Chapter 5

Cyrus 1.2

In the clear sky of the northern lands a large creature flew with unstoppable speed, cutting the clouds itself with its spread out wings. With the moonlight shining down on it, the shadow of the beast plant an overbearing image to the dark forest below. Cyrus sat on the wide back of Nightshade feeling the bone spurs on her back. While stroking it's short scaly neck he said, 'Tell me Nightshade, from where did you come from?' Cyrus ask directing his thoughts to the beast. Nightshade let a low growl and shake her head in displeasure. From this Cyrus knew that it didn't know her origin and that was somewhat unexpected to him.

By not receiving an answer a hint of a smile spread across his face, 'I may know what you are.' After Cyrus say that, he felt Nightshade body tremble as the altitude that they were flying, drop. Cyrus let a laugh and grab onto her short scaly neck, 'ha-ha what was that reaction, don't tell me you actually don't know what you are, Hahahah.' Nightshade shake her head after stabilizing her body, 'You humans are all the same, get your filthy hands off me now!' Nightshade anger could be felt in Cyrus mind, but he kept hugging her long neck even more tightly and laugh, 'ha-ha what happens if I don't.' Nightshade let a puffing sound go out from her snout and her body twist in mid air. Cyrus laughter run short and his air got stuck in his throat. Having the dark forest at his back his grip slipped out from Nightshade neck, and he plunge back first to the forest below. 'Now human, it seems you know something about my race, speak up and I may save you.' Nightshade cold voice ran out in Cyrus mind, from above she spread her wings and hover above Cyrus as he fell. He was lost for words and his mouth was slightly agape, after, a mad laughter ran out from his mouth. “Ha-ha, Hahah, this is fun hahaha I never expect a beast to defy my blood, Mhahahaha.” Cyrus mad laughter resounded loud in the night sky. Nightshade from above stare at Cyrus with unease written all over her dark green eyes.

An incomparable terror assault her heart the next moment and before she could move, Cyrus falling body slow down in mid-air. In the high night sky of the north where no clouds appear for dozens of miles two figures seems to be frozen in space. Only the twins light looking down from above with thousands of sparkling light twinkling with splendor in the dark forest. Cyrus arms were spread apart and his body hover, facing her like a cross in mid-air, Nightshade eyes rounded in terror when an indomitable darkness spread out like a hand from throughout Cyrus back. In an instant Nightshade body was covered by a frosty chillness, that her consciousness froze up and her instincts scream ‘death’. Her beastly body shudder and her blood run strong, her heart let strong and resounding *Thump-Thump* sound. Something that even Cyrus from below could clearly hear.

After...Cyrus spoke once again in her mind, 'Aren't you going to catch me.' Cyrus was falling back first while he stared directly at Nightshade from below, this beast deserve it. Hehe, finally I found my fourth beast, as he thought that he plunge into the black sea below. From above him he could see Nightshade spread her wings and dive down head first towards him. He could see panic, shock, fear and other complex emotions, emotions that beasts shouldn't have. Touching his chin while falling back he thought, Her mentally is closer to a human being than to a beast, at least she is not an idiot like the other three. Before he reaches the tree tops, Nightshade catch him with her big pawns. With the speed she dives down her wings flutter fast creating waves of gales, destroying the trees down below in her wake. After grabbing Cyrus she plunge directly into the air with her fastest speed, leaving behind falling trees and scared beast. In the Sky above the dark forest Nightshade hover in the air while Cyrus climb to her back from her long and big legs.

Sitting back down Cyrus patted her back with a smile, ‘Hahah Ah my dear Nightshade you just earned my interest. I was only planning to take you for a ride and maybe ask you about your origins. But it seems is not necessarily anymore.' Cyrus let a breath and indicated Nightshade to continue onwards, 'See those Weirwood trees in front of that mountain base, head over there.' Nightshade silently follow his order and flew towards the mountain in front.

As the forest pass unclear down below them, the black color forest change to an icy white with pitch black trunks cover in Crystal clear Blue Ivy Ice growing out of them. The beast were scarce all around just like the trees, the ground was covered in snow with dark gravel roads running around like veins over skin. The patch of black and white in this ice forest brought one to a completely different world from the pitch black cold, humid forest in Valleyfall surrounding. The mountains that make an Earthern Wall were like white beast's fangs protruding from the ground, biting towards the sky. The frozen snow drift down from the high peaks that were frozen with hard black rocks. The lower base cover in a white sheet of blankness where areas the peaks seems stain with black ice.

