THE BOOK OF Z 3 Chapter 2 - Eric

"Please tell me the location of the lost ancient village, Alsion" asked Zeroth.

"I don't know much about it , it is somewhere hidden in the vast forest . No one dares to go inside the forest as it is very dangerous in there , but still if you wish to go there you must talk to Eric , he is the captain of the village's magical defense forces and is rumored to have found the entrance to Alsion"

"Has anyone from this village ever gone to Alsion?"

"Those who dared never returned ."

" Then where can I find Eric ."

"Currently he might be somewhere in the forest."

Zeroth then thanked the head of the village and headed towards the forest.

While pa.s.sing through the forest he heard a boy crying and ran in that direction to see what was happening there. There he saw a kid was being attacked by a number of demons.

Then Zeroth punched both his hands together and said "Summon , Fire demon Asrial". The ground started to s.h.i.+ne very brightly and from there emerged a huge demon , the demon was like a huge robot covered in flames and was Dark red in colour. Asrial was a B cla.s.s Demon Beast.

" Asrial , defeat those Demons" said Zeroth.

Asrial punched the ground hard then ran toward the demons troubling the child. He then pushed them backwards and then casted Flame Thrower from his mouth with which the demons disappeared.

Zeroth ran toward the kid to check whether he was alright . As he kept his hand on the boy's shoulder to comfort him , his hands penetrated through the boy's body. With a sudden disbelief he stood there shocked . It was an illusion of a boy. He was tricked .

"Summon Magic, not bad" said one of three people walking towards Zeroth, He had yellow hair, brown eyes and was dark skinned. "My name is Steve. The girl standing next to me is Aleisa, she is an expert in summoning magic and the other person is Gary, he is an expert in ice magic . "

Aleisa had red hair, green eyes and was fair in Complexion. Gary had black hair , brown eyes and was fair in Complexion. All of them probably aged between twenty to twenty five.

" Steve , then you must be an illusion wizard " said Zeroth.

" That's right, we heard you are seeking for the lost village of Alsion. You must head back at once from where you came, cause we have been instructed not to let any one to Alsion. "

" I won't go a step back. I am going to find and enter Alsion "

" I think you don't know from which group we all are from and who are leader is . Then I will tell you , we are from the dark sect and our leader is the Dark G.o.d. "

"I don't know anything about the Dark sect or the Dark G.o.d but it not gonna stop me from reaching Alsion "

" Then I will just have to end your journey here forever. " with that Steve looked towards Aleisa and Gary and said " leave this kid to me".

Suddenly there was a terrible storm . Asrial disappeared in an instant and Zeroth was unable to move his body together " It is just an illusion , why can't I move my hands together " .

" It is impossible to free yourself from my illusion kid " said Steve.

Somehow Zeroth managed to punch his hands together and said " Summon , Light Dragon Pracio" . As Pracio came out,the illusion was broken.

Pracio was a A cla.s.s demon , he was a silver coloured medium sized dragon with dark red eyes. It was the trump card of Zeroth.

" Pracio, attack " said Zeroth.

Pracio flew towards Steve and scratched his Chest with his mighty claws. By taking a direct hit , Steve was down in no time. Now just Aleisa and Gary were left.

" Now that you are too exhausted from the battle earlier, killing just won't be a problem now " said Aleisa , then they performed a combined attack. Aleisa summoned a huge warrior and Gary made a very deadly ice sword and handed it over to the warrior. The warrior went straight towards Pracio and with a single hit slew the dragon. Then he went for Zeroth and as he was about to attack him suddenly an axe overwhelmed with flames divided the warrior into two parts. The warriors then dissapeared.

Zeroth then turned towards the direction from where the axe had come. He saw a young boy with red hair, red eyes and dark Complexion walking towards him with a soldier's uniform on.

" Hi, my name is Eric , I am the head of the magical defense forces of the village and I heard from the chief that you were looking for Alsion. So I came to check whether you were fine." said Eric.

" Thank you for saving me Eric , I am Zeroth" said Zeroth . Then both of them focused on their opponents before them.

Eric had 20 more soldiers with him , seeing that the opponents had an advantage over them in numbers , Aleisa and Gary decided to retreat and then Gary said ," We are leaving for now , we will take revenge from you guys later on." After which they retreated.

" I know the the location to get to the lost village. I will take you there and next time be careful ." said Eric.

" Thank you very much for your help." replied Zeroth.

Eric took Zeroth to a waterfall and said " Your journey awaits beyond that waterfall , it is a path that leads to Alsion. According to legend, There are a lot of challenges there and if you clear them you would be allowed to enter Alsion. But I cannot come with you, you must go on yourself I have a lot of duties to attend to here. Bye, take care."

" Thank you, I will always be indebted to you Eric, Bye." said Zeroth.

Then Zeroth entered the waterfall and found himself in front of a huge castle.