Heaven- Oneus Fanfiction

Chapter Eleven: Stranger

Hwanwoong POV

"What just happened?", Hwanwoong hears Dongju say after he wakes up because he got sand in his nose. "Did I miss something?", he asks. Geonhak puts him on the ground. "There were just some goblins and Dongju discovered that he can summon a barrier.", Ravn answers. "I made the barrier?"
"I didn't do it, Seoho is not allowed to use magic and Hwanwoong was asleep. So you're the only one who could have made it." "But why was it so small?", Keonhee asks. "It probably doesn't work properly just like the healing spell, but I will practice it with him.“
They continue walking and after a half hour the sandstorm completely stops. They walk until the sun is about to set, then they set up a camp for the night and eat.
“Ravn, will you practice with me?“, Dongju asks. “I'm a little bit tired.“  Dongju pouts cutely. “Pleeeeaase.“ “Okay.“
“I'm bored.“, Keonhee says. “Let's play something then.“, Seoho says. “And what?“, Hwanwoong asks. “Let's play tag. Do you want to join Geonhak?“, Seoho asks the big fluffy wolf. Geonhak howls as response and starts chasing after them. They play for a little bit.
Hwanwoong looks over his shoulder just to see Keonhee directly behind him. “Ahh, I have short legs that's unfair.“ “Hwanwoong, watch out!!!“, the others shout and Geonhak barks. Hwanwoong looks forward and runs against someone's hard chest. He rubs his nose and looks up. In front of him stands a man that is over two meters tall. He is very slim and looks very elegant. He is wearing all black, his face is hidden underneath the hood of his cape and he carries a lot of weapons with him.
“I'm sorry, I didn't see you there.“
“I noticed that.“, the man says with a judgemental undertone. “How may we help you?“, Keonhee asks. “My food supplies are empty and it is not very wise to sleep alone in the middle of the desert. Maybe you have one more space and a little bit of food for me?“ “Where are you heading?“, Seoho asks. “I am an elf and I'm going back to my hometown in the north.“ “You can stay with us.“, Ravn suddenly says. “Thank you.“
The man takes off his hood, sits down at the fireplace and starts eating. The man has beautiful light green eyes and silver hair. “I am Orliander. What are your names?“ “I'm Hwanwoong. They are Ravn, Keonhee, Geonhak, Seoho and Dongju.“ Hwanwoong points at the others and they wave or, in Geonhaks case, nod at Orliander. The mans eyes rest on Dongju for a while which makes him noticeable uncomfortable.
“You are an ... interesting group.“, he says while scanning Seoho from head to toe. “Yes, we met randomly at different places and became friends. We are going to Doru to help Dongju find his lost brother.“, Seoho explains. “Really?“, the man exclaims with an unidentifiable smile while staring at Dongju again. “Yeah.“, Dongju replies, while blushing shyly and fiddling with his fingers. Geonhak sits down next to him and cuddles with him to comfort him. It is completely silent for a while. Hwanwoong has a bad feeling about this guy. After Orliander finishes his meal he starts speaking again: “How is everyone at home, Hwanwoong?“ “Eh, great. Everything is like always.“ “I see. You're one of the scouts, aren't you?“ “Yes.“ “Interesting choice. I saw you more as tutor for children since you're on  the same level as them if you know what I mean.“ “Oh.“ “I'm just kidding. Where are the others from?“ “We are all from Murym.“, Ravn states. “And you probably have your own business as a wizard there.“ “Yes.“ “What about the others?“ “Me and Dongju are homeless.“ “Okay.“ Orliander looks very intensive at Dongju again, making the cute man shiver. Hwanwoong gently rubs his back and he calms down a little bit again. “What about you Seoho?“ The man glances over at the angel. “Me? Ehm, ..., I am a monk.“ “A monk?“ “Yes.“ Seoho giggles but stops because of the intimidating look that Orliander gives him. “I have never seen a monk with magic abilties.“ “Oh, my parents were wizards but I really wanted to become a monk.“ “But your abilities seem quite diveloped for a wizard.“ “Oh, I just practice a lot. Geonhak works for the guard in Murym by the way.“ “He is a dog.“ “ He is usually a little bit more human during the day.“ “I understand. Is your brother younger or older than you Dongju?“
“I haven't seen him since my early childhood, so I don't remember.“ “How old are you?“ “19.“ “What spells do you know?“ “None.“ “None? Interesting. I thought I saw you doing some when I arrived here.“ “Well I know two spells but they don't work properly.“ “I see. I will go to bed now, good night.“ “Good night.“, all of them, except for  Geonhak, say. The man lays down and closes his eyes. The group goes to sleep too and Seoho decides to do the first night shift. Dongju seems to be still very afraid of the stranger so the others decide to comfort him but they also are a little bit afraid themselves. Hwanwoong cuddles up to his right and Keonhee to his left. Geonhak lays down to his feet and the wizard cat on his stomach.
Hwanwoong gets woken up by Orlianders yelling. “Don't move or I will kill him.“ He looks at the situation. It is the middle of the night and Seoho has a dagger near his throat. With Orlianders other hand, he is draging Dongju around, Ravn has a fireball ready to throw at him, Keonhee hides behind him in fear and Geonhak growls at him angrily. He doesn't notice that the elf is awake which gives Hwanwoong the chance to use a spell on him. A heart flies towards Orliander, the tall elf loosens his grip on his two victims and completely mesmerized walks towards Hwanwoong who quickly picks up his sword. Orliander snaps out of the spell and makes himself invisible but Hwanwoong notices his footsteps in sand and throws a energy ball at the other elf. The man dodges it and throws a dagger at the smaller elf. Hwanwoong lifts his hand which stops the dagger, turns it around in the air and shoots it back at Orliander. While the tall elf dodges it, Hwanwoong uses the time to attack and stabs Orlianders shoulder. The man gets visible again and screams. Geonhak runs towards him to bite him but he is already running away. They let him get away and Hwanwoong puts his sword back into the scabbard at his belt. “What was that? And why Dongju?“, Keonhee asks completely in shock from what happened. “He was someone from the assassins guild, I recognized the symbol on his dagger. I don't know what he wanted from Dongju though.“, Hwanwoong says. “Let's just go back to sleep for now. It's the middle of the night and he is gone. We can talk about it tomorrow.“, Ravn states.
Keonhee takes over Seohos shift and the rest goes to bed again.

Authors Note:
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I hope you liked the chapter and I hope you are not melting like me right now. We had 43 degrees the last two days, so I am glad that it gets a bit cooler the next days.