250 Unexpected turn of events II (1/2)
Vivian told her while Kayako nodded and stayed away from the house.
Vivian and Nanbu took the lead as the black armored soldiers completely surrounded the house. The villagers were looking at the scene perplexed but none of them had the courage to question them.
”Why are they surrounding the old man Ferugus's home? ”
”Shhh, I don't know, who knows what that creepy old man did?”
The villagers started to murmur among themselves. Reaching the door, Vivian knocked on the door
”Open up citizen!”
Her voice was calm and loud. The black-armored men near the windows nodded their heads and signaled that the old man is still inside.
Since the house was old and only had a single door as well as a couple of windows, there was no way for the old man to escape.
'Creak!'
Just when she was about to knock again, a creaking sound appeared from the house followed by slow footsteps.
Nanbu instinctively kept his one hand on his sword while Vivian took a step back carefully. Slowly the door opened to reveal an old man.
The old man had a fringe of grey-white hair around his balding, mottled scalp. He was leaning on a walking cane as he had a shuffling gait and gnarled hands. His back was slightly hunched and with each movement, there was the creak of old bones.
The old man was the definition of nothing but skin and bones. He was extremely thin and the wrinkles on his face indicated he was at least a hundred years old.
”Who are you?”
”Jeez”
Nanbu thought to himself when he saw the yellow teeth as it creeped him out.
”Viv, the old man reeks of blood”
Grey said through the Khal and warned Vivian. As a magical beast with an enhanced sense of smell, she was able to smell the strong scent of blood emitting from the old man.
”Old man, you need to come with us, we have some questions to ask you”
”Can't you just leave an old man alone? What answers can I have for you?”
The old man said in a frustrated tone.
”It won't take too long old man, come with us”
There was something about this old man that irked her in the wrong way.
”Leave me alone!”
The old man raised his voice but Vivian was not going to back off as she stood firm.
”Don't make this hard, Old man, come with us willingly or we will take you with us forcefully”
”Forcefully? Hahahaha”
Surprisingly the old man started to laugh like a maniac as Vivian sensed a cold murderous aura radiating from him.
”WATCH OUT!”
Nanbu shouted as a long needle appeared out of the old man's hand. Vivian quickly dodged the needle which was the old man's crane a moment ago.
In a split second, a long golden spear appeared in Vivian's hand.
”You shouldn't have done that”
”AH!”
It was too quick for the old man to react as the spear pierced through his shoulder.
”EXTEUM!”
The old man roared this word in agony as a powerful burst of black mist blasted Vivian and Nanbu away.
”STOP HIM!”
Grey shouted and leaped in front to attack the old man but unexpectedly the old man leaped into the air which couldn't have been possible for an old man like him.
The needle on his hand transformed back to the crane as the old man put it under his feet in mid-air and started to fly away.
The villagers were gasping for air when they witnessed this and the black-armored guards ran towards Vivian and Nanbu to make sure they are okay.
”No, you don't!”
Vivian quickly jumped back on her feet and threw the spear aiming at the flying old man. The golden spear vibrated and soared towards the old man like a bolt of lightning.
”EEEEH!”
The old man quickly moved aside to evade the spear and let out a squealing sound as the spear grazed his shoulder before falling down.
”You missed it bitch!”
This was the last thing they heard before the old man disappeared from their sight.
”Did I?”
A cold smile appeared on Vivian's face and vanished from her face quickly.
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”How the fuck did they find me?!”
At the moment, a figure was soaring through the sky at high-speed while bleeding.
The figure was the old man and he only slowed down for a moment when he crossed the border of Agoria and entered the forests of Ishikara.
”Shit, I should have eaten more livers”
The old man cursed and looked down at the wounds on his shoulder.
However, the moment he looked up, a golden light appeared before him and struck him down from his crane.
”AHHH!”
The old man screamed and tried to grasp onto something but there was nothing but air to hold on to. His crane was nowhere to be found as he hit several branches and trees on his way to the ground.