The Mighty Manticore

Quarta Parte

As the Manticore and Maveron flew to the city of Nevar, the Manticore was all out of breathe and started to rapidly spin and drop out of the sky like a stone thrown from the very top of a castle to the bottom of a courtyard. Maveron screamed and wailed all the way down, swaying and thinking of nothing as he can't do much to help himself nor the Manticore... Luckily the Manticore's brother, Geanu Mourn, who has very great vision for he got his ancestor, the Roc's, incredible eye sight and saw his falling brother in the sky whilst he was travelling with his companions who were headed to Nevar

Geanu quickly knew what to do, but not before saying saying goodbye to his brethren for now and then he transformed into the Griffon, he rushed to his brother but he had a very hard time getting to him for the northern storm's winds has arrived... but he made it but he also hesitated to save Maveron, who was asleep at the time, for Maveron was a complete stranger to Geanu but good thing Geanu, unlike his brother, was a more compassionate soul and saved Maveron as well, he noticed that the Manticore was a missing an arm and quickly rushed to Nevar to get some help. When he got near Nevar, Maveron awoken and screamed once again for he was teerrified to see yet another monster in his lifetime, "SHHHH!" Geanu shushed Maveron, and Maveron just shushed for he knew what might happen if he didn't obeyed. For almost 2 hours they've been up in the air, they finally reached the gates of the city and Geanu transformed back into human and asked the watchmen for help carrying the Manticore, and with their kind and helping nature, the watchmen were more than happy to help carry the Manticore, they dragged him all the way to the center of the city where the Medahall is built, the greatest building that has been created that stores many medicines than any city in the world could ever hope to have, and the greatest healer in the lands was there, awaiting for her next patient

Finally they've arrived, Geanu yelled and called out to the healer "Benign Matron! Please help!" then the Benign Matron went out with  joy as finally someone has called out for her help in a decade of waiting but was quickly saddened to see a magnificent creature such as the Manticore injured and hurt, she ordered the men to carry the Manticore to her healing stone and began preparing the procedure

"Wait a sec... Emi???" Maveron asked the Benign Matron for she looks like the girl that helped Maveron find the barbarians' location

Benign Matron Emilia looked to him and remembered Maveron as well, "Oh, Maveron! Why are you here?" she asked as she removed the leaves and rope that Maveron laid on the Manticore's lost arm

"Oh me and the great Manticore..." Maveron was cut off as he was interrupted by Geanu

"The Mighty Manticore" Geanu corrected Maveron then he told them "He is Alan Mourn, son of Purnell Mourn The Cockatrice and I, am Geanu Mourn The Griffon of Haste"

There was silence in the room for Maveron was ashamed to not know the Manticore even had a name "Uh, I'm sorry, I didn't know him too well. I just wanted to help the... Alan, find a white cloaked girl, for she might be in some kind of trouble" and then as Maveron says this Alan roared for he felt the pain when Emilia stretched out his open wound to make the Caffètilla, a very powerful giant healing bean, go inside him and heal him

"Alan? Trying to find a girl to what? Save her from trouble!?" Geanu laughed for he didn't believe his brother can be compassionate as he never saw Alan do anything for anybody but himself, "And you? What, you're a- trying to help him?" then Geanu pointed to Alan

"Yes!" Maveron said loudly to Geanu but Geanu didn't much like this and growled at him so Maveron quickly said, "I mean yes. He was very true to his word and he wanted to really help the girl, as for me I want to help him for I don't want any more girls to be taken by savages because- my sister was taken by the northern Vikings 5 years ago, I never saw her again, but I hope with the help of Ala- ahem the great one, I can finally avenge my sister and make the northerners pay" Emilia smiled and some the watchmen nodded as they like Maveron a bit more regardless of his origins nor his looks... they still showed a bit of disgust though

"Well, if you really want to help, maybe start by getting me a new arm" The Manticore rose and said to Maveron, then they all smiled to see him not dead, then he got off the table and was helped by Emilia, "Thank you for your help but what are you doing here, Geanu?"

"Saving my big brother's sorry self" Geanu said with sass

"Uh huh, let's go back out there, we need to find the barbarians before we lose them" the Manticore said to Maveron but was stopped by Geanu

"You've just healed brother, don't you think you should rest for a little bit more" Geanu said to his brother

"And you need time for your arm to close up, the Caffètilla doesn't really instantly heal you" Emilia added

Then the Manticore, angry and shocked to his predicament, angrily said "What?! So I won't have my arm!? I need my arm!" then he smashed a table to his right, surprising everybody in the room... Emilia looked a bit concerned for her Medahall. The Manticore then sat again and took a deep breathe and said "So, what do I do? I need... my arm" as he said this, the watchmen nodded to each other and left the Medahall

"Well there is a blacksmith around here that knows how to create a metallic prosthesis that you can control without it holding you back, it's strong and durable" Emilia informed the Manticore

"Good, I'll go to him, a metallic prosthesis would make my right arm at least pack a punch whilst I wait for my skin to grow on it" the Manticore said

"Even with the help of this "arm" you'll need Caffètilla to actually make your skin grow on it, and brother, you still need to make sure it won't turn out like father's" Geanu reminded his brother

"Ahhh... reptile blood, damn it! I need a lot of shit to get this working, the Caffètilla, the blood then inject it in me before I put the fake arm on and apply and wait for the Caffètilla to make the skin grow and then done, ugh" said the Manticore as he stood again and readied to leave but was stopped yet again by his brother

"You don't need to keep on doing these things on you own brother, at least let me help you even for a little bit" Geanu  said to the Manticore, then Maveron and Emilia also offered their help

"... fine! But you go with Penetrator's son and go get the reptile blood in the more nearby swamp and I'll go with the healer and get that prosthesis, got it?" the Manticore said to Geanu whilst pointing at Geanu's forehead, Geanu just nodded and obeyed his brother's wishes

"So why is he called the Penetrator's son exactly?" Geanu asked his brother as he was weirded out by Maveron

"Go ask him" the Manticore replied to Geanu, then Geanu looked at Maveron and didn't bother and just went outside with his brother, waiting for Maveron

"Uhm, it's compicated. Well, good luck to you, I guess" Maveron awkwardly said to Emilia

"Oh, what are you talking about? Good luck to you, you mean. There aren't exactly easy to kill reptiles around these parts" Emilia said to Maveron

"Ohh" Maveron said with a fearful face, "But still, be careful, I don't want anyone to suddenly jump you or something" he awkwardly said to Emilia

Emilia answered "Ohh, I'm flattered" and flattered she was as she was blushing and red all over then she walked to the entrance of the Medahall but looked back to Maveron and said, "Take care of yourself, Penatrator" she said as she chuckled making Maveron chuckle as well

"Hurry up, fuckers!" the Manticore demanded, and Emilia jumped with fear and hurriedly gone with the Manticore and Maveron goes with Geanu back to the swamp