared at the his face.

" I survived" the boy screamed, looking at his surrounding. He found it inhabited by some 5-6 feet and 7-8 feet long wolf with blue skin, but compared to the dire sled wolf these wolf were easy to handle.

Recovering, the boy looked at the group of wolf as if it were his prey.

Meanwhile, in the magic tower there was a commotion as the two figure were running all over the place in search for something, Reaching a group of mage they stopped .

" What happened?" the girl asked.

" The magic circle to the Shadow wood forest stopped functioning and it seemed to have transported a boy and girl there ", the mage anxious replied.

The two's heart shook .