Its nighttime in Tree Oak Grove as the town is peacefully quiet. Not a single shop is opened and the guards are having a little bit of trouble staying awake. Except for one. Eiden is flying around the town as he looks like hes looking for something. He makes a landing as he looks around the empty town one more time.
Tagging along for the search is Suzy themselves as they looked like they couldn’t find what they’re looking for as they meet up with Eiden.
“Well?” Said Eiden “find anything?”
“I’ve looked everywhere sir.” Suzy reported “I don’t know where they’ve gone.”
“Keep looking. We can’t invade if someone is taking my people.”
“Yes sir.”
As they get ready to scout one more time, they hear what it sounds like an old man cackling as they see what it looks like a hooded figure standing there as he expected Eiden to show up.
“There ye are.” The figure chuckled “took you long enough to show yourself.”
“Who are you?” Eiden asked “were you the one taking my kind?”
“Names are not important. I’ve been looking everywhere for you. Now that I’ve found you, my numbers will grow.”
Suzy starts to go after the figure without Eiden saying anything.
“You’ll pay for messing with our plans!” Suzy yelled as Eiden tries to stop Suzy as he knew the figure was reaching for something.
“SUZY NO!” but it was too late. The figure took out an amulet that was resembling a cobra as its eyes began to glow a bright green as Suzy makes eye contact with it, she freezes in place.
“Tsk. Charging after the hypnotist?” the figure taunts “thats not a wise thing to do.”
Eiden backs away as he realized he might be in trouble as he noticed that the Stravulian are now under some control as they circle around him.
“What is this? I command you to stop!” Eiden demand as they aren’t listening to him. “Daingead! What am I going to do?!” he thought as he looks trapped. The figure makes his way towords Eiden. “Don’t worry my lord.” He said “you’ll soon join us!”
Its now the next day as Lucas decided to spend his morning with his new friends and on old friend in a tavern having breakfast. Mike chats with Zane as hes getting to know them while Lucas sits with Jerry as Suzy is absent in the group. Lucas was just enjoying his food until Jerry spoke.
“So. Isobel told me everything what happened the other day. I just want to say that I’m sorry. I didn’t know about all of it. I was just so happy to see them again I didn’t notice something was off about them. I promised I’ll do better next time.”
“Oh, its okay” Lucas replied “it’s not your fault. Besides its already done and over with. And I promised I would get Suzy back too.”
“Thanks Lucas” Jerry smiled “you’re really kind.”
While they continue to eat their food, Lucas can overhear what Mike and Zane are talking about as the conversation grabs his attention.
“So Naki got you too huh?” Zane asked.
“Yes sir. He even tried to make a deal with me.” Mike respond as he shows the scar on his arm that follows his side where Naki go him. “How about you?”
“Tried to save Suzy from becoming a monster’s meal. But uh… aren’t you worry your gonna get funny looks?”
“Mmm not really. Having scars meaning you survived the unimaginable and lived to tell the tale. And if I do get funny looks, so what?”
“Huh. Never thought of it that way.” Said Zane as he looks at his bandanna thats been blocking the top part of his scar.
“Not to change subjects on ya but a friend of mine told me that you’re looking for where the Hubatians went are ya?”
“Oh yeah. Until we get Suzy back were planning to continue the treasure hunt.”
Lucas thought about what they said about the Hubatians at he wondered where they’ve gone that made the Hubatian kind all around mythara to disappear within a day? But Lucas thought he could maybe asked Ubuvu since he might have an answer right in front of him as the king looked like hes napping on Lucas’ shoulder.
“Hey Ubuvu.” Lucas asked as he wakes up. “I’ve been wondering about something, do you know what happened to your people since then?”
“Oh…well…I would glad to tell you what happened to them but the truth is-”
Ubuvu gets cut off as the sound of a guardsman slams the tavern door open and calls out for Lucas.
“YOUNG ONE!” she yelled “come quick, we need your assistance!”
“We’ll discuss this at another time.” Said Ubuvu as he retreats to the spirit orb once again. Lucas gets up and gets ready to aid them.
“I’ll be back” said Lucas
“Be careful out there” Mike respond to give him support.
