Mr. Tilou: "Rula... Did you forgot that we need to preserve the body of the target? Right?"
Furoo: "Oh yeah... Garin said that we need to bring it dead or alive."
Rula: "Eh!? He said that!?"
Helone: "Who cares about him! We'll just have to bring those ashes"
The smoke caused by the explosion are now slowly vanishing
What they saw was a huge ball of vines they were inside of it.
A few seconds ago...
The moment drinia saw it she knew that a small little treenu had the capability to make a massive amount of damage to any living being.
Drinia: (This is a...!!?)
Without having a doubt she protect everyone with her vines including the dead body of Aren's mother.
Trofinn: "What happened!?"
Pyten: "What's this!?"
Drinia: "Calm down!"
Juroo: "That small creature..."
Drinia: "That's a treen-"
*The treenu explodes*
Pyten: "I guess we all now know what that does..."
Trofinn: "What now?"
Drinia: "Aren..."
Aren haven't spoken a word yet he's just quiet there holding her dead mother... just looking at her is what he can do right now. His face changed as he thought of a plan.
Aren: "I have a plan"
Juroo: "Let us hear about it..."
[Back to the headhunters]
Juroo walks slowly towards the house
Furoo: "I'm guessing that all of you were alive in there!"
Get out slowly and easy! We don't want any more trouble just bring that dragon to us and were good"
Pyten rushed outside with his knife while trofinn backup him with his arrows.
Pyten attack furoo to distract him.
Furoo: "So we'll gonna have to do this in a hard way"
The other headhunters are waiting for the others to come out.
Then Juroo came out next aiming for Helone.
With trofinn's arrow shooting all around the ball of vines preventing from the other headhunters to get close
Suddenly Drinia's dragon form appeared breaking the ball of vines. While trofinn are still keep shooting arrows all over the place
She blows a stinky gas surrounding them.
Aren: "JUROO!! PYTEN!! GET BACK!!"
Mr. Tilou: "What's is this gas!?"
Aren was holding a torch then throws it where drinia blows the gas.
Aren: "It's a payback gift!!"
A circle of explosion occurs
[BAMM!!!]
Helone and Mr.tilou was blown away while Furoo and Rula stayed standing
Furoo: "What the!?"
Rula: "Tsk! They got away!!"
Aren and the others ran as fast as they can. Drinia went back to her dragon-human form.
Aren left his mother alone inside his heart he regrets it so much.
Aren: (I'm sorry mother... that I can't even make a proper burial for you... But! I'll come back for sure!)
Pyten: "We did it!!"
Trofinn: "That was a heck of a plan!"
Juroo: "This is not a time to celebrate! we need to find a carriage that will take us to Vari Kingdom"
Drinia: "There! I see one!"
Pyten: "I'll drive the carriage get inside!"
While they were running towards the carriage. The headhunters are already behind them and the residents started to hear some noise.
Furoo: "Helone!! Summon a harpoon and get that damn dragon!!"
Helone: "As your wish chief!"
He summons a harpoon and aims it at Drinia
Helone fires his harpoon as drinia was about to get inside the carriage but the harpoon swirls around... Aren.
Aren: (Shit!!)
Pyten starts the carriage and the others haven't noticed it because of their focus to get away from the place as soon as possible.
The horse was extremely fast that they haven't heard Aren crying for help.
Aren: "HELP!!! NOOOOO!!!!"
The headhunters arrived where Aren is lying down they gave up chasing them.
Rula: "That was a bad aim Helone! A very bad aim!"
Helone: "Ugh... What do you expect the explosion earlier really hurt me"
Mr. Tilou: "We caught a wrong target and then the real one is now going outside the kingdom. What a pain..."
Furoo: "Don't worry their carriage won't last long... We'll just have to chase them again"
The residents are gossiping while Aren is just lying on the ground. Even though the harpoon isn't tight enough to hold him. He knows that there is no point for a struggle.
Herald: "I'll take the boy and imprison him"
Furoo: "All right... Helone, Mr. Tilou and Rula come with me we'll chase them again and get that dragon before the sun rises"
All: "Understood chief!!"
[Back to the carriage]
Trofinn: "Did we left someone?"