Reaching the base of the mountain, they land in front of a big cave surrounded by weird looking trees. The trees didn't have any leafs nor blue ice ivy growing on them, they were naked, with long and skinny snow cover branches that sway towards them as if welcoming someone. The cave was like a huge beast mouth open releasing a row of sharp and twisting fangs, the width of the cave mouth was big enough for five Nightshade to pass shoulder to shoulder. The height was more than ten meters, and the inside were filled with frozen stalactites that were dripping cold deep, blue water. Cyrus jump down and stare at the entrance, after, he turned around to face Nightshade while looking up to her face, 'In here, come and follow me I would assure you that you would not regret it.' After giving his back to Nightshade he march like a soldier into the cave. Taking weird step Cyrus walk in front, exaggerating every step he took. With every step, a long stretching distance was between them like a matching soldier doing drill routines. When they were half way down into the dark cave in Cyrus mind a woman's voice echoed out with a sonorous sound, 'Do you need to walk like that?' Cyrus quickly turn around and see Nightshade directing her gaze at him with her dark green eyes.

Cyrus grins and shrugs his shoulders, 'no but I got you to talk to me didn't I.' His broad smile continue as he turned around, he later said, 'let's pick up the pace shall we.' Without waiting for her to respond Cyrus image quickly became a faint shadow as he dive first into the darkness in front. Cyrus movement became agile as he runs through the cave, behind, Nightshade folded her wings and follow him with her speed. Cyrus looks behind him and said, 'let's see who reach the end first heehe.' While laughing his speed picks up and tread through the curve cave with unimaginable speed. Nightshade behind also let a low growl in surprise and her eyes harder, her scale tremble and her speed soar following behind him. Cyrus hair drift backwards looking like a long tail while his long coat dance angrily letting *TAP-TAP* sounds throughout the cave. After a short time of running in the curve and twisted corridors, Cyrus reach the end of the cave first.

What welcome him was a cold wind drifting out from an underground large lake, the cavern let out a pale blue lights as the water shone like a candle light in a dark room, illuminating the cavern walls. The cavern was huge with sounds of constant running water along the cave. In the other side of the walls a bunch of small stream came down together like beautiful fountains towards the lake, the small streams created a blue color sheet of light that permanent the cavern wall. Up in the ceiling the stalactites were in a deep blue and green colors dripping down drops of water from time to time.

Standing in front of an expanse of ground, the cave beauty welcome their eyes, the soft cavern ground was smooth as if it was paved by the finest and sharpest sword. Cyrus survey the surrounding, stopping towards his left. Three men were together on the wall, two were talking to each other while one sat on a protruded rock. Nightshade also reach Cyrus back and stood watching all the cavern mesmerize. When the three men realized that Cyrus was in front of the cave entrance all of them rapidly came in front. They knelt on one knee and said together, “Young lord.”

The men that knelt in front of him were all males but couldn't say that they were humans. All of them were over two meters tall with horns on their heads, and big, robust bodies, one was a young man in his mid twenties with dark blue hair and two fiery red horns on his head. The other was a bulky man with its lower jaw protruding two tusks that went outwards twisting to the side, with backwards curving stone like horns that had engraving spiral on them, his head was also bald with a long, lone braid tail running all the way down below his waist with red rings tying his thick and heavy hair. The last one was a middle age man with a long goatee beard and shoulder length grey hair with a strong upper body bulging with muscles, two horns color in dark steel went outwards to the side just like a bull. Nightshade look at the three of them and let a low threatening growl.

