After cultivating with for a while longer, Kailen and Villith slept inside the cave for the night. Villith much to Kailen's fright transformed back into her large dragon form before curling up to sleep. Her long, loud breathing reverberating throughout the cavern.
Kailen gradually grew used to the terrifying lullaby and gradually fell asleep on the rough ground, he was used to sleeping in rough conditions.
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The next morning he was rudely awakened by Villith slapping his cheek in her beautiful female form, the glow of the sun could faintly be seen in the sky through the top of the cavern.
"Get up! We're going out!"
Villith shouted in his ear, Kailen groggily rose to his feet. Kailen collected his saber and equipt his leather armor while Villith waited patiently. He watched as she playfully hopped through the dark cave, giggling excitedly. Kailen's mind was boggled as to how such an ancient being ended up acting so childish.
They gradually traveled down the mountain and back into the forest. Kailen asked the question he was wondering for a while.
"What are we doing?"
"We're going to kill things!"
Villith said with an excited grin, she continued to hop through the forest ahead of him. Kailen gave out a sigh seeing her actions, though he was anxious to see his new strength in action.
They continued through the forest for a while before Villith stopped and crouched behind a tree. Kailen looked through the bushes and saw a group of rough-looking men, probably around ten with patchy leather armor and various weapons.
"Now, you will go and dispatch those scum."
Villith whispered to Kailen quietly before jumping up on a branch to watch the show.
Kailen readied himself for a few seconds before stepping through the overgrown before the men.
"Who the fuck are you!"
One of the rough fellows yelled as they saw him, drawing the other men's attention to Kailen. Instantly on alert, they all quickly gathered their weapons and stood on guard.
"I apologize for what I'm about to do"
Kailen had no massive qualms about killing, though he may feel slight guilt he was used to it from his gladiator days. Just more bodies added to his conscious.
Kailen slowly drew his saber before taking quick steps forward to the first opponent. He swung his blade with a sharp overhand strike smashing through the man's guard before slicing off his arm from the shoulder down.
The blood sprayed out covering Kailen from head to toe. His heart pounded as he grew excited, his eyes slowly gaining a red glow with his canine teeth growing longer.
"YOU FUCKER!"
The yell breaking his stupor of excitement, he turned to face the incoming attacker. An ax flew towards his head, he swung his saber deflecting the blow off course before jumping and kneeing the man in the chin.
The blow was so powerful it blew the man's head backward with a sickening snap. Kailen spun swinging his blade as he landed beheading the men approaching from behind.
A large man thrust a spear aiming for his gut, he jumped back but was met with an incoming blow from a club. Kailen raised his arm bracing for impact, which blew him back a few steps.
"Concentrate Kailen you fool!"
He heard a young girl's voice echo through the battlefield. His arm still aching from the blow, he met an incoming barrage of blows with his saber.
Kailen ducked a wide swing, spinning and planting a sidekick into another man's gut blowing him back in a coughing fit.
He then jumped forward slamming his shoulder into the man standing before him, knocking him backward 2 meters.
Kailen then proceeded to dispatch two more men with swift strikes of his saber. He jumped quickly covering a considerable distance landing on the man coughing up blood. He finished him off with a quick stab in the neck.
The large man wielding the spear approached quickly thrusting, his hands trembling with fear as he saw Kailens glowing red eyes staring at him coldly.
Kailen was enjoying the frenzy, his vision was slowly filling with red. All his thoughts focusing on the men in front of him.
Kailen blew the spear away running towards him and pouncing with his teeth bared. He ripped open the man's neck with his newfound teeth.
Villith observed with a curious expression, his animalistic nature surprised her. His red eyes and teeth created an uncomfortable feeling within her, the first time experiencing such a thing.
Kailen then continued the slaughter as he slowly finished off the last few men with fresh blood dripping down his chin.
Kailen stood there silent without movements, Villith jumped off the branch and approached him from behind. Her movements were halted as Kailen turned and faced her with his cold red stare.
Villith continued to stare at him, his red glow gradually retreating as his senses expanded and his thoughts returned to normal.
He gazed at the bodies around him with curiosity, his mind could only vaguely remember the fight though he felt his strength improved considerably.
"So, how did I do?"
"Quite well, consider me impressed."
Villith answered although the fight was low-leveled as far as she was concerned his potential was surely great considering the unease and slight fear she felt from him.
"I bit him?"
Kailen asked in bewilderment, though strangely he felt no disgust at the thought.
"Yep, tore him up real good. How'd he taste?"
Kailen laughed loudly despite the grim environment.
"Quite badly considering the taste in my mouth."
Kailen cleaned his armor and saber of blood in a nearby stream before following after Villith again.
Time passed quickly in the blink of an eye, a week had passed following a similar pattern. Battle after battle, Kailen thoroughly enjoyed the past week with Villith the childish dragon.
Though soon, his training would be taken up a notch.