Soon throughout the night and no signs of another attack from the Siren, as new light then approaches the group towards another morning. Soon they all get up and started their way back out of the forest thankfully Ezrael knowing the way out of the forest, leading them towards the nearest exit out of the forest.
"Hey Jin when we get out of here do you think you can still use your wind"
"Not sure still feeling drained after that huge blow I took"
"I guess we'll have to do this the normal way come along everyone I'll lead to Livestock"
And soon back on track towards the east side of Devandia where the Village of Livestock are located.
During their walk Gale slowly walks back from Ralian as Gale leans a bit over to Ezrael. "So Ezrael I've been wondering why did you gave Miguel the map after you thrashed him like wood" Gale asking curiously
"When I first heard that Livestock was having strange anomaly happening I went to investigate myself first"
As Ezrael tells the group of what happened. A month ago Ezrael was at the east side of Devandia wandering and soon approached a man whimpering his eyes out bloodied and beaten as he then approached the desperate man closer.
"Are you alright"
Keeping an calm demenour he tries to lean closer to the man trying to aid him. But then the man pulled out a dagger and tries to stab Ezrael, but he knew that the man was intent to kill him and take his loot. He caught it instantly not showing any signs of bleeding when the blade was within his palm, as he keeps his attention onto the man and only at the man, before the man could act and breaking his arm and dropping the dagger as the man screams in even more pain.
"Now tell me. Are you alright"
"What are you" the man still in awe of seeing Ezrael's calm personality,
"do not say such compliment as to lie for honesty and hospitality"
As Ezrael clenched his hand and causes the man's arm to scream louder "are you ready to try again"
The man feeling more threatened by Ezrael's sudden change gave up "okay I'll tell you. But can you please let me go"
"I will, if you tell me everything... Raider".
The Raider then explains to Ezrael that before he was injured, he and an eight of his friends were planning to raid on of the settlements that were near the village Livestock for its valuable food and loot. As they were beginning to charge towards Livestock, as they got there, they all notice that there were no people in livestock, no fishermen, no farmers, no one. The raiders thought they got lucky and they began to raid any house that has any potential loot to take. Soon time has passed and the raiders were done looting almost all of the houses, but as they meetup at their wagon.
They then realize that they had less people when they first started the raid. The remaining raiders tried to look for their missing friends as they searched them though all the houses and when they've done looking for their friends they realized again, they had even lesser people when they tried looking for their friends, now there are only three of raiders left. The remaining raiders began to panic as they don't know whom or what is taking their friends out of sight, but suddenly they began to hear someone singing out of nowhere.
Making the area their in having a frightening atmosphere, soon they went and investigate the odd singing, leading them towards the centre of the settlement, and the three witness a women sitting in a huge near a huge puddle of water surrounded huge as she sings her heart out. One of the raiders decided to investigate the further on the women singing, but when he got closer, he couldn't help but think his body started to lose control but as he step into the water he couldn't help but fall through the puddle.
In the water his body felt light but he then had a sent he couldn't shift away, as he opened his eyes he sees bloodstains flowing from above, quickly he swam up towards the surface. And when he swamp back towards the surface and coughing water from his mouth, and once he got up from the puddle of water he noticed that the puddle of water is coloured in blood. Feeling the fear emerging from him, he tried to run back towards his friends but they are nowhere to be seen, only left with ragged clothing, and bloodstains around the buildings, then he begins to run trying to get out of the settlement but then suddenly stopped as he can't move his body anymore as he hears singing once more.
As someone surface from the puddle next to him Moria Finna placing her hand on top of the Raider's shoulder licking her lips as to get the blood off her mouth, and smiling suspiciously.
"My, my, it's been a while since someone has resisted my singing. I suppose I should give... an award" as Moria suddenly brings a piece of molten iron pressed hardly on the Raider's left ear as he screams in pain which is amusing to Moria's ears.
"That's it scream in terror" as then she lets go of the Raider as he is groveling in pain.
"Now here's what I need you to do, gather as many warriors to Livestock and tell them a wicked beast is terrorizing the village and need the most heroic heroes to help. You got that" the Raider nodded nervously.
"Alright. Then you may leave. But if I see you in my territory again, I'll do worse than taking your petty friends life".
That is all the Raider can explain to Ezrael, then he lets go of the Raider's broken arm, has he begins to wonder towards the directions towards one of Livestock's settlements.
Then Ezrael is done talking about his chat with a Raider.
"And when I got to one of Livestock's settlements I found myself an empty village. It appears he was telling the truth, not to mention Livestock has seven settlements in the east of Devandia. And three were already attacked"
"Do you know where the next settlement is being attack"
"Gale that would be a fools game if someone wise as me knows when that Siren is going to attack. All we need to know she is fast, and mischief. And is calculated when and where we'll approach one of Livestock's settlements".
During there adventure towards one of the settlements, Jin then suddenly sense someone approaching "everyone stop, there's someone here"
"Wait Jin I thought you needed rest, for you magic to restore"
"Now's not the time" as Jin points where he sense the person they see a wagon heading towards them, and suddenly stopped a few distance when the man riding the horse saw them on the road, but as the man raised his hat and looks towards the other he is shocked and surprised "well I'll be a blacksmithing gold, if it ain't the two who caught the caster". The others were confuses but when the man takes off his hat the others expect Ezrael, are also surprised to see an old friend Geek, the builder they helped before.
(End of chapter 27)