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Chapter 16 - Chapter 15: Bonfire - Part 2

One man came forward to lead the way.

He lead Zain to the butcher, were they skin the animals and meat. Everyone went to their way.

The man realise that he didn't introduced himself to Zain.

[A/N: I gotta stop doing this.]

"By the way, my name is Tuck." Tuck said showing the gesture to shake Zain's hands.

"Oh, you can just call me Lucas." Zain took the gesture and shaked his hands.

Zain looked around the butcher shop and realise that they were storing a lot of food. Since there's no fridge,since its mediaeval times, to store the meat but they store them in a another room.

"Are you going to sell all of those meat?" Zain asked Tuck.

"You don't know?" A man appeared entering by the back door. He looked at Zain and Tuck. He knew Tuck but didn't know Zain and decided to look at him in suspicion.

"Noll, you're here. Noll this is Lucas and Lucas this is Noll, the man who butcher our meat." Tuck said to Zain.

"Nice to meet you. Yes I don't know because I was just passing by." Said Zain as he gestured with his hands and looking at the streets.

"I know. I saw you looking around. I thought you knew."

"I'm sorry but do you guys know each other?" Tuck asked both Zain and Noll.

""No. We just met."" They answered simultaneously.

"Can you tell me what's going on?" Zain asked with curiosity.

"It's a celebration tonight." Noll said to Zain and realise something."if you don't know that, how did you meet Tuck?" Noll asked in suspicion.

Tuck began to tell the story of how they went hunting in the morning. He told Noll about how they met the direwolf,how it noticed them before they could approach and how it began to feel the second it noticed them.

The direwolf run outside of the forest, began to attack Zain but fell unconscious before it could attack and how Zain carried it's body to the butcher.

"That's the story of how I met Lucas." Said Tuck.

"Okay I get it, you all are idiots." Noll said without a care. Zain chuckled and tried to hide it

"Huh. How are we idiots?"

"The direwolf noticed you all without you doing anything. Oh, you're all rookies and I seem to forget that." Noll said to Tuck and looked at Zain, "Anyway, you can stay and celebrate with us tonight if you'd like Lucas." Noll said to Lucas without any expectations.

Zain thought to himself that he has nothing to do besides exploring and sleeping,"Sure. I'll celebrate with you tonight." said Zain.

Tuck and Noll were surprised when he said that.

Zain continue to say, "I should probably catch one more if this is a celebration."

"Oh you don't need to. This is enough for everyone." said Tuck.

"If you say so but I should still add one more." Zain said as he was leaving the butcher shop. "I'll be back in seconds." said Zain as he headed towards the forest.

"Do you think he'll be back?" Said Tuck.

"He will but in a seconds... I don't think so." Said Noll as he began to cut and skin the dead direwolf.

Noll stopped mid cutting and said, "Is it me or did Lucas seem unbothered by the blood on his clothes?"

"I even forgot he was covered in blood."

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After Zain disappeared from the village's view, he teleported to the middle of the forest.

He decided to sense where the other beasts are. He sense a herd of direwolfs and few of them far apart from the rest. He decided to take the that's neither small or big, just about 2.2 meter tall. The one they brought first was about 1-1.5 meter tall.

He saw it alone and decided to attack it.

*Regal Force*

It fell to the ground without knowing what hit it, Zain picked it up and teleported outside the forest, just near the village.

Since this one was still alive, so it was not dripping blood all over Zain. He walked towards the butcher. He didn't mind the stares that everyone was giving him.

He arrived at Noll and dropped the direwolf near Noll.

"I'm back."

Noll and Tuck were surprised that he returned quickly.

"You didn't even take that long. I guess you were right when you said you'll be back in seconds."said Noll in surprise.

"Before I forgot, you should probably kill it since its not dead."

Noll and Tuck exclaimed in shock and surprise. Noll immediately grabbed his butcher knife and slashed its neck 5 times.

Noll realise after he slashed its head from its shoulders and said, "Wait, this is the Lord of The Beasts."

Zain exclaimed in confusion and said, "What do you mean Lord of the Beasts?"

"I mean it lead it's group of beast. It has its own group. You hunted the lord without knowing what it was? You're the weirdest person I've ever met." Said Noll in gratitude and suprise. "Tonight there's gonna be the biggest celebration ever."

Zain said few words before leaving Noll and Tuck to they're work. It looks like Tuck is assisting Noll with his work.

He just walked around the village. He realised that everyone was scared of him. Zain didn't know why at first tilll he realised he hasn't cleaned the blood off him. He went to the hidden place.

*CLEAN*

He was good as new after he used clean magic. He walked around the village again and realise the villagers were no longer scared.

He spotted children playing with wooden swords. 'Dreaming of greatest huh.'

"I am a Holy Knight protecting the kingdom from bad knights like you. Surrender now and you'll live."

Kids were saying some dialogues they made up.

"Never. I'll never surrender."

"Then... then... Ahh, what should I say?"

"I don't know, you're the Holy Knight."

"I got it. Then you face my justice."

"Bring it on. Ahhhhhhh."

•Klak!•

•Fosh•

•Thrak•

The one pretending to be a knight, fell to the ground with one knee and looked at the Holy Knight pretend.

"I... wi... will defeat you Holy Knight."

'Looks fun, might as well join.' Zain picked up the nearby wooden sword and decided to join them in a play.

"No need to worry brother. I came to help." Said Zain as he appeared hold the wooden swords heading towards them.

The kid pretending to be a Holy Knight said to Zain, "Who are you?"

"I am a Dark Knight. The brother of the Knight you just defeated. You'll pay for that." Zain said to them as he pointed at the other kid.

The kids realise that he was joining the play with them.

"You will lose just like your brother did. No one stands at the face of justice while being injustice."

Zain thought to himself, 'Damn that's badass line even for a kid.'

"I won't lose to the likse of you. "

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