The surroundings were covered in smoke, the trees caught on fire and all that remained of the demonic creatures were ash
Elijah stared at Zaire, dumbfounded.
"Y-you.. how did fire-"
"Shhh"
Zaire took out some blue cards and threw it at the Fire and Water soon flooded the surroundings
The fire was put out by the water.
Elijah took a quick glance at Zaire's face before running to the shield, to see if his friends were okay.
Zaire stared at the five people standing in a circle.
Elijah was getting his ear pulled by Serena and his back hit by Kevin, but he had a bright smile on his face.
The rest of them seemed to have satisfied expressions too.
They seemed like a close knitted friend group, one that wouldn't abandon their members.
Zaire unconsciously furrowed his brows, feeling unsatisfied as he wiped sweat off his head with his hand"
***
The four stood up, glancing at the flames being extinguished surrounding them
"What in the world is…-"
"Look! It's Elijah and.."
"Isn't that Zaire?"
The four of them peeked out of the translucent barrier at azreal's words. A blond boy was standing there, simply staring at the four of them as Elijah ran torwaeds them
"Guys! Are you okay?"
Elijah ran towards them and hugged Azreal as he walked out of the barrier
He then heard an ominous voice from behind
"You…."
He felt his ear getting pulled
"Ah! Ah ah ah hey!"
He then felt a large slap to his back
"Ah! What the hell! I saved you guys and you do this to me?"
He stared at the two culprits, Kevin who looked annoyed and Serena who was still pulling at his ear.
"Well, you were the one who ran and separated from the group."
"Speaking of which, what were you even thinking?"
His cry was met with two questions targeting him by Saoirse and Kevin respectively
"Ah..uh"
"…. You were planning to lure the demonic creatures away by yourself weren't you?"
Saoirse asked, her brows furrowing.
Azreal walked to the side, dialing a phone
"Huh? What's Azreal doing?"
"Ratting on you"
Azreal's smooth voice came back in response"
"!!! Hey!"
He then got smacked at the back of his head
"We contacted Mr Farrell earlier, so we're telling him it's not an emergency anymore. As for that guy…"
Kevin's eyes landed on Zaire, who was still standing far away, silently watching.
"How did he get out? And was he the cause of the elemental stuff just now?"
Elijah glanced forwards Zaire, who met his eyes.
Zaire sighed, walking forwards them
"I suppose you have questions?"
Saoirse stood in front, her guard clearly up
"Would you answer them?"
"Depends"
"To use elemental energy, are you a user of divinity?"
Serena, who had long let go of Elijah's ear by now, asked.
"Depends, it's just from cards, that's all"
"Cards?"
"Yea.. he flinged them towards the barrier earlier and elemental energy popped up."
Kevin looked at Elijah's expression, knowing he wasn't the type to back people unless they were close, and sighed.
""If it is truly by cards, what kind of cards are they? How are they made? At most, cards can only generate shields of D rank mana"
Serena continued questioning, but this time, Zaire didn't respond
Well, he actually did respond, just not to the question
"You're asking a lot for someone who got saved"
"Should I not ask a lot?"
"Yes"
"…"
Serena stared at the boy's shameless expression before sighing.
"Guys, we'll have to wait here for a while"
A calm and deep voice came from behind.
Elijah looked back, at Azreal who had his hands in his pocket
"Why?"
Looking at Elijah like he was a trouble-making pet, Azreal simply replied
"He's coming"
"Who's coming?"
A quiet voice came from the front.
Searching for the source, azreal's eyes landed on him, Zaire.
"Mr Farrell"
"Huh… shit"
"?"
Zaire moves slightly back but his hand got grasped by Kevin
"Where are you running?"
Zaire looked back, showing a displeased expression, but Kevin's tight grip remained on his hand
"You seem to want to avoid meeting Mr Farrell"
Saoirse walkek up, carrying her bag on her shoulder
"Who would want to meet a demigod willingly..?"
"Who wouldn't?"
Zaire tried rebutting but it's obvious they wouldn't listen
Knowing they wouldn't budge, Zaire sighed
***
About 10 minutes later, a figure appeared near a tree
"You have a lot of explaining to do Elijah"
A large, burly figure walked forwards the group.
His hair was brushed back, revealing his forehead, his muscular arms had scars reaching all the way to his elbow.
"And for you…"
His eyes landed directly on Zaire, who's hand had been let go by Kevin.
"The five of you, return to the rooms for now, I'll return later.
The five of the, agreed quote quickly, all walking as fast as possible, away from what may be a crime scene soon.
Elijah turned back and took a quick glance at Zaire, who still stood there unphased. But he was brought out of it by a sharp smack to his back
"What are you doing? Reflect on your wrongdoing"
"What? But i-"
Elijah turned forwards the hand that hit him
Looking at azreal's displeased expression, Elijah sighed.
***
"Will you stop looking at me with such murderous intent? Or is this how you greet people now?
The blond "boy" standing in front of him asked with his head tilting.
Mr Farrell couldn't take it, he immediately launched at the boy, pinning him to a nearby tree by his neck
"How did you get this body? What are you doing in it? Ruining his reputation?"
"What do you mean? I never had good reputation in the first place."
"What are you doing in a dead body? One that died 20 years ago?"
"What makes you think that? This is my body"
"No, it isn't. You died alongside all of the clock keepers 20 years ago, in the grand calamity."