4 •Chapter Four: The Leonin's Tragedy•
"Where-am i?"
The Leonins, where a cat-like humans live and hide from the danger outside their tribe. Children from the tribe are forbidden to leave the boundaries except for one, Harith, the trouble-maker of the tribe. He is the most hated among the Leonins because of his tedious tricks and magics.
While traveling in the outer boarder of the tribe while raining Harith sees a boy that has been knocked out, or passed out,
he quickly began carrying him to a shelter, in this case, his tribe's place. It is forbidden to enter the boundaries of the Leonins without the Head-Chief's Permission.
Harith then sneaks harley in his home anyways.
Moments later Harley wakes up.
"Where.. am I?"
Harley questioned
Harith Explained everything that happened*
Hours later a loud knock from harith's house can be heard.
"Harith... the head chief wants to speak with you"
A warrior from the tribe shouts
"Aww again!?"
Harith complains
"Yes. It is worst this time. And make sure you bring your unwanted friend with you"
The warrior intimidatingly commanded
"Heheh"
Harith shuckles
A few minutes later Harith and Harley had made it into the head chief's office
"Harith! Who did you bring this time!"
the chief shouts
"Well... i saw him in the ground and I thought he could teach me some tricks on magic... he looks like a magician!"
Harith excitedly explained
"Unwanted trespassers could lead the destruction of the leonins!"
The chief angrily explained
Harith then replies
"He wouldn't be that much of a trouble! I just want to learn magic and stu--"
Harley cuts off Harith's excuses with
"I am sorry for trespassing... I didnt know this place existed... nor aware of its rules and regulations.
If you please excuse me I will be leaving"
As Harley leaves the office, the guards blocked his exit and grabbed him.
"Take him to the dungeon, plan a death battle tomorrow too"
The chief explained to the guards
"Wh-why whould you take him!? I was the one who made him go through this mess! take me instead!"
Harith pleads
"Hmph. GUARDS! TAKE HIM AWAY TOO!"
The chief angrily commanded
As hours pass by harith wakes up in a dungeon locked behind a room without nothing but a bed and a brazier.
"psst! hey!"
As harith turns around he felt his shoulder being poked.
"AH!"
Harith cowardly screamed
"Jeez didn't mean to scare you!"
Harley stated
"Im part cat too you know"
Harith explained while catching his breath
Killing time they told stories about each other and why harley ended up passinf out.
"THE MAGIC ACADEMY!?"
Harith shouted
"Hey! dont shout like that"
Harley said
"I once entered the magic academy but my file said my intelligence isnt high enough, what a joke!"
Harith Complains
"Its not only the intelligence they calculate though... it is also your physical and mental strength i somehow maged to pass the physical test but after that my body was fatigued and couldnt go to the academy for days"
Harley explained
"Wait. Didnt you say your house was destroyed? then... where did you live for 4 years?"
Harith questioned
"Oh. Hehe. I like to steal stuff from my father when i was a kid, including money, and put them inside my box. I bought a very small house. Its like a dining room plus kitchen plus living room plus bedroom all in one small room."
Harley explained
Harith was amused on how he steals stuff while not being spotted. As Harith was going to ask another question the door opens and the guard commanded them to come with him with cuffs on.
"Here we go again"
Harith whispered
"A--Again!?"
Harley surprisingly questioned
Harith chuckles and said nothing for an entire hour until the "Special Event" begin. This "special event" is the punishment for the trespassers and the sinners it is also called "Chase and Taste".
The two of them will fight the mightiest creature in the Leonin tribe, The "Arcata", The arcata is a Lion-like Bull that represents the Will and Strength of the tribe. Once the Arcata dies their most powerful weapon is no more until they find and tame another one from the dark abyss. If you lose upon the Arcata you will NOT be punished by death but you will be forever leave the tribe and take away every knowledge you know about the tribe.
As Harith explains the event, Harley chuckles and said
"uhuh... never been to a normal fight before! come on!"
Harley excitedly said
"youre gonna get yourself killed..."
Harith stated
"pfft.. scared?"
Harley questioned
"N-no"
Harith nervously answered
Minutes passed by and the guards released Arcata from its cell, removing every chain from its body.
as the guards released the Arcata it blew fire from its nose.
"WOAH!"
Harley shockingly shouted
As Harley was getting ready for battle a red light was emitting out of its body, forming a Magical Wand with A Hat on top. While Harith was practicing the sphere-shaped chrono also known as the Timeball. A material found in the center of the celestial time, and can be obtained by dashing into a portal only you can see and enter but this art of magic can only be used when the user is in a state of exhaustion.
Few minutes later the match begins.
They couldnt land a single hit on the beast, and they were too exhausted to fight.
"Harith! do it!"
Harley shouted.
Harith dashed into the celestial realm creating a portal behind the Arcata while also throwing a TimeBall at him while Harley throws deadly sharpened icor cards at the Arcata creating a circle of burning cards around the arcata, slowly squeezing it until blood starts to drop.
As the Arcata slowly falls. A large explosion has occurred in the tribe. While a dark cloud submerge the Arcata.
"Wh-what was that!?"
Harley questuons while panting
"destroy... everything... hehe..."
an unknown voice sadistically commanded
The feeling harley felt was the exact one he felt when his houshold was attacked. Hatred... Vengeance... Despair. As harley makes a move he was immediately stopped by the shadow dragging him down.
He couldn't do anything. Suddenly he wakes up.
everything was destroyed to ashes. A silhouette helped him and asked to go with them. Harley unconsciously agreed.
Moments later Harley found himself in a dark place. Chained in every limb and couldnt make a move nor perform magic. He was hopeless.
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To be continued on Chapter Five: The Silhouette of Darkness
