Sana The Slime

Chapter 8 The Audacity

Ali and Sana was threading the tunnels carefully while searching for the mushrooms. Actually it's only Sana, Ali still lay snuggly atop of Sana. His magic was already depleted. He was too excited to play with the orange blob, till he forgot that he only had a pitiful amount of magic. He should conserve it, but now he couldn't crying over a spoiled milk. Whatever, He would find something to replenish his magic. Maybe he could find that delicious beetles the same like before. It was delish and the meat was full of magic. You could even make an anti-magic armor from its carapaces. Such a curious creature. He haven't seen it in his life time before. And this orange blob too. Is it new kind of mutant?

"Osama!" suddenly Sana bounced excitedly because It saw Osama at one end of the tunnels.

Ali was gripping his life out of Sana, otherwise he'll miserably fell hard. This uncute creature fogot that there's another being sat atop of It! Such a preposterous thing! Ali didn't approve! But even though Ali was complaining non stop while bounced horribly and felt a touch of motion sickness, Sana still charged enthusiastically and didn't care about the horrible condition of Its load.

"Sana!" Osama who was looking at something which likely concerning him was lightening up his face after realizing that a small blob was charging towards him.

"What are you doing~" Sana was curiously looked at the hole in front of Osama. It's the first time for Sana saw a baffled look on Osama face. Except a petrified appearance He exude when (not actually) meeting Fabius. Osama always put a relaxed and friendly expression in front of other creatures.

"I'm actually in a peril. I thought I found a perfect place for my new burrow, instead I found this hole which is full of stones. It's not an ordinary stone eitheir. It's stone filled with precious stone inside, and that's the reason why I can't easily crushed it. Never mind, I'll search for other hole candidates." Explained Osama.

"Oh really?" Sana curiously looked at the hole. It appeared ordinary from outside. The entrance filled with common light mushrooms and dash of green lighting mosses. But the hole upon entering only expanded till the size of 3 Dalis. It's considered big for Sana, but for Osama, it's only sufficient for It to build Its nest but not for other things like to put some stockpile of Its prey.

The surrounding wall really covered with stone with all kind of size. Sana touched a stone and try to melt it, but after awhile it didn't budge. This is the same with the stone outside of Sarighnet! But the difference was these stone is smaller than that stone. And the outside actually melted a little, leaving the precious stone inside in the open air. Wow, curious.

Ali who finally could gather his bearing, was looking at the same stone. The precious stone inside lit dimly with a fuchsia color and it exuded faint wisp of magic. Ali looked at other stone, and they also exude the same aura. Ali's small beady eyes was sparkling brightly. This is it! He can replenish his magic with these magic stone! Ali felt like he could dance here like a mad man.

Ali hummed with dazed expression while staring at the precious stones. But his view was changed suddenly, because Sana was heading to the entrance.

"Sana! Stop! I can make the stones dissappear easily from this hole!" exclaimed Ali. He didn't want to miss this sweet opportunity to replenish his magic fast.

"Really?" Sana showed amazed expression to Ali.

"Really?!" shout Osama excitedly. If this creature could move these stones here then It didn't need to search for other hole. This hole already perfect for Its burrow if there's no stone obstacles in it.

"Oh right, who are you?" Osama was forgot who It's talking too. It haven't seen creature like this before. It looks like Its fellow cousin, the mouse. But this one had longer abdomen. Looked like a tall mushrooms.

"Osama, this is Ali! He's a ermine! I don't know what ermine is but I think it's kind of mushrooms." Sana babbled about Ali. Ali after hearing all that raised his fur high, although not too high, it was still look funny. Osama was amused after looking at them.

"I'm ermine, and it's on animal kind okay, not mushrooms! Where you ever saw a mushrooms that can moves!" Ali huffing and puffing loudly. He was stomping his small legs at glutinous Sana.

"Alright, what's your name?" pacify Osama, so that the inevitable wouldn't happen now.

"I'm Ali! Remember my name! I came from far away land." Ali puff out his chest arrogantly. Sana and Osama can only squint their eyes at this little creature with scepticism. Eh, why he's so conceited. Osama had a sudden urge to hit him till he reach the center of Leighton. But, no no. He still useful to move these troublesome stones.

"O...okay..., then how did you plan to move these stone? Did you can secrete a vicious acid like Sana?" asked Osama doubtfully. He's so small, even if he can spout stronger acid than Sana, but Osama didn't think that small body could secrete much acid that can cover all of these stones.

Sana, on the otherhand, looked at Mr. Ermine excitedly. It haven't saw any other creatures in Leighton spout an acid like It. The closest ones was Fabius, and it's not an acid but potent poison. Ali being looked at the doubtful eyes by Osama and heavy gazes by Sana feel his existence as a magician was threatened by them.

"What are you thinking?! I'm a magican okay! Ask this blob here how I can make light out of nowhere! I also can make these stone here disappear!" the Ermine feel offended because lowly creature like them questioning his credibility. No one ever did it like them and left unscathed. But, now he couldn't do anything. Ali felt like his heart being stuffed by lava.