Drago Cuore

How Drago Cuore came to be (Part 2/5)

Drago Cuore was actually made together with 5 core members excluding Master Pantsu, of course. That is why I will be talking about how Master Pantsu, a wandering mage, came to knew these 5 people and why he decided to form the guild. The 1st member has been found.

Somewhere on the roads to the next city, Pantsu and Rokku were resting and setted up a campfire to sleep for the night. While they were lying down looking at the stars and preparing to fall asleep, Rokku suddenly remembered a question he wanted to ask Pantsu but he had forgotten while he was training.

Rokku: "Hey, Master Pantsu.

Pantsu: "Yes?"

Rokku: "I was actually wondering, after traveling with you for a few weeks now, I have learnt a lot on being a berserker, but how did you become the king of berserkers?"

Pantsu: "I have walked the path of life many times now. I have seen older generations wither away while new generations take over. It wouldn't be a surprise if I had indeed mastered at least 1 or 2 magic powers during my journey, but it is also not a stretch to say that I have already mastered all forms of magic in this world, besides dark magic of course."

Rokku: "But don't you have your own form of magic? Something that's original?"

Pantsu: "Of course I do, but my original magic is too powerful and therefore I am not allowed to use it under normal circumstances. Or at least that's what the laws state."

Rokku: "W-Wait... So your real magic is way more powerful than what you used against me in our fight? One that surpasses even the magic of the king of berserkers? And you have a law set up that forbids you from using that magic?!"

Pantsu: "Of course. If I don't even have magic that belongs to me and only me, how could I possibly even be called a mage, let alone the strongest one."

Rokku: "Then I shall strip you of the title 'king of berserkers' one day. I will become the next king when I overtake you in the ways of the berserker. Only then, can I truly say that the magic of berserker is mine."

"I'll be looking forward to seeing you overtake me when the day comes. I'll certainly be honoured to pass it on to you if you deserve it." Pantsu smirked.

Just as they were about to fall asleep, an eerie scream echoed through the forest. Pantsu and Rokku both sat up from hearing the scream and looked at each other. They nodded at each other as if knowing what was on each other's mind and they both rushed off into the forest. When they got deeper into the forest, they heard another scream. This time, more eerie and louder. The voice seemed to belong to a girl and that they assumed the girl might be in trouble.

"This way!" Exclaimed Pantsu after hearing the second scream.

Pantsu rushed off with Rokku close behind. Following the scream, they reached an open area. They saw someone wearing a cloak sitting in the middle and they treaded slowly over to where the mysterious figure sat.

"Excuse me. Were you by chance the one who was screaming? Or did you also hear the scream?" Asked Pantsu.

Pantsu and Rokku could hear soft sobbing coming from the cloaked figure. Pantsu slowly walked up to ask if she was okay and as Pantsu was removing the hood covering the person's head, the person grabbed Pantsu's hand. The person took off the cloak and started transforming and growing into something big. It was a beast whom was wearing a magic cloak to bait unsuspecting victims to fall prey and get eaten.

The large beast released his grasp of Pantsu's hand, but Pantsu somehow seemed frozen and unable to move. Rokku found it weird as Rokku jumped back to avoid getting caught by the beast.