Sabber and Red ran through a dry forest, empty of sounds, no noise was heard by either, the branches seemed drier than usual, they had an almost desert color, even the green of the leaves was dull, and not even some of the sound of birds and animals was heard by his ears, everything around was filled with nature, but they didn't have a great visibility, even the dry bushes of that forest, grew as much as the trees, the ground was hard, and damp, it left soft footprints behind, and Sabber and Red left many footprints behind on that smooth muddy ground.

Sabber doesn't have much physical disposition to run, but he kept at the same pace as Red, soon after they reached a certain distance from Castile village, he was already panting, but he kept running, since Red, didn't let out a drop of sweat, and seemed to have the disposition of a magical beast.

After a while running through the forest that looked lifeless and colorless, like a desert, they found a trail of what appeared to be a camp, there was a certain amount of footprints that rotated in all directions, and apparently, through space. using the weeds that had been cut, the size of the fire and the way the tents were organized, it was likely that there were more than twenty thieves gathered in that uninviting forest.

"Looks like they were here, it wasn't just the three men we saw yesterday at the tavern, there were many more with them" Red spoke hurriedly, she wanted to solve this case soon and retrieve the parchment and continued talking.

"That fire they made is still hot, I can feel its heat, they're not far from here!" As she said these words, she ran even faster, and the Sabber, covered in pain, continued running.

"I can't believe she would definitely be a great adventurer, she seems to have a lot of physical strength and uses magic" Sabber thought to himself as he watched Red, she was still wearing her peasant clothes, and her fiery hair was loose and floated in the wind. , her appearance was that of a young farmer's daughter, a far cry from the appearance of a dragon, or even the appearance of someone strong, but he knew about Red's origin, and was a far cry from being a simple peasant.

"I need to try harder, or I won't even be able to help you like this" Sabber kept thinking and ran as fast as Red.

Little could be seen of the sun, further on, the trees were aged and thicker hulled, a smell of dampness and wet earth covered the whole place and they found something out of the ordinary, it was an entrance of an old building inside the forest, it was made of massive stones, gray and already covered by moss and roots, it seemed to go to the subsoil of the forest, there were small stone ornaments on the outside, they seemed to have the shape of beasts and magical animals, but poyco could be seen, they were covered by roots and some small plants, and a good part of the outside area of the building, was also covered by wild moss and roots, and from the tracks around it, it was possible to see that the thieves had entered that building, perhaps using that place as a hiding place.

"They entered that place, let's go quickly" Red was talking to Sabber and was already walking when he stopped her, "Wait a minute, there are definitely lookouts there, we need to watch a little more" Sabber looks sharply at the place, and doesn't see any spotters signal, and asks Red if she feels anything.

"No need to be afraid, if they are thieves they shouldn't be strong" Red was more confident in his strength, with a more closed look and with a glow, he yearned for battle, but didn't know much about Sabber's world in the same way.

"Many of these thieves are renegade people from guilds, assassins, who steal just to get more resources" Sabber spoke more seriously, as he realized that Red was a little far from the real situation they were in "They are a group with more than twenty people , only you and I can't beat them, we have to act with our heads first" After saying these words Sabber saw Red lower his head a little, as if thinking about something.

"I'm going to focus a little, get some aura up my nose" Red stood still and the Sabber watched her silently.

Red opened his eyes suddenly "there are two men just inside the entrance, one must be a mage, he carries a staff, the other a warrior, he has a big shield and a sword" She said this with great simplicity, and Sabber was completely surprised by the sensitivity in Red's senses.

"The mage must be sensitive, I think he'll notice us quickly if we approach, carelessly, the best thing would be to bring them out here without them warning the others" Sabber already knows the challenges, and worries about the battle, already that he has little experience in combat, even more so against other humans "As the warrior has a large shield, he must be defensive, and protects the mage while he attacks, his fire might not be very useful in that case".

Red responded with an angry face, eyes closed and gritting his teeth.

"But apparently, that's all we have, I'll distract them a little and you try to get around to hit the mage from behind with the sword, I'm getting used to this body, and I can use more magic power now" Red she was ready to fight, or to test her strength, her gaze had a gleam and a certain determination that hadn't been seen before.

"I hope all goes well with you, but I already know how to proceed" Sabber would go ahead with Red's plan, as he knew its limitations in combat.

An elderly-looking man was sitting in a chair, he had thick gray eyebrows, and a beard that reached down to his collarbones, he kept a serious expression on his face, he was silently reading an old book, he was wearing a purple robe, and there was a staff beside him with a large red stone on the tip, while this silent and mystical looking man paid attention to his reading, a young looking man in new looking armor hummed a song, he has short brown hair, a scar on the right side of his face, no beard, and his shield and armor have large shades of yellow, and light gray. Suddenly the mage pauses in his reading and slowly closes his book, lifts his face towards the young man in armor and in a rich voice said "We have company", was all he said, and the young man in armor opened a smile and stood up.

