Chapter 4

The Sun rose up in the sky. Midoriya woke up to an ache in his shoulder and neck and a sting in his wrists. Sleepily he slowly opened his eyes. The fire from the night before had dulled down to slow burn but its presence still remained, keeping the traveler warm. The sound of soft snores caught his attention as he turned his head to look at the sleeping chief.

After his discussion with the Chief he had fallen asleep. Midoriya was forced to sleep still tied up. The chief didn't trust him enough to untie him. Midoriya sighed and looked around some more. It was dark with out the roaring fire. The only light left was the soft glow of the charred wood.

A loud yawn startled the traveler and he looked over at the awakening chief. He stirred in his sleep before slowly rising.

The man before him leaned forward, elbows resting on his knees. His hair was messy just like the day before. His lack of grooming being the main culprit for the tousled soft blonde strands. Despite the sleep in his eyes they still burned as red as a roaring flame. His shoulder, tense from a restless sleep held a symbol in black ink. Further down, deep red scars from countless of fights donned his torso.

"Are you done gawking?" His rough, groggy voice alerted the traveler. Midoriya looked up a bit embarrassed to be caught staring. Bakugou narrowed his eyes. He stood up from the bed. Slowly, tiredly he walked across the room.

The leader of the tribe reached for his his knife holster, slinging it over his shoulder. The blade was as long as his back. He reached out and pulled out three necklaces. The beads hung delicately around his neck, holding a sense of duty and importance. Finally, the leader reached out for his cape. Red cloth flew gently in the air before gently embracing the man's back. Fur lined the collar of the cape laying on his shoulders softly.

He looked at Midoriya with narrowed eyes. Midoriya stared back, as though he had lost the ability to speak.

"So now your quiet? Whatever. Im going to get the old hag to come take a look at you," Bakugou said before swiftly leaving the tent. Midoriya sat in silence, still in awe at the chief. It was around an hour later when he returned, the woman from before following suit.

Midoriya looked up at the two slightly intimidated. Bakugou's words repeating in his head. His heart raced. They might kill him! Midoriya flinched when the woman knelt before him. The woman smiled sweetly.

"Don't worry. I'm just gonna untie you okay?" She said. Midoriya hesitantly nodded. The woman reached over and with gentle hands and unbound the traveler. Midoriya rubbed his sore wrists and stretched out his aching shoulders. The bones popped and clicked under his skin. The woman smiled patiently, observing the traveler silently. The chief leaned against a supporting pillar and glowered at the achy outsider. Noticing their stares Midoriya looked over and tensed up his face turning red as he stammered. This caused the chief's scowl to deepen.

Mitsuki smiles and holds up her hand, effectively silencing the green hair traveler.

"Your name is Midoriya correct?" She asked. Midoriya nodded his head in confirmation.

"Izuku Midoriya. I'm from the Toshinori kingdom," Midoriya said. Mitsuki nodded her head.

"My name is Bakugou Mitsuki. Mother of the chief and head of magic in the tribe," She explained.

The chief in the back scoffed before muttering, "More like old witch if you ask me."

"What did you say!? Why don't I come over there and beat some manners into you!?" The woman threatened her son angrily.

"Oh yeah!? I'd like to see you try!" The chief retorted. Midoriya flinched And almost coward at the two aggressive behavior. He interrupted them timidly, voice shaking.

"U-um I-"

"Oh! Please call me aunty!" She said cheerfully. Her angered expression turning sweet. Midoriya was oddly scared of how easily the expression changed. She smiled softly.

"Do you mind laying over here for me? This will only take a second," She said. She rolled out a small bed roll that had a few ancient symbols on it. Hesitantly, Midoriya crawled over and laid down. Aunty Mitsuki stood and walked over to a red and yellow drawstring bag.

"Take off your shirt and get comfortable hon," She said. The witch pulled out a few stones from her bag. Midoriya flushed and waved his arms nervously. Mitsuki chuckled seeing the reaction from the corner of her eye. She chuckled and turned to face him.

