Outskirts of Utoko (The Forest)

Dimitri saw Rin nod in agreement and he sighed in relief. That was easier than he expected...

Rin struggled getting on horse-form Willow, but she managed. Then, she unexpectedly hugged him. Dimitri smiled warmly as she did so, even though she was only trying to stay on the horse. He really liked her.

"Just grab my mane, but not too tightly," Willow offered.

"Thanks, Willow,"

"Just remember that this is a one-time thing. Once she is fully rested, she uses those magnificent things called feet. And don't expect me to give you any piggy back rides either."

Dimitri only smiled in response. Why drag it out any longer? "Okay, it looks like we're ready," Dimitri called to Len.

He heard something...

Dimitri glanced behind them once more, looking in all directions, lef, right, and even up, for Zero to appear. He knew he wasn't far off now. He had to be close. The way Willow was constanbtly glancing back as well was also a good clue that Zero knew where they were and was pretty close. He scanned the canopy of the forest above.

And then he saw it! A single flash of moment. Within a blink of an eye, it was gone. Normally, people would focus on that one spot, expecting for something else to happen in the same area. But Dimitri knew to see through his peripherial vision and try to keep track of all of those slight movements. Soon, it wasn't hard to pinpoint where Zero was and where Zero was going.

A very soft, yet barely audible chuckle was heard and Dimitri had enough. Point thirty seconds passed by and in that time, Dimitri had drew back his already nocked arrow, aimed where Zero was, and fired. There would be little time to dodge for Zero, but he knew Zero was probably armed to the brim and would probably block the speeding arrow rather than try to dodge it. "Move! He's here!" he called up to them as he nocked another arrow and fired agan with pinpoint accuracy towards Zero again and began to run, nocking another arrow in the process.
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The closer Zero got, the more unnerved Willow got...

She found herself glancing back more often, searching for the unforgettable signs of Zero's face anywhere in the trees or on the ground. She saw nothing, but Zero was probably trained in unseen movement. She was able to focus on her senses and pinpoint where Zero was, even though she wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Oooohhh...he was close. She shivered, partly from anticipation and partly from this cold.

And yet, despite Zero seeming to be an expert tracker and follower, it appeared that Dimitri had a LOT more experience in that field as he drew back and fired, right where Zero was. "Move it! He's here!" Dimitri called out. "Hang on tight, Rin." Willow cried as she shot forward, like a bullet from a gun. She galloped to Rin and began to trot, but only for a moment. "I'm going to take Rin to the nearest city. It's probably what Zero wants anyway. I can get there a lot faster, but please stall as much time as you can. If you can kill him, great." Not waiting for a response from Len, she galloped once more, leaving Len behind in the dust. In a few moments, Willow was gone from the area with Rin, heading towards the nearest town.
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As Lance got up off the ground, he noticed that Setsugie had merely hopped over Lance's legs, making it look extremely easy. This enraged him. He'd suffered enough failures today. This wasn't going to continue.

As he drew his one sword, he charged it with earth mana and stuck the tip barely into the ground. Now, he rose a column of earth around Setsugie's ankles, encoating them with hard rock. But he kept rising the rock until it surpassed Setsugie's hips. Now there was no way Setsugie was going to move his legs at all. And with Kaiyo's grip still on him and his other arm pinned, he was basically helpless. Smiling at his work, he turned to Kaiyo. "Is this enough to contain him, madam?" he asked,"Or shall I coat him further?" he smirked as he drew his sword out of the ground.

Zero looked as shadows began wrapping themselves around him pulled him back before he could hit Dimitri this was the pink haired girls doing, listening to what she said made him laugh, "Kill me?! And you think you can accomplish such a feat you must be mistaken little girl!!" Zero said as he liberated his magic power in a burst form his body to dissipate the shadows, the turned to look at her "I've changed my mind I'll kill you first." Zero said then looked at the dagger that Enya had dodged its hilt then opened and liberated a loud high pitched sound similar to a concussion grenade. Zero himself is not affected by the daggers loud sound since he has grown used to it, he then wait to see how the pink haired girl reacts "I can't spend much time here.... I should just finish this later, I detest leaving this unfinished but its the destroyer we're talking about I should find an opening and make a run for it its my best chance for know...." Zero thought.