At the campsite, the creature was placed in one tent and the little security he had went to town to gather some supplies. The SUV parked not to far off with Rexford closing the tent and moving to address them.
"I don't know why you are right nor do I really care, state your business and be done with it."
"I am Chester, a member of the Greenbear Tribe. We came to talk about the mine with the owner. Can you call him out?" The man kept shades on the entire time and his large physique was intimidating to most people he met. Rexford didn't care in the least as he felt the Mana in the other was not that large. 'This guy seems normal so is it someone in those cursed mines that is in charge?'
Rexford missed some of what he said as he was sizing all of them up.
"No need to call anyone out and if that is all, do leave. This is private property and you are not welcome here." Not liking the situation he wanted them gone. Especially since the creature was something he hadn't checked thoroughly yet. "Don't take another step forward and go back, you have told."
Feeling the presence of the other Battelmages nearby Chester frowned as this was not good for them. He gave Rexford a look like this wasn't over while getting back into the vehicle.
Rexford sent a message to the others that they left and nothing really happened.
As the SUV drove away, it was all well and good since the other Battlemages were getting ready to leave since what they came to do had been taken care of and not much was left for them.
Even they had no idea what the creature was but would check with their school's archived to help determine it. Rexford had no trouble with the idea of selling it but he need to understand what it was to get a good price first.
Pulling out the Nucleus from before, he held it up to the light and found it odd. Images of animals and insects swam around a man that was inside at different times.
'Should I just through it into the Black Gold Vortex or should I wait to understand it more?' Taking the energy inside was extremely difficult and the thing resisted him with a mind of its own. 'Blasted Mini-me is unresponsive and is really turning into something I can't count on.'
Thinking up what to do with it, Rexford attention on the Mine was not that high.
Cracking further into the mine, trouble rose up. Unlike when Rexford went about bulldozing through with his body, the Light produced by him dealt with evil creatures to make it easier.
In this case, dead soldiers and natives that passed started to make it really difficult for those inside. Taking a few of the dead down quickly they weren't ready for the release of the spirits that were stuck attached to their mortal coils.
"Rahhh!" A spirit let out a ghastly wail that cause shivers to run down their spines in the worse way.
Cassandra and Luigi did not even try to fight as they pulled out of the mine immediately to report back. Seeing Black SUV's coming down the road, they were sure the situation before was handled.
The dissection was not the best as Rexford mostly checked it over with his own Knowledge and removed the only thing that benefitted him already. The creature had a Nucleus inside that contained Rich Earthy Mana.
"Well?" Curiosity was quite abundant in those gathered.
"I got nothing." One of the Arcane Cultivators, Walker Prescott had know idea what it was either. As a studier of Ancient Creatures, he was surprised none of his contacts knew what it was either. "Maybe it is a Cultivator that lost it?"
"Hmm... maybe." Having checked it over closer, the skeletal system was different with additional bones and way too many nerve clusters. "...guess we ship it to a lab and let them run tests afterall."
Rexford was about to check on the others but Luigi and Cassandra had returned with their own news. It was important with the frightful look on their faces.
However, the Black SUV people got out and came over despite the fact they were told to leave before. Now they were blatantly trespassing and doing whatever they wanted.
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"We should really talk Mr.Maccabeus," Chester, the lead man of the group said. He was from some tribe or another and was determined to speak with him this time. What could have changed in the last few hours must have been something. "we quite insist."
"Look, you are trespassing and this is a bad time." Rexford moved to intercept but by the looks of it, they caught sight of the creature in the tent. One even tried to go inside past him. Big mistake. "That's it!"
*Fwoosh!* Rexford's punched out using his Qi creating a gust of air. The little impatient person was sent flying back and hit the side of their SUV. The others didn't sit around and move to jump the Champion.
"Guess, we do this the hardway!" Chester put away his shades and visibly grew bigger. An overlay of a bear was around his body that looked composed of energy. "The Greenbear Tribe has been pushed around enough!"
"They are about to lose another member today!" Prescott dropped tonfa's from his sleeves as he coated them with his family's mana-style battle arts. "Should have known you came to steal the finding!"
Luigi and Cassandra jumped the remaining man as Chester went against Prescott. Rexford dealt with the impatient person who pulled free of the SUV. Turned out to be a woman who did the same as Chester and overlayed a bear-made energy around herself attacking.
