Chapter 19: Seperation
(Day 19)
The sounds of the gawking Pelagornis and Ichthyornis echoed over the morning beach, as both species of bird swooped down into the ocean, picking up fish. One of them sat down on the surface to rest, it's feathers slightly reflecting the light of the morning sun. Suddenly, the water below it erupted, and it vanished in the jaws of a giant shark, never to be seen again.
Only a few seconds later, the other birds continued to fish, weary of what waited below the waves. This scene had taken billions of times for as long as this world existed, and will until its destruction.
On land too. Predators hunted prey, but the prey continued to survive. Those that could not, went extinct. That was the truth of this world, of the Island and Remnant. Those who were too weak, or made even the smallest mistake, forfeited their lives.
However, that was something Team RWBY didn't care about. At least not right now. All four of them had wakened up early, to say goodbye to Ren. He already sat on the back of his Iguanodon, with some resources in the pouches on the side.
"Now then. Good luck." Ruby said.
"Thanks. I'll make sure to say them hello from you."
"By the way, here's the list," Weiss said, handing him a piece of paper. "I hope that helps you guys out up there."
"It definitely will. I'll also keep an eye out for those Troodon."
"And don't punch the Pachies," Yang added and scratched her head. "Seriously, it still hurts."
"Watch out for leeches. Burn and destroy every single one of them until there is no one left. Poison their food source and wipe them out until they are as dead as the dinosaurs once were, and no one will remember them, except in epic legends about their ultimate demise."
Every head slowly turned towards Blake, all with a blank expression on their face. "What the fuck?"
"The Leeches are still giving me nightmares, okay?"
"Uhm... I'm not gonna dig deeper." Yang muttered.
"Good idea," Ruby added, a bit scared of the Faunus.
"I... I will try to take out some leeches. Well then, goodbye."
"Bye, Ren! Good luck!" The team yelled, waving after their friend as he walked up the beach, deeper into the Island.
"So, what now?" Yang asked.
"Well..." Ruby opened up her engrams and showed them one of the Engrams she had learned this morning. One that took a lot of points, and will seemingly take a lot of resources. "I think we might find use in a Ballista..."
"A Ballista? Are you sure? That thing takes a lot of resources. I don't think we even have that much metal..." Weiss said.
"And where do you want to put it? I mean, we don't have any weapon towers..." Blake added.
"You see... Remember what Jaune said when he was here?"
"That he doesn't have any access to the ocean?" Yang remembered. "And?"
"What if we concentrate on the Ocean? There are a lot of resources down there, and we can build walls to turn the river here into a thriving port."
"Uhm, okay? But I don't know what that has to do with a ballista..."
"Seriously? Every port has to have a ship, right? We know how to build a raft. We can use that knowledge to built an even bigger ship."
"I mean, you're not wrong..." Weiss replied. "And I would like to be able to conduct some research on the ocean life. All I have right now are some Flora Samples I was able to gather with our Ichthyosaurus."
"I'm against it," Yang said. "Seriously, you know what happened last time we ventured out. There are monsters down there we can't hope to beat."
"Okay, we'll vote," Ruby said.
"Vote? Seriously?"
"Yeah. As far as I'm concerned, we're in an uncharted region of the world. We might as well try to make it as organized as possible. Who's for building a ship and turning our base into a port?" At that, Ruby, Weiss, and Blake raised their hands, overvoting Yang.
"What? That's too dangerous!" Yang replied in distress. "I almost got eaten by a Megalodon. Ruby, you saw that Pliosaurus with your very own eyes."
"I know. The ocean is dangerous. But that's why I only want to venture out there with a strong ship. That's why I want that Ballista."
"Fine. Do what you want. I'm just gonna stay on land." Yang muttered and stormed off.
"Yang..." Ruby tried to run after her but was stopped by Blake.
"Don't. Yang's simply afraid of the water. For now, let's start working on our plan. Once it's finished, we can try to get her on board with it."
Ruby nodded. "Sure..."
"I think we got everything we need." Emerald said, closing the last pouch on the Parasaurolophus saddle. "So, is everyone ready?"
"I am. All depends on Neo and Roman." Cinder replied impatiently. "Speaking of which, where are they?"
"Neo's still packing her food," Adam explained. "And remember, once you're there, don't try anything reckless. We have no idea how the Obelisk might react."
"I know. I'm not an idiot." Cinder looked behind Adam, as Roman and Neo walked towards them. "Finally. You kept us waiting."
