Adventures beyond the void

Chapter 10: Close Call and Best Friends

Selin's POV

Humans. I've heard about them. They are creatures from another world, deprived of any form of magic, yet capable of creating astounding craftsmanship like the clocks. More than three centuries ago, the people of the mage realm came for the first time into contact with the humans or more specifically, a human had found a found their way to this world.

The human was a female and even though she herself never did anything evil, she ended up being the catalyst that begun the Great War. A war that killed hundreds of thousands of mages, wiped out entire villages and erased from the map kingdom after kingdom. A massacre so brutal, that could even be compared to the dark ages, seven hundred years prior to said events.

When the war was over, not a trace of the human woman could be found. Many believed her to be the cause of all the carnage, but I disagree. There are many inconsistencies in these stories, as well as many claims that just don't add up. And I know not to condemn or judge someone when I do not have the full story.

I'm not gonna lie, I too wanted to learn more about them, but disregarded this wish of mine since there haven't been any human sightings for centuries. So you can imagine my shock when I met them. Two human males in their teens.

The day had started as usual. Wake up, eat, drink coffee, go to the castle to report to the king and protect the kingdom. Today however, I was tasked with a peculiar mission. There had been many reports of missing people near the area of the butterfly forest, so I headed there to investigate.

That's when I felt a very sinister presence within the trees. It was stronger than any nightmare I had encountered, but what was odd was that it wasn't the same like the rest of its kind. No, this felt completely different.

And as it turned out, I was right, unfortunately. Arriving just in time to save the poor souls that were about to be killed by it, I threw my staff at the red crystal on its body, destroying the monstrosity with one swift move. Strangely enough, the upper part of the monster remained, but that wasn't what caught my attention.

Red. Lots of red. Patches of dark red liquid were all around the floor and in the center of it all, laid two gravely injured boys, most likely in their teens. Their blood gave it away, as it almost immediately clicked. They were humans. I took them to my estate and treated their wounds as best as I could, and sure enough, they seemed to be getting better and better.

The two otherworldly beings acted the same way as most normal teenagers did, (if such a thing even exists). I could already tell they had no ill intentions, even before Severed could confirm it by searching their memories. There are a bunch of stuff I'd like to ask them about their world, but my biggest concern right now is someone finding out about them being here.

It could potentially endanger their lives, as well as jeopardize the kingdom. Which is why I had to inform the king immediately of my encounter with the humans. After receiving direct orders from his majesty, I flew right back to the moth estate on my staff, to make sure the two boys were ready to meet the king the following day.

........Aaaaaand I see smoke coming out of the house. (Sigh), typical.

3rd POV

Selin looked calm and apathetic as usual, but her eyes held a glimmer of anger in them. Staring down at Hunter and Zana, who were both bowing low before her, trembling from head to toe. A huge bump was present on each of their heads, as due to their careless and abrasive behaviour, they managed to bring  Selin's wrath upon themselves.

Hunter never took it kindly when someone wasn't showing him the respect he believed he deserved, or giving him attention. He would look down on pretty much everyone, even adults and teachers, without an ounce of care, and no one was ever able to touch him, due to his family's status and power.