Chapter 15
Porsogon didn't even bother that Viosus standing there, he walked past Viosus in a blink of an eye and grabbed Yilas's arm, pulling her out of the water and onto a stand. But Viosus also reacted quickly and grabbed Porsogon's wrist with great strength, but Porsogon still didn't let go.
Yilas's arm was squeezed tightly so she let out an *Ahh* but as she was looking into Porsogon's eyes, it indicated that he wouldn't let go.
But after what happened today, Yilas felt more courage running through her body than before. She used all the strength in her body to pull her arm out of his grip but it was pointless, he didn't budge one bit. Yilas could feel the spot around his fingers had turned white and a numbing sensation starting to flow to her hand.
"Let go!" Yilas yelled at Porsogon, she didn't understand why he would do this to her.
Porsogon didn't react to Yilas's word or Viosus's grip so Viosus had to act promptly before Yilas became hurt.
Without thinking, Viosus landed a hard punch on Porsogon's head, making his head pull to the side and lose his foot stand. However, Porsogon was still standing, his hand didn't move from Yilas's arm yet.
Not a second later, Porsogon released Yilas and swung to Viosus face. Viosus was punched on the cheek, Yilas over on the side was still gasping since Viosus had landed the first punch.
The punch was powerful, it made Viosus lose his balance and stumbled back a few steps. Porsogon who had more fighting experiences than Viosus didn't give Viosus a chance to regain his tempo, he flung himself onto Viosus and was about to land another punch.
At the corner of Viosus's eyes, he could follow the boar movements so in antic.i.p.ation of the next hit. Viosus stretched out his long leg and kicked the running boar in the stomach, made him fall on his back onto the ground. He also quickly got onto the Boar and started to punch him mercilessly.
Porsogon, who was using his forearm to shelter from the heavy punches, pushed up his hip to knock Viosus off his top position. Once he got up again, he didn't hesitate to keep charging at Viosus.
It was an all-out fight between the two of them. The three Boar's clan men came to their side but they didn't interfere. There was an unspoken rule between males that they need to resolve their problem with other males in fights independently.
Yilas wasn't expecting the other to help but she was scared to even break up the fight. The blows each of them threw out sounded so terrible that Yilas thought she might die if just one punch struck her.
But she couldn't let her friends beat each other like this. Yilas's reasoning got over her fear and her legs would move again.
As Viosus was getting up and Porsogon was lunging forward to land another punch. Yilas bravely stood in front of Viosus and closed her eyes, she was antic.i.p.ating the punch to land on her.
It wasn't clear that Yilas moved too fast or the boar's clan men were too absorbed in the fight that they didn't stop her.
And at the last second, Porsogon had noticed a white shadow flew in front of his fist and he had held back his strength, but he couldn't stop the momentum and ended up landing the punch on Yilas's center of the forehead, making a dry *bop* sound.
The force wasn't deadly but to Yilas's tiny body it was enough to send her on her back.
She fell down, landing on the human cus.h.i.+on Viosus behind her.
Viosus had caught her right away and looked at her face as soon as he could but he couldn't stop the sudden terror he felt in his heart.
Luckily, Yilas was alright, maybe her skull grew thicker but she didn't feel much pain from the hit, she just felt a little dizzy as she opened her eyes with a smile seeing Viosus's swollen face.
Viosus sighed out of relief when he saw Yilas's innocent smile and her eyes opened so she was still conscious.
He grew angrier, looked once again at the boar now was pinned down by Neo and the other two.
Viosus was about to run over and beat the c.r.a.p out of the boar but Yilas held him back and she was grabbing onto him, trying to get up.
"Can you guys just stop fighting now?" Yilas said with exhaustion showing on her face as she sat up with Viosus help, one hand rubbing on her forehead where the punch landed.
Porsogon didn't say a word, he was sat down by the other three but it was his choice to stop moving as he also came back to his senses after accidentally hitting Yilas on the face.
He didn't know why when it came to this female he had lost all his cool but for a moment, Porsogon felt like he needed to blow out his steam and the one provoked him was that Fox.
Yilas got up and Neo went by her side to check on her forehead, he swept her hair to the side to reveal a round red b.u.mp already starting to swell.
Frowning his long eyebrows, Neo felt his heart was being tugged. He sighed out in frustration because he couldn't do anything to help Yilas but also he couldn't hit Porsogon because it was his brother.
"Looks like it's gonna bruise. What got into you brother?" Neo wouldn't dare to scold Porsogon, he believed that his brother wouldn't want this to happen either.
