294 15 Crows (1/2)

”What?” As soon as the masked birdman heard those words, he was utterly shocked and at the same time, he was confused as he didn't understand why Krico wanted to do such a horrible thing to his own wife.

But before that, he also thought, why did Krico never mention his wife to other tribe members and kept her identity secret from everyone.

”You must be wondering about why I didn't mention it, right?” Krico slowly turned back as he said, ”Because I didn't see her as my wife and doesn't want others to know about her.”

”Why is it?” The masked birdman asked as he was thinking back to the time when his friend was good and always wanted something to do to the tribe.

However, at some point of time, he changed.

He preferred his strength over the tribe's future. If he could get a great strength he would not hesitate to destroy the whole tribe.

”Haha,” instead of replying to his question, Krico laughed as he waved his hand sealing the surroundings of his house with some kind of barrier.

'Looks like this matter is very important to him. He even sealed the surroundings to prevent others from listening to his words,' the masked birdman thought in his mind as he waited for Krico to say the truth.

As expected, as soon as the surroundings were sealed, Krico cleared his throat as he said, ”It's our tribe's old priest who died a few years ago.”

”What? Why did he do that kind of thing? He did a lot for our tribe,” Masked birdman was shocked to hear a great person he idolized from his childhood.

The fire crow tribe's power structure was somewhat different from other tribe's power structure.

For example, the Lightning Dragon Hawk tribe's power structure was very simple with a tribe leader, five main elders and twelve guardians who would protect the tribe from the enemies.

Whereas, the Fire Crow tribe's power structure was a little complex with one tribe leader, one grand elder, one priest, five elders, seven outer elders and fifteen crows who would lurk in the dark to protect the tribe and gather the important mission.

All the fifteen crows should cover their faces with masks and should follow the orders of the tribe leader at any cost from the moment they enter the fifteen crows unit.

And the masked birdman who was having a lengthy conversation was the leader of the fifteen crows and a childhood friend of Krico.

When they were young the masked birdman's father was the leader of the fifteen crows and he asked his father and other relatives to help Krico become the tribe leader of the fire crow tribe.

However, once Krico became the tribe leader, he started showing his different side and slowly managed to bribe the elders.

Those who agreed to follow his orders willingly, became more and more powerful whereas the others who opposed him died mysteriously.

What was even more depressing for the masked birdman was that he thought that his father's death had something to do with Krico but there was no clear proof and there was nothing he could do to Krico which may endanger the lives of his family and friends.

From then he started rising in his power to find out the truth behind his father's death and became the captain of the fifteen crows from a normal fifteen crows unit member.