"How strange, it was very quick to send someone, and finding us here is even stranger, how many are there?" The young man in armor didn't seem the least bit worried, he was already stretching for battle.

"I don't think it's after us, it's just a person, it must be someone lost around here, and apparently it's a woman, go and check" The mage was equally calm, not worried about an invasion in that hiding place, it was a place far away and not even the people of that region went to that forest, which always seemed to be dry and lifeless.

"Ah, if it's just a woman I can solve this without problems" And the young knight left with a smile on his face, while the old mage watched him silently.

As the young knight came out of the old stone building covered by old roots, his face expression completely changed, his smile widened and then became more serious, hiding the smile on his face, when he saw that attractive young woman in clothes. of peasant girl approaching like a lost cat, he then with his emotions out of control, just lowered his shield and walked towards her.

"Hello sweetie, are you lost? This is a dangerous place, this ancient forest is full of creatures at night, maybe you want to shelter here until dawn" The young man in yellow and gray armor had a relaxed smile on his face, he was showing to be calm .

Before he could even lift the shield, Red fired a blast of fire that covered his entire body, the heat and pain affected him immediately, he gave a cry of pain and then, he just threw himself back and kneeled for behind the shield made of steel and covered by some yellow colored magic, and the moment he knelt down, the shield completely covered his body, and he recited a "Free Shield" spell and a magical force extended beyond the shield , was like a half-yellowish translucent glass dome, but the heat still affected him.

Red's magic power had risen considerably since he left the temple in the Garlix Mountains, he could now shoot blasts of fire easily, but it was still a much lower level of his full power.

"Damn, I didn't notice your magic power, how strange, I think I got distracted by your appearance" The young knight could barely open his eyes, the heat of Red's attack was growing even more.

As soon as Red's heated attack ended, the young knight recited another "Drew Shield" spell and the field of magic that was beyond the shield was shot in a spear shape, towards Red, and she jumped aside and when her feet touched the ground, lightning was shot at her, she didn't even see where it came from, the flash of lightning completely covered her vision, and hit her full, and Red was thrown backwards, and fell right after, the mage had fired an electrical spell at her, when the young knight looked in the mage's direction, his gaze turned serious and he could only say something "careful!"

As soon as the mage heard that word, he turned back, and saw Sabber falling on him with his sword, and he raised his staff and recited the lightning spell again, "Low thunder!" And the lightning came stronger and hit Sabber head on, but Sabber was already launching the attack and plunged his sword into the wizard's left shoulder, he screamed and screamed, spitting his own blood out, but Sabber soon lost consciousness and passed out. in floor.

"They managed to hit you this time, we have to practice again" the young knight said these words while smiling, and when he walked towards the mage, who had one hand holding his injured shoulder, a great curtain of fire covered his body, and he was thrown a little ahead, covered by flames and already unconscious.

The mage, even in pain, asked himself what was going on, no one could withstand an attack like that directly and could stand up like that, but before he could say anything, another fire attack was towards him, and he lifted it. Huiis staff towards the flames and recited his attack again, "Low thunder!", and used even greater pressure with his magic power, and managed to disperse Red's flames.

The pain in the wizard's shoulder made him grunt a little, and he was nervous about his surroundings, there must be more people hiding, he thought, and the young girl he saw before him didn't seem to have any magic, he couldn't feel magic coming. of her body, but she was super powerful, managed to take down her ally in a single attack, and this all made him change his strategy.

The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.

"Elbow thunder" the old wizard recited, towards the ground, a large amount of lightning came out of his staff, but it was not an attack spell, the lightning reflected off the ground and went towards the sky, and a great light formed , and this again took Red by surprise, and her visibility was completely compromised.

A white flash, was all she saw, the sound of thunder was echoing in her ears, and it felt like a bell was ringing in her head, and without thinking too much, she fired a fire attack ahead, but there was no response, she he ran towards the mage, but as soon as he got in front, he saw that he had left, and his armored companion also disappeared, only the shield was left.

Sabber was lying on the floor, with a terrible expression on his face, Red was watching him, he really was fragile, and weak, but she must have been thinking of something different, and she woke him up, and with groans of pain, he got up, watched her face. from Red, his red eyes were looking at him seriously, and he didn't know what to say, so he just got up quickly and hugged Red "I'm glad you're ok" he said euphorically "When I saw that attack hitting you , I just walked towards the mage without thinking" Sabber showed a certain concern for Red.

