Voyage Of The Villainess

"Hurry up!"

"We need more water here!"

"How can this happen?"

Raging fire surged out through the whole village, burning every bit of the houses made of light materials and mostly all the things the people had lived and stocked up in their entire lives. The islanders were all desperate to turn off every bit of the fire. Some old people and children were crying in the corner still not able to progress the situation that all of them would have.

Amidst the chaos, not able to be seen by anyone, Kayden was hovering above the air with dark flames surrounding him.

"Boss!" Kayden glanced when another ball of fire appeared in front of him. It was no other than Mori speaking from within it. "All houses have been set on fire! All of the people were now scared because of you!"

Kayden only responded after a minute of silence. "You know what to do next."

The dark flames surrounding him intensified. He gave one last look to the burning village, in the corner of his eyes he spotted a familiar green hair.

Oliver who was also helping with fighting the fire was glancing in Kayden\'s direction. They stayed looking at each other before Kayden completely vanished into the thin air.

He reappeared inside the cave where he left Malaya. His brows furrowed when he saw that Malaya was no longer in the place he last left her.

\'That woman really doesn\'t know how to stay in one place.\'

He gave one last look in the cave before he vanished once again.

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Meanwhile back at the village, Mori gave one last look to the burning village. He remembered what Kayden told him.

Kayden told him that after what he have done to the Elder, there was no way the village would accept him. In fact, they would even kill him if they find out the truth about him.

Mori also didn\'t want to hurt the old woman but if he didn\'t do what Kayden told him to do, he would be abandoned once again and die. While the village was burning, Kayden gave him two choices.

Mori glanced at the bag he was carrying in his right hand. The bag contained Kayden\'s bloodied black coat and collar. If he showed it to the village and tell everyone that he was able to kill Kayden who started the fire then pinned also to him about Elder Hashna\'s injury then he would be hailed as a hero by the villagers.

The second option was to admit to all his wrongdoings with the letter he had on his left hand. Though he couldn\'t read, Kayden mentioned to him that it contained his apology and the crimes he did. He should give it to the man who had strange green hair among the crowd. If he chose this option, Kayden gave him a talisman. He told him that after he gave the letter. Mori should tear the talisman right away and he will appear to where is Kayden.

Mori\'s grip tightened on both of the items he was holding. He glanced at the burning village and one last thought he steeled himself as he took quick and long strides forward.

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Completely unaware of what was happening in the village, Malaya continued to tread on the forest. Her guard was completely up and she kept going forward glancing from time to time to her surroundings. Since in her mind, those hunters and guards might still be looking for her.

She took a quick rest above an old oak tree and ate some berries she got on her way. After a few more times of rest, she decided to continue on her way. She wanted to reach any village before the sky became completely dark.

\'How long has it been since I\'m walking?\' Malaya couldn\'t help but sigh in weariness. \'But strangely I haven\'t met a single person of any of those hunters. Is this some kind of luck or something happened?\'

Malaya remembered back in the cave the time Kayden left. He was certainly talking to Mori using some telepathic ability. \'Did he do something in that village?\' She turned to her left side when a huge rock was on her way.

But then she retraced her steps back to the rock when her line of sight caught something.

She paused in front of the huge rock then leaned her head closer. \'This is?\' Though it was very small, there was something the sparkled beneath the rock. Malaya cautiously picked it up.

It was a blue rock, the size of a palm and on it, there was a strange symbol imprinted on it. \'This symbol?\' Malaya remembered Kiana\'s words.

{"The North has the symbol of a palm tree, The South which is this place has the symbol of the white flag that has yellow sun in the middle, and the first tribe set in the island. Then the East has the symbol of the five stars circled at each other and the west has the symbol of the moon. Together they formed the entirety of the Sun Island."}

\'This is a moon right?\' 

All of the sudden, the wind started blowing hard. Then to Malaya\'s terror, sounds of laughter echoed through the surroundings. She immediately places the stone inside her bag then hid behind the rock.

This time Malaya learned her lesson to not speak a single word when there was laughter in the forest. She also remembered how those bats back at the cave when they met Oliver were cut into pieces and disintegrated.

\'It will be alright.\' Malaya didn\'t dare to move as the laughter got stronger and nearer to her. \'As long as I don\'t speak anything. I will be fine this time.\'

The wind became more chilly and stronger but Malaya remained firmed behind the rock. She could also hear the strong rustling of bushes. The laughter became more intense until it was now right in front of the rock where Malaya was hiding.

She could feel the sweat dripping behind her back as she held her Trinity. The laughter stopped but as Malaya raised her head above the skies, her breathing almost stopped. Multiple small black orb eyes were staring right in front of her. It has no body and was just like floating in the wind with white cloud smokes surrounding it.

\'Did I get found out?!\' Malaya almost tried to run but then she stopped herself. She noticed something strange in the eyes that were staring at her. It was like first that it was looking at her but it was not. Its gaze didn\'t contain any reflection of her but rather the green grass and trees behind her. \'Can it not see me?\'

Malaya remained frozen in her place as she didn\'t remove her gaze from the unknown creature. After a few more moments, it suddenly giggled once again. Its eyes started to jiggle along with its body. Malaya literally stopped to breathe even more. She was concerned that one leak of a sound even her breathing will make everything over for her. 

\'Darn, even my heartbeat beats so loud now. Calm down!\' Malaya yelled inside her mind.

Another minute passed, and the unknown creepy creature finally decided to get out. It raised its head and continued to walk ahead. But Malaya was still not the very least complacent. Still not moving, she listened carefully until the sounds of laughter gradually decreased in sounds.

Malaya was able to start to breathe properly again. However, she almost yelp when her left wrist suddenly had a strong sensation of pain.

Malaya\'s eyes widened when the unknown creature in fast swift movements, returned back in front of the stone. \'Crap did it hear me?\' At the same time, her left wrist was increasing in pain. The creepy creature looked left and right looking for something.

But then realizing that someone was not there, it showed confusion. Then in the end, it decided to leave once again.

\'That almost cause me my death!\' Malaya screamed inside her mind. Then she looked at the silver bracelet on her left wrist. It was glowing along with the red ruby stone that was attached to it.

{"That creature. Follow it."}

Malaya heard the voice that she didn\'t hear for quite a while now.

\'Priestess?\' Malaya asked inside her mind.

{"Follow that creature."} The priestess repeated and at the same time, the pain on Malaya\'s wrist gradually decreased.

\'Are you crazy? Why do I need to follow that?\' Malaya yelled inside her mind. But moments had passed and no one answered her anymore.

Malaya looked in the direction of where that creepy creature had gone. \'Does it have the ornaments, the priestess mentioned before?\' Then she remembered the two hands of the priestess that she sacrificed in order for Malaya to retain her memories.

She felt conflicted but, \'It seems I needed to do this.\' Malaya sighed inwardly. Though it was still faint now, she could still hear the laughter. Carefully she started heading to the way on where those laughing creatures headed.

\'Ah, I\'m really an unlucky person.\'