CHAPTER 78: STORM

Michael’s frown deepened after hearing her. He opened his lips to question further, but right then, the carriage shook once more and much more violently this time.

"The storm’s here!" Hanna cried out as she looked out of the window.

"Close the windows," Anna said as she took a seat.

Hanna nodded and closed the window.

Moments later, the carriage began to tremble heavily, and the sound of crackling could be heard.

"Hold tight," Michael shouted and took a seat.

The windrazor eagle let out a cry as it increased its speed and started to move through the storm with ease.

Suddenly, the carriage flipped as something solid and heavy crashed into it with incredible force.

The carriage’s door was busted open due to the crash, and they all could see a black owl with red lightning crackling around it. It was nearly the same size as the windrazor eagle, just a bit smaller.

Michael’s expression turned dark as he spoke in a grim tone.

"What’s an omenstorm owl doing here?"

"What ’s an omenstorm owl?" Neo questioned loudly as he tightened his grip around the handle in the carriage’s wall.

"A cursed star beast... It’s a Seeker, but it’s a harbinger of storms; it leads destruction in its wake."

Anna, too, had a grave look on her face as she questioned.

"Do you have any method to get rid of it?"

Michael looked at her as a smug smile slowly appeared on his face.

"I don’t need underhanded tricks to take care of a lowly beast."

Michael’s grey eyes began to glow white. He lifted his hand and placed it like gripping a bow and pulled like pulling an arrow. Sparks formed, and a multicoloured light came out of his hand and took the shape of a bow, and an arrow of the same style appeared mounted on it.

He let go of he colourful arrow and it moved so fast it seemed to vanish and reappear, as if it had teleported.

The omenstorm owl let out a pained cry as the arrow hit its eye, and the blood flowed out of its eye like it was shedding tears of blood.

Michael pulled at the multicoloured bow once again and shot another arrow at it, puncturing its wing.

The omenstorm owl’s body lost its momentum and began to fall, fall towards the carriage that is.

Anna looked at Neo and spoke with a smile.

"Only if we had someone who could throw it away..."

Neo shook his head as he stood up and spoke.

"I believe you won’t let me fall, Miss Aeliana."

Michael furrowed his brows as he looked at both of them and questioned.

"What are you talk-"

"Here I go,"

However, Neo cut his words as he grinned and jumped out of the carriage, towards the omenstorm owl.

"Don’t forget to catch me..." He shouted as he took out the sword, which was sheathed at his back.

He landed on the omenstorm owl, and the owl, sensing the danger, commanded the lightning surrounding it to attack him.

The lightning moved and slithered on his body; it began to burn him, and his body started to go numb.

Neo’s grin widened, he gritted his teeth and stabbed the sword at the side of its wing, cutting it off.

The owl let out a pained cry as it tried to flip its body to throw Neo away.

Michael’s jaw nearly touched the ground as he looked at Anna and questioned.

"Is he fine upstairs?"

Anna chuckled at his words and walked towards the door as she spoke.

"I can’t be sure..."

Her deep black eyes began to glow golden as threads materialised around her hands. She commanded the threads to weave a net and threw it towards Neo.

Neo once again stabbed his sword at the owl’s side and cut its other wing. The owl began to fall with staggering speed, and Neo jumped at the descending net with a wide grin.

He grabbed hold of the net and began to climb up while laughing loudly like a madman.

Michael looked at Neo, whose skin was burnt by the lightning, with slight respect in his eyes as he recalled Anna’s words.

’You don’t have to worry about him; he is strong.’

"He is indeed strong... and a bit weird," Michael mumbled as he let out a chuckle.

He turned towards Hanna and questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Are they always like this?"

Hanna gave an embarrassed smile and nodded her head.

"Haha!" Seeing her, Michael began to chuckle loudly.

Neo finally climbed into the carriage and fell into it, still chuckling.

"That was something..." He mumbled with a smile as he looked up at Anna.

Anna smiled at him and turned towards Hanna as she spoke.

"Hanna... patch him up, please."

Hanna nodded and knelt near Neo.

She placed her hands on his chest, making him wince.

"AH! Sorry!" She apologised with a guilty look.

"It’s fine... Its fine..."

Hanna’s eyes began to glow bright green as bright green flower petals began to drop out of her hands and flow inside his body.

Seeing that, Michael shook his head and commented.

"We can get the tower’s healers to heal him; he is hurt too severely for you to heal-"

But he stopped midway as Neo’s body glowed with a dim green and started to heal at a visible rate.

A few moments later, he was as fine as new.

Michael looked at the three of them with an absurd look as he thought.

’One who knows too much and can react accordingly to everything.’

’Second, an unawakened but has more courage than an awakened person.’

’And lastly a healer with absurd healing powers...’

’What kind of monsters did the saintess invite to the tower?’

He questioned as his eyes gleamed with admiration for all three of them. While all of this was happening, the windrazor eagle hadn’t stopped moving.

"We are out," Anna stated with a smile, looking at the sea far away.