Chapter 39 - The Auction Part 3

They were both fighting against many assassins, Liam took this opportunity to make the girls drink the water from the lake, once he was done and that he was sure the girls were safe he place them next to the egg and got ready to fight these assassins.

His specialty was surprise attacks and as he had started teaching Anaya he knew all the weak points of the human body and many ways to kill a person.

This handsome guy was fighting four assassins at the same time, Liam was ready to strike with a dagger in each hand, he used his speed and the fact that no one expected a surprise attack, and he planted his daggers directly into the neck of these assassins, he killed these four assassins in ten seconds.

A carnivorous smile appeared on his face when he turned to three other assassins but he didn't have time to fight them, the other man of unknown level had just appeared right in front of them and he broke the neck of the one who was standing right in front of him and ripped the hearts of the other two from their chest covers using the element of lightning around his hands.

Downright impressive, Liam thought, all the assassins had been eliminated in the span of five minutes.

The danger was over it was time to check on the girls.

Anaya after drinking the water from the lake felt better straight away, after all it was Celia who had done all the work, she had only lent her energy to her wife.

Celia was still in her arms inconscious, she found the egg very close to her and took it in her arms to protect it at the same cost as Celia.

Liam had just joined the two other men to fight the assassins and even though she had only been training with him for a few days, she recognized his style well when he planted his daggers in the necks of his opponents, and how quickly, she had barely seen him move, it looked like lightning. She could see the surprise and the admiration in the eyes of the handsome guy as Celia had nicknamed him.

Liam was looking at three other assassins and seeing the smile on his face she wasn't giving too much of their skin, but just when he was about to strike, the other man appeared right in front of the assassins and he killed them in only few seconds, he broke the back of the neck of the one in front of him and pierced the chest covers, tearing the hearts of the other two.

Anaya was torn between the too cool and the too loathsome, she didn't have much time to think about it, however, because the egg started talking to her again : "You are no longer in danger now, Tal is my protector, he won't let anything happen to you, you are also his queen after all."

Anaya was using the telepatic bounded to answered the egg : "Why did you call me like that, i m not a queen ?"

The egg : "Of course you are, there is only one golden dragon every one million year, you are the only one who can stand above all mystical creatures."

Anaya didn't want to be a queen but she wanted to be powerful enough to protect Celia for the rest of their life, and if what the egg said was true she didn't have any choice it was already settled.

Anaya asked him : "What kind of mystical creature are you, why were you poisonned ?"

The egg : "My name is Arthur, i m the last one of my kind, i m a pure blue phoenix, all my kind has been exterminated during the last war, four thousand years ago, it's not the right time to talk about it, we will meet again my queen."

Just when Arthur said those words, Liam came to her side again, he checked her up and checked on Celia as well.

Liam asked Anaya worried : "How do you feel ? Do you know why Celia didn't wake up yet ?"

Celia answered : "Don't worry I m fine, it's just that my head spinning too much I feel better if i close my eyes, i used too much will power it will take time before i can stand again without feeling dizzy, i m in your care guys, and by the way, i have removed enough poison for the egg, we are in the clear, it is no longer in danger. I think he is strong enough now to fight and remove the rest of the poison by himself."

Anaya hand over the egg to Tal and said : "Take care of him, Arthur said that you are his protector and that we will meet again soon."

Tal took back the egg and gave to Liam the map as promised, he then said : "Liam right, I have heard about you, master of the Northern Academy, like she said we will meet again, you have to protect these girls at all cost they are too important."

Before leaving he said again staring at Liam and the handsome guy : "Don't worry i have put all these people under an illusion, they will wake up five minutes after i will be gone, it will give you enough time to clean this mess. My queen i will see you soon."

After that he bent down and left.

Liam and Alec took care of everything, that was the name of the handsome guy, Liam had invited him to join us in the lodge before the illusion end, and Alec accepted.

Just like Tal said everyone wake up and soon after the auction started once again, like nothing had happened, thanks to Tal they were safe, no one had seen what Celia did, nobody expect Alec.

Celia could now open her eyes and thanks to the lake water she actually feel good.

Anaya saw that Celia was feeling better, she kissed her passionately and said : "The auction will soon start again my love, if you have enough strength try to stay focused, there might be an object with a silver halo."

Celia reassured her by telling her : "I feel better now sweetie, my head is no longer spinning and my spiritual energy is at its maximum."

She nestled in Anaya's arms and started to kiss her softly first to savor the taste of her beloved baby wife then she grabbed her hair and pulled on it a bit, Anaya's exclamation of protest allowed Celia to enter her mouth and play with her tongue.

Anaya's protest turned into a moan of pleasure and Liam ended up interrupting them : "Girls, please, you are downright impossible, you are not alone you remember."

Celia reluctantly released Anaya and said : "Sorry Alec, I forgot you were there too, Liam got use to it, now he just usually sighs in exasperation or mumbles because he's frustrated."

Liam couldn't believe his ears Celia was really shameless and Anaya who was laughing at the way he had just been teased by Celia, Liam sighed helplessly and Alec looked at him with eyes wide open : "Are they always like that ?"

All three answered heartily : "Always!"

And they laughed together, Alec smiled he said to them : "I have to go now, I have important things to do."

Liam grabbed his arm : "Aren't you staying ?"

Alec reassured him : "I will see you later, after all we have an appointment after the auction."

Liam was speechless, Alec was the CEO, Liam let go of his arm and Alec traced an imaginary line with his finger on his cheek before he left.

Celia couldn't help but say : "Sweetie, I think we're going to have a brother-in-law soon."

Anaya smiles : "I think so too."

They laughed and Liam just said two words to them : "Shut up !"

The auction started again and they focused on the items up for sale.

The items sold were of no interest to Celia, she already had the magic herbs that were being sold, did not currently have any use for the level seven and eight magic pills that were being sold, moreover their quality were not that great. There were also scrolls to make magic pills from level six to eight, but then again she didn't need them.

She hesitated when the twelfth item was presented, it was a book on teleportation portals, but Liam nodded at her negatively, and said : "Cel, you don't need to buy them now. I'll explain it better later, but you'll find all this information at the Northern Academy so don't worry."

Celia trusted him and let this last sale pass. She asked Liam : "How much did the Northern Academy give you to bid on the scrolls of level ten magic pills ?"

Liam replied : "Too little ! I had warned them there would be a good crowd, the head master told me he would give the difference when I returned. They gave me three million diamonds, the equivalent of three hundred million gold coins.

As for my personal wealth, I am four thousand years old, remember, money is not a problem for me."

Celia was reassured : "Okay, it's up to you then."