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Warning: Mature

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-------Before the trip-------

“Clan Head can I talk to you for a second? In private?” [Knife]

As we are packing for the trip and I’m loading one of the horses, Knife walks over to me with an expression I haven’t seen before. He has a serious face which is kind of unsettling. So I follow him to a room in a building opposite of the stables.

“Sure, what is it that has you so uptight?”

Making sure no one is around he looks back at me before beginning.

“Well the thing is, Vandel and I have been in the circle of elders for the longest time and have seen many things. We also understand that if the clan is to announce ourselves we will be demolished like what happened in the war. The real motive for this ‘adventure’ is for you and the others to secure connections with some of the humans, both magi and warrior to side with us.

The only way this can happen is because our spies have been reporting that one of the human kingdoms have been flaunting wealth and disregarding the common populace. Nobles and the royal family don’t give a rat’s ass about the taxes they impose, no matter the price. Usually this wouldn’t work because of a sort of checks and balances. The other two human kingdoms would step in should they get out of line. However the king and the royal family has bribed the other adjacent human kingdoms to not intervene.

This has to do with our situation. If we can get individuals who want to either leave the kingdom or set it straight by violent means, then we will have allies. Think of yourself as an undercover ambassador of sorts. You can start at that place, the Kingdom of Durst, and join the adventurer guild to gain contacts and allies to aid us. The guild is the best option because the adventurer’s hate the nobles just as much as the common folk. Nobles see the guild as a nuisance because they cannot directly control the guild, so they instead use underhanded tactics that work well.

Now it might be hard to mask yourself so no one knows you use ki. However if you use absorption attacks then people will just think you are strong warriors. Or you specifically can use the ‘Elemental ki’ technique that Vandel gave you which will seem like any magic spell. Just use it in moderation.”

This was a lot to take in. But first is one thing that doesn’t add up.

“Why would Vandel agree to this? Wasn’t he the one who was yelling about rushing in headfirst and attacking the humans?”

“Yes, it did seem that way at first, however as we are the two elders with the most power or say in matters, it would be less suspicious if one of us always disagreed with the other. If we were to both think that we should stay holed up in this castle all the time, then the others might get wind of our idea and probably be kicked out of the circle. Better safe than sorry.”

“Okay I understand, we are going to leave in a few minutes, thank you and Vandel for all of your help the past month.”

After we both shook hands, I exited the building and went to meet with everyone back at the stables.

-------Leaving for the trip-------

The horses are similar to Earth’s however are larger in size also making it easier to pack more things onto them.

Technically I had enough stuff in my space ring to not even need anything, however the others still needed things so they used my horse too.

Melody is dressed in a leather outfit that shows off her beautiful curves. And I think she knows that too because I might have been staring too much. Ally was in a casual outfit the servants wear. Drake was in leather armor much to his chagrin. He likes the ninja outfit better, but that isn’t normal in the human kingdom apparently. His officer whose name is Tara. I have seen her before in her ninja suit but now that she is also in a leather outfit like Melody, I can see her stunning looks too. Blond hair and pericing blue eyes that look like they see right through you. Similar to Drake’s. She looks like someone who would kill you just for staring at her breasts. Thank god I’m the Clan Head or else my family jewels would not be intact. She didn’t seem to mind as much.

“Clan hea-“ [Drake]

“Drake you need to start calling me by my name Jared. Calling me by my title will just bring unwanted attention.”

He didn’t look pleased at all but relented nonetheless.

“Well we should probably get moving. The village nearest to us is 10 days away on horseback.” [Drake]

Hm, that’s pretty far away. It gives me time to spend with Melody on the way though. Hopefully there might be some monsters too since the only thing I have killed so far is Porky. Well I have killed a lot of time in my room with Melody but that’s a different subject altogether.

Without another word we all saddle up and leave the castle behind. I’m ready to leave these damn trees behind. Our trip for the first 10 days is going over a small mountain that was next to the mountain where I trained my ass off.

When we set up camp Ally would do the cooking, Drake and Tina would hunt, while Melody and I would spar against each other. No I’m not talking about that kind of spar, we would actually hone our skills next to the camp. It was a few days ago when I learned that Melody was a fighter on the level of Drake.

