Primordial Soul's Rebirth

What would be the first thought one would have if they suddenly heard a monster's roar/ screech/ howl in the middle of a running market?

'Is it a stray beast that suddenly appeared?'

This would cause panic as the beast could be dangerous, and it might be strong enough to harm many people.

But would one think if they heard the screams of more than three or four beats at the same time?

'Gate break!!'

Yeah, that's what anyone would think.

They will not think that it could be a stray herd of beasts as it is not possible for them to roam around easily without being noticed.

So, it was not hard for people to guess what had happened, much less Alice and Ann.

On top of that, the source of those screeches was the temple, one that had not been opened for ages.

It was not hard to tell what would've happened but by the time the people in the market came out of the shock, there was only one thing they could think.

"RUN!!!"

No one knew who shouted, but everyone ran without care.

They didn't care what was in their way, they just wanted to run as far away as they could from the temple as they could feel the oppressing aura coming from there.

The leader of the Darkfires looked out of the temple only to find humans running away from the temple without even looking back.

It just sneered.

"Kill them all," It spoke as it moved forward slowly.

The Birds did as their leader told them to do, as they bent their bodies forward before they ran toward the crowd.

Killing anyone that was in their path.

Some people had their heads cut off their bodies, some were left to die on the ground as their blood flowed from the claw marks made by the Darkfires.

There was chaos everywhere as the market was very crowded, so much so that there would only be some space for people to walk.

But right now, the people looked like a colony of ants running away from water.

People were running over others and the one who fell by accident had no chance of surviving.

All of this happened in seconds, but by then Alex, Alice, and Ann jumped in between the crowd and the Darkfires.

"I'll take care of the leader, you guys take care of them," Alex spoke as she rushed toward the leader who was looking at Alex as well.

"Yeah, we'll 'take care' of them," Alice spoke as Ann just cracked her knuckles.

The Darkfires felt cold as they saw the predatory eyes of both Alice and Ann.

Alice made a small arrow of fire and kept rotating it around herself, but Ann, instead, of taking out her dagger, did something different today.

'Let's try the trick I learned a few days ago,' Ann spoke inwardly.

Then she remembered the lessons given by Alex to her, and she smiled looking at Alex who was standing in front of the leader of the Darkfires.

"Well, let's skin some chickens, shall we?" Ann spoke to herself before she dashed towards the closest beast to her.

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After clearing the special S-rank gate and killing the hidden boss alone, Alex got many rewards, and one of them was 'Congitation Arms Mastery'.

It was the best thing Alex got that day.

It was a growth-type skill, with unlimited potential.

But Alex didn't need it, he already had All-master and Sophia said….

[All-master is much stronger than you could think, it's just that you have yet to explore its possibilities.]

Those words stopped Alex from taking the skill for himself.

Alex decided to give that skill to Ann as she was the one closest to the weapon after him, Alice was a mage after all.

"Focus my mana on in your hands....

Imagine the image...

Imagine the feeling of moving a blade….

Imagine holding a blade....

How does it feel...….?"

He taught Ann for a week before she was able to conjure her first blade.

"It feels cold…." Ann spoke with her eyes closed.

That was how Alex always tough her: with her eyes closed.

He wanted Ann to feel the weapon without looking at it, he wanted her to know how it was to have a weapon without having one.

He didn't want her to imagine making a weapon out of the air, he wanted her to imagine the air as a weapon, and as she did, she succeded.

"Now, you can open your eyes," Alex spoke, and Ann opened her eyes only to have them widen in surprise as she could see a simple-looking blade in her hand that was not there before.

"It this…." She looked at Alex for an answer.

'Did I finally succeed?'

'Is this made by me?'

'You didn't place it in my hand, right?'

She had many questions, but she couldn't voice them out.

Ann had been thinking that maybe she was just not talented enough and she wasted the precious skill that Alex gave her.

She was scared of disappointing Alex, of wasting all of his efforts, so she used to wake up late at night, practicing alone when everyone was asleep.

"Yes, you did it," Alex spoke as he went ahead and patted her head.

"I see, I did it huh…." Ann spoke as a tear fell from her eyes.

Although it had just been a week, for her it felt longer than a year as she was doubting herself every single moment.

She thought that skills were something that was learned instantly.

"Hush…."

Alex wiped the tear with his finger as he looked into Ann's eyes.

Ann also looked into his eyes, the same eyes that were looking at her tenderly.

"You did good, Ann," Alex spoke gently.

"Um," Ann nodded her head with a rosy blush on her face as her face was too close to Alex.

It felt like they were about to kiss, and if she moved a bit forward then their lips might touch.

"Come here…." Alex muttered, scooping her into a hug, his strong hands completely enveloping her petite body.

Ann was stunned for a second before she smiled softly and rested her head on his chest so right above the place his heart was, she lifted her hands and placed them on Alex's chiseled chest that she could feel with her hands.

She could hear his heartbeat, the calm rhythm, they sounded like a soft symphony to her.

The warmth coming from Alex's body was like a blanket to her.

With his heartbeats as a lullaby and the strong arms as a blanket, it didn't take long for Ann's breaths to even out and she was in the land of dreams, dreaming about some naughty things as she would giggle now and then.

[I was surprised as you never stopped her even after knowing that she was pushing herself to the limit.]

Sophia commented as she saw Alex carrying Ann in a princess carry and moving toward Ann's room.

'I won't stop her from working harder as that will make her stronger, but I will be there for her when she is tired from her work,' Alex replied as he looked at Ann.

Sophia remained silent for a while as she heard it, but she still looked at Ann with some unreadable emotions.

[But she sure is talented. To be able to materialize a weapon within a week of time is not something even the weapon geniuses would be able to do.]

Sophia spoke after a while when Alex had reached Ann's room.

'Yeah,' Alex nodded in agreement.

Alex didn't say anything else and just tucked Ann in her bed.

He was about to leave but….

//// Author Note: This is something that happened after Alice had asked for the date, so please keep in mind that Alex didn't make a move before that. ////

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