Lucien pov

It's been a few hours since we left the village. We ran across a few merchant caravan's and did the usual. Capture, make a deal, continue walking. I was thinking about where we should go first.

(Maybe I should take the human's. ...No the battles in the bigger city's would take to long. Plus we still have a few soldiers using wooden weapon's. Maybe my top priority should be weapon's. If it's that then I should take the dwarves.)

However their were still 2 problems. One is if we were to go to the mountain range the dwarve's call home from where we are we would have to pass through elf territory. The elf's are not only great with a bow but the giant forest they call home is their own back yard. Which would take some time to get through. The second is when we do reach the dwarven mountains apparently the cave's in the mountains that the dwarve's call home is the same as a giant maze.

(Sighhh ...Well I could use a few more sniper's and we really need better weapons than the toothpicks were using now.)

Looking at the weapons anyone could tell they were very crappy. Even the metal weapons looked weak.

(If this was a normal army they would have been decimated.)

So having my mind made up I told the other group leaders using the darkness my plan's and told them to go somewhere else. We walked for a while more and the other groups captured some people and creature's. Even Sal's group captured some people. Which was surprising since I expected Sal to stall for as long as possible. I offered the deal to the human's and put all beings back into the group that captured them.

The journey to the elven forest would take 4 day's. Normally it would take a week and a half but since we never got tired we didn't need to stop to rest. Most of the time Betsy would pester me with questions like

Betsy: (Why did you change my magic?) or (What are you?) and (How come your eye's always cry blood?)

Apparently that last question had a deeper meaning to it. Her teacher, who was a cleric, told her that "one that cries blood has scar's on their soul".

(It's kind of scary how spot on this person is.)

Anyway to answer her questions and to shut her up I had her take the full force of my suffering saying

Lucien: (This will answer those last 2 questions.)

She screamed and rolled on the ground out of agony. When about ten minute's passed she stopped screaming and was now panting heavily while asking a question.

Betsy: (What the hell was that?)

Lucien: (That was what I am and why I cry.)

With that she finally shut up. The sun is setting now so I checked on the other group's.

Gerard's group was in a forest consuming it. Gerard wanted to save as many creature's as possible before the human's got them. He quickly reached the 200 limit and made a group and chose a leader. I introduced myself to the leader when he was pulled into the darkness so he knew who was in-charge.

Sal was headed to his home village where his family was. He wanted to quickly get his family and put them into the protection of the darkness. However I did remind him that I will erase them if they are guilty of a crime. But he was sure they would pass so I let him be.

The goblin's were trying to find a dungeon that a human adventurer told them about. They wanted more treasure I guessed. But they would get some strong creatures if they found a dungeon.

The kid's were outside a village. They planned to take it at the dead of night by playing as innocent children.

(As I thought. They are dangerous.)

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Betsy pov

(This sucks. I worked my whole life to be a healer only to run into a monster and have my power's changed. But I wonder why he constantly cries blood. Teacher said that someone who cries blood has scar's on their soul. But he never said anything about them constantly crying. Just what happened to him.)

I continued to wonder about Lucien as we walked.

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Lucien pov

Well it's night now and we came across a village that was surrounded by a wooden wall. The guards on the wall threatened us to leave while aiming arrows at us. I responded by taking my giant form and destroyed the wall. Everyone attacked the village and since most of the town was asleep we took it in under an hour. We quickly reached the 200 mark with this attack. So I judged the human's and made a group with a leader. I gave her my orders and continued my journey.

We continued walking well into the next night. On the second night Wendy and Trisha couldn't wait anymore and began to let their urge's take hold of them. So I brought out our house onto the road and told my group to search the area for any creatures. Then when they left I went into the house with the girl's and we continued with the pleasure until morning. They once again passed out so I just put them in the darkness, called everyone back and continued our little trip.

Thanks to the pleasant distraction we lost some time so we picked it up a little.

Betsy: (So what will happen when you finish your task to get rid of the human's?)

Lucien: (Why should I answer?)

Betsy: (Because!! You changed my powers and expect me to follow order's willingly. Not only that but you also turned my companion into a lifeless person. So I think I deserve some answer's.)

Lucien: (I'll answer your question but only if you shut up for good.)

Betsy: (Then I want 3 answer's.)

Lucien: (WHAT!!)

Betsy: (I won't settle for anything less.)

Lucien: (You know you are very close to becoming you companion.)

Betsy: (I don't care i'll keep pestering you until I get my answers.)

Lucien: (Fine but you better ask good questions or you might regret missing the opportunity.)

Betsy: (Why did you get rid of my healing power's?)

Lucien: (Because I gave you something better.)

Betsy: (HOW IS THIS BETTER?)

Lucien: (You've seen how the darkness heals wounds no matter how serious. Just think of it as spreading invincibility. Last Question.)

Betsy: (...Dammit.)

(It seems she didn't mean to ask that last question.)

Betsy: (What happens after you achieve your objective?)

Lucien: (I will finally be happy.)

Betsy: (Huh?)

Lucien: (Sorry but you already asked your questions.)

Betsy: (Grrr ...fuck.)

We continued walking and at some point I brought out Trisha and Wendy. Not much happened after that. A caravan their a few creature's here. Then finally we saw it in the distance. The forest the elves call home.