"Aren't you just adorable! I could pinch your cheeks!" She said. The comment didn't help Midoriya's embarrassment. A groan could be heard from the chief.

"Would you just get on with it already!" He said. His voice obviously annoyed and impatient. His gaze was then directed towards Midoriya. "Take off your shirt or I'll rip it off. I don't have time for this," He said. Midoriya jumped and shakily started to unbutton his vest and white button up.

Mitsuki shot her son an unimpressed look before walking over and kneeling next to Deku who was now shirtless. She gently pushed Midoriya to lay down as she grabbed a small bag of clear crystals.

"Uh. What are you doing?" Midoriya asked. He felt the eyes of the two tribe members looking down on him. He felt vulnerable under their gaze and prayed this would end quickly.

"I'm simply using these crystals to project your spiritual magic. Malem, people who do not posses powerful spiritual energy cause the crystals to glow a simple yellow light. But tribe members however, possess a powerful spiritual magic, deeply rooted to nature and the elements. People with this spiritual magical energy cause the stone to glow a certain color specific to their magic types." Mitsuki explained. Midoriya listened as he felt her place the clear stones on his body. She continued speaking.

"The crystal simply act as a mirror. It projects the inner spiritual energy of the individual. Everyone's spiritual magic is different dependent on where they draw their magical energy from. For example, My son draws his magic from fire, therefore his spiritual magic is reflected by red light," She said. Midoriya listened, intrigued by the new knowledge.

"I see. So it's like the fire from the tournament?" Midoriya asked. Mitsuki nodded her head. Midoriya felt more stones being placed. One on his heart and another on his torso. Midoriya grew goosebumps as he felt a cold, round stone being placed on his neck. Finally the last two stones were placed on his hands. Mitsuki looked back and admired her work with a smile similar to the cheif's. The resemblance was clear.

"Yep! The torches hold a similar property. The light of the torches should've remained red like my son's spiritual energy but they turned green," She said. Bakugou scowled and glared at the mention of yesterday's events. Mitsuki ignored him. standing up and stretching, she put her fingertips together and closed her eyes.

Midoriya tensed up as she began speaking in a language he's never heard before.

"Close your eyes and relax," She said. Midoriya frowned but took a deep a breath. He closed his eyes and tried to relax. Bakugou watched from the corner of the room. He knew the results of the Magic. There was no way an outsider had their magic.

That's what he thought.

Until the room was illuminated in green light.

Bakugou stood up abruptly, the chair screeching against the floor. Mitsuki stared at the glowing crystals curiously. The sudden movements made Midoriya flinch and look up at the two. His green eyes traveled to the stones. He stared in awe as they glowed vibrantly.

"Gotta be fucking kidding me," Bakugou said. His voice similar to an angry growl. Midoriya flinched at the angry cheif. If Aunty Mitsuki was surprised, she didn't show it.

"My rituals never lie Katsuki. Even you know that," she said. She lowered her hands and the glowing stones slowly lost their light. Reaching down picked them up from the outsider. Her eyebrows furrowed as she brought them up to examine them. They were warm in her hand, having projected powerful energy through them. She placed them in a small pouch at her hip and stood.

"This outsider has our magic. I have no idea how or why," she said staring down at the green hair boy. Her eyebrows were furrowed as she stared at him. He didn't look special in any way. Midoriya sat up stiffly and waited anxiously. The woman turned and walked towards the exit.

"I will ask the elder oak for guidance on the situation. In the meantime, Midoriya is allowed to wander the tribe while supervised. He might be valuable," Mitsuki said before leaving. Bakugou stared at her wide eyed.

"Valuable!? He's Deku! A shitty Deku!" Bakugou said. His voice loud and angered. Deku? Midoriya never heard that word before but he knew it wasn't a compliment. The flap to the tent closed leaving a frustrated backugou and anxious Midoriya. The blonde looked at him and sneered. Turning away he opened the flap to the tent.

