Chapter 36
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Taas tilted his head in response. He slowly closed his distance to his captain's side feeding the unknown pill with unwillingness.
In his surprise, their leader's wounds were slowly healing up. Its speed was crystal clear to his eyes.
His captain's eyes opened sluggishly as his vitality returned, but not in his peak.
"Cap…Captian Kaba?" Taas staggered to his feet. He tremblingly knelt down like a knight and bowed his head.
He felt a guilt inside his heart and mind, for he almost denied the opportunity for his captain to survive the ordeal.
Kaba sat to the bed. He ordered Taas to rose up, then he looked to the youths. He seemed asleep earlier, but the truth, he couldn't just open his eyes because of the wounds on his face. Now that his wounds were healed, he could see things clearly with his wide eyes open.
He heard everything. He knew that ordinary human pill couldn't affect them, but as he felt his body, it looks lively and seemed like it did not contain any wounds.
Kaba found himself stupefied of the effects of the pill. There was only one conclusion, the pill was extraordinary, but that kind of pill was not given easily, but the youth in front of him just throw it casually?
He knew how arrogant humans were, but what was it now?
'I should change my viewpoint against human,' he thought of himself.
"This old Tikbalang thank you all for help," Kaba clasped his fist, but still sit pretty.
Hearing him saying words that they understand, Uno and his group were surprised except for one.
But a word has surprised Apa, not his ability to speak their human language.
"You are known as Tikbalang?" Apa sounded in disbelief.
Thinking deeply to Kaba's previous words, the elite warriors on Uno's group widen their eyes as their gazes landed on kaba.
Kaba nodded.
Apa, Lani, Salamuyak, and Talon gulped a mouthful of saliva.
Tikbalang were the rumored A beasts. But because no one had seen them in person, they didn't know how they evolve.
"Is it true that when someone pulls the golden hair at ones back of yours, you'll do everything to accomplish his order?" Salamuyak blinked her eyes waiting for an affirmative answer.
Tikbalang was known for their loyalty. In one condition, they should manage to pull out their golden hair. There were only three of them. They were also known for their speed and strength, but in their current condition, they haven't managed to awaken their innate ability yet.
Right now, they could hardly acknowledge as D beasts. But their intelligence surpasses those B beasts and even those A beasts who only knew how to attack and fight for their foods.
Kaba nodded.
Salamuyak eyes widened, seemingly having thoughts of doing something, but she suddenly heard Tala's words saying, "They'll rather die than to be a slave."
"Yes… yes… I will not do it!" Salamuyak pouted.
Kaba just stared at the two in puzzlement.
The other elite warriors also dropped the idea they have formed just like Salamuyak. It might be the right time to catch one of their kinds for they were weak. Just a little care will do to achieve its rank as A beast, but they could not be rude to these kind creatures, could they?
"We are here to take this land," Tala said nonchalantly.
"We do know it, but our situation isn't good as you can see. Don't worry, we will definitely leave. Now that I'm okay, we just need two days more." Kaba said pleadingly. "We will search for our new den."
"Why you all move out?" Tala did not bother to have an expression on her face.
Her companion was also puzzled. Most of the time, Tikbalang hide their presence far away from the sight of a human. And when they do, no one will be able to reach them out nor found them.
"Someone drive us away. We don't know their reason." Kaba's expression became grim as he explained further. "They wanted only the land. We try to retaliate, but we aren't much for them. Ain't sure, but they look somehow human and not human at the same time."
"Give me the location of your den," Tala said nonchalantly. She sounded like ordering Kaba which startled everyone inside.
"Don't tell me you're going there," Kaba asked in surprised.
Tala nodded.
Kaba looked at every youth inside as in examining. "Four of you are strong but it's not enough. You can't risk your life there, so I suggest to forget that thought." Kaba waved his hand to drive them away. "Two days from now, we will definitely leave."
"If you don't want, then we will find it," Tala said calmly. They were ready to leave when Kaba let them stay for a moment.
"Whatever I do, all of you will go there anyway. I will tell you the direction, but I need all of you to swear that you will run away if you feel you aren't match." Kaba sighed deeply.
