Maveron went back into the Forge House to find the Manticore strapped into a chair being prepared to be given the prosthesis, "Where'd you go, Maveron?" the Manticore asked
"Oh I uh, just bid your brother goodbye haha" said Maveron
"Ahhh finally he's gone HAHA, come take a look at this thing, it's soooo damn massive HAHAH, can't wait to use it!" the Manticore excitedly said, then Maveron went closer to the Manticore to admire the oh so massive metal prosthesis arm
"Uhm so how long will it take to attach it to him... uh, who are you?" Maveron asked Thomas the blacksmith
"Oh I am Thomas Dalus Finnikus, fifth of my name that has become the blacksmith for the advanced city of Nevar, but just call me Thomas please and this won't take long at all, considering that monsters have incredibly fast healing capabilities" Thomas explained to Maveron and the others
"Do you need any help Mr. Finnikus?" Emilia asked Thomas
"Uh hhaha, maybe some Nessundolore just in case he feels too much pain" Thomas said then Emilia immediately checked her bag for some of this anesthesia
"Pain?! From what? You're just attaching it not inserting it deep in me... are you?" The Manticore asked
"Oh no, but the wires has to attach themselves to your bones and its connectors has to pierce the bone and nerves for you to hopefully control the prosthesis" Thomas nervously said
"Ahh right right... hopefully?!?" the Manticore said as Thomas fed him some Dormiperra-sleeping pills, "Wait what did you, AHHH WHAT DID HE DO TO ME?!" then the Manticore slept slowly
"Hey, what did you do?" Maveron asked loudly as he was panicked as well as Emilia
"Don't worry he's a monster he'll be fine and it'll ware off soon but we need to inject the anesthesia now while he's asleep, Miss Matron do you have it?" Thomas asked Emilia
"Uhm no but I do have some Tempotranquillo" Emilia answered
"Ahh that will do nicely" said Thomas then he suddenly cut the healed part of the Manticore's right shoulder, then he attached the prosthesis into it, loud bone-cracking sounds emitted from the Manticore's arm, Emilia and Maveron cringed as they heard it, "Ok, now smash these Tempotranquillo... insert them separately all throughout the Manticore's shoulder" and so Thomas did, cutting openings around the Manticore's shoulder and placing bits of the mashed Tempotranquillo into the Manticore
"Oh fuck! That is messed up, doc" Maveron said to Thomas
"Yes, but it is needed if our friend here wants to continue being "The Mighty Manticore" Thomas said, then when it was all done and all the Tempotranquillo dissolved in the Manticore's arm, Emilia and Maveron only needed to wait for the Manticore to wake up and for his body to accept the prosthesis to be a part of him...
Then, for almost two hours and a half, the Manticore finally woke up with red eyes, rosy cheeks and a cold like a sickly child as if he was drunk... "Ughhh, what happened?" then he raised his right arm to scratch his head to find out he had a metallic arm now "HA! HOHOHO, amazing! Maveron where are ya?" he called out to the Manticore
Maveron heard the Manticore and hurriedly went to him and said "Oh over here, we're eating sorry" then he pointed down at Thomas's dining, then he said "Wanna eat?"
The Manticore answered "Oh yeah, ahh" then he stood up and said "I wanna eat the damn Dobharu that escaped from me"
"As your doctor who attached my prosthesis onto you, I want you to rest before you go around bashing others' heads in, I say you need about two days to fully rest and gain back your strength" said Thomas as he ate a chicken's leg
"And as the doctor who made sure you lived this long, I want you to stay for another 3 days before going out as the northern storm is upon us" shouted Emilia
"What!? I don't... need... REST!" The Manticore shouted and made the whole Forge House rumble
"You have to great one, don't worry I checked the map, those Barbarians need at least 16 days before reaching their destination" Maveron carefully said as he needed to not yet reveal where exactly the Barbarians are going
"I don't want to wait and be patience! I will chase them now, with or without you Maveron!" said the Manticore as he pointed at Maveron
"I highly doubt you'll leave not knowing where you need to go, great one. You need me, you have no idea where those Barbarians are going" Maveron said as he smiled with confidence
Then the Manticore grabbed Maveron and laid him in his mouth and roared as he was about to eat Maveron... and when he was about to chomp on Maveron, Emilia intervened and said "Nooo! Great one please, be rational! You two need each other if you want to get the girl back, Maveron needs you to fly him there and... do whatever he's good at and you need him so that you can get to your destination faster and safer" she explained
"Great one... please... I beg you, ugh, I was just stating the obvious and, and you need me to come with you" Maveron struggled to say
"What!?" the Manticore said then he removed Maveron from his mouth "Why do I need you?!" then he pointed at Maveron with his metallic finger
"You have to have someone with you, and if you don't want to be viewed as a complete monster, I suggest you calm yourself and work with me, please" Maveron said
Then the Manticore lets Maveron go and reminisced about what he told himself that he would not be a monster anymore and bring a new meaning to Justice then he said "Sorry... what do you want me to do, Docs?" he asked Thomas and Emilia, they made the Manticore sit and calm down and eat his anger away, and they decided to stay in Nevar until the Northern Storm is gone
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The Mighty Manticore
FantasyOnce, Alan was the most feared creature in both land and air, The Manticore. Now he is but a simple farmer trying to get by while also hiding from monster hunters. But, with bloodlust and the thirst for vengeance grow ever stronger in the Manticore'...