All eyes were on Porsogon, Yilas also wanted an answer to his outbreak.
Porsogon didn't say anything for a few minutes but they were still patiently waiting.
"Come to our clan!" Porsogon said it loud enough for all the beasts to hear, his voice was hoa.r.s.e like he had choked up on his own words.
Everybody was dumbfounded, they didn't believe what just came out of this man's mouth. His men knew this man was cold and emotionless, he had never expressed any feelings toward any female they encountered, he had never spoken a word to them either.
Viosus thought he had heard it wrong but the raging fire in him got lit up again for this Boar's indispensable request.
"I said it once last night and I will say it again, these beasts here are not capable of protecting you." Porsogon had calmed down and his words were clear, he looked directed at Yilas's round innocent eyes without blinking.
Yilas couldn't believe Porsogon would say it directly in front of so many people here, she didn't want Viosus to worry but Porsogon had already said what he had to say.
"If you come with us, I can guarantee your safety for the rest of your life."
Porsogon who was on his knees and was sitting on his legs, his body faced Yilas. He wasn't lying, no one could point out a string of doubt in his words or his body language. He just said it in a calm, monotone voice as if one would talk about the weather.
However, the message was like oil to Viosus's raging fire. He pushed his way toward Porsogon and tried to get to him but the tiger and the leopard got to him first. They were pus.h.i.+ng Viosus back, pinning him down to a kneeling position like Porsogon.
Yilas was at a loss for words, and so was Neo. There were so many thoughts running through Neo's little brain.
This was very out of character for Porsogon, his brother was a prideful person and never noticed any female around him back at the clan. So what exactly happened last night that made Porsogon changed his view on females? And out of all females, why would it be the one that Neo liked the most?
"You were here last night didn't you?" Neo asked Yilas, he had recalled the faint memories he had in the middle of the night.
Now all eyes were on Yilas this time. Her eyes opened even wider, she couldn't look at Neo, as she was indeed there.
"I…" That was all that Yilas could utter out.
"Is that what you and my brother had talked about? Are you coming to our clan?" Neo bombarded Yilas with another round of tough questions leaving her no time to react.
"No...no… of course not!" Yilas whispered lightly denying the questions. They had argued about that but she didn't agree to his condition.
"Neo! Shut up!" Porsogon's deep voice commanding Neo, he didn't expect that his little brother could remember what happened the night before.
Porsogon had internally promised Yilas to not speak of what happened last night but he had must persuade her to come back with them as he thought if she kept staying here she would only kept getting hurt.
The sky above them suddenly became cloudy, even though it had just pa.s.sed mid-day. All eyes were expecting Yilas's answer that they didn't notice the weather change at first. Usually beasts could antic.i.p.ate the rain coming but since it came so sudden and they were too focused on the matter at hand that they didn't see it.
After a moment of silence, Yilas made up her mind to come clear with everybody here, especially to Viosus.
"The truth is we did speak about it in secret but I didn't agree to go, didn't I?" Yilas was looking at Viosus too ease his mind and then looked at Porsogon.
Viosus didn't believe in what the beast said, he believed that Yilas would never consider going with them but once he heard her answer, his heart still took a sigh of relief.
If it was his master before, he wouldn't be so sure right now but ever since she woke up, Yilas had always been kind and caring to her clan, he believed she had had a changed of heart after the incident.
Porsogon reluctantly nodded, confirming Yilas explanation.
"I also said that I am fully aware that our clan is weak, but we don't intend to stay that way for long. There is no need for saving." Yilas had already thought about finding a way to trade with the goat city to further help her clan. However Yilas had planned to work on the specific later on when these men were gone.
"Besides, I will never leave my clan people and go enjoy a luxury life on my own, they are my arms and legs that cannot be severe!" Yilas said this in a confident voice, she believed her clan was strong in their hearts and they trusted each other.
Porsogon knew that Yilas wouldn't leave so easily, he didn't want to use this last card but it might help Yilas to see her way through the situation.
"If you stay here, you only bring trouble to your own clan." Porsogon looked Yilas dead in the eyes, watching her every reaction. "The beasts here would of course protect you but how long do you think they are going to hold up?" Porsogon words were like an invisible thread, tighten up around Yilas's heart. Yilas had indeed thought about this and she couldn't deny that they were loyal, they would sacrifice their life even if she asked them not to.
Knowing that Porsogon only pointed out the truth, it was still a truth that Yilas didn't want to hear.