Midoriya scrambles up and stood on his two feet. Was he being left alone? Thinking how was his chance, Midoriya looked around to find an exit. That is until he heard a loud demand come from the chief.

"Pinky! Get over here," Midoriya sucked in a breath when the flap opened to show piercing red eyes glare at him. Midoriya frowned. He was stupid to think he was unguarded. The chief was just too confident.

"Yes Chief?" A familiar voice spoke up. Midoriya jumped when the flap was ripped open by the blonde.

Bakugou walked in with Mina. The pink haired girl smiled when she saw the greenette. Bakugou frowned and pointed at him.

"I want you to watch him. He's allowed to walk around the tribe but one wrong move he's tied back up again," He said. Mina nodded at him seriously. With that, bakugou left the tent mumbling about going on a hunt with Kirishima.

The seriousness melted away from the girl. She immediately skipped over to the boy and smiled.

"I'm so glad your alive! Me and Kiri honestly thought Bakugou would've killed you on the spot yesterday!" Mina said. Midoriya frowned at shivered at the thought. It did seem that way.

"Y-Yeah. I thought he would too," Midoriya said.

"And that thing with the fire! That was really weird. Did Aunty Mimi take a look at you?" Mina asked. Midoriya raised an eyebrow.

"Who?"

"Mitsuki. She's the head of magic in our tribe. We all call her aunty Mimi she was the previous chief along with her husband, Masaru. Before Bakugou." Mina explained.

"Oh yeah. She did this stone magic ritual. She wanted to know if I had spiritual energy." He explained. Mina smiled.

"Oh yeah! It's something Mitsuki does during the spiritual awakening ceremony as well. It's a way to see inside your spiritual energy and see which alignment your magic is," Mina said. Midoriya furrowed his eyebrows and put a hand on his chin.

"I see. You told me about it. It's a ritual done when your five right? When members turn five that must be when their magic abilities form and so the ritual is used to find out what alignment their magic is to further their understanding of these new abilities….," Midoriya's muttering filled the tent. Mina watched the green haired boy mumble and let out a laugh.

"Your so funny! Why don't I go show some tradition here so you can understand?" Mina offered. Midoriya looked up and sheepishly nodded his head. Being an advocate for the kingdom Midoriya always got to explore the traditions of different cultures. It was his favorite part of the job. Midoriya found himself excited to learn more. Mina grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the tent.

"Hey Mina. What does 'Deku' mean? Bakugou called me it earlier," he said. Mina looked backed at him before busting out laughing.

"It's our word for 'useless' or 'weakling'. Don't take it personally Bakugo is hard to impress," she said. Midoriya frowned but took her advice. She continued to pull him through the tribe.

Many of the tribes people stared at him as they passed.

"First we should get you out of that outsiders outfit. People will be more inviting if you wear something familiar," Mina said. Midoriya frowned and looked down at his attire. His clothes were pretty worn out and a bit tattered. Eventually, Mina stopped in front of a tent.

Midoriya looked around the tent. Surrounding the tent was a bunch of cloths and furrs. Many quilts and clothes were on display as well. Midoriya followed Mina curiously as she threw the tent flap open.

"Oh Tsunagu~!" Mina sang. Midoriya followed her inside and looked around. The walls of the tents were covered in cloths and rolls of string. Only a few candles lit the room. In the very back was a desk with a bunch of clothes and sewing needles. Sitting there was a man with blond hair swept to the side. His face was covered so only his eyes shown. The man was well groomed, the complete opposite of the chief. Standing up the Man greeted Mina.

"Well if it isn't Mina. Did you ruin your out again?" He asked politely Mina smiled and shook her head.

"Nope! I just need an outfit for the outsider!" Mina said pointing behind her towards Midoriya. Midoriya stiffened and smiled anxiously at the man. The man leaned over to look at him and let out a hum.

