"You people are considered prisoners because you have entered land that is not yours." the lady said.
"Can you at least say who you are?" Komodo asked, "And this land is free because anyone can walk into it."
"My name? I am Genesis. This land is not free and only those who willfully enter it will face consequences." Genesis said. "So, who are you? I know the name of the other guy but not you."
"I am Komodo and we are from the Hand clan." Komodo replied.
"Nevooa, do you have any relation with Novak?" Genesis said.
"What? How do you know that I do?" Nevooa questioned.
"The person I call uncle is Novak. He raised me since I was little" Genesis said, "He has told me many things and one of those is things is not to kill a man named Nevooa."
"I, I have the potential to rival Novak." Nevooa said, "In one of Novak's writings he talks about it. And also why did he say not to kill me?"
Genesis replied, "I have no clue, but he did say that this would be an important person in the future. Novak did write a lot. But I never knew that he was writing about prophases."
"Hey, do you still know Novak?" Komodo asked.
Genesis said, "I don't know Novak anymore. He left one day and I never saw him since and I didn't know why."
"So will you let us leave?" Nevooa said.
"I will." Genesis said, "But only for Novak, not because I wanted to."
"Thanks," Nevooa said.
"Ohh and by the way. Don't think of sending more people here to fight me. I am on what you people call commander." Genesis said.
Komodo's eyes widened.
"Wait how did you become so strong?" Komodo said.
"It's because of Novak." Genesis said, "He talked a lot about not being limited to what is told. And he trained me too."
"So where is the exit?" Nevooa asked.
"Go in that direction." Genesis said while pointing to her left and Nevooa's right.
Komodo and Nevooa walked in that direction. Genesis watched them leave. They slowly faded out into the distance and they made it out of the forest.
"Novak, I don't know where you are. But why did you leave?" Genesis said to herself.
"Nevooa," Komodo said, "When we report this to the Hand clan we say that the clans men died to a horde of monsters and got overwhelmed. We don't talk about Genesis."
"Why not?" Nevooa said.
"Genesis," Komodo said in a fearful tone, "She said she was commander level. I am only middle stage soldier and you are initial stage solder."
"Oh yeah could you explain to me the ranks?" Nevooa said.
Komodo replied, "The ranks go from weakest to strongest, it starts at civilian they are the non-awakeners they have the strength of a normal person. Then it goes to soldier, they are awakened and are much stronger than a civilian. They are said to cause valleys. Then there are generals, they are so much stronger that soldiers and the gap is massive. They are highly ranked within the clan and there are very few of them. Then there are commanders, they are the strongest of Nozon Empire. They rule over their own clans and can defeat nations by themselves."
"Woah," Nevooa said, "So Genesis could defeat the whole clan if she wanted."
"Yeah, maybe," Komodo said, "It depends on what tier of commander she is. In each rank there is stages that separate them more. It goes low, middle, and high. But for soldier there is an extra for people who have awakened and it is initial."
"Do you know what level Chief is?" Nevooa asked.
"He is around low-middle commander. That is what most people say." Komodo replied.
They kept walking further and further. They were both scared of the forest and never wanted to go back.
They were walking towards the Hand clan base but were also lost. They didn't know which way they came out of the forest. It was night time too so it was harder to find North, East, South, and West.
"Lets take a stop here and wait for tomorrow." Komodo said as he sat down.
"How are your wounds?" Nevooa asked.
"They're fine," Komodo said, "I've been slowly healing them."
Komodo fell to sleep fast once he laid down. But Nevooa was still awake. He was looking at the stars.
He was thinking about Genesis and what she had to do with Novak. And how does Novak know him.
All these thoughts came into Nevooa's head at once.
Nevooa stood up and started to walk around his satchel and Komodo. He needed to clear his mind.
But he was thinking about his first creation. The bug wings. If the clan really had the resources to make stuff he would use it to his full advantage.
After a while of walking Nevooa got tired out. He laid down and started to sleep.