81 Frigid Wolf Vs Hidden (1/2)

Alexander's eyes suddenly narrowed in apprehension before suddenly his upper body twisted back oddly, just in time to avoid a flying spear as itpierced through an afterimage of his moving form. Alexander took hold of this spear with quick reflexes as it fought in his hands to escape.

Squinting his eyes, Alexander looked in the direction where this surprise attack originated from to find a familiar man standing there, the lanky man, complete with his head. As if Alexander hadn't decapitated him earlier.

Peering downwards, Alexander could see the other lanky man still there struggling onto his feet, his head still missing.

”It would seem my hypothesis was correct.” Alexander muttered under his heavy breath before he growled at the two lanky men, which were both clones of the Sky Magician, 'Hidden'. ”Silva Mona, what has our family done so that you attack us so!”

”You will find out in time!” Shockingly, this voice erupted from right behind Alexander.

Instinctively, Alexander raised his Crying Night and brutally swung it behind himself, only to cut air as the third clone swiftly dodged the attack, the slightest of grins on his pale face as he fixed the bowler hat on his head.

Before he knew it, Alexander was surrounded by nearly a dozen identical men resembling this man called Silva Mona. With trepidation, Alexander assumed a neutral stance as he stood straight and tall in the middle of them all, the blade of his spear 'Crying Night' resting harmlessly on the earth but his grip on its long pole strong and tense.

”You will not be leaving here.” Alexander suddenly spoke as his eyes suddenly darted towards the other man aside Silva Mona, the jittery man who had always been by his side. Being called out, his shoulders made a start as his motion froze in its spot. In his hand was another Void Teleportation Scroll. In this moment of hesitation Alexander's free hand suddenly reached into the Magic Pocket hanging by his waist before unveiling a golden spherical object in his hands.

Both the jittery man and every single one of the Silva Mona clones' eyes opened in recognition of this object.

”A Rune Gem!” There was a hint of disbelief in one of the Silva Mona's clones' voice as it spoke.

A second after those words escaped his lips, Alexander's form suddenly vanished from its place. Below the headless Silva Mona clone watched as Alexander darted straight in his direction. But he knew that his target was not himself but the earth below, which he would need to activate the ability of this Rune Gem.

'Things will become difficult if I let him use this Rune Gem. From his words, this Rune Gem clearly contains some sort of magic that prevents the use of teleportation spells... That would make our escape ten times harder... And it is not time to kill Alexander yet... It would bring too much trouble...' These thoughts passed quickly in Silva Mona's collective mind.

The headless Silva Mona clone's body suddenly shattered, revealing his innards which was made up of several mechanical objects covered intricately in runes, drawn at a minuscule level. The intricacy of these clones could be seen at a glance of these several, interconnected parts. A second later however, nothing of the clone could be seen as it was evaporated in an expanding explosion that originated at its center.

Above, Alexander was forced to maneuver around this explosion that reached several dozen meters in length. The delay was short, but enough for the encroaching clones who had begun to chase after the darting figure of Alexander.