He wanted them to stay away from trouble, but the youth seemed like he made up his mind already. Telling them the direction to lessen the time of searching it was all he can do to his benefactor.
"We swear!" Kalipsi and his group said in chorus except for Tala. She just nodded.
Kaba explained everything he knew and tell them the direction.
...
After half a day, Tala's group arrived at the heart of a jungle and spotted a cave. The location where totally hidden even from the peeking of the sun's rays.
Three black-clad figure guarding its mouth.
Kalipsi has a premonition.
'Guess this is the same kind,' he concluded. The clothes of the black-clad men said so added with the time they had traveled to get there was like the exact time they have traveled last night.
"Remember the plan," Uno said seriously. Lani and Talon secure a good place for an archer, while the other continued forward discreetly not to alert the enemy. They hide under the bushes.
"We're too far." Uno suddenly fell into a dilemma. Their plan was to strike the enemy while their guards were low, but they were just too far to approach without them noticing.
"I will go to the front and distract them. Once you heard my voice, that the cue." Kalipsi left in that instant not giving the other to rebutt.
"What was he planning?" Uno was baffled.
He saw Kalipsi discreetly turning his direction to the front of the cave whilst hiding on the bushes.
Without a warning, an irritating voice traveled through the air reaching the ears of everyone around the place.
"HEY, YOU!" Kalipsi shouted arrogantly.
"_"
Everyone was speechless except for Tala.
But Kalipsi's next words almost make them vomit blood.
"We're here to eliminate you. So you better cooperate."
The three black-clad figures shot an icy glare to Kalipsi. They warily approached the location of Kalipsi and materialized their weapons.
Tala noticed the stupefied expression of the humans in her sides.
"It's time," she notified.
Snapping to their senses, Lani, Apa, and Uno immediately dashed towards the direction of the black-clad men whilst calling forth their might.
According to their plan, two of them will hold the other two black-clad figures while the others will combine their might to kill the last one as fast as they can.
Apa, Kalipsi, and Salamuyak hold the forth against the three black-clad figures for they were the known stronger figures among them.
Uno and Tala supported Salamuyak while Lani and Talon sent their arrows aiming the enemy's head that exchanging attack with Salamuyak. With the combined strength of the five of them, it took them just a minute to finish the enemy.
They strode towards Apa's direction as their next target, but before the three of them could take a step, Apa was caught by the neck.
Apa kept struggling, but the long arms of the enemy made him unable to send punches and kicks. He's going to use his energy to retaliate but before he can do it, the enemy surges out his energy towards him binding like a rope, rendering him from moving and using his energy.
Tala was thinking of going all out to save Apa noticing the glint of murder intent coming from the eyes of the enemy, but before she could do that, she felt familiar energy came rushing at a high speed.
'I have never thought of encountering one of their kinds here,' Tala curved out a faint smile.
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Taas tilted his head in response. He slowly closed his distance to his captain's side feeding the unknown pill with unwillingness.
In his surprise, their leader's wounds were slowly healing up. Its speed was crystal clear to his eyes.
His captain's eyes opened sluggishly as his vitality returned, but not in his peak.
"Cap…Captian Kaba?" Taas staggered to his feet. He tremblingly knelt down like a knight and bowed his head.
He felt a guilt inside his heart and mind, for he almost denied the opportunity for his captain to survive the ordeal.
Kaba sat to the bed. He ordered Taas to rose up, then he looked to the youths. He seemed asleep earlier, but the truth, he couldn't just open his eyes because of the wounds on his face. Now that his wounds were healed, he could see things clearly with his wide eyes open.
He heard everything. He knew that ordinary human pill couldn't affect them, but as he felt his body, it looks lively and seemed like it did not contain any wounds.
Kaba found himself stupefied of the effects of the pill. There was only one conclusion, the pill was extraordinary, but that kind of pill was not given easily, but the youth in front of him just throw it casually?
He knew how arrogant humans were, but what was it now?
'I should change my viewpoint against human,' he thought of himself.
"This old Tikbalang thank you all for help," Kaba clasped his fist, but still sit pretty.
Hearing him saying words that they understand, Uno and his group were surprised except for one.
