Chapter 262: My people (1/2)
While the girls were on their way towards safety, finally leaving the orc's territory, at the other side in a mysterious, tall structure serving as the core of their settlement a fight just broke out between an agitated and fed-up goblin shaman and an unknown, dark green-skinned, humanoid creature.
The goblin shaman's body that was covered with strange markings made of tribal markings was glowing in a beautiful, multi-colored glamor. The animal heads that covered specific points on his body were all activated transferring the mystical power these enchantments contained to the little creature.
He was already taller and stronger than the rest of his tribe, but with the power, he gained through his tribal enchantments he now way surpassed the supposed limits of his race.
The goblin's previously bloodshot eyes gradually changed, the black iris faded, seemingly vanishing from existence. At the same time, his pearl-white sclera glimmered in a platinum-luster. His relatively short, ebony-black hair rapidly grew, covering his entire head, reaching shoulder-length and flittering in the air due to the constantly radiating, swirling aura of energy that surrounded his also transformed body.
His muscles contorted and stretched, the mass multiplying at a visual pace. His height also grew with the added weight, at around half a head, towering over at least one and a half over the younglings that looked at their master with frightened looks from behind.
The younglings, the boy and the girl that Aiden randomly picked out just to seem more convincing in his 'play' from the tribe when he first visited them. His golden eyes, that despite the enraged goblin shaman turning more and more powerful each passing limit, remained calm, glanced at them, causing a friendly, but familiar-looking smile to appear on his face unbeknownst to him.
Feeling the unknown figure's gaze, the younglings fearfully turned to match it, afraid to offend this obviously high-profile leader. However, when they looked at him and saw his unmistakable golden eyes, and lush, long, black hair they gasped in surprise. They looked at each other, trying to confirm with their eyes if the other one also realized the same thing. Could it be that this creature was their great benefactor? The powerful goblin?
No, it can't be! He was a goblin, but this creature is clearly not! But then, who is he, and why does he seem so familiar despite everything? They were both confused, clear about their incredulous gazes as they kept swapping their heads from the creature to the other one, completely forgetting their master, the current leader of their tribe.
They were only reminded of him when he finally finished powering up. His full-powered, complete aura was released from the depths of his body with an explosive bluster, engulfing the entirety of the room they were placed in.
The shaman roared fiercely looking at the ceiling before he slowly lowered his gaze, matching the golden eyes of the strange creature. While he looked like a crazed beast, he still had his sanity, and when he saw the completely calm, smiling expression on the target of his pent-up frustration, he was surprised.
He expected him to be scared, frightened, or maybe enraged by the blatant disrespect he was showing to someone of a higher 'standing' in the horde. But this guy did not show any of that. No, he was completely calm, as if all of this power was nothing in front of his eyes.
This just fueled his already tempestuous rage. He was about to charge into battle when the creature simply raised his right index finger in the air as if warning the shaman of great incoming danger.
However, in the next moment, as the creature opened his eyes and began to speak, his rage rapidly began to subside and transform into a whirling, churning mixture of shock, surprise, and at the end of his speech, joy.
”[Goblin] Now, now my dear leader. I would advise you against showing this much hostility to me. Just because I have reached a higher stage in evolution, and my physique is slightly changed, you forgot everything we talked about only a few weeks ago? I have to say, I'm disappointed…” Aiden spoke with a faked grievance on his face. Lowering his gaze, he looked at the ground for a moment, shaking his head lightly in the process.
A single moment later, the youths saw as his expression rapidly changed. With a mischievous smirk, a glint zapped through his golden eyes. He moved his already extended right hand, opening his palm, looking towards the sky, or in this case, the ceiling. Suddenly, without as much as a warning, a familiar object, the gnarled stick with the large red gemstone appeared, causing yet another shock to the trio of goblins.
”[Goblin] Y-young master?! I-is that really you?” The female goblin, mustering all the courage she could, stepped forward, looking at the creature with hopeful eyes. For the first time since the arrival of the brutes, he saw the light. His beloved master, the true master that selected her and her newest brother out from the hundreds of others have come to rescue them! It was hard to truly accept this reality, after all, this was something she dared not even dream about.