54 Chapter 2: Barlgura (1/2)

”I know i said i should look for them... But where do i start..?” Muttered Ariel as she walked around with a saddened expression

She was in an unfamiliar environment which she didn't recognise with no way to communicate with her friends

[Did we all get teleported to the same area..? Maybe they were teleported elsewhere... Maybe i won't be able to find them... No, i can't think that. I have to stay positive.] She thought as she continued walking

The forest was vast, the trees were giant and little light managed to get through the gaps of the branches giving it a sort of exotic look.

”John... Serena...” She muttered

After a few minutes of walking, she felt a chill go down her spine, as if something was watching her. She looked around in haste and didn't notice anything off

Without paying much attention to it, she continued walking. The more she walked, the worse the feeling got, until eventually.

”Grr...”

She heard a growl and at the same time, the sound of branches being broken and something heavy approaching increased.

Ariel began to feel afraid as she was truly alone and there was no one to support her in the chance that she got attacked...

”John...” She muttered with a scared look on her face as she closed her eyes

The sound got closer and closer until it eventually reached her. From one of the tree branches hanged a gorilla which gave off an intimidating glare

Ariel continued to stare at the ground beneath her as the gorilla approached her

The gorilla had orange fur which covered it's entire body and blue skin. It wore a cloth around its hips

Once it stood right in front of her, It pounded it's chest in anger as it let out a loud roar which resonated throughout the forest. Ariel who stood in front of it, began to slowly tremble after she heard it, but she remained still without saying anything.

It then hastily swung it's giant arms at Ariel. The arms which were swung with the intention to hit Ariel missed. Right before the hand hit her, Ariel ducked and jumped back. A move she had learnt from watching john

”Ventus tormentum” She muttered mid-air

Air gathered in front of her hands in haste and burst out like a bubble. The Gorilla who had underestimated it's target, was surprised by her sudden action and wasn't able to react in time. It was sent flying straight through a tree thanks to the air pressure

”Fast... I've never been able to cast it that fast before...” She muttered

[I don't have time to waste being depressed... I need to find John and serena...] She thought to herself with a determined look in her eyes

Her determined expression changed into a surprised one, as the gorilla got up seemingly unphased by her attack. It pounded it's chest in rage as it charged straight at her

”Ventus!” She shouted took a few leaps back

Once it reached her, it swung both of it's giant arms at her. The moment she jumped back, her leg hit one of the vines on the ground, which caused her to lose both her balance and momentum.

As the it's fist got closer to her, she thought she was going to die. Not like the time she was doing it for john, this time she was going to die alone without seeing him again. As she thought of such things, she was hit by the Gorilla and propelled straight at the tree.

She hit the tree and leaned on it with her back without falling down.

”Scutum Ventus...” She muttered

The reason why she was still standing was because the moment the gorilla swung at her, she gathered Air pressure in the spot in front of her and blocked most of the impact. Right before she hit the tree she also gathered air on her back to weaken the impact.