the second coming of greed / Completed

Chapter 18

The trio went back on the road excited to meet the minotaur tribes they knew that it was crucial but were optimistic. The road was safe except for a few goblins and a bear the trip had been fun and the trio grew closer, training often. Cerberus had told them that the minotaur's respected strength, training was the best way to show them strength and to correct their mistakes in the Cave. The limited number of enemies had help but they needed more. they made good time on the road, Eventually, even the ration ran out, they found a huge lake, although they weren't fisher, Kenshin had figure out a tactic arrow were important, but less important than food. Arrow were easy to craft and thanks to the gem he had added on his bow, he could freeze the water, him and his friend would try to find fish and fish them out of the ice. In the lake this big there is bound to be fish in there, he signaled his friend to get ready. He shot a couple of arrows freezing the lake, but surprisingly, a loud noise of ice breaking was beginning to be heard. The trio look at each other worryingly, when a giant claw emerged from the ice. Kenshin knew the claw form his past life, it was a lobster claw but the size it just could be real, he saw his friend get ready to fight and took out his bow. The second claw emerged it was a strong enemy ,fierce looking, they had no time

Get ready screamed Kenshin

That when the lobster chose to fully come out Kenshin remembered how much he had love eating lobster and saw an opportunity to motivate his crew

-this beast his going to be amazing trust me, the reward is worth the fight, tonight we feast

Fang didn't need much more to be convinced and so had been Tingle, the usually peaceful Kobold seemed revitalized, guess he was hungrier than he admitted. The beast roar and that when they attack. He used his analyze ability. Lord of the lake heavily armored legendary beast, beast shell impenetrable at current team level, hold an artifact. His shell was strong, Kenshin used all of his ability poison and ice, but it did next to no damage, the beast had slowed down, he looked at his allies hoping they had more luck, sadly they didn't. Tingle and Cerberus had achieved the impossible they were riding the beast trying their best to find a hole in the beast defense but to no avail. Fang was fighting it head on but was being overpowered. Just when Kenshin decided that running away was the only option something wonderful happen Fang familiar ram into a leg the beast struggle for less than a minute but Kenshin had seen it.

Sangoku warn the other we are retreating

But the beast will catch up, said the familiar

Not in the forest it's too big.

The familiar had obeyed and 5 minute later the trio ran away.

We can't beat it, said Tingle

I'm sorry, I tried my best, said Fang

Don't worry friends the meat the meat is going to be hard

It took them an hour but they came back with a plan and began the counter strike. The beast had a flaw it never fought, which apart from his brute strength he was nothing. The plan went wonderfully, Tingle superior speed was used to bait the lobster to attack him as soon as he moved Fang and her familiar would push him this added with a frozen ground gifted by Kenshin made the beast unstable then Fang had attached her chain and with her strength she pull after a while the beast was brought down the under belly had no armor. It was defeated soon after. Defeating such a strong enemy had definitely been worth it even the Fang and Tingle had gain ability, Fang could now summon a rock golem it had no strength but would take hit for her, Tingle him could now give a roar that would increase the whole team morale. Kenshin had not gained an ability but had found the artifact it was a metallic eye made of gold he used the analyze ability. Horus eye it was an amazing infernal artifact that let him see an enemy weak point

Let eat now I'm famished. Said Fang

There was so much meat that it didn't matter if they cooked it or not Kenshin took his first bite and automatically felt a sharp pain in his arms, as he looked at them, he saw the same scale he saw on the lobster, they covered his arms just like an armor and were light it was a fantastic ability that vampirism had just gave him.

A celestial shouldn't have this ability, said Cerberus

Everyone turned to Kenshin so far, the ability he had gained weren't enough to change his physical appearance, he had felt bad about hiding vampirism but he knew so little that even if he had explained there was still going to be unanswered question.

- What does he mean? Ask Tingle.

Kenshin knew he had no more options and told them everything from his reincarnation to his past life. Even if he didn't know much about vampirism, he figured out that by being honest, he would at least gain their trust back. When he was done there was a long silence. Before, surprisingly, everything went back went back to normal. Kenshin was glad that his friend wouldn't judge him. Even after the three of them ate copious amount of lobster, there were still a lot left decided to freeze it for the road. Tingle fur would protect him from the cold. They went back on the road and less than a day after they found an encampment surround by huge logs of lumber

We are here, said the boar familiar

They advance in awe as they went through the encampment, everyone one there was huge they all seemed like fighter.

Halt who goes here? Ask a minotaur

We are here to talk with your chieftain, said the boar familiar

He was in charge since he had been so familiar with their race

Leave them be, they are the one we are waiting for

-Waiting for? Repeated Tingle

Your late, it's nice of you to have finally showed up

The trio exchanged confuse look

You are here to represent the celestial are you not? To win our race to your side of the war

Yes, said Fang, but how are we late?

- the ambassador of the devil tribe arrived yesterday, said the chieftain pointing a trio

The other minotaur were now surrounding the two side of the war , stumping the ground and chanting

Let the duel begins