"Nonsense! Our clan is fully capable of protecting our Master!" Viosus growled angrily, he looked like a wild beast desperate for reasons.
"With only 2 of our beasts, you had already been incapable of moving, how are you going to protect your master now?" Porsogon was just cold, cut-throat honest with the Fox.
Viosus had long lost his cool, he tugged and threw his arms, trying to escape their lock but couldn't break free.
"Calm down Vio, just let him finish" Yilas was angered but she said it calmly, she didn't want Viosus to hurt himself anymore "What's your point Porsogon?"
"I don't know if you have backups but with only two adult male beasts around, I guessed that your clan number can't be pa.s.sed 10." Porsogon continued, Yilas eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper into her pinky, swollen forehead.
"The four of us are experienced in the battle, we will not have a problem kidnapping you, but I wouldn't say the same about your fox's defensive power here."
As Porsogon talked the sky turned darker, clouds had gathered heavily above them and stolen all the sunlight, Neo and the others on the side had started to notice the weather change.
"If you don't want us to kill the -" Porsogon didn't get to finish when a single thunder struck down making a loud noise like a cannon being fired.
Porsogon was watching Yilas's reaction the whole time he was talking, her face was getting darker and darker by the second and her heart was beating so fast and loud that he could even hear it.
All the beasts were shaken by the thunder, seeing that a storm might be coming, their instinct told them to find shelter but they didn't dare to move since neither of their leaders had said anything.
"You men need to leave right now" Yilas was angry, truly furious, she couldn't process any of the words Porsogon was saying anymore. She didn't notice the weather around her but she knew one thing, this time she would not give up to fate easily.
Yilas had many regrets in her past life, top of the list was being independent, so not in a million years would she tug her tail between her legs and run away to the bigger clan.
Moreover, she cherished the friends.h.i.+p and the family she had here, something that Yilas also didn't have in her previous life, she wouldn't abandon them, not here, not ever. Especially not because of a stupid threat some men were throwing at her.
Neo was scared to see Yilas's angry reaction. He was also mad at Porsogon for saying things to upset her. He was whimpering around like a puppy next to Yilas after she said she was kicking them out.
They all heard what Yilas said but none of the men made a move, Porsogon was still sitting down waiting patiently as if Yilas had just said nothing.
"Didn't you hear what I said!" Yilas screamed loudly.
At the same time, the dark was tear apart by a giant bolt of lightning, making all of them look at the sky instead of Yilas.
Seeing Yilas reaction and the weather suddenly changing, Porsogon put two and two together and figured that it was her doing.
However, he still thought it was strange. First, even the strongest beasts couldn't use much of their energy during the battle since it drained a lot of their life force so proving using energy on a large scale required tremendous power. Second, the energy all beasts known to date was using fire, water, wind and earth, Porsogon had never seen one that could change nature even through all the land Porsogon had gone to on his missions.
There was a small chance that it was just a coincidence, but he didn't think it was the case.
With that mindset, he thought that he should hold back for now and come up with a plan later.
"We will leave." Porsogon didn't say anything after that, he stood up, walked toward the bamboo fence, where Yilas and the other came from.
Heff and Hugo, were quick to follow their leader but Neo was still standing next to Yilas still didn't know what to do.
A part of him couldn't leave his team and his brother but also a big part of him wanted to stay with Yilas. He was so torn that he kept looking at his brother's back and then looked at Yilas.
"Can I still come back to Yilas?" Neo's voice was weak like he was whispering his question to Yilas.
"No!" Yilas didn't hesitate to deny his request. Even though her anger had been slowly dissipating, there was still some left.
Yilas looked up at Neo when she caught his watering eyes, it was like that of a big puppy. Neo's face was black and blue from the bruises now it even looked more pitiful from the tears it was about to pour on his face.
Since the injuries were Yilas's fault, she couldn't help but soften up a little. How could anybody be mad at an adorable injured puppy?
Yilas breathed out loudly and said "Fine! Only you can come back for visits."
Neo was more than happy with her response, he burst out laughing and waved goodbye at her before turning into a hawk and flew away.
"Let go home Vio!" Yilas was still angry and sad, she walked alongside Viosus without talking the whole way, her heart was a mess.
As antic.i.p.ation for a storm, Viosus went and gathered everybody back at the house. But he couldn't find Berthort and Lyth, earlier he had suspected that Berth would go to the bunch who were hiding in the mountain. But once he got all of them back, them twos were still missing. He ran into the house and called for Yilas.
"Milady! Lyth and Berth are gone!"