The Seven Deadly Child
Mysterious Little Girl
"Ahhhhhhhhhh…. Master, what do you mean?" Theo who was still confused asked in astonishment.
"The promise of heaven is the promise you really must keep. You must not deny, if you deny, even if it is still in your mind, then the sky will punish you. Everything you said as a promise would really happen."
"Devil will hunt you forever." Tiankong closed his explanation with a sinister expression.
"You're kidding, aren't you? There might be something like that." Theo, still astonished, asked again.
"I'm serious this time, don't think I'm joking. I don't want my students to fall into a state of being destroyed by the devil of the heart."
"Never doubt these words of mine, for I myself have also fallen into the vows of the devil of the heart." Tiankong said, very seriously.
When Theo and Tiankong were still engaged in chatter in the mind. Aria who was satisfied with Theo's promise began to stand up. Retain the knife.
"Hmmm nice. I'll wait for your responsibility." Aria said briefly. Then start walking away.
Theo himself who was actually still confused by what kind of accountability Aria asked for, started to sit back cross-legged. Although still confused, Theo did not dare to ask in more detail. He was still horrified by the explanation of the heart demon from Tiankong earlier.
After that, the situation became a little awkward. Theo and Aria had no conversation at all. The two just sat in silence, while occasionally staring at each other. This silent atmosphere persisted for some time.
**
(The next day)
Theo and Aria spent the rest of the day yesterday resting and replenishing their mana deposits. This time after feeling a little recovered, they decided to get out of the cave and find a way back to the city of Alknight at once if lucky, want to track down the whereabouts of Master Estro.
"Is it true that there's still poison in my body that you told me about yesterday?" Aria asked on her way out down the cave.
"Why am I lying, try to circulate your Man's flow into the blood feather, then point it to the bottom corner of the Heart. You'll be able to sense the presence of the poison." Theo.
"Hmmm…." Without answering, Aria immediately tried to do as Theo said.
When the Mana Flow reached the bottom of his heart tip. He could sense the poison Theo meant. Worse, when this poison felt the presence of the Mana stream, it began to react. Making Aria fall to her knees, groaning in pain.
Theo who saw that, immediately used the tip of his finger that had been flowed by the Light Mana to pierce the heart of Aria. Pressing back the poison to keep calm.
"From now on, be careful about circulating your man, or else you'll accidentally reactivate this poison again." Theo.
Aria just nodded briefly, showing she understood, then started to stand up again. The two then continued their journey.
***
Moments later, Theo and Aria finally came out of the cave, they jumped into the waterfall and landed on the side of the lake that has a variety of beautiful Arsenic flowers that emit strange fragrant smells.
"Ohhhhh….."
The voice of the little girl's cry sounded. Theo and Aria were also surprised to see a strangely dressed little girl made from animal fur picking sweet-smelling Arseni flowers around the lake, when they first came out of the cave.
This girl looked very surprised and fell backward, the basket containing the Arsenic flowers that she had just picked also fell.
"Who are you?" The little girl panicked.
"We should ask, who are you?" Ask Theo back.
Theo could not help but wonder, how could there be a little girl wandering around casually picking flowers in the area of the wild and dangerous part of the frozen pine forest. How could this girl survive while Theo himself, while in this inner forest region could not even lower his vigilance.
"What do you mean?" This time Aria asked. He tried to approach the little girl to calm her down.
"No. No. No. Don't come near, you strangers. Don't eat me..!!" The little girl yelled raucously as soon as she saw Aria approaching her.
"Agura out!" Quickly the little girl made a hand seal, then the tattoo on the back of her right hand started to light up.
Along with the bright flame of the girl's hand tattoo, a black panther-shaped spirit beast came out from the tattoo seal.
"Hoooaargg…!!!" The panther barked fiercely towards Aria and Theo.
The little girl then jumped on the back of the panther, giving him orders to move. The panther, who had received the order, immediately ran quickly away from the lake. Breaking through the undergrowth.
Theo gaping to see the events in front of him, according to him it is very rare there is a little girl who is already able to make a seal tattoo at the age like him. That said, this little girl was the youngest True Knight he had ever met.
However, moments later, Theo awakens from his daydream. "It's dangerous, the girl won't be able to survive alone in this forest, go after her." Theo.
Aria and Theo then move in pursuit of the little girl.
**
Unlike what Theo had expected, the speed of the panther that the little girl was riding was very fast. This creature moves agilely jumping from one place to another, looks very familiar with the surrounding environment.
"It's strange, why do the spirit beasts in this environment always avoid it, while they choose to attack us?" Theo asked, when he began to realize something was strange.
On the way to chasing the little girl, Theo and Aria had to evade the high-class Spirit Beasts that confronted them several times. What astonished Theo was, these Spirit Beasts seemed to ignore the little girl, even seeming to avoid her.
Amidst Theo's confusion, Tiankong suddenly appeared beside him. "Don't be surprised, pay close attention to every jewelry trinkets the girl wears."
"They're made of Arsenic flowers that naturally have the smell of dispelling Spirit Beasts." Tiankong explained.
"Ahhh so like that, why did not I think, we should have taken some flowers to make the trip easier." Theo.
Theo continues the chase with Aria, he is increasingly curious about the identity of this little girl. Did he live within this Frozen Pine Forest inner region?
A while passed, the panther still moved nimbly, maintaining the distance between the little girl and the pair Theo and Aria who were chasing after her.
However, when Theo and Aria begin to catch up and shorten the distance with great difficulty, and feel they will be able to reach and catch the little girl, she suddenly disappears from Theo's sight.
"What's going on? Where'd she go?" Theo asked confusedly, stopping his steps.
"Hmmm, let's check the area where the girl disappeared." Aria's Advice.
Theo who felt the suggestion was reasonable, would step foot forward to move forward checking. But before he stepped….
"Stop.don't move." Tiankong said, stopping Theo's move.
Hearing the warning, Theo stopped his steps, and pulled Aria's shoulder so as not to step forward.
"What's wrong?" Ask Aria.
Theo did not answer, then turned to his master.
"The area in front of you is full of ancient trap formations." Answer Tiankong.