"Sorry. Neo had a hard time saying farewell to her Dodo." Roman explained. "By the way, she want's to ride the Parasaurolophus."
"No objection. Can we please move now? I want to be back home before night sets in." Cinder asked.
"Sure. Come on, Neo. Let's investigate a giant Alien tower." Roman said, climbing onto the back of the turtle.
"Good luck," Adam replied, and walked back into the camp, while the recon team went south.
The beach was easy to navigate, thanks to the lack of predators. Their dinosaurs also didn't have any problems walking over the sand, thanks to their small feet. A bigger animal would've most likely had problems.
Ichthyornis flew around in the air, fishing in the ocean alongside the larger Pelagornis, and a single, triangular fluke came out of the water from time to time. Herds of Parasaurs used the beach to feed on plants in peace, alongside small groups of Iguanodon.
"So, what can we expect?" Emerald asked. Clide, who sat on her shoulder let out a small bark, upon which she quickly fed him a few berries.
"I doubt that it has some sort of defense mechanism." Cinder guessed. "Or at least it's not based on proximity. Otherwise, there would be was fewer animals around here."
"We'll probably find whatever keeps this thing in the air," Roman said. "Maybe Gravity Dust, or an antigravity generator."
They walked up a small, forested hill, and saw a big bay, with colorful corals growing at the bottom. A big reptile swam around in it, easily identifiable as a giant alligator. "We might want to stay away from the water."
Neo nodded approvingly, and they walked alongside the cliffs that cut off the beach on the land side. Roman looked into the forest from time to time, making sure that nothing would attack them.
The four of them walked along the beach, eventually coming to a couple of rocky spires surrounding the Obelisk. The massive structure itself was hovering over a stone platform, surrounded by a deep lake. A few Ichthyosaurus were swimming around in the water, catching fish.
"So that's it?" Emerald asked as they walked up the ramp towards the platform. A small pedestal stood in the middle, with metal stripes going off into a circular shape.
"It's kinda underwhelming..." Cinder muttered. She jumped off her turtle and walked up to the pedestal. Her implant reacted, and she opened it up. "Looks like we can use this thing to... summon something?"
"What?" Roman asked as multiple pedestals rose up at the ends of the lines. They quickly looked at them and discerned that different objects had to be inserted into the foreign objects.
"Well, what now?" Emerald asked. "I don't think we can do much else with that pedestal."
Cinder looked over the area, trying to get an idea what to do next. "Let me think for a second..."
"Can I suggest something?" Roman asked. "How 'bout we eat lunch? I'm starving."
Cinder rolled her eyes but nodded. "Very well. Let's eat."
Jaune slowly drew a line on his piece of paper, using a wooden stick as pencil and mashed berries as paint. He noticed one problem they had: They lacked resources. The closest metal deposit was inside the cave at the volcano and around the mountain to the south. However, the latter was still the home to the Alpha Rex, while the cave itself wasn't an option thanks to all the arachnids in there.
Thus, the only way they could get more was to get more metal out of the stones around the valley, and the few small deposits Nora and Pyrrha found at the border to the Ice region.
At this point, he was already sitting at his table for three hours, pondering over a way to get more metal out of the stone, and he finally had one. Their biggest, toughest animal was their Trike, so they just had to give it a little upgrade.
"What'cha doing?" Nora asked, startling Jaune. He almost fell out of his chair and heard how one of the wooden legs cracked.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "I'm trying to design an upgrade for our Trike. What do you think about a drill for mining?"
"A drill? Powered by?"
"Uhm, that's still something I have to figure out. By the way, how's the Purlovia?"
"I don't know if it will make it. The berry soup Pyrrha and I made isn't working. Right now, Pyrrha is trying to mix in meat and fish."
"And did you figure out what bit it?" Jaune asked.
"Nope, not yet. But I made some progress." Nora explained. "I dug up the skull of that Dilophosaurus that attacked you when we first got here and looked if it fits with the bite marks."
"Are the marks still there?" Jaune asked. He was a bit surprised that Nora found that skull, after all, they made sure to bury it somewhere it wouldn't hinder future building projects.
"A bit. They're definitely infected too, but I managed to make a 'copy' of them with a bit of paint. I'm one hundred percent sure that the thing that bit the Purlovia was a small carnivore. And a dinosaur. But I never heard of a poisonous dinosaur."
