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    [N, Llyniel, Leira, Sera, E, and Halime''s POV]


    When the group heard the knock, they all became suspicious. N and Sera stepped before them while readying their swords and ws. Leira, Llyniel, and Halime prepared their spells for the attack.


    E held her bow but slowly approached the door and opened it only to see a lone young tiger woman. When the stranger spotted her, she smiled, "May Ie in, E Wyldheart?"


    ''How did she know?'' the half-elf thought.


    As E was about to reply, the young woman''s eyes widened as the lioness and dragon barged into the room. N moved swiftly, darting around the half-elf, and pressed her de against the neer''s throat, letting out a menacing growl.


    The young woman took no offense as she spoke, "Your husband has enemies on Orientia. They know you''re here and sending assassins. I''m here to helpdies."


    "How do you know this?" Leira asked with narrowed eyes. "And how did you know El''s name?"


    "We have no time. Tiamat visited me in my sleep and asked for a favor, which she said your husband can repay. I''m only here toplete her wishes," she revealed.


    When the girls heard this, they lowered their weapons while E turned to N, "Let her go. You and Sera check out the inn while we n our getaway; if anything happens, return here."'' "Yes, Sir!" the dragon girl teased before leaving the room with a smiling N.


    E motioned for a chair, and the tiger woman sat down as she introduced herself, "I am Ashoka Ganesha. Seventh Princes of the Ganesha Empire."


    The four girls'' eyes widened as E was the first to question, "Why are you here alone? Shouldn''t you have guards with you?"


    "I snuck out of the pce and traveled here using my Jungle Tiger form," Ashoka revealed with a smile. "It''s better to travel."


    E, Leira, Halime, and Llyniel nodded, but as the half-elf was about to speak, the door burst open as N dered, "Mercenaries are outside; they''ve surrounded the inn."''


    They all jumped up as Ashoka suggested, "I will distract them and meet you at the Green Sea Jungle in a few days."


    Everyone agreed with the n, but Leira stepped forward and questioned suspiciously, "Why are you helping us? What''s in it for you?"


    Ashoka gave her a friendly smile, "Because your husband can help me secure the Ganesha throne from my corrupt family."


    The girls grew curious as Llyniel asked, "Don''t you like them?"


    "No," she shook her head. "They treat our people like ves and abuse their power. The empire needs reform."


    After that, they got ready to escape. Ashoka led them down the stairs and pulled a hood over her head. They stood by the entrance a few minutester while the staff and other patrons looked at them.


    The tiger girl looked at them and said, "Meet me at Tulsipur City, which sits on the border of the Green Sea. I will be in an Inn called Silkroad Beds. Make sure you get there."


    E nodded. "We''ll be there, and thanks for your aid," she said honestly.


    The girl smiled at them before rushing outside and transforming into a massive brown tiger with glowing brown eyes. Ashoka lunged forward while attacking the mercenaries and started clearing a path north for the girls.


    When E and the others saw this, they rushed out and started sprinting north as people fired spells at them, but Halime and Leira blocked the attacks while Ashoka took them out with ease.


    This allowed the group to pass through Tigerw Bay until they reached the city''s gate, but more mercenaries appeared to block the way. When E saw this, she aimed several explosive arrows at them and released them.


    They soared through the air beforending among the enemy, causing explosions to erupt and allowing them to dodge past them while escaping the city. Ashoka took out the soldiers who chased them.


    E led the over five across the grasnds bordering the city they had just left. She soon spotted a forest in the distance and shouted, "Head for the trees! We will regroup and catch our breaths."


    While escaping the city, E turned around and yelped upon seeing at least fifty riders chasing them. Amid the chaos, N dropped to the ground after ying one of their pursuers, earning another level.


    The other girls panicked and quickly surrounded the lioness to protect her as the enemy drew closer. N, letting out angry growls, clutched her head in agony as pain surged through her body.


    E raised her bow and fired a dozen arrows, quickly causing the cavalry to veer in the way. Once they had done that, she shouted, "Protect N girls; we can''t let them capture her."''


    They all agreed as Leira stepped forward and cast Thunderp that disoriented the mounts. Llyniel poured a lot of her mana into the ground and caused a sea of vines to erupt, snaring many soldiers off their mounts.


