Tales of the Supremes 37 THE GOLDEN SEAL 1

An arrow coated with ravaging earthly energy hit the enemy's wrist making his grip to Apa's neck loosen.

"Arghhhh!" The enemy growled whilst holding his wounded wrist.

Apa fell into the ground, catching his breath.

Seizing the opportunity of his being freed and his enemy being in pain, he slid and rode to its back like a snake and call forth his energy as he thrust his sword to its nape.

Dead!

Apa stared at the location of the archers of their group in deep thoughts.

"Are you alright senior?" asked Talon to his senior on his side.

"I'm alright." Lani waved her hand.

Furrowing her brows, she looked closely and intently to her hands.

'Something is amiss with me!' More than anyone present, she knew that her breakthrough will take ten years time at most. She just tried to save Apa by calling forth all the energy in her, but unexpectedly, she managed to pull forth a might she hasn't expected.

A might near that of a master level!

No one though noticed this unexpected event of hers except for two.

The last alive enemy shot his energy like a bullet towards Kalipsi in order to buy time for his escape. As he expected, Kalipsi has been occupied to his bullet-like energy.

He rushed to the cave's direction, but Tala was in the way. A black violet whip condensed to his hand and ready to sweep it to Tala the moment he came in a close distance.

Anxiety rose from everyone because they know the energy Tala possessed except for one.

Apa dashed as fast as he can to save Tala. Alas! He couldn't be there on time. The enemy came closer and closer.

Salamuyak was 100 meters away from Tala. She has been running towards Apa's direction to lend her hand, but not expected that Tala will be put in danger of leaving him behind.

Uno was standing behind Tala. He couldn't be compared to the speed of Salamuyak that's why he was left behind with Tala.

As a leader, he could not bear to watch his comrades be killed in front of him. He pull forth his might and thinking of receiving the attack in place of Tala. He knew that he didn't stand a chance but he couldn't just stand idly knowing one of his comrades was in a dire situation.

The enemy's strength became visible to him as it came near. The whip flew towards Tala's neck. If that landed, Tala's head will be parted from his body.

The black-clad man smiled viciously. The children had just been standing still not doing a thing.

'Such a scardy-cat. Already horrified just seeing my whip,' the black-clad man thought that the young man had frozen from fear.

A resolute action to save Tala was the only thing Uno can think of. When this thought ran through Uno's mind, unimaginable energy came surging from his body whilst blocking Tala's sight towards the enemy. Without him knowing, a faint golden seal surface to his dorsal.

'He triggered it!' Tala smiled faintly, a genuine one.

Uno subconsciously shot a ball thingy energy to the direction of the enemy.

The energy it emitted reached even the distance of Lani and Talon. It made the group froze.

The black-clad man didn't expect such energy coming from the youth. And even if he did expect, he didn't have the capability to retaliate or avoid it.

With his wide eyes opened, the black-clad man was rooted to where he stood and unable to move an inch.

In an instant, the enemy was reduced to nothing.

Clean and neat!

Before he knew it, Uno fell.

"What's going on?" Salamuyak was dumbfounded. The small crater on the ground from the ball thingy energy made her realize that what she saw earlier was not just an illusion.

"I.. I don't know either." Apa looked at Uno as in analyzing the young man. 'How did he do it? As far as I know, his just a warrior, but that might earlier was way more powerful than mine.'

The face of Uno became paler and paler in a speed visible to human eyes.

"Oh! No!"

"His energy is dissipating. What do we do?" Apa gritted his teeth. Anxiety rose from everyone. Lani and Talon hurriedly approached them.

Of course, Tala wouldn't let Uno fell into harm.

Sitting cross legs under a tree away from the view of the group, a gentle wind circled her.

Unknown to her, Kalipsi followed suit.

Slowly, Tala was engulfed by this wind.

From the outside, Kalipsi couldn't see Tala anymore. He was thinking of touching the wind, but before he extended his arms, he caught the falling leaf in a corner of his eyes and in a second, it was torn to dust.

Kalipsi froze. He pulled back his hand unconsciously.

'How strong this wind is?' His query was something he couldn't resolve by himself.

He thought it wouldn't be that strong as it's just circling Tala gently, but the leaf was reduced to dust which it's even an inch away from the winds? Kalipsi didn't dare to test its might with his own hand.

Before he could examine the winds, a scream was heard from where Uno was. He ran as fast as he can only be greeted by the same gentle wind that also circled Uno.

"Make distance!" Kalipsi advised grimly.

"Kalipsi, what was happening here?" Salamuyak asked while holding her wounded hand. Unimaginable slices as thin as a sheet of paper made her felt so much pain.

Kalipsi knitted his brows seeing the sight of her wounded hand. Salamuyak explained, "I have tried to pull out Uno before the wind engulfs him, but..." She couldn't finish her words cause by the excruciating pain of her hand. She bit her lip to not make any groan.

Kalipsi tossed a pill.

"I've already taken one," she extended her arm to return the pill.

"Just take it," he didn't bother to explain.

She take it without any more protest.

After taken it, Salamuyak's wounds were slowly healing up at a visible speed. The other three dropped their jaw seeing the miraculous pill. They haven't seen a pill that heals in that much speed, but they have heard the rumor of such amazing pills.

"Is it the saint healing pill?" Lani's hoarse voice reached everyone's ear.

Salamuyak jolted from her question. If it is the saint healing pill, taking it in such swallow wounds was just a waste.

Saint healing pill was never seen in the kingdom and just a rumored pill. Even the apothecary guild tried their best to concoct one but to no avail.

And here was Kalipsi, simply tossing such a miraculous pill?

Kalipsi did not answer her and just said indifferently, "Don't touch him. We'll just take time and he will be okay for sure," he reassured. Although there is hundreds of question running through his mind, it couldn't answer for the time being but he was sure that this has something to do with Tala.

...

In another continent, a young man with a gorgeous look and magnificent dress was running away from his pursuer with five more people in his side.

"2nd Prince, we are sorry for our incompetent. We asked for your forgiveness," one of the men pleaded.

"It's not the time for that. Let's scape here first," the prince did not shows sign of fear nor weakness.

The men in his side were all wounded, even him. If they couldn't escape, they sure will be persecuted mercilessly.

"We will try to buy time as much as we can. We ask for the Prince to go ahead first," another man pleaded.

"No! We will leave this place together," the prince said resolutely.

"But..." The man scratched his head in no way to retort.

"Where are you going, my prince?" A black-clad man with a mask that hides half of his face asked as he blocked their way. There were 10 more like him behind.

"Damn it. They already find us," a man of the prince's side clenched his fists.

"I'll surrender, but let them be," the Prince gazed his group as if saying goodbye.

He noticed their faces show a sign of resentment. Resentment for not being able to protect the person they needed to protect.

"We will not leave you here," the old man can only sigh. Their prince was truly kind.

"But-" The prince wanted to persuade his group but a loud raspy voice suddenly echoed throughout the dark eerie forest.

"My prince, I think you misunderstood. We have an advantage here, so why would I bargain?" The leader's face surface a vicious smile. He raised his hand signaling his men to come forward and strike.

Chapter end