"Technically, every animal is potentially poisonous, due to the bacteria in their mouths." Both turned around towards the entrance of their building and saw Ren standing in the doorway.
"REN!" Nora screamed, and jumped onto her best friend, embracing him in a tight hug. "I am so sorry. I'll try to behave better next time. Just... don't leave again..."
"Don't worry. I won't abandon Jaune and Pyrrha next time." Ren replied jokingly.
"Let me guess, you visited RWBY?" Jaune asked. He stood up and walked up to him, exchanging a handshake.
"I did." Ren pulled out a piece of paper and gave it to Jaune. "Here. This is something Weiss made for us. It's a list of suspected animals that could live on the Island."
"Give it to me!" Nora said, snatching the paper. "That'll be helpful in figuring out what bit our new friend."
"The Purlovia?" Ren asked. "I heard you mention it."
"Yeah. We found it in a cave it dug. Something bit it, and I'm trying to find out what."
"And the egg? Has it hatched?"
"Not yet," Nora replied. "But our Trike is keeping an eye on it."
Ren rummaged through his bag again and pulled out a small booklet. "This is something else I found."
"A dossier?" Jaune asked.
Ren nodded and opened it. The picture inside showed a gigantic bee, as well as the appropriate hive. "In the wild, Apis Lithohermea drones never stray far from their nest, which they build high in the Island's redwood trees or rocky cliffsides. Apis drones can be seen swarming around the nest in groups, but to get a look at the queen, one would need to crack open the nest itself. Speaking from experience, this is not a pleasant task, as Apis drones are quite territorial."
"Take Caution: Apis' sting will weaken their victim, and because its stinger is not barbed, Apis can sting multiple times without fear of its stinger being ripped out."
"Giang bees, huh?" Nora asked. "We better keep this a secret from Pyrrha."
Jaune nodded in approval. "Anything else?"
"A tamed Apis Queen will lay new drone eggs and construct a nest that survivors can farm for honey, so long as they remember to wear a ghillie suit. Said honey is not only sweet and delicious but laced with strong scents that mammals find irresistible. Many hunters use it to bait their traps. Apis drones will also follow their queen into battle so they can be used for self-defense in a pinch."
"Okay, we have to find a way to get Pyrrha over her fear of insects," Nora said. "Seriously, I really want that honey."
"We don't even have bread..." Ren pointed out.
"And?"
"Anyways, we first have to get our Purlovia up to shape, and improve our defenses," Jaune said, shifting the topic back. "I used the time to plan a better entrance gate. Maybe we can begin with that?"
"Good Idea." Ren opened his implant. "Once we have the resources to built a Ballista, we can add them to the walls."
"Gotta be honest here, it sounds more like you two are preparing for war." Nora pointed out.
"Well, you remember that Rex south from us? It's only a matter of time until it actually attacks us." Ren replied.
"Fine. I'm gonna go back to our new friend and help Pyrrha out."
"By the way, how is she?" Ren asked. "I saw her, and she seemed a bit... off."
"Pyrrha isn't sleeping enough recently," Jaune explained. "Yesterday, she thought that she was a detective. Wait, what's wrong with her right now?"
"It's hard to explain. It looked like she was a bit rough with the Purlovia?"
"Oh, right. She thinks that she's some sort of space marine working for some kind of emperor of mankind."
"Ugh, this is going to get annoying, isn't it?" Jaune sighed. If she went from Detective to Space Marine, then there was no telling what was next. And quite frankly, he was scared of that.
Neo put the last supplies back into the bags on her Turtle and nodded approvingly. With their lunch eaten, there was nothing left to do here. The Terminal only responded one last time, telling them that they had to be at least level 55 to proceed with the process.
"Is everything ready?" Cinder asked, walking back from the terminal. Neo nodded. "I tried it one last time. I have no idea how we're going to get those things. We didn't get any clues."
"I wouldn't say that," Roman replied. "We managed to find out what exactly those things can do. That's at least a start. If we find enough notes, then we might be able to solve this mystery. And even if we don't, then we can come back once we have the right level and tributes."
"True. Come on now, let's get back." Emerald said. "I'm not feeling that good with leaving the camp in the hands of Adam and Merc."
They climbed upon their mounts and started to walk down the stone bridges towards the beach. Just as they left the crater, their animals started to act up.
"Calm down. What the hell is wrong with you?" Cinder said, trying to keep her Turtle calm.
"Maybe there's a storm coming up?" Emerald guessed. "I think I read somewhere that animals can sense that."