Red with a smile on his face said "We better hurry they fled into the cave, they must warn the others"

As soon as Sabber released her, he saw that they had left the shield behind "I don't think the wizard could take the knight and shield with his shoulder in that state, I felt the sword hitting his bone" Sabber went to the shield and the lifted, with difficulty, it was quite heavy, he made a combat pose and said "Free shield" and the shield extended a spell, it was much smaller than the spell used by the shield's owner, and the color of the spell changed, it was a blue very clear, celesre, almost gray and consequently the color of the shield changed, the colors became a sky blue and silver.

"I thought you didn't know how to use magic" Red was surprised, seeing Sabber use magic.

"I can't, this type of item comes with its own spells and they are very rare to get, and very expensive, but the magic power of these tools will depend on the magic power of the user, it is visible that I am very weak in this regard" Sabber he watched the shield, it was a strong smile that he had on his face, despite being aware of his own limitations.

"So if you have some of these weapons you might be more useful in combat, right?" Red was relieved by this information, sighing quietly as she looked at Sabber.

"I hope so, I've never used that kind of weapon before" Sabber was shy about it, he wasn't used to this kind of treatment, not even that someone expected something from him.

The few rays of sunlight that passed through the trees began to fade, and night was slowly approaching.

"We need to hurry, they will warn the companions, let's get into this place before it's too late" Red spoke with enthusiasm, still ready to fight

"Aren't you hurt? My whole body is sore from that attack" Sabber was smoothing his arms as he said this.

"I don't seem to have any pain, I think my body is more resistant than I imagined" Red was contracting her biceps, she had small muscles but she was well defined, and the strength she showed was beyond that, beyond her physical appearance.

Sabber was surprised as he looked at her, with a smile on his face, he raised his shield and said "then we'll go after them" and soon after, he looked at the entrance of the building that went to the basement of that forest.

Without saying a word, Red walked past him and into that old building, Sabber raised his new shield, then followed.

In year 5, of the Reign of Bertus Jeremiah, something out of the ordinary It happened in Altena forest, several beasts and magical and non-magical monsters were seen entering that forest as the sun went down.

Jallem Bloem, an Immortal of the chair of Vernirahmun Blazhenny, was available at the time of the event and was asked for his assistance, at first, in the investigation of the case, it was not his specialty, he fought people better, but he was already nearby.

Members of a local guild already formed a group to protect the city of Eisenstadt, which was close to the Altena forest, and an attack group was formed, to enter that forest and kill all those magical beasts and various monsters.

Jallem Bloem was a wizard who used wands, he wore a long dark gray cape that covered his entire body, he had long dark hair and a thin, pale face, without a beard and thick eyebrows, few knew the extent of his power, as they are Wizards who use wands are very rare, their making is difficult and their handling even more so.

It was known to all, until that day, two wands that he used to use, one made of red cedar, used for attack, had a greater power of destruction than the others, it emanated "pressure" projections that exploded in midair, like wind, and a few more attacks, related to wind and pressure power. The other was a wand made of a white almond tree stick, it had a dark brown color, it was a little longer than an ordinary wand, and it turned the matter of inanimate objects, it could turn a tree into a rock, or a diamond, a stone. in glass, clothes in heavy metals, etc.. but it had a short duration, only a few hours.

The day was cold and windy, the sound that the wind made when passing through the trees was heard from afar, and many other sounds were also heard by those who were preparing to enter the forest, the growling of beasts, branches breaking. , something walking among the trees, shadows passing from one side to the other, an atmosphere of fear was already present in the body of the local guild members, the icy gaze on both of them, the unstoppable trembling, from afar, Jallem Bloem watched all this, his dark cloak almost hid him, and the fear that everyone there felt made their eyes even more dim about everything around them.

"Cheer up! The guild boss said that whoever kills the most beasts will get an extra reward!" With a wide smile on his face and an infectious joy, a knight spoke, he wore a long, black and red spear and wore bronze armor, smiled and spoke loudly, changed the way everyone was there, at his arrival, everything changed, Jallem Bloem smiled, and went back to watching the forest.

The group of adventurers was now more alert, everyone was preparing for combat and to enter the forest, before all those beasts and monsters left, there were some adventurers from other guilds in the forest, and some had already entered, and did not return.

The group followed together into the forest, all carrying lamps tied to their waists, except for the Immortal Jallem, who blended into the shadows of the forest to hide from the others, and after they started to approach the center of the forest, the attacks began.

A mage soon activated a protection shield for everyone there, but that only warned about their location, and another mage used a light magic through a staff, and soon they saw the situation, they were surrounded by hundreds of creatures, and everyone they had the same look, big and red, it seemed that something was controlling them, because even with the light, none of them moved, and they didn't even blink an eye, paralyzed, they looked at the adventurers arriving without even moving.

