17 Shadow Mox

Byron froze. Lukas froze standing, everyone within the tavern completely frozen on the spot. Yet at the same time. A sound of crunching bones and meats being chewed came heard behind Alberts headless body.

Blood gushed sprayed on the table and everywhere including Byron and Lukas, like an alarm clock ringing. Everyone has come back to their senses.

"WERE BEING ATTACKED" Byron shouted.

Like a wakeup call, they all put a distance between themselves and what seems to a shrouded creature.

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

They all looked with wide eyes full of fear at the creature that is behind the headless Albert. Funny as it may seems, the creature that is enjoying its meal already notice the people inside the tavern putting distance away from it. But it did not care at all.

And as such, Byron and the rest readied themselves to take it down. For a Knights and mages. this kind of scene is not new to them. In fact, most of them inside the tavern have all killed people and beast alike. It may seem too gruesome of an event. But to them it is just another situation to handle delicately. Knowing that, the first act is become very alert.

"Lukas, Gwen. What is that thing?" Byron spoke while gripping his sword that was just unsheathed.

"I don't know" Lukas spoke. Pulling a thin sward from his waist.

"I am the same" Gwen to spoke. While she also started radiating flames around her body. Ready for the battle.

"How did it get inside, was it sent by someone?" Watt spoke and already armed with a sword as well.

[how, how did a creature like this manage to make their way in the heart of summer city] Byron thought.

[If it were sent by someone. what kind of being that can summon a creature like this]

While in his thoughts. Byron shifted his gaze at the person that was still hooded. And that person is hooded 4.

Knowing Byron is looking for affirmation or validation. Hooded 4 looked back at Byron and shook their head and spoke.

Hooded 4: "This not a wild creature". An obscure sound of female and male combined came out of hooded 4.

Feeling joyful, everyone shifted they're gaze at the almost too relaxed hooded 4 and hoping to get some sort of explanations.

"Lord, do you perhaps know this creature? "Byron Spoke politely. Because he knows who that hooded figure is, and he was the one who invited them to Summer city.

Hooded 4: "no…. but I do know that element signature. The signature of th- LOOK OUT" before finishing, Hooded 4 shouted.

*SHAAAWWWWWWWW*

Shadow Mox was just enjoying its meal and then suddenly jerked to its left. Heading towards Byron legs. Its four legs were so fast and agile, obstacles like the table or the headless Albert was still sitting did not hinder it at all. Shadow Mox zig zagged between them, opening its jaws filled sharp teeth, its ready to take another piece of meat.

This fast maneuver pushed Byron to desperately kick the floor making a pit of webs, and jump with all his might

*BOOM*

Shadow mox missed by a hair, suddenly with its four legs like claw dugged the floor, making a sparkling line to a full stop. At that action. Shadow Mox then turns its head up to where Byron was heading. Adjusted its body for another round of head splitting and pretending to completely disregard the rest.

*BANG*

Byron has just pierced the roof and was already out on the other side.

Finally, thinking that he has made the right choice to jump with all his might, Byron heaved a sigh of relief. Then, his hair raised, his sense heightens to a maximum. Summoning his center of gravity. Byron charged his Aura to the fullest and quickly shifts his head upwards. looking for the new danger.

A fist punch.

That's all he could see.

With little time to dodge this attack. Byron was hit in the face.

*BOOM*

*Crack*

Is the sound of bones breaking, and flying back to the same hole he made.

*BOOM*

Byron landed.

And at that moment, with this small distance, Shadow Mox sprung itself towards the fallen knight. Opening its jaw that's headed straight at Byron's head.

*STOPPP*

an echo of scream mixed with power suddenly headed towards Shadow Mox.

*SHAWWWWWWW*

from the roof, descended another shadow similar but this one seems different.

While descending Alden adjusted his fall from headfirst to switching and deflecting the sound power that has just been released, unbeknown to the people inside the tavern.

Rubble and dust blow everywhere.

While this was happening, shadow Mox has already got Byron's head ready to cuts at any moment. Under Alden's commend, shadow Mox did not kill Byron. Yet.