Valtor stared at the clouds while burning up the last strand of vines that held him down,.. Orea's signal!, he announced as he turned to Zara, it's coming from up north
Let's go!, Zara moved while using force field to break off more vines which threatened to surround them.
The masculine figure underneath the tree facade continued to move closer to Orea while she watched him with impassive eyes as he raised an arm in attempt to launch an attack, she smirked.
Orea held out her arm for an invisible Kymani who understood the assignment and immediately made contact, causing Orea to go completely invisible.
Woah!.. the guy flinched as he looked around in terror, shocked by what he just saw
Rowynn!..he called out to his female partner as she approached him,..'I think one of them can disappear'
While they spoke, a whirlwind suddenly began to blow, throwing off their disguises and forcing them both to the ground as Orea became visible again. With an air of confidence, she walked towards them with grey eyes as she asked, ..'who are you guys and why are you attacking us?!'..
Instead of a reply, both attackers struggled under the forceful wind. Managing to lift his head, the guy suddenly shot a blast of ice at Orea, encasing her hands, and bringing the wind to an abrupt stop.
Both troublemakers got up while the female partner immediately twisted the grass around Orea, using it to pin her to the ground, thereby hindering her movement.
The guy moved close enough to Orea, standing face to face with her as his hazel eyes turned icy blue, giving her an intimidating cold stare...'where are the others?!', he asked
Feeling totally unmoved by his actions, Orea smirked as she calmly replied..'behind you'
Turning around, the guy narrowly dodged a fire blast from Valtor, causing him to lose his balance a little.
On regaining balance, he glanced around for his partner, noticing she had been held captive by a yellow-skinned girl who glared at him while holding an ice spike to her throat.
Give it up, you're surrounded,..Valtor spoke up after releasing Orea
The troublemaker watched in thought as Orea and Valtor stood behind him while a now visible Kymani and Zara stood in front..
Fine, he got down on his knees with his head hanging downwards,... suddenly his palms touched the ground, causing some bare ground to turn ice slippery, to cause a distraction as both Valtor and Kymani struggled to maintain balance.
Taking advantage of the distraction, he grabbed his partner from Zara's grip and immediately moved away from her captors.
Who sent you!, he yelled, causing Zara to lose her calm
You're one to ask,.. you guys are the one who attacked first, she retorted
That's because we don't know who you guys are, his female partner replied, for all we know you could've been sent here to attack us
Says the people who attacked first, Orea spoke up as she glared at the young-looking girl,.. believe it or not, we're not your enemies, we just got out of a haunted forest and are on our way home.
Valtor wondered as he glanced at the ice guy who had been staring at him with an unfriendly gaze,..how did you guys even end up out here?
Instead of giving a reply, he suddenly shot another ice spike at Valtor who quickly dodged it on reflex,
Orea began to grow annoyed, she retaliated by hitting him hard on the ground with a forceful breeze, causing him to let out a loud groan.
Lynx stop!,.. his partner held on to him as she assisted him back up
Orea's eyes narrowed as she snapped, "will you Chillax tough guy, we've just said we're not the enemy."
His partner quickly intervened, apologizing for his actions, "Sorry about that. We've been alone for a while, with no memory of our past, we've also been searching for any sign of... home."
As she spoke, Valtor and his group exchanged a knowing glance, their expressions a mix of curiosity and wariness. Zara spoke up, her voice laced with determination. "We think we've found a lead. If you want to find your way home, you're welcome to join us Instead of fighting".
That's right,..Valtor finally tore his eyes from his attacker as he joined in, our way is east.
East?, the girl wondered as she glanced at them,... there's nothing there.
There is,..Kymani moved forward to speak for the first time, 'we saw a city afar off and it's due east'...
There's nothing there, the grumpy ice guy repeated as he glanced at all of them..
..what you guys saw was an 'illusion'.