Chapter 25 - The Village Of Lillies... (2/2)
”I see where your concerns are coming from but please...” The man said holding his hand up. ”I'm sure Father Darvin can explain. As for not having Guards or hunters. We never had a need for them really. The ones we did have are... Gone. We are followers of the Bright. We do not believe in using our Attribute or technology. So we never had a need to fight...”
”The Bright?” Hero said slightly confused.
”My Grandpa told me about these kinds of people,” Jackson whispered as he placed a hand on Hero's shoulder. ”He said back in his day these people used to go by a name called the Amish? Apparently, they used to be very different then they are now. Before they mostly kept to themselves but according to gramps they ended up changing into Followers of the Bright, and with that their ideals and goals changed... I had no idea that these were the people who gave out the mission...”
”Is it bad?” Hero questioned as he whispered to his Vice-Captain.
”Not necessarily...” Jackson whispered back. ”Just because they have a different lifestyle than us doesn't mean they instantly bad but...”
”But...”
”Well it's just the Bright doesn't have. Father who leads everything... Stay close but don't arouse suspicion... Don't tell the other either though? It could cause them to panic which could be bad for us. No matter what we need to keep a calm-”
”What are you guys whispering about?” Kitsune said now whispering with them.
”Ahh!” Hero, and Jackson both screamed as they jumped up losing their calm.
They both turned to find the entire group was looking at them. ”What?” Jackson asked.
”You guys literally stood there for like five minutes whispering to each other...” Irene said with a deadpan stare.
”Nah.” Hero said shrugging. ”You guys are crazy.”
”Damn it, Hero, I said play it cool...” Jackson hissed out.
”I'm always cool...”
The group all let out a sigh as they turned back to the man who continued leading them to the Father. ”Wait,” Irene said getting back to her conversation. ”If you never had Guards, how did you survive from the Bestia Macht attacks? And if you never had hunters how did you guys get food?”
”Well, we had other ways of getting food other than hunting and eating the Bestia Macht. We grow vegetables!” The man said.
”In the freezing cold?” Kitsune said raising an eyebrow. ”It's hard to grow vegetables in the nice warm cites but you expect us to believe you grew them out here in a frozen wasteland.”
”It is the truth.” The man stated nodding his head.
”Okay...” Irene said in a skeptical tone. ”Than how did you guys survive the Bestia Macht attacks?”
”Simple.” The man said shrugging. ”They were never a problem for us. We were never attacked by one before. At first my village beloved they were just myths. We didn't see our first one until twelve years ago.” The man stated. ”It wasn't until about a month ago that they started to frequently attack us. Thankfully we managed to find out until-”
A loud rang echoed throughout the village.
”Oh dear... It seems the Bestia Macht are back.”
”Sweet,” Jackson said smiling slightly. ”That means we can kill them and get this over with.” He stated. ”If it's just a few Baron level this should be a piece of cake. What direction do they usually attack from.”
”The North sir... But the thing is-”
”Come on guys!” Jackson said walking towards the north of the city. ”North create us an ice ramp so we can get over this fence.” Irene waved her hand out as a wave of ice fired out. The six Enforcers began to March up it. ”Now lets end this quick so we can get back before Katrina realizes me took us on a-”
Jackson stopped as his smile faded. All of the kid's eyes widened in shock as they all did a double-take.
Hero let out a nervous laugh for a second as his dace grew slightly pale. ”So... only a couple...” He trailed off.
They all stared at the army of Bestia Machts that marched towards the building. There wasn't simply twelve Baron level Bestia Macht.
There were twelve hundred Bestia Machts...