Burning Soul

…

Silence followed her actions.

As she stood there, everyone had jaw-dropped expressions.

“That was really amazing!”

Theo was the first to break the silence, his eyes were sparkling with pride,

just like a father.

‘Draconic magic! I heard they are some strange creature, but a dragon!’ Dimitri was also standing in shock.

He understood magic better than others and knew this wasn’t just any barrier, it was proficient to those 5th tier barriers that legend wizards struggled with, being able to shatter such a thing, she must have monstrous strength!

“How did you do it?”

He couldn’t hold it anymore and asked.

“Well, you know how magic works, you have to feel the solidity of the barrier in your mind, and then it’s like solving a puzzle, you put in the right pieces together and it works. In this case, the right piece was to overload the barrier’s mana capacity! So I did it!”

Ember replied just as she was told by Luna, her guide!

Although it was sounding so simple, everyone knew it wasn’t that simple for them at any given time. Looking at the scene in awe was all they could do!

Hearing this Catherine looked at Sylph with a questioned look, if it was about mana,

Sylph was a clear manifestation of it and she was a spirit at that, she can easily manipulate mana at will too,

well at least in theory.

As Cate looked at her, she replied frantically,

“I can’t!

It’s too delicate!”, patting her she looked at Dimitri who was thinking about something really hard!

Hearing this might seem easy, but Dimitri knew it wasn’t that easy, being able to manipulate mana at one’s will wasn’t something anyone could do!

She had gained his respect by this site for sure, “Well, now we can wake that lazy brat! Let’s go!”

Finally, they could walk in without any worries.

“Did you hear something?” Ember asked, looking at some nearby bushes.

To her question, Theo looked at where she pointed, but he couldn’t see anything, “No! I don’t hear or see anything! Must be some animal, don’t stress over it, dear!”

Hearing him she didn’t give it much thought before throwing a glance at it again for the last time.

…

Sun was barely up and there was no visible light striking the land of the living,

the Tavern being dark and cold, it was the loneliest thing in the entire forest as of now, but somehow it wasn’t that lonely today!

It was going to get livelier there!

In the ‘Olive Tavern,’ nothing was worth noticing. It was just as shady looking from inside as outside, even more. The place smelled and also the dust and dirt were covering almost everything. It was as if no one had stepped by in ages!

Lumiere who was sleeping on the bar table wasn’t the most welcoming thing there,

a short guy with a swollen belly, as if he had swallowed a whole boar by himself,

he was fat and short and was wearing ragged clothes, by no means he looked like some legendary person.

And to add to his glory,

he was snoring damn too loud!

He was having the most pleasing time of his day it seemed, suddenly he felt some metal clanging on his head.

He ignored it once but then it hit him again and this time it was a little harder.

He again just tried to move whatever was hitting him by waving his hands in the air.

Clang!

This time it was so hard he fell from the bar table with unbearable pain while screaming.

He was screaming worse than girls, hearing to which everyone’s expression changed. ‘We are screwed if he’s the guy we are looking for!’ was written on their face.

He got up and charged in the direction he felt the hit and was stunned in mid-air as if he had just seen a ghost.

“Di.

Di…

Dimi…

Dimitri!

What the hell man!

It’s you, douchebag!

How did you enter in here?”

He got back to from where he had pounced on him, with a very awkward smile he greeted the one who woke him up.

“You lazy arse fat pig, did you forget your own forge!

How long were you planning to sleep, ah that explains the very situation of this Tavern”

Dimitri mercilessly gave him a taste of his staff once again, this time even harder.

“Ouch! Watch out man, you’ll kill me!

I clearly told you never to come here!

Your damn sentinels have ruined my business, they won’t let anyone come near her, you bloody old crap of junk!” His reply was a bit sharp to ears, but Dimitri almost instantly replied,

“Oh-oh!

Are you now scared of running out of cash you dirty pig?

do you even bathe,

you smell horrible!

And whom are you calling old junk, aren’t you just a few days younger than the freaking gods themselves?”

They both stood face to face while sharing shots of glares!

‘That is something!’ Was written on everyone’s face after hearing them greet each other.