Separate

Zen and Iore resume their flight. They were a day ahead of the Royal Riders, which lead by General Leonard Ming.

As of today, they were halfway to the Great Kingdom. Soon they will enter the Empire of Athene, the Great Goddess of War and Love.

Harrah stays unconscious in the entire flight, worried about her, Zen speeds up the winged beast for them to arrives the soonest at the Kingdom.

He believes, the shaman must find out if what is happening to the lady they found at Heaven lake. She is yet mysterious to him.

Hours passed and they were reaching the border of the Great Kingdom when a strong storm suddenly forming in the sky. The storm is now blocking their way. The wind is too strong for the winged beast to continue its flight. Iore lifts the shield to help out Zen's beast and fly without worrying about the storm.

But, there is an unusual creature inside this storm that neither Iore and Zen distinguish its presence. Losing control, they bumped into and it releases a strong wind that the flying beast cannot counter and losing its strength.

Zen is trying to support his beast but the storm is just surprisingly monstrous. His winged beast lost consciousness and another attack the creature did to them made them blown away.

The next day, Zen woke up. He wondered what happened to them. He just then remembered about Iore and Harrahinah. His winged beast is wounded and still lost consciousness.

After healing the wound of his beast, he began looking for Iore and Harrahinah. But he failed to find them. He is hoping that Iore is with Harrahinah.

Cannot find his company, thus Zen went to the nearest village which half of the place destroyed. He saw the casualties of the area and it seems, there is a riot going on.

He landed in the middle so that, they will get separated and end the fight.

"What is going on here?" he asked with a loud angry voice.

The villager began shouting that this town chief is refusing to help them and spare even just a small portion of food.

Zen peered at a big fat old man whose standing behind his bodyguards.

"What happened here, town chief?"

"We were stormed last night! That strong winds destroy the town's storehouse! There's no food left!" he reasons.

"That's not true! You hid all the food! The town chief had a huge storehouse he guarded strictly! The food must keep there!" the townsmen shouting loud.

"Where is this storehouse?" Zen asked.

"Um..." the town chief hardly to point out.

"I know where it is!" one person in the crowd responded.

"Then show me," Zen invited the man to ride with him.

Zen brought his winged beast toward the woods and he could spot a storehouse hidden below. However, the townsmen already following them and they were happy to locate the secret storehouse.

And before they could come closer, Zen landed near the door and halted the townsmen.

"Let me see first if what store inside."

Zen opens the huge door and steps inside. The storehouse is filled with all the crops and even the goods they import from the other kingdom. It seems the town chief controlling everything in this town. There are a lot of things going around. They must put care even to small towns like this.

"Distribute the food," he ordered.

Dumbfounded, the town chief shocked to receive such an order.

"I will repeat myself. Distribute all this food o everyone, fairly. Or I will burn your mansion." Zen showed the flame on his hand.

"Ye-ye- yes! I will follow your order, dear Knight!" nervously, the town chief replied and hastily ordered his men to follow what Zen commanded.

"Listen up! There is enough food for everyone! Make sure to give those who can't able to come! After then, I want everyone's help! I have two companies that separated from me! A male with a purple long hair, and a young girl with black long hair!"

"I will go look for them if chances they reach this town, please tell them to wait for me here! I will come back here, before the twilight!"

Zen's announcement, before he left and flew toward the neighboring woods to find Iore and Harrahinah. He could not sense them.