Lucas changes into his Hubatian form and follows the guard to their destination.
“Whats the situation?” he asked.
“Well, we found one of them and put them in a corner. But we have a fighter.”
They arrived to see the guards are struggling to subdued them as it flies around and attacks the guards. Lucas gets ready to confront the rouge Stravulian as he gets his attention towards him.
“Over here buddy!” Lucas called as he turns around and sees Lucas.
“There you are! You're mine now!”
“Yeah yeah.” Lucas respond as he heard that phrase so many times as they start having a duel. Lucas new he must be worn out from fighting the guards. So he waited for the Stravulian to make a move as he strikes. Lucas quickly on his feet dodges his attack as the Stravulian catches his breath, Lucas pokes the rouge Stravulian and frees him from not only Naki’s control, but whatever has put him in this state as the guard collects himself.
“Ugh. My head… what happened?”
The guards come to help him as they take him to the recovey room.
“We’ll take if from here.” One of them said “thanks for the help.”
As they take him away, Lucas couldn’t shake off that feeling he saw with the way the guardsman’s eyes looked when he was cursed.
“You saw that too right?” Lucas asked as he hoped to have a witness.
“Very clear.” Ubuvu respond “it looks like my brother’s doing. But with someone else’s work.”
Back at the recovery room, the guardsman sits in a bed as he collects what he can recall what happened as Hudson checks up on him.
“Do you have an idea on what happened to you?” Hudson asked.
“No sir. The only thing I can remember was some guy in a robe…”
“It’s okay if you can remember all of it lad. Go ahead and rest, I’m glad your back soldier.”
Hudson looks at the group. “See if we have any spare uniforms lying around!”
As Hudson makes his way out of the recovery room to let his men rest. Lucas was looking for Hudson as he spots him.
“Oh, there he is.” Said Lucas as he catches up to him. “Hey pa! Can I tell you something?” Lucas asked.
“Sure thing Lucas. Ask away.”
“Earlier when I went to help the guards. I noticed his eyes were a different color. As if, hes being mind controlled or something?”
Hudson stops dead on his tracks as he knew who Lucas was talking about.
“So you’re finally making a move are you Tryphon?” Hudson said to himself as Lucas and Ubuvu looked at each other in confusion.
“Um…who’s Tryphon?” Lucas asked.
Hudson gets ready to tell Lucas who he is and how Hudson knows Tryphon.
“Well son, before I became a general, and well Before I met your mother and had you two, there used to be this man who is known across mythara as “The Beast tamer”. He was known for taming monster with a certain jewelry that suddenly calms the monsters down in an instant. I moved from broughton hill to Tree Oak Grove because he saw my talents as he wants me to be his personal commander so I learn the ropes about being the general myself while he becomes the kings’ personal wrangler.”
Hudson kinda spaces out for a minute as he explains more about Tryphon.
“Tryphon and I gotten really close together as partners…you could say, there was a spark between us…”
“….um…father?” Lucas tries to get his attention as he looked like he lost him for a minute.
“Well. That is until he attacked the kingdom with his monsters that day. What I didn’t know that he was gonna claim the throne with them. He even attacked me. I felt betrayed when I saw him aim his weapon at me. Thankfully, the we took down his monsters and protected the kingdom. But I still remember that day like it was yesterday when I defend the kingdom, he said to me “I’ll be back with an army and you’ll regret the day you ruined my plans… mo luaidh (my darling).”
Hudson sighs and talks to Lucas from what he has gathered.
“From what I’ve heard that he could be somewhere nearby. I’ve been getting reports of a strange figure that appears at night but I never got the chance to see it myself.”
“A figure at night huh?” Lucas mumbled.
“Thanks for telling me about it lad.” Hudson said “just be careful with the rescuing.”
Lucas and Hudson leave as someone was listening to the whole conversation. Somehow, Eiden was able to get out of the Hubatian situation as he listen into their conversation.
“So that explains their behavior earlier.” Said Eiden.
“And where they have gone to.” Naki added “but how are we gonna catch our thief?”
“Don’t worry, I have an idea.”
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