Previously on Protector’s of Worlds:

The male Iguackos, Roin, and Envi battled to determine who would be chieftain in the future. Envi’s arrogance and cockiness proved to be his downfall as his rival dominated him, winning the match.

As Roin was declared the predecessor to Velu, Envi left with disgrace and hatred.

What will happen next? Let’s find out…..

X

While the tribe celebrated the winner of the tournament, Envi returned to his hut. He breathed in and out to calm himself down but proved futile as he flipped his entire bed in rage.

“Roin…..You son of a bitch!!” Envi shouted out with hatred.

His mind kept on playing a loop of the entire fight and how it made his anger toward Roin even greater. He was humiliated by him, not managing to land a single blow, as if he was toying around with him. He thought of different solutions to erase this problem until one idea made him smile.

“I swear to you, Roin. You’ll pay dearly for what you did to me…..”

X

Night has come and the entire tribe has fallen to sleep. In the darkness, a silhouette of a lizardman runs about, moving around quietly while hiding behind huts and making sure no one is around.

With stealth, it arrived at its destination: Roin’s hut!

Poking its head in, it scoured the place until it found Roin in a dark corner of the hut, sleeping peacefully on his bed with his entire body wrapped in a blanket except for his head. Being as quiet as possible, it moved slowly into the hut, moving to a table that had Roin’s necklace on it. Just as it reached for it, it heard the bed move, causing it to freeze like a statue. Looking back, it was just Roin turning over, which gave the silhouette some relief. It quickly grabbed the necklace and silently exited.

Having got what it wanted, the silhouette turns to its other target: Floso’s hut! As it approached the hut, the full moon appeared and shone its light down on the silhouette, revealing it to be Envi Renemi!

Pulling out his knife, he gazed at the hut with killer intent in his eyes before proceeding to it until…..

“Going somewhere?”

The Iguacko stopped in his tracks as the voice that came out of nowhere startled him. He looked behind him and saw Marcel Lamunci leaning against a hut.

“Uh…No…I was…was just……Why are you out here so late?” Envi said in an alarmed state.

“Couldn’t sleep well,” Marcel replied. “Why are you out here?”

“It’s none of your concern, freak,” Envi disrespectfully said as Marcel started to approach him.

“I believe it does, seeing how you just snuck into Roin’s place,” Marcel said which caused Envi’s heart to sink with dread as the human got closer.

Fearing for his life, Envi brought his knife up and attempted to stab Marcel but he quickly grabbed the lizardman's hand before the tip could pierce his flesh. He then gets behind the Iguacko's back in a flash and restrains him, holding both hands behind his back.

“L-Let me go!” Envi said in anger, struggling to break free.

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“No chance of that, friend,” Marcel said.

“Looks like you were right.”

Walking out of the darkness comes Calem, Julie, and……Roin Desen! Envi was stunned by this, he just left Roin’s place and now he’s standing right in front of him, awake and about. The three approached him with looks of contempt on them.

“Wha-Wha…..What is the meaning of this?!” Envi yelled.

X Flashback X

The celebration had come to an end as the tribe members headed back to their homes, as Floso stayed behind to congratulate her lover.

“So, how did I do?” Roin asked her.

“You were perfect. Calm, patient, you didn’t let your anger get the better of you, and your skills were as great as ever.” Floso said. “Congrats, darling.”

“Not just yet,” Roin said as he wrapped his arm around Floso’s waist, bringing her in a little closer. “Once I get permission from your grandfather to marry you, then you can say “congrats”.”

Floso blushes and smiles at the thought as the two lean in for a kiss until…..

“Ahem”

The two paused with wide eyes as they looked to the left and saw the three humans together: Marcel with his hands behind his back on the left, Calem with his arms crossed on the left, and Julie in the middle who her fist close to her mouth. All of them had happy and cheerful expressions on them.

Realizing they were here, the two Iguackos quickly stepped away from each other, laughing with embarrassment while rubbing the back of their heads and arms.

“Sorry for the intrusion, but we came to give good wishes to the winner,” Julie said.

“Oh, um……(coughs)......I appreciate it,” Roin said, getting his act together.

“You did well,” Calem said, complimenting his skills.

“Yeah. My favorite part has to be when you gave the bastard a well-deserved ass-kicking,” Marcel said with delight.

“I take it you’ve met him,” Roin said.

“Uh-huh, and he made quite an impression,” Calem said

“And not a good one at that,” Marcel said.

“Was he rude to you?” Floso asked them

“Rude is an understatement. Disrespectful would be the proper word,” Marcel said.

“Is that so?” Roin asked as the three humans nodded in sync, which got him to think of an idea. “Wanna do a small favor for me?”

“Sure. What is it?” Julie asked as Roin motioned them to come closer as he whispered something to them and Floso.

X Present X

“Roin asked us to be his bodyguards, to see if you were planning anything,” Calem said, “I just didn’t think you would do something like this,”

“Just wait until Velu hears about this,” Julie said

“Right, like he’s gonna believe any of you,” Envi said, mocking them.

“Maybe not them…….” A voice said from the darkness, as a figure walked out and stood beside Roin, revealing it to be Floso. “But he’ll listen to me,”

“Floso?....But-But......How?” A startled Envi asked,

“She was in my place the whole time, pretending to sleep while she watched you,” Roin said.

“T-Then….this whole thing was a…..” Envi stopped as he came to realize……

“Yes…..This was a trap!” Roin said, finishing what Envi couldn’t.

X

“HE TRIED TO DO WHAT?!!!”

In Velu’s hut, Roin and Floso were just telling the old chieftain, who was on his throne, what had happened while Envi stood in the middle with his face looking at the ground with two guards beside him. Calem, Marcel, and Julie were in the corner, watching it unfold.

“As I said, Envi’s plan was to sneak into my home and grab my necklace before proceeding to Floso’s and assassinating her in her sleep. Once done with that, he would leave my necklace behind, making it appear as If I murdered her, having all suspicions fall on me.” Roin explained.

“Floso, is this true?” Velu asked his granddaughter who simply nodded. He looked at the three humans who nodded as well.

After hearing what he just heard, Velu slumped on his throne, trying to accept that Envi thought of such a devilish plan and decided to carry it out. When he did, he grabbed his staff and got up, approaching Envi.

“Do you have anything to say for yourself, Envi?!” Velu shouted

Envi didn’t speak a word. All he did was look at the ground with a frustrated face…..

“Very well, then…..” Velu said as he showed his back to Envi and walked to his throne before stopping and turning his head. “Guards, take Envi away. I’ll decide his punishment for tomorrow.”

Obeying his orders, the guards grab Envi by his arms and drag him away, while he just looks down, not even fighting back.

With that out of the way, Roin, Floso, and the three humans leave the hut and return to their own. Unbeknownst to them, someone or something was watching the whole thing unfold through high-tech binoculars.

“Heh heh……this is just perfect.”

Now that Envi has been captured, what punishment will Velu give to him? Who was the mysterious stranger who saw everything?! Find out in the next chapter!!