Drinia: "No, Aren is here beside me"
"Wha- who's Aren?"
They heard a really different voice because they thought that Aren is the one who is sitting beside Drinia
All: WHAT??!
Trofinn: "WHO THE HECK ARE YOU?"
Juroo: "SHIT! THEY CAUGHT AREN!!"
(We can't turn back now!! They must be still chasing us!!)
Juroo punched the carriage and put a hole in it
"Me? I'm Tino! A drageonologist!"
Tino had a soft look, he's about the same age as Drinia and Aren with black hair and blue eyes.
Drinia: "Drageonologist!?"
Tino looks at Drinia and realises that she was a human dragon
Tino: "YOUR A HUMAN DRAGON!!!!!
So coooll!! So awesomee!! Let me ask you some question!!"
Trofinn: "You... Why on earth someone like you is in this carriage in the first place!?"
Tino: "I was sleeping here until i heard all these noise"
Drinia: "What do you mean by you being a drageonologist!?"
Tino: "I study dragons!! Different types,forms,abilities things like that! So I want to ask you some questions!"
Drinia: "Ahh... I see..."
I hope Aren is all right this is all my fault... if I didn't exist all of these things woudn't happen..."
Pyten: "Aren will get mad at you if you say that in front of him"
Trofinn: "He's not weak... Don't underestimate him Drinia"
Juroo: "We'll meet with him at Pardia's Castle... We'll have to wait there"
Drinia: (Its true that the reason we met Juroo and the others is that their hunting me too but now I realize that we found so many good friends)
Pardia's Castle is the former castle of Pardia Yrene and is now the new king of Demi Kingdom. He build this castle on the exact halfway point between Vari and Dime Kingdom to travel easily between the two.
Tino: "Pardia's castle? Isn't that the abandoned castle I saw before I went here?"
Juroo: "That's right... And we'll confront the headhunters there this time were not running away..."
Trofinn,Pyten and Drinia made a determined look on their faces
Tino: "head... HUNTERSS!!"
{Dime Kingdom}
-{Small Prison}
Herald brought the captured aren in the prison with another man sitting next to him
Herald: "You'll be staying here until we successfully hunt that dragon down"
Aren: "She's a human too. Don't treat her like she's just a another animal for you to hunt!"
Herald: "What? You got a problem with that? Come and kill me if you want?
*Herald shows a terrifying grin*
He then went outside the prison thinking if he should follow the others too.
After that, Aren didn't speak another word.Not because he was afraid but he was already planning his escape route.
"Aren? I- is that you?"
Suddenly, a very familiar voice echoed through Aren's ears
Aren: "Wha-?"
He looked back to where that voice came from. Turns out that the man sitting on the same prison cell as him is his one and only father.
Father: "It really is you!! I'm so glad i got to meet you again"
He rushed to hug his son
Aren: "Father!? What on earth are you doing here? You've been missing for days."
Father: "I'll explain it to you later but let me ask first why are YOU in this prison too? Is your mother alright?"
Mother. That single word hurt Aren's heart as if it was pierce by a blazing arrow
Aren: "I- I'm sorry"
Tears falling down on his cheeks. The sadness overwhelming him thinking that he almost lost everything at this point. Aren was still so glad that his father is right here beside him.
Father: "What are you apologizing for? No matter what crime you have done I'm pretty sure your mother will forgive you just like me."
Aren: "NO!! Thats not it! Mother is already dead! I don't know how to tell you this or where do I start from... its just there are so many things going on right now!"
Father: "Alright... Calm down and explain everything to me I won't speak unti your finish"
*Aren nods*
So Aren began to explain everything starting from when they got separated in the woods for hunting
Father: "I see... So you need to escaoe right now to help your friends right?"
Aren: "Huh? Your not mad at me? But I'm the main reason why mother was killed!"
Father: "Listen. I know how hard it is right now to just accept her death and we can't do anything about it but. I do know that your mother wishes Drinia to get back to her family too.
"You've already spent so many time with us."
I think its time for you to get out there and do what you want. You made a promise to her I don't want a son who broke promises just because something really bad happened."
