Elsewhere, in the night:
A woman sat on a white couch in her villa's living room. She had white skin, striking blue eyes with large pupils, sleek black hair, and a full, beautifully rosy mouth, Her name is (Asareer , أسارير ) and right now, she sat in tears, her heart aching with pain.
She talking herself: "I am fading...my worth...my heart...my desires, all of it"
She stood up and walking into the kitchen, her thoughts racing:
"I am truly losing myself, Should I resign?
_ As if they'd ever let me leave. Damn them, They will try to kill me, and their enemies will do"
She picked up a cup and placed it under the spout of the coffee machine to brew an espresso. Once ready, she taking a sip and set the cup down on the black marble countertop, staring at the dark liquid.
"My job has become bitterer than espresso"
She pulled up a stool, sitting in front of the marble counter, and drinking another small sip. She loved this drink despite its bitterness.
She thinking and talking:
"If this keeps happening, What makes me different from the whores and losers?"
Taking another sip, she replying on herself:
"Maybe I'm a killer and takes some millions?..Did I sell myself? Sell?!"
Then a memory of her father flashed in her brain, He was a man with warm wheat-toned skin, deep blue eyes, black hair, and medium full lips,
He had once told her:
"daughter, When the human selling himself become worthless or losing a piece of him worth"
She murmured:
"You were right, Father. But what would you have done?"
She recalled her father's soothing voice, repeating his words aloud along with the memory:
"Be optimistic Asareer, Things will turn out as the way you want and even better."
A soft smile touched her lips. She inhaled deeply and released a long exhale as though a heavy burden had departed with that breath and saying:
"Alright Father, I will find a way to leave my job,
I know you would have wanted me to follow your steps, but I know you wouldn't want your daughter to be a whore, And your daughter doesn't want to be one either."
She stood up, grabbed a packet of hot chocolate powder, and emptied it into a mug. Pouring in hot water, she stirred the drink, taking in its rich aroma. A wave of comfort washed over her.
She smiling declaring:
"I'll show them what Asareer Laraso can do."
Asareer Laraso was one of the finest intelligence agents in the continent of Suqat—if not the absolute best. Her most recent notable feat was the superhuman elimination of the notorious known as The Striker (الصّاعِق) despite her not possessing any superhuman powers herself.
Meanwhile, with Sam and Telera:
They were walking through pitch-black darkness. As they trod forward, Telera saying to Sam:
"Brother, this might annoying you, but you will be under my protection, At least until you become strong as a superhuman"
_"I understand, Don't worry, I'll get strong."
_"God willing, And when you do get strong, never let arrogance cloud your mind, no matter how powerful you become."
Sam laughing:"You telling me that?"
Telera laughing too and looking at him:"Consider me an exception, You know I crave combat and adrenaline. Now tell me, how was your feeling in your power or how feeling it?"
_"Well.. I felt a surge of energy and adrenaline, a high rush of vitality. I felt power."
_"Very good.. I wondering how strong you are now, Could you handle fighting a massive Horo?"
Sam froze in his tracks, stunned by two last words!
The memory of that colossal Horo flashed vividly in his mind.
In a low, solemn voice, Sam asking:"Telera the Horos are bigger than elephants, right?"
_"Yeah, that's right, but, Is something wrong?"
_"Forget about me for a second, Yesterday I saw a giant Horo. It was so massive, that regular Horos would look like small snacks compared to its size."
Telera shouting:"What! How you didn't tell us?"
Sam replying sadly:" I'm sorry for that "
_"Will talk later, Tell me where it was!"
_"At the giant spa, Relax Lava."
Telera placed his right hand on Sam's shoulder and instantly teleporting them..
They materializing on the dirt ground among the forest trees near the massive resort, only to witness an ominous creature that resembled a giant ant from behind!
It was devouring the corpse of a Horo. Scattered across the ground were 4 other Horos carcasses, each having a portion of its head eaten away.
The ant turned toward them!
Its terrifying, gigantic face came into view—featuring glowing, deep cherry-red eyes that emitted a faint luminescence. Beneath its teeth crimson bristles matching the color of its eyes. Its jaw was a triple-hinged, large and powerful enough to crush and swallow an elephant whole!
The ant unleashed a deafening, horrifying shriek— Like a blend of a kiwi bird's cry and the shrill whistle of a white bellbird.
The sound was immense, blasting across for kilometers. The sharp acoustic force caused agonizing pain in Sam's ears and collapsed unconscious immediately.
Even though Telera slammed his hands over his ears, a sharp pain shot through his head accompanied by a loud ringing. He cast a worrying glance at Sam, and saying In a low, terrifyingly deep voice:
"I'll crush you."
Immediately following his words, a massive blue energy emerges from his body —often referred to as an aura—His blonde hair transformed into a radiant glowing golden tone, and his pupils shifted into a brilliant, shining blue.
The ant snapped open its triple jaw, fully exposing its cherry-red teeth, and charging at Telera speedily He charging speedily too which cutting through the air with a loud sonic boom.