Cyrus look at them as they stood up, he smiled and said, “Let me introduce you to your new younger sister.” The three of them look at Nightshade with interest, as one of them walked to the side, sizing Nightshade up and down. It was the big bulky green skin man, while putting his hand on her abdomen side he said, “Young lord from what species did it—“ before he could finish his question, his body flew out towards the cave wall. *BANG!* his body got planted on the rock by Nightshade tail. After he crawls out from the hole his body made. Not a scratch could be seen on his skin, “heehe it seems little sister has quite the temper, do you want a round.” With a stupid grin he dust himself off. Cyrus shake his head and let a breath out, “Hey Stonequake stop being an idiot, she hasn't got the Awakening Physique yet, wait until that then fight whenever you want. Now Devour and Frozenfire go an bring some big beast to eat, bring a lot. You too go with them.” After that the three of them bow down to him and said, “Your command.” Even with their big bodies, they still show surprising speed becoming a faint shadow passing through the cave exist, disappearing in the darkness inside.

Nightshade saw all of this behind Cyrus back. After, he turn around and pointed to the lake up front, 'Go in there'. With that command Nightshade hesitate for a moment and then follow, entering the ice cold water. After seeing the beast entering the water Cyrus let a breath, walking to the shore of the lake he folded his clothes and laid it on top a rock. Nightshade couldn't help but stare at what Cyrus was doing, when he strip himself naked and said, 'Human, what are you doing?' Cyrus note her trembling voice, he looks up and stare at her face. She side glanced at him and he answers, 'don't you see me am going to enter the lake, I don’t want my clothes getting wet.' With that explanation he got completely naked. Showing a beautiful body made for violence, chiseled by the hands of an artist. Well carve muscle with over flowing strength and with an abdomen made with six hard stone inbuilt in it. A body that a fifteen year old boy shouldn't have. With a tattoo mark that covers his right forearm, that black cross release a cold black light that could make one soul shiver in fear, with a snake coiled around it that could barely be seen if not for it's life like eyes that stare right at one deepest and darkest desires.

In front of Nightshade Cyrus eyes let a red diabolical glow that pierced through his white pieces of cloth. The cave tremble and a black aura exploded from Cyrus body, so dark that it swallows the light emitted from the lake and stalactites on the cave ceiling. Stretching his arm outward hundreds of pure black Tendrils swarmed around Nightshade body, when they made contact with Nightshade body spark flew and the black scale of Nightshade body break inward creating disgusting bone crushing sounds, and an overbearing painful roar escape from Nightshade.

*ROOOOOAAAAARRR!*

The lake water created large waves that clashes against the rocks of the wall, the stalactites on the ceiling drop down from above like water on a rainy day. Nightshade whole body was enshrouded by black tendrils and her whole body was wrapped up like a cocoon. Breaking sounds came out from the black cocoon, Cyrus arms were out stretch towards Nightshade, as his body let breaking sounds as well, his arms were trembling and blood drop down from his nose. But an evil, satisfactory grin flashes on the corner of his lips, his ten fingers let a black light through their nails and a more overbearing aura explode from his body.

*BOOM!*

*BOOM!*

After a series of explosions a blinding light cover the inside of the cave, the ground tremble, the air quaked, the lake tumble like a rocking boat on a stormy sea. It was as if the whole world was trembling and a Phenomenon appear on the mountain they reside. The black cocoon was letting flashes of light as curling movements could be heard from the inside. The cocoon was churning and boiling as if was made from some sort of liquid that didn't let out any heat but it let the disgusting bone breaking sounds that continue to resound across the chamber. Soon the flashes of light and the bone breaking sounds stop and from the inside of the cocoon a shape of a woman could be seen in a curl up fetus position.

When everything was over Cyrus drops his arm and wipe his nosebleed with water, tired written all over his body, the woman soon hover in the air before falling rapidly to the water *SPLASH*. She was a woman in her late teens, with breast standing proudly, buttock round and soft. Beautiful skin with long and straight jet black hair with vibrant blood red color coming at the end of her hair tips, two horns travel backwards towards her head in black and red colors. She opened her eyes and shock and pain pass through her wet face. That deep green color in her eyes was still there, as she looked up to find Cyrus in front of her.

