Am I, in heaven? What happened to me, where is father...why it's wet here. This what Rafferty was thinking, as huge leaf overhead covering him from the worst part of the storm. Rafferty's head was spinning with pain, he hardly remembers what happened. It was so quick, Rafferty and he's father were in the deepest part of the jungle. Where the sunshine barely gets through the top of the trees. Rafferty and he's father were picking mushrooms as usual. doing the same thing every day, But today Rafferty was bold, he wants to have an adventure, decide to take off to look at a cliff edge. Then instantly remembers the sky changing, clouds going red. Next thing Lighting can be seen assaulting the ground, burning away the lush grass. Out of nowhere, a gigantic roar yanking away the clouds, to reveal a scaly pale dragon. Gliding through the clouds with wings that looked could hold up the mountains. The fear Rafferty felt when those eyes studying him, Well landing on the cliff edge. Cracking the stone underneath it, with four clawed feet. putting its wings away behind its backside walking towards Rafferty. Watching him, at the same time puffing smoke out of its snout. Its red glowing eyes seem to glow brighter. The dragon was just standing still, putting its head lower to the ground, to get a better look at Rafferty. then out of nowhere, the dragon's snout wrinkled. roaring opening it mouth Revealing its pointed white teeth similar to its skin, showing the drool dancing around its mouth, as it leaps towards Rafferty. Charging With huge black horns believing that it was over, then Rafferty's father came jumping out of the thickets of the jungle, calling out my name for "Rafferty" to runaway well attacking the dragon. But Rafferty just Stands still in fear, then his father's greatsword hit the dragon before it can get Rafferty, by smashing the dragon head shut. Making the dragon slam its head into the ground, with the sounds of Powerful jaws slapping tight together. Then a sharp pain hitting Rafferty forehead. he could barely stand up from the pain, the next thing Rafferty know the landscape started rolling around him. The sounds of battle fading away down with him. Rafferty tries to get out of the puddle of water he was lying in, but a sharp pain was hitting his head stopping Rafftery from getting up. Rafferty goes to put up his hands but realizing there's a sharp object impaled mix with blood on the left side of his forehead instead of smooth skin. Rafferty starts calling out for my father.
"Father are you here, I need help"
Hearing nothing but, the sound of a sword meeting claws. Then silence falls on the land make Rafferty heart-sinking inside him. as he looks up to the cliff where the silence is coming from, well the rain pound on he's faced. Tears started rolling down from his eyes, thinking have I just killed my father, by doing something new or being in the wrong area. Whatever the reason, it unfair. Rafferty sucks in the air before he cries out.
"FATHER ARE YOU OKAY?...WHERE ARE YOU!,father"
getting the last bit out Before my eyes are shut.
The rain striking the boy Rafferty as he falls asleep, A figure approaches him sleeping. The void inside Rafferty's head, the blackness dancing around him, in distance he could hear a deep and powerful voice rumbling to a quiet frighten female voice. That Rafferty couldn't understand anything there were saying. but as quickly as the voices showed up there stop, Rafferty feels like now what speaking in deep voice has turned around to look at him. With eyes, he cannot see gazing through his very being. After a while of feeling the glance, Rafferty got enough strength to say something, but nothing came out of his mouth. it was moving but there was no sound Rafferty try again to speak, but still, silence came. out nowhere an explosion of laughter out of left field filled the void with a deep chuckle.
"Hahaha, how charming I suppose you can't see me... it's time for you to wake up"
With that Rafferty jump awake from, a bed covered in bandages and aching all over. The town's doctor hopping out of a wooden chair. Going Through his papers looking surprised to see you awake so sudden
"Are you all right Rafferty"
The doctor asks in a quiet voice well push back he's glasser on. Rafferty simply nodded his head looking at the doctor, giving him a headache.
"my name is Dr Gary, do you know what happened to your father? my boy"
Rafferty only responded by shaking his head side to side, trying to be careful to not get more of and headache.
"He must have not taking off too far, we did find Rafferty just outside the town wrapped in a blanket"
mumbling to himself, With his hand on his chin deep in thought looking out the window.
"umm, Where... is mum?"
