Dragons: The Viking Saga (The Prequel)

Chapter Twenty-One: Proceed For Tomorrow

JADEN'S POV

After the descent training in the Dragon Killing Training, I was one of the participants of the Semi-Final Elimination Training (or should I say continuation of the Dragon Killing)... Together with Mazrieth Hunter, Ivory Lionheart and Raven Armstrong, since we're all tied...

Today is the day-off for all of us contestants... Maybe I'll start my training exercise for the Semi-Final Elimination Training... There, I spend some time training away from the village and I'm walking straight through the forest... The things I've brought are: water jar, bread, fish, apple, two axes, seven knifes and lastly, my choice of weapon, a sword... I simply hold my sword and axes in my both hands while other supplies are on my satchel... I'd prepare many things that are important for the sake of my training workout... Spending time alone in the forest is not really my thing...

All by myself, I stopped at the near riverside...and I settled my things there...

"Okay... Looks like this is a perfect place for me..."

Big and wide trees and a splashing sound of water in the river do give me comfortable in training...

"With water, I'd use it if my water jar is not enough for me..."

Leaving my satchel and my sword behind on the boulder rock, I'd bring two axes and knives; facing at the thick and big tree and there...

"This tree might be a perfect spot for me to throw..."

HYAHH!!

I've throw one of the axes on a tree; good accuracy but not enough strength...and the result is only a slight scratch...

"Huh?? Not enough strike, eh?" I approached on it and removed, "Looks like my accuracy is too weak to damage... Maybe I'll need to throw faster and stronger..."

I walked a bit far from the tree and once more, I've throw it... HYAHH!!

Once more, the damage was the same like before but its sharp edge of the axe deepen within the first scratch... "Deeper than before but... I'll do it one more time..."

After then, I've repeatedly throwing an axe on the tree... Until, when one strike of my throw suddenly strikes continue forward to the next tree; results a straight hole from the axe... Approaching the tree, I'd grabbed the axe from it and I touched it...felting my hand that throwing on tree with a stronger force gives me a perfect strike for tomorrow's training...

But suddenly, I have notice something far away...

"Huh??"

I've seen something strange movement beyond there... In order to figure about the sudden movement, I approached it quietly and slowly... I hold tight on the axe and lean my shoulders upward on my chin... Walking without any noise, I've stopped moving and seeing someone stepping and walked through the forest alone...

"Looks like I'm not alone at the forest..." Is someone else spied me??

Leaning myself at the tree, I've decided to hide and look upon the person who is walking alone... Considered for me as a stalker....

'Okay... Where are you, stalker??'

In my eyes, I'd seen someone else walking and wearing a satchel...and holding a weapon... 'Oh, there it is...'

Sneaking to the next tree besides me, I've finally found the stalker...and it turns to be....

"Huh?? Wait...is that---??" Noticed with my eyes, I've seen Mazrieth Hunter walking alone in the forest and wearing a satchel on her shoulders... "Is that Mazrieth Hunter?? What is she doing here??"

Mazrieth's eyes are looking beyond on the forest and the trees... I observed her slowly with my eyes... "By the way, what is she--?? Don't tell me she's here for training??"

Afterwards, Mazrieth's eyes sudden look on my direction; making me hiding on the bushes...

"Hmm... I thought I've seen something... Nah! Never mind..." Mazrieth later walked and turn her eyes away from me...

Until the few seconds after I appeared from hiding, Mazrieth suddenly disappeared...

"Mazrieth really dissolved out from my sight, eh??"

Instead of worrying, I'd go back to the place where I left my things and continued my training... "Maybe, Mazrieth was here for training... I wouldn't mind about it..."

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When sunset rises beyond the sky, I've stopped my training and drink some water; eating some cooked fish... Probably taking some rest on the large boulder leaning on me...

After minutes of rest, I've stood up and packing my things...to take my leave and going back to Krell...for tomorrow... When the sun nearly disappear the borders on the sky, I've suddenly noticed some sharp sound while walking on the forest...

That tackle sound like that sudden pays me attention... 'Huh? What the hell was that??'

Looking around me, I've noticed that something metallic noise is coming up above...and not just that, there was something flying in the sky and looks like a dragon...

"Eh... Is it a dragon?? No... Or perhaps..." Something comes in my head that maybe something happens in Krell and thinking it might be a dragon attack...

"But there's no noise or fire smokes coming from the village... That's too impossible..."

However, when it appears again, I hear something voices saying, 'We did it!!' And I saw something really gray-colored thing appeared and flying straight to the forest... Gasped about the thing I've see, "Wait? Isn't that...a dragon??"

Running back and followed the flying figure... I've begun to chase it... However, when I suddenly tripped my feet... I've lost my sight on it...

"You got to be kidding..."

Kneeling myself to the ground and bearing a little pain on my knee... But, when the flying figure turn back and fly straight to the direction where I am... I suddenly get a little panic and hide myself at the tree...

Between the shadows of the leaves and the branches, I've managed to see what's beyond it... "Yeah, a dragon??"

Seeing with my eyes that it was dragon...flying around the skies above me? Great... A silver-colored dragon just fly out above my eyes...  

"The dragon looks hungry to me..." Staring my eyes border to the beast... 'What does it doing here anyway?? There's no burning or destruction on the village...'

And then, I've noticed something more mysterious than ever...

"Huh?? Wait...there is something else... Something; but someone else riding in a dragon??"

I see a dragon and not just that...a person... There is someone else did ride a dragon... 'I can't believe it...' Until then, it disappears... I came out from hiding and walked slowly; watched the sky above me...

"Don't tell me...somebody else did ride a dragon?? I'd gonna tell the Chief about this..."

Through witnessing a mysterious figure and the persona, I've going run faster and manage to reach the village... Although, the night sky began to appear on Krell...and so, I've notice Mazrieth's arrival... I want to approach her but since Mazrieth going directly to her home, I've walked away and going home... Ended up lying down on my bed, I was started to think if I'm gonna tell the chief about it, he really thinks me as a weirdo or stupid for making some fantasies...

But, when Mazrieth appeared on my mind, sighed and closed my eyes, 'Maybe I'll tell her first...'

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(@fierre_shianne speaking)

This is how the chapter ends... Next up... "Race!! The Semi-Elimination Training"... 

Sayounara.. :)