Chapter 390 - Are they all like this?
Outside of the training hall, both Jack and Katy's group were waiting patiently. Both groups had passed each other several times while going up and down the stalls but never spoke to each other once. However, the merchants behind the stalls were starting to get annoyed. As it seemed, both Jack's and Katy's group were there for no good reason.
They had been there for a while now, yet not one of them had bought a single item. They walked up and down one time, this time passing each other. Once again, as Jack walked past Katy, his eyes were glued to the strange scarf around her neck.
"I'm sure I've seen it before, and what she and the group are doing here. They stayed here for far too long and bought nothing. It's really suspicious."
"But we haven't bought anything either…?" said Claire, "Doesn't that make us suspicious as well."
"But we know why we're here. What reason do they have for being here, and I can't get that scarf out of my head." Although Jack still couldn't remember, he was sure he had seen it before and convinced they were here for bad reasons he had enough. There were so many enemies that they had made in the past. The Black guild. The Shadow plague and the Black rings. All of these groups used black as their color.
'She has to be part of one of these.'
Leaving these kids not too far away from himself by one of the stalls, he finally decided to walk over to the girl wearing the strange scarf.
All Katy could see was a huge shadow suddenly go over her. "Can I help you?" She asked. Not afraid. She had been tortured and hurt her whole life, and a beating from the man in front of her wasn't going to change a thing.
"Who are you? Are you with the Dark guild?" Jack asked as he reached for the scarf.
At that moment, Katy lent back, trying to avoid it, but Jack was simply too fast. The tip of his fingers had managed to grab the scarf, and now the marking around her neck was revealed.
She quickly, not wanting to cause attention and trouble for all those around her, covered it up with her hand.
"What are you doing, you big ape!" She shouted. "Are you trying to undress me in public?" This was the only thing she could do. To try to embarrass the man to the point where he would leave her alone.
"You,..that marking. You're with the Red Wings?" Jack said. For the brief second her Neck was visible, he had caught the marking. A marking he would never forget.
"Who are you?" She asked.
*Bang*
At that moment, a large explosion was heard coming from the auction house, and smoke could be seen coming from the roof off one of the buildings.
"Boss!"
"His Majesty!"
They both shouted at the same time.
Quickly, both of them ran towards the auction house. They didn't need it chek, only one person was crazy enough and strong enough to cause a commotion like that.
"Come on, let's go!" Jack shouted.
"Everyone follow me!" Katy ordered as well.
If a commotion was happening, then there was no running away from this one, soon more knights would be heading this way, and the kids were a lot safer next to Jack than away. He also knew if he told them to go into hiding, they wouldn't listen.
The two teens, the middle-aged women, and the two kids ran up ahead.
As Jack turned his head slightly, he also saw Katy and the nine others in armor behind her.
"I don't know who you are, but if you have that marking, then that means we are on the same side," Jack shouted behind him.
"I will, and promise to protect all those of the Red wings marking. So please don't get yourselves killed and stay close." Jack said.
Katy wasn't quite sure who this man was, and she hadn't been in the Red wings long. She didn't even know what type or group of people they were. She just had a debt to pay to Ray, and she would do so. However, her first meeting with another member was one she could never dream of.
'Are all the Red wings like this?' She said as she smiled and entered the auction house. 'Looks like I made the right decision.'
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The werewolves had jumped down from the stage and immediately went for Steven. Ray tried walking ahead, but the Captain yellow knight threw out a kick. At the last second, Ray had dodged the attack.
"You are seriously beginning to annoy me, do you know that." Said Ray.
As the werewolves came forward, Steven jumped back, avoiding their attacks. However, there were too many claws coming at him together, and one even managed to get him right across his chest. He howled in pain. Watching this, Russell knew what was happening, and it was pricey why he had chosen to do this.
No matter what, Steven refused to attack them back.
"Hit them!" Ray shouted as he kicked the captain knight away and across the room. "If you don't, they'll kill you."
"I can't!" Steven shouted back. "They're not doing this out of choice."
"Then swap," Ray said.
Again, Ray tried to dash forward, yet, a spear came flying from the side; seeing this, Ray spun, avoiding most of the attack; still, the tip of the blade managed to cause a slight scratch on his cheek, and blood started to drip slightly from it. However, the color wasn't bright red like usual but was somewhat black.
"Oh, I see someone wants to die first." Although Ray was powerful, fast, and had plenty of magical ability, he hadn't been using his skills recently, which had caused him to dull. He had relied on his powerful magic far too often. When fighting multiple enemies, there were times when he couldn't use magic like so.
Now, Ray not only had to deal with the two captain knights, but he also had to defeat the ten regular nights as well. At the same time, Steven was busy with the werewolves.
"Ha, ha, ha." Russell started laughing hysterically. I thought you were stronger than this. Where did all your confidence go?"
"Look out, sir!" The captain night said to his side, as he pulled out a shield and managed to block a blue bolt of lighting just in time.
For a moment, everyone in the room had frozen as they looked at where the attack had come from. Only to see Ray wearing a gauntlet around him, fully electrified.
Ray didn't have the skill of a lightning bolt; instead, he had taken a dagger of one of the knights he fought. Then using the lightning element, he electrified the dagger, giving it a small boost as he threw it.
"He has the lighting element as well." One of the mages on stage said. "Who is this guy?"
"What are you guys doing," Russell shouted. "Go help the nights." He commended the four mages who had been standing on stage this whole time. Not thinking they would have to get involved against two people.
"Damn, if they join, and with Steven being a wimp. I don't know how much longer I can last without blowing this whole place to smithereens."
"Looks like you've got your hands full for once!" A familiar voice said.
When looking behind him, he could not only see Jack with his team but Katy as well.
"Charge, attack!" Katy commanded.