149 Grandfather (1/2)

Odel shielded Osie who was unconscious, thinking back to their time in the forest were they fell in love.

Odel who like the rest of her family and peers were shocked to find out Osie, her soon to be husband was a D Rank Spirit user, and did not wish to marry him.

She then found out his father had fought with her parents, the 2 on 1 battle was to show these two that he would not allow for them to back out until his son Osie could prove himself.

This fight was seen by her, she watched as the half Dragon spirit serpent and Osie's father fought with their lives on the line. If not for her running out and saving his life he would have died that night long ago, she still has not told Osie of this and neither did the 3 fighters involved.

Odel then took it upon herself to decide whether or not Osie could live up to his father's expectations, she wanted to see the boy who's father would die for him for herself.

She followed Osie deep into the Forest against her parents advice and for 3 years lived a life no one would expect of someone who the entire Phoenix Clan spent resources on and assumed to be a pampered flower afraid of rain and dirt.

Osie and Odel spent 3 years in the deep Forest alone, at first she tried her best to avoid Osie and just observe him from a distance but the two were attacked by high grade spirit beast that dwell in the Forest.

The two had to fight together to survive and it was this moment that she awakened her Spirits Elemental powers.

Under the threat of death she saved not only her life but Osie's as well, only to later find out that it was her foolishness that lured all these powerful beast towards them. She had never been able to get over the fact that she was the one who nearly caused both of them to perish in the forest.

The Spirit beast followed the scent of her maturing Spirit Beast.

After this life threatening battle she and Osie stayed together, living in the forest for 3 years as a team as they hunted and trained deep in the forest.

It was this experience that bonded the two together, they fought against other Spirit users that wished to kidnap her. Killed hundred of wild Spirit Beast and saved countless lives as they pushed deeper into the forest to help Osie find magical plants and fruits that could help him.

As they were reaching the center of the Deep Forest they ran into a massive lake that sat erily at the center of the endless Forest.

Within this lake they saw a illuminated crystal that emitted the power of Storms, this crystal is the reason he now possess Lightning and Thunder elemental qualities.

They had to fight a massive Water Serpent that nearly killed them both but at a crucial moment Odel threw everything she had at the Spirit Beast, this left her half dead and it did not injure the Spirit Beast in the slightest.

When Osie was preparing to use the last bit of his power to fight to the death and die with this mysterious girl they were saved by a dark skinned youth who seemed to tame the Water Spirit.

Odel was told of this youth but was unconscious so could only take Osies word as truth, he told her that the youth gifted him two objects one was the Storm Crystal and a blood red orb.

She was always doubtful if he told her everything as every time she tried to bring it up he became quiet.

What Osie would never tell her is the words the youth said as he saved them.

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”I don't allow cannibalism among my kind, don't eat this child Leviathan we have things to do on this world, I have already found my child.

He has passed on and given his power to his Eldest Son.

We don't have time for you to...

You! Child do you want power? If so risk your life and enter this lake, if you can reach this Storm essences crystal I will bestow a bit of my power to you. If you wish to save that girls life I suggest you hurry and jump into this lake, she does not have much longer to live.”

When that was said Osie snapped back to reality and did not even hesitate as he launched himself into the lake, he swam the best he could and felt a current of electricity enter his body from head to toe roasting him alive.

As he was struggling to reach the Crystal he looked back at the half dead girl who had yet to give him her name, he knew she was from the Phoenix Clan by her shining eyes and nothing else.

He suspected she was out training like he was, someone who the Clan was going to get rid of to cleanse its name of a disgrace.

The blood leaking from her mouth made him focus as he called forth his D Rank Serpent to manifest, if he someone who was so weak tried to manifest his Beast Spirit before finding a bonded partner he would be risking both his life and his Spirits.

The Spirit knew that Osie and it would die if it did not aid its host so without Osie needing to beg or plead it knew what it had to do and it manifested and covered Osie in its Scales. Osie was shocked and pleased that the Spirit aided him without fuss, this allowed him to finally reach the Crystal.

Once he reached the Crystal he stretched his left hand to grab it only to see the youth that was floating above him holding the Crystal in his hands along with a blood red orb.

He did not see when the youth took the Crystal or when the massive Water Serpent turned into a middle aged man or that he was back on the shore of the lake. Looking up the youth spoke to him again as he tossed both the Blood orb and the Storm essence over.

”You are quite lucky this girl is a prize worth keeping, usually I would steal her away but her heart belongs to you. I am no thief so you best hold her close for the moment you lose her heart I will be there to take her away.