On the second day ... the guttural growl of incoming bears ripped through the air in the dawn, a chilling prelude to an unfolding tragedy.
From afar, the Grizzly Tank stood in their tents, silently watching the Thallerion palace...the ominous sentinel, its metallic hide mirroring the cold arrogance in the bears' muzzles as they turned towards Thallerion.
"Let's end this!!!" The Moonatorians shouting. "We're tired waiting here ...You... king of Thallerion... Accept the challenge or we will not stop....destroying all the districts in Thallerion!"
While the king of Thallerion heard it, he was seated on his throne, his wound has still pain. Then he said on himself, "Me, as king Cerceux, I believed, there is no storm could halt the Thallerion's joy before, but now look at our situation, my people was wounded, their peace was now shattered like a broken glass in ground."
"My king... don't listen to them!" The queen was worried, her eyes hinted with dread, as if the challenge has a blade in her sight.
"I can testify, how strong the Ursa beasts are, the claws of Hedromus, was like a burning ember that slitting on my chest." The king seated on his throne, while his mind was thinking.
"I can't just let my countrymen suffered, and battered by the Ursa beasts."
"Your majesty...the three districts was already attacked...many Thallerion citizens were wounded and killed." The Chief Commander said.
"If you will not accept the challenge... I'm afraid...their attack will continue. Thallerion people will be eradicated." One of the minister said.
"My husband was wounded .... Can't you see his situation...? Do you think he can fight with a beast like king Hedromus?" Her eyes was furrowed in indignation.
The king understand his wife but as long as the situations were getting worse, and his wound; he know, it will be difficult to fight against those beasts. But, his people was severely battered. Many were killed mercilessly.
"That's enough... My Queen Xurien Wrez...I can't let those beasts continually attacking our people." The king stood upright, then face at the corridor and observed the Moonatorians. "Maybe it was time to end this!" His mind walkthrough the battlefield.
The king thought deeper, the chapter of Thallerion's tale wouldn't end there; like a volcano rumbling from the depths, it was destined for an explosive eruption. Then came the wrenching wrench and the shattering crack. Thallerion's stalwart defenses crumbled, crunching like bones beneath the bears' ravenous fangs. Walls shattered as the gluttonous, fur-fatted beasts crawled through the breaches, tearing at the very heart of Thallerion.
"If only I had the power, to control these Ursa beasts, I will restrain them like a pet!" He saw the Moonatorian's warriors moving forward. "But how can we defeat them? They are beasts!" His mind raced with sorrow.
With every stride, dust billowed from their arrogant arrival. Moonatorian soldiers' weapons, too, yearned to taste Thallerion's blood, yet those beastly-bear warriors needed only their primal claws and fangs. Moonatorian warriors were capable to use the ability of metamorphosis, where they were capable of transforming from human to grizzly bear, their bestial strength astonished Thallerion's beleaguered soldiers.
Xerxez, stood in the protruding floor watching the Moonatorian's savagery. He could not help him to understand the reality infront of him. "For I , also can't understand how the Ursa's warrior doing it?" He only know it is the ability that came from the entity of Ursa, the blood of Moonatorian.
"Father, why Moonatorians can transform into beasts?" young Xerxez asked, his voice trembling with a child's raw fear. "Those Four-legged beasts, the man said, were truly real!" He mumbled.
"Who told him about the Four-legged beasts? Maybe my father told him a story , but he didn't name it, grandpa, so I think another person told him that thing, maybe old people in the Bellatrix guild?" His brows poke at his head, staring at the boy.
"Those are Ursa beasts." The king replied, his voice a grim pronouncement. He stood nearby as he patted his shoulder. They both watched the Moonatorians.
"Ursa beast...?" The boy was intrigued. "Ow, I get it... That was the beast, Mr Martheuw Cereun talk about." He concluded, mentally.
"Yes..they possess formidable strength because the Ursa entity is within their very soul, infesting them, like the merging of two souls into one monstrous whole. A synergy!"
King Cerceux eyes, filled with insurmountable worries as he saw his wife and son in front of him. "Am I just stand here...?" He breathed deeply. "If only I had an entity within my body, maybe...I could guarantee a safe place for my family in difficult time like this." He thought.
"I wish the Orion entity would return and protect his chosen people from that Ursa!" The queen's eyes gazed relentlessly upon the brutal battlefield, a beacon of desperate hope.
