31 The Arrival (1/2)
”Don't you dare” Benedict came in front of Arya and shielded her when he heard Ronan.
Seeing Benedict's action, Ronan shook his head and looked at the young men beside him.
”Boys” as Ronan said the two young men started to walk towards Benedict and Arya, Benedict was doing his best to not show his fear on his face while Arya rummaged through the dirt beneath her and grabbed a wooden stick to defend herself.
The two young men laughed mockingly when they saw Arya taking a stick to defend herself while Benedict had nothing but an empty fist.
”Mr.Benedict if you cooperate with us like a good dog we may let you take a turn with Ms.Arya before we kill you” Away from the two young men Ronan said with the devilish grin on his face.
From the moment he laid eyes on Arya, he was fallen for her but not in the good old love because of that he agreed to this mission without any questions and for a minimum amount of payment. He always planned to play along with them to complete the mission and get paid and get laid but he never thought they would actually face death in this horrible place.
His team ventured into the outer land's forests many times thus he led Arya and Benedict through safer ways avoiding the magical beasts but this is the first time they had ventured this deep into the forest and they paid for it.
”I will kill you” Benedict's eyes were red in anger as he leaped towards Ronan ignoring the two young men, however at that moment he felt extreme pain in his stomach and fell down.
”Teacher!” Arya screamed when her teacher got punched in the guts but it didn't stop at that as one of the two men kicked Benedict's face with a force, Benedict's mouth sprayed blood because of the kick as well as it caused his face to swollen, he started to feel the dizziness and overwhelming pain as the man kicked him again and again while Arya screaming and shouting at him.
”Get it over with Hela already lost so much blood” the woman in the group urged Ronan and the young men.
”Can't she heal herself she's a healer after all” Ronan retorted at the woman as the woman picked a little stone and threw at him.
”She would have if she didn't use all her magic power to heal you idiots” the woman said in anger and irritation while holding her friend in her arms.
”Alright alright jeez Rina, men kill Mr.Benedict and capture my little flower, Ms. Arya”
The two men and also the bald old man had a weird evil grin on their face when they heard Ronan.
However at that moment, a sudden rustle noise came around them like something was running around in the dark forest.
The group startled by the sudden change in their surroundings as they looked around with fear and bewilderment on their face.
”Old man you said there are no magical beasts around the area anymore”
Ronan was angry but he didn't shout as he whispered to the old man with gritted teeth.
The two young men stopped beating Benedict and took out their swords and scanned their environment. Arya didn't mind what's happening around her as she rushed forward and knelt beside Benedict and wiped the blood on his face with her clothes.
The rustling sound became closer and closer towards the group but they could also see some shadow figures running very fast in the dark forest before them.
”Who's there? show...show yourselves” Ronan swallowed his saliva in nervousness and fear, only he didn't get any answers but a whoosh sound.
After a second, a thud sound like something heavy fallen to the ground followed the 'whoosh' sound,
”Ahhhhhhhh!” Arya's scream in fear reverberated the forest as Ronan and his group immediately turned to look at her to see the blood-covered face of her and beside her on the ground was the body of the young man with a nearly destroyed skull, his body was still slightly twitching and blood flowing to the ground.
”Mi...” other young man just realized that his buddy was dead and lying on the ground and called out his name in instinct but before he fully said his name another 'whoosh' came followed by the same thud sound.
Ronan quickly reacted when the second 'whoosh' and saw an arrow piercing Jackey's head and destroys it, seeing this Ronan's fighter instincts kicked in and he turned to look up at the trees to locate the source of the arrow.
After carefully looking at the trees he found a small human-shaped figure but it disappeared by leaping to another tree in the thick forest.
”Shit shit shit we are going to die in this godforsaken place” the old man started to tremble and shake in fear.
”Do something” the woman holding the bleeding healer, Rina trembled.
”There's nothing to do except dying” a feminine voice answered her question.