Half Blood

Chapter 8 : A Lone Wolf.

[Third Person's POV]

It's 9 and a half in the evening when both Allyson and Rachel reach their destination. They were tasked to investigate anomalies in the north and east sides of the forest.

Rachel stopped and let her junior get off her back. The first thing she noticed around was the large pine trees on the area; bushes and other small vegetation tended to grow where the light could reach. She looked up and saw the light of the moon amongst the leaves.

"It's a bit dark here, do we need light?"

Allyson asked, following her along. Rachel slowly reaches her hand towards one of the pine tree barks.

"You definitely have to use this," she gave an object to Allyson-a small vial glowing in her palm.

Is this one of the gadgets Dixinians' use? - she thought to herself.

Rachel points the stone at the right as it begins emitting blue particles that resemble the glow of fireflies.

"Remember that light shows our location here, so use only a small amount," she gave her advice before kneeling down to listen to the ground.

Allyson roams around and spots a tree with a strange claw marks across its bark.

"Oh. It's just as the case had stated," she traces her fingers at the bark that was seemingly slashed by claws.

"This is different than other animal marks."

"A beastman must've caused this," she gave her opinion. Allyson asked if it was a phantom, but Rachel was reluctant. She was not sure if the perpetrator of these claw marks was affiliated with the Phantoms.

"I don't think so... It's oddly familiar as well," she replied while observing the said mark. She sighed and dismissed a stray thought.

Allyson notices again her tail swaying back and forth. She moves closer to it and tries to think if she will touch it or not.

After that she began to delve into her own world of curiosity, eyes blinking with amazement and wondering if it's real or not.

(It looks like one of those cosplayers use , Is it soft?) she thought to herself. She immediately snapped back when Rachel laughed.

"Charles would probably be bored there if the marks appear on this area," she exclaimed. It made Allyson stand up.

"Speaking of Charles, Will he be okay there all alone investigating a forest this big?" Allyson spoke. Rachel comes by and places a hand over her shoulder.

"How did you two met?" Allyson asked.

"Hmm."

She tries to recall her first meeting with him. "It was when I crossed the border between the two neighboring lands, Ragis & Magis."

Allyson was surprised. She then asks why she crossed the border. Rachel explained that Beastmen, like her weren't supposed to enter the land of magic, Rekoda Magis, without a permit.