All the adventurers were scared, and stopped in their own positions, a silence was part of that cold wind, the weather was stifling, the wind around seemed to close around the body of everyone who was there, and Jallem was not seen by anyone. , until a soldier went towards that leader who used a spear and asked what they would do, there was only time to answer that they would attack at his signal and that everyone should prepare, the spearman clenched his fists on the spear while saying these words, and so it was done, the moment he gave the signal, the magic shield was undone and everyone set out for the monsters.

Everyone screamed and ran towards the beasts with weapons in hand, a few just fell to the ground, terrified, and before the adventurers could even reach the monsters, a spell was emanated "Merma pressure!" A lot of pressure attacks were fired at those monsters, they all took damage and were thrown in different directions, scattering them completely.

Everyone was surprised by that attack, Jallem Bolem's magic power was extraordinary, it caused amazement to everyone in the place, and seeing all those beasts going to the sky, caused more horror and fear, but it brought more courage to those who were on the ground, and they all went up, and the beasts and monsters dispersed too.

The monsters were really being controlled, they acted in a way different from their own nature, they unthinkingly emanated their magic attacks, and ended up completely hitting even other monsters, and this went on for endless minutes, many adventurers were already dead and fallen, and many monsters too, Jallem's attacks in concentrated form, were much more powerful, each attack could dismember a beast completely, but the amount of them was much higher, the amount of losses that humans suffered was considerable, and even losing some limbs, the beasts were still fighting, it was clear that someone was manipulating the beasts, but it was not visible.

Jallem Bolem then decided to take care of everything himself, asked everyone to leave that place, and instructed them to look for who was in control of the monsters, the leader with the spear just grunted, but seeing the situation, he thought it best to follow the plans and gathered the everyone and left in retreat, before everyone had left, they could see Jallem use magic with his second wand, and turn all the trees around to steel and soon after, use his "Merma pressure" and throw all those monsters against the trees. of steel, which did even more damage against them, and the spearman saw the difference in power between them.

The bodies and pieces of beasts were scattered everywhere, the sound of screams and small explosions could be heard from afar, and when a monster hit a steel tree, the sound it made was even more powerful, and in that way, Jallem continued. until exterminating everyone, hundreds of shattered bodies many of those monsters were not usually chasing humans, but they were being controlled in some way, and this changed Jallem's temper, he watched the amount of beings he had to shatter, and the bodies of adventurers left behind, everything had changed, he just wanted to get it over with quickly, and he ran away, leaving a pile of bodies behind.

The screams and some flashes of magic being released made Jallem find the place where the person who controlled those beings was, but the first vision he had left him completely altered, he saw some adventurers in complete horror, others, already dropped their weapons and covered their faces. heads in total despair, a little ahead, Jallem saw something that seemed impossible, a large lizard full of magic, it had the lead spearman in its mouth, an acid had already corroded the bronze armor he wore, it was still alive and looked directly at Jallem as soon as he arrived, stretched out a hand towards him, couldn't say a word, because soon after the lizard finished devouring him.

A man with torn clothes and a black robe, an icy gaze, and a face covered in wrinkles, was mad, said something nonstop, sometimes said that "I would kill them all", and carried something with him, a book made with some kind of animal hide, which emanated a red glow, was not magic, the magic that Jallem felt in it was different from what the book emanated, the book seemed to be loaded with some curse something far more evil than anything Jallem had seen.

The lizard made another acid attack, two adventurers were killed in a few moments, the lizard's body was covered with glow that lit up the whole area, but Jaller had to use something that no one knew until that moment, and he took out of the gray cloak, a wand. dark blue in color, and with several stones of different colors along it, it had a different appearance from other magic wands, it looked like something that children would use to play with, but it had a power that made it wanted for a long time, it could completely control magic. , and recited something "Marzer Clean!" And he managed to undo the magic that controlled that magical lizard, but the giant lizard went out in a rage attacking everyone who was close by, and wounded some more men, but Jallem's pressure magic pushed the lizard back, and stunned him for a few moments. , but it did not hurt him enough, the lizard set off again towards the Jallem, trying to devour him, with strides and incessant snarling, it was a sight of terror that everyone passed, everyone around fled, and with a quick draw, Jallem used his second wand and turned the ground where the lizard was coming from into ice, and destabilized it, and again, he made a pressure attack, fired several times until that monster's head was completely broken.

Few stayed to witness that, the calm that Jallem showed in the face of that situation was remarkable, and few could fight, but the situation was under control, the man who controlled the beasts fled through the forest, carried the cursed book with him, but before finishing the night, Jallem found him, but without the book, and he never said where he had left that book full of evil, and he never said where he had got it, he only went on to the death penalty, cursing everything and everyone, until his last day.

Despite the casualties, and the deaths of countless monsters, no civilians were harmed, and that city was able to rest in peace once more.