"Maybe," Roman replied. He looked at the jungle and started to panic. "Or maybe not! Run!" He and the Parasaurolophus started running down the beach, as three massive animals burst out of the foliage.
The animals were bipedal, and clearly carnivores. One of them was green, with grey scales, and had a scar running down its underside, clearly from a fight with a Triceratops. The one right to him, a bit smaller than the other two, had a grey coloration, with a few brighter scales along the back and above the eyes. The last one was dark-red, with black scales on the back. It was almost as tall as the leader, which, at least as far as Neo knew, was the green one. After all, it was the biggest member of the pack.
"Holy shit!" Emerald screamed. Her Raptor started to run down the beach, following Neo and Roman. The two thieves looked behind them, seeing that Cinder and her Turtle also had started to flee. However, they escaped into the ocean, causing the Allosaurus to lose interest in them. Instead, the three animals began to chase Neo, Roman, and Emerald.
"Dammit, what the hell?" Roman yelled. "Where the hell did those things come from?"
Neo shrugged and tried to dodge her way through a herd of Parasaurs, who started to run into the jungle in panic. That gave her an idea, and she followed them. Maybe the Allosaurus would start chasing the other Parasaurs.
It seemed to work until the herd ran into different directions. Her animal ran past a bush...
...as a fourth Allosaurus broke out of the bushes. It had a brown color and dark green scales on its back. The horns above its eyes were a lot smaller, making it out to be a female. It bit into the side of their Parasaur, catching it between its fangs.
It held the shrieking animal up and then threw it onto the ground, digging its teeth into it. The Parasaur shrieked one last time, and Neo watched in horror as the Allosaur started to feast on the carcass, and blood ran down the hill.
"Shit!" Roman yelled as the rest of the pack started to make it's way up the hill. Neo realized that the one Parasaur wouldn't be nearly enough to satisfy those monsters. She silently cursed. It was her fault, at least that's what she thought. Animals like that were known to ambush prey. This was all a trap.
The pack leader barked at the female, and it slowly moved away from the fresh kill. The leader bit into the Parasaur's head, ripping it off with a sickening crunch, and swallowing it in one piece.
The other two Allos looked at Neo and Roman and roared. The leader barked, probably allowing it's fellow packmates to hunt the two humans.
Neo had to think fast. This was most likely the whole pack. With creatures this size, a larger pack would be unable to sustain itself for very long. But those monsters would easily catch up with the two. She saw Emerald running towards them on her Raptor. This was her only chance.
"EMERALD!" Neo screamed, and gasped as she felt her lungs fill with blood.
"Neo?!" Roman screamed, and Emerald looked just as surprised. However, she looked like she knew what to do. Emerald's Raptor ran past them, and Emerald grabbed Roman just in time before he could be eaten by the Allo. Roman was almost frozen after he heard her speak.
Neo smiled, ignoring the metallic taste of blood in her mouth. Roman was safe. Now her life was on the line though. She started to run into the forest, followed by the two Allosaurus. The last thing she saw before entering the treeline was Emerald, running away as fast as possible. She was keeping Roman on the Raptor.
She jumped over trunks and stones as she ran through the lush jungle, constantly having the Allosaurus in tow. Luckily, she was a lot agiler in the midst of the forest, though the wound in her throat started to take its toll.
Finally, she broke out of the forest. But it only got worse for her. Now there was a lake in front of the girl, down at the bottom of a steep cliff. But it was her only chance to get out alive. Behind her, the two Allosaurus broke out of the trees and ran towards Neo.
Neo closed her eyes and jumped. The water came closer, and the predators stopped atop the cliff, before turning back around. She smiled but noticed that she miscalculated. The water wasn't as deep as she initially thought.
Everything went black, as she hit her head on a stone.
"That was a good one!" Sun said as he came back into his dorm room, just returning from taking a long, relaxing shower. "Seriously, it's a great feeling when you feel all clean and wet after a shower."
"Dude, stop it," Neptune replied. "I don't even want to think about it."
"Still nothing, huh?" Sage asked, addressing no one in particular. "Do you think Ozpin was right? That Salem would try to cut loose ends?"
"If what he said about her, then yeah," Scarlet replied. "There was once a great pirate in Mistral. He plundered hundreds of villages and cities and slew many aquatic Grimm. But one day, he got over his head. He tried to build up a massive pirate fleet, to attack and salvage Mistral itself."
