Red Blood

Dragon Hunt (V)

A bright morning. The fangs and entourage again continued their journey towards the forest in search of a dragon that could fly. Their purpose is not very clear where, but the dragons often gather in places high in areas of rocks that are far from human civilization. With a compass, they try to walk straight west.

Wet leaves exposed to morning dew several times dripping fresh water was not enough to repel thirst. The sounds of the forest-dwelling birds accompanied their journey along the way. About half an hour walking, instead of finding hills full of rocks they instead arrived at a beach.

This place is full of crystal-clear white sand and a vast sea of blue. Whatever they're looking for, it's definitely not here. Instead of dragons, the ones flying over their heads were only seagulls. All are still reluctant to continue the journey, is the place they are headed to right?

The fangs advance to see more clearly where they are. His feet sank slightly as soon as he stepped on the sand because the armor he was wearing was so heavy. For a moment he felt unfamiliar with the fine sand dune beneath his feet, this might be the first time for Taring to see the beach and the sea. He walked closer to the water, and drank a little. Immediately he spray back because it feels very foreign to bite on the tongue.

“Asin! Is this really the place?” Said Taring from a distance.

“Kurasa. There can't be a dragon in a sandy place like this. Let's try looking north there.” Miria tried to follow the instructions from the compass. Actually he himself was confused where he was because he had never set foot in this place.

“APA YANG—“

GAP!

“PLEASE...!”

“Taring!”

Instantly without warning from the sky appeared a giant bird with a length of almost seven meters caught Taring and took him into space! All of them instantly panicked to see the only descendant of Vampires they had to protect was lost in plain sight in an instant. Ilfina tried to run in pursuit but was blocked by the ocean.

Fingers are the most panicked of all that is there. He was struggling to escape from the giant bird. But his power was losing big. The bird's claws remained unopened even though he had thrashed with all his might. The bird took him to the island across the sea. The winged animal flew at a very fast speed. Ilfina and the others did not look at it again in just a matter of minutes he flew.

“Miria, what just caught Taring?” Said Ilfina worried.

“I don't know. That's the biggest bird I've ever seen.”

“Ow, how is this?”

“Summer Ilfina, we follow where the bird goes. We can take a detour following this waterfront line.”

The anxiety of the veiled girl still had not subsided. They ran along the shore to the place where the bird had gone. Taring, which was carried by a giant bird about ten minutes in space, still could not escape. He closed his eyes trying to concentrate. He entered Vampire mode.

The long fangs in his mouth bit the bird's feet. The bird is in pain. His shout was so loud as thunder, that it caused ripples on the surface of the water. The fangs detached from the claws, then plunged freely into the ocean below. But he did not panic, he quickly took out a wing from his back and flew back into space. He returned to meet the monster that had kidnapped him overhead in the blink of an eye.

The bird that saw the Taring back in a flying state in front of the eyes was startled. He seemed to have never expected to see humans flying. The fangs then hook the bird's neck and ride it like they're doing a Rodeo*. The bird felt uneasy and continued to maneuver to bring down the brash man on his back. But the fang remained unmoving. He smiled, feeling like he was spinning around with the bird like he was getting a new toy.

[*] Rodeo \= Competitive sports that emerged from the labor practices of herding cattle in America. Usually a buffalo or bull is ridden.

Upset with Taring, the bird tried to swoop down sharply in freefall towards the ocean. But before he could touch the water, Taring pulled his neck up. Slowly he flew back up away from the water. Still not satisfied, Taring back turn the bird's head to the left and to the right alternately.

“Hahaha .. fun too yes!”

Like a ten-year-old boy, he even had time to play with monsters that had just kidnapped him. Basically he is still a child so it is natural if the sense of wanting to play is much more dominant in the head.

After being satisfied playing with the bird he then said, “had played enough. Now I have to go back to see Ilfina and the others. They must be worried.”

Fingers spread the view in all directions. He saw there was a small island that was about to be headed by the bird. In the middle of the island there is a high mountain sticking out which on it goes around a group of similar birds with even larger size.

“Ah, that must be the nest.”

But Taring reluctantly heads to the island, instead taking another direction to quickly regroup with the herd. It's just....

He was confused where to go. There was no clue, all there was was was a sea of blue as far as the eye could see. He tried to go towards the back because it seemed like he had just come from that direction. Unfortunately, after flying riding the bird for about half an hour still did not find the island as well. He's lost.

Then try turning to take another road to the left. He finally found the island. But it was not the island he was looking for, Taring was looking for a sandy beach while the island was full of rocks. Because it's overcast he's trying to land there to find out if there's anything. Who knows if there is a dragon he is looking for.

Different stories with Ilfina, Rhino, Miria and Ula who were on the other side of the beach were walking anxiously. And the most anxious was Ilfina. He walked a little faster than the others with a sharp eye looking around. His heart beat faster, while his legs stomped strongly on the sand of the beach. Another colleague tried to keep up with the speed of the girl's veiled path.

“Hei Ilfina, can you calm down first?” Miria pulled Ilfina's shoulder.

“What do you mean?”

“You can't fool us with a face like that. Relax, Taring must be fine. She's strong enough to protect herself.”

“That's not what I worry about. He's our only hope for fighting the Werewolf, he's the last Vampire. If until he was caught by the Middle Earth kingdom army? Or until the monster is eaten? Or until—“

“Ilfina ...,” all silently looked at the girl. Ilfina stopped talking for a while, “you're sure that's the only reason? We're also worried about Taring, but I think your worries are much bigger than we have.”

“Well, for a moment you're acting too much.” Ula.

“....”

The rhino then gave the same look to Ilfina. It was true that the girl was acting more than usual. His calm and ice-cold self was now more fiery and full of emotions.

Ilfina took a deep breath, then said, “maybe you guys were right I was too overrated. To be honest, when I was with Taring I felt like I had a little sister who needed to be properly cared for. Seeing that he suddenly caught such a monster earlier, I was very worried about him.”

Miria advanced towards Ilfina, “just calm down, she might be ten years old, but she is not a weak person. He's Taring. We know it's not easy to beat a guy like him. We'll find him later. Just pray that all your bad thoughts don't happen to her, okay?”

Ilfina nodded. Now he is a little better and not too carried away by emotions like that. The fangs are still children and need someone to guide them. Perhaps that is why Ilfina wanted to fill that role, showing the bright side of life by often helping people and staying away from the evil side. If Taring becomes an enemy to them later, Ilfina would rather never meet him in her entire life. That way it will be much easier to deal with it without any mixed feelings.

...***...

Meanwhile, Taring himself was flying riding a giant bird on an island full of rocks. After wandering for several kilometers there was finally a forest in sight. He immediately took the bird to go to a much greener land ahead.

Taring should never have gone to visit the forest, for as soon as he flew over it, an arrow shot out of the forest about his vehicle bird. The bird immediately fell down as well as Taring who now panicked did not have time to take out wings.

Pork!

After hitting several tree branches until broken, he landed on the ground with his head first while the bird he was riding was stuck on the tree. The head of the fangs is slightly bumpy but only a light wound

"God...."

Rubbing his aching head he looked at who was responsible for bringing him down from the sky.

About five meters ahead, from behind the tree appeared a young man who looked about the same age as Taring was holding a bow, behind him a pile of arrows. There was an eagle feather adorning his head. He looked at Taring with a casual look.

As soon as the young man walked over, Taring was on standby and issued a long claw.

“Who are you?”

...-- Connect --...