Book 5: Chapter 125

Book 5: Chapter 125

Ramons eyes were wide as he stared at Gloria, his body completely still. Warm liquid splashed against his face, causing him to flinch and take a step back. He swallowed upon hearing his sisters wails, her body thrashing as the chains pulled on the ballista bolts embedded deep inside her flesh.

Quickly, heal her!

Ramon flinched again, and his tail swiped to the side, nearly hitting the pink-eyed goat standing behind him.

Why are you standing around in a daze? Kozabokget said and hopped onto Ramons tail. Despite its movements, she easily climbed up and made her way to Ramons forehead. Yes, this is scary. Yes, you might get shot too if you expose yourself, but if you dont do anything, Gloria might die! These bolts arent enough to kill her, but if the humans take advantage of her weakened state, theyll kill her without an issue.

Ramon trembled, and his eyes rolled up to look at Kozabokget. W-what do I do?

First, purify her, Kozabokget said. When dealing with humans, always begin with a purification. They like to apply curses to weaken things first. Her hoof raised and stomped down, landing on Ramons head with a dull thud. Purify. Now!

Why? a weak voice asked. The humans turned to look at where the question had come from. The cursed dragon was staring at them with reddened eyes. Why did you hurt me?

The humans gulped. What exactly were they supposed to say? We, we didnt mean to, one of them said and lowered his head. A holy dragon came and told us she was going to lure out Grimmoldesser, and we had shoot him when he appeared. The man clasped his hands together and bowed his body. Were terribly sorry for hurting you!

Glorias vision was red as she stared at the bowing human. When she saw him through her nictitating membranes which were covered in blood, suddenly, he didnt look so cute anymore. He didnt have long claws or sharp teeth or venomous stingers; in fact, all his features were soft and rounded. Even the toned muscles looked squishy like padding to her. However, something had changed. Those features werent pleasant to look at anymore. Go away. I dont want to see you anymore.

Of course, of course, the man said and bowed repeatedly. Err, do you think we could remove the chains from the

Gloria slammed her tail against the ground, mimicking the action she had seen her Grandma Gren perform dozens of times. The bloody sludge flew into the air, splashing on the humans. Gloria roared, causing the humans hair to flutter backwards. Go! Away!

The human shut his mouth and sprinted away. Dying for the mission? Forget it! If it was possible to complete, hed consider it, but it was clear hed die before getting anywhere close to the ballista bolts. He didnt mind dying, but he didnt want to do for no reason!