    Halime was mumbling an unknownnguage but pointed the finger at the enemy just as a toxic-looking bullet sliced through the air and punctured the soldier''s chest, then started burning his skin.


    Seraphina acted swiftly, inhaling deeply before unleashing a torrent of bright red fire upon the group of enemies closing in on them. The girls sprang into action, battling the riders while shielding N.


    As the battle went on, piercing screams filled the air. E whirled around to find Leira, Halime, and Sera writhing on the ground in agony, just like N. Panic gripped her, but she quickly turned to Llyniel.


    "Llyn, protect them! I''ll try to hold them off," E said.


    The wood elf nodded, casting thick vines to shield the fallen girls. E turned to face the circling riders, drawing her bow and firing explosive arrows as she rushed forward. She dodged several attacks, though a few struck her armor.


    She bobbed and weaved through the battlefield, unleashing a relentless barrage of arrows that forced the enemies to retreat. The effort was exhausting, and she quickly switched to mana arrows, determined to hold the line.


    The battle raged on, and the half-elf fought valiantly despite her growing injuries. Suddenly, a Fire st struck Llyniel, sending her hurtling through the air and crashing into her vine wall. She fell to the ground, cradling a broken arm, pain etched across her face.


    E was the next to get hit as even more mercenaries joined the fray; the half-elf dropped to her knees as the fatigue and injuries overwhelmed her. The battle soon stopped as a group of soldiers approached them.


    Themander removed his helmet and smiled smugly as he spoke in an Eastern ent, "The White Devils'' wives walked right into our home. We can finally retire after handing you over to the Church of Light, and they are willing to pay our weight in gold for each of you."


    When E heard this, her body stiffened, as she knew the church would love to have all six of them as prisoners to use against their husband, ''I''m sorry, Arch. I was confident we could do it, but we failed as the girls mystically fell,'' she thought as sadness took over.


    As despair threatened to overwhelm her, a resounding roar shook the ground, shattering the vines shielding the girls. A massive creature lunged at the group of soldiers, sending them into disarray. E shook her head, eyes widening in awe.


    "The legends are true! N is a Primal,'' she thought, watching in astonishment as a colossal lion tore through the soldiers, reducing them to mere meat chunks. The surrounding army hesitated, fear evident in their ranks.


    N, now a majestic lioness with fur the same dirty blonde as her hair and blue eyes zing with rage, decimated the enemy forces just before the other enemies charged in but was


    stopped by a loud hiss.


    E and N turned around just in time to see a massive ck snake lunge forward, swallowing an enemy and their mount in one terrifying gulp. Before they could fully process this, Seraphina appeared but was much bigger than she previously was.


    However, this time, she radiated an entirely different aura. ''A Primal Fairy Dragon! What the hell, Archer?'' E thought, her mind racing at the sudden revtions.


    The half-elf sat there watching N, Halime, and Sera ughtering the mercenary band nning to give them to the Chuch of Light. But that''s when her eyes widened again as she returned to the destroyed vines wall.


    A cat the same size as N''s Primal Form walked out with slow steps while looking around. If Archer had been here and had seen Leira, he would have thought she was a massive African wildcat, but she waspletely purple and looked more vicious.


    Her green eyes scanned thendscape before she growled and bounded West without saying anything to them. E was confused but shrugged as the battle was dying, and the enemies


    quickly tore apart.


    N was covered in blood while Sera was lying down as she started to eat the bodies. The half-elf looked around and spotted Halime swallowing one of the attacker''s mounts, ''Why


    are they all eating?''


    After that, Llyniel approached and put a hand on E''s shoulder and cast a healing spell, which made the half-elf shiver before speaking, "Thank you, Llyn."


    Afterward, Leira swiftly returned, clutching two struggling men in her powerful jaws before releasing them onto the ground. N and Halime approached cautiously while Sera maintained a vignt watch over the surviving enemies.


    E stepped forward and took out a knife with an evil smirk on her usual innocent face. This


    spooked the other five girls, but the half-elf crouched down and quickly stabbed one of the men in the thigh as she spoke, "Who are you, and where are the rest of your mercenary band?"