Chapter 1

First Impressions

This story is to eventually combine with the story haremy summer by Darkness593

"Auryon, what are you doing?"

My brother startled me as he seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

"Nothing" I said, he probably doesn't believe with his eyebrow raised.

"Your thinking about Jackson aren't ya." He replied with a satisfied grin, damn how does he do this.

"Yes you caught me red handed, but who am I to blame, he's done so much badass stuff that would make any girl squeal in thought of his battles" I totally fangirled.

"Well it's not my place to say who you should or should not be in love with but we really should get ready soon, I think we're getting closer to the wyvern's nest, he may hear you if you don't keep quiet and focus." He was right, again, well either way we this one should be some fun.

"5 reported camper's missing, just their beads and weapons left behind, a good baker's dozen of satyrs have gone, what's with dragons and sheep? Anyway this guy is definitely going to be worth the money. Just don't be too loud, I'd rather not have to pick spikes out of my armor again. Got it Auryon"

"Yes Grady, look are you ever going to stop bringing up that manticore incident?"

"Nope." he said with a smug look and tone in his voice. "Listen just get ready and make sure that you have everything so we can get this done with, 2 weeks is a little too long to track down a single wyvern."

I nodded, he was right anyway, we needed to hurry up and get back to our main camp site before they get too lonely. I began to start sharpening the dragon dagger I had Hephaestus craft for me when I brought him a spike from some shopping mall incident that happened sometime during one of the winters, that place was messed up, I mean as far as I could tell ice dragons would freeze a good part of their surrounding area, but just part was frozen and it was water as well. Either way it was safe to confirm that there was nothing that could cause any damage or suspicions to the mortals about this, maybe a freak blizzard, but not dragons. I looked over to see Grady taking out his katana, doesn't seem to be the one that he was given to him from Aries. Maybe it's not as bad as we thought, or he's being cocky which is not often so he must be bored then.

"Feeling cocky today?" I asked him

"No, someone seemed to trade it out for this one. Doesn't matter though this one seems to be strong enough to do the job."

The next day

As we walked up to the cave I immediately got hit by a wave of heat and rotten meat, not the best combination of a smell. The plan me and Grady had constructed was that I was to go in and try to bring him out while Grady would wait from atop the the cave and try to get his wing so he could prevent the creature from flying away, our mission was to make sure he was no longer a threat, but more money if he was brought back alive, not in one peace but alive. I tighten my grip on the cross-bow I was holding, it'll help me lyre him out so I don't have to enter his domain entirely, the smell was getting much worse, I took a few steps in and stopped to let my eyes adjust a bit, there I could see the beast steadily asleep, likely after a meal it just ate, I looked around to see if I can use something to grab his attention, I found some rocks, picked one up got ready and chucked as hard as I could at him. It hit him right on the eye, silence for a few seconds, as I was about to pick up another, his eyes threw open, clearly pissed, as he focused his attention to me, he then proceed to rush at me from his position, falling as he was laying down beforehand, which gave enough time to run out of cave so Grady can land on him. As I ran the light made my eyes blurry from the sudden change but I then heard what sounded to be a roar, not of anger, but of pain I looked over to see Grady's blade half-way through the wyvern's arm.

"It's lodged in!" Grady yelled dangling in the air gripping the sword's hilt with all his strength.

"Well do something!" I yelled

"I'm not able to, it won't come loose!"

Get the net out now, we can capture fast this way and not have to worry"

The wyvern began to start shaking trying to get the blade out like it was a pest, which in it's case it was. I quickly grabbed the net that we could use to hold the thing down and proceed to aim at the creature.

"I'm getting ready to fire!" I yelled at my brother, he then proceeded to stupidly let go of the blade being launched to gods know where in the forest, I shot the net over the creature holding it down for good while hearing Grady's voice die in the wind as he flew off. I sent Hermes a message that I got the wyvern and that I needed him hear fast, which he had just done, so I could find my brother; as Hermes took the wyvern off somewhere I proceeded to look for my brother, after a few minutes I found him dangling by his feet in a tree, a vine had luckily caught his foot, maybe not so much as he was clearly not feeling too fresh what with his pale face and all.

"Is the job done?" he said weakly

"Yes"

"Good, help me out, I want some proper food then I want to collect our money for the mission"