"Mother, how truly powerful is the Orion?" Xerxez asked, clutching his simple bow, a toy in the face of such overwhelming might.
"He was a powerful entity back then, a celestial guardian." She recounted, her voice tinged with sorrow, "but after he was gone, his people in Thallerion became weak. The generations forgot the fighting skills, grew slow in strategic planning, their spirit dimmed."
"I don't believe the people in Thallerion forgot their fighting skills!" The boy pitched louder, fueled by youthful indignation. "They are the ones who neglected their responsibility! Thallerion was a hunter back then....Grandpa told me that, true warrior's strength come from the heart."
Such an insightful thought, the king couldn't not imagine how his father teach the prince to be a good boy, the prince understanding is beyond his expectation. "This battle is not about the entity, it is about who we are." He said, realizing. "Your grandpa is right, my son."
The king declared, his voice resonating with newfound valor as he faced the chaos of the battlefield. "Orion is in our heart, fight with all your might! We are beast-hunters, we are fighters, and we are Orion's people!" He drew a deep, valorous breath.
This time, his people must learn to how fight with all their heart, now the king of Thallerion step closer to the protruding floor, watching his people, some were still fighting, and some were holding their weapons, "but this time, I, as their king must speak, to encourage everyone to fight, and understand, who Thallerion are?" He said on his mind.
"Listen everyone, we are Thallerion, and Orion is with us! Believe it yourself is a true power of a hunter! Fight with all your Might!"
At that very instant, the Moonatorian's soldiers were scoffed sarcastically; but the Thallerion soldiers roared bravely, a unified shout, and then, in a quick, miraculous moment, their eyes lit, flickering with a faint, ethereal blue light. Their minds sharpened, becoming singularly focused on the battle, a collective awakening. But, as long as the Orion entity was not present, their awakening ability will still fading.
"Look, father they were stronger now!" Xerxez amazed.
"We feel it!" The soldiers shouted in exhilaration, a war cry that defied despair. They rushed forward like berserkers, an unstoppable tide, bumping all obstacles in their path. The Moonatorian soldiers watched, amazed by the incredible, furious showdown of Thallerion. Many were killed in Moonatorian's frontier soldier, their arrogance turning to terror.
"My king.... Orion's awakening ability was now functioning." The queen was glad as she observed the battlefield.
"That's it, we are the ones who neglected the responsibility!" The king eyes filled with hope. "If only we know how to improve the Orion's ability awakening....maybe, my soldier's power will be unstoppable!"
"Really, dad...we can still activate the ability of Orion?" The boy was amazed.
"Oh, yeah... I remember the elders in Wendlock!" The king realized a new idea. " If Thallerion will be able to control the spirit energy... Perhaps, Orion's ability will be activated too."
"Are you sure, my king...but what about the Cyprioxian." The queen said, thinking about the creed. "Cyprioxian hate the elders in Wendlock."
"They are not responding...we sent a messenger there in Cypriox, asking for help, but no one is coming!" The king said, his eyes furiously stared at the queen. "Anyway..." He exhaled. "Chief Commander, order an elite group to search a safe route." The king commanded. "Tell them, find a safe path to the Wendlock."
"Yes...Your majesty." The Chief Commander ran quickly. While the Moonatorian's warriors noticed the reawakening ability of Orion entity, many of them moved backward as they sensed the situation. "Did Orion entity has now returning?" But the king of Moonatoria just laughed as he heard his subordinates was frightened.
"So, king of Thallerion...do you really think, that awakening can stop the Moonatorian's true secret power?" King Hedromus looked at the king of Thallerion. "Orion's ability is no match with mine true strength too!"
"What now is your another secret? Are you transforming into another beast?" The king of Thallerion furrowed. "He has another secret?" He murmured. "Why don't you transform into a goat, perhaps your obesity might leave you!
"Hahahha, a goat?" The king of Moonatoria chuckled, pondered.
"My king, don't ever try to let him closer to you once more...he is dangerous!" The queen whispered, in that very moment, she stood in the side of the king.
"Hahahha," the king of Moonatoria just scoffed loudly. "Come hither, and I shall prove to you, my inner power." His four legs stumped forward.
"Thallerion soldiers!!!! Attack him!" All the Thallerion soldiers were regaining with new strength, their grips on the weapons, became stronger. The hands of the soldiers were flaring with blue light like a glove, every touch at weapons, the weapons were sharpen two times, and their shield become durable like stone, that even the claws of Moonatorian beasts were merely sparkling.