Cyrus with his two diabolical red color eyes pour down at her, watching her arm, feeling her soft skin, touching her smooth black horns, her expression kept changing with every touch he makes. She couldn't help but look at him and ask him with panic and fear all over her sharp and beautiful face, “what's this, what's going on how, how come I have a human body, tell me what did you do to me!” Her voice soon became violent and anger show in her face, she stood up looking down at Cyrus with her stature being a full head taller than Him. She touched her head with another wave of pain passing through her face, and ask again in confusion, “what's this thing in my head Innate Monstrous Physique. You, You, just tell me what happened!” Cyrus looks at her body up and down and nodded, “This is a surprise to me too I never expected that you would have turned out… like this.” The water reaches them to their waists, as he walks around her and tread the water surface lightly with his black nails, sizing her up.

Walking up front he grabbed her by the waist and pull her closer to his chest, “your blood runs more pure, stronger in this form.” Sniffing her neck Cyrus hug her even more tightly while he whispered to her ear, “do you still want to know your origins.” In his arms he could feel her whole body tremble, he let a playful smile crossed his face and stood back spreading his arms wide as he said, “come, show me what strength you achieve with this new body. You may look like a human but your body is no less stronger than your beast form, I could even say that is stronger.” With a wide grin he look directly at her. Watching as she looked at her fist, and clenched them hard, she could feel an uncontrollable power coursing through her veins. She looked back at him and saw him smiling as he said “But if I win I can ha—” *BANG!* In a split second a fist with tremendous force hit his abdomen, the inertial of the force split the lake water behind him and the smooth ground of the cave floor creaks, exploding into dust with scattering rooks flying all around. Cyrus body arch like an elastic bow as he flew out towards the cave wall. *BANG!*

Nightshade look at her arm and to the split up lake and ground with shock. Her control of strength has increased and her body was a couple times stronger. She gaze at the cave wall were Cyrus landed and a deep hole was made, that not even Cyrus body could be seen within. She can safety assume that this hit was stronger that the last one against the green skin man. From deep inside the hole a mad laughter ran out, “Hahahaha, strong he, you are very strong, good this will be fun.” Cyrus arm grab the edges of the hole and his nails grow out like beast claws, his palm veins bulge like angry little snake wiggling around viciously and two diabolical red light illuminated the dark hole he was in. Darkness flutter outward with visible substance, it drifted into the ground as Cyrus body came into being. Nightshade eyes widened when she saw his naked body without a single scratch. “You made the first move, my turn now.” Cyrus jump up and down slightly stretching his limbs with kicks and punches into the air. The force it produce made air splitting sounds and then just like a shadow cat he tread the floor with speed like lightning. Nightshade got on guard, when a shadow of a fist appears in front of her. *PLAHHHH!* a sound as if a stone wall fell, resonates in the whole cave. Nightshade body was thrown into the air, flying towards the back of the cave were the streams of water came out from. *PANG!* her body hit the rocky wall leaving a human shape imprint. She let out a scream of pain, but later anger quickly follow that scream when a beastly roar escape her mouth. *ROOOAAAR!*

Her eyes turn beastly, cold and vicious. The center of her dark green eyes form a scar, that looks like something that was formed with a pickaxe when smashed against an ice wall. After, the end of her hair and her horns let a vibrant red glow with a savage aura bursting out from her body. Digging her hand into the rocky wall she suspended herself from falling, staring at Cyrus with cold eyes. From the shore of the lake Cyrus looks up at her and shrugs his shoulders spreading out his arm, “come, am waiting.” With nonchalant about it, he stared back at her with his cloth cover red eyes. His long hair drips wet as he stand there with a defenseless posture. Nightshade on the cave wall look down at him and then smirk, looking down on me huh! I would make you vomit my origins, her thoughts swirl like that. The competitiveness of a beast can be horrifying if approach incorrectly. Her thighs enlarge like a barrel filled with water to the brink of exploding, with the accumulated power she leap out like an arrow shot towards Cyrus. When Cyrus realize the speed that Nightshade travel he let a surprise breath, crossing his arm to defend, she appears like a ghost in front of him delivering a hammer like punch. *BOOM!* The ground cave inward forming a spider like web on the ground and a large hole appearing on the middle, rocks fell down from above and the lake flutter with angry waves.

