The Dynamix

Chapter 5: The Feuer Kingdom

"Be careful. There can be dangerous plants," The blonde said. The blunette stops midway and looks around.

"Don't scare me like that. I will trip," Valt said. "Also, you were the one who said that this is a shortcut," he added.

"It is. You have to be careful as it is not a permanent way. The danger is everywhere," Free said while Valt rolled his eyes. Free extended his hand for Valt to help. He grabbed Free's hand and climbed up the cliff.

"Phew, I am alive," Valt said, resting on the ground. It's been hours since they started their voyage to the Feuer kingdom. The Feuer kingdom is a few hours far from the Golden temple, but it has been too many hours than Valt thought.

"You two are lucky that one can use magic and one can fly," Valt said.

"I guess that Shu is the luckiest," Free said, glancing at the albino.

"You should be happy that you are competing with us when you don't know magic or something else," Shu said, encouraging Valt. Valt also wants to learn magic since he visited the magical temple. It will be helpful for him to cover distances. It's not like he does not try to persuade Free to teach him magic, but it took years to learn it.

"By the way, Why you don't use magic to teleport when you can?" Valt asked the blonde, who smiled at his question.

"Magic is not a play that we can use whenever we want. There are some rules for using it. Use it if it's necessary," Free answered.

"Still, it's cheating that you two are faster than me," Valt pouted and stood up. "Let's keep going," he said, and the three of them went on.

All of them were walking on their way when suddenly Shu stopped in the middle of the way.

"You hear that?" he said, looking alert.

"Hear what?" Valt asked, but Free abruptly put his finger on his mouth to make him quiet.

"Silent," Free said and dragged Valt behind a big tree. Valt was confused by the alert faces of the two males. So far, he could not hear anything.

"Can I know what is happening?" Valt whispered.

"Goblins," Free answered. Valt's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked around for the danger to emerge. He had heard that goblins are mischievous creatures found in dense forests. This mysterious animal is very wild and dangerous.

"I thought they are like fairies, aren't they?" Valt asked suspiciously.

"Kind of. They often have magical abilities similar to a fairy or demon, such as the ability to shapeshift. They have mischievous powers and are dangerous," Shu explained.

"And what do they eat?" Valt asked, knowing what would be the answer.

"Meat. Goblins eat any type of meat and will eat human flesh happily if they got it," Free answered.

Valt gulped. If anyhow they find them, they are going to die. Valt had his grip ready on his sword. If they got attacked, he would encounter. In mere seconds, Valt can hear the sound of bushes. Like someone is watching them from the bushes. He can feel their appearance. He hears some guttural voices coming from the bushes. Probably the noises of the goblins.

"Let's move forward. Be careful," Free stated. Shu and Valt nodded. Shu and Free started moving forward, and Valt waited behind for some moment.

Valt was moving forward when he stopped and doubted looking at the tree behind him.

"What's that?" He narrowed his eyes until he saw a shadow with devious eyes shining in the dark shadow.

"No," Valt whispered in horror and turned towards Shu and Free. "They are here!" Shu and Free flinched at Valt's yell and moved back.