Aren: "Then help me... Escape"
Father: "Fine... GUARD!! SOMEONE IS TRYING TO ESCAPE!"
*Aren was shock*
Aren: "Dad!? What are you doing!?"
Father: "You finally called me dad it means your back on your senses now"
Herald rushes inside the prison
Herald: "Who the heck is trying to escape!?"
Father: "Wait your not a guard! Your a headhunter!"
Herald: "The heck are you talking about!?"
Who cares if I'm a guard or not I'm here to prevent anyone from escaping"
Father: "This guy right here beside is planning something hideous!"
Herald slowly approaches the prison cell of Aren
Herald: "Didn't I tell you to just stay right there... If you had a problem come and kill m-"
Aren's father strangled herald and holding his arm preventing him to move
Father: "Aren quick get the key!!"
Aren: "U- understood!"
He follows his dad's order and finally opens the cell. Aren punch herald's stomach while being hold by his father"
Herald lies down in pain
Herald: "You'll gonna pay for thi-"
Aren's rage toward him is immeasurable but he only made him lose consciousness instead of killing him as an act of kindness
Father: "Let's get out of here"
Aren: "Got it"
They soon stole a carriage and went to the same direction where Drinia and the others are
Aren: "I'm pretty sure the other headhunters are using a carriage too."
Father: "Don't worry it will take five hours just to arrive in that abandoned castle. Meaning that your friends to at least endure thirty minutes without our help"
Aren: "I think they can hold off just fine with that amount of time... We have a strong comrade too"
As the night goes on the three carriage are now getting close on their destination.
Finally, after five hours of traveling
Juroo and the other finally arrived on the abandoned castle
Juroo: "Were here... Take a rest inside the castle. The headhunters are coming any minute now we need energy as much as possible"
Pyten: "Yes... boss..."
*Trofinn yawns*
Trofinn: "Understood"
They all entered the mansion. Looking for a comfortable room to take a rest and lights the whole place
While looking for a room Juroo found the armory for knights
Juroo: "Perfect!"
Then they have arrived the headhunters
Furoo, Helone , Mr. Tilou and Rula are now eager to cut the head of that human dragon.
Furoo: "I'm pretty sure their having a good rest tonight. Remember, we only need to hunt that dragon ignore the other as much as possible"
Helone: "Alright! I'm going in"
Rula: "Opss opss! Can I blow this castle too!? It's just so fun the use my cute little treenu...
Mr. Tilou: "Haven't you heard the command of chief? We only need a dragon why do we have to blow this place?"
Rula: "Sorry..."
Furop: "Enough chitchat lets get to work!"
All: "Roger that!"
The moment they opened the door of the castle they were blocked by a wall of vines made by drinia
Helone: "What the heck is this!?"
Rula: "Don't worry I can handle this one!"
Rula blows it off using her treenu
[BOOM!!]
Standing on the hall is Pyten waiting for them to arrived
Pyten: "Welcome! Our guest party! Tonight I will entertain you!"
Mr. Tilou: "Too bad were not here for a party"
Furoo: "Why are you facing us alone your on a huge disadvantage right now"
Pyten: "Your too kind Sir Furoo but in order to get pass through me you need to kill me first"
Helone: "Too easy for a challenge! Don't get in my way chief!
I'll fight him to death if that's what he wants"
Helone released his arrows aiming for Pyten's head
Pyten slashed it in half with ease using his knife
A few minutes ago before the headhunters arrives
Furoo called Pyten,Trofinn and Tino.
Furoo: "So heres the plan while we were buying time holding them off.
We'll make them believe that Drinia is still inside the mansion but the truth is that she's already hiding somewhere that no one will ever find her"
Trofinn: "What? Then how are we going to meet with her again?"
Tino: "Yeah... And when did I get involved with your problems"
Furoo: "Listen Tino... I want you to bring her back to her own kingdom and in exchange she will help you on your dragon study or something like that"
Tino: "Hmm... That's not a bad deal! Alright I'm in!"
Pyten: "Wait a minute we were going to abandon her? But boss you promised to Aren that you will help him bring her home."
Juroo: "Theres no other way I didn't expect that the headhunters will get invoved with her."