GRAWWRRRR!!!! The Moonatorian's beasts felt that the soldiers were indeed strong, every whoosh of a sword, their skins were slit painfully. There on the ground, Thallerion soldiers slaughtered ten bears, simultaneously. Other were growled in protest by the severe wounds. Yet, even with the rekindled spirit of Thallerion soldiers, their strength was still no match for the beastly might, especially against King Hedromus, a formidable enemy, chosen by the Constellar-Ursa entity as its worthy champion. Many throughout Moonatoria recognized him as a violent king, blessed with immense strength from the gods of heaven, particularly from Ursa's primal ferocity. However, the king proved that his skill didn't originate from another being; he was no ordinary king, but a force of nature unto himself.
King Hedromus's warrior beasts stood, in the center of the battlefield, their fur-feathered skins, start smoking like it was burning within, then, they unleash a maelstrom of flame, casting it into the very heart of the battlefield where Thallerion's soldiers faced their bitter fate against Moonatoria.
"So, this is what, your trying to say...a secret inner power!?" King Cerceux shocked. "I thought, our reawakening ability can now stop them...but, Ursa beasts was indeed powerful." He was bothered within his mind, knowing that their new found strength was still weak against king Hedromus.
"Hahahha, they are belong to the flame Ursa beasts, some are ice, some are woods, and some are earth type Ursa beasts!" He said arrogantly, but the king of Moonatoria still not showcasing his true power. "I told you ... Thallerion were no match against us!" Moonatorian soldiers regain a scornful mirth, they laughed again like frog croaked when the rain was poured out. "Accept the challenge and we will stop chasing Thallerion."
Then, the insatiable flames consumed the entire forest, bringing with them the stench of defeat and the spilled blood of soldiers whose armor, the color of blue flower, became mere fuel for the hell Moonatoria had wrought.
While the Ursa Wood Moonatorians, relentlessly pursued Thallerion soldiers through the ancient forest, a terrestrial domain for all earthly-type wood Ursas. Gasping trees could be seen, consumed by the intense blaze created by clashing shields. No one could foresee the future, so dire was the present. Even the sun recoiled, twisting in fear at the destruction of lives by war. Yet, amidst the chaos, the loud shout of a Moonatoria Pawn's word emerged, mocking their demise.
"Your majesty...we have a survivor, but many were killed by the green Ursa." He rushed, panting. "The survivor said, there was a group of green Ursa beast like a wood type Ursa, ambushed them." The king of Thallerion eyes dropped and inhaled deep heavily, he keep his lips closed as tight as seashell.
"Such a bad news." The queen heart beat like there was a heavy stone inside her chest. But, despite the situation, her eyes stay positive. " Did he found a safe route?"
"Aye your majesty...but...he was wounded, but the map specialist was now assessing him, to get the information."
"We must find a way out to escape from the Moonatorians. To secure our family, and children of Thallerion." The King of Thallerion said.
"Well, if there is only one option, I would rather choose to save my family, first." The king thought, even though, his mind saying it is a selfishness but those bear warriors were surrounded his kingdom, there is no mercy etched on their ferocious face. Escaping out there has little chance, like a narrow needle hole.
"I had no choice , but to accept the challenge of the Moonatorian's king." The king said to everyone in the throne. "king Hedromus, a king who had a unique language with an archaic accent to be exactly. I know, this is the right way to culminate this chaos, but I don't know if I could do it?" He thought. The boy was there listening.
"Dad, you are just a human, you only have sword and shield but how about the power of your opponent?" The chill wind bit at Xerxez's exposed skin as he watched his father, the King of Thallerion, stand resolute at the doorway. Each glint off the polished steel of the king's sword, as he meticulously prepared it in its sheath, felt like a spike through Xerxez's heart.
"Father, this is not a good idea... Please don't go there?" Xerxez's voice was a raw plea, barely a whisper against the rising tide of his fear. The queen embraced the son with sadness as she watched her husband talking to their son.
"It is time to face the beast." His sword glinted at the eyes of everyone present in the throne there. "The councils was already made a big decision. I know ... No one can do it... Except for me." He sighed deeply.
"Go with your mom, and don't ever try to show your face at the battlefield, understood?" The king replied, his voice a low rumble, heavy with a resolve that only deepened Xerxez's terror.
"But dad, it's dangerous out there! The bears are still there!" Xerxez's eyes, wide and trembling, fixed on his father's hand, now firmly gripping the hilt of a gleaming silver gun, a strange, powerful artifact.