"He's telling one of his old seafarer tails again, isn't he?" Sun asked, only to receive nods from Sage and Neptune.
"But, just before the attack, someone inside his very own crew betrayed him. As it turned out, Mistral managed to infiltrate his ranks. He sabotaged the fleet and sunk it to the seafloor. With only his very own ship left, the Pirate ran. As revenge, and to cover his tracks in hopes to one day try again, he sent paid assassins to deal with all the man that survived. It was to preserve his secret identity."
"And?" Sun asked.
"And he waited. For months. So that the people he wanted to get rid off felt like they were saved. Then he struck and killed all of them. In the end, it didn't help him. But it is an interesting and relevant tale nonetheless."
"Yeah, but that's just an old tale. Since when do fairytales matter?" Neptune replied.
"Uhm, right now, I'd say they do matter a lot. Until a few days ago, we thought Maidens were only fairytales." Sage added.
"Still, I don't think Salem could easily smuggle a Grimm into downtown Vale," Sun said. He heard someone knock on the door, and went over to open it. "And I highly doubt she has any paid assassins."
He opened the door and froze in shock. In front of him stood two girls. Both were seemingly distressed, their make-up ruined by tears. "Melanie? Militia?"
"Please, you've got to help us!" Melanie said.
"Whoah, calm down," Scarlet said. The two girls came in. "What happened?"
"Junior... He's dead!" Militia said.
"What?" The four replied in unison. "How?"
"We... don't know! He was poisoned or something, I think!" Melanie said. "Please!"
"Dammit. Scarlet, Neptune, Sage, stay here." Sun said. "I'm gonna go call Ozpin. This is bad."
Scarlet walked over to one of their desks and started making some coffee in the machine they... 'bought' from RWBY's room. "Okay, now tell me exactly what happened," Sage said.
"Well, we finished checking the bar for any guests that were still there after closing time. We wanted to tell Junior that everything was clear, and we could go home. And then, just as we entered his room... he was... he was..." Militia started crying, and Melanie put a hand on her sister's shoulder.
"He was dead. We already called the cops, and then got out of there, before anyone could try to suspect us."
"And then you came here?" Neptune added.
"Yes. You're the only ones we know that could try to help us. You're huntsmen, aren't you? It's your job!"
"I called Ozpin," Sun said, coming back into the room. "He'll be here next morning."
"That late?"
"He said that he still had a council meeting in half an hour, and wasn't sure how long it'll take. the twins are supposed to sleep here for the night." He looked at the two. "Is that okay?"
They nodded, and Sun went into a closed, pulling out some spare pillows and blankets.
"So Salem actually struck, didn't she?" Scarlet asked, looking at Neptune.
"Yeah. You were right."
"Salem?" One of the twins asked.
"Nothing."
Neo slowly opened her eyes and was immediately blinded by the bright sunlight. Her breath was heavy, and she could feel dried up blood and water in her throat and lungs. As soon as her eyes adjusted to the light, she was able to see a small, bipedal creature standing on her. It mustered the girl with curious eyes, seemingly without any intention of attacking.
Neo tried to sit up, and the animal jumped down from her. She felt the warm sand of a beach under her hands. She wasn't exactly sure what happened, but it looked like she was carried here by the water after being knocked out.
Her legs felt heavy, and her pants were shredded. Small bitemarks were visible all over her legs, indicating that she was bitten by some creatures during her travel here. She put her finger into the wounds, testing how deep they were. Not too deep, luckily, and her Aura should be enough to heal it.
Neo quickly looked around, trying to gather any clues as to where she ended up. She was definitely on a beach in the southern parts of the Island. Behind her was a small cliff, with jungle on top, and a few Parasaurolophus eating from the foliage.
Below it was something more interesting though: A small, abandoned shack made out of thatch. Plants had started to grow through the walls and foundation, but it was at least a start. Neo got up and started limping towards the shack.
She felt how heavy her entire body was, and how hard it was for her to get any sort of air. "Dammit. I hope Roman appreciates that I saved him." Neo thought to herself. She knew that the others always wondered why she never talked. But she couldn't tell them. And Roman didn't want to either. Not that she could fault him. After all, he put as much on the blame on himself then she did on her.
After finally reaching the shack, she was immediately thrown back, landing on the beach again. A few more of the small dinosaurs jumped out, and ran past her, down the beach. She shook her head and looked into the house.