"I see. So this is the outsider people are talking about. It seems you've really gotten under the chiefs skin. Not that that's saying much. I'm Tsunagu Hakamata, you may call me jeanist. I'm responsible for all the clothing and fabrics for the tribe," He said. He reached his hand out for Midoriya to shake. The green hair man reached out and shook his hand nervously.

"U-um nice to meet you. I'm Midoriya. Izuku Midoriya," He said.

"Well then Midoriya. Let's begin with some measurements. I'm assuming you'll be here awhile since your not dead yet. You must be very lucky," Jeanist said. He walked to the back for supplies. Mina pushed Midoriya to follow him. Midoriya nervously rambled. Mina laughed at his nervousness.

Jeanist grabbed a small makeshift measuring string. He gestured for Midoriya to hold still and his arms out. Midoriya listened and let Jeanist take his measurements.

It took about and hour before Jeanist was pleased with the measuring.

"Alright Midoriya I will make his robe within the next two days," Jeanist said. Mina nodded her head and thanked the Jeanist before pulling Midoriya out of the tent.

"Alright! New clothes being made check! Next I'll introduce you to Shuuzenshi Chiyo she's a teacher and nurse of the tribe. She might be able to answer any questions you have on spiritual magic," Mina said. "And then I'll take you to lunch, the whole tribe gets together and eats in the food tent." Mina explained. Midoriya nodded his head and let the excitable girl drag him around.

Eventually they made it to a small section in the camp. Midoriya and Mina watched as a short old woman lecture a group of young children. Mina smiled as the kid listened.

"This is the tribes next group of kids to go through the spiritual awakening. They are four years old or just turned five. Chiyo is teaching them about spiritual magic." Mina explained. Midoriya nodded and listened closely.

"Now children, when an individual is of age, they begin to have a connection with the universe and it's elements. When that happens said individual can unlock great strength and abilities. When that time comes for you, you will be part of your awakening ritual and move onto the next step of your journey." Chiyo explained. The kids smiled excitedly around her. "That time will come for all of you, some sooner than others. Today's class we will be making ritual necklaces."

Mina squealed excitedly and Midoriya raised and eyebrow. He looked at him and smiled.

"Ritual necklaces. There are two types you earn through you education at the tribe. The first one you receive when you as an individual awaken your abilities. That's what they're gonna make now. This necklace involves a bead personally designed by you, the symbols on the bead represents how you define yourself." Mina pulls out a small necklace from her pouch. He holds it up to Midoriya and shows him one of the beads.

The craftsmanship was very loose and poorly did but the symbol was clear. It was a spider. Along with the bead was a few others and two similar beads at each end. Midoriya remembered them to be the same as the ones on Mitsuki's necklace.

"Before your ritual you must define yourself. Only you know who you are. And then on the day of the ritual you present the tribe leaders your necklace and they add their beads to yours. You are then under their protection and an official member. Eventually throughout your life you and your tribe add more beads to define yourself and your accomplishment. This necklace represents your growth," Mina said. Midoriya stared at the necklace in wonder.

"What's the second necklace for? There's two right?" Midoriya asked more intrigued. Mina smiled.

"That represents your roots. Once everyone from your class has gone through their awakening the tribe celebrates. This second necklace hold the beads of all your classmates. I don't normally carry mine around but Kirishima and Bakugo's beads are on it along with mine and all my other classmates. The necklace binds is all together as the next generation to care for the tribe," Mina said. Midoriya smiled and turned back to the class.

They all sat in a circle and began carving their small beads. Midoriya smiled as they chattered excitedly about what they were putting on it.

"So a spider?" Midoriya asked, referring to the necklace. Mina sheepishly smiled.

"Well I found out my magic was a venom alignment. I always love the idea of venomous spiders and thought it'd be cool," she said. Midoriya chuckled.

"I think it suits you!" He said. After a moment of silence "what was bakugo's?" He asked. A bit unsure as to why he was curious.

