Chapter 6 - Mislead

*Your POV*

     Five days have already passed and we're currently just roaming around by then. Since we didn't really have any purpose in mind aside from getting away from Phoenix Drop.

     I'm still not taking what happened to Eyanne lightly. I'm sure I haven't shown any sign of emotion just yet to Laurance or Zane. I have them, but it's like I'm alone. I don't know... I just haven't been talking to them. And I've already gotten used to this new ability that makes Zane existent to Laurance, so at least they've got each other's company.

     We're not really heading towards anywhere. But I have this map summoned by my Etherean magicks that draws which ways we've been to.

     And speaking of Etherean magicks, I've been using them quite a lot lately. Though as long as I've already gotten them, I didn't use them much. So using them often kinda trains me. Much use, too. Since my sense magicks wouldn't be of any use at these situations. [ 'use' count: 5 ]

     "Looks like we're heading South, (Y/n)." Laurance. We're currently at east and he's with the map. Since Zane couldn't really carry stuff. Which really makes him feel guilty, although it's not his fault.

     "Southeast? I haven't really been there, to be honest. We could maybe go check it out." Zane.

     "Wouldn't hurt, would it?" Laurance turned to me.

     I nodded. "For now, we can camp here." I said. Not even changing my tone's coldness.

     I sensed Laurance was pained by this. "Right. I'll set up the tent."

     I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought anyone.

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     "Wait..." Laurance stopped us. "There's something here. It says so in the map."

     We already left the Eastern part of where we were and already had some distance from there and we're almost at the middle of the Southeast area.

     I walked towards Laurance to see what he was talking about. Wait...there really is something here. It's like...a village, maybe?

     "Should we go there?" Laurance.

     "Maybe. We should probably investigate first." I reply.

     We finally found an opening from the trees and I flew to see the village. My sense magicks tells me this is a wolf tribe. And another thing it tells me, is that Laurance is knocked out....

     I landed back to where we were but Laurance wasn't there. "Laurance?" I tried to call out.

     There was someone behind me...

     "(Y/n), watch out!" Zane's voice was the last thing I heard as a handkerchief was put to my mouth, making me dizzy and...

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     I woke up in a cell with nothing else surrounding me. I sensed werewolves and a meif'wa outside but there was nothing I could do.

     I looked around. This wasn't the first time I've got to escape a cell. But there was no lock... It was only a lever enchanted by magicks. Crap. Where the hell am I? And wait...

     I looked behind me seeing...a TAIL?!? A freaking tail??! I put my hands on my head and yes, I stand corrected. I'M A FREAKING MEIF'WA! It's bad enough I'm a sense magicks user Ether, but adding me up as a meif'wa?! Come on!

     Just then, I sensed the meif'wa and a werewolf open the room I was in and got in.

     "Well, Wolf~Sama, if I may have a moment with her, please? Nya~!" The purple-haired meif'wa said. 

     The werewolf left and the meif'wa looked at me with an annoying expression.

     "Yeah..sorry about this. My two other victims were too smart. Their werewolf companion sniffed the poison out of my sweets and I got a really good beating from that." She fake-cried. "And that Aphmau girl was a good bet, too! Nya~!"

     I froze. "Aphmau?"

     "Oh? Do you know her? Well too bad for you! I'm sending you in as an offering to the king! Aren't you glad? You get to marry  the Southeast werewolf tribe's prince! Nya~!"

     "WHAT?!"

     "Well, I'll take my diamonds now and leave. Nya~! By the way, I'm Michi." And she freaking flipped her hair before she left. Oh, does she want me to flip?!

     "You damn woman! Come back here!" Wait...if I let go my anger, my rage form will take over, right? But if it won't and I'll just pass out like last time, it wouldn't make a difference. Well, I'll just have to see what's gonna happen. One result will help, the other? It won't make things worse, anyway.

     The usual flash of darkness appeared again and I was in the maze. I kind of started to memorize it a bit, but the dead ends are still a pain in the ass. Oh right, my rage form. Oops.

     I ran through the maze barely falling flat on my face when it comes to sharp turns. Right. All I need is to get out of this cell I'm in and no killing should happen.

     I was half-expecting to see my rage form-self again but she wasn't there. So doesn't that mean she's out there?

     I went into the portal and found myself out of the now-in-shambles cell and surrounded by werewolf guards. Great. More fighting. But I have to find Laurance. Tsk. I don't wanna have to kill anyone.

     I switched my sword with a bo staff. This shouldn't kill anyone but rather weaken them as not to fight me. Laurance, where are you?!

     "Zane, where's Laurance?" I asked.

     "I don't know. Use your sense magicks!" Zane said as I blocked an attack.

     He was west from where I was facing. This should be a dungeon, right? I spread out my wings and flew up the ladders and found where Laurance was at.

     "(Y/n)!" He ran towards the cell bars blocking us. "How did you...? Well, I couldn't really expect anything less, could I?"

     I showed no sign of reaction to what he said and opened his cell and carried him outside. Now if only I could find the exit...okay, so there was a trapdoor right behind us and none of us bothered to notice it?

     But wait...there's another person in the dungeon. I walked in with Laurance questioning me. The girl didn't really seem threatening, but she felt threatened as soon as she noticed the presence of an Ether.

     I opened her cell not caring what she does after. Laurance nodded at the girl and we left, the girl following right behind us.

     We went outside and realized we were in the...palace, I would say?

     There was a group of werewolves coming at us. They weren't threatening, and they showed their king.

     "You..you're an Ether?" The king pointed at me.

     "As it would appear so. I'm surprised you haven't noticed that from my aura. Now what do you want from me?" I reply with a stern voice.

     "This is Fenrir." He said, his guards showing a prince resembling some featured the king has. "And you're gonna share a wedding with him."

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[ Sorry it took so long for me to update, guys! I've been so busy lately with school. Yes, school is the only distraction right now and so is a little bit of anime. So yeah, sorry.

As you can see, this is what's happening. Yeah....I'm gonna be bending stuff here and there. But not exactly as what you might think things to be. But maybe there will be some correct theories.

Fun fact: a bo staff is a Japanese weapon also used by the smarty pants of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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