4 Careless Visitors (1/2)
Nighttime, within the withered forest, the old mansion had a faint candle light flickering about, with its abandoned look and strangely quite atmosphere a scene like this would send even adults running.
It was such a place that Yu was trapped in and like anyone els he was full of complaint but as he can only talk to an angry wolf or a scared spider he swallowed his complaints and drank his wine.
Near to the time the moon was at its brightest and Yu was at his drowsiest, a small spider crept in through the huge door and made its way to him. Yu, noticing the spider, got up, brought some meat and gave it to the small fist sized spider. Though scared at first the spider accepted the meat as it had expanded much energy making the net.
”Good job, eat up now while i check the trap and hide it, once your finished i need you to make one more trap”
The spider after hearing the last bit, stared at Yu with horror as it thought he was really just punishing it.
”Don't worry its not as big as this one, just four threads, after making it you can go back to rest”
Although not sure of its fait the spider quietly eats its food, while Yu strides out of the mansion to look at the net.
Five meters away from the house a big spider net can be seen, covering a meter wide, and two meter deep pit. After sitting down next to it, Yu touches the web examining its strength and elasticity, and while this web was made by a spider it had no sticky feelings at it, it is because all the Fairy Silk Spiders can produce is silk, that is why the only use of these Soul Beasts is making materials for cloths, and the level of the materials depends on the rank of the spider but these silk still fall short compared to many other materials. These Soul Beasts however, have a peculiar thing about them, and that is if they ever evolve to the Fairy Silk Queen then they would be coveted by all, even in the Southern Paradise, as the silk of the queen can even withstand the might of a gold ranked weapon which means that its comparable to gold ranked armor that is easily made and restored.
But the Queen is just as rare as she is good, and the third master only got the spider because he was blinded by greed, not taking into account that if it was really as the seller had told him then he would keep it to himself rather than selling it.
”Thankfully the spider is still useful, at least I can make some traps with its help, unlike the python which cannot be of help in any plan.”
Getting up Yu heads to the mansion and takes the blanket that was of the very few sensible items brought and uses it to cover the hole then he proceeds to fill it with little amounts of dirt, just enough so the web doesn't fall and then levels the dirt with the ground and covers it with light withered branches.
Finishing all this Yu calls out to the spider, having it make four threads tied on each side of the muddy path leading to the mansion, with them being as thin and low as possible while maintaining enough strength to hold the knife that he would place on one end of the tree.
”Good job, you can have a rest now”
Chanting a few syllables again Yu unsummoned the spider and proceeded to summon the wolf.
”You and I will take shifts as night guards, don't leave the mansion for any reason and if anyone comes inform me first”
The wolf growls in response, seemingly annoyed at Yu and enters the mansion after him.
And so a slow night passed peacefully for the two dwellers of the mansion, as if foretelling a calm before the storm.
As the darkness retreats and the light is cast upon the old mansion a wolf can be seen standing near the window staring at the withered forest sleepily suddenly the wolf opens its eyes vigilantly and focuses on the end of the muddy road, as the light growsbrighter the road becomes clearer and a figure can be seen getting off its mount, heading to the old mansion.
Seeing this the wolf bares its fangs but remains still for a few seconds, then it retreats to the inner part of the mansion.
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As Rekak Ravi, dismounted his mount he stared at the abandoned shabby looking mansion recalling the encounters he had with Yu for the past years as a mixed feeling of anger and happiness weld up inside him.
Ravi, as a part if the lower nobility households in the Southern Paradise was often seen with Yu bullying people from the noble to the commoner statues but anyone with the slightest knowledge can tell that the only reason Ravi hangs out with Yuwas to suck up to him for his status as well as escape the bullying himself, that is to say Ravi was only in it for the benefit and in fact hated Yu for not only having more authority than him but also for being bullied by him occasionally.
'At last i get to take my revenge, hehe who would have known that even the battlefield authority would try to suck up to that brat, now that they removed put the negation on the crystal Yu is definitely dead and no one can trace it to me. Being born into a better noble house? Having the power to command the life and death of those around you ? Haha I would like to see how you will beg me when your life is in my hands'
With such thoughts in his mind Ravi unsummons his mount and proceeds to head towards the mansion.
'That guy doesn't even know that his death is nearing, i might as well take him out out without a fight even of he doesn't have any Soul Beasts, and it would be even more fun hehe'
(K-tch) ”huh?”
With the sound of the thread breaking the knife hidden on the left side of the road launches through the air and embeds itself in Ravi's neck.
Not a second later the Grimoire is summoned and a shield surrounds Ravi as he hold his neck and falls to the ground.
”Guh ugh”
'It hurts,how did he attack me, where is my medicine bag ugh, no i cant heal this and i will lose the .. oh no the core negates the life lock! No i cant die here'
Turning his head towards the mansion Ravi sees the door opining, and with the last strands of consciousness leaving his mind he catches a glimpse of a wolf and a youth looking at him in bewilderment.
And with that Rakak Ravi breaths his last.
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