Orion was fast asleep, he was surprised to find himself on his horse
as they run, for they became outnumbered. They located a cave and
found shelter in there, they closed the door by rolling a big rock on
it. "What happened?" Asked Orion, he noticed that Hellion's hands
were covered in a green fluid, and so was their swords.
Five died that night, only 15 warriors were remaining, "Orion, we
were under attack. Takkas ambushed us and ate our fellows."
Hellion said while looking so sad and gazing his eyes down.
"Cosmas was one of those who died." Hal added while leaning on to
the wall. Early in the morning, they collected stones and made a
monument for Cosmas.
"We need to move!" Hellion said while looking down at the
footprints the Takkas who stole the sword. So, they mounted their
horses and begun the pursuit until they reached the river of Fao, it
had crystal clear water such that you could see the bottom and
every fish in it.
The Fao bridged used to appear every after two days. If someone
crossed it, it would vanish for 48 hours before reappearing again.
On the other side, the Takkas who stole sword camped, they stood
there facing the other camp and at dawn they. Orion had never
seen a Takka before, he was still processing as to what he just saw.
Atticus came and stood beside him and said, "Takkas are indeed
strong, they have pale green skins and so is their blood. They are
the forbidden ninjas that decided to fight alongside the gods who
wanted to colonize Athesis, they have sharp thorn like teeth and
they feed on meat. They have pale green eyes like that of a snake,
they have sharp and strong claws like that of an eagle such that
they would rip you open in a single strike."
"They are Takkas because they work in groups, you cannot
differentiate one Takka from another, thus we generally call them
Takkas because they all look similar. They all have a mummified
face, and that is why you begin your training today Orion!" Added
Hellion.
"I see, Takkas are really scary and pretty skilled since they were
ninjas to begin with. Wait-wait! What? Am training?" Asked Orion
with his jaw dropped.
Breathing heavily while holding Atticus's sword, Orion trained the
whole day with different masters, the last one to train him was
Atticus after giving him his sword. "I will stick to my bow, so you