The raw, guttural screams of the people caught in the bears' rampage echoed in Xerxez's mind, vivid and horrifying. He saw, parents clutching the cold, lifeless forms of their children, their bodies wracked with sobs, their cries for justice tearing through the once-peaceful air. The groans of dying soldiers, their last breaths rattling in their chests, were a deafening chorus that would forever haunt his nightmares.
"Father... Use my dagger...there is something incredible with my dagger...use it fight those Ursa entity."
"Yeaks! Yeaks...I can help your father kill...kill the beast!" The talking dagger said, that Xerxez was only nodded in understanding as he heard it alone.
"Where did you get this dagger? It's different from the Thallerion weapons display on the Thallerion wall."
"It's beautiful!" The queen wondered. "Who gave you this?" Her eyes intently stared at the boy. "Is it similar to the lost dagger of Orion?"
"I just found it in the forest." The boy became hesitant about the void and Mr Martheuw Cereun.
"In the forest?" The king said doubting the answer of the boy. "Well...Just keep it .... That treasure dagger is no use against those beasts...I think it is just a decorative weapon..but this gun... accept this." The king voice softer now, as a small gun glinted in Xerxez's trembling hand.
"No matter what will happens, don't take it away; use it with all your might! Protect yourself!"
"But Mr. Martheuw Cereun...told me...it can defeat a Four legged beast."
"Oh, who is that guy...is he a friend of you, my son?" The queen was intrigued curiously. "I never heard that name in Thallerion."
"He...he is my friend... somewhere in...in the forest!" The boy was stammered.
"Well, it is good to hear that you have another friend...but this time...we don't need to argue about your friend and the dagger. Go with your mother. And, next...don't just trust people who you'd meet...you don't know the true form of other people outside of Thallerion border, understood?"
"No, Father...he is a good man." The boy tone was in disbelief. But the boy said in assertive way. "He help me fight Lacerta beasts!"
"Oh my holy Crux! You encounter the Lacerta clan!?" The queen was shocked, her face was reddening, while the king was furrowed, snorted loudly. "I warning you not to escape here in Thallerion...look at that... you're just lucky, they didn't kill you or make you as a ransom hostage!!" The queen tone was angered. "Lacerta clan was obsessed with treasure!"
"Well, tell that Mr Martheuw Cereun, I want to give him, thanks." Then, king of Thallerion faced the councils.
"Your majesty, we have already sent a letter at the Moonatorian about your acceptance with the challenge."
"Dad...please don't!"
"We have no choice, my son." His hand hold the boy shoulder. "Moonatorian will not stop until.....he and I, will fight...face to face...a King for a king." The King of Thallerion looked downhearted, his gaze distant, as if his very heart convulsed at the inevitable encounter with Moonatorian. The weight of his kingdom, the lives lost, pressed down on him with crushing force. "Where are you, Orion?" he whispered, a silent plea lost in the wind, a cry to a vanished protector.
"But he is a beast, and you are human!! That's unfair!!" The boy pitched loudly, everyone looked at them. His voice amplified, fueled by a searing rage against the injustice. How could a man, even a king, stand against such an abomination, a creature of myth?
While, Queen Xurien Wrez, her face etched with a desperate sorrow, reached out and clasped the king's hand, her fingers intertwining as if to physically hold him back from the precipice of his fate. "My king, are you sure you can do this?" Her voice trembled, a fragile plea, a whisper of a dying hope. The king, with a profound tenderness that tore at Xerxez's heart, kissed her on the face, a silent promise, a final farewell etched in sorrow. Then, he leaned down and kissed Xerxez's forehead, a lingering touch that felt both like a blessing and a shattering goodbye. The scent of his father's armor, of leather and steel and the faintest hint of pine, filled Xerxez's senses, a memory he knew he would carry forever.
"Listen to me, my queen...I must grab the attention of Moonatorian, so that, you and my son, and my relatives and can escape silently." The king said, hoping all the Moonatorians will not notice them. But, his worries was still lingering. "What if, there are still Ursa warrior beasts there, waiting to ambush them?"
"No, dad!" The boy shrieked; then, with a deep breath, the king moved, forcing out to the grip of his son. The doorway framed him, a silhouette against the harsh dawn, a figure of tragic nobility stepping into legend. As he stepped out, a lone, chilling voice cut through the morning air.
