231 Hidden Door (1/2)
”heok!~ What am I doing? Why is my body moving? Help!!”
Unos, the golden beaked eagle, is currently under the intense spell of temptation. For some reason, his body just started moving on its own after looking for a long time at the fruits of the mysterious tree found in the middle of the white river.
”Hurry! Please!” Unos beckoned as he slowly battled against his own will. At the moment, his body is moving on its own, trying to swallow the two colorful fruits as big as a fist. Fortunately, his will was stronger and managed to resist the urges of his own body.
However, the way the hungry beak is getting closer and closer to the fruits, it won't take long before he would lose to the greed of his own body. And with that single bite, they would lose the only four chances they have to find the right fruit, not to mention going against the agreed condition by Siga that they are only to pick one for each.
Unfortunately, he picked two, and this could probably threaten the success of their mission.
”Throw me!” Arkhoz swiftly commanded the little fairy beside him.
Understanding his intentions, Katri immediately summoned a rock golem out of nowhere.
Grgggh!~
Upon being completely formed, the golem immediately picked up Arkhoz and threw him forcefully towards the top of the mysterious tree where the self-battling Unos is currently located.
”Hurry! I am losing myself!” cried the helpless bird before finally losing to his own urge. The golden beak is now wide open, he was about to swallow the two colorful fruits when Arkhoz finally came and immediately gave him a sweeping kick.
ShooopAAAK!~
Arkhoz's body has been tempered by the countless Dragon meat and blood he has hunted for a long time. At the moment, he possesses the natural strength of a hundred humans combined with amazing flexibility and reaction speed.
His combat skills are topnotch that can easily take on more than ten skilled men at the same time. His fist and kicks are as solid as steel, and getting a direct hit would feel like one has been hit by a speeding car.
This sweeping kick alone, caused Unos to dive straight to the ground while securing the two fruits safely. Arkhoz landed to the ground below the tree with amazing control.
He glanced at the knocked bird with cold eyes and immediately betrayed,
”You stupid bird! Cant, you control your self proper- sh*t”
Before Arkhoz could even continue, his body started to feel weird and an uncontrollable hunger surged from within him. His eyes instinctively looked at the two fist-sized fruits on his hand.
One looked like a mixture of an apple and pearl. A light pinkish swirl covered the entire sparkling fruit, reminiscent of a pink fading storm inside the little fruit. Not to mention, the smell of this little fruit was incredibly tempting, causing Arkhoz to involuntarily droll like a mad dog.
The other fruit looked like a purple coconut, except for its incredibly tender shell. One could hear a little jiggling sound of water inside that can make one gulp out of curiosity about the water's taste. It also possessed an extremely aromatic smell that made his own senses dull.
The world was dark and gray, all Arkhoz could see are the two mysterious fruits in his palms. They were calling out on him.
”Eat us.”
His hands were trembling and his eyes are bloodshot. Thanks to his powerful will, he managed to control himself and avoid falling on the temptation. However, judging from the increasing strength of the fruit's allure, taking a forced bite on these delicious looking fruits won't take long.
TOne thing that was really making him hold on the fruits are the pleasant voices that came from these natural delicacies.
”You want power, do you? Eat me. You will transcend everything and everyone. No one will stop you. Strength unlimited swells inside me. Bite me and become the king that tramples on everyone.” An alluring voice came from one of the fruits.
”Do you want to live forever? Overcome the limitations of your life. Drink the water inside and get an undying body. Just a single sip is enough. Come on. Peel me and take a tiny little bit of me.”
It was both a pleasant, soothing and tempting voice of a woman.
~drip~drip~
”I must resist... I can't fool to these petty tricks!...or maybe why not? No! What am I thinking?... Power, I want power! Why find the door when the answer to our problem is right in front of me!?.. just a single bite.... just a single... NO! Wake up! This is a trap! There is a reason why we can only have one for each of us. If I take two..who cares? This is power! No No! NO!!”
Arkhoz felt like the time has stopped. He was in a constant battle of his will and desire. His judgment was being clouded and he could feel unexpected greed for power.
Unconsciously, Arkhoz drooled intensely. Now he understands what Unos had just struggled from.
”Arkhoz! Don't fall for it!”
”Heok!~ Throw it! Throw it! Not to me though. Throw it to the river!”
”Let's go! It seems he can't hear us!”
Arkhoz could not even hear the warning cries of his company. And true enough, his mouth has started to slowly open up, saliva flowing without stop and his eyes are bloodshot due from his internal battle.
Both his hands are trembling as it struggled against himself, unfortunately no matter how hard he tried, his own body wanted it so much. His veins popped bulged out from too much resistance.
Gaaaaah...
As Danna and the rest were getting closer, the fruits were just inches away from Arkhoz's mouth.
SPLAAASH!~
SPLAAASH!~
Suddenly, two serpents that are covered in pure white scales and with eyes that glowed like the morning sun emerged out behind Arkhoz. These massive snakes of light were about a hundred meters long and completely coiled from the edges of the entire island.
They are the Light Guardian Serpents of the island.
They have no teeth nor mouth, it was just a white serpent with two glowing eyes. Both their gazes are locked at the trembling Arkhoz who still doesn't seem to notice the two white-scaled beasts behind him.
”eat me!”