Chapter 89 - Pay For Your Life

"My Queen, a monstrous being is coming," yelped the Hutyuns. They flew and carried her away as fast as they could but Xinyi saw she was faster on her own feet. "Put me down."

Xinyi stood on top of a rock and heard a horrendous squeal by the mountain's peak. 

"What the heck is that creature saying?" she asked the Hutyuns because she didn't understand what the creature had said. "Oh, you're a murderer and not a thief. Modest. You have no face. You left after you loved my grandfather and returning the Hutyuns. You'll give life."

The Hutyuns gave her the proper message. "He said, Oh, the murderer and thief is back. Shameless fool. You still have the face to come back after killing my grandfather and stealing his Hutyuns. You'll pay for your life ."

"Who is that? Do you know this creature?" 

"Hmm, we don't know him, but we think he could be related with our former king." 

"Fly there and tell me what he looks like."

They flew over right away searching for the creature and came back later on to report, "He is a chameleon, my queen."

Xinyi thumbed her chin. "Do you think will he listen to me if I'll explain?"

"I don't think explaining will work judging by the way he is acting viciously My Queen. Tell us what  to do with this creature, My Queen."

She sighed. "Why are my troubles endless today? And when will my voice's speed go back to normal?" Xinyi felt so frustrated listening to herself and now, this chameleon mistook her as someone else.

"But we're happy that you sound like us. The queen and us are now one," the Hutyuns said it sincerely to encourage her, not knowing her mood would nosedive instead. She wanted to throw a fit and scream her desperation out but then she remembered the avalanche. Her shoulders sagged.

Never mind. They mean nothing else. It's just that they have tiny brains in their tiny bodies. Just forgive them . Xinyi consoled herself. 

Suddenly the Hutyuns warned her. "My queen, that chameleon is coming. Tell us what to do now and we shall bid your order."

"Block his path in any way you can and tell me where he is." This was the only thing that came into her mind. At first, she couldn't see any difference in front of her until she sensed a raging aura coming her way.

Half of the Hutyuns formed different barriers like trees, thorn barricade, and anything they could think of since she was not specific with her request, while some floated beside her. She stood feet apart, waiting on the rock.  

"Turn into arrows." Arrows appeared beside her in an arrow container but what she saw were specks of dust. Xinyi was surprised at first but recalled she was in an illusion and decided to trust the Hutyuns and not her n.a.k.e.d eyes.

"All arrows up!" She raised her arms as she spoke. In reality, twenty arrows floated in front of her but what appeared to her were colorful dust falling on the ground. Damn, if only I learned to unite my mind and body with them then I could have used them as my eyes. 

Her eyes lit up with the thought. "Can you let me see what you see?"

"We don't know how to accomplish that, my queen."

This made her frustrated and threw her hands down in defeat. "Can you just show me something that can help me see vividly?" She stopped talking when she heard cries from the Hutyuns in her mind. Then felt the rock trembled under her feet. But in her ears, she heard a soft, weak, long slow steps running toward her. 

The chameleon charged straight to the barricades, disregarding the pain and wounds he got. But what Xinyi saw were the Hutyuns throwing petals happily and singing jolly songs as they flung in the air.

"Arrows, hit its legs. Make sure it can't get up." With that command, the arrows flew at high speed and struck the chameleon's legs. 

"Ayiiiii!?! How dare you hit me?" The lizard screamed in an ear-splitting voice while blood gushed out from his wounds. His anger flared at Xinyi for using the Hutyuns against him. He opened his mouth and breathed deep then gave out a hoarse squeal, sending sound waves that could burst eardrums.

Thanks to the illusion, what Xinyi heard was the exact opposite, a soft cry, preventing her eardrums from breaking. Nevertheless, the strong sound waves blew her body to the ground, back first. 

The arrows returned to Xinyi's side. "My queen, run. Tell us what to do."

Xinyi got up and her body instantly went up high in the air as if jumping from a trampoline. 

"Oh no, move left, queen," the Hutyuns shouted. Xinyi swerved her body to the left and reached a good distance from the chameleon. With those previous movements, she slowly realized there was a way to manipulate her speed, but she needed more tests to prove her hypothesis. 

"Where is he?"

'Downhill toward you."

She lifted her right leg sideways and her body moved fifty yards away. It amazed her to see just by lifting her leg, she could reach that far. This discovery made her forget to run to the cave."Oh, I get it now." Xinyi's lips curved up to understand the concept of her speed.

Xinyi tried again but aside from lifting a leg, she moved down an inch. With that movement, she doubled the distance. 

"Now I get it. My distance depends with every inch my legs move." She looked ahead but what she saw was still the same. "Okay, I need to trust myself this time."

She focused her mind to her ears and didn't ask the Hutyuns anymore. When she heard the steps getting louder, she moved left again. Xinyi thought she heard right and did not assume that it could be the opposite.

"My queen, why did you move? He's still very far."

"I guess I was wrong then. The next one. Don't tell me if he is near. And stop asking what you will do. Just protect me and stop him from attacking me but don't kill him. I need to talk to him." 

I need to unite with the Hutyuns so I can move freely and to stop this mad lizard.

Xinyi waited again and tried to concentrate and connect with the Hutyuns. When she heard the scurrying feet fading this time, she moved. At that moment, she felt something huge brushed her body and gave her chills. It meant this lizard could be as big as Kaos. 

That what close.

"You moved right on time, my queen." 

She was delighted with the praises and the success of her experiment. However, it was too early for a celebration because this did not prevent the chameleon from attacking again. The chameleon swiftly lashed his ballistic tongue, which was twice the length of his body, to Xinyi.

Unfortunately, Xinyi couldn't see the tongue coming to avoid it in time.

"Queen!!," the Hutyuns shouted then Xinyi heard a slurping sound coming right at her and something wet clung on her waist.