36 Curse you Shin! Curse you! (2/2)

The corridors were narrow but the ceiling was at a height of 18 feet which let the little eagle hatchling spirit fly over everyone's heads.

”That's it girl, that's it.” Izumi looked into a distance as if she was in a trance as she uttered those words. Izumi could see everything her spirit could, this was the advantage for protectors with an aerial spirit.

”Ken, the west gate is heavily guarded and closed. The east gate is still open and not heavily guarded yet but it is in the process of being closed and sealed off. We have to move now or we will miss our last chance to get out alive!” Izumi dragged Ken out of the small space as the thin layer of energy covering her eyes suddenly dispersed into the air.

”If it was that easy to do so, what's the point of this training.” Shin grinned slightly as he stared at Izumi and Ken from a distance as he supported himself against the wall with no fear of being caught or seen by the protectors. The situation was more like a playground for Shin who was trained to blend in with the shadows from a very young age.

”Come back little one.” Izumi looked at the eagle spirit which was standing on a small platform fitted on the ceiling. The eagle spirit flew towards Izumi's soul sword and immediately turned into blue coloured energy and got sucked into the katana.

”The next turn would lead us towards the east gate and there are about 8 guards, so be careful and try to avoid getting hit. Let's just focus on getting out of here.” Izumi didn't spare a look towards Ken and looked cautiously towards the incoming turn.

Ken and Izumi took the turn and ran towards the east gate in front of them. As the two made their way through an entrance towards the road that will lead them out of the gate, they were suddenly met with 16 guards who looked as if they were ordered to kill anyone who tries to approach them.

There was one bear spirit and two fox spirits howling in front of the protectors that guarded the doors.

”Did you really think that you would be able to get out of the fort so easily?” Three of the protectors in front of Ken and Izumi were the A - Rank protectors in the fort and also the captains of different squads.

”Why are you even chasing us? We didn't do anything, did we?” Izumi shouted out loud as she tried to reason with the captains in front of them.

”Not directly, but you must have helped the man who killed the commander and the city's lord. You were just talking how you three were best friends a few moments ago and I heard it loud and clear. So don't try to fool us!” One of the guards behind the captains answered Izumi's questions as he held out his sword.

'Curse you Shin! Curse you!' Izumi cried out loud in her head as she unsheathed her katana.

”Three spirits huh, not bad. They are not ready for a head to head battle with such heavily armed protectors. What are you going to do now? And I am pretty sure they are cursing me in their head right now.” Shin murmured to himself as he walked on the east wall of the fort with all the guards who were supposed to be on the wall guarding it, knocked out and forced to sleep.