A simple story actually, but one where I learned an important lesson. When I woke up in my bed instead of the usual morning kiss on both heads, she walked in with a tray of food and a drink. Happy to oblige, I ate the food and she said she was the one who tried making it for me to see if I liked it. I would have been smart enough to shut up and endure the horrible tasting food, however it was so nasty I completely forgot my surroundings and started trying to choke it back up and yelling curses and silent apologies to my taste buds. The next thing I know there are 5 shurikens stuck to the bed’s headboard, pinning my shirt in an outline of my body. Then I feel really guilty about what I did while at the same time thankful for still being alive. Needless to say I didn’t get any that night. Ah yes, the important lesson: Don’t upset a woman that is so dangerous that it makes America’s nukes look like bottle rockets.

Anyways most of the day is spent with us on alert for any mishaps that could occur. All of us except for Ally of course, spread our ki to check our surroundings at all times. We would rather not be ambushed by some bandits unknowingly.

Even though there are very few bandits because it’s almost impossible to find Elf cities, there are still some who wish to get lucky on some unsuspecting merchants.

Speak of the devil, there is a group waiting to ambush us only after our second day of journey. I signal everyone to stop, even though they already knew, it was more for Ally’s sake. It’s time to welcome my new test subjects for my recent body strength enhancements.

“Get out here ya dipshits, we know your there!” Hey, gotta sound intimidating every once in a while. Drake looks at me and smirks at my attempt to look like a badass. Yep it didn’t have an effect on the people I know.

I try to not show my damaged pride as the bandits stroll out from the bushes unaware that they are about to meet their end. The one who leads the group of 5 seems to be the leader, and looks like a human. The others I can’t see the faces of since they have masks on. The leader with a large stature stops about 10 meters away from us with a grin on his face that looks like he just finished disposing of the weak babies in Sparta.

“Hum, good job at sensing we were there, you don’t seem like merchants, but that matters not. Just give me all of your money and the three women. Maybe we will let you go after we make you watch us as we defile them in front of you, hehehe.”

This gives his minions a laugh while I’m gripping the reins like it would be his throat, and grinding my teeth at the same time. I look over to Melody, Ally and Tara who have an obvious face of disgust plastered on them. Without even answering the bandit rapist, I jump off of my horse and land on the ground close to him.

Not even caring about keeping my identity secret I immediately form both of my hands into claws with talons that would probably make Talonbane proud. The expression of fear on the leader’s face is proof that I’ve done a good job.

After letting him admire my sharp creations I use ‘Gliding Steps’ to zoom in front of him and surprisingly he raises his arms to block my incoming shredding. Unfortunately for him his arms are now stumps, as the other half of his arms fall to the ground with a satisfying *thud*.

“What are you waiting for you useless fucks?! Attack him!” He yells in a half angry, half scared voice.

Sensing the oncoming attacks from the other 4 I quickly evade backwards leaving a trail of failed sword thrusts and slashes. Suddenly one of them is riddled with throwing knives like a porcupine and falls over twitching until finally frozen and dead.

Since the bandits are standing stunned at what happened to their cohort, I take this opportunity to finish off Stumpy.

Right as I get to him though I feel a sharp pain in my back, telling me that I was too careless to watch behind me. One of the bandits got a good slash on me, sending me into rage-driven back kick with my leg transformed into a stake. My pseudo-stake leg pierces his heart before he has time to react with the point appearing out of the back.

Retracting and reforming my leg I pull it out of where his heart used to be, leaving a gaping hole with the ends of the ribs peeping through the inside of the hole. My mind fully driven by bloodlust, turns back to the handicap leader who still has face of shock similar to my first encounter with the grenade thrower back on Earth. Sporting an evil grin, I grab the top of his head with my now regular hand, like a basketball and clench his skull. In an instant I extend all of my fingers piercing his head like a pin cushion, watching as his eyes cloud over while blood trickles down his forehead making me laugh sinisterly. Sometimes I get a bit too into this. After extracting my bloody finger nails and wiping it on his shirt I deliver a final strike to the jugular just because he threatened to rape the woman I love.

After taking in my surroundings and noticing the other 3 lying on the ground with their throats also gone and tracheas sitting next to them. The adrenaline high stops and my normal feelings return back to me along with the smell of bandit remains wafting through the air. Drake is standing above one of the bandits smiling like he won a billion dollars.

“All in a day’s work.” [Drake]