"Bakugo is a tribe leader so it's distinctly different from everyone else's. It's shaped as a dragon head. Painted red. It represents the ferocity and strength of a dragon and the victory that comes with it. Aunt Mimi's was the sun that represented life and passion," Mina said. Midoriya nodded and leaned back. That seemed to have fit them perfectly, Midoriya had found himself thinking. They sat on the grass and watched the children eagerly show off their ideas.

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It was now the afternoon. The children stood and were lead to the food tent. Midoriya smiled as he watched all the kids admire their finished beads. Mina stood up and stretched.

"Well it's lunch time. Let's go eat I'm starving!" Mina said before grabbing Midoriya and marching off. Midoriya stumbled after the girl as he was lead to where the kids were going. Midoriya took the time to observe his surroundings as the sound of a horn rang through the tribe.

"That's the lunch bell. The cooks been cooking up the latest catch," she said. Midoriya nodded his head as he distractedly watched the tribe migrate towards the huge tent towards the center.

The children gathers in the center along with the elderly and pregnant members. They must get first pickings if the food. Surrounding them are the hunters and warriors and on the outer most ring of tribe members are the young adults who get to find their position in the tribe. Midoriya mumbles these observations to himself. This tribe like most civilizations has unspoken customs and rules.

Midoriya pauses when he suddenly sees a pregnant tribe leader out of the corner of his eyes. It was that the member was pregnant that had caught him off guard nor was it the two other children following.

It was that they were male.

Midoriya have heard myths of the dragon tribes unusual ability for male reproduction but he never thought it would be true. There was a small giggle that stopped his thoughts. He looked up towards the bubbly tribe girl.

"You mumble a lot. And to answer your question, the lake that surrounds the elder oak holds magical stones that grant the ability to reproduce," she said.

Midoriya looked at her. Once again he had heard elder oak be mentioned. Before he could ask though, he was swiftly pushed forward with Mina towards the tent. The group of hungry tribe members wanted to get their meal as fast as possible.

Stumbling towards the entrance, Midoriya's stomach growled at the smell of cooked meat and vegetables. The last time he ate was the cold measly fish from yesterday.

The tent was made like any other one. But this was made large enough to hold a giant tribe. Some tribe members stayed outside to eat but the majority was able to find refuge under the warm tent. The ceiling was held up by a tall twenty year old redwood towering over the feasting members. Midoriya looked up in awe. Red cloth stretched outwards creating a circular perimeter. Torches illuminated the room along with candles. Strings from the center tree to other support beams held some lanterns as though they were floating in the sky.

Mina pulled Midoriya through the bustling crowd as everyone situated in their seats. Cooked food was already set on tables and water and ale passed around. Midoriya felt a sense of comfort in the unfamiliar place. He frowned thinking about his mother and king Toshinori. Midoriya sat in a chair next to Mina a fur pelt hung over the back rest for added comfort. Mina immediately tore apart her food.

Midoriya watched as the woman savagely dug in. He noticed a few curious glance towards him from other members. Midoriya awkwardly waved his hand. They simply went back to their meal seeing he was in no way a threat, but the curiosity was still there like an elephant in a room. Mina shoved a giant turkey leg towards Midoriya's face. Hesitantly taking it he took a small bite.

The warmth of the meat covered his senses and his stomach growled. The savory flavor made his mouth water as he bit into the crispy skin and juicy meat underneath. It was only a few seconds later Midoriya found himself feasting just as ravishly as the other members.

It was quite odd how easily he had grown accustomed to the group. He felt the occasional hardy slap on his back and encouraging words from the others as he and Mina playfully fought on who could eat more.

Mina was the victor of course. After all she was more use to the larger amounts of food.

From the corner of his eyes Midoriya watched Mina leave her chair to join a small commotion in the center of the tent. Looking over, a brawl had broken out over the last drumstick at a table. Midoriya watched in amusement as everyone made bets and cheered. Midoriya's smile faded as a sudden realization hit him.