*SPLASH*

*SPLASH*

Cyrus in the middle of the hole was knees deep into the ground as he looked up and saw Nightshade above him. Standing there with a smile on her face and with that captivating body she said, “Are you still going to look down on me? You were the one that gave me this body after all. You must have some knowledge of what's going on, I don't know if what you use is some kind of magic... no, there's no Präná in the atmosphere anymore? Then I just have to beat it out of you, now talk!" When her voice fell her figure dive down towards him with a speed faster than the last. Cyrus jump out of the hole and Dodge her attack. She looks at Cyrus with a confident smile and follow him. Cyrus indifferently stood outside of the hole after dodging her and waited for her to reach. After, he threw out a straight simple punch at her with speed akin to hundreds of horses. *BANG!!* The ground behind him explode to pieces, rocks the sized of human heads floated around him, swirling besides his black aura. Cries of pregnant woman, wail of ghosts, howls of demons follow his fist. Nightshade speed was too fast and she didn't know how to stop, she decided to meet him in a head on clash. Pouring all of her power into her fist, the weight of her blood multiplied and the sound of ripping air resounded besides the howl of Cyrus fist throughout the cave.

*BOOOOM!*

Like a clap of thunder in an enclosed area the echoes continue with flying dust and rocks. The waves of the lake spattered all around and shuddered with a violent turbulence. In the dust cover cave a shadow went flying toward the lake with a massive explosion *BANG!* entering the deepest part of the water. Cyrus body slowly came out from the shore and walk towards the water. His body enshrouded in a black swirling aura that seems to represent the most evil, vile, viciousness emotions a living being should have. His feet touch the water surface and he walks on top of it as if walking on flat ground. Slowly he came towards were Nightshade plunged to.

When he reached the place, Cyrus looks down to the lake floor and two colors glow in the darkness. A pulsating dark red glow and a pair of green, cold eyes that stare up at him. Cyrus crack his fingers and dive down towards the lake. Down below tremors resounded, massive wave shot straight to the ceiling and blood slowly cover the lake surface. A long time later, a body shot out like an inverted meteor towards the ceiling, afterwards falling down and landing on the destroy shore of the lake. Gasping for air Nightshade knelt on the ground, wet and with blood dripping down her mouth. Cyrus walked behind her and stop, “That was a good round, Nightshade” with a pause he walked around and stood in front of Nightshade stretching his arm towards her.

As Nightshade regain her breath she looks up to see the naked youth standing in front of her with his arm stretch. Grabbing it she stood up and stare at him, when she was about to wipe her bloody mouth she froze, because Cyrus face and pale lips smash against her mouth. His tongue swirled around her mouth as if trying to suck the air out of her, he bite her lips, he licked the blood from her mouth and move his mouth to her neck. A painful pleasure struck her body when she felt Cyrus bite into her neck. His arm wrapped around her body like a snake that wouldn't let go and a sucking force that felt guilty good was sucking her blood. Nightshade body struggle until her body limply fell into Cyrus arm. Cyrus hold her for some time before he let go of her, wiping the blood from his mouth and licking his lips, “This is the payment for your loss. Now your blood is for me to take.” He stare at her up and down a couple of time and rubbed his chin and thought to himself, weird there seems to be something else in her blood, but what is it? Cyrus stood there with his head down thinking. “Whatever another time.” Waving his arm Cyrus looks at her and grab her, with an evil smile his hand went to her chest, groping her breast and going down pass her abdomen to her crouch. Her whole body tremble at Cyrus touch and her head lands on his forehead. Their faces were close that they could feel each other's breath, she stared directly at those diabolical eyes that were behind his blindfold. After staring at it for a while her whole soul shudder, inside those eyes was a pure darkness of evil and terror. She was frightened and bewildered, frozen in place, there with her chest heaving up and down her blood felt a bone deep fear and she couldn't calm down.

