The desert was way tougher and more unforgiving than Luna and Liora thought. They were always being attacked, no matter it was day or night.

    Liora soon crouched down as her claws were digging in the sand and shouted, "Luna, stay close to me. These beasts won''t give us a second chance."No?v(el)B\\jnn

    Luna, who stood behind her, immediately scanned the beasts and said, "I''m not just going to hide behind you, Liora. I may not have your claws, but I can fight in my own way."

    Liora, who glanced at Luna, immediately turned away as she fought and smirked, "I expect nothing less from you, Luna, so try to survive."

    The ground soon trembled and a deafening roar appeared. A pack of desert beasts emerged and began to rush toward both girls, as they were now hungry and wanted to test them.

    Liora, who saw the beasts, immediately frowned as she began to flex her claw and also tense her muscle as she was ready to fight. She then said to Liora, "They are here; get ready to fight."

    Luna crouched down and grabbed her sharp bone from a previous kill. She also looked at the incoming beast and frowned. "Damn it, other beast from flame and earth elements. We''ll have to do this the hard way."

    Luna was a tamer and tried to tame beasts around here but it was too bad that her talent connected to the moon element, making it impossible for her to tame any beast with unrelated elements to her.

    Liora then immediately lunged forward with a roar. Her roar was Lunar Roar and it immediately strengthened herself and also weakened the enemies.

    Liora also used her Lunar Claws to kill the numerous desert beasts. She easily swiped her claws against the beasts and she didn''t stop even though she was being attacked by the beasts.

    Meanwhile, Luna didn''t attack head-on like Liora. She moved strategically and waited for opportunities. She also soon spotted some smaller beasts that broke away from the pack.

    She immediately used the chance and rushed toward it. With her sharp bone, she struck at its legs, forcing it to stumble. She was nimble but still she didn''t have the raw strength of Liora''s attacks.

    Suddenly Liora, while slamming her claw into another beast, began to realize that there was some beast that was approaching Luna. She immediately shouted, "Luna, watch your left!"

    Luna immediately turned just in time to see a beast charging at her with its claws. She immediately defended by crossing her arms and was soon thrown out to the side.

    Liora, who saw this, was enraged, and fortunately for her, the night had just arrived, so she immediately used her skill. "This is where all of you will die. Lunar Blessing!" Liora shouted.

    Liora then immediately became stronger as her power was immediately doubled because of her skill that only worked at night.

    The beasts who had now sensed the increased power of Liora immediately hesitated. Luna, who saw them, became enraged as she used her Lunar Roar again and this time she immediately paralyzed them.

    Luna looked away and a thin, bittersweet smile spread across his lips. "I''d be lying if I said I still felt completely loyal to him."

    Liora, who heard it, was really shocked and confused. She then stood up and looked at Luna right in the eyes. "What are you saying? How can you feel that way?"

    Luna shook her head as she began to cry. "Don''t misunderstand me, Liora. It''s not that I''ve turned against him. It''s just... I don''t feel worthy of him. I''m not useful to him at all."

    Luna then showed Liora her thin and scarred hands. "You''re strong, Liora. You''re his weapon, his shield. But me? I''m just a maid. I can''t fight for him or even protect him."

    Luna, who could not handle it anymore, began to cry even more as she shouted, "I keep telling myself that I''m loyal, that I''m important to him, but deep down... I feel like I''m just a burden."

    Liora, who heard it was also frowning. She then stepped forward and hugged Luna immediately. Luna was surprised as she began to stop her cry and relax after being hugged.

    Liora then looked at Luna and began to smile, "Luna, you are not useless. You''re my tamer. My strength exists because of you."

    Luna immediately tried to release herself from Liora but she could not, as Liora was just too strong. She then glared at Liora and asked, "What do you mean?"

    Liora then began to loosen her hug and returned the glare. "Without you, I wouldn''t even be here. I am your beast, and you are my tamer. Don''t ever think you''re weak just because you fight differently.""

    Luna wanted to open her mouth to protest but Liora silenced her with her claw in her mouth and a shake of her head.

    "If Master didn''t believe in you, he would have cast you aside. But he didn''t. He chose to send both of us here to this brutal world because he has expectations for us." Liora said as she tried to cheer Luna up.

    Luna then began to wipe her tears with her hands and soon asked Liora, "You really think so, Liora?"

    Liora nodded. "Yes. Master doesn''t waste his time on people who can''t meet his vision. He sees something in you, Luna. Something worth investing in."

    Luna then began to wipe tears from her eyes completely and began to smile. "Thank you, Liora. I really needed to hear that after surviving in this world."

    Liora soon smirked and said, "Now let''s focus on surviving this hellhole and becoming stronger for ourselves and for Master."

    Luna nodded and Liora also nodded as both of them said simultaneously, "We will survive and grow stronger together."

    Luna and Liora then stood up and went to fight again. They were not afraid anymore, as they don''t have any doubt. They would fight and face whatever the desert threw at them... together.