"Why couldn't we keep him!?" Sun kicked the dirt beneath his feet.
"I told you, it was too dangerous." Atlas repeated.
"So we lost the prisoner, and our little prince." Another masked man chimed in.
"We could've lost our lives." Atlas glared.
"IT WAS JUST A FIRE SHIFTER!!" Sun groaned after punching a tree.
Before the elven man could repeat, a sudden rustle could be heard from the bushes.
"SCYTHE!" A bandit summoned his weapon quickly only to pull back once Prince Zikan emerged.
"Quite the eventful awakening today." He laughed while approaching Sun. "I believe everyone knows why I am here?"
"We made progress on opening the seal, but there is one more problem." Atlas sighed while leaning against a tree, his muscular torso tensing in frustration.
"The martial artist is on the hunt, a fire shifter is about to awaken, and worst of all, a mysterious man managed to get his hands on three divine beasts."
"Ah, is it the.."
"Harlot."
All men sighed in frustration.
"These things happen when it's finally my turn.." Zikan grit his teeth when suddenly someone spoke up.
"I don't understand why the fire shifter is about to awaken, his father didn't, so there could be no chance he suddenly gained a large sum of power from merely existing." A bandit with a scythe questioned.
"An awakening is more than that, power, and will. Someone has been meddling with that creature's brain." Prince Zikan explained when suddenly his eyes shot open beneath his bangs.
"The harlot, he took the alicorn prince once he awakened, he was the only one let inside the barrier, do you think he.."
The elven man nodded as Sun tilted his head.
"Either he has an ability to meddle with memories, or an ability to manipulate; nonetheless it's best to act now."
"We want him dead." Sun elaborated.
"The harlot? Why?" Zikan turned curious.
"Because he possibly used his abilities on the alicorn prince. Who just so happens to be carrying our boss's child." He went on when suddenly the demon prince was taken aback.
"HE WHAT!?"
Atlas turned his head shamelessly away while a few bandits chuckled at the revelation.
"The young prince insisted on a sleepless night with him so much, he couldn't help but oblige. But now that his darling dear is in danger, he can't just let a man like that take advantage." He spoke with a spin of his weapon.
"He truly did that? I was so certain he craved the heart of that thief.." Prince Zikan murmured when suddenly a shadow flashed closer until he was face to face with the elven man.
"Are you calling his love insincere!?" Atlas growled dangerously.
"I'm just saying! That prince had been swooning over that wanted poster since the day it was made. If anything he even hung it up in his kitchen to admire while cooking." After Zikan finished explaining, a few shadows retreated until Atlas's form was finally at his usual spot.
"That just means he has to die too…" He grit out between his teeth.
"That martial artist, why is he in the way of my plans?" Zikan quickly interrupted.
"There is a possibility he may sense the demon world portal opening and interfere."
"Since it's not a quick progress I wouldn't doubt a few casualties."
Two bandits explain when suddenly Zikan snaps.
"SEE IF I CARE! I ALREADY HELD MY PART OF THE DEAL! HOLD YOURS!" His neck snapped with a violent pop and he managed to take a shaky breath. "I'll take care of him, and you take care of the seal."
"If you insist." Sun smiled before watching the demon prince leave.
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"So big brother didn't awaken?" Soku asked while chasing after his packing brothers.
"Not fully, but our problem has changed." Shine explained while filling a bunch of bags with valuables and clothes.
"I got the jewelry." Tair flew in, throwing them into the bags as well.
Horu galloped after Tair with his little hooves.
"Why are you two packing?" He questioned while holding Soku's hand.
"Big brother is packing for all four of us." The pegasus explained while transforming into his mythical form.
Shine immediately began throwing their bags onto his twins back and strapping a saddle on him.
"Where are we going?" Soku questioned, at the same time being lifted by Shine with magic.
Once the younglings were on their big brother's back and strapped up, Shine began packing once more.
"Brother?" Horu called out but Tair kicked his hind legs.
"We're going to Kioshi, and we're not returning till he does." The Pegasus huffed to silence their whiney voices.
They lowered their heads in obedient silence.
Shine threw everything on before morphing into a gorgeous Unicorn form, similar to his brother.
"GO!!" Shine neighed, watching his twin burst through the wall flying ahead only for Shine to follow close after.
He jumped from platform to platform, his brother was quickly gone flying through the air.
"Dang it.." His horn flickered since his shaky legs could barely hold his own weight.
Shine decided to turn his head back to look at the garden he and his brothers grew only to crash onto the ground once his barrier shattered.
Our.. Garden..
Shine rolled in the dirt, his heavy body shaking wildly before he pushed himself up to gallop away.
"Your highness-"
"SILENCE!" He huffed while barging past every servant.
Everything was a blurry mess, they knew Kioshi wasn't going away without them, but there was no way for them to stay.
While Tair flew through the air, Shine was running through the depths of the forest without an ounce of hesitation.
"I don't see Brother Shine!" Soku tugged at his brother's mane only to get a head shake in response.
"Have faith in your big brother, he will meet us at our designated spot."
"But how will we find Kioshi?" Soku questioned once more.
"Oh don't worry… Big brother Shine has a special little trick for that."