But a word has surprised Apa, not his ability to speak their human language.
"You are known as Tikbalang?" Apa sounded in disbelief.
Thinking deeply to Kaba's previous words, the elite warriors on Uno's group widen their eyes as their gazes landed on kaba.
Kaba nodded.
Apa, Lani, Salamuyak, and Talon gulped a mouthful of saliva.
Tikbalang were the rumored A beasts. But because no one had seen them in person, they didn't know how they evolve.
"Is it true that when someone pulls the golden hair at ones back of yours, you'll do everything to accomplish his order?" Salamuyak blinked her eyes waiting for an affirmative answer.
Tikbalang was known for their loyalty. In one condition, they should manage to pull out their golden hair. There were only three of them. They were also known for their speed and strength, but in their current condition, they haven't managed to awaken their innate ability yet.
Right now, they could hardly acknowledge as D beasts. But their intelligence surpasses those B beasts and even those A beasts who only knew how to attack and fight for their foods.
Kaba nodded.
Salamuyak eyes widened, seemingly having thoughts of doing something, but she suddenly heard Tala's words saying, "They'll rather die than to be a slave."
"Yes… yes… I will not do it!" Salamuyak pouted.
Kaba just stared at the two in puzzlement.
The other elite warriors also dropped the idea they have formed just like Salamuyak. It might be the right time to catch one of their kinds for they were weak. Just a little care will do to achieve its rank as A beast, but they could not be rude to these kind creatures, could they?
"We are here to take this land," Tala said nonchalantly.
"We do know it, but our situation isn't good as you can see. Don't worry, we will definitely leave. Now that I'm okay, we just need two days more." Kaba said pleadingly. "We will search for our new den."
"Why you all move out?" Tala did not bother to have an expression on her face.
Her companion was also puzzled. Most of the time, Tikbalang hide their presence far away from the sight of a human. And when they do, no one will be able to reach them out nor found them.
"Someone drive us away. We don't know their reason." Kaba's expression became grim as he explained further. "They wanted only the land. We try to retaliate, but we aren't much for them. Ain't sure, but they look somehow human and not human at the same time."
"Give me the location of your den," Tala said nonchalantly. She sounded like ordering Kaba which startled everyone inside.
"Don't tell me you're going there," Kaba asked in surprised.
Tala nodded.
Kaba looked at every youth inside as in examining. "Four of you are strong but it's not enough. You can't risk your life there, so I suggest to forget that thought." Kaba waved his hand to drive them away. "Two days from now, we will definitely leave."
"If you don't want, then we will find it," Tala said calmly. They were ready to leave when Kaba let them stay for a moment.
"Whatever I do, all of you will go there anyway. I will tell you the direction, but I need all of you to swear that you will run away if you feel you aren't match." Kaba sighed deeply.
He wanted them to stay away from trouble, but the youth seemed like he made up his mind already. Telling them the direction to lessen the time of searching it was all he can do to his benefactor.
"We swear!" Kalipsi and his group said in chorus except for Tala. She just nodded.
Kaba explained everything he knew and tell them the direction.
...
After half a day, Tala's group arrived at the heart of a jungle and spotted a cave. The location where totally hidden even from the peeking of the sun's rays.
Three black-clad figure guarding its mouth.
Kalipsi has a premonition.
'Guess this is the same kind,' he concluded. The clothes of the black-clad men said so added with the time they had traveled to get there was like the exact time they have traveled last night.
"Remember the plan," Uno said seriously. Lani and Talon secure a good place for an archer, while the other continued forward discreetly not to alert the enemy. They hide under the bushes.
"We're too far." Uno suddenly fell into a dilemma. Their plan was to strike the enemy while their guards were low, but they were just too far to approach without them noticing.
"I will go to the front and distract them. Once you heard my voice, that the cue." Kalipsi left in that instant not giving the other to rebutt.
"What was he planning?" Uno was baffled.
He saw Kalipsi discreetly turning his direction to the front of the cave whilst hiding on the bushes.
Without a warning, an irritating voice traveled through the air reaching the ears of everyone around the place.
"HEY, YOU!" Kalipsi shouted arrogantly.