Letting her sit down Cyrus went to grab the clothes that were wet from the fight, he shook his head looking at them soaking wet and put his pants, after whipping the water out of his clothes he wrapped around the long winter coat he had to Nightshade and sat behind her. Nightshade was still in a daze looking at the mess up cave. While Cyrus stood behind her playing with her hair, he said, “You have the blood of a race call True Draco, they are Ancient Beast of the Ancient World, the only beast race that can manipulate their own body weight. That race are the lead race in terms of fighting geniuses, their bodies are indestructible and are the perfect fighting species from the beast race.” When Nightshade heard this she quickly turn around and look up in surprise at Cyrus, she didn't expect that Cyrus would tell her the truth about the race she came from. “And before you come and ask how I know this, I was born with memories in my blood. My knowledge is limited to certain things from the Ancient World. Don't ask me why I know this or how I know it, because even I don't know. I just know of what is in my blood, what my blood let me know, beside that am ignorant about the outside world as much as you. And thanks to my bloodline that's how I also created that Monstrous Physique, is a skill that used my own blood essence and enables the beast of my choosing to undergo a metamorphosis and change their physique, giving it an Innate Primordial Physique. Only beast that have some sort of connection, resonance to my blood can go through it. Maybe that's why I have knowledge from your race.” With an uninterested tone he finished explaining to Nightshade.

Nightshade couldn't help but ask, “Does that means that those other guys also have some connection to you.” Cyrus nodded and said, “yes but they weren't in a mess up situation like you. They at least live in the icy plain, the same place the humans capture you from but they all have their own tribes from were they came from, albeit small but still sufficient strong.” Nightshade ponder for a moment and then ask, “What else do I have.” Cyrus look at her and tilted his head to the side. “What do you mean?” He asked.

“Not in race but what's more about me, what's this Innate Monstrous Physique you talk about.” Cyrus let a ‘hmm’ sound and thought of how to explained. “Let see, so when you were captured by Brethan and his men. Did any of them release something like a skill.” She nodded and a hateful expression cover her face, “Those damn monkeys! I would go and rip them apart and eat their flesh.” Cyrus tap at her head and continue, “Now, now, I would find you some humans later to do that. You see the human use their comprehension of the power they call Force to unleash skill and others technique for their own survival. What I created is something similar along those lines, but instead is made from my own blood and skills, that's why I said only beast who has at least a part of my bloodline can undergo the metamorphosis. Because I sacrificed I piece of my essence to stimulate the Primordial Physique.” Nightshade nodded and wrapped Cyrus coat tightly around her. “That power is something that you and the other three would have to uncover. I don't know the limit of this but it correspond to your inborn natural abilities, that's why I named Innate Physique as it's something born from you. After growing the physique your powers will manifest and you will be able to control them more easily and manipulate it at your will. Every single one of your brothers exceed at something, and because they have already grow in their new bodies they will utilize that advantage and become more powerful.” Cyrus finish and lay back on the cave floor stretching out his arm after finishing playing with Nightshade hair. A roar escape his mouth when he screamed, “WERE THE FUCK ARE THESE IDIOTS WITH MY FOOD.” Hunger strike Cyrus and an ominous aura started to come out of his body. Nightshade shiver and didn't make a move.

After Cyrus scream, from the cave entrance the sound of footsteps could be heard. Two shadow appears in front of the cave tunnel. “Cyrus are you here? Is us Lanier and Stan. We come to talk to you.” Cyrus rapidly sit up and look to the cave mouth, with a slight annoyance he ask, “What are you two doing here?” Lanier heard Cyrus voice and see Cyrus on the right side of the cave. Stan behind him looks all around amazed by the beautiful cave, he stare at the stalactites on the ceiling, the lake up front and the colorful small stream on the cave end. When they both heard Cyrus voice they saw him besides a beautiful woman, both of them stood rooted on the spot. That woman was extremely beautiful, pitch black hair with a bright red color coming at the end tips of her hair. A pair of captivating green eyes that seems to come from a queen, full of majesty pride and noble aura. They both gulp when they see the cleavage and those two weapons that stood up, not munch skin was cover and her beautiful skin was exposed for them to see. From such a distance they could be assure that her skin must be soft like a noble lady from the high cities. Looking at the coat she was wearing and at the half naked Cyrus they remember what nanny Marilee said to them. Both of them calm down their beating heart and didn't dare to look at the woman beside Cyrus as they both made their way toward him.