Rafferty asks weakly with a dry mouth. The Doctor looked back at him with a smile.
"your Mum and A few other hunters went on a search party for your father. I sure there will find him... Anyway, I think that's enough questions you need to eat something Rafferty, I will be back soon"
Dr Gary said as he steps out of the room. Rafferty now sitting up from he's bed looking around the room at the end of it, there are three shelves. lined with small colourful toys, one of his most beloved toys is a wooden carving of a Tigrex. That Rafferty's father made for him, on his tenth birthday. Rafferty's face twisted in pain from his forehead, he put up one of his hands. On a large black chunk of something, just above Rafferty's eyebrow. he was feeling how spiky and rough it is. Just then the doctor came back with A SilverPlatter, on it was steak and potatoes, steaming off the plate. Dr Gary put it down carefully on Rafferty's lap and began to look worried at Rafferty.
"that a large piece of monster horn stuck in your cranium, I try to get most of it out but.. that big bit is impossible to cut off it without creating a bigger problem"
Rafferty started to look scared, from having a monster horn in his head.
"Rafferty don't worry, it ok now... look on the bright side you are lucky that you still here... Anyway, You are still a growing boy you need to put something in you... Dig in"
saying with a smile on his face pointing to the food. Rafferty weakly smiles back and begin to eat.
As the days go past Rafferty start to feel better. Rafferty has been awake one night by his mum coming back. walking into Rafferty's room with soggy boots. Tears in her eyes running to hugging Rafferty letting out a cry.
"I so sorry... we can't find him"
saying through sniffles, crying into Rafferty's shoulders. As Rafferty hugged back tears raining from his eyes too. Thinking to himself with a fire in his eyes I will hunt down that white dragon. There stay like this for a while letting the cool air run thought the house.
Months pass, Rafferty could go back outside with the other kids to play games. however, Rafferty stops going outside to play because all kids want to go outside the town to play where it so-called fun-er there. Rafferty did play with some of his friends but, slowly losing them over the years around when Rafferty is a teenager. The others go outside the Town to start to get some early training for being a monster hunter, but Rafferty stayed inside. Trying to pass the time by going to the library reading books, to find what monster attacked him. In the jungle that night, but never found more than little on it. only Rafferty came up that its horn is black and its skin is white. and probably an elder dragon giveaway by its six limbs. Another hobby Rafferty pick up was drawing, most of the time he uses it to draw monsters, like tigrex Rafferty's favourite to do.
On Rafferty's eighteen birthday his mother given him, a Tigrex helmet made from the last hunt Rafferty's father did. It was created especially for him with a hole from Rafferty's horn to go through. Rafferty thinks to himself he is now old enough for training to be a monster hunter. The sound of a rooster singing in the morning. Rafferty is getting ready for his first day of the training school, rushing towards the door put on his armour, a Tigrex helm, steel chess plate and leather boots. Rafferty's mother stops him from leaving the front door, with a hug saying
"look at my little boy, all grown up... you look just like your father. Goodbye, and good luck" letting go of running out the door calling back.
"don't worry, I make sure I back before sunset... see you!"
After walking around for a bit, getting lost between wooden structures Rafferty has never been on this side of town before. The buildings here are huge here making shadows, blocking the sun gazes making him nervous. later Finds a big group of people wearing Basic hunter gear walking down dirt and dusty road. looking up to see a worn out sing saying training school
"I guess that It, can't wait to get worn out around for a week, at least it short but I need this to slay the White Scaled dragon" thinking out loud. walking through he sees the large group he followed in merging with a bigger one. In front of the people was an old bitter-looking man on top of a wooden stage. behind him are boxes, Rafferty stays at the back of the group hope not to get to mini weird looks today. The old man began to speak very loudly out of nowhere over the chattering Crowd.
"It seems the last is here. LISTEN UP ROOKIES!, you will address me as your commander, do I make myself clear, I hope that all you understand what happens if you don't pay attention, you will get this foot, listen to today's first lesson is Weapon training... come up to the boxes at the front and pick your weapon and go behind one of the teachers now!"
Gesturing for the first people to come on up. Then Rafferty saw someone, going wide-eye...