9 NINE...

High up in the sky, Gates watched the finality of the duel, as expected Yusuf was out of her league for now...However that was good, her inadequacy was truly what he needed right now.

At her height and build, following the knowledge from the book, she was the same age as I am...the growth of an orcs body was much different from that of a humans, so even if we were the same age, by orc standards I'm not even considered any more than 5 years old.

Seeing the ruthlessness of Yusuf, Gates smiled, taking his time to descend down into the duel that spelled doom for the orc magic Warrior, Sar'har. Upon reach it, he landed beside Yusuf, asking him immediately to cast a spell that will make him understand and speak to the orc, which Yusuf did instantly but had no intentions of dropping the axe in case the orc tried anything else.

Not paying Yusuf any more attention, Gates bent down to speak with Sar'har whom looked into his eyes with eyes filled with defiant will to live as well as something else buried within, an intelligence unfit for an orc...even one who has opened her path to magic.

<System Notification>

The being in front of the host is suitable for the magic seal, she and the host are on the same level of magical prowess.

Would you like to create a magic seal with the magic Warrior, Sar'har? Y/N

Gates read through the systems Notification and agreed, nothing strange happened as he felt a connection to this orc, of course he was touching her forehead when it happened and after he removed his finger.

"Don't speak, just nod, would you like to live Sar'har? Or should I say, Sarah?" Gates asked with a smile on his face as though he knew something.

Her eyes widened but as instructed, she didn't speak, she just nodded...

"Good, I'll give you a gift. This will be our first time meeting so I'd like it to be in goodwill, someday I'll come looking for you." Gates said as he took a petal from the flower within his shirt and fed it to her...almost immediately, a bright light covered her entire body as she began healing.

Straightening himself, he looked back to Yusuf

"It's over," he said, and a loud thud was heard, the axe which yusuf held with all the strength within him was released as it fell, cracking he surface of the earth.

"Let's go, then." Gates said as Yusuf chanted the spell and both of them flew out of there almost as soon as they had come.

As they left, the Khan could be seen walking slowly towards his daughter as the bright light began to dim...by the time he reached nearer, he was able to see her clearly, to his shock, she was perfectly fine without a single wound to her body and even more, the green from her orc skin was much brighter now.

Looking up into the sky to follow the path of those receding humans that took off from their home, he said nothing as he picked up her unconscious body that was asleep.

Meanwhile, In the sky going at a steady but fast pace, Yusuf had a lot of questions but refrained from asking as he knew he would not get his answers...Gates brought out the flower, out of five petals three remained, he removed one and handed it over to Yusuf.

"That's enough to cure your sister and fix whatever else is wrong with her." Gates said as he kept the rest of the flower, knowing fully well that Yusuf had no choice but to believe him as he knew he couldn't kill him or do anything to him.

"Are you sure?" Yusuf questioned as he put the petal in his storage.

"I would be dead now if I wasn't." Gates reassured as they flew out of the forests and into civilization. It seems he wouldn't be able to meet that damn protagonist right now but he wad indeed satisfied with this outcome, Sar'har or Sarah was a reincarnated being in the body of the orc, that was why she was able to Awaken the Magic Warrior path even when the tribe did not have a shaman.

With the feats and power she would achieve and gain in the future, and further help he would give to her, he would definitely grow stronger than her always. He was sure he was stronger than her currently, going by stats alone, then if the magic ability were to grow too...No doubt he would be a very strong one man army, but it wasn't enough.

Seeing the walls of the city outside the forests, they slowed down and started their descent...landing in the path leading to the gates just a few dozen meters away.

"This is where I leave you Young Gates... I hope you were true to your words, for your sake and mine." Yusuf said as he turned to look at Gates whom shrugged.

"There is no need for me to make an enemy of someone your level nor would I need to lie to live..It will work, just don't try to match me with your sister when that does...haha" Gates joked as put out his hands for a handshake.

Yusuf smiled underneath his hood, his face still couldn't be seen as he as well received the handshake,

"You can even joke around in this situation, you truly are an oddity." Yusuf said, finally acknowledging this child...

'It would seem the Gates family has birthed something they may not be able to handle' He thought to himself as he left, flying in a different direction than the one he came..

"Probably a fake direction, to change the look" Gates said as he walked towards the city walls, his mind on the now as he admired the rising sun on the horizon, and the silence.

He reached the gates and forgot that he would need to show an identity plaque to confirm he was who he said he was and why he didn't have even an escort.

"Oh, Young master Gates...welcome back to Black Turtle City."