74 Hunting the Flame Boar (2/2)
Waiting outside Alice looked up at the sky wondering if she made the right choice staying with the group rather than just flying around until she found one of the Kingdoms on this side of the world. Putting her scythe away she summoned the Grimoire to do some reading while they all checked on Sora.
”Are you ready to go on the hunt? ” Alan said with the others following behind him as they exited the house walking over to her.
”Yeah, I am good to go. ” Alice replied letting her Grimoire disappear like she normally would when reading it.
”Just beyond the treeline right there should be a few wild Flame Boar. If you have not faced them yet then just sit back and watch until you catch on how to fight them. ” Joey said as they led the way into the forest.
”I have been meaning to ask this but what happened when Lord Kira took control of this land? ” Alice asked as they walked through the trees.
”I guess things might be different over the mountains if you do not know about it. Some Kingdoms here fought back and others just used diplomacy to avoid bloodshed. In my opinion Demon Lord Kira was insanely lucky in how things played out here. Jorgen being the closest Kingdom to his own fought back and was only beaten by a small margin. Once he occupied Jorgen he didn't really change anything about how the people lived. All he requires is a yearly tax and the treatment of his men is good. However after Jorgens change in leadership the other Kingdoms heard of this. Some just sent the yearly tax to him in exchange for him staying away and others joined forces to try to stop him. Just before the other Kingdoms planned their attack they received news of the Angel's downfall. This news struck fear in many of the warriors and as such their morale fell before the war even started. Seeing this fall in morale Lord Kira moved his forces quickly and took advantage of the chaos. He held a joint meeting with all of the Kings and offered them terms of peace as long as they recognize him as the supreme ruler of the land. The thing about it is that since he largely stays out of people's way and sets terms of an end to war and civil conflicts between the Kingdoms everyone pretty much just lets him do what he wants. If I had to offer an opinion about the man honestly I think he might be the most successful diplomat and King in history. The yearly tax can be harsh but you are not without ways of paying as well if you cannot pay you have the option to join his army and have your families taxes waived. ” Alan replied as they came upon some tracks on the ground created by the monsters they are hunting.
”That is much different than what I had expected to hear. ” Alice said softly as not to alert the monsters in the area.
”He was cruel to his enemies but showed kindness and fair treatment to those who chose to take his side. With him not living on this side of the world it is much easier for the Kingdoms to just pay him to stay away. However if he tries to push back anymore than what he has currently I have heard rumors of a secret faction to completely wipe out his armies and Kingdom. You as an envoy will probably be invited to join this faction once word of your arrival reaches the other envoys. Lord Kira may have a powerful army but do you think he could survive an attack of the God's envoys joined together? That amount of power alone could probably wipe out much of the land, you yourself have the power to drown your enemies in darkness and despair whoever you turned your blade at would have no choice other than to present their neck for you to take. ” Alan replied again while taking out his weapon as they came into sight of the Flame Boar which was eating another monster it had killed.
”Stay back and support us if you see a chance to do such. ” Joey said quietly before charging forward and ramming his large shield into the beast's side, sending it rolling to the side.
”ROOAOAARRRR ” The Flame Boar yelled with a small cloud of smoke leaving its mouth as its fur looked like it was catching fire.
Giving a shout of his own Joey drew the Boar's attention while Hara and Alan took their positions on opposite sides of the monster getting ready to attack it once it charged at Joey who was activating some of his spells to boost his defense.
Watching while sitting on a tree limb above them she was surprised to see the boar that had charged at Joey with full force was stopped in its tracks by his shield giving Hara and Alan a perfect chance to attack.
Dashing forward with great speed Hara had struck the boar's ribs with so much force she punctured its skin sending blood splatting around her while Alan had used his weapon to break one of the boar's legs.
Receiving so much damage the Flame boar backed up and the fire on its fur blazed while its slobber burned the ground as it hit it.
”IT'S GOING TO SHOOT FIRE GET BACK! ” Joey yelled as he slammed his shield into the ground and tried to hide his massive body behind it preparing for the coming attack.
Taking her chance to be useful Alice used her Rift Warp and stood in front of Joey taking out her scythe and infusing it with the Wind Element as she spun it in her hands blocking the fire that was being continually spit her way sending it flying around her protecting him.
As soon as the boar attack was finished she leapt into the air landing on top of it and slit the Boars throat causing it to fall to the ground and its fire to extinguish.
”That was close, I didn't know if you could handle being hit by that attack so I blocked it.. Alice said jumping off the Boar.
”I would have taken some damage but nothing too serious, thank you for your help. ” Joey replied happily, thankful his shoulders didn't get burned again.
”Just how many elements can you use? ” Hara asked, looking pretty impressed.
”I can use Fire, Wind, Shadow, and the Light element's. ” Alice replied putting away her weapon ignoring the dumbfounded expressions they showed hearing what she could use.
”That is certainly very rare. We should drag the Boar back to the settlement and get ready to bring it to Jorgen. We will leave in the morning. ” Alan said happy the hunt went so smoothly.