"Grrraa!" The bear woman growled fiercely as her eyes were bloodshot and tinged with green energy. Swiping at Rexford like a bear would salmon going downstream.
Dodging the strike, Rexford felt the energy give off the same feel as the creature when it attacked. Just a slight difference in its quality. Dodging the much slower cultivator he delivered a high kick directly to the jaw.
The bear woman only took a few steps back before charging back at him. Even stronger than before as the overlay of energy increased with the visual of a bear becoming more prominent.
"Tch!" Jumping over the bear woman, Rexford gathered his Qi and stuck directly at the spine with his Mana infused into his palm. "The hell!" His palm bounced off and felt like he hit against a solid mass of titanium.
Landing a few feet away, the bear woman didn't even turn to pursue him but charged into the tent. Going straight for the creature. That got rid of the notion Rexford had that she was mindless in this state.
Just extremely confident in her abilities apparently to get what she wanted out.
Pissed, Rexford pushed the Black Gold Vortex and his entire cultivation with it. His body started pulsing gold as the conflict between using his Qi and Mana vanished on the spot.
"Get back here!" Shouting, a silhouette of two hands appeared mirroring his action of reaching out and grabbing. The bear woman was grabbed on both sides and pulled out of the tent forcefully. "Hah!"
With a forceful motion of slamming, the bear woman was thrown to the ground brutally with no regard if she lived or not. The thick energy-like fur that was protecting hair dimmed greatly and started to shrink.
"Grroo!" Groaning like a beast, the bear woman stood up out of the hole she made wobbly. Wanting to continue, she jumped out towards the creature on the table barking out a grunt of some kind. "Ooah ah!"
Chester, went into a frenzy attacking Prescott with the pressure of a furious bear concerned for it's child. Pressed back, Chester had to switch to a purely defensive and evasive style of fighting.
Luigi and Cassandra had the upper hand and were about to be done with their opponent but the cry out from the one woman renewed his strength that surpassed what he used before.
Most likely a bloodline ability that allowed a drastic increase in power. What the cost would be could be a number of things. His hulking size and image of a bear far surpassed that of the other two.
"What the hell is going on with that body?" Rexford jumped over to help Luigi and Cassandra. The creature's body was not worth their lives especially since he had know idea what it was. "Damn monster!"
Prescott had his hands way too full to even try to mount some type of offensive, he didn't even pursue when his opponent broke away. A swipe that he tried to block cut threw his Tonfas with ease and even cut his forearms badly.
They were just not prepared for such an encounter. But their opponents didn't have the means to take them down either.
The bear woman snatched the body up and left with Chester. Leaving the SUV behind for the other person or not caring in the least about it.
"Damn you!" Rexford had clasped his hands together smacking the back of the head of the man bear that stalled them. The silhouette of hands kept appearing and reappearing periodically during the fight. "Why couldn't I just have a nice trip and earn some money!"
As if to piss him off further, the remaining enemy turned directly towards him and hacked up a giant ball of fur with food inside of it. It shot out faster than a bullet and stinks to high heaven.
Rexford recovered from it, but the smell caused his mind to go foggy. So pissed once he pulled himself out, he threw up actual blood in rage and disgust. He had never been so humiliated in his life and that was saying something.
*Ping!* An undescribable break took place within him as Rexford broke the force of suction the Mini version of himself inside was doing and gained full control of the power it had been using all this time. Breathing heavily as his own power returned, his hands moved in a way as if something was in his grip.
A Spear made of his various energy formed up. Violence oozed off his very being and attacked the surroundings. Gravity fluctuated as dirt floated around. Pieces of Space itself became solid as if something was in its place. His three Aspects were coming into play and could no longer be held off by the machinations of the Mini him.
"I am gonna kill you, and I am gonna kill that little thief and that prick Chester!" Shooting forward like a comet, a stream of Gold and Black energy flowed in a twin pattern. Twisting like a mixing stream around the spear. "Die!"
The Nucleus throbbed inside his Internal Space. A single drop of Rich Mana landed on it. Slowly a figure started to form but it was nothing like the creature he fought before, it turned into a Silhouette of a bare chest man with a festive skirt over the important parts.