"_"
Everyone was speechless except for Tala.
But Kalipsi's next words almost make them vomit blood.
"We're here to eliminate you. So you better cooperate."
The three black-clad figures shot an icy glare to Kalipsi. They warily approached the location of Kalipsi and materialized their weapons.
Tala noticed the stupefied expression of the humans in her sides.
"It's time," she notified.
Snapping to their senses, Lani, Apa, and Uno immediately dashed towards the direction of the black-clad men whilst calling forth their might.
According to their plan, two of them will hold the other two black-clad figures while the others will combine their might to kill the last one as fast as they can.
Apa, Kalipsi, and Salamuyak hold the forth against the three black-clad figures for they were the known stronger figures among them.
Uno and Tala supported Salamuyak while Lani and Talon sent their arrows aiming the enemy's head that exchanging attack with Salamuyak. With the combined strength of the five of them, it took them just a minute to finish the enemy.
They strode towards Apa's direction as their next target, but before the three of them could take a step, Apa was caught by the neck.
Apa kept struggling, but the long arms of the enemy made him unable to send punches and kicks. He's going to use his energy to retaliate but before he can do it, the enemy surges out his energy towards him binding like a rope, rendering him from moving and using his energy.
Tala was thinking of going all out to save Apa noticing the glint of murder intent coming from the eyes of the enemy, but before she could do that, she felt familiar energy came rushing at a high speed.
'I have never thought of encountering one of their kinds here,' Tala curved out a faint smile.
Taas tilted his head in response. He slowly closed his distance to his captain's side feeding the unknown pill with unwillingness. In his surprise, their leader's wounds were slowly healing up. Its speed was crystal clear to his eyes. His captain's eyes opened sluggishly as his vitality returned, but not in his peak. "CapCaptian Kaba?" Taas staggered to his feet. He tremblingly knelt down like a knight and bowed his head. He felt a guilt inside his heart and mind, for he almost denied the opportunity for his captain to survive the ordeal. Kaba sat to the bed. He ordered Taas to rose up, then he looked to the youths. He seemed asleep earlier, but the truth, he couldn't just open his eyes because of the wounds on his face. Now that his wounds were healed, he could see things clearly with his wide eyes open. He heard everything. He knew that ordinary human pill couldn't affect them, but as he felt his body, it looks lively and seemed like it did not contain any wounds. Kaba found himself stupefied of the effects of the pill. There was only one conclusion, the pill was extraordinary, but that kind of pill was not given easily, but the youth in front of him just throw it casually? He knew how arrogant humans were, but what was it now? 'I should change my viewpoint against human,' he thought of himself. "This old Tikbalang thank you all for help," Kaba clasped his fist, but still sit pretty. Hearing him saying words that they understand, Uno and his group were surprised except for one. But a word has surprised Apa, not his ability to speak their human language. "You are known as Tikbalang?" Apa sounded in disbelief. Thinking deeply to Kaba's previous words, the elite warriors on Uno's group widen their eyes as their gazes landed on kaba. Kaba nodded. Apa, Lani, Salamuyak, and Talon gulped a mouthful of saliva. Tikbalang were the rumored A beasts. But because no one had seen them in person, they didn't know how they evolve. "Is it true that when someone pulls the golden hair at ones back of yours, you'll do everything to accomplish his order?" Salamuyak blinked her eyes waiting for an affirmative answer. Tikbalang was known for their loyalty. In one condition, they should manage to pull out their golden hair. There were only three of them. They were also known for their speed and strength, but in their current condition, they haven't managed to awaken their innate ability yet. Right now, they could hardly acknowledge as D beasts. But their intelligence surpasses those B beasts and even those A beasts who only knew how to attack and fight for their foods. Kaba nodded. Salamuyak eyes widened, seemingly having thoughts of doing something, but she suddenly heard Tala's words saying, "They'll rather die than to be a slave." "Yes yes I will not do it!" Salamuyak pouted. Kaba just stared at the two in puzzlement. The other elite warriors also dropped the idea they have formed just like Salamuyak. It might be the right time to catch one of their kinds for they were weak. Just a little care will do to achieve its rank as A beast, but they could not be rude to these kind creatures, could