Chapter 475 - Too many futures (1/2)

The blizzard seemed to settle, and while on the ice they didn't have further problems moving on the lake. Sir K continued to move up ahead, and when Harry and his group finally arrived, they could see what had caused the problem.

A large catapult had been built, a single human body that was confirmed to be a true infected and then two intermediate beast dead that were infected by the shadow. A small force, but it did its job in delaying them and causing them to lose one man.

Lenny was a highly knowledgeable man who helped out Ray greatly when it came to learning about the shadow and the Dragon hammer. He had even helped out with the beasting process. His knowledge when it came to unusual magic was just as great as Bliss's if not even better, as Bliss magic seemed to be focused in one direction whereas Lenny was happy to experiment with a number of options.

Lenny wasn't even part of the Redwings but was hired as a mercenary, and his main reason for joining was because he had a deep hatred for the shadow. The reason why, no one knew, and now they may never know.

They continued further on the lake and received no further ambushes. This time, Sir K and the Black sash would go further ahead to confirm there was nothing in front. It would take slightly longer, but they wouldn't make the same mistake as they made before.

Eventually, that had left the lake and now were on land once again, heading forward.

Although the blizzard had died down, it seemed like its effects on the terrain ahead caused them to struggle a bit more. The snow was now deep and thick and hard to tread through even with the use of Ki.

”Hey, if they are controlling this weather, then they're going to be doing a good job of making us tired before we even get there,” Kyle said as his legs ached.

”Kyle, I don't think the other people need this right now,” Martha said. ”If they hear you complaining out loud like you're doing, a Redwing leader, then they will start to think they can as well. It's important we put on a brave face.”

After a while though, one could tell that everyone was getting tired as their movements slowed. If they were to come across the Shadow Army now, they would be done for. So in the end, they decided it was best to rest for the night. They pitched up their tents, and a meeting was called.

”Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all,” Kyle complained. ”We already lost Lenny, and the men are tired. I feel even if we run into the shadow, we won't be able to put up much of a fight. It might have been best to just stay in Avrion and fight them off with our full force.”

”I disagree,” Bliss said. ”The shadow has attempted to slow us down two times now already, first by attempting to kill Harry and now this, it's clear we are disrupting their plans whatever it is.”

The room was split in their decision, on deciding whether it was best to head back, or continue forward, in the end, the group decided to continue forward, with the vote marginally going that way. The main reason being, they felt Lenny's death would have been a waste otherwise.

Later that night, as they all laid asleep, they expected nothing out of the ordinary to happen. Outside, they had increased the security outside of their tents just in case they had any unexpected visitors.

They certainly did have an unexpected visitor as someone had entered the tent, but it was not an enemy this time but a friend. Hearing the heavy footsteps, everyone awoke quickly. They were on edge from the nights before, as well as the fact that they were in the shadow continent.

Roy quickly made a flame lighting up the room, and they could see the large figure was Lenny. His clothes were soaking wet, and his face and eyes were cold. He was shivering, and icicles had formed on his body.

”Lenny, we need to warm you up now!” Martha said, and she and Roy went other straight away to try to warm his body up but not too fast.

”How did you survive?” Kyle asked, but Lenny just continued to look forward, his body and actions strange. Most people would have died from staying in the lake that long. Sure there was magic, but if he had used magic, he would have looked to be in better condition then he was now.

When looking in his eyes, Harry was coming to his own conclusion.

”Do you think he's infected by the shadow?” Harry whispered to Sir k, Bliss and Van. It certainly did seem that way by his cold expression. On top of that, the shadow would enhance one's body, and it would certainly explain how he had survived a plunge into the icy river.

”I saw it,” Lenny said. ”I saw the future you spoke of.”

Bliss then ran off to Lenny and grabbed him by the shoulders. ”What do you mean, what did you see?” She asked.