They clashing in an instant, The ant will swallow him and "He punches its teeth with a fist so full of energy that his hand seemed to be made of energy,
The strike shattering the ant bloody teeth, blew through its throat, and obliterated its head into scattered fragments like glass
The creature collapsed into a lifeless corpse—despite its hide possessing a density far harder than that of any Horo!
However, the moment it fell, Telera screamed out in agonizing pain stemming from his right hand—the one he had used to punch the monster. The pain rapidly intensified, and his hand turned a deep burgundy color and he too collapsed unconscious!
Sometime earlier, before Telera and Sam collapsed:
In a forest named Lily, the Queen of the Jinn discovered a peculiar fruit. It resembled a mango, but its skin was as pitch-black as a Horos
(Horror Mango)
A tan-skinned male with brown hair and hazel eyes appeared in the forest, offering a polite greeting:
"Welcome, Your Majesty, my Queen looks truly magnificent."
_"Why are you in this human form?"
_"I was with the humans, my great Queen."
"Well then, Tannaz- طَنَّاز, tell me has there been any progress with the worms?"
"Yes, your royal majesty. Those worms" he pointed his left hand toward a group of Horos to his left "were ordinary worms. But thirty-eight minutes after consuming the fruit, they transformed into this."
A wide smile spread across the Queen's face To hear that.
Tannaz:"Also my Queen.. these worms which the humans call Horos, can distinguish between humans and Jinn."
_"How do you know?"
_"When I appear as a human, they attempt to devour me. But when I reveal my true form as a Jinn, they refrain from attacking."
_"and why they aren't attacking you right now?"
_"Your Majesty, I believe they do not dare approach you. Or perhaps their sense of smell is weak, or nonexistent. I am not entirely certain, my Exalted Queen."
_"Have you gathered any of the fruit?"
_"Yes, I have collected plenty."
_"Good."
At that moment, a telepathic message reached her from another Jinni :
"Hightness Queetia Queen, I have located a site containing a giant Horo."
She respon telepathically: "Where?"
_"Inside a massive abandoned bath facility called Relax Lava, located in the Lava Moon Land."
She Speaks aloud so those around her could hear:
"A good place, I shall arrive shortly. Tannaz, you will come with me and bring the fruit."
A minute after that contact, a colossal structure made of dark brown stone blocks. Its entrance resembled a giant half-square rendered in light brown. The building towered to an immense height and stretched remarkably wide—large enough to hold the crowds of multiple sports stadium or more !
Both of them vanished—or more precisely, became completely invisible as they reverted to their original forms.
Another unseen Jinni speaks up: "Welcome, my great Queen."
Queetia says:"Ah, there you are. So, is it inside?"
The Jinni answering:"Yes, Your Queen Majesty, The Horo is inside."
They stepped indoors to find a viscous black web clinging to the walls and ceiling, trapping numerous corpses suspended in its threads, and on the roof The Giant Horo was moving towards corpses and devouring ten bodies at once.
Queetia then manifested in a human form with dark skin, silver eyes, and literally silver hair that shining in the darkness. Her eyes shining too, She looks incredibly beautiful, like a star in the pitch-black night.
She issued a command to the Giant Horo:
"Come down, worm."
The worm dropped from the ceiling at terrifying speed, opening its jaws to consume Queetia whole.
Queetia clenched her left hand, transforming it into a hand of pure, radiant golden energy. She swung her arm, flicking the back of her hand against the Horo. The impact sent the massive beast flying across the hall, slamming violently into a giant wall and shaking the entire structure.
Instantly teleporting beside the monster, Queetia grabbed one of its legs and snapping it, tearing half of it completely out of its socket. The creature shrieked like a giant injured hyena. He moving Quickly and devours Queetia—So his teeth shatter against her body!
In a chilling, terrifying feminine voice, the Jinn queen uttering:
"Will Die."
She touched him with her left hand, whispering:
"Touch of Death."
Opening her palm, she drove her nails and fingers deep into the creature. Its outer shell cracked, and its internal cellular structure violently tore apart. The worm writhed in unbearable agony as its entire outer exoskeleton slowly fragmented, scattering across the ground along with black viscous fluid and chunks of its dark flesh.
The Queen glanced up at the suspended corpses and added:
"I will send someone to study these bodies and this place."
So The mysterious Jinni says: "Allow me to remain behind, Your Majesty and Your Grace, to conduct the study."
_ "Very well, Shamharoos (شَمهَرُوس)
_"Thank you, my Queen."
the Jinn Queen walking in the place, she paused to observe a line of ants crawling along one of the walls.
She called Tannaz: "Tannaz, give me one of the fruits. I wish to test something."
She brought her right palm in front of her left middle finger, Her middle fingernail abruptly extended forward like a speeding bullet, piercing a small hole in her right palm and causing blood to drip out.
