Return of the Fallen Volume 7 Chapter 74
Kazuki did exactly as Alodeus said and slowed his flying speed.
Alodeus chuckled as he continued to play with Danny.
“That’s right little human, you must do what I say, otherwise it would be too simple to kill you.”
As Dreunz watched this he couldn’t help but become slightly annoyed at his grandson. At the same time, he wasn’t too upset since it was his grandson doing it instead of someone else. He dotted on the boy too much.
“My grandson will probably take longer at this rate but I guess rebellion is in the blood. I’ll scold him afterward. The rest of you follow me. We head north for now. My grandson will meet us over the frozen ocean.”
Dreunz and the three other Ancient beasts all took to the skies and left nothing but four streaks of light in the sky as they disappeared over the horizon.
When Kazuki saw this, he asked Zetrazz.
(How come you became so quiet. Usually, you would have gladly taken such an opportunity to try and whisper persuasion in their heads and get them to fight me for your entertainment. What happened? Have you already become bored of my fights and decided to bother me no more? If so I’d be happy but that doesn’t sound like your personality.)
The dark energy in his compass moved slightly as Zetrazz spoke in Kazuki’s head.
(Your fights are never boring. Instead, it would be wasteful to talk to them. If they really did know you were the enemy at that time, you would be swept across the ground like a great tide takes the land. They would have slaughtered you in no time. Tell me ant, where is the entertainment in that. No, instead I want to see just how you’ll get out of this situation. I want to see how it will play out without my interference for now. Looking at things right now, you have four enemies traveling alongside you. Each one is stronger than Motozu. You against the four, how will things turn out. You could run but I don’t think you’ll get very far. So tell me Kazuki, what will you do, hehehe.)
(What indeed. Do you really want me to tell you or would you rather watch it with fresh eyes?”
The dark energy in Kazuki’s compass began to swirl faster and faster. It was obvious Zetrazz was growing excited.
(Hoho, let me see what you have in store.)
(Before that, can you do me a favor?)
(A favor. Kazuki, I will not help you destroy these weak beings. That defeats the purpose of you being my entertainment now, doesn’t it? That would be far too disappointing now wouldn’t it?)
(That isn’t the favor. You said it yourself it would be a slaughter if all of them fought against me. I simply want you to tell me when the other Ancient beast led by that old Dreunz is far enough away that they can’t sense any of our movement or power. Once they are out of range, I’ll be able to make my move without them racing over and gaining up on me. Will you do this for me or not?)
The dark energy went still for a moment before Zetrazz responded.
(I do this for you and what do I receive in return. Your gratitude is something I could give a shit about, you know that right? So what can you possibly offer for me to actually help you?)
(Me being your entertainment should be more than enough for payment.)
Kazuki couldn’t see it but he could tell Zetrazz was shaking his head right now.
(My entertainment is my entertainment. Favors are favors, the two are separated. There’s no reason for me to do this. Now I ask again, what will I get?)
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(Forget it. Why did I think you would do anything for an ant like me. I guess you’ll have to find some other form of entertainment because if they come back in the middle of my fight, I will die and bye-bye to your odd source of fun.)
Kazuki did his best to keep his tone neutral in his own head but Zetrazz could feel the vitriol and venom.
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(Fine, little ant. I will do this for you but you must show me some great sights.)
Kazuki sighed inwardly.
(What kind of sights do you wish to see exactly?)
The dark energy swirled.
(Blood and gore, lots of it!)
(Done.)
Kazuki changed the direction he was flying and headed toward Edngaul. Danny and 4 Ancient beasts in tow including Alodeus.
As the 6 of them flew about, Kazuki changed directions several times but his main direction was Edngaul. Alodeus didn’t seem to care about this and just enjoy playing with Danny but the other Ancient beasts began to grow suspicious. One of them, a large man with a thick red beard called out.
“Human, where are you taking us? This doesn’t seem right?”
Kazuki paused in the sky.
“What do you mean, we’re going toward my home.”
The red-bearded man shook his head and pointed at a few landmarks he recognized.
“We’ve flow by that same forest three times now. What do you think you’re doing?”
Kazuki trembled.
“But, Alodeus said to fly slowly. I was just doing as I was told.”
