Sitting on the front steps of the house was Fusu. That with two swords in his hand thought, 'As I thought, high-level soul rank artifacts…' thoughtfully, he looked at the broken sword hilt that was at his side. 'So how exactly did that boy manage to break this sword easily?'
He left the others aside and took the one in his hands 'And what fire could one of the temperate body use, that would be so powerful as to have nothing left of his target... If he was actually in the nascent soul, maybe this made was understandable. But in the tempered body…'
"The control he had over such a powerful fire…if this boy really isn't hiding anything about his powers, wherever he goes, he could certainly be considered one of the greatest geniuses. (Sigh) Or even one of the biggest monsters…'
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Breaking all the silence that was a few minutes away in that place, the bird spoke "Since we all agree. Why don't we form the contract at once?"
Noah, who was thoughtful, lifted his head and said "Not everyone. Even because she hasn't accepted it yet."
"And I won't. I still don't understand why you're trying to form a deal with this human, it's not like they stick to them anyway."
"What do you mean by that? Don't come judging someone without at least knowing them first. I have no idea what they did to you 500 years ago, and I admit that I don't care either. But when it comes to promises and agreements, I tend to do everything to keep them. Even more if I owe the person something, because I hate being indebted to others…"
"He hates getting into debt… He also said that to my mother…"
"He? He who?"
"It was probably the man who commanded the people who tried to kill them…" said the bird.
"There was a peace treaty back then. A treaty saying that no human should hunt a beast in our forest. And also that no beast should kill a human, unless he was invading their territory… But that's what happened. One day, an ordinary human entered the forest in despair. His clothes were torn, and there were several wounds on his body. Other men were coming after him, and seeing that, my mother who was passing me near that place, with just a flick of her tail that was three times bigger than mine, she killed the men who were chasing her and made the big mistake of save that…"
"Did your mother save a human? …And why would she do that?" asked Noah, surprised by what he'd just heard.
"I also asked her that same question. And as she looked into my eyes she spoke; This human does not pose a threat to us. Also, with him being hunted by his own people, doesn't that seem a little familiar?"
"Why familiar? Were you by any chance hunted even among the beasts?"
"Let's say that beings with dragon's blood…" she looked at the bird beside her "Or even phoenixes, they are not very well regarded among beasts…"
"After I helped that man, my mother and I continued to move forward. But as he ran after us the man screamed; Please! Please help me! Please!!"
"My mother turned, and looking at him she asked; I already saved your human life. Besides, what else do you want us to do?"
"With his whole body bruised, he knelt down in front of us, bowed before us as he silently cried and said; I will do what you want! So please tell me where I find the dragon root."
"Hearing it my mother shook her head and turned around, and even without understanding why I just followed her. But that man didn't give up, and even with the gigantic difference in size between the two, while crying he ran to my mother and tried to hold her even though he was so weak."
"Like me, maybe my mother felt sorry to turn around and see that man doing that. And perhaps it was thanks to this pity that she told him; There's no way I can tell you where to find a human. For dragon roots, are born and grow above the grave or the body of a dragon. And how no dragon has been seen around the world for centuries, let alone killed, until today. It's impossible for you to find one."
"After my mother said that, that man collapsed. He dropped to his knees as he cried and talked; Thank you for helping me… Thank you so much… And know that someday I will pay this debt…"
"She turned around, and as she walked forward slowly with me beside her, she spoke; Instead of staying here making useless promises, why don't you spend the time you have left with this person?"
"Why did your mother say that? According to what you said, he never said the root was to heal anyone."
"Dragon root is almost impossible to get, as dragons are missing and haven't been seen for a long time, and there aren't as many beings with dragon blood around the world. And the best known use for a dragon root is the creation of the dragon blood pill. A pill used to stabilize dragon blood in a human's body, since your bodies are too weak and if the blood isn't stabilized, it's very likely that you're going to explode, or maybe die in huge pain all over the place. your body." explained the phoenix.
"I understand now. …So, what happened next?"
"A time passed, or rather a few years, a little over 50 to be honest. And after that time, that human that my mother had saved years ago came to us again. But this time he wasn't alone. And while we were sleeping in a huge cave in the middle of the forest, he and over 100 other humans attacked the cave and immediately made it fall into ruins."
"Me and my mom quickly got out of there before the first stone hit the ground. And arriving outside, we found ourselves in front of all those humans ready to attack us, and in front of them was that man, the same man my mother had saved years before, now leading the people who wanted to kill us." As he spoke his eyes quickly filled with hatred and that was certainly more than explicit in his gaze.
"Seeing them my mother quickly screamed; Get out of here!!"
"But paralyzed in front of so many enemies I couldn't even move. And pointing his sword in our direction, that man without even blinking gave his order to attack. Then, with all of them jumping up and coming towards us, human enough to cover much of the frontal view we had of the big trees and the skies ahead of us. Paralyzed and trembling, that's how I was seeing all that and not knowing what to do."
"Yelling; Hurry up Hadria!! While he attacked with all his strength using his tail, and killed several humans of those to try to protect me. But even though with each blow she killed dozens and dozens of humans, almost instantly others appeared in her place. It was almost as if they were infinite in numbers."
"So seeing that I wasn't going to get anywhere like that, my mother stopped attacking with her tail, and in moments she attacked them with a powerful flame that was the same color as their red scales. And those flames were so powerful, that they covered all the humans that were coming to attack us. But even they weren't enough either…"
"And as my mother looked at me, with her blue eyes that looked so much like the moon above us that night…" Tears began to form in her hate-filled eyes. eyes, she ceased those flames upon realizing that they were not working and spoke; Thank you…" Tears streamed from her eyes, which showed her clear resentment towards that man and the enormous sadness when she remembered her mother's death. "While that bastard along with all the others, stuck their swords inside his body…"