"Move… Move..." Kent, who was falling from the sky, shouted towards the pet rider flying below.
Even though Kent tied to the back of Fire Kirin, he will be doomed if a collision happens with the house eagle below.
The Kirin ignored everything in its path and continued to fall freely without any fear. Because of the air resistance, Kent's shouting didn't reach the pet rider below.
"Move… Move…" Kent continued to shout, afraid of damaging the pet rider below. As Kent approached closer, the pet rider finally heard the loud cries.
Just as the pet raider raised her head to see whose calling, a Kirin, engulfed in glowing fire, passed beside the pet rider like a comet. The streak of fire following the Fire Kirin affected the house eagle below the pet rider. Some of house eagle's feathers burned during that exchange.
Like a deer who saw a tiger, the eagle got petrified with one look at Fire Kirin. The eagle lost its balance and fell on one side in a perplexed state. Because of the sudden jerk, the pet rider lady slipped to one side of the eagle and held onto its wing with a loud shirking.
"Hey!" the pet rider lady shouted angrily with gnashing teeth.
"Sorry, aunty..." a loud, receding voice echoed from the distant sky as Kent shouted an apology while falling down continuously.
The pet rider, who is hanging from one side of the eagle, stared at the falling scene of Kent with a wide, open mouth.
"Isn't he the young man I dropped some time back?!" The pet rider lady recognized Kent with one glance.
"Omg, the fire Kirin is real. I thought he was bluffing." The lady muttered in a surprised tone while trying to grab the house eagle, which is flapping its wings, to run away from the scene.
Kent lost his patience as the Fire Kirin played with him by raising into the air and diving down close to the ground. With an angry glare, he leaned forward and extended his hand towards the Fire Kirin's head.
"Stop playing… I will cut your ears if you continue this act." Kent warned in a serious tone.
But the fire Kirin smirked at his threat and dashed towards the ground with all its might. The Kirin swayed its body in a zigzag manner to shake up Kent. Kent, annoyed by its behavior, held onto its short horns with one hand and began slapping it on the back of head.
'Ahrrrr…' The Kirin roared and rushed to the ground while facing its back downward.
"No… noo… nooo…" Kent cried out anxiously as they were few feet away from the ground. But Kirin ignored his cries and galloped forward. Kent tried to untie the magic rope around his waist. but there is no time for it.
'Bu dung…'
A big splashing wave rose into the air as the Fire Kirin fell into the small pond. Thankfully, it is a shallow pond, and Kent hurriedly untied the magic rope and raised on to the surface.
The Fire Kirin began making different sounds while playing in the water. Of course, it is laughing at Kent's misery while enjoying the cool sensation of pond water.
Kent tossed the dagger inside bracelet and moved closer to the Fire Kirin to pick a bone with it.
While Kent got ready to have a quarrel with the Fire Kirin in the pond water, two ladies were observing Kent from the clouds.
Both ladies wore witch crowns, and their fingers turned black, indicating their mastery over the witch's magic. Two black snakes with long, flowing tails stood behind the ladies.
"Sixth sister, is he the one I need to protect?" one of the witches with beautiful features and pale white ghost skin, asked the lady beside her in a respectful tone.
"Yes, he is Madam Clark's son, Kent Clark. You only need to protect him in life-and-death situations. Don't intervene in his combats or fights.
The young master still needs to develop as a warrior. So, we shouldn't make him a lab rat or spoon-feed him with resources. Madam Clark was specially ordered, to act only to save him from dying. Do you understand?" The sixth witch among the seven witches who work for Madam Clark asked in a serious tone.
"Don't worry, sister. I know my limits. But what I don't understand is, why not take him to our base and train him like a professional warrior?" Mohini, the seventh witch, asked in a doubtful tone.
The sixth witch replied immediately in a serious tone. "Mohini, do you forget whose blood line young master Kent is carrying? If the Aries family finds Kent, who is carrying the royal bloodline of the Aries family, they will do everything to kill young master Kent.
There are several internal spies in our organization. So, we can't take him to our organization or any formal guild that trains warriors. Growing up in the public world is the best thing for him.
That is why Madame Clark also didn't meet him, even after knowing his whereabouts." The sixth witch explained while staring at Kent, who is shouting at Fire Kirin with an impatient face in the pond water.
"But, sister, how many days are we going to protect him like this? We can't hide the truth forever." Mohini asked in a concerned tone.
The sixth witch signed and replied, "That is the whole point of placing you here as his protector. Whenever he experiences an evolution and opens the soul space, immediately bring him back to our island.
Evolution is a critical phase for him, as he will get the capability to draw the "Sun and Moon Eclipse arrows" after completing evolution. Only Aries family members who were ruling this blue planet could draw that arrow.
This is the crucial task Madam Clark gave it to you specifically." The sixth witch explained patiently while handing her a glowing magical bead.
The Sixth Witch continued to speak "This is the teleportation bead. If you crush it, a portal will take you back to the island. If you can't protect Young Master Kent, use this to escape with him." The sixth witch spoke as she got ready to leave.
Mohini held the glowing bead in her palms. "Sixth sister, thank you for giving me this task. To repay Madam Clark's favor, it is a good opportunity for me. I will protect Young Master Kent with my life." Mohini replied in a determined tone and bowed before the sixth witch.
The sixth witch exchanged a nod and left the scene with her pet snake, which is breathing fire along the path.