Chapter 34: Moonsplorers


    Eva couldn''t take it. She now had a look of anxiousness as she tried her best to dodge. Her skills weren''t up to par for this just yet.


    Thankfully Nexus came to the rescue. His clothes fluttered as he dashed to the two people who were engaging in battle with Eva. He thrust his hand forward to each of their chests with astounding speed.


    Eva looked at the ground, She didn''t raise her head to look at Nexus. She was embarrassed that she could not hold her ground. She didn''t even contribute anything. As for seeing dead bodies, she has no problems with that since she once lived in the Eastside of Levi City.


    Nexus walked towards her and softly said, "You should drink that potion now."


    Eva lifelessly nodded and got a potion from the Destrucstone ring. She drank it, and after a while, the wounds she had were starting to heal.


    "What''s wrong?" Nexus asked, wondering what might have happened.


    Eva had her head low "I didn''t get to do anything. I just released a few spells and got beaten up."


    Nexus chuckled. He went in and hugged her. He didn''t even think, he just did.


    Eva jolted. Surprised by the sudden intimate action.


    Nexus embraced her for a few seconds before eventually letting go "It was your first fight. To be honest, it was my mistake, I thought it would have been good for you but it was actually detrimental."


    ''That cat is extremely shameless.'' Marcus yelled in his mind.


    In front of him stood a beast, no, a monster that''s around 7 feet tall. Dark brown slimy skin, thin eyes, a wide mouth that''s full of sharp teeth, wide-body, and 2 long arms, with around 4 inches long silver ws. It had backward bent satyr''s legs that also had 4-inch ws on the toe area.


    This was the Madam.


    "Too ugly," Marcusmented.


    This seemed to have infuriated the monster as it roared and rushed towards him.


    "Alright, I''ll y with you for a little while." Marcus didn''t use any of his magic nor did he use the stone of destruction. His hands turned red as he shed with the monster throwing his right fist at it.


    Blow after blow, brutal hits were exchanged. The once well-maintained room was no longer there. The stage was destroyed, there was arge hole on the floor and 2 drugged civilians died.


    The monster soon flew across the room as it received a direct blow from Marcus in the stomach.


    Marcus didn''t follow up his attack. He stood still and asked. "So I guess you''re Helia?"


    The monster slowly rose back to its feet. It made a sound, something like a low growl. The monster looked at Marcus then it opened its mouth as it grabbed the people beside it and started biting their heads off.


    Marcus furrowed his brows as he dashed forward.


    The monster threw the headless bodies to Marcus as went to get more. It managed to munch another head before Marcus arrived in front of him.


    Marcus''s fist punched a hole in the dead body that the monster used as a shield. It kicked Marcus, trying to use the spikes on its feet to injure him.


    Marcus dodged, but as he did, the monster was able to swing its arms, scratching his face.


    The pain made Marcus squint.


    5 deep scratch wounds appeared on Marcus'' face.


    ''Fuck this'' Marcus inwardly cursed. He now wanted to end it.


    Lightning coursed around his arms. He activated the stone of destruction, and then he raised his arms. Bolts and bolts of lightning were shot towards the monster.


    It couldn''t dodge. It screamed in pain until it died. Soon the monster shrank and turned into a woman. The madamid on the ground, her body, charred.


    "What was that?" Eva asked as she and Nexus walked towards Marcus.


    Marcus shook his head. "I don''t know. All I know is that she used cheap magic to transform into that thing."


    Nexus looked at the body "Either that or it was a lesser version. Anyway, we should pretend to be asleep. Enforcers areing."


    The three went back to their spot and soon enough the police arrived. They entered the destroyed room and took the people to the hospital where they will be treated. They found out that the food was poisoned and decided that the Helia Hotspring would be closed down for further investigation.


    Marcus and the gang didn''t spend the night in the hospital. They chose to go back to their hotel which they did after a quick check-up.


    Marcus wanted to get some rest, Eva wanted to learn new spells, and Nexus wanted to watch his favorite series.


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    Hours after the incident.


    A man stood under the moonlight in the forest, his brown hair blown by the running breeze. He looked at the building of Helia Hotspring. The man raised his arm and contacted someone. He spoke a few words before walking away.


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    The sun rose up on the horizon. Cars were already in the air and on the streets as the people inside them were headed to work.


    Marcus and the gang were in one of those cars. It''s already 7:10 and their ship takes off at 8:00 am sharp.


    Marcus wore his usual outfit. Nexus wore a white polo shirt inserted into his ck pants. Eva wore a white-colored turtleneck and ck tight jeans.


    Both Nexus and Eva didn''t n it though. It was purely coincidental.


    Momentster they arrived at the open area where they would board their ship. Marcus looked around. There were a lot of passengers and there still moreing.


    In front of them was a grey colored ship. It was around 2000 meters long. On the side, there was something that said ''Moonsplorers-0023''.


    ''I want one. Something that''s better looking.'' Marcus thought.


    ''Once we board this ship, we''ll be out in space.'' Eva was nervous. She''s afraid that something might happen, like scenarios where their ship blows up.


    Eva already recovered and was now looking as healthy as could be.


    ''Can''t they hurry up? I just want to go to the room and watch tv.'' Nexus scratched the side of his head.


    The three of them had different thoughts. While they stood there quietly waiting for the ship to allow boarding they heard people talk about a certain topic.


    "Hey did you know? The heir of Ker Core Traders has returned." One said.


    "Really? I haven''t heard of anything in the news about that recently." The other asked. Not believing what his friend just said.


    "I''m not lying. My friend''s father works as the gardener of their vi. He told his son and his son told me. He also said that the heir is crippled." The one who first spoke said.


    "Bitch that''s retribution! I''m sure he felt like he got suddenly run over by a truck. Or maybe he asked a starfish for directions, ended up in the wrong ce, and got whacked on the streets." The other said.


    "Thats..." He has no words. He cleared his throat, "Ahem, there''s another news, Helia Hotsprings closed down."


    "What? Isn''t that ce one of the best hot springs in Ker?" The other wondered why such a ce would close.


    "There was no report on why. But..." The two kept talking back and forth.


    The three who were nearbyughed. Nexus already told Eva what happened. Eva''sment was that Marcus can really hold a grudge.


    They didn''t talk about what happened in Helia Hotsprings. They just agreed yesterday that next time, they should pick a ce a lot more carefully.


    Soon the ship finally allowed people to board. The line was long but it didn''t take too much time for them to get on the ship since passengers only needed to sh their tickets on a machine.


    The ship''s even gigantic on the inside. The people who bought tickets for the economy only sat on chairs that could be turned into beds. While as always Marcus booked for the highest one, VIP.


    The room they booked had 4 bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and all kinds of things you''ll find in a luxurious hotel. It doesn''t even feel like you''re on a ship after the takeoff.


    The 3 ''bodyguards'' were standing by the door, in the room. Nexus immediately went to and sat on the couch while turning on the voice recognition tv. Eva went to the kitchen to see if she could cook something up.


    While Marcus thought back of all the things he had done in this country. He was only here for 7 days but those 7 days were really eventful.


    "I can''t wait to arrive in Ovisa," Marcus said as he sat on a chair near the kitchen beside a table.


    "I can''t wait to see my sister in Estra." Eva grinned.


    "That reminds me, I really think we should have bought a few defensive magic items. We had so much time yesterday." Marcus said.


    "Rx. We can buy one when we reach Estra. I mean, what''s the worst that could happen to us on this trip?" Nexus chuckled.