8 Chapter-08

"This bastard", Elizabeth cursed, before aggressively slashing her sword. With ten minutes she managed to kill fifty of the bandit's guard before entering the cave.

Bandit King Hugh heard the cries of his follower, and frowned, and took the axe beside him.

"Who are you?" he asked solemnly.

"Those that matter", Abhay replied before attacking him.

*Boom* Abhay got thrown away, and scattered after hitting the wall. Immediately afterward he covered himself with different elements and started both close and long range attack, keeping him busy.

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"Pathetic", Elizabeth scolded coldly, looking at the coward bandits.

[Please go to the right side, where all the captives are held together.]

Seeing the message, she immediately ran toward the left side, while throwing the dagger, to the bandit, which was about to close the metallic door. As she become closer, she gathered the mystic force, and run into the wall.

*BOOM* Breaking the metallic gate, she entered, and found three to four bandits, led by a tall burly man. He have a battle axe in his hand.

"Aahhhhhhh", he ran towards her, while shouting, and slashed his axe downwards. Dodging the attack, she swung her sword, and beheaded him, after which she disappeared, and few second later, remaining bandits are killed. She opened up all the cells, where various children and adults are held captive, varying between 12 to late 30s, with female dominating in number.

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"Fun time is over" shouted bandit king, before a mystic force enveloped him, and he started attacking. Few seconds later, when they reappeared, he was completely covered with several wounds, while a dagger struck at his heart and other joints.

"How?" he asked before dying.

As soon as Abhay absorbed the soul force, analysis started. He looked at the memories, and opened the treasury, full of golds and other jewels. After collecting his lion share, he distributed the remaining to the captives for their new life, and escorted them to towns vicinity.

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"Miss?" a girl with black hair walked towards the Elizabeth.

"Yes?"

"Can you accept me as your disciple", she said hesitatingly.

"No….", before Elizabeth could even end her sentence, the young girl who was about 12 years old, kneeled down. She said, "Please miss, I want to get strong. I am even ready to be your slave, but please teach me how to fight. I want to get strong."

Just as Elizabeth is confused, a dagger slashed towards the girl, a small cut appeared on her arm, when a voice rang out in the hall, "Little girl, it would be better, if you leave for your family…"

"I don't have any family, no to be precise, those so-called family wants to kill me to avoid future trouble", she said in sad voice. Soon few more voices called out, and a lady in early twenties with tattered maid uniform walked towards them, accompanied by a injured boy of similar age.

Just when Abhay wanted to scold her, a message appeared.

[Master, is recommended to accept her. If possible, you should form symbiosis relationship with her, she have rare bloodline, much more superior to any creature we have encountered up until now.]

"Tell me about your situation, we will think after hearing it", said Abhay after consulting with Elizabeth. Hearing this, she nodded, her maid wanted to say something but stopped.

"I am Helina Nortana, daughter of Henry Nortana, former head of Grayfield Chamber of Commerce", hearing this Elizabeth become shocked, as she had know about them. They are among the richest merchandise, with close relationship with Duke Clambell of Empire, with wealth rivalling several high level nobles.

Helina's parents died last year in a beast tide, after which her uncle took over the family business as well as tried his best to reduce the influence of his brother. After dealing with most of the things, only his daughter was last hurdle in his journey. He tried several things to remove her, like arranging marriage, or exile but every effort is countered easily, that's when he planned for something.

He told her to visit the grand parents, and in the way they are attacked by the bandits. Normally, there force could have deal with the bandits easily, but there are some traitors among the escort, who poisoned everyone, resulting into weak resistance.

Elizabeth fall silent, before she said, "I will teach you everything I know, but I have a condition."

"Please Master, I will do anything in my power to help you", said Helina. Hearing this, Elizabeth said, "I want to create an organization, and you will be incharge of its finance, but before that, drink this", she pointed at the three floating cup.