It was completely empty, except for a small nest in the corner, most likely built by the Compsognathus. Disappointed, she started limping down the beach towards the red Obelisk. At least there was one sign to point her back home.
She used a long stick to keep herself up. She wasn't sure how long she was out, but she felt that she hasn't eaten in a rather long time, as well as that she started to feel dehydrated.
Finally, her eyes fell on something that gave her a shimmer of hope: A small camp, on the other side of a small river. The girl walked over to a shallow part of the river and crossed over it.
She had to admit, the camp was pretty well fortified. It consisted of a few small houses, most likely used for a smithy, living quarters and a storage room. The entire compound was surrounded by wooden spikes, with three gates: One led down south, one north, and one east, into the jungle. The side of the water was pretty open, and Neo was able to see an Ichthyosaurus swimming around in the water.
There were also a few animals in the camp: She saw a Lystrosaur, which slept in the empty shell of a Carbonemys, as well as footprints of two Raptors, which seemed to be rather fresh. But most importantly, she found what she was searching for: Food and Water.
She made her way over to the storage room and tried to slightly open the door. It looked like no one was inside, so she slipped in, and opened one of the chests. It was full of berries, more than she could eat. At least without getting stomach problems.
Neo was just about to eat a handful of them, as she heard steps outside. She tried to hide but tripped over a loose piece of wood from the foundation. In a panic, she tried to create an illusion, though to no avail. Her Aura still wasn't up, and she guessed that was due to her injuries, which took all of it to heal.
The door opened, and in came another girl, with long, blonde hair and lilac eyes. Neo thought of various curses, trying to find a reason she just had to run into that girl.
The owner of the camp looked just as shocked. "You?!" She yelled. The last thing that Neo saw was a fist, before being knocked out again.
Suddenly, she found herself in a large living room. It looked well furbished, indicating the owner to be very rich. Neo looked around and gasped. "Isn't this..." She thought to herself, as a door opened.
In came a large man with red hair, talking on the phone. "Yes, yes. I know that our plan didn't go well. Wait, what? Are you blaming me? Listen here, the only reason I wasn't there, was because my son had an accident at school."
"Honey?" A woman asked from inside. "Dinner's ready!"
"Yeah, one second. Listen, you still managed to catch them. Tell the chief that I will be taking on Case 231 instead. Yes, the one were some Faunus murdered that store owner. Goodbye." He put down the phone and rubbed his temple. "Man, this is dumb." He walked through Neo, startling her for a moment.
He picked up a photograph, showing himself, his wife, and son. "Trust me, I'll do anything to keep you safe from those criminals. You're the most important thing to me." He put down the photograph and was clearly startled, as a woman stood in a doorway. From the way she was dressed, Neo guessed that the woman was the maid of this house.
"Oh, you're done with cleaning?"
"Yes, sir. Did your call go well?"
"Not really, no. I might lose my position." He sighed. "Have you seen Roman?"
Neo gasped, and stared in shock, as a small girl looked over behind the maid. "He's in his room."
Neo rubbed her eyes, unable to believe what she saw. The small girl had two hair colors, one pink and one brown. No doubt, it was her. She sighed, guessing what this was. A dream, making her remember everything.
And Chapter 19 is here.
Looks like the last group finally meets up with RWBY, though under less than friendly circumstances.
I decided to make the pack of Allosaurus a recurring danger around the south-west of the Island, giving them a bit more distinct personality and appearance. Originally, they were supposed to only appear in Chapter 8, but I liked them.
Next Chapter is going to focus a bit on the backstory of Neo and Roman I thought of for this story since there hasn't ever been much of it in the actual series except for a few small tidbits.
Now to replies:
Samdaman95: Yes, it was German. It translates to: "Not surprising. No one's using the language outside of some private households."
ThatTallGuy: Well, it is. I already explained that in the notes in the Chapter. Though it's more often seen eaten meat than plants.
Locksoli: Yes. Yes, it is.
Lloyd RPGFan: Thanks. I had a lot of fun writing it, so you can bet 'Detective Pyrrha' makes a return at one point.
The Multiversal Writer: Thanks. Checked it out, I like it.
Dev the Snake Faunus: Thanks.
Fanfic Writer 117: Eh, I wanted to originally, but I like to not put memes into the stories. It dates them a lot.
RedWyrmLord: Yes, all of them are going to be tamed, though the Giga is going to be tamed significantly later than the Rex or Mosa.
haydenunstopable: Thanks.
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