The VENOM Squad : Emperor Scorpion ft. Monitor Lizard

Chapter 1

The fourth rebel shall rise,
The greatest land shall meet its demise,
Few shall fight,
For victory to take flight.

(This is way before Hanabi's capture);

"Gusion!" Guinevere calls as she steps out from her carriage. Her unwavering smile is plastered on her face, beaming with happiness.

The brown-haired guy sheathes his weapons as his eyes watch the lady and greet her with a smile.

"What brought you here?" Gusion asks.

"To visit you, of course. You haven't been visiting me ever since you started teaching in Lion Academy," replies Guinevere with a pout. She is used to having Gusion around her almost every time but since they both are working now, she seldom sees him.

"You know my family, we do not like goofing around," he simply replies as he carefully gazes at each every corner of her, observing any change, may it be little or not. "Did you cut your hair?"

Guinevere has never felt happier that day, her heart skipping a beat for the man takes notice even at the small details of the change in her. She once thought that he has forgotten about her but her mind can now rest at ease now that she confirmed he still notices her.

"Yes, you noticed it, huh," she says, trying to hide her smile by pursing her lips together.

"I am not yet done with my work so perhaps dinner would make it up for the trouble?" Gusion suggests. He is a man raised in a well-known family so he knows his manners, especially when dealing with people that his family has connections with.

"Yes!" Guinevere exclaims as she is finally asked by him on a dinner date after years of waiting. "Don't be late!"

She skips while humming her favorite song as she heads to the exit. Gusion watches her leave the school grounds, the smile he was wearing disappears and his face returned to its usual poker face.

"Gusion Paxley!" comes a hooting owl with his clock. Its large eyes reflects the image of Gusion himself. "The head mage is summoning you in his office."

"Thanks, Diggie," Gusion replies as he pats his head as a way of telling him how hard working he is before taking his leave.

Gusion's footsteps echo in the hallway, not another single sound could be heard. A smirk forms on his lips when he opens the doors of his father's office for he knew that there is a pair of eyes watching him from afar.

"There you are, my son!" Mr. Paxley exclaims as he sees his beloved son. His eyes are beaming with pride for everyone knows how the Paxley siblings are the best mages ever known. "You see, there had been rumors going around Magical City about the awakening of an ancient giant."

"You want me to take care of it," Gusion concludes. His poker face still plastered on his face for he had never been happy being called upon by his father who only knows nothing but to give him more and more bothersome missions.

His father whose wrinkles become even more visible as a smile is formed on his lips, he stands up and walked back and forth near the large map of their city as well as the surrounding lands. Despite getting old, he still has the strength of a man in his prime. His magic is still as strong as before he was at the peak of his youth. He slams his table with both hands, facing Gusion again.

"Yes! Good, good, you get what I want," he states.

"Then, I shall take care of it immediately," Gusion states blandly and is about to exit but his father halts him.

"Gusion! Gusion, you're already old enough, you know that. Why don't you take Guinevere with you? You know, you two should spend some time getting to know each other," his father encourages and from that, he immediately concludes that his family is planning to marry him off to Guinevere.