Tales of the Ruin Shepard.

Chapter 29: Lhitwerg woods monster.

After fighting off the strange dragon knight named Ael Glun and restoring Rias power. The group decide to find Elgin's supports who somewhere in Glavin basin. The group wandered around glavin basin for a few hours before finding a destroyed village or town.

"Think they're here?" Koneko asked curiously

"Seems like a good place for bandits, it might be a good place for the supporters too." Rias answered

"Hey you, sure you're okay?" Issei and rossweisse asked with concern

"What do you mean? I feel great!" Rias said with enthusiasm.

Rias's left eyes glows

"Well for starters, you just got me and your power back." Issei pointed out

"Yeah, lailah told me you passed out after becoming the shepard, yet it looks like your pushing yourself." Rossweisse added

"Not to mention, lailah told me how weak you were after i was taken away." Issei added

"Guys, i get it. You're worried but i feel great! Honestly!" Rias assured.

"Just to be safe, we'll be keeping a close eye on you." Koneko pointed out

"Fine by me." Rias said carefree.

Rias, Rossweise and koneko split up and looked around the destroyed town. When they got to back area the town, there were tents and corpses there.

"What happened?" Rias wondered in awe

Rossweise looks around sees a note. She picks up and reads it.

"Tension between the group has escalated. Half of us are starting to think maybe Elgin really was mad with power, while the others think he was right and that ladylake should rule the whole continent. I've decide not to take sides. Our food is low and so is our water, knowing we'd be arrested if we entered any town we've decide to ration what we have but.. one of us got greedy and all of our food and drank all our water. Then the same guy who took all the food water slaughtered everyone. Uh oh... he saw me. If you see him. Run." Rossweisse read.

"So they turned on each other." Koneko figured

"Looks like it." Rias said with uneasiness.

"From the sounds of it, the one who took all the food and water turned into a hellion. A powerful one." Lailah pointed out

"Like what?" Rias wondered

"A therion likely." Lailah answered

"Did you say...Therion?" Rias asked with interest

"Yes, why?" Lailah asked curiously

Rias looks at her bandaged right arm before clenching it into a fist.

"Its because you're a therion isn't it?" Laphicet said with concern.

"Yeah. It is." Rias answered while glaring at her arm.

"Rias, you were a therion for a while right? Got any ideas where it could have gone?" Mikleo asked curiously

Rias thinks for a minute before having an idea.

"Lhitwerg." Rias answered

"Why would it go there?" Sorey wondered confused.

"If it were me, i'd go after a powerful hellion or therion." She answered

"I guess that makes sense." Mikleo said unsure.

"We need to hurry over to the woods there. I know its close to the castle but if its going there we may not have a choice." Rias told everyone.