"So,you are telling me that the power I have right now,was given by that king,eight thousand years ago?And I wasn't even a human? I was just a beast who was turned into a human by that so called King?", Lewis tried to analyse the details which were given by Horus.

All of them were sitting around a bonfire, spending the rest of the night listening to Horus. Akira has finally given calmed down to a certain level and it was enough to keep listening to the after life judge.

"Don't underestimate your beast form,warrior. You and this wind warrior were Mythical beasts who were tamed by our highness. His closest comrades"

Lewis snickered, "Like hell I'd be",he mumbled.

Luca was serious compared to the rest. He looked at Akira who was just sitting while staring into the fire. His knees were pressed into his chest.

Luca,"...So,what were we before we were turned into humans?"

Horus, "Wind warrior, I can say why you were chosen as his highness' closest friend. Even if he went insane,you are there to be sane for him",...."So,let me answer you", He raised his palm and a small green figure appeared on his palm. It was a figure of a man with wings. But he had long pointed ears with a long hair till his shoulders. Even his nose and chin were long and pointed. "This creature is called Sylph. He was known as the protector of forests. In a way,a king. But his highness easily got along with this Mythical beast. They clicked well. Became friends. And that is,", Horus looked at Luca. "You"

Luca widened his eyes,looking at the green figure on Horus' palm. Akira just had a small glance and didn't utter a word.

Lewis just scoffed and rolled his eyes while Izumi had a slight smile,encouraging Luca.

Horus,"And you Earth warrior, you were the next to meet his highness. His shield you are,warrior"

"Are you sure that I didn't crush him with that so called fucking shield?",Lewis asked not wanting to believe that he provided safety for his one and only enemy.

Horus smiled and closed his palm before opening it again revealing another creature. From torso to legs,it was a lion and from torso to head,it was an Eagle with giant wings. It was such a majestic creature. It looked fearless and violent with a massive ego. "This is a Griffin. His highness had a violent fight with him. The fight frightened the earth and heaven. They were enemies since the moment they met. But,one day,his highness protected Griffin's nest from a wild beast. If his highness didn't come in time,Griffin's wife and children would have died. As a repayment, Griffin devoted his life to protect his highness"

Lewis,"...."

Akira,"...."

"What a lousy story", Lewis finally mumbled feeling the awkward tension rising up.

"So,you are basically telling us that if we ever to betray Akira,we'll return back to our beast forms?",Luca asked.

Horus nodded. "You gave a vow to protect his highness. Well,for someone who ripped his soul to turn a beast into a human,it was the best way to show their gratitude "

"Who? This bastard? He ripped his soul to turn us humans?",Lewis asked in disbelief.

"Yes,that's how he gave a human soul to you. A part of him is living inside you two. Such a sacrifice can never be done by anyone. The pain he went through to rip a part of his soul was truly agonising. He had to rip five pieces from his soul to give life to his five legendary warriors"

Luca was startled immediately hearing his last part. "Wait —what? Five? What do you mean five warriors? There are more?!"

Horus,"Of course!The five elementary masters aka the five Sun warriors"

Luca and Lewis widened their eyes in unison.

"Wind, Earth, Water, Fire and Thunder,these are the five elements which were considered as Gods in that era. With these five elementary masters,his highness was invincible. He was immortal in the war. Meaning, no one had the chance to touch a single hair of his"

Lewis,"If he was invincible,how did he make a mess?", His tone wasn't friendly. But his question was the smartest question anyone could question at the moment. How did they come to this point?

Horus smiled. "Why do you think his highness chose Mythical beasts instead of real humans as his most trusted Generals?"

Luca raised his hand like an excited kid who knew the correct answer. "Because he couldn't trust any human?!"

"Bingo", Horus chimed. "His own people became his doom",..."It was a tragic story"

Luca and Lewis kept staring at Horus hoping to hear the rest of the story but to their displeasure, Horus decided to stop. "It will be a story for another time. For now,we have to focus on a very important thing"

Horus took a glance at Akira who had been watching the fire silently in his deep thoughts. "He needs to collect the rest of the warriors before anyone else"

Luca,"Anyone else?"

"Yes,there's this person who is trying to destroy the warriors. The very person who sent the spider beast"

Akira's eyes moved a little. The fire reflected his darkness swirling inside him. Izumi looked at her brother who was writhing in hatred.

"We must gather your warriors", Horus said. "....or else,it will not end with your parents but with the rest of the people in this world"

Akira,"....Will it be possible to give justice for my parents? If I gather them,will I be able to take revenge for my parents death?"

"Akira,you shouldn't —", Izumi was about to stop her brother from taking the wrong path to reach the destination but Horus cut her off.

"Of course!", His eyes shone. "You just need to gather the rest of the warriors. The rest is upto you. Your command will be their rule"

Izumi looked at Horus and was about to say something but didn't. Izumi was just avoiding any conversation with Horus like he is some kind of snake. And Horus could say it.

Akira stood up. He looked up at the moon which was slowly going down letting the Sun shine. A new day is coming with the rise of the sun. He turned to the rest and the Sun was right behind him,slowly rising up. He and the Sun was parallel which allowed Akira to shine. "I don't care who I am. I don't care if you are mistaken me for someone else. I don't  give a damn about the rest of the world. But....the murderer of my parents will not get away easily. I will do anything!Anything to avenge my parents! ",..."If I have to gather the warriors for that,then I will gather them"

Horus smiled slightly and looked at the Sun behind him. "It's a new day your highness. Let's start from your most dangerous warrior.Shall we?"

"And who is that?", Lewis asked.

Horus rose up from the ground. He pointed at the fire they created.

"The gorgeous and dangerous, fire warrior,the Chimera"

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