Chapter 203: *The real threat part 1*
Axel saw that black necklace around his neck, and he felt that Kevin was not powerful enough to remove it. Kevin must have felt their connection because he said to him via their telepathic link, "This fucking necklace is protected by shields; that’s why I can’t get rid of it. The Chains of Restraint have already destroyed two of them, but I’m out of strength, honey."
Axel could feel his pain through their mark and his refusal to stay with that necklace any longer, so still following his instincts, he focused on their mark again and sent all the energy he could to him through it.
Their friends, who were looking at them with concern, saw Axel’s red aura expand and envelop Kevin completely, and then they saw this aura concentrate completely around Kevin’s neck. Then a dazzling light momentarily blinded them, and when they could see again, the dome that the Chains of Restraint had maintained up to that point was completely gone.
A black necklace broken into many pieces was scattered all over the place, and Kevin and Axel had both passed out.
It was Alan who swore first and said, "Fuck, without the Chains of Restraint we have no chance of resisting another attack... Should we try to wake them up?"
Erik, without thinking too much, took out a bottle of water from his magic bag, and as he walked toward Kevin with the intention of trying to wake him up by spraying him with it as he had done with him, Alan immediately grabbed him by the waist and gently pulled him back. He said to him: "Sweetheart, I didn’t know you had suicidal tendencies. Don’t you remember what happened the last time you approached Kevin while he was unconscious?"
Erik looked at him puzzled, and then the pain of his broken wrist immediately came back to his memory. He paled and said, "Holy shit, I had completely forgotten... You’re right, my love; it’s better to stay away from him."
Alan’s smile widened as he took the bottle of water from Erik’s hand and headed straight for Axel. It was something he had always dreamed of doing to his best friend, and what applied to Kevin did not apply to Axel.
He sprayed Axel with it, and when Axel woke up, coughing and spitting, Alan couldn’t hold back his laughter when he heard Axel swear.
After he calmed down and Axel looked at him with murderous eyes, he told him this time seriously, "Sorry, buddy, but I had no choice. You are the only one who can try to wake up Kevin without getting killed, and time is running out. That damn Lightning Elementary will probably be able to send us another one of its powerful lightning bolts soon, and I don’t really want to end up disintegrating."
After hearing what Alan had just said, Axel paled and immediately looked for Kevin. When he saw that he was really unconscious, his first reflex was to take him in his arms, but Alan’s sentence echoed in his mind just in time, and he decided instead to shapeshift into his wolf form to approach him. Unfortunately, when Kevin was unconscious, he was totally unpredictable.
Axel transformed himself to exactly the same size as the last time when he had managed to calm him down, and as he slowly approached him, he tried to communicate with him through their telepathic link. When he didn’t get any response from him, he started licking his face, hoping to wake him up.
Meanwhile, Ian tensed up again and said to Axel, "Damn it, Axel, we’re running out of time. Either wake him up or we get the hell out of here. He has started shaping his spell, and soon he will be casting it. Without Kevin, even I won’t be able to stop this lightning bolt... That bitch goddess must want to finish me off. I’ve put you all in danger by coming with you."
Liam looked at him surprised and asked him, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Ian frowned again, concentrating on what was going on with the Elementaries, and said to his man, "Not now; I’ll explain everything later, I promise."
Axel, who had heard Ian and understood the urgency of the situation, ended up biting Kevin on the shoulder and, in case that wasn’t enough, he concentrated on that asshole who had dared to put a necklace around his man’s neck as if Kevin was a simple dog.
His intention to kill was palpable, and it was exactly what he was looking for. He knew that with this, Kevin would react, conscious or not. And he wasn’t mistaken. His throat was seized violently, and the shoulder he had slightly bitten was released at once. He found himself again pinned on the ground by Kevin, and this time he looked at him with a disoriented glance and golden irises.
One of Kevin’s hands was still on his throat, but he felt his grip loosen, so he tried again to contact him via their telepathic link. Kevin then said, "Sorry, honey, I didn’t mean to hurt you... Don’t move; I will be right back."
When Kevin felt fur under his fingers, he immediately woke up in fear of having hurt Axel, because he knew it could only be him. And as he looked at Axel in his wolf form, a message appeared in front of his eyes without him having to open it.
[ WARNING ]
Your innate Warrior Spirit skill is now at max level. All your stats have been permanently increased by 100 points; your sixth sense is now active.
New Healing skill activated: Recovery 5 HP / sec; 100 Soul force points / sec. Your HP will increase by 5, and your Soul force points by 50 every 25 levels.
The golden symbol of the Absolute Warrior then appeared on his forehead, and a new message popped up.
[ WARNING ]
[ STATS ]
Name: KEVIN
Race: Legendary being
Level can’t be estimated
Class: Warrior Spirit / Legendary Mage
Exp: 8,425 / 17,000
Strength: 6,580
Agility: 4,230
Stamina: 3,340
Soul force: 16,300 / 16,300
Perception: 2,360
HP: 15,500 / 15,500
Recovery: 5 HP / sec; 100 Soul force points / sec
Kevin unfortunately didn’t have time to savor this victory as he could now sense where the real threat was coming from. After letting Axel know he was wide awake and aware of their situation, he left to deal with this threat.
When Ian saw Kevin leaving, probably to try and eliminate the threat to them on his own, he then said to Liam, "Stay with the others; I have to go to join him."
Ian immediately transformed into his Drakonit form, and he too disappeared at lightning speed.