they? "We are here to take this land," Tala said nonchalantly. "We do know it, but our situation isn't good as you can see. Don't worry, we will definitely leave. Now that I'm okay, we just need two days more." Kaba said pleadingly. "We will search for our new den." "Why you all move out?" Tala did not bother to have an expression on her face. Her companion was also puzzled. Most of the time, Tikbalang hide their presence far away from the sight of a human. And when they do, no one will be able to reach them out nor found them. "Someone drive us away. We don't know their reason." Kaba's expression became grim as he explained further. "They wanted only the land. We try to retaliate, but we aren't much for them. Ain't sure, but they look somehow human and not human at the same time." "Give me the location of your den," Tala said nonchalantly. She sounded like ordering Kaba which startled everyone inside. "Don't tell me you're going there," Kaba asked in surprised. Tala nodded. Kaba looked at every youth inside as in examining. "Four of you are strong but it's not enough. You can't risk your life there, so I suggest to forget that thought." Kaba waved his hand to drive them away. "Two days from now, we will definitely leave." "If you don't want, then we will find it," Tala said calmly. They were ready to leave when Kaba let them stay for a moment. "Whatever I do, all of you will go there anyway. I will tell you the direction, but I need all of you to swear that you will run away if you feel you aren't match." Kaba sighed deeply. He wanted them to stay away from trouble, but the youth seemed like he made up his mind already. Telling them the direction to lessen the time of searching it was all he can do to his benefactor. "We swear!" Kalipsi and his group said in chorus except for Tala. She just nodded. Kaba explained everything he knew and tell them the direction. ... After half a day, Tala's group arrived at the heart of a jungle and spotted a cave. The location where totally hidden even from the peeking of the sun's rays. Three black-clad figure guarding its mouth. Kalipsi has a premonition. 'Guess this is the same kind,' he concluded. The clothes of the black-clad men said so added with the time they had traveled to get there was like the exact time they have traveled last night. "Remember the plan," Uno said seriously. Lani and Talon secure a good place for an archer, while the other continued forward discreetly not to alert the enemy. They hide under the bushes. "We're too far." Uno suddenly fell into a dilemma. Their plan was to strike the enemy while their guards were low, but they were just too far to approach without them noticing. "I will go to the front and distract them. Once you heard my voice, that the cue." Kalipsi left in that instant not giving the other to rebutt. "What was he planning?" Uno was baffled. He saw Kalipsi discreetly turning his direction to the front of the cave whilst hiding on the bushes. Without a warning, an irritating voice traveled through the air reaching the ears of everyone around the place. "HEY, YOU!" Kalipsi shouted arrogantly. "_" Everyone was speechless except for Tala. But Kalipsi's next words almost make them vomit blood. "We're here to eliminate you. So you better cooperate." The three black-clad figures shot an icy glare to Kalipsi. They warily approached the location of Kalipsi and materialized their weapons. Tala noticed the stupefied expression of the humans in her sides. "It's time," she notified. Snapping to their senses, Lani, Apa, and Uno immediately dashed towards the direction of the black-clad men whilst calling forth their might. According to their plan, two of them will hold the other two black-clad figures while the others will combine their might to kill the last one as fast as they can. Apa, Kalipsi, and Salamuyak hold the forth against the three black-clad figures for they were the known stronger figures among them. Uno and Tala supported Salamuyak while Lani and Talon sent their arrows aiming the enemy's head that exchanging attack with Salamuyak. With the combined strength of the five of them, it took them just a minute to finish the enemy. They strode towards Apa's direction as their next target, but before the three of them could take a step, Apa was caught by the neck. Apa kept struggling, but the long arms of the enemy made him unable to send punches and kicks. He's going to use his energy to retaliate but before he can do it, the enemy surges out his energy towards him binding like a rope, rendering him from moving and using his energy. Tala was thinking of going all out to save Apa noticing the glint of murder intent coming from the eyes of the enemy, but before she could do that, she felt familiar energy came rushing at a high speed. 'I have never thought of encountering one of their kinds here,' Tala curved out a faint smile.
