9 Danger (3)

Just as Xeri was about to charge at the falcon, A figure rushed in front of him, It was the last person alive now, Sural. "You have to run, *cough* *cough* you're still young." With those last words Sural was ripped to shreds with the Ice falcons talons.

Xeri felt powerless in front of this adversary. "DAMN NO, I can't, not yet come on heavens give me something." Xeri thought to himself as he ran.

A screech was heard behind Xeri as he was running. He looked behind him and jumped to the side just barely in time to avoid the talons of the falcon, but he landed on the wings of the falcon. "Sooo cold." The falcon flapped it's wings and threw Xeri off.

Xeri flew and landed right in the middle of the crater. He then coughed up blood. "I guess I'm really dying here. Damn that Fri and Dastin." Xeri cursed the other cultivators who left.

Xeri heard a screech coming up and when he accepted his fate, a glowing red light lit up underneath him. The Ice falcon sensing this light stopped mid way and backed away in fear. Xeri then fainted from exhaustion and blood lost.

The red light continued to shield Xeri from the Ice Falcon.

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Dastin got away using a transportation slip. He appeared just below the mountain. Dastin then ran into the village.

"Oh sir cultivator, how did it go? was the beast slain." The village chief asked Dastin. Clearly not wanting to answer he said, "Just give me the rewards." The village chief was scared. "Yes sir right away."

The village chief came in with a sack full of gold. "Here you go sir."

Dastin took it then left the house. Just as that happened, A figure appeared in the village in a hurry. It was Fri. Fri saw Dastin with a sack and immediately knew what happened. "Dastin you abandoned us, and now you want to take all the credit?" Fri shouted at him.

Dastin gave a fearful look at Fri. "Senior Brother It's not what it looks like." "It's fine just share some with me and we will act like nothing happened." Fri interrupted Dastin as he gave a forceful glare. "Yes senior brother." Dastin replied almost immediately. He knew what most likely happened on the mountain, for Fri to return alone.

"What about these mortals? They know about that kid coming with us, with they file a complaint to the sect we will get in trouble." Dastin complained to Fri. "Hmm You're right, You should know what to do." Fri gave a evil smirk at Dastin.

"Finally showing your true colors huh Fri." Dastin thought to himself.

That day the village was destroyed and looted by the two cultivators.

"What if one of them survives somehow?" Dastin asked Fri. "How? You wouldn't know but the beast was a Ice Falcon, Even I would've died if I didn't use the others as bait." Fri stated as he took gold off of a corpse, The corpse was the village chief, who died with pain showing on his face.

In a house not far away, two corpses could be seen one was obviously "defiled" before death while the other was decapitated. These were Xeri's Parents, Xion, and Zhuri.

"Let's leave quickly before anyone shows up." Fri told Dastin as they sped out the village.

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Xeri was unaware of any of these events, He was still passed out. The light protecting him grew brighter and brighter, as more of his blood spilled onto the floor.

A hour later he awoke to feel his body felt better than before. Xeri looked around to find the threat that was the Ice Falcon. He found it on top of a rock glaring at him with a hint of fear.

"Why is he scared now?" Xeri thought to himself. He looked down at the floor and realized it was glowing red. "What's this?" Xeri asked aloud.

The mountain started quaking and the red color started turning more blackish. Suddenly a voice called out to him. "MASTER, SAY MY NAME AND LET ME HELP YOU!" Xeri looked around but didn't see anything. "Who's there?" Xeri shouted. "Below you master." The voice resounded out once more.

Xeri looked down and felt that familiar aura as well as that stirring of his soul again. Unknowingly he blurted out a name, "Ren?" As that name sounded out atop the mountain, everything was quite. Xeri was lost in his thoughts as a memory replayed in his head. A memory of a spear, that he forged himself and fought countless battles with appeared in his mind.

The red glow stopped and became completely black with now a hint of silver. A Black spear with a red tip rose up through the ground and went straight into Xeri's hands.

Shock filled Xeri. "What was this weapon doing here? Didn't it break during his fight with Nikti in the old world." Xeri then grasped it and at this moment it felt that Xeri wasn't a five year old kid but a monster that lived for a millennia.

The Ice Falcon was shocked also it didn't expect a small kid to wield such a dangerous spear.

"Come then!" Xeri said with new found confidence as he mocked the falcon.