The Beast and the Sword Book 3: A Koi's Journey

Page 6: The Mantis vs. the Spider

(Opening Theme: Arcane League of Legends Intro-Enemy Performed By Imagine Dragons and JID)

-Common Realm, Yvon (Molaris's Hunter Shop)-

"Well Alex you heard the Knights. So---Why don't you lend them a hand?"

    They looked confused before they looked to where Molaris had been looking. That's when they realized...

    ... He had been looking at the young woman with pink hair.

    "Wait---" Magna said stunned, "--He just called her---"

    "---Alex...?" Aidan said, "Did I hear that right...?"

    "... I heard it too." Aisling said.

    "... So did I..." Carver said as he looked to be processing himself.

    "... He---Didn't make a mistake..." Noelle said.

    "... Wait, but---That means that... " Asta started to say as the gears had been turning in his head.

    It took him and the others all but a moment to realize a crucial detail as the young woman had looked to them as if she had been waiting for them to figure it out.

    "ALEX IS A GIRL!?" Asta, Noelle, the Double A's, Magna, Carver and even Acer shouted in shock.

    "... Well that took forever." The woman---Alex had said with a look.

    "THIS WHOLE TIME YOU WERE THE PERSON THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP US!?" Asta exclaimed, "WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE!?"

    "FOR THAT MATTER WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US YOUR NAME!?" Noelle shouted.

    Alex sighed as she gave them a look, "To be fair none of you asked for my name, so that's on you."

    "STILL----!" Noelle started to argue.

    "Alex?" Nozel said before it seemed to click, "I was wondering why that name sounded familiar. You were also known as the Spider weren't you?"

    The young Knights looked confused. "The Spider?" Carver said.

    Klaus himself looked shocked, "S-So that's who she is!"

    "Didn't think a Captain like you would know that name." Alex said, "Thought they would forget by now."

    "Sorry--What's the Spider?" Yuno asked.

    "Yeah I'm a little confused." Asta added.

    "Yuno, how could you and Asta not know?!" Klaus said, before he began to explain, "The Spider was known Thief throughout the Clover Kingdom, two years ago! They---Or rather she stole many precious artifacts from Royals and Treasure Hunters alike! She was known to get into even the tallest building or tower!"

"They even said she could fly like a wind mage!" Mimosa added. 

    "Did you really do that Alex?" Molaris asked amused.

    "Flying? That might be stretching it a bit." Alex said, "This is why I never liked the paper."

    "Uh the spider you say?" Acer said as he fixed his bowtie. "Well, it's nice to make your acquaintance."

    "Oi, I told you I'm not into older dudes." Alex said as it made Acer freeze up, "And for the record---I'm not interested in helping out the Magic Knight Captains with looking for the Black Bulls Captain---Or those other lost knights."

    The group had been taken aback by this as some of their jaws dropped. "WHAT!?" Asta, Magna, and even Klaus exclaimed.

    "Why?" Carver asked, "We just said these guys are our friends and family!"