Way of the Knights

Chapter 850: Stranger

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'So…5 Voyaging Outposts and 10 Warding Outposts. All cloaked and fully functional. Good. I can install them right away.'

In front of Raven , the outposts needed for the mission were neatly arranged. He was done inspecting them and checking if they could function well. All tests were positive so he could release these outposts anytime he wants so that he could gather as much information as he could. 

Before he did that though, Raven made sure to check if there's any beings within his immediate vicinity. 

As much as he would love to get this over with so he could move on with his search, he didn't want to expose his location. He doesn't want to get mobbed by Outsiders and Space Beasts alike. It's better to be cautious since he's in an uncharted territory. 

'All clear I suppose.' Raven muttered inwardly after his brief scan of his surroundings. 

He then made his way out of the shuttle, bringing the Outposts he made with him. Remaining cautious of his movements, he even created an obscuring seal which will hide all manner of traces he will inevitably leave behind once he's done. 

After finishing his preparations, he activated the Outposts one by one, watching them as they formed into streaks of light, disappearing to the horizon. 

Each outpost were only visible to him, that's unless there is something or someone out there who's senses were just as sharp as he does. 

In addition, each outpost has a pre-determined route to follow. This way, collision wouldn't happen amongst them. The idea of sending people to man the outpost came to him but he decided to leave it as is for now. He has other pressing matters to pay attention to anyway. 

Now that the Outposts are done, Raven could go deeper to the Outer Worlds in search for his Master, Geezer. 

Truthfully speaking, Raven has zero clue where he is. 

Not even their karmic link helped him locate Geezer. Even previous heirs were of no help to him. This made this mission even more difficult for him in all honesty. 

As mentioned before, the Outer World is boundless. Divine Realm is huge, there's no mistaking that but in reality, it's just a small corner of the bigger picture. Until now, nobody managed to map out the entirety of the Outer Worlds due to how large it was. 

Searching for Geezer blindly is akin to finding a needle within a haystack. Nevertheless, Raven didn't feel like giving-up. He wants to find Geezer and bring him home, he belongs to the Divine Realm anyways. 

Still a clue would be really helpful right now. Even a small lead to where Geezer might be would suffice. It's a shame that Geezer didn't leave any traces of him for his heirs, if he did, then he could've used that to start with at least. 

'I guess, I'll check the disturbance that I felt earlier. I have no leads anyways.' Raven muttered to himself as he drove the shuttle towards the general direction where he felt the disturbance earlier. 

A few weeks had already passed since he felt it. It has been quiet ever since so he doesn't have much hope on finding anything. That being said, the traces of that commotion should still be there, maybe he'll get lucky? Who knows? 

Raven drove the shuttle slowly. Again, he's just being cautious right now. The shuttle could certainly go faster than this but it was his choice to slow down in order to be safe. 

He venture deeper to the Outer Worlds for a whole week until he managed to arrive at the place where he suspected the commotion to have happened. 

'Hmm…'

Raven stayed within the shuttle, silently inspecting the area in front of him with discerning eyes. 

He arrived at an asteroid belt – what remains of it at least. 

Raven could still feel the lingering aura's around here. They're quite lingering aura were persistent so it made him think that whoever fought here must've been strong people too. He could also feel the disorganized rhythm of laws they used here, meaning that whoever fought must be Outsiders too since Space Beasts are unable to comprehend Laws. 

The asteroid belt was reduced to a mere rubble. He could still sense the lingering anger, despair and hopelessness within his surroundings as if they were telling him a story. 

There's also a faint smell of blood outside, he could also see the scars of the confrontation that occurred. 

Raven silently exited his shuttle and flew closer to the destroyed asteroid belt. His aura was completely sealed within his body, making him seem like a mortal who just happened to be here. 

He took a closer look at the battlefield to see if he could get some tracks. 

Luckily for him, there were traces of blood left within the rubble. They're still relatively fresh even though they've been here for quite sometime. 

Raven took some samples of those blood and returned to his shuttle. He went towards his crafting table and began assembling some things. 

He carved out a rune on a coin. Blessed it with his seal and his divinity. It glowed with a piercing light briefly, then the light conjured into a single needle which pointed him at a specific direction. 

Raven just created a compass using the blood samples of the Outsiders that fought here. The compass was unique since it will track where the person is instead of a landmark or a location. The compass also determines whether the person was dead or not.

There's three compasses in his hand. Two pointed at the same direction while one pointed at the very opposite. Based on the vibrancy of the compass, the owners of the former were still alive and well. The latter however, isn't so much.

'Two against one, perhaps.' Raven mused to himself as he drove the shuttle once more. 'An ambush maybe? A trap could work as well. Whatever I guess.'

He decided to follow the one pointing at the opposite direction. He figured that since the first two were still healthy and well, he could always track them down later. The victim of the possible ambush, was on verge of dying so he went to that location first. 

As it turns out, he didn't need to go that far anyways. The dying person didn't manage to run away very far, which is fortunate for Raven. 

It only took Raven three days before the compass lit up, signifying that he was close to the owner of the compass. He followed the direction it's pointing too and the closer he got, the brighter the compass got. 

Then, he found her. 

  A frail lady, drenched in blood and covered with gaping wounds. Her body was floating on top of an asteroid, unconscious and slowly dying from blood loss. 

Raven deliberated for a bit before he eventually chose to save her. 

He took her within the spatial shuttle and began curing her. As he worked on a cure, Raven couldn't help but feel slightly bad for her wounds. 

'It's a miracle that she managed to stay alive for this long with injuries like this.' He thought to himself.

This girl nearly had all of her organs destroyed by her enemies, she lost a lot of blood and she was left severely weakened from the confrontation. Again, it's a miracle that she managed to live after all this. 

Still, her injuries aren't something that will stump Raven. Especially not when his seals as just as effective here as it is within the Divine Realm. 

'It's a good thing that her heart and brain could still function well. If it didn't, then there's no way I could save her.' Raven mused to himself. 

It only took him some minimal effort to cure her completely. Now she just needs to rest. Her breathing already stabilized, she just in a really deep slumber at this point. 

Raven prepared food to devour just in case the stranger wakes up hungry. All while driving the shuttle using the same constant speed as before, now heading towards the location of the other two.

The lady slept like a log. It took her almost a week before she regained a sliver of consciousness. It was evident that she was really exhausted. 

She feel asleep again but the day after, she woke up completely. Her stomach rumbled at the smell of good food. 

It took her sometime before she regained her bearings. Raven watched in amusement as her recent memories returned, causing her to stare warily of her surroundings. 

That being said, even a wary heart cannot fulfil one's stomach. 

Her hunger lead her to where he was waiting. Alarm was evident on her face as she saw Raven for the first time yet her focus were glued onto the boiling pot right in front of Raven. 

She bit her lips in frustration. She probably felt embarrassed and wary of that man and the pot in front of her.

While she's still deliberating whether to approach or not, Raven spoke to her:

"Feel free to join me if you wish.. Don't worry, I won't hurt you unless you do something stupid."