These people were the enemy. Despite them being kind and caring, Midoriya knew deep down they were bad. They had to. Toshinori would've lied to him.

Midoriya knew his responsibility as the king's advocate. These people were dangerous. Who else could've burned down the kingdoms nearby villages. And now with the newfound knowledge of dragons. Creatures of immeasurable strength.

Midoriya slowly and quietly got up. He quietly made his way through the distracted crowd. (DEX check: 10/13)

While backing away from the crowd Midoriya ran into a one of the cheering tribes men. He looked down at Midoriya suspiciously. The greenette smiled anxiously and gave a small wave. With a small huff the man crossed his arms but hesitantly continued to watch the match.

Midoriya stood and waited until the man was distracted enough for him to continue his retreat safely to the tents edge. Once at the edge he made his way around towards the exit.

Midoriya finally found his way out side. Most of the people out there were too busy eating their food to notice him slip by. With a relieved sigh Midoriya quickly weaved his way between the tents of the tribe. He eventually found himself to one of the entrances.

Looking over his shoulder Midoriya looked back at the tribe. Biting his lip Midoriya turned back before hesitantly leaving.

He had a mission and refused to let his king down.

Midoriya's feet moved swiftly through the forest. It was important he made as much distance from him and the tribe. The leaves crinkled under his feet, his arms pushed stray branches and small bushes out of his way.

After a few minutes Midoriya stopped and looked around. He stood in the center of a clearing. Taking a small breath Midoriya took a few more steps to rest towards a tree.

A snap and small shout expelled from the man. Suddenly, Midoriya was on the ground, vest drenched from landing in a puddle. The advocate silently cursed to himself.

Buttons popped off and Midoriya put his vest over a branch. With a sigh he flopped down by a tree. North was the direction towards endeavors kingdom. Putting a hand on his chin Midoriya thought out loud.

"The the shadows of this branch are facing this way and moving slowly to the left then that means north is this way. If I can find my way back to the river I can easily make it back in a few days," Midoriya said. His mumbling was interrupted by a rustle of leaves. With a gasp Midoriya looked up at the origin of the movement.

In the trees silhouetted by sunlight, was a familiar creature. Midoriya gasped at the reptile from before crawled down the tree.

"It's you!" Midoriya said. He pointed an accusatory finger at the dragon. He frown angrily. It was the dragons fault in the first place that Midoriya had gotten caught.

The dragon stared at Midoriya almost amusingly. It climbed over the tree and waddled onto the branch where Midoriya left his vest.

"If your looking for food I don't have any. Also, I wouldn't give it to you anyway," Midoriya said. He watched the dragon sniff at the vest curiously. The snout of the dragon nudged the fabric, a mischievous glint in its eye.

"Hey! Don't touch that!" Midoriya said. But it was too late. Midoriya launched towards the dragon as the reptile grabbed the vest and started to run off. Midoriya hissed in pain as his forehead connected with the branch. Holding his head Midoriya looked at where the dragon went before chasing him.

Once again Midoriya made his way swiftly through the forest. The vest in the dragons jaws was the one his mother made and he had held it very dear to him. Silently cursing to himself Midoriya quickened his pace.

Watching ahead, the trees became more lush. Midoriya noticed the dragon disappear behind a few vines. Moving faster Midoriya flew through the vines to reach the dragon.

(DEX check 10/17)

Midoriya's eyes went wide as he noticed a steep drop. Trying to skid to a stop his feet slipped off the edge. Midoriya tumbled down the steep hill into a cave (-7 dmg (3))

The advocate groaned and looked up held his head. He muscles were sore and tense. He looked up and noticed the dragon staring at him curiously, vest still clenched in his jaws. Midoriya shot a glare at the dragon and stood to get up. He hissed as his ankle aches in pain. He had a gash across his side and a few bruises.

