I Scored Myself A Mate

There was a rush, a feeling that had been buried deep inside of him, a thrill he had long forgotten. As he ran through the thick forest, the light of the moonlight following him from up high he felt the night chill caress his cheek and a smile formed on his face. Mark was right beside him, catching up to his pace and for a second he remembered a field. Cheers and the adrenaline kicked in. Nothing else mattered, just the goal, just victory and he ran faster and faster following the sound, searching for Alexander. 

Maybe he was acting selfishly, maybe he was being arrogant but he couldn't stop the rapid beating of his heart. Mark scoffed, seeing how eager he was and shook his head. He always found the worst of times to cheer him up, now he almost looked like a jerk, happy that the young wolf had been abducted. Of course he wasn't. He cared about Alexander, he wanted to help him but it was moments like this he had realized he missed. Just him and his best friend, nothing around. It was just them against the world, just like when everything started. 

He watched his friend, running by his side, his wild red hair and the warmth in his brown eyes.. He had left everything behind, his life, his loving family just to follow him, just to help him. Such sacrifice, such faith in him, he never knew anyone who would have done that, especially during the time he was human. No matter what happened, no matter how their lives evolved and their paths formed to Allias Mark would always be his first family. The first person that appreciated him, the one who saw him for who he was and that was precious. 

"Stop!" Allias signaled him and he abruptly brought both of them to a stop. Mark looked at him confused while the king grabbed him and together they hid behind a thick tree log. He shook his head, showing him to their right. 

Mark's eyes widened at the sight and he then frowned disgustedly. They weren't expecting anything like that. 

"Are they going to eat him?" Mark whispered, his expression remaining the same as he observed the scene. 

A few meters away a group of disgusting monsters had gathered. They had dark blue sjin with huge moles on it, a deep green color like the one of a swamp. Some of them had a few strands of hair, black and oily while others were completely bald. Their arms were long while their legs short and at the edges of their hands and feet they had long black nails like those of a hawk. Their chins were protruding with fangs coming out from their bottom teeth, saliva drooling from them. Allias swallowed hard, trying to process the image. 

About ten of them, they had lit up a fire and on top of it a huge cauldron with some kind of soup was being boiled. Alexander was on the side, sitting on the ground, tied up in his wrists and ankles, a dirty piece of clothing in his mouth as an attempt to silence him. Allias could describe this situation as comical. Yes, Mark was right these creatures were really intending to eat him, they were seasoning the soup and everything. The king tried to keep his laughter in and felt Mark elbow him on the ribs. 

"This is not funny." his friend scolded him but it was obvious he too was trying to restrain himself. 

"Yeah, yeah" Allias said and popped out their little hiding place. The monsters froze, looking at the tall elf confused. "Good evening gentlemen." he told them with a smile. "This piece of meat is mine." he said and pointed at Alexander. 

"No.No. Meat is ours" one of them groaned. He seemed like their leader, the way he had stepped forward. The rest of the creatures started to circle him, examining the king with their eyes, probably trying to see if he was going to be tasty.

"You stole it from us." Allias said and stared at him threateningly. 

"Yes they did!" Mark shouted, revealing his own location too. He pushed some of the creatures and reached the king. "Give him back." 

"No. No." The monster repeated and Mark scoffed. 

"These things are braindead."

"No shit."

"Just blow them up." Mark whispered.

"Who knows what we will attract with the light." he said and his friend sighed. 

"Your powers are so inconvenient most of the time you know that?"

"Shut up. Well, you need to give him back." Allias repeated and the circle the creatures had created had started to close in on them. Allias tilted his head to the side, dissatisfied. "Really now? Are you guys stupid? Stealing is bad."

"We no stupid!" The monster leader shouted, clearly offended and rushed at him with a handmade dagger. 

Allias dodged his messy attack and punched him in the face, making him stumble back. The moment the rest of his men saw he was being threatened they jumped in, half of them going to the king and half going for Mark. 

"You had to call him stupid!" Mark shouted as he pushed back one of the monsters. "Ignis! Ignis come here right now! I need you! Kage!" he screamed in the air and soon the two demons appeared. 

"What in the hell…" Ignis mumbled confused as he found himself in the middle of a brawl. 

"Take care of them for me okay? I need to free the meat...I mean Alexander." he said and ran towards the tree Alexander was tied to. 

"Gosh you guys have icky skin" Allias said as he grabbed one of them by his dirty shirt. He raised him in the air and threw him at a tree, making the birds that rested in it fly away. The last man standing was obviously their little leader who seemed to have been hiding behind his people. Allias approached him, a cold smile on his lips as he cornered him. "Now, tell me. Will you let us take the meat?" he asked him. 

"Yes. Go. take. Leave." he told them and Allias smiled happily. 

"Thank you very much." he told them and he helped Mark raise Alexander. "Let's go little meat." he said and they walked away. Once they had drawn a bit of a distance from them an explosion was suddenly heard and Mark with Alexander turned around in shock. A bright light blinded them as it flashed before their eyes. Once it stopped, dust spread everywhere around them, like ash by the night air. 

"Don't tell me this is monster dust that is touching me" Mark said.

"Maybe it is." 

"You told me you were not going to use your powers!" Mark exclaimed. "Why did I have to touch them if you could do that from the start. I even called my spirits."

"Well, where would the fun be in that?" Allias asked, shrugging his shoulders. His eyes landed on Alexander who was staring at him in awe and he blinked. He could be cool too.