I told you not to follow me

"Let's fight to the death, Jodan." He shrieked, "I love to see your monsters in pain." His expression was exaggerating. I couldn't manage to stand any longer as the pain was increasing rapidly. My nimble legs were making me slow. No matter what I do, my defeat is sure. As I clenched my blooded teeth, I pulled myself up in a fighting posture. Seems like I have no choice.

"Ahhh!" He runs towards me with his deadly blade covered with yellowish acid. It was glowing making it obvious what it's going to land. I intended to take it head-on.

"SPLASH!" A bright light basks the whole alley. I closed my eyes as it was too bright. I couldn't grasp what happened but I got to see a human figure. A rather familiar face.

"Huh? What the fu*k!" I could hear Nicolai being out of his character. He was probably shocked with me.

The blade that headed me dissolved into thin air as if it was just a flaming paper. I gazed at it intensely finding no clue whatsoever.

"Hey! There, Jodan." A cheerful voice echoed throughout the alley. My head went in the direction of it.

"I told you not to follow me."

"...well, you see I can just leave you in danger."

"Don't you let yourself in danger too, Mr.Heriss?"

He didn't respond or he couldn't as Nicolai interrupted.

"---oi, oi, stop your lovely dovely chit chats. I don't have time to waste on you big muscular Rino." Nicolai didn't step back and ran away. He was thinking of ignoring Mr.Heriss and end my life. Was he serious? I know he's way strong than me but it's totally absurd. He's a HUMAN and Mr.Heriss is NOT. There's a zero percent chance of winning. He should have runway when there was time.

"You got guts there. Middle schooler? Perhaps High schooler?" Mr. Heriss was trying to ridicule. No, he wasn't he was serious.

"Are kidding me? Do I look like one?"

Nicolai stepped forward with intense rage. A rage I could find myself in. It's rage-filled with pure hated. Hated for someone or perhaps something.

"Haven't you learn your lesson yet, kid?"

"Nicolai is my name, you piece of shit."

His contradicting voice was coming nearer and nearer.

"Mr. Heriss! His blade has some kind of acid on it though I don't know what it is. It can stop our regeneration for a while. Be careful!" I tried to be conscious of Mr.Heriss. He averted his eyes from Nicolai to the sky right up. I with Nicolai followed his glaze.

"THUNDER!"

The same bright light again came out of nowhere and landed on Nicolai

, Brighting the hell out of him.

"What the!" I muttered as I never saw something like this in real life.

"That's not pretty, Mr.Heriss." Kelan came down from the sky. Well, not from the sky, actually he jumped from the building next to us. I was so much into my imagination that I couldn't grasp that.

"You did well."

"Thanks… but that took almost all out of me," Kelan said while breathing heavily. He has the water ability. I didn't think that he could summon thunder. In the end, I became his fan.

"Is he alive?" As Kelan said that we all looked around but found no one.

"So, he ran away…" Mr.Heriss uttered silently. His eyes were facing the dark pitch in front of us

"That guy knows when to escape." Kelan nodded. The outstanding act he did was enough to make Nicolai tremble in fear although I wasn't sure he would get away so easily. After all, his mission was to kill me. Without a doubt that failed miserably because of Kelan and Mr.Heriss's interference. I was sure that he would come back again to finish his unfinished work.

"Still alive?" I don't know why but those guys don't know how to care for people. It should be like 'Are you okay or you fine?' not like that. They think only by a kill and being alive. Well, I'm not less than them.

"Yea' somewhat." I give Kelan a half-assed answer as I was in a bad shape.

"Let me help you." Kelan came close to me and took my arm around his neck to support me.

"How's going with others?" Mr. Heriss asked not me but Kelan instead.

"They're keeping up. I guess."

"Take Jodan home and coming after." Saying that Mr.Heriss walked off to the unknown.

"Did Sutasi came with you?" I asked in confusion. He wasn't someone to come for me.

Kelan nodded slightly, "Hmm, he certainly. Both he and Luna are currently fighting"

"With whom?" I stopped moving. This was a bit of a surprise to me. There's no reason for them to fight with someone unless it's an emergency.

"You don't have to know that. Just keep walking." I started again. Mr.Heriss might have told him not to tell me. I'm already suffering much. Maybe for that reason. I hardly believe Luna would get down in a fight with anyone. I don't have much knowledge of Sutasi. I know little about him. He never opens up despite his ability. It's still unknown to me. First I thought he would have a great ability like Kelan. He might even turn out legendary ability users just like in novels. The quiet guy wins all with his unique power. Only that would be true...

"Without Mr.Heriss would you would be dead by now."

Kelan changed the subject smoothly. "He gathered us all for sake of saving you."

"I show to thank him properly when we reach home. Did you burn the letter?"

"No, It might be with Mr.Heriss. I'm not sure though."

"I see. In that case, let's take a detour."

"Detour? You should be resting." Kelan freaked out. "Don't be so careless. If another fight broke out you would be dead. It's thanks to your luck that we got on time otherwise you would be laying dead here…"

"You worry too much.."

"I can hear you."

"Haha, I see." Our absurd humor was enough to change the mood.