A valley covered in mist and Darkness; No sound of a creature could be heard in it. Even the wind was moving slowly as if it denied its authority to move at its will. The mist was so dense that even the reflection of the night sky could not be seen.
If one entered the valley and reached its center, he might witness the only object radiating light. It was a strange statue of a skull; Its head was burning in fire. The flame rising from its head seemed endless. It was like this fire would burn for eternity.
Two figures could be seen sneaking into a place far from this area; a veil of Darkness surrounded them. Their spell was strong enough to fool even the guards that came out to patrol the surrounding area. One of them could be seen observing everything with a serious expression, while the one beside him, who was thinner than him, was yawning with a bored expression on his face.
The well-built boy beside him hit him with his elbow and said, "Manu, be ready; he might need our assistance any second."
Manu opened his eyes wide before using his hands to slap himself lightly. He was bored with waiting. He thought Rishab would attack in one hour after entering the hideout, but three hours had passed; they were already in a race against time.
Two hours before, Inside the cave__
Some cloaked beastmen could be seen looking at the featherless Bird in front of them, tied in metallic chains. The strange humanoid creatures chanted strange incantations in unison while circling the Moa Bird. One brute then approached the Bird and started shaving all its feathers.
The pink-skinned Bird was then dragged to the strange, five-meter pond in front. There was a statue of a strange creature in front of it. The carved creature had the head of a Hyena and a humanoid body. It had four arms, each with a strange object. On the one hand, a lantern with a centimeter-long strange red flame was locked inside it.
The second arm had a pickaxe, the third arm had a mace covered in spikes, and the fourth hand had a strange wand. It was a long stick made up of rare materials, and it then turned into a bony hand holding a humanoid skull facing others. The mouth of the skull was open. It held a strange transparent Orb with a strange crystal trapped inside it.
The Crystal looked precious just from its looks. It had a strange rune carved inside it, shining in a golden glow. Rishi didn't know what that Rune was, but he felt it was familiar. He closed his eyes, scanned through his memory, and soon remembered. He had seen a similar Rune when evolving Magic beasts; It had similarities to the runes of Evolution.
He had no idea what this thing was or what it was used for, but a trace of greed appeared in his eyes. He was craving it. He wanted it; he didn't know why, but that didn't matter since the call was from his soul. He shook his head and came back to his senses. He looked back at it and sighed.
He couldn't understand why he was feeling like that. The other Shamans didn't react much, and he could not stop himself from getting his hands on that item. This situation reminded him of a famous quote: 'How would a monkey know the taste of a Ginger?' This was used when someone could not understand the value of something precious.
He looked at the strange process before him and observed what they were doing. The Crystal picked up his curiosity. The Moa Bird was brought inside the pool. The Shamans then held one plate each and started circling the pool.
After some time, they started throwing the red powder on the plate of the Moa Bird. It continued for a while before they stopped. The Shamans then chanted an incantation, and a bright light illuminated the cave. Inside the pool appeared a strange white-colored Magic Circle.
All the shamans raised their hands and started chanting. They then bowed in front of the statue and started praying. This continued for a few minutes before they stopped. An old Shaman stood up and approached the statue. He said something in a strange language and touched his head against the feet of the statue.
A red light oozed from the statue. The wind blew and extinguished all the torches. Darkness surrounded the room, but no one was surprised, as if this were natural. Then the fire inside the lantern started getting bigger, making the cave brighter again.
The Old Shaman bowed again before approaching and using a cloth to cover his hand. He then touched the wand in the hands of the statue with the clock and pulled it out. He then approached the pool. Other Shamans started chanting, and in between their chants, the old Shaman used the wand to touch the water's surface with the wand.
No change took place, but the Shamans kept chanting. After a few minutes, the Crystal on the wand shone. The Moa Bird, which was sitting comfortably, cried in agony. Its body started to transform. Multiple wounds started appearing on its body, and its bones started to break.
This continued, and the Moa Bird was about to die. Then, the Shamans said some strange incantations in a louder tone. The magic circle inside the pool shone brightly, and the wounds on the Moa Bird started healing. This process continued for an hour before the Moa Bird cried one last time, and its body, covered in half-red and half-black feathers, stopped moving.
In a moment of grief, he surrounded the inside of the cave. The old priest sighed. He looked at the statue as if saying, God is unhappy with us.
There was only one person who was feeling the worst inside the room. It was the one who was hidden in the shadows. Rishi was not able to digest what he had seen; he wanted to bang his head on the wall after seeing it. Only one thing was on his mind: 'These Bastards don't deserve it.'
He started approaching the old Shaman but regretted something inside his head. Why didn't I eliminate them and decided to watch this evolutionary process? As a Beast cultivator, he had some attachment to the job. He was sure it would take him at least a week to forget this disgusting scene.
He steeled his heart and decided that these idiots didn't deserve any mercy; He would eliminate them all. He approached the one with the wand; he wanted to get his hand on it first so it wouldn't get affected by their battle.
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