23 MAGMA LAKE’S ORCS VILLAGE

As Tara started to move forward with fast pace, she soon came under the territory of orc's village. Which was adjacent to Magma lake, a forbidden zone of medicine valley. There were red stones all over the lake encircling bank, which burned under year around and had the properties of flame essence in them. The flame essence present in them could help the Alchemist's having 'Heavenly Flames' upgrade to the next level; for example, Tara had 'Nirvana Flame 'which was very mysterious to begin with, but like them there were many natural born 'Heavenly Flames', as treasures from Heaven and Earth.

As she came near the village she saw few orcs going in and out from village; she watched from safe distance. They had dark red colour with huge build body, even the women and children had heavy body; their face had tusks on males body, but women did not had tusks, rather they also had ugly appearances. Children had simple build up, they didn't have tusks or ugly features, but they had pig like ears; overall they look- alike as humans in body structure, but slightly different to them.

As Tara observed them for quite a while, then she asked Sufi Rumi. "Rumi, do you know how to cross this Magma Lake?" as Rumi heard, he said "Madam, this Magma lake had great yang properties, which is very destructive to yin species; I can barely handle myself and protect you in this lake. To be on the safe side let's talk with these orc people, may be they know how to cross this Magma lake; after all they are living adjacent to this lake- they must be knowing something."

Tara pondered for few moments and then said " let's go." As she said those word, she started to move towards the gate of orc village, which was not very grandeur, but a stone pillar frame work. As she appeared in front of the gate, many orcs noticed her as she was also child; she wanted to ask some another child for query, but immediately after her appearance she attracted many other orc mothers attention. They immediately put their children to side and shouted in panic, thinking that she might be some weird monster or some scary human in the form of child. The an Orc Male guard appeared in front of them hearing such noise; he pointed his spear in front of Tara and asked, "Hey, human in the form of child, who are you and what's your purpose to visit our village? Answer truthfully, otherwise you bear consequences."

After hearing that aggressive tone, she also felt nervous for a moment, but no matter what she had to cross this lake for the sake of her friend; she mustered her courage and asked Sufi Rumi, "Hey Mr. Rumi could you sense any more advanced higher cultivator than you, here ?" "Madam don't worry, after using my divine sense, there is only one chief head of this village which has highest cultivation here, which I found to be of 'Core formation Realm'. So, in short he is not a threat to you, but Madam lets try to get out of this problem peacefully and not create chaos; who knows there might be some higher level monsters lurking here." Tara heard his analysis and understood scenario, then looked into the eyes of villagers without being nervous and said, "Dear Orc Villagers, I need to find some guidance as how to cross this Magma Lake? That's why I have approached you and I am sorry, if I have somehow offended you, but rest assured I am not here to cause you any harm. I just need to cross this lake; due to some situation, it's very important for me."

After hearing her words everyone went silent and pondered for a while; as silence was increasing, then suddenly a voice came from behind the crowd, "you won't be able to cross this lake in Day!" As soon as people heard this voice, they looked towards the source of this voice and crowd started to started to get separate from the center and a middle aged orc appeared in front of them; while holding the hand of a little orc girl, similar age to Tara. They both had some similarities in appearance and as Tara looked towards him, she found he was a dark red orc with his back bent walking with a stick in one hand and holding hand of that little orc girl with his another hand. They both wore leather armors on their body, while the little orc girl look cute; It appeared as true that many other orc villagers also wore leather dresses, but the middle aged orc and little orc girl had charm arrays embedded on them.

As the Villagers saw the middle aged orc and little orc girl coming, all bowed and paid respect to them. Middle aged orc answered smilingly, " I am the chief head of this Orc Village and people call me 'Degu Bhutan' or as 'Old Orc'. While looking at the little orc girl around him old orc said, "and she is my grand-daughter 'Degu Nemi', she is very naughty; I need to to hold her hand while coming out of the village, otherwise I don't know where she will run off to and invite unnecessary troubles for herself." As the old orc finished introducing about himself and his grand-daughter; his grand-daughter looked at Tara, while blinking her eyes and being happy for unknown reason, may be she thought she was a delicious food for her and that's why she was looking at her with such enthusiasm instinctively. But, she was trying to get hold of the situation about what her grand-father was trying to tell.

Tara bowed slightly in respect for old orc and said, "chief head , I am Ma. Tara and a disciple of Mei Sect and has entered Medicine Valley due to tournament being held by Medicine King for collecting medicine and due to some reason my friend got trapped in the scheme of another participant. To free him, I need to get 'Sunshine fruit' from the 'Eastern Yin Creek Region' as a negotiation term."

As soon as the old orc heard these words; he was displeased, well not at Tara, but at the entire whole event and scenario and said, " these bastards are destroying our entire medicine valley's ecosystem" in an angry voice, but he further said, "I understood situation, lets talk in detail at my house. Moreover, you can't cross this lake in Day, that's why lets discuss it in more detail. Come, don't worry about any threat to your life; as this is my promise to you, as long as you are in this orc village, nothing harm will happen to you."

Tara pondered for few moments, then said to old orc, "ok, fine Mr. Degu Bhutan, lets go." As they moved inside the orc village, orcs people started to give way for them. She saw inside of the village was very primordial in condition i.e., houses were made from those red stone's walls and there were some monsters they had bred for their aid in their work of household. There were few wells on the path, road was paved with soil and red stones, but the path was coarsely and undulating in nature. She soon also saw some orcs staring at her with questioning gazes, as if they wanted to ask that, who she was ? and she as a human, why was present in the orcs territory with village chief head ? The village also had rich red-brown trees, abundant with dense spirit qi in tall heights shading the village and providing comfortable vibes. She also found some other kids of her age practising some physical exercises or may be some martial arts, looking very ironic with those bulky bodies in the open ground.

As she was observing and thinking all these things, she passed through some houses and village market; where she saw orcs village's different accessories, weapons, medicines, dresses and other resources. She saw leather dresses and some fancy dresses also of orcs, she saw spears, swords, arrows, forging while moving on the path; some stalls were selling potions and some were selling meat of different monster, but whatever she saw everything was on a small scale. After crossing the market, she soon saw a lonely temple in a open ground flanked by forest of the village's red-brown trees called, 'Lohan Trees' shading the area.

Old orc was still holding the hand of his grand-daughter, while she was perspiring due to walk; As Tara could see, he was pampering her at all. Finally, he left her hand and said, "Nemi, go tell your Mother to prepare a room, for this our young little human guest and food also." That little orc girl nodded towards her grand-father and went hopping inside the temple. After that old orc looked towards Tara and said to Tara, "Dear guest come inside and talk about your worry."