Indeed, he walked in front of the Ursa beasts, frontier soldier, they are circling at him, and then he saw king Hedromus, waiting at him arrogantly. King Hedromus eyes staring at him like a predator acting like a lamb. His bearded belly must be elastic, the king of Thallerion don't think his sword will be able to cut it or either his pistol will burst him down.
"Finally, the king of Thallerion appeared. He is no longer hiding in his own cave!"
The vanguard sneered, his words dripping with contempt, and with those words, the king was gone, swallowed by the ominous promise of battle. Xerxez gripped the knife, its hilt warm from his father's touch, a burning ember of defiance in the face of an uncertain dawn.
Many soldiers had died, even the soldiers murdered in the scorched forest. It had been a second day of continuous Moonatorian attacks, a relentless tide of destruction. How long would Thallerion's bleeding endure?
***
"Your majesty, we have to go now, we have to escape now, while the king will grab all their attention, all Moonatorians are all present in the field."
"Mother...we will leave father alone here?"
"Xerxez, my boy... You don't understand, but...go with him." She then looked at the relative.
"Okay..... but I think, you better go first, bring my son with you....just don't ask. Just keep my son safe."
The man nodded with a hint of heavy understanding of her decision.
"Mother, where are you going to?" The boy was worried, his eyes no glimpse of joy.
"My son, remember, we are always with you, me and your father will always love you... Don't forget that." The queen said, kissing her son on the forehead. "Don't worry, I'll be back soon, me and your father, will both return."
"Mother....?"
His hand feel the cold, loving, hug of her mother. Then, his mother walked in the other doorway.
"Let's go, prince Xerxez." The relative said, grabbing him into the secret door way.
***
The duel between King Hedromus and the father of Xerxez became incredibly matched, an epic clash. The strength of Thallerion's king's sword against the brutal bear claws, his agility against the razor fangs of Hedromus—it was a great showdown, astonishing all who witnessed how the king was capable of gliding through and evading every ferocious attack of the beastly king.
"I can't believe I can do this." The King's body was now already exhausted. "But it is okay...if it all means—For the reputation of Thallerion, for my family, and for me." His mind said. "I will never let you win! I know, If you caught me on your claws, my flesh will tear apart like clay jar once cracked, it wont be fixed. Your fangs like embers, a chili bite will be a ravine'edge, I won't let my fate will be destroyed by your claws and fangs."
"Hah, accept the reality...you are no match with me!" The king of Moonatoria said, chuckled insanely. " But, clearly, what could a normal king like you endure for a long duration of such duel, like this huh?"
The king of Thallerion strength waned with each passing moment, his speed reached its limit, the human body unable to match the beast's unending fury. "Wait ....wait, who is that running?"
The queen ran desperately, a blur of defiance, using her bow to attack the beast as swiftly as she could like a peregrine's flick, a true huntress defending her king. She was no longer wearing a queenly robe, but she proved, she could fight as a woman of Thallerion.
Thunk!!!! Thunk!!!!!
"HAAAAAAAAAHH!!!!!!! We will not allow you to infest our land!!!!!! GET OUT HERE!!!!!" the queen angrily burst forth, her voice echoing with righteous fury, helping her husband to stand, a beacon of unwavering support.
"Hahaha, the Queen of Thallerion...what a surprise!" King Hedromus laughed mockingly, his voice a rumbling growl of amusement, reveling in their desperation.
"Why are you here?" The king's heart pounded harder, a mix of fear and renewed resolve. His eyes can't blink upon her returned. He really thought she would escape along with his relatives, but look at her, she was here, holding his hand, her grip was full of courage, she is holding the strongest bow. He didn't expected her defiant and her assertive support as queen of Thallerion. "I know you're brave, but how about our son, who would care after him?" He was worried.
"Together, we can defeat that king Hedromus!" The queen My body feels like , my strength replenish quickly upon her return." Remember, I am your wife, I am here to help you kill that infested soul!" the queen declared, her eyes blazing with a fierce resolved. "We will protect this land for the better future of our son!"
Meanwhile, the king of Moonatoria, a four legged beast was exhausted, waiting for them to attack. "Stand ye still, like folk with no charge, watching as nithlings?" King Hedromus's brows furrowed, a flicker of irritation crossing his monstrous face as he watched Xerxez's parents conversed amongst themselves, defying his dominance.
"You infested, chubby-bellied beast, you really think Thallerion will be afraid of you, huh? In your dreams!"
