Kaz arrived at the gates of the city and awaited for the person he was supposed to meet. He read the letter again that asked for his help in escorting a caravan to the next town for trade. it was given by a wealthy business owner in the area.

After a few minutes passed by, Kaz saw two carriages approaching. one of them was pulling a large cart behind it. The wheels rattled as they approached and came to a stop a few feet from him.

"You must be the mage here to escort us through," the driver holding the reigns said.

Kaz nodded back in affirmation, "Yeah that's me. Kazimir with the rune knights," he answered and reached up to shake the man's hand.

With that done the man gave Kaz's hand a slight tug and brought him up to sit next to him. "Well, it's good to have you aboard. Once we get there, you'll have your pay," the man said as he whipped the reigns and spurred the horses to move onward.

The carriage began to roll down the way until they were out of the main city and kicking up dirt on the path to the next town. The other carriage was close behind.

Kaz kept a watchful eye out. This was the first escorting mission he had done in a while. The route was fairly calm. Thin trees dotted along the sides of the road. The only sound was the bumping of the carriage against the uneven ground.

Kaz leaned back against the wooden carriage and closed his eyes. His ears and sense of smell remained alert but he rested as the next hour went by. His griffon was high in the sky watching from above.

His ear perked up. A rustle in the trees changed the atmosphere. He opened his eyes leaned forward. "Stay straight. Don't panic as best you can," he looked the man in the eye, "I'll take care of it."

The rustling in the trees got faster. Something moved through them at an alarming rate. A movement was more akin to something on the hint than an exploring animal.

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Kaz kicked upward and flipped to the top of the carriage. His hand. held the front of the wooden carriage and he landed in a semi-crouched position. His senses reached out to feel the vibrations in the wind from the encroaching forces. A sinking feeling went through his chest. He remembered it well. The same feeling from his sworn enemy. "Demons," he whispered.

"WHAT!?" the driver yelled but Kaz ignored it as the swaying trees got closer and closer to them. A pair of black wings shot out from the tree line. The figure was something the size of a large dog with wings appeared. A flying demon charged the carriage.

Kaz swung his arm back and made the shape of a tiger claw and slashed it towards the demon. A blade of wind cut through the air and caught the demon by surprise. The blade cut into its body and the demon spiraled to the ground and rolled, barrelling into the dirt and trees.

The white magic circle disappeared in time for three more dark figures to appear. He blinked as his senses were overwhelmed by a flood of vibrations in the wind. A bat demon slammed its body into the second carriage and a woman's scream cried out from the impact. Kaz's eyes got wide. "There's someone important in there isn't there?"

"They didn't tell you! that's the owner's daughter!"The driver yelled back while holding onto his hat as the carriage sped up. Kaz took in a deep breath as the sky filled with dozens of the demons. He jumped to the second carriage and spun in the air sending a tornado upward. The wind scattered the demons from their formation. He flipped and landed on the lady's carriage with an accompanying scream.

thrusting his hand out he shot another burst of wind smashing the demon against the ground and cutting its body. He stood with the wind rushing by him. His air blew to the sides. He was ready now.
The tiger spirit flashed around his body as the demons filled the sky. His eyes flashed white and angelic wings sprung from his back.

The demons descended like the dark of night. Kaz flew into the air to meet them. A swirl of his light wings illuminating through the darkness that flocked around him. He sent out rushes of slashing wind one after another. Blades of wind cut through demonic bodies and tornadoes sucked them up in slashing torrents.

Their talons clawed at him repeatedly but the demons were so minor their attacks barely left scratches. It was their sheer numbers that made it difficult. Kaz landed back on the carriage as it pummeled across the path. "Alright, we need to wrap this up. Hold on!" he yelled out for the drivers and the lady safely hidden away in the second carriage.

Kaz drew in a large amount of mana and made a circle with his arms. He thrust both his hands upward as the force of dark bats flew down. A massive tornado filled the sky engulfing all of them. Within an instant, dark feathers littered the ground.

The threat was gone. Kaz sighed and hopped back down to his seat. "Alright should be smooth sailing the rest of the way."

He kept a close eye out until they reached the town. Getting down, the man thanked him and the owner's daughter appeared and handed him his prize.

"Thank you. Take care and if you ever need anything. Find me again," he took the reward and walked out of the town to head back to the main city of Era.

WC 600
Total WC 900