NOVPUBGreed let out a cry in response, its eyes sharpened as it darted around the sands. in the west of here, the sand moved, rolling around into waves, and black scorpion-like creatures creeped out. Greed swopped down, its wings fluttered creating dust and heavy winds.
The skitticks were pushed back, allowing Zane to land. Zane patted his beast to protect Cyra, he brought out his sword, swinging it to get into the mood. the dark sky cast a glow on him, as he stride calmly toward the skitticks.
''skitttt...'' the beast screeched and shot their stingers at Zane, Zane didn't pause in his tracks but calmly swung his sword, hitting away all the stingers. no stingers escaped his swing.
Cyra frowned and opened her eyes when she heard that loud screech, she searched around and there was no sight of Zane, she was alone on Greed's back, she looked down from its back and met the scene when Zane swung away those stingers which were in form of a black needle. she blinked thinking her eyes were playing with her and she watched Zane slice a scorpion-like beast in half. sleepiness immediately cleared from her eyes, her eyes widened in awe as she watched Zane in action.
'so cool.... he looked so hot right now.' she watched him massacre the beast without blood staining his clothes or his hair ruffled. and she thought back to her unseemly form and wanted to go back and give her past self a beating. she as the wife is weak while her husband is much stronger than her, she feels she is dragging him down, she knew he was strong but not this strong. Her heart was immediately filled with determination to surpass Zane's strength. She looked down at her hands and clenched it into a fist.
she sat comfortably and watched Zane's moves. She saw him dodge as if he had eyes at the back, the instinct, the fast reflex. She was so engrossed watching him till he was done killing the last of them. She realized she had plenty of weakness and no personal weapon. she can't keep using the beast's legs or bare hands as her weapons.
Greed flew to the ground and Cyra jumped out and saw Zane digging out a black stone from the beast's head. she thinks she knows what they are. She bent down to help out, ''Stop!'' she was startled, her heart nearly sent flying out of her chest, she turned and looked at him her face screaming why, with her hands holding her chest.
''Don't touch it unless you want to die.'' his tone filled with seriousness as he warned her of the dangers. She stood up fast, moving far away from the beast's corpse. She looked at Zane picking them without any problem and sighed, she forgot he was an immortal and wanted to help him out in picking mana stone. forgetting his warnings of poison before.
Sighing again, she walked back to Greed feeling useless, she had to get stronger and get herself a weapon or what happened today would repeat itself. She looked up to the sky and took deep breaths, breathing in the dusty smell.
After a while Zane walked back with a bundle filled with mana stones and climbed up Greed's back, she hugged him to her body, using her hands massaged his back, and whispered into his ears,
''You have worked hard.'' she perked his neck in thanks, vowing to get stronger to protect and provide for him.
Zane felt a peaceful and warm feeling from Cyra's care. he relaxed bonelessly on her body and closed his eyes savouring this moment. he finally found someone who doesn't hate or envy him because of his strengths. Greed flew them back to the base.
Reaching the base, Zane didn't want to move away from her hands, but he knew she needed to rest to regain energy for the next day. he summoned his beast back.
He wanted to walk back to the tent but Cyra moved him in the direction of the stream.
Cyra wanted to wash off the smell from the ant blood or she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. She removed her clothes and dived into the water. Zane sat there waiting for her to wash.
