Lost in Histerianz

〚 VIII 〛

"HAVE YOU SEEN AN AXE SWINGING AROUND THE MOUNTAINS???"

I heard a voice. When I saw it, there's an axe swinging until it stops and chopped the head of the beast that was going to bite Kiro.

Axe? I remembered that axe is Artemis' weapon. But why is that voice sounded like a man's voice?

I looked up and saw Artemis throwed a dagger with some kind of rope tied into it to the axe near Kiro and I heard a 'click' sound and she pulled back her axe with that rope. Now that's some long rope and an amazing aim technique.

And yeah, now I know where the voice came from. It was Apollo's. They're up there at the top of a tree with Nova and Jilly under the tree.

Apollo jumped from that tree and swing his enormous sword. As he swungs it, it became bigger and the sword was burst in flame. It chopped one beast and splitted it in two parts which is a scary view to saw.

"I guess you guys never met one of them, huh?" Apollo asked us as he ran to the unconscious Kora.

"Pfff show off you late hero." Kiro replied Apollo with his usual smirk.

"My dear friends, especially my brother." Artemis walk infront of the another beast that still alive, ready to attack.

"Why do you guys have to killed it? I remembered that I've told you just cuddle it and they're done." she walked as she dodged the mountain lion's attack and rub it's neck. Suddenly it calmed down and rolled. As it rolled, she rub it's tummy which now the beast really looked like a normal cat that got their cuddles from their owner.

"How am I supposed to know?!? Sweetie, I'm not a beast tamer and it produces poison." Kiro stood up and groaned in pain.

"Ahh that is so bad! Did Kora get the poison too?" Nova looked worried.

"I'm sorry! I just remembered that I've told you. So, anyone want her?" Artemis asked us.

"Her? Don't tell me that it's a female." Apollo looked concerned.

"Five of them are females that's looking for a mate and I guess the male are nearly extinct. So they're on their frustrated situation and attacks everything that's bothering them." Artemis explained as the beast slept.

"Extinct? Why?" I asked. We walked back to the village. Jilly tied the beast with her magic and bring her with us while Apollo carried Kora with her and Artemis is holding Kiro, helped him to walk.

"We've seen so many of this kind at thr beast's market. It sold beasts, their meats, skins, horns, and many else." Jilly explained.

"So, an illegal market?" I asked.

"It's legal at first but as many people hunts beasts only for themselves, it became illegal. They're just so greedy to hunt every rare beast they met." Apollo said as we arrived at the village. Many peoples panicked because their chief and Kora's injured.

We brought them to the tent and quickly heal them. I didn't knew that Nova is so good at healing technique for peoples. The beast earlier became the village's guard. While Kiro and Kora still in their recuperation, Artemis trained her.

I walked outside and I met Jilly watching Tem's taming and training process.

"[y/n]!! Here!" Jilly called me, waving her hands. I wonder why Jilly always looked so energetic and always excited.

"I can't believe even though Temi already tamed her earlier it still act like a wild one." I said.

"Taming was never be so easy. You need to learn tha beast that you're going to tame and it's weaknesses." Jilly replied with a smile.