67 Cruelty

Two people was lying in a broken heap, towered by a man wearing a black robe with red belt on them.

"Where is it? I know both of you were responsible to watch over this place. Its your land. So no one will believe it if you were to say you don't know where is the treasure." Another kick and both broken bodies couldn't fight back the force that hit their body over and over again. upon watching the bodies closely, Iiana could see the victims was an old man in his late eighty and a boy in his early teen years. One thing about her mistress that Hebi learned for these past few months was his mistress is one of those people who uphold their justice. He could almost feel the headache and pains coming his way in a really near not-so-future.

"Before you act, remember what is your purpose. so you know how to properly handle the consequences of your action." A piece of advice from Hebi was enough to make Iiana stopped from her track. She almost jumped in without any plans. She thought of doing everything without planning and simply do it. But then, that would ruin the whole purpose of saving both of the man, wouldn't it? They might or might not survive from that. She might as well just let them be killed now if she doesn't have the will to really save them.

Iiana closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Thanks for that."

Then, she touched the ground and it simply just swallow both of the teenager and the old man in. Thorny roots shoot out from where the attacker stood and wrapped around the man. Though he managed to slipped away, but some of the seeds that was sprayed on him when the thorn shoot out managed to attached itself on him. And with a little of power to nudge the growth of the seed, it had completely intertwined him into tight twist, like a python wrapping its prey. The attacker fall on the ground like a heavy log.

The man cursed and tried to wiggle free from the roots but it was to no avail. The thorns of the roots grow wickedly big and curved like a predator claws on the man.

"That is one scary roots, mistress" said Hebi in awe. The man aura slowly dissipate as a familiar sickly sweet scent filled the atmosphere. Hebi grinned and licked his lips. The bold and arrogant human just now had become a prey and began to feel scared. Fear is indeed Hebi's favourite scent of all and it seems his mistress was the best in making people fear her.

"What are you being excited for?"

"Oh.. its just.. the fear is. How should I explained? Hmm..Its my type of food"

Iiana lift her eyebrows in surprise. She raised her hands and wave at the man.

"Take it then. Be my guest" and just like that she had completely given up the man to Hebi and went over to the place where the old man and teen boy were buried inside.

Hebi, oh Hebi long pent up desire to 'eat'.. he had thought that he get to eat just a little bit but his mistress gave him a free reign to take how much he liked. The prospect of staying with his mistress isn't bad anymore as long as he get to eat.

The man eyes can be seen from the cracked of the roots and its pupil dilated in fear as it saw Hebi eyes become the eyes of reptiles and a slight scaly texture appeared around his eyes. Hebi touched the man exposed skin and with a long sharp and pointy nail, he made a long swipe. The wound soon coloured with red and slowly seeped out. In the next instant, the whole blood of the man came out drying him out completely before crumbling into dust. The blood became a big fat tear drop shaped above Hebi before he open his mouth and eat the whole thing.

Though that fascinate Iiana, but she couldn't afford to waste any more time on that. With a wave of her hands, the ground soon open up and exposed two half dead bodies. Their breath getting shorter and shallow. She can see that breathing become quite an impossible task for them. Just by looking at their current condition and how they had crash on the ground, she could deduce that they might had broken some of their ribs and some of it had punctured through their lungs. Their breathing had an odd sound of gurgling and it was enough of indication to urge Iiana that they need to be treated fast.

"Hebi, when I give you a signal,get ready to heal them."

She took out two long small tubes that look like drinking straws. She put her head on their chest to check which lungs was affected and needed help to expand. She sat between them and silently look above, taking a deep breath before stabbing them on their chest. That surprised Hebi.

"Why do you want to kill them, mistress? I thought you want to save them-"