As they traveled the forest Gavin kept his wits about him. He had taken this path many times in his years on Vescrutia. He never let his guard down though. Vescreutia was a land under constant evolution and change, more often than not these two happened all over the planet at different paces. It was quite possible that in the time between taking this path, new changes could have occurred. Fortunately, our light-giving friend needn't worry. Gavin was much more than he appeared to be. Perhaps it was his own notions of arrogance but he needn't fret. Nothing here would impede their path to his people. His tribe was not far now.
"I wonder though"
He said hopping over a thick brush of plant life.
"To think another Scion would be chosen so soon? It must be the coming of the Astral year... yes that would explain it."
His palms alit once more, using his naten to separate two entangled trees revealing yet another path.
"So many mystical wonders occur during this time, why I believe it's my first time experiencing its...touch. To think though, one of the Faery Kings children was with a Michio of all people. Guess it kinda makes sense, they've always been tied to Earth in rather...magical ways. From the looks of it though...I guess it's safe to say you are Michio no longer"
As he was now, he was nothing but a ball of unbridled potential. A rare state of being to exist in. By the end of their encounter, Zol would be able to embody whatever it is he chose to literally. This thought alone brought warmth to the pink-haired child's heart. Suddenly he would stop. Gavin could sense the blood lust of something...formidable approaching them, slowly. From the intensity of it, the anticipation within the aura targeting them had been following them for quite some time. Interesting, it must have been powerful to evade his senses this long.
"We've company Zol..."
A gorgeous neon pink aura danced across his fingertips illuminating his arms and stopping just short of his elbows. He would lightly toss the Latern containing Zol's soul, it levitated mid-air becoming encased in the same aura he had begun to emit. His hands would meet upon operating a net of naten emerged, he raised the mass of aura above his head before bringing them down his right and left sides. This created a domain of energy around both him and the lantern.
" Let's see how many guests we are welcoming... Search"
The domain of light would expand drastically quickly becoming a large globe of aura that spread at least a single kilometer. The technique "Search" allowed Gavin to create a domain of his essence and project it widely around him. This allows him to effectively and meticulously sense the presence of other being around him that his aura touches. Intent, whether harmful or helpful comes to him and informs him friend or foe hiding beyond his regular sight.
"Oh..quite a few...a pack?"
He said as the light of the domain stayed, his arms changed still. He would protect Zol, with his very life if need be. As a fellow scion, one who was also discovering what that even meant, he felt indebted to the one who saved his life...quite some time ago. As he was also of the chosen.
"I'll show you my glowing friend"
He said as the air vibrated, the air particles becoming charged with his naten. They quickly congealed to create a glowing pink
mace. With a mighty thud, it hit the ground slightly cracking the earth beneath it. His right hand extended as a surge of naten shot from it to his far right. A loud hissing noise broke the empty silence not even s second later did a fearsome reptilian creature run straight at him. An
Earth Walker, a bread of basilisk native to these lands. Horrid creatures whose Savliva could petrify its victims.
"What an Scion can do"
Just as the creature was about to make contact with a large inhale with a swift and fluid motion single-handedly he grabbed hold of his mace and sent it straight into the side of the creature a blinding burst of pink light developed them all as the strike barreled the beast's body through two trees before smacking into a nearby bolder cracking it in half. As the light faded the once small child was that no longer. What he was now was a
man standing roughly 6'2. His body was incredibly defined, his hair curly now touching the nap of his neck.
"Heh whaddayaknow thing's lighter than it used to be. I must be getting stronger"
He said as his eyes quickly darted to the right. Another basilisk charged at him while another one jumped over his head spitting a large ball of its venom at him. They were trying to immobilize him while taking him down in one single charge. Smart, though, completely useless.
"Oh please...you'll never become Apexes like this..."
He said as he lifted his free hand above him waving it around in a circular motion. Upon doing so he entrapped both the beast and its projectile in a tight bubble of energy that stayed there hovered in space. With just enough time for another inhale he tightened the grip of his mace which glowed brightly with the same light that struck the first creature and ducked low just underneath the third creature and with a ferocious upward strike sent the beast rocketing into its captured partner the force of this blow sent them both flying into the distance least two kilometers northwest.
"Heh...out of sight out of mind. Not even a warm-up."
He said as he was enveloped in naten and returned to his child form. The domain of his energy dissipated as well. The mace shrunk in size. He would keep it around just in case something else decided to try them today. Though after that display he greatly doubted it. He grabbed Zol's lantern and continued on. They were just about there.