Nightshade also saw the two newcomers and couldn't help but be at guard. She felt Cyrus hand on her as he said, “Calm down I know them. They are the brothers of my big sister, so my brothers as well.” Cyrus see her let a breath as he stood up to greet Lanier and Stan. He saw the stuffed bags behind Stan and Lanier and he rapidly walk to them and said, “please do tell me that you have some food in there.” Cyrus rubs his palm as he smile towards Stan and Lanier. Both of them stop abruptly when they saw the hurriedness of Cyrus and both of them couldn't help but laugh out loud, “Hahahah yeah of course we got something to eat we also brought clothes, it was nanny Marilee that prepare this for us. Luckily we brought them because outside is raining. Even though this far up north it doesn't supposed to rain and for the last year is already the fourth time, what a weird year.” Lanier shake his head as he took out roasted meat from the big bag made from sinew from strong beasts.

Stan also took out some thick robes made from thick mink fur. He threw one at Cyrus and took another for Nightshade. “Here, this place is cold and you have that coat that is from Cyrus, right. This robe would be more comfortable and warmer.” Stan scratch his cheek and handed the other robe to her. Nightshade grabbed, stripped down in front of them and change her clothes. Lanier that was handing food to Cyrus pause in shock and Stan that was in front of her froze. Nightshade was nonchalant about it and she simply ignore them and stood beside Cyrus. *GULP!* This time their gulping sound was heard loud and clear, even by the two of them. They quickly calm down their hearts that were competing with each other as if who would beat faster. One thought crossed both of their minds and that was this woman is damn hot.

Sitting down Cyrus continue eating when he looks at Lanier and Stan, sitting in front of him, “what do you two want.” Cyrus face was cover with grease as he finish his meat. Lanier was the first one to talk, “Cyrus I want to fight.” Lanier was direct and simple, he didn't talk much and went straight to the point. Stan follow, “I also came for a spar with you. We were training and I made a breakthrough in understanding the Aura of Reality.” Cyrus looks surprise at Stan and nodded, letting a burp he stood up, “hmm ok no problem let's go.” Stan and Lanier look at each other and a wary smile spread across their face, it's true what their sister said about Cyrus, that he always would be up for a fight. Both of them stood up and took out their weapons when Cyrus raise his hand and said to them, “wait, is better if you fight with her. Nightshade come here.” Both Lanier and Stan look at Cyrus with raised eyebrows and look towards the person Cyrus call Nightshade, that was eating a roasted beast leg.

Lanier couldn't help but said, “no offense but Cyrus I really want to fight you is not that I am looking down on her but I really want to fight you.” Stan stood back and didn't talk. Oh, is seems that you really want to fight against me right.” Lanier nodded with a serious expression. “Hmm don't worry I never said I won't fight you is that I need to check something outside the cave, I would come back in a bit. Meanwhile fight with her. She is a lot stronger than both of you, but she doesn't have a lot of fighting experience, that's why both of you can fight her.” Cyrus started to walk towards the cave tunnel when he was about to enter he turns around and said, “Nightshade remember this, don't fight to finish quickly, fight to learn. How to throw punch, how much weight to put into every fist, your leg movement and especially pay attention to your breathing, am confident in your bloodline for that.” Nightshade look deeply at Cyrus and nodded. Cyrus later look at Lanier and Stan, “Also fight against her to kill, if not you both are going to get hurt. Don't worry I assure you that your weapons won't do harm to her. Also if she makes any mistakes in fighting give her some pointers I can count on you for that Lanier, right.” Lanier nodded and Cyrus let out a laugh as he turns around and disappear into the darkness. Stan and Lanier stood in front of Nightshade as both of their Aura turn into Reality. Nightshade calm her body and remember all the moves in Cyrus and her fight. Then the three people became a faint shadow and clash against each other.

*BOOM!*

*BOOM!*

Cyrus follow the path he came from with Nightshade and exit the cave. Outside, the residue of water was dispersed on the snow cover ground and quickly adding another frozen layer on the snow. 'Where are you guys at' Cyrus says through his mind. 'On the mountain on top' a hoarse voice sounded in Cyrus mind and he looks up. He bend down his knees and accumulating power on his legs *BOOM!* He leaped into the mountain cliffs above the cave entrance and continue leaping up and disappearing half way through the mountain body.