“Young master did say to fly slow but he never mentioned anything about flying in circles. Where are you leading us?”
It was at this moment that Zetrazz called out to Kazuki.
(The old man and the others are now out of range. Now, open these fools up and show me their blood.)
(Not yet, I have to settle this in one go and for that I need help. Be patient…Please.)
“Young master, I think this human is trying to trick us. We need to deal with him and
“Shut up!”
Alodeus cut the red-bearded man off.
“I will say what we do. You a mere escort are telling me what I need to do. Who gave you such balls? Do you really think a mere human would dare lead us astray. He already knows what will happen if he’s lying and there’s no way for him to go against us so shut up already. Kazuki I’m starting to get bored with this doll. My grandpa will also lose his patients so I now give you permission to pick up the pace. Let’s hurry to your home and get back so we can meet up with grandpa.”
Kazuki nervously nodded. This shaking expression only gave Alodeus more confidence in his assessment of Kazuki.
Kazuki then changed his direction one final time and increased his speed at the same time. He didn’t increase it to the point that Alodeus and the other beasts would grow suspicious but instead just enough to make it look like he was really trying to not disappoint Alodeus and get killed.
In only a few moments Kazuki soon arrived in the sky above Edngaul.
Alodeus looked down at the bustling city below and became curious.
“A human city. So many little insignificant creatures. With a wave of my hand, I could destroy them all in an instant. Kazuki, since you are the strongest around here, this city must be yours correct. Tell me, why do humans always gather in such high numbers all clustered together like that? Aren’t they worried someone may come by one day and…Squish them?”
Alodeus’s power began to gather into his left hand.
Kazuki’s face paled even more and he got right in front of him and bowed before Alodeus.
“Please don’t! My family lives there!”
Alodeus stopped gathering power in his hand before chuckling.
“I wasn’t going to do anything, hehehe. Just teasing you human. Now hurry up and be done with your business.”
Kazuki promptly nodded before sending out his aura down to the city. As soon as he did that, he turned back toward Alodeus.
“My wife should be here at any moment.”
Barely a second later Shaila appeared next to Kazuki along with Tozu and Sasai. Each one of them was covered with Kazuki’s ki so Alodeus and the rest couldn’t feel their magic.
Alodeus took a single look at Shaila and even though he was young, he was stunned by her beauty. Not just him, but the other Ancient beasts as well were taken aback by her attractive figure.
“So this woman is your wife? She’s gorgeous but those two, they are clearly not your kids.”
When Shaila, Tozu, and Sasai heard this they all became suspicious. They had received Kazuki’s signal barely a moment ago but he said nothing to them. The moment they arrived in the sky, they could feel Alodeus and the other’s power leaking from them and they could also feel Kazuki’s ki covering them. As well as the fact that Sid was no longer with Kazuki and Danny had yet to move even a single frame, their guards were up and they were on full alert. Still, the way Kazuki acted, and how the young ancient beast in front of them questioned, they knew Kazuki had something in mind.
Their suspicions were completely confirmed when Kazuki introduced them.
“This is indeed my wife. She’s called Tamila and these two are her brothers. They always travel with her for protection. Seeing her looks, it’s easy to tell why. Men can’t stop hounding over her. Honey, brothers-in-law, these people come from the east, the far east. They found me while I was practicing and seeing my strength they thought I might know something about the incident in the north. They wanted me to follow them up north to verify the things I said but I insisted on coming home first and seeing my wife. They were quite busy though so they split up. Four went on ahead to the north and the rest decided to follow me. That was a bit ago so the four that already left are far, far away.”
Kazuki emphasized the far far away and Shaila, Tozu, and Sasai all got what he meant.
Shaila smiled mischievously and flew next to one of the men. Wrapping her arm around his, she pressed her chest against the man’s arm and smiled. The Ancient beast was stunned a little but he smiled and went along with it.
Shaila reprimanded her husband Kazuki.
“Kazuki, you invited guests over and didn’t even bother to offer them a cup of tea or a bite to eat. Well, I will not be considered unhospitable. You sirs, come and join us for something tasty.”
Tozu and Sasai split and slowly circled around the other two but the red-bearded man felt something was off.
“Young master, this isn’t right.”
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