The queen taunted the King of Moonatoria, her words sharp arrows designed to pierce his arrogance.
"Infested, am I? Speak on, O Queen of Thallerion—thy markswoman, fares no better than Crane's fluttering thrust...all flash, no wound!"
Hedromus's face reddened, and his nose snorted sarcastically, wounded pride fueling his fury.
"Oh, you really think, a markswoman cannot defeat tanks like you, hah?" The queen tightened her hair, a warrior preparing for battle, and grabbed an arrow from her hip. "You infested creature, a grizzly fat bear, we will not be afraid of you! For we are Thallerion, the people of Orion!"
"People of Orion?" He laughed, his voice catching in scornful mirth, a thunderous, mocking sound.
"Where now is Orion?" The king of Moonatoria stared seriously. " Thallerion lies forsaken—forgotten! 'Tis we, the Moonatorians, who now bear the burden of their kind!" He stepped forth, eyes gleaming like steel, a predator closing in for the kill. "If thou hast any shred of mercy left for thyself, yield! Bend the knee, and swear thy fealty unto me!"
The Moonatorians growled vigorously, a rising chorus of anticipation, tearing at their shields to create a crushing, rhythmic sound. They anticipated the coming showdown, their king, Hedromus, and the two monarchs radiating an outpouring of fighting spirit, a duel of destinies. Their intense pride swelled within Hedromus, his belly jiggling to the rhythmic growls, and clamor of the Moonatorians. And the normal soldiers of Moonatoria, cheered relentlessly, like they were betting on a cockfight, oblivious to the grandeur of the tragedy, unfolding before them.
After a few minutes of duel, the two monarch was exhausted, watching those Moonatorians soldiers shouting mockingly. King's wife, a huntress, his only love, now she's trembling and panting. His memory, fragmenting in a happy dinner, with my wife and my son...what are these all mean...? Is this called, the last recall of life?
Flashback
At the palace, where king Cerceux was at the dinner table with his family. Xerxez thought he would be scolded, but when the eggs he brought as gifts were served, a steaming bowl full of eggs was placed between them. His king and queen parents, who had initially frowned, suddenly brightened.
"Mmmm, these eggs... where did you get them? They're absolutely delicious!" The Queen didn't just fill her plate; she almost emptied the bowl, her eyes wide with pleasure, almost ecstasy. "Especially this blue one! I've never tasted anything like it!" Crack!
"Next time you escape your guards, perhaps, bring more eggs home, my son." The King's tone had a hint of teasing, but the boy just smiled, watching his parents eat their meal.
"My King, don't encourage him!" The Queen's face, however, was transformed by pure joy, her words barely audible due to her mouth full of food. "But Xerxez, my boy... don't try to escape without our permission. It's dangerous out there."
"That only proves my son is brave. He inherited it from me," the King laughed, rubbing his side where the Queen had elbowed him. "But perhaps his gift-bringing and intelligence he inherited from you, my dear Queen."
"Speaking of daring, do you remember your Father's stories, my King?" The Queen said, picking up a red egg the size of a quail's.
"hehee," the boy joyfully listening, he know his grandpa storytelling is very interesting, he can dub a character voice to make it real.
"He always said the forest had eyes watching over the forest when he was young. Different eyes than the birds Xerxez sees now." Crack!
The King nodded, a thoughtful look crossing his face. "Indeed. He swore he once saw the shadow of a terrifying giant Corvus birds, though those haven't been seen for generations. He said their feathers were as black as the deepest abyss." He glanced at Xerxez, who was still smiling at the praise for his eggs. "Even for a young prince, a robin's nest is enough adventure."
"Remember, Xerxez, our world is dangerous, even with the palace walls," the Queen added, a slightly serious look returning to her eyes as she finished her red egg. "There are stories... and not all of them are just stories for children."
The boy realize the reason why he didn't know that grandpa story about that giant bird in the forest. Nevertheless, birds are not actually scary on his side. He said on his mind. "Hehe, If they hide their nest, I will find it."
"Or next time you hunt, bring Matheros with you." The king said, drying his lips using the white handkerchief. The boy just nodded and smiled.
END OF FLASHBACK
"I wish, whoever god listening above and seen us, please have mercy to my son, let him survive, let him escape!"
Yet, the grizzly bear still stood infront of them. A predatory smile etched on his fur-feathered cheek. And he smelling, snorting them, like... like a fresh fish served on him.