“Soul Forge?” Eloah curiously repeated the word.

“Only selected people know that! Are you from the military or noble family? I am sure your are not from the Great church! I am pretty sure that Gran don’t have any idea what Soul Forge is!” Carl is gritting his teeth while holding the boy’s neck.

The boy did not cry but you can see the fear in his eyes. “Release the boy Carl. Remember, if you kill him I will kill you.” said it calmly.

“You!” Carl is facing Eloah and use the boy as his shield. He walks backward towards the north gate. So he is planning to escape. Eloah grab one bean like seed from his pouch. He uses a finger flick and hit Carl’s forehead.

“Are you joking! Is that a child’s play your doing?” Carl raised his voice and he increases his grip on the child’s neck.

“Seriously...a church man and bishop himself, hurting a child though in some country that I know child molestation is also common.” Eloah stared at him.

“Fuck you! I don’t do that! We have women on our side. Our followers who surrender their selves to me, for my needs to be fulfil.It's a blessing to them!” Carl angrily said it.

“So, you are a pervert then! I need time! Yes you are! I wonder what people think if their beloved Bishop is ramming some unsuspected virgin and deflower them because they think it’s in God’s will!” then Eloah smirk.

“That is why I am going to kill you! Carl keeps on walking back. When he was about halfway from the gate, he removes his grip from the child’s neck then ran away for a few meter then looked back and use his whip to hit the child. Eloah ran towards the boy and uses “GRASS CLENCH” and uses it as a whip.

“Something is wrong!” I frantically said. Carl just few meters away from me and he is grinning. All of the sudden a bright light appear coming from the ground. Eloah was within the circle.

“It seems that I caught naughty children this time!” then Carl laugh loudly.

This is the fourth tier ability of Carl. It’s called “WHITE TRAP” In order for this to work Carl must continuously inject his energy to the ground and let it ripple. The circumference of the circle and the duration of the effect depend on how much energy he release on the ground. This skill will trap the intended person for about an hour. The person within the trap will not be able to use any primary affinity within for 30 minutes.

“Now tell me, who the hell are you!? Carl use his whip to hit the child but Eloah shielded the child using his body. “If you can explain to me what Soul Forge then I might be able to answer your questions.” Eloah inspect his arms and saw a snake like bruises from the whip.

“Hmm...it seems that you don’t really know... then that is good! Carl walks towards the direction of the citizen.

-------Greta’s POV

The entire common people were in the middle while they are surrounded by the remaining guards. Greta was in front directly towards where Eloah and Carl are fighting.

“Oh! My God! She covered her mouth using both of her hands.

“It seems that all of you will disappear!” Carl is laughing maniacally.

“Where is he!?,” Greta is gritting her teeth.

“Oh! You know....I purify him! And all of you! Will follow him! Carl uses his whip to hit the guard but the guard only got bruises.

Greta grabs her axe just in the left side, along her waistline and dash towards Carl. Carl just uses whip to deflect Greta’s movement. It seems like Carl did not use any spell. Is his energy already diminished? Did he kill him? Agh!!! Greta uses her axe using horizontal slash and vertical slash. Carl keeps on dodging. He always distances himself from Greta for at least 5 meters.

--------Eloah

--------past memories

“You should remember that there are two general types of skills: attack and defence. Though they have sub categories but they still fall into two general types. One of the most difficult to counteract are trap. There are different type of traps but what am I going to explain to you is what my master told me few years back,” Eliah calmly said it.

“ So what kind of trap?” I curiously asked while eating a piece of bread.

“That would be similar to a prison. The prison like trap has the effect of making a person trap for a few hours or weeks. Although, it does not pose too many negative effect to the people who are inside the trap but just the thought being trap for weeks without food, or water. This type of trap function is to kill you softly since one can’t accept anything from outside the trap circle but the caster can hurt you with the weapon he is currently equip. Basically, throwing weapons can't pass through.” Eliah explained.

“Then...how will I get out,” I asked.

“There are several ways, either you kill the caster or rewrite the trap itself.” Eliah said

“Rewrite, how would I do it,” I asked.

“Rewriting itself is difficult, one need to be the same affinity to that person who cast the spell. Of course there are some few exceptions or rules but my master did not say anything about it. Are you ready?” Eliah asked?

------Eloah Present

“Are you alright? Just stay for while....we will get out soon. ”Eloah pat the boy’s head. The boy just nod. Let see according to master, I need to use the same affinity energy. Okay... Eloah sat dwon in a meditate form then closes his eyes. He gather his light energy from his surrounding absorb it. After a few minutes he is now in trance. When he open his eyes, he is now floating and in front of him is a huge key hole. The surrounding areas have several writing on it. It looks like an Arab writing. There are several letters or words that are shining. One group of words read as “ All people will be trap for 1 hour. Anyone, who will be trap within the spell will stay for the remaining 1 hour and the last shining words is any age that will be trap in the circle will stay for 1 hour.

The last rule I use my index finger and change it into: Only people who are 18 years old and above will follow the trap rules. I touched the words again and it began to swirling around me them form into a huge key and insert itself to the keyhole then when the gate open a bright light appear. Eloah open his eyes then stand up, he tried one foot outside the circle and it work so he hold the child’s hand and ran towards the direction where Greta and the citizen located.

When he reach there, several citizen are already dead, head are decapitated the entire place is painted with the blood of the people. Some heads are smash into pieces. Brain matters are scatter everywhere.

“Mom! “ the boy just ran towards the corpse wherein her head is cut midway. The boy is continuously crying. As far as my initial count there are at least 300 people left. Almost, the entire place is like a sea of blood. Out of 15 soldiers, there are only 3 left.

“Wait a minute! Where is Greta!?” I frantically shouted. All of the sudden Greta was thrown from inside of the house and hit her back to one of the south gate wall. Carl appears from the gust of smoke from one of the houses. He is now using the 3 pentagon shape.

Eloah place both his palm on the ground with several leaves on it. He pours a huge amount of energy that makes him dizzy and nauseated. Carl glances to the direction of huge energy pool and he was surprised that Eloah was still alive. Carl uses the attack pentagon and a bright light appear just appear 1 meter away in front Eloah but a wall made of leaves were the one that is burnt.

“How the hell did you escape! It is supposedly one hour!” Carl was shouting.

“GRASS CLENCH” “DRILL” 100 braided leaves attack Carl. Carl uses the defensive pentagon but it was overpowered by 100 braided drill leaves. Some of the drilling leaves hit Carl’s abdomen and knee cap.

The healing pentagon keep on showering healing dust on Carl then he got up immediately after the wound close but can’t move or walk.

“I can’t walk! What the hell did you do! Carl shouted.

I small plant sprouted on Carl’s forehead. Eloah touch the ground and pour a huge amount of energy. GRASS CLENCH! The energy travel from the leaves on the ground towards Carl's location and the plant grows fast. Some of its vine came out from his mouth, his eyeball pop out and roll on the ground until the entire plant burst out within his abdomen and immediately a flower bloom that its colour resembles of blood. He did not even scream.

The pendant that the bishop was wearing is flickering then all of the sudden it shines brightly that makes the entire city tremble.

“Greta! Everyone gather in one place now! Please make it work! “SANCTUARY”!