Chapter 402: Karina

Chapter 402: Karina

Pov Aredhel:

As soon as we received the information that the Holy Beast that the World Tree itself wants to find had arrived as far as the city of Jargan and would soon be coming here along with the next group of visitors we started to prepare.

But on the way I get the news that there's a Gray Elf with a Night Watch mask, it reminds me of a report from Eleanor a few months ago.

I called her and asked about the things she saw that day, but what I hear shows that it was the same as I thought, a red-haired boy who usually wears masks and who leads a group of masked people, besides that there's a Gray Elf with a Night Watch mask along with him.

I received reports of the strength of three of your comrades fighting in the city, I didn't have much time to act and started to prepare things while they were on their way.

I scattered some Fairies along the way to see the tests, but it didn't go as planned, the boy had good senses and felt the 4 Elves following the group, he also seemed friendly, but we couldn't measure his power as the tests were too weak for him.

When he arrived in front of the village gate I texted the current group guide to lie to them while we prepared to do something later.

I told him everything he needed to do and got everything ready, then time passed as I stood at the gate looking out waiting for how it would all turn out.

"You have no idea what you're doing, still time to change your mind." (Karina)

"You're just a visitor and shouldn't meddle in our affairs." (I)

"She's going to be against it." (Karina)

"I'm doing this for her, so try not to get involved." (I)

I can't trust these people, we don't know their true intentions, we also don't know if there's an extra reason they're here, but I can't leave things as they are.

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As soon as the plan was put into practice everything went out of control very quickly, the bloodlust coming out of the carriage was something I did not expect, besides that Aura was horrible, when he got out of the carriage he came straight towards the gate straight up to me as if he could see me.

The dozen of the strongest Elves in the village were positioned and started to attack him, but he didn't even look away from me or stop walking towards me while dragging one of my subordinates.

He acquired control of the entire environment in a matter of a second, all the Elves I prepared became hostages who could die before he could do anything.

He didn't even look at them as he passed them as if they didn't exist coming towards the village gate, his Aura had spread all over the place but didn't go through the gates, his mask that previously hid his face had been broken perhaps by the pressure of his own Aura, it revealed his face in front of me.

I knew he couldn't see me, but strangely it felt like his eyes were looking at me, I could see an overflowing fury and a great bloodlust in those eyes, these were not the eyes a person would have, these are eyes that only a monster would.

I looked at the Fairies who weren't doing anything and seemed frozen, but it was different from the Elves, it was as if they didn't want to attack him.

"..." (I)

My blood was boiling with anger but I wasn't an idiot, I realized that there was someone strong in this place and as much anger as I had now, it was not the time to do anything.

I know it wasn't this Dragonewt woman who did these things, her strength isn't that great, so I turn around and walk to my carriage where the rest of my group are standing with weapons in hand as they scout out the surroundings.

"Get off my arm now." (I)

"You should thank me, if you'd gone a little further it would have been hard to get out of here alive, even for you, plus the others would be involved too." (Guardian)

"..." (I)

I'm angry that the Guardian stopped me, but that Aura was more powerful than I could have imagined, moreover it was in harmony with nature itself, the owner of this Aura is not someone I can face, maybe the Guardian is right, but no I am thinking very clearly because of anger.

"Are you leaving like this?" (Karina)

"..." (I)

"Don't you even want to know the reason for all this?" (Karina)

"..." (I)

"I understand your fury, but wait a minute Zenos." (Guardian)

"If you want to stay, that's your problem, I won't stay in this place with these despicable Elves anymore." (I)

I don't care what others say, these Elves don't deserve my trust, I won't stay in this place where Kira is being targeted.

"Wait! Let me explain..." (Aredhel)

A spear shot out of Aredhel's shadow towards her heart but was destroyed by green energy coming from the gate before it hit.

"I'm leaving and I advise you not to approach me at the moment." (I)

"..." (Aredhel)

"Why are you all so serious? This was all a test, your mate was never in any danger, if you had interrogated the Gray Elf you would already know that." (Karina)

"..." (I)