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Chapter 113: 113
Osita was meanwhile smiling down in his mind, Opening his mouth to answer that it was the furred men, he then stopped as he looked around and took notice there was no proof it was the furred men that attacked, no dead body or something of sorts to say it was the apelings that attacked.
Meanwhile bodies of torn apart mutants can be seen littered around, this made Osita even more angry as he clenched his teeth, while outwardly he was still acting sad as he looked at the human and said "I have no idea who they are but I believe it was the group that has been holding our soldier back all this time"
The humans hearing Osita word began cursing out and shouting angrily, meanwhile Osita used the opportunity to give himself an exit as he said "I have to sadly ask you all to go back to sleep, the beast can still make a move on once we get their attention from the noise. Also please be kind to your neighbors, share your home with those theirs have been burnt down or destroyed"
"Things will be sorted out in the morning as for now i bid you farewell" Osita walked out as the mutant bodies littered around began levitating as they followed behind his retreating figure meanwhile the humans were looking happy as they feel like things will be better starting from tomorrow.
Once Osita got free on the humans, he could now begin clearing out his thoughts. "The thing Omadi have in his hand must be amazing for the furred men to expand this much power for tonight operation even sending out someone that strong"
"Or what if they are after something else I don’t know about either way tonight was also but it also showed me that if the bottom line of the furred men isn’t pushed then they have absolutely no business with the humans"
A smile came upon Osita, "Now I know this, I just have to be clear on what might possibly gain their attention and stay clear of it. That way I can achieve my own goal easily" Having come to the thought that tonight wasn’t really much of a loss, Osita happily made his way home.
Meanwhile back at the apelings encampment site, everyone was gathered together, the soldiers meanwhile had a clone in their hand cleaning the blood of their weapons.
Zephyr was on a tree looking out to the forest when he saw it move, a smile came upon his face as he jumped down walking toward his father.
Ikem, seeing Zephyr walking towards him, smiled and asked "How was he?"
Zephyr knowing what his father was asking, showed a thinking look " We didn’t exchange much blow but I can say for sure that his strength is close to a beginner third stage"
"Beginner?" Ikem said out loud.
"Yes a beginner father, like he recently just advanced to the third stage yet, if Ember did what this Osita just did, the armor that the soldiers were wearing would have become unbearable to them judging from how close the Flame was to them" Zephyr said thinking back on his encounter with Osita.
"What about his transformed form, did it seem natural to you or did it feel like an ability or unnatural talent?" Ikem asked, thinking back on the form Osita took.
Zephyr had a weird look in his face, "I can’t give an answer to that father"
Ikem nodded, tapping Zephyr’s shoulder, " the scouts are already on their way back, we should go now if we are to catch up to them before they make it back to the kingdom" Ikem said.
Zephyr nodded as he screamed to the soldiers, "Men clean up, we are to head back home now"
Ikem and Zephyr stood by as the soldier cleared everything up, cleaning traces of them ever being here.
Ikem then spoke out "This Omadi was my response to you and new clan representatives on your ideas about us helping the humans out"
Zephyr looked over to his father but Ikem paid no mind as he continued talking "I or should I say we need Information on his human called Osita and the best way to do that is to get the information from someone who is against or fighting him"
"I am betting that this Omadi will give us insight on the current changes of Osita, there are things I can’t say now son but depending on what this Omadi say we will have to make sure Osita cease to exist"
Zephyr look even more confused but Ikem shook his head "You will know of it soon but even if this Osita turns out not as I expected, we still are Winning with this human called Osita"
"He is and will be indebted to us for saving him, meaning we have a human we can now trust. All we have to do is place him in a position of power among the allied human tribes and through him boat the strength of the humans so we can finally focus and worry about our own people"
Understanding started to show on the face of Zephyr, Ikem nodded and said " But son I shave once more a new mission for you"
Zephyr stood up straight hearing that, Ikem shook his head and said "Relax, it’s nothing serious this time but Son once we get back to the Kingdom, you are to meet up with the humans posing as the apelings leader and king"
Zephyr looked shocked hearing the words, "How can i do that when you are still here father?"
"It’s only temporary son, until the humans have been settled and sent away. Then things can go back to normal, the humans should not know things about us and it should be kept that way. I have had your brother Eriri build a hideout in a mountain close to the kingdom where the humans will be staying as we get the information we need from them" Ikem said as he walked away, the soldiers had already cleaned everything up.
Zephyr still stood in place as he tried to come to terms with his new task, it took a while before he sighed joining his father "Understood, Father. I’ll do whatever it takes to ensure our success."
Ikem placed a reassuring hand on Zephyr’s shoulder. "I have faith in you, my son. You’ve proven yourself capable time and time again. Now, let’s head back to the kingdom and prepare for what lies ahead."
Soon everyone left the encampment site, with Zephyr blessing the soldiers with his wind making them faster and they sped off into the night to catch up with.
Ikem led the way as he had pieces of Bara on each scout so he could easily locate where they were. Soon they caught up with the scouts, meanwhile earlier before they got there Ikem fell back in the team, hidden and blended in well with the soldiers while Zephyr took his leading position.
As soon as they got where the scouts were, Ikem instructed the scouts through Bara that they should follow and act like Zephyr was the leader. As soon as Zephyr got to the position of the scouts, he got a glimpse of the scouts sitting down while eating the dried meat they had to replenish themselves.
Omadi and the seven other humans who have been retrieved meanwhile are all huddled together scared, even more so as soon as they see Zephyr and the soldiers walk towards them.
As soon as the scouts saw zephyr they all stood up and bowed. "Your highness," They said out loud.
Zephyr nodded as he approached the group of humans, his expression solemn yet composed. He could sense their fear, their uncertainty, but he also saw a glimmer of defiance in their eyes. Clearing his throat, he addressed them in a calm, reassuring tone.
"Peace be upon you," he began, speaking in the human language. "My name is Zephyr, and I assure you, you are safe now. You have been brought under our protection."
Some of the humans exchanged wary glances, while others seemed to relax slightly at how calm he spoke. Omadi, the apparent leader of the group, stood tall, though his old aged hands trembled slightly.
"What... What do you want from us?" Omadi asked, his voice betraying both fear and a hint of defiance.
"We can talk about that later, but we have to take you guys back with us for now, it will be appreciated if you can cooperate with us" Zephyr said with a relaxed smile.
Omadi stayed silent before he spoke up, "Are we the only ones you managed to save?"
Zephyr looked at the old man "You were the only one we planned on bringing back, it just so happens they were near you at the moment so we brought them with us too" Zephyr said as he gestured towards the other humans.
