She cocked her head to the side. "What do you mean by nothing, Ryu", she said. She could smell the suspicion going through his teeth. He was clearly lying to her about something. Growing up, LeeAnn hated him so much to the point they had to be separated at all times on the clock. The family members had to moderate them on shifts like a second job. Nowadays, she can control herself from hatred. Ryu knew all too well to stay away from her, otherwise, he might meet his demise with Hikaru or their father. She was daddy's little girl and loved it. She knew all too well.
"You know, I think you and Solomon have some things in common" she spoke. Ryu cocked an eyebrow really doubting what she was saying. Lee quickly lunged at Ryu at 12.5 meters per second. With a split of a second, she slammed her fist into his stomach. This was simply a dirty trick they used to do to each other, but it had been a while before they had done anything. "That you both are idiots" she smiled.
Ryu coughed a little, gasping for breath like a fish. Once he regained his breath, he laughed a little. "Oh, really sister? I know one secret that you don't" he smiled. Lee knew they were both going to play mind games with each other. They were going back and forth punching and kicking each other. She raised her hand, panting. "Let's take a break" she huffed. Ryu nodded without saying a word.
She laid on her back looking at the sky, the grass tickling her face. Lector walked up and laid with her. "Nice day isn't it" he smiled. Lee picked up a scent of death. Lee perked up. Her sniffer lifted into the air as she picked up on something disgusting. "Ryu….do you smell that?"
He paused. He sniffed the air and covered his nose with his face going pale. She knew that smell. "Ryu let's go! Someone might be in trouble" she called. Lee and Lee dashed in the direction with Lector lifting Ryu into the air to the location. With the bird's eye view, they were able to keep up with her. Immediately, they paused when Ryu landed. A campsite was seen with tents torn down, bodies ripped apart. There was a fire still going on with a cooking pheasant still smoldering in a pot over the fire. Corpses lied everything dismembered and chest cavities open. The stench was horrid. It made all three of them . A tall, slender creature stood before them. One that made Lee seethe in a mix of horror and anger. The creature had a wide toothy grin when it stared at the two of them. “Nakamuras…” it smiled. The siblings froze.
“Shit.” They both spoke in unison.
Immediately, Lee put both of her fists and put them together. A red magic circle appeared against her mouth that was 2 meters in diameter. A stream of fire that was 2 meters in diameter. The fire singed the creature with A-rank damage pretty well. Ryu aimed his lightning magic towards him causing some minor damage. The damage from the fire seemed to do much more damage to its fur. The creature was tall and lanky with patches of fur and skin showing as if it had mange. Its face was that of a deer-like skull with a dog-like appearance to it and large antlers. It looked as if it was in pain but at the same time a sinister twist to it. It's fur and skin was singed with bright embers glowing from the fresh attack. The smell of burning flesh made both of them cough, especially LeeAnn. It brought back sad and lonely memories to her.
LeeAnn swung her arms trying to have it step away. She was just wanting it to leave. She formed a fist with her left hand, having her arm out from her right side. A red magic circle formed underneath her at 0.25 meters in diameter. Quickly, her left hand became engulfed with fire then formed into a fire-like blade. She swung her left arm from side to side, trying to get the beast to step away. Though, it only side stepped, not even making more distance, but coming rather closely. “Leave! Go away” called LeeAnn.
“Kill it!” Ryu cried in fear and horror. The first instinct for him was to kill the darn thing, but he was surprised that Lee didn't want to kill it.
Before LeeAnn could react, the creature swiftly, swung it’s claws at Lee and pinned her to a tree. Its grin turns even more sinister. She got a better look at the creature. It looked as if its face was withering away. The antlers had rune markings on them then glowed with a sinister glow and fur that looked to be once a glowing green now a forest brown-green. “Kill...Nakamura….Lee...leader” it spoke in broken human language. Ragtime then spoke. “Lee...that’s not just any creature. That’s a corrupted one, burn it now!”
Lee couldn't move. No matter what happened, she could not budge her arms or make any movements to cast any spells. She was pinned like prey. The creature growled as it licked her face, tasting the flesh. Ryu yelled. “Hey! Skull face, have some...thunder” cried Ryu. He cast a lightning bolt into its face and caused it to let go of her. Lee was too stunned to move, in fear and horror.
Ryu managed to scare the creature off. He ran to Lee and stared at her. “Sis! Sis? Please tell me something” he yelled.
“It’s...corrupted…” she whispered. Their attention was broken when they heard a child crying. Ryu was cautious, but Lee instantly ran towards the source of the crying. A child was hidden under the shredded tent. A young five-year-old girl with long blonde hair cried. She had her eyes covered, finally realizing what had happened. Dried trails of tears ran down her face as the girl sniffled. She didn't look to be hurt at all, but they knew sometimes the injuries were also on the inside. Ryu knew that all too well with being a doctor in the family.
“Are you alright? Sweetheart?” Without a word, she hugged Lee’s waist and cried. She stared at Ryu, not knowing what to do. This was one situation she wasn't equipped to handle. “Let’s take her back to the hotel room and see what we can do. I will look her over to see if she is okay.”
Lee picked her up and let hte girl cry as she carried her back to the hotel room. She looked back at the campsite, She finally saw the girl’s parents dead and carcasses were eaten alive. What a sad fate to have. Blood was everywhere, she stood still with the five-year-old in her arms. Lee didn't know what to exactly do in the situation. The girl's face turned away from the disgusting scene. She could feel the girl shivering in her arms, scared like a hunted rabbit. Ryu even had a pale face with what he saw. Only Lee could comprehend what was going on. Ragtime was silent for a few moments.
"Kid, that was not just any spirit. That's a corrupted spirit. A spirit that can not be redeemed most of the time. It was hunting for blood, mostly your blood. I feel this was a trap. If this was Solomon's doing, I hate to see what will happen when we face him. Why it spared the girl, I don't know. I could sense it wanted one victim to live" told Ragtime, inside her head. Lector hadn't moved from the spot when he saw the creature. The exceed stood there in a shocked expression with his jaw almost to the floor, still gapping like a fish. "I fear something is in great surprises for us" spoke Ryu. Lee gulped, feeling the dread already being felt in the pit of her stomach. She turned away from the scene with the girl in her arms. "For now, let's make sure she is okay. That's our top priority" spoke Lee. Everyone agreed to her statement, the girl looked up from Lee's shoulder, looking at the demi-human then at Lector. They were her savoirs for this trip. They made it out of the woods and back into the small town. It was liveler than earlier and much more of a security that would all survive...for now.
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Fire Dragon Mine: Trained 2127/2000
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Name: Fire Dragon: Roar
Rank: A-rank
Mana Cost: 200
Requirements: First Gen: Fire Dragon Slayer
Type: Offensive
Element: Fire
Range: 20 Meters
Cooldown: 4 Posts
Duration: Instant
Effect: The caster puts both hands into a fist and puts them together against their mouth to cast the spell. A 2 meter in diameter magic circle will appear in front of the caster upon casting. A stream of fire that's 2 meters in diameter will shoot from the user causing A-rank damaged to all that touch it.
Name: Swinging Flame
Rank: D-rank
Mana Cost: 25
Requirements: First Gen: Fire Dragon Slayer
Type: Offensive
Element: Fire
Range: 5 Meters
Cooldown: 1 Posts
Duration: Sustain
Effect: The user forms a fist with their left hand and holds it out from their side. A red magic circle will form under the caster. The left hand will become set to fire in a blade sort of motion that is 0.25 meters long in length. This will cause D-rank damage
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