Chapter 10~Mishipeshu
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Reason Pov

The borders seemed clean. No sign of intruders, not yet at least. I run through the forest stealthily, barely making any noticeable noise to the average person, but it was still quite loud. *need to be more quiet, need to move quicker. I'm still not as fast as I want to be.* I was very far from my shack and my beloved sister. My territory was huge. A dragon's territory always is after all. I sigh still not yet half way there, worried out of my mind. I had been out too late and who know if the threat I had found at the border was real or just a bluff.

How could they even know my sister was here. I told no one so how!? I pick up my pace. There wasn't any sign of intruders, but those slimy snakes of cowards can slither out of traps undetected so it stands to reason if they didn't want so show signs of their entry of my territory then they wouldn't.

These snakes were demons, although Tartarus was on the move their territory still held solid on the opposite side of mine. Dragons and demons do not mix, unless a very strong force has pulled them together. There only seems that one the one force strong enough to bring these creatures together though it has probably never happened, that force is love. Yes it's cheesy and you probably saw it coming, but its true. Love conquers all they say. Well we shall certainly see, won't we. I chuckle to myself subconsciously slowing down.

The sun is still high in the sky, but it is threatening to fall and let the moon rise, but there will be no moon tonight. Its new moon, where I'm at my weakest and the demons can easily overpower me. I must not allow them to get to her before the sun has set. Crap! I'm slowing down. Why am I slowing down?! I shouldn't be this tired already. Maybe the effects of the new moon have already began to set in. Fuck! this is all going down hill. I slow down to a stumbling walk wheezing heavily. I stumble more until I crash into the ground exhausted. I've made too much noise some creature will show up soon probably to eat me. I shout out "FLAME!" as loud as I can muster. Soon a orange furball hurdles into my knocking the wind out of me. "F-flame you don't need to do that every time I call!"

"But it's fun!" Flame retorts.

"Whatever. we need to go now! They threatened to go after Lucy!"

"How did they even know she was here?"

"I don't know, but let's get going"

"Aye sir!"

" Hey did you steal that from a certain blue exceed?"

"N-Not at all" Flame stutters, picking me up without saying another word and takes off at max speed.

Wind blows throw my air causing it to whip me in the face. I hate when Flame does that and she clearly knows that! She did that on purpose, stupid cat. I sigh as we draw closer to the clearing that I had built my little house. Yes it was small but it was a enough. It was not that old. I built it a few years after Emerald had disappeared. I know where she went. She had went ware all the other dragons had disappeared to. It saddens me knowing that I'll probably never be able to see her again.

Although she had taught me all she could there was still more to learn. There always is. No matter what there always is more to learn, new things to discover. I still have so many things I want to ask her. Just as I assume the other dragon slayers do. We are all missing our precious dragons, but there is no way to get them back. No not until it is time and that time is drawing nearer and nearer, but I fear it will be pain stricken and only a farewell that will shake us to the bone. It is a terrible secret that I must keep to myself.

Still miles away from the clearing and the shack, the sun starts to sink while my panic rises. "When we land, I need you to take off one of my power restrictions, Flame. Just in case. So I have enough power to fight anything that may have beaten us there or will show up. Ok?" I say my voice straining to be heard over the howling of the fierce wind

"Aye! Got it!"

I sigh once again at her imitation of Happy. *She must really like him. That's not like her. I smile slightly. It's good for her to show some emotions once in awhile. Though I could say the same about me.*

After a painful half hour in the air, we reach the clearing just as Flame's aerial magic gives out. As soon as my feet touch the ground I dash for the shack slamming the door open. I found only empty room. I sniff the air searching for any foreign smell but I smelled only Lucy's scent. It was everywhere, consuming the whole house. I narrow my eyes as I found that it was in my room as well. *I thought I told her not to go in my room! Oh well what's more important is knowing if she is ok. Now where could she be? Wait I know she could just be out for a walk, yeah that's probably it. But with the threat it isn't safe around here even with her staying close by*

My eyes widen in worry and shock as I realize her scent is a hour or two old. She wouldn't have been out that long would she? No I don't think she would

This is bad. Very bad. Maybe she wandered off too far and lost sight of the clearing. Or a creature decided to ignore the warnings i set around it and came inside and attacked her. For all I know she could be dead! Her family trusted me to take care of her. I don't know how I could go on knowing her death was on my hands.

My head falls into my hands as tears streamed down my cheeks. I hate my weakened state I always think of horrible scenarios that end in my tears falling. I hate it! I need to get a hold of myself. Stop thinking of things that might have happened. They probably didn't. She's probably on her way back right now. Yea that's it. I should go out and help her get back though just in case. Just to put my panic to rest. By now I'm shaking violently. I can't help it. I feel so weak and so scared but i must go on.

I walk back outside to Flame and shake my head as she opens her mouth to ask if Lucy was in there. I take off my cloak and slip out of my shirt. Flame places her paws on my shoulder blades lighting them on fire. It doesn't burn, only feels warm. My shoulder blades begin to tingle and it spreads through my back. Even though I can't see it, I know it's glowing as more power is released from within me. As soon as the tingling stops, Flame removes her paws from me.

A horrified scream sounds through the forest, echoing through the trees, setting many birds off into flight. My eyes widen and I recognize the scream to be my dear sister's voice. Panicked I run in the direction the scream came from, forgetting both my shirt and cloak, not caring about my current state of clothes. But more concerned of why she had screamed. My fears had been brought to life. She was undoubtedly in trouble, and from the agony within the scream she was in pain. Something had dared to attack her. I growl thinking of the terrible things that I will do to this creature.

Following her scent in a hastily pace, I notice the brush had been harshly flattened as if she had been running from something, but there was always the possibility that she was stomping around. Her scent gets stronger and stronger the farther I go. I know I am close but I'm still unsure how to approach the situation with my normal reserved state of mind. I am panicked and irrational.

Another scream echoes through the trees making me pick up the past to a fast sprint. It was close. I am close to her. And for once Natsu isn't here to sweep her off her feet rescuing her. No this time I shall be her hero. I shake my head. I shouldn't let envy take hold of me. Not now. Not when I need it clear to fight whatever is lurking about.

I stumble out of the trees into a clearing that a lake had consumed the majority of. On the shore line was my sister, with a beast on top of her. This was no ordinary beast. No this was a rare, practically mythical beast, called the Mishipeshu. Lucy must have disturbed it's sleep. They usually don't come out till night where they can hunt the land creatures easily.

It's black lips pulled back into a snarl as it noticed my arrival, digging it's long muddy claws deeper into the shoulders of my sister. This caused her to yelp and wither in pain. The poison of the claws probably has already reached her heart and started pumping through her veins. I need to heal her as quick as I can.

The feline-like creature glared at me as I moved cautiously towards her. Her irregularly long tail swept slowly back and forth, it's dark blue scales shining every now and again as the afternoon sun hit them just right. Step by step I make it to where I'm in front of her. From what I can see of Lucy she had only been harmed in the shoulders and had yet bled a lot. I look to the beast glaring back into its pure white eyes. It shook as if it was a dog trying to get water out of its fur, the spikes on her back rattling together. The dark-blue Mishipeshu released its grip on Lucy and lunged at me pinning me to the ground.

Dun-dun-duun...