BOOK 1 - Destiny (Shonen Anime Style)

Chapter 17: Best Friend

Both Ravi and Leah widened their eyes in surprise. "How is it possible?" Ravi asked. "How did the Hive get a hold of something that important?"

"I have no idea" Wire bluntly replied. "But..."

"But... what?"

"If they manage to somehow use it against us... it's gonna be bad... VERY BAD"

The situation was a lot more dangerous than they all anticipated. The Hive had a shard of the Traveller and they were absorbing its power and corrupting it in order to use it as a weapon, presumably against the guardians.

It was at that precise moment that Ravi finally understood the reason behind their trip. "I see..." the bluenette muttered with a serious expression

"Ravi?" Leah asked, a bit puzzled.

"There's no doubt now. THIS is what the unknown messenger wanted to show us"

Leah widened her eyes. "Are you... sure about that?"

"Yeah, there's no other explanation"

"In that case... What should we do?"

Ravi stood up and turned on his fire on his fists. He was very convinced about what to do next. "Isn't it obvious?" After that he immediately ran towards the Hive.

"Hey, wait! Oh jeez... That idiot" the huntress muttered while running into action as well, after which the many malicious thralls and hive knights immediately charged at them. However, unlike the last time, something was definitely different: Ravi and Leah's battle prowess was a lot higher and far better... Especially after the many close combat training sessions they've done together.

"JUST BUUURN!" the blue-haired boy yelled while shooting his fire all around. Leah too was slicing and cutting through every enemy with her daggers as Fire and lightning was spreading around with every attack.

Meanwhile... Wire and Cybel, who were watching the whole fight from far behind, noticed just how different their guardians were from the last time at the array. "They've surely become a lot stronger, don't you think?" Wire asked Cybel.

"Of course they have! After all the training they've been doing it's only natural!" this last one replied all proud.

At any rate, everything seemed to be going fine for the trainees. They were actually overwhelming the hive and defeating them easily. But then... One last knight that Ravi didn't notice sneaked right behind him, ready to slash him in half with its sword.

"RAVI! WATCH OUT!" Leah yelled with desperation.

The bluenette didn't have time to move, the sword was about to reach him and possibly kill him. But just before that could happen, the whole group heard the sound of what seemed to be a powerful and precise gunshot, followed by the thud of the dead knight's body hitting the floor.

"What the...?" Ravi muttered without a clue of what had just happened.

They all looked around trying to find where that gunshot came from, until they finally noticed a mysterious figure wearing a black hood and cloak at the distance, standing above a rock with a rifle in its hands.

There was no doubt... That was the unknown messenger. "Who... WHO ARE YOU?!" Ravi yelled, but the mysterious figure didn't answer.

"WHY DID YOU LURE AS HERE?!" Leah added.

Then some moments later, the mysterious person finally dared to say something. "Consider that a gift" it claimed referring to how it saved Ravi from the knight.