Chapter 99 - Entering The Ruin

Taking a step forward to take a closer look at the statue, Jason noticed that the Triplett was looking at him in a kind of way.

"Have you not seen an awesome guy before or what" asked Jason as he turned to face them. 

The word that he just spoke really get them angry and the eldest was just about to match forward to teaching him a lesson only for his brothers to hold him back before whispering something to his ears and that is when he stops but the smile on his face when he looked at Jason shows that the Triplett are up to something.

"I guess I will have to stay far away from these brothers" murmur Jason as he quickly left the area where the Triplett are.

Setting in a place Jason begin to observe the statue in search of any hint that could get the guardian to come out but he couldn't find any. Looking at the others who have a conflicted look on their face as they were complaining about how to get the guardian to come out.

"Just look how defeated they are right now after seeing that what they are up against is not an ordinary beast" said Jason to himself with a smile on his face. 

"With the way you are sounding, it seems to me that you know how to get the beast to come out" commented the bracelet knowing the kind of person Jason is.

"Why won't I, although it is not an ordinary beast but everything in this world has its own weakness" replied Jason with a cunning smile on his face.

"I hope you are not planning on doing something stupid here" said the bracelet.

"Relax man, what I am about to do won't hurt anyone but instead grant them the chance to enter the ruin" replied Jason as he assured the bracelet.

Going back into the forest to fetch some branches before putting them together with a happy expression on his face. When they saw him picking up woods as he set them together like someone who is about to set a fire, they were curious as to what he was doing. Austin, who could easily relate with Jason, didn't bother to wait to see what he was up to before he walked up to him.

"What are you planning to do with all this wood packed together" asked Austin.

"Can't you tell that I am about to make myself a meal or am I not allowed to eat anymore" replied Jason with a smile as he continued to put the wood together. 

"You are preparing to make a meal at a time like this" asked Austin with a frown on his face. 

"Last time I checked I am not a member of the Fox family so I don't need to answer to anyone" replied Jason with a frown on his face.

Austin couldn't help but stop talking after Jason has made it clear that he is not a member of their family so he is free to do as he likes. Seeing Austin like this, put a smile on the face of Jason as he said.

"Why don't you take a seat while I make us something to eat".

"If you are thinking of causing trouble here, you are free to but don't drag me into it as well" replied Austin as he sat down while giving Jason some distance.

"Suit yourself man but don't go saying that I am a greedy man when you begin to starve" said Jason as he took out some fishes from his robe before staking them on the halberd before placing them on the fire that was made from the wood.

"How can someone be so dumb as to steam fish at a place like this" said Steven who found Jason to be annoying.

"Why can't you all just let me be for once, will it kill you people if you focus on how to enter the ruin" yell Jason in anger.

They quickly decided to make their business seeing that Jason was getting angry meanwhile Austin who has given Jason some space earlier decided to get close to him as he asked him a question through telepathy.

"Are you trying to lair the guardian out or what".

"Finally someone has put the puzzle together. I thought it is going to take you a long time before you will be able to figure it out" replied Jason as he telepaths the message back to Austin.

"But do you think it will work since the guardian is not the other beast" asked Austin.

"I am not too sure myself but I am fifty percent sure that the guardian will fall for it since it is in their nature to like fish" replied Jason with a smile.

"I couldn't agree more on that logic" said Austin.

"Now all that is left for me to do is get the smell of fish to travel far" said Jason.

"Then this amount won't be enough to attract the guardian. Here let me help" replied Austin as he took out his sword and stab five fishes into it before placing it into the fire.

Seeing that Austin was also imitating Jason, Steven couldn't help but curse out.

"You prick how can you be so dumb as to join that outcast in playing around".

"I wonder who is the outcast here, is it me or you cause I remember clearly that I belong to a family unlike a nobody like you whose father is ashamed to call his son" said Jason.

"Hey you guys should wait for me alright" commented Diana giggles as she made her way toward them.

"Diana, where do you think you are going" asked a member of the Platoon family.

"Can't you see that they are having fun over there, why wait here for the guardian to come out when I can have fun while waiting" replied Diana with a smile before rushing to them.

After getting to where the duo was sitting, Diana took out her sword before turning to Jason to lend her some fish which he quickly lent her and Austin was so speechless to see that Jason who he had thought would not even look Diana to be someone special would easily let her have some of his fish.

"You don't need to worry about anything man, I only let her have it just to make it easier for the smell to get to the guardian" said Jason as he passed a telepathy message to Austin when seeing the look on his face.

"So you actually expect me to believe what you are saying when the look on your face says otherwise" replied Austin with a disdainful look on his face.

The rest did not even bother to look at them as they continue to think of a way to get the guardian to come out which was beginning to look difficult for them until they felt the ground tremble before a winged creature that look like a cat but the only difference between them was that it was a lot bigger than a normal cat. 

The group couldn't help but mutter beneath their voice as they look at the guardian who was watching them from above.

"The….the…the guardian has finally shown itself".

The guardian was just levitating high up in the sky as it began to scan the area in search of where the amazing smell was coming from and that is when its eyes locked on an area where three people were sitting while holding a stake of fish on their weapon. Not wasting more time, the guardian dash towards where they were sitting, and when the group saw the guardian dashing towards where Jason and the rest were steaming fishes, they couldn't help but have a happy expression on their face.

"Serve you right. you think we all came here to have fun" said Steven who looked to be happier compared to the others.

Seeing the guardian coming at them, Diana was frightened as she stood up ready to battle it out only for Jason to tell her to loosen up and sit down.

Doing as she was told, Diana sat down as she gazed at the guardian who was just hovering in the air while looking at them. After seeing that the lady had sat down, it landed not too far from them as it looked at them curiously.

"You want to have a taste of this" said Jason as he pulled the halberd forward for the guardian to get a closing look at what was really producing the amazing smell.

The guardian had an amusing look on its face when it saw the fishes that were stake together as it moved its mouth closer to get a bite only for Jason to pull the halberd back causing the guardian to bite at thin air.

The guardian became annoyed that it could not have a bite at the fish and Jason seeing the look on its face couldn't help but let out a chuckle as he said.

"Do you want to have it" asked Jason, not knowing if the guardian could understand him.

The guardian nodded to his question as it sat while looking at Jason.

"You can have them all if you let us into the ruin" added Jason with a smile as he pointed to the statue.

The guardian didn't bother to think much about it before opening its mouth and spitting out a white orb that coated Jason, Austin, and Diana together before they were sent into the statue.. After sending them in, the guardian quickly ate the fishes that were left behind by the three before running into the forest.