the second coming of greed / Completed

chapter 17

And just like that they were on the road once again , morale was good ,  things were  looking up .He was the weakest member of his team before but with his newly upgraded bow he felt stronger  . They were on that road for a while , food was getting low, luckily   with the new upgrade fishing  was now easy , he  just had to freeze the water , it was a waste of arrow , but he could craft some more .  They  found a small lake , where they could fish  , they couldnt be a lot of fish in here, but Fang was aggressive   when hungry . The sun was settling down , they had to act fast  , otherwise  it be hard looking for fish in the ice . Kenshin  took out his bow and shot a couple of arrow , and froze the lake . Fang used her axe to slowly destroy  chunk of ice , by using her flame element she could melt the ice enough for Tingle to take out his staff  ready to catch the fish in the air , but nothing came out .
-Guess theyre no fish , said  Kenshin
- what are we gonna eat horn ? Asked Fang
- Guys   , I think you should look at this , murmured  Tingle .
The trio turned around , the ice was continuously  cracking  , theyre was no reason for it to happen . A giant claw   came out of the ice , it was armored , it was blue ,   a second claw  came out , then a giant monster emerged from the water . It wasnt a monster it was merely a giant lobster , Kenshin stomach  growled .
- It look tough , we arent sure we can take him down , plus we are on a time course.said Tingle
He wasnt wrong  but they were hungry and this was an opportunity  for some training    and a skill , oh who  was he kidding , Kenshin   just missed lobster .
-  This is supper and lot of it , said the eld
He felt Fang  draw her weapon , it was gonna be a hard fight . He had to be the leader , he had to make sure the victory  was swift but efficient   they might have to fight the devil tribe on the way , it might be the last training  opportunity . He analyse the beast , his armor  would resist  his arrow ,  and Tingle attack . The only option  was Fang ,  if she could open the lobster  scale  , they could strike , the problem was his claw   they were both defensive  and offensive  , close to his body  ,he was at an advantage .  He needed to get them out of theyre way  the last problem  was the leg  , they were quick and theyre high number would prove to be a challenge . Kenshin came up with an idea it was a risky plan but the quickest . He explained  it to the teamate  , the plan they nodded here goes nothing he said .First Fang  trough her axe next to the monster and used fire element melting the ice , meanwhile Tingle and Cerberus , were creating a diversion . As for him he was shooting arrow  next to the monster head , it was  most definitely  his weakness.  The monster would be overwhelmed  by the barrage of attack . When the ice had finally  melted , Kenshin screamed phase two , Goku cloned himself in multiple clone each of them was following  a leg , communicating  their location  , tingle and cerberus were both making sure the claws were busy . He made sure that Fang  threw her axe in a way were the chain ,could pull  the beast down.Once the beast tilted slightly  , Fang threw her familiar ,with  the help of her axe . Once in the air  Eryman activated his shield  , upon being hit the beast fell in the water . It was his turn , he threw arrow after arrow , it worked the beast was frozen solid  , but it wouldnt fast long . They all threw a slew of attack , the beast fell down . They had won , Tingle fell on his knees from the fatigue , Fang was already  hacking at piece to retire chunks of meats  . As for him , he was reanalysing the fight , they had proven that they  could work as a team , all they need was to communicate  better , all that matter now  was the victory , a message  popped in his head .
*Antique monster defeated : all team member  have gain a perk  . Pack leader perk activated  additional  artifact  aquired
Kenshin looked around theyre was nothing maybe it was in the beast ?
* ability  aquired :  Horus eye 
Ability  Analysis  : map of an enemy weak point , capacity to do extra damage
That was a fantastic  ability what a find . He help Tingle get back up , hugging his friend , they both met Fang  , she was foraging  for food .
- Can you dropped it a second , Come celebrate with us , said Kenshin
- Celebration  required food ,horn , what happened to you bow ? She ask
What could she be talking about ? Kenshin took a look at his bow ,it had definitely  changed, the beautiful   carved wood gave place to a scaly exterieur , no he still felt the wood beneath . He took a look a the scale , then at the monster it was his scale, it was the artifact  , he passed  his hands on the scale and cut his finger
- pretty nice find theyre elf , this is an ancient  infernal artifact  ur bow is still a bow , however  it will protect you against certain attack . And if you were to strike , you do some serious damage , not as much as those two but just enough .
- how did you get so  lucky ?askTingle 
- are we gonna eat soon ? Ask Fang
And so they set up a fire , it was burning nicely , they were cooking the food , Tingle had found some nice spices, and Kenshin  made a  berried drink , it wasnt mead or wine , but it would have  to do .  They started to eat , Kenshin look at his teamate they were happy ,  laughing.
- Do you tell them or I do , said cerberus
Kenshin was surprised  he was talking  to him
- what are you talking about ?asked kenshin
- Ive been  inside Tingle mind since the bite , i know you fought an alpha wolf , there only one skill that can teach you your enemy  skill , and it a devil  tribe skill
Kenshin knew  his secret wasnt safe , what should he do
-  ill tell them , said Kenshin sadly
- dont get me wrong started the familliar i like our group , hell i like our celestial  , but ive only switched side because if the celestial win , the rest of the infernal will be sealed , if we loose they will kill me , i like immortality
He was continuously  making sense and Kenshin could only accept it , he felt guilt when Fang appeared ,
- this is the best meal , she said , thank you horn .
He had gotten an amazing  skill  by eating the beast , he could know spew bubbles , they were short range but he betted that it was strong , they did all they could they could not finished the meat .Apparently  the perk , fang as gained stone golem which was that by sacrificing  speed she could  increased  her defense , tingle him  gained  predator  howl   once per battle he could offer a boost in all stats  but he was vulnerable and couldnt defend while using it , this world was unforgiving
- what a waste, said Tingle
- we could offer it to the minotaur, Said Fang without thinking
What a genius idea a bribe , why didnt he think of  it before
- thats a great idea Fang thanks
She smiled before saying 
- how far is it anyway 
- abouth  a couple of hour , said Tingle 
-  we will hit it in the morning , we will freeze the meat , eat a bit tomorrow  and offer the rest to the minotaur
- im always down for a second serving said Fang
They went to sleep  in theyre tent  , Fang was snoring a storm but , it had been a great day , our trio felt sleep shortly after . In the next morning morale was good , Kenshin had woken up early planning the day and cooking the meat , they woke up when they smelled  the food , smile on theyre face
- morning , said Fang ,
- morning ,added Tingle they ate and began on the road they had to walk fast , Tingle fur permitted  him to carry ice without freezing , but sadly it was melting . They did double time and finally arrived to the camp  . Huge  , huge  spike log were all around , when they found the entrance  , there was a group of huge beast , they were humongus , all of them moutains of muscle ,arboring huge weapon , legend were true they were a warrior race  .  A second group of visitor how popular are we said  a bigger minotaur , by his featheres hat , Kenshin guessed  he was the chieftain
- Hi im Kenshin ,  this  is fang and this is Tingle
- And you are the celestial  representant you are late , we dont take kindly to people who arent   ponctual .he said , the representative  of the devil tribe arrived yesterday
He pointed at a group of 3 , if they  were representing  the infernal they had lost the race , they had lost the war .
- But you are here , which means we will have a duel
The crowd was cheering , the three of them were being dragged in the middle of the town . A duel ? Wondered Kenshin