Soon, the black corvette just passed by the boundary of west part and now entering the north part of Samar Island, and is now traversing in the Pan Pacific Highway to the small town called Allen, an approximately 88 kilometers from Calbayog City, which is already part of the Northern of Samar.
After more than an hour driving, they reach the Allen Port of the Ferry terminal that will take them to the other side of the island of Luzon… it's the province of Sorsogon – an innermost province located in southern part of the Luzon Island and the first province of Bicol region nearest of Samar.
As soon as the Ferry arrives, and after the cargoes and couple of Cars, Buses and trucks went off, they were being instructed already to get on the ferry… after their car was parked inside the ferry, all passengers was also instructed to climb off to the upper deck of the ferry…then the Ship Captain sets its sail to the other side.
Somewhere in the South part of Bicol region.
An hour or so of driving after James and Job alighted from the ferry from the port of Matnog, Sorsogon. the two reached a secluded area that stretch from Daraga, Albay to Tabaco City.
Then they continue to travel North-south, after another more than an hour of travelling.
James was watching in the window side and was wondering why he didn't see any houses or residents after they passed Tabaco City…he cannot contain his thoughts already, so he asked Job if is it still far to the school of his ninong Titus.?
Not so far… a brief answer of Job while being serious in driving the car.
Without the knowledge of James, Job was a little anxious because this area is considered a dangerous place, for the reason that this is a "Terra nullius" or an unclaimed territory which is an almost fifty kilometers away from the outer part of their university. Because of the perilous terrain and dense forest, there have been many reported cases of ambushes in this area and even their school's recruits weren't spare in this conflicted place.
The ambushes often come from rogue Dark Witches or some Sorcerers accompanied with their beasts' minions like Sigbin - a type of animal that is about the size of a pig, but has the strength and ferocity of a lion or tiger. It is believed that an army of sigbin that is compose of twenty individuals can kill an entire village in just one hour.
Due to the ferocity of sigbins, they are considered dangerous beast, especially if they are under the control of a high-level witch or a Sorceress.
A little while later, a middle-aged woman with a voluptuous figure stopped them not far from the road they were traveling.
The contrast of the seductive attire of this lady and the primal feels of the forest within the area puts an eerie feeling to the scene.
Job realized the dangers of the situation. Readies himself for anything that might happens.
Junior brother, get ready. Job immediately alerted James too.
James, due to his long training with his father, immediately sensed the impending danger even before Job alerted him. He immediately pressed the side of the buckle of his belt around his waist, and suddenly the bottom part of the belt came loose and suddenly it became his curve dagger that was almost half a meter long. This was the same curve dagger that he had used in his father's training and it was the same one he had used against the Angab tribe a few months ago.
When James was ready, he immediately whispered his basic spell that his father, Daniel, had taught him.
James didn't ask his brother Job any more questions, he immediately began observing his surroundings.
Someone wants to test us in front of us. Job briefly said to James.
Job immediately slowed down the car, but maintained a moderate speed, and when they were close to the woman who was stopping them, suddenly something black kind of animal, started running around them.
Bang!
Blag! Blag!
Crasssh!
Sigbin! Job's alarmed James about the attack.
There were three sigbins trying to cling to the back of their car, so Job swung the car a little to shake off those clinging to the back.
Screeech!
And when the three was shakes off from their rear, another crowd of sigbins emerge from the dense bushes in both of their sides.
Some sigbin can be seen running along on every sides, with their agility, they can keep up with the speed of their vehicle.
A little later, the woman is seen moving quickly on the left side of the road...it can be noticed that her feet are a bit motionless because they are floating a few inches off the ground, but she is quickly keeping up with the speed of their car.
While Job was trying to distance their car from the crowds of sigbin surrounding them, James eventually decided to make a move.
Brother I'll go first, then James suddenly disappeared inside the car.
Job was so surprised that before he could even say something, when he turned to look at James, he was no longer in his seat, but instead was suddenly outside fighting against the sigbins who were following them.
Swish! Swish!
Creeek!
Splat!
James swung his curve dagger twice, the two sigbins fell immediately, with the precision of James' strikes, the first two who rushed were cut in half... and a few moments later. Six pieces of the animal's dismembered body parts were on the road.
Job couldn't believe what he saw... From James' actions and movements during the fight, it was clear that he was skilled in fighting.
He's very young yet he's already very proficient in combat, he must have been fully trained by his father. What would you expect from the son of a martial master? Job's reflection on James's demonstrated prowess.
After the clash and eliminating the three enemies in their rear, James makes a brief halt and jumps back to quickly keep up to their slow-moving vehicle.
He was about to open the door of the car, when he was distracted by a shout of the woman.
Waaahh! My pets! The woman in front of them screamed.
The woman was carrying a caned stick with a small snake coiled at the top, she suddenly screamed and with glaring eyes rushed towards the side of the car where James was about to open the door.
In Job's sudden panic, he stopped the car horizontally to block the woman in getting to James. Their enemy was a high-level witch who was in a berserk state because James had killed her minions.
He knew that this kind of creature was a difficult opponent, especially when it was in a berserk state.
Job ran beside James, and suddenly his hand lit up, suddenly it had half black gloves on it and three sharp protrusions like stainless steel at the front of each glove.
Job knew nothing about James' fighting skills, although he saw him defeating the three sigbin in their rear awhile ago, his master Titus entrusted him this mission and it is his duty to protect James, so he was the one who faced the first blow of the witch's staff, suddenly parrying it with a punch using his gloves.
Whammm!
Arrggg!
Huummmnn…
In the first clash, Job was thrown several meters away due to the shockwave of the two's forces. Meanwhile, James was also thrown back several meters due to the force of the impact, but it can be seen that Job deflected the force that was supposed to hit James.
Haahhh! That's so powerful! James said in surprise. If that had hit me, I would probably have been injured.
'Thank you, brother Job.' James' gratitude for Job's rescue.
'Always be careful not to get hit...' our enemy is strong. Job replied.
'Hi-hi-hi-hi… I smell the blood of some of my kind on your hands, child.' The female witch quips at James.
'And you, not bad at all… your appearance also gives off something, huh.' He turned his gaze to Job after glancing at James for a moment.
"For that reason, come with me. I will forgive you for the mistake you made in killing my pets… No one will be harmed by you two. He-he-he-he…" the female witch said happily to Job and James.
James and Job immediately looked at each other at what the woman said. They knew their fate if they were defeated by the female witch in this fight. Especially Job because he knew something about what happened to those who were caught by this kind of witch…but James didn't know that much yet but he was sure that the outcome would not be good if they were caught by this witch.
Many students of their school have been caught by these witches and they usually use them as human experiments with their dark magic and some handsome men are made into husbands for the female witches to use.
In some cases, other victims they have heard of are seen in the company of female witches like this, who, even though their faces are old and ugly, in the eyes of their victims, still look very young and beautiful.
So, when Job and James looked at each other, they couldn't help but feel the hairs on the back of their necks stand up.
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