Tannaz, still concealed in his Jinn form behind Queetia, handed her a black Horror Mango. She allowed her blood to drip onto the fruit, coating a portion of it, before placing it near an ant on the ground.
She spoke to the ant in a gentle tone:
"Eat, little ant, and don't fear. I don't want harm you."
A moment later, the ant began feeding on the fruit, initially avoiding the portion stained with her blood. Bit by bit, the ant's body began to expand. Eventually, it consumed the blood-stained portion as well.
Within minutes, it swelled into a colossal, terrifying monstrosity.
The giant ant turned toward the giant Horo, which was still groaning in pain. It climbed atop the beast's head and began burrowing into its center to feed. The Horo let out a Scream, but the sound cut off abruptly as the monster died—its brain devoured by the horrifying ant.
The largest and longest Horo was dead. The ant now possessed blood-red teeth, glowing crimson eyes, and a body so massive it could swallow an elephant whole — larger than standard Horos.
Then, the Jinn Queen instructed the monster ant:
"Come here my ant."
The giant ant stepped forward and lowered its head. Queetia stroked its head gently, as if it were a pet.
They exited the building alongside the ant. Queetia then looked at the predatory beast and smiled villainously:
"Go on then. Unleash yourself and do as you please."
.
.
Before long, the ant slaughtered every Horo in the surrounding area, its a monster preying upon monsters!
Queetia then ordered the two Jinn accompanying her to leave. Once alone, she reverted to her true Jinn form that invisible to human eyes, then Sam and Telera arrived.
While Telera was busy fighting and destroying the giant ant, Queetia observed the scene, thinking in herself:
"I didn't expect humans have some power… Could I actually find a strong human?"
Telera collapsed right after her thought. Watching him fall, her inner monologue continue:
"Is there even a man among the Jinn worth me to look to humans? How I even thinking like this? I am a great Queen; I would never marry a pathetic human."
After the last words, another question crosses her mind:
"What if a human managed to defeat the Dragon of Darkness?"
She responses herself:
"What absurdity. Even I might die if I attempted that. Could a weak, low human defeat something that strikes terror into the strongest Jinn?
..
Damn, Is there really no man I can genuinely enjoy? Will I forever end up killing every man I take a liking to? Will there never be a man I won't want to kill him".
Queetia then noticed that the white flames hadn't vanished despite Telera and Sam falling unconscious:"So, this is the White Fire… It seems to belong to someone else."
The white flames moved over Sam and Telera, enveloping their bodies completely and concealing them from view, as if the fire itself ate them.
With Tara:
The white fire in her possession began to shift and alter its shape, as if guiding her toward something. The flame took flight, zooming rapidly toward the source of the ant's roar. It accelerated so suddenly that it caught Tara off guard, forcing her to chasing it..
Arriving at the scene, Tara descended near Sam and Telera. The white fire immediately attached itself to her body, wrapping around her like a blazing mantle. Yet, it caused her no harm. Her cloak and body appeared shrouded in a radiant aura of white fire, blending seamlessly with her long, flowing white hair.
With Rooh:
Rooh sensed a sudden shift and instantly realized something had happened. Looking through her white flames, she observed the condition of her brother and Sam, both of whom were being actively healed by her fire.
She also saw Tara. As soon as Tara landed, Rooh activated her specialized vision to scan the surrounding area. To her eyes, the night appeared as bright as day, with inanimate objects rendered in pale shades.
Amidst a cluster of trees near the two young men, her vision caught something distinct: a dark entity resembling a barbed human heart made of dark, dense energy intertwined with crimson threads that glowed with a deep, blood-red hue. The entire entity was larger than a human being.
Tara stood in shock at the sight of the two boys lying unconscious. At that moment, Rooh speaking directly into Tara's mind via telepathy, her voice ringing clear and crisp as like talking face to face:
"Hello, Tara. I'm Rooh."
_"How are you speaking to me?"
_"Through telepathy via my fire. Hurry, pick up Sam and Telera!" Rooh added urgently, her voice rising in alarm: "Quickly! As fast as you can!"
Tara lifts them up, causing both to float in the air enveloped in white fire, and flies rapidly with them toward Sam's house; in the way, Rooh asks: "Did you sense any danger back there?"
_"No, but I think I can sense poisonous creatures and toxins now, after my new transformation."
_"Transformation?!"
_"Yes… but why do you ask?"
_"There was something extremely dangerous right next to you in that place."
_"How strange! If it was a Horo, why didn't it attack me?"
_"It wasn't a Horo, But it was something deeply evil."
_"How you know?"
_"It appeared in my vision as a dark, barbed heart laced with crimson energy—a clear manifestation of a blackened heart and pure bloodlust."
_"Do you mean, it's a sentient being?"
_"I'm not sure what it is."
..
Tara says softly: "I've arrived" .
Earlier, during the encounter with the ominous ant, a hidden figure recorded everything on video—from the defeat of the giant ant to the moment Tara arrived and carried the two young men away.
[End of Chapter]