54 Trouble (1/2)

Lying on his bed, Niko quickly opened his eyes as his heart began to race.

”Someone has entered my territory.” He murmured, not knowing what to expect.

Niko rushed off of his bed and darted out of his room. As he ran downstairs he spotted Ivanic sitting on the sofa reading a book. Niko was taken back at the moment and unsure of where Ivanic could have found such a book, however, his question was quickly answered as Ivanic spoke, ”Niko, I've found a small library at the back of the-”

Before Ivanic even got a chance to finish his statement, Niko interrupted, ”Not now, someone has entered our territory.”

Ivanic's face fell, as he quickly closed his book. Looking towards Niko he asked, ”Who?”

Niko shook his head and replied, ” I am unsure, my skin doesn't allow me to see their features and instead just feel their presence, I was alerted by the rat men and there should be two intruders making their way up the mountain.”

Quickly getting up, Ivanic placed the book down, ” Let's prepare then if it's the men from Tera we must prepare for the worst.”

Niko nodded as he ordered his spirits to hide near the main entrance and await his command. If anything, he would unleash all of them. They were on home soil therefore, they will be much stronger.

”Bang!”

A loud noise came from the front door. It didn't sound like a polite knock or even an urgent one, and instead more like a rude kick.

Niko and Ivanic looked towards one another, as both nodded at the same time.

Outside of the entrance stood two armored men waiting for a response. Their heads were held up high as a hint of superiority was seen in their eyes.

Both men wore the same kind of armor that the protectors of Tera wore making them look like warriors ready for combat.

One of the men decided to walk forward towards the door with a huge grin on his face. He was the taller of the two as his bulky body made him look like a giant. On his back, there was a metallic greatsword, which was almost as tall as him.

Behind him was a shorter man with a slimmer build. HIs helm was almost too big for him as he kept rearranging it to his liking every few seconds. On his waist was a shortsword which looked completely average.

The bigger man raised his foot as he approached the door and released it with force towards it.

”Bang”

”Hehe, hopefully, these punks open up.” The bigger man spoke.

”We must be cautious though… They were able to conquer a dungeon, so they must have some skill…” The shorter man was cautious.

”Humph! I bet it was all a fluke.” The taller man laughed.

A few seconds went by and the door slowly begins to open, revealing a young man in black robes, wielding a staff. Upon seeing this scene a look of disdain appeared on the protector's faces.

”May I help you?” Niko spoke calmly sizing up the two men.