The dragon wagged it's tail excitedly like a puppy. Seeing that Midoriya was up and moving the reptilian turned around and raced further into what appeavered to actually be a tunnel. Midoriya attempted to call out but abruptly stopped upon noticing the strange markings on the walls.

Tribal patterns and old architecture surrounded the green haired boy. He stood in awe at the old rugged stones.

Slowly, he limped through the cave. He shivered at the sound of his own footsteps as he slowly approached the opening. Slowly he peeled back the leaves that acted as a curtain.

He sucked in a breath as he was stunned by the sight.

A large opening with old ruins surrounded him. Ancient stones formed small ponds and fountains with tribal markings engraving the stone. The sun beamed majestically over the overgrown leaves. The sun casting shadows and sneaking through the ancient architecture allowed a serene atmosphere fill the air.

The wind whispers through the natural earth and the man made pillars. Midoriya listened to the birds chirp peacefully as they settled in for some rest. Midoriya looked around, his edges zeroed in on the green reptilian that had stole his vest.

Midoriya took a step forward but winced as the pressure made his ankle erupt in pain. Noticing the boy, the dragon dropped the vest onto the ground and burrowed inside it, finding comfort in its warmth.

"Hey-!" Midoriya said. He reached and carefully limped to the creature. His eyebrows furrowed before he plopped down next to him. With a sigh he looked at the sleeping dragon.

"You really do cause a lot of trouble," he said. Midoriya leaned back on a crumbling wall. It was a small corner of what looked like an old stone building. A few feet above his head was a giant hole in the structure. His hands grazed over the stone.

"I wonder what this place is?" He said. Midoriya pondered the history of the ruins that is before sleep consumed him.(short rest plus 3 health (6))

He was awakened by the startled sound of claw crawling against stone. His green eyes opened to a whining green dragon clambering up the wall.

"Hey! Where are you-!" Midoriya went to get up but stopped.

His heart hammered in his chest.

The wind moved in an unnatural pattern. Back and forth. Back and forth.

Midoriya was suddenly shaking as the sound of low growling rumbled dangerously close.

Slowly he turned his head to the opening of the building.

The view of trees and ancient ruins were blocked by a reptilian eye.

Out of shock Midoriya stumbled back. Pain shot through his ankle causing the greenette to buckle and fall. He crawled away as quiet as possible his heart about to leap from his throat.

And then the sound of a snapping branch.

A giant Amber she stared directly at him.

It only took the time of a breath before Midoriya was pushed by a strong powerful gust of wind. He looked up quickly to find a giant beast jump up and bound towards him. Midoriya clambered away but it was too late he was pinned down by a giant claw. A startled yelp ripped from Midoriya's throat as terror filled him.

He was gonna die.

He closed his eyes and braced for death.

Nothing came.

A huff and puff of air left the dragon's nostrils as the beast excitedly sniffed at the small human. Midoriya was a little thankful for the claw holding him in place or he would've been sucked into beasts nose. He Midoriya watched curiously until he noticed something quite odd.

The dragon was wagging it's tail?

Midoriya winces as the sound of towers crumbling under the powerful strikes of the reptilian tail. If the dragon did calm down they would destroy the whole place. Midoriya would've found it slightly amusing if he wasn't so terrified.

"Vrahsona! camalt ilshle yendon talholt fah kiigleh," a familiar voice spoke. Midoriya froze.

It was Bakugou.

The weight from the dragon was suddenly lifted as the dragon bound towards the voice excitedly.

He could let The Chief see him. He looked around and bit his lip.

What should he do?

Run. (DC 17 DEX)

Hide. (DC 11 DEX)

Midoriya's Stats:

Lv 1

AC (armor class): 11

Constitution: 14 (+2)

Dexterity: 12 (+1)

Intelligence: 18 (+4)

Strength: 10 (0)

Wisdom: 12 (+1)

Charisma: 9 (-1)

Tribe dictionary:

"Vrahsona! camalt ilshle yendon talholt fah kiigleh" - "Vrahsona calm down! You're going to destroy the place!"