Chapter 42 - The Ark Of Ashley (1/2)
”Who are you?” asked the Time Mage, hands instinctively on his twin daggers.
”No one special. Just someone who has come to kill the Mage who burnt the mob,” said the stick man, as he drew out an unfamiliar weapon.
Raiyen was shocked, that weapon was still a rarity. Not only that, it had no scope at all. It came from his back. It was a long metal pipe connected to a few more metal parts and a wooden end. The man then aimed it towards the Time Mage.
”Duck!” shouted another voice, as the weapon fired.
”I can't believe I would ever have to face against a sniper rifle,” said Raiyen as he pushed the Valkyrie onto the grass.
”A sniper rifle?” asked the Valkyrie, shaken.
”It's another weapon. It can kill by using powder to launch a metal thing out from that barrel at fast speeds and power.”
”And I hoped to see you again, White Rat,” replied the stick man, looking at the trees.
”Ashley. I told you, we have to work with them. Not kill them,” replied Minwoo, hoping down from the trees.
”I'm quite impressed. How your thick skull could ever figure out to ally with them, is beyond my comprehension. Working with the mafia is fine, but with the Mages...”
The stick man shook his head and scoffed. He then glared at the two children.,
”Is akin to being insane.”
With that as a reply, Ashley leaped and fired a few good shots at the kids. His reloading speed surprised Minwoo as he tried running from Ashley's sights.
The Valkyrie had summoned up her wings as she tried to dodge the new weapon's range. Though some shots landed at her wings, she did not feel any pain. The bullets merely bounced off.
Raiyen, on the other hand, had summoned up his daggers as he tried to kill the mysterious man. He ended up deflecting most bullets.
”Why do you protect them so much, Minwoo?” asked Ashley, pointing the gun at his old friend.
”They are just children.”
”They are killers.”
”She did because she was scared. You would, everyone's done that before.”
”I did it because I want to rise the ranks. I didn't do it because I was afraid.”