Trofinn: "I understand... We need to protect her at all cost because she's the reason why were not starving right now."
Pyten: "I'm going to hold them off first... I'll show them not to mess up with proffessional hunters"
Juroo: "Let's get moving"
Back to the current situation
Pyten was already lying down with a bloody face and torn clothes while helone standing right in front of him
Helone: "What? That's it? You didn't expect me to steal your precious knife and use it against you? Pathetic!"
Pyten: "You fall right into my trap!!"
Pyten unleashes his second knife stabbing helone right through his heart
*Helone groans and spits blood*
The other headhunters were shocked
Furoo: "HELONE!!"
Rula: "Wha-"
Pyten: "Your all just a bunch of idiots! I don't need to fight all of you I just need to kil-"
With the knife Helone was holding he sliced the neck of Pyten
Mr. Tilou: "They killed each other..."
Furoo: "Unbelievable..."
Rula: "Let's go chief we have some work to do right?"
Furoo: "Yea..h"
The three of them walk past the two dead bodies like it was nothing but deep inside losing a comrade still hurts.
Mr. Tilou: (That was the most idiotic battle I've ever seen in my life...)
The next man they need to defeat is wearing a full armor knight with a huge sword guarding the hallway upstairs
Knight: "So you managed to defeat the firs-"
Juroo: "STOP THIS BULLSHIT THING ALREADY!! I'LL GOING TO BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF!!"
The three of them attacked all at once but Juroo is a skilled warrior even when he is wearing a full armor
Knight: "Your all headhunters but you can't accept the death of your comrade! Killing is not something that only you can do!"
Furoo: "JUROO!! Take off your armor and fight me fair and square!!"
Furoo continuosly attacking him while Rula and Mr. Tilou went ahead to find Drinia
Inside of Juroo's helmet is him crying secretly because he didn't expect Pyten to die just like that
Juroo: (Sorry Pyten... It's all my fault for dragging you into this!! I'm the real idiot for not helping you!!)
"TROFINN!! NOW!!"
On the other side of the wide hallway trofinn unleashes dozens of arrows towards the Furoo and Juroo
Furop: "What?"
The moment Furoo look back Juroo's sword was already aiming for his neck
But Furoo dodge all attacks like it was nothing
The reason why the siblings has outstanding abilities were because they were trained as knights when they were young
Furoo: (I still remember that day... When he started hating me as his older brother...)
Juroo: (The day when you joined the headhunter guild I've erased every connection I had in you.
Killing people to earn money is just horrible. So I decided to take a different path. Instead of humans I'm killing monsters...)
Juroo throws his sword away and started using his fist
Juroo: "You want to fight fair and square? Fine! I want to destroy you with my bare hands!"
Juroo removed his armor one by one as he evade continuous attack of Furoo
Furoo: (Where is the other guy with arrows he suddenly stopped attacking)
Juroo: "Don't look away"
He punched him in the guts but Furoo held his hand and throws him down the floor
Meanwhile, Drinia and Tino ran into the forest outside the mansion taking a different route heading to Vari Kingdom
Drinia: Are they really going to follow us?
Tino: "Yes! Don't worry they said we need to get out of the castle first because its really dangerous right now..."
(What on earth am I saying to her!!)
Drinia: "Your right... Its dangerous because the headhunters are already at the castle and Aren was captured in Dime Kingdom. I can't do anything to help them. I'm useless"
Tino: "I don't know why they are doing all of this just for you. Without a dragon spirit living inside of you your just a normal girl."
Drinia: (I do wish that I'm just a normal girl)
At the distance is a walking huge horrible wood spirit slowly approaching Drinia and Tino. They stopped running.
Tino: "Is that tree... moving?"
Drinia: "Tha- that is not a tree! That's a human possessed by a wood spirit!"
Tino: "How did you know?"
Drinia: "Because... He's my long lost brother. He turned into a horrible evil wooden spirit and he can't change back to his human form that's why he was kicked out of the kingdom. I'm not delighted with reunion."
Tino: (Somehow, Drinia's personality changed)
The wood spirit spoke with a very disturbing voice
"I finally found you sister... I can now devour you and take your spirit!"