After leaping on the black frozen rocks he reached the mountaintop finding his three guards with a smaller groups of beast. There were three different species, one was a frozen blue feather bird like creature with two hair less legs full with strong muscle, with sharp talons and two long fiery horns on their heads releasing blazing heat. Another were Feral like Behemoth Beasts covered in thick grey fur, black lightning shape stripes cover around their bodies and with a back full of big and long dark steel color spikes that crackle with lightning, it was clear that their power didn't lay on their big and muscular bodies. On their heads two straight horns came outward with constant lightning arcs running in between them looking like creatures from a dark realm.

The last ones were big and bulky creatures with eight legs, some green others with a darker shade and some with an almost black skin, a tortoise shell round their bodies with incredible straight sharp spike looking like stone pillars coming out of them. Cyrus saw this group of beast altogether on the mountain top and took a deep breath, his blood boil and his body scream with excitement, it was his hunger that was screaming. His body begged him to consume so much high quality blood that his stomach let curly hungry sounds but he control his emotions as he look at Frozenfire, Devour and Stonequake that held serious faces. After walking to the group of behemoth like creatures he ask, “what happened why are all of you guys here?” Cyrus surveys all the beasts with his red eyes and stop at the center of the group were it was more crowded. Frozenfire was the first one to notice Cyrus and walk towards him, “Young lord come and see this.”

After Cyrus entrance all the beast on the mountain top concentrate on him, all of them step aside and made a path leading to the center of the group. Cyrus, from behind saw Giants corpses on the middle, there were five in total and all of their bodies were between six to eight meters tall with massive bodies built with boulder like muscles. Cyrus reach in front of the group of beast and took a deep breath and said, “Frost Giants! Aren't they not supposed to be in Hibernation.” Cyrus turn around and ask Frozenfire that was beside him. He nodded and answer, “yes young lord, the last winter age was a thousand years ago. The new winter age is not supposed to pass not even in a couple of years. And from the attacks that our tribe suffered its seems that the Frost Emperor is awakening from his slumber. The tribes suffered a calamity when a horde of Frost Giants attack our homelands. Suffering from more than half of the races population in this one attack.” Frozenfire said very solemnly with his fist clenched and a fireball coming out in between of his red horns.

Cyrus chest wave up and down and he bit his nails, shit now that thing is waking up. I am not confident to go and kill this guy now. Cyrus look around and ask, “Are these the only group that survived the attack, where are the others?" When Cyrus ask this out loud a young cub the size of a carriage from the grey feline behemoth walk out towards Cyrus, 'no… the ancestors stay behind to fight the Frost Giants kings. Father… must be there still fighting and mother…', Cyrus let a breath out and look at Frozenfire, “Because of the appearance of the Frost Giants kings is that why you said that old thing will wake up?" This time Devour walks up and said, “Yes only two appear with a horde of hundreds of Frost Giants.” His hoarse voice was calm but full of coldness. Cyrus said, “only two huh!” Rubbing his chin he looks towards the Frost Giants corpses and smile. “Come, I want five of the fastest Chaos Birds and five of the strongest Devoured Beast. Frozenfire stay here and look after Nightshade, she is down below training with two humans. If she comes up bring the two humans as well. Let's go.”

Five of the biggest bird flap their wings and took off to the sky, looking like blue fire meteor in the night sky. Another five of the Devoured Beast walk up front and lightning strikes runs through their metal like bones spike on their backs. Stonequake jumped on to the back of a Devoured beast and Devour jump in to the back of a flaming bird. Cyrus looks at the leader of the Quakes Tortoise beast race and said, 'Grab a group and go around to the other faces of the mountains and make paths for the remaining group of beast to pass, also make some big chambers inside these mountains for housing the other beasts.' The leader of the Quake Tortoise nodded his carriage size head and look towards his group and every Tortoise beast dive into the mountains walls and start making digging sound without wasting time. Cyrus jump from the cliff towards the other side of the mountain wall diving down into an ice world. All the beast follow behind him as a swirling black aura and snake size black lighting arc surround his body. He landed on the ice ground and a world of nothingness expand through everyone vision, Cyrus didn't stop and his speed accelerate to the extreme until his body blur and turn into a strike of black lightning treading on the ice floor. Behind him the ice floor split open and explode along the way, at his heels five big dark grey lightning shadow follow him and above him five ball of blue fire strike through the night sky like a meteor shower. Showing a specular scene.