Chapter 4 Part 2- The Golden Fury (There will be some cursing in this chapter)
For those of you that have played the game "Okami", if you spent enough "yen", or whatever you use to buy moves, you could learn a move called "Golden Fury". It allows you to relieve yourself on your foes. That may or may not happen in this chapter. Enjoy.
Metal glinted from the moon's rays. A low growl was heard from the shadows. Then, a snarl split the night, a flash of silver shone and then the sound of metal striking something rang throughout the night.
A wolf stood before a split stone, clutching a glowing sword in her right paw. She stood there for several seconds, getting her breath back. "...Still practicing?" She turn to face a golden Dragon that leaned up against the cave entrance where they were hiding. "...Still gullible as ever, Draco." Draco grinned, showing off many pointed teeth. "Ah, but who saved your furry ass a year ago, huh?" "...Fine. You got me." The wolf reached behind her and sheathed her sword. Then her and Draco began to walk back to the cave. "By the way, did Dragonus tell you that he's been teaching me?" "He has?" "Yes." The wolf complicated this. "...He hasn't told me about it…" They had reached the cave entrance by now. The two of them stood there. "Are you going to stay out here?" The wolf nodded. "May I ask why?" "...It's...for personal reasons." Draco nodded. "...You are ill, then? That's fine. Take your time." The golden Dragon walked into the darkness of the cave, and she was left by herself.
Unbeknownst to her, another beast had fled with them, to this remote cave. He had lived nearby, but something told him that his healing skills would be needed…
His name? Razar. Yes, the Raven Healer, as he was called before the Dogs came. Now, he was a nomad, living off of the land. Until tonight.
The Wolf was by herself now. Which was good. She had begun to feel ill when she was walking back to the cave with Draco. Now, she feared that she would disgrace herself. But, she had done so before. If she did so again, she'd live. Hopefully.
As of right now, she was hovering near a patch of bushes that sat near group of trees. Just in case. She had set down her sword and shield nearby, for obvious reasons.
A few minutes had passed. She was definitely ill. The Wolf had lowered herself to the ground and now tried to focus on something. Her head was pounding, and she was trembling. Then her eyes widened.
Razar knew something was wrong. The one handed Raven knew a lot about herbs and remedies. "...It's a good thing that so much of what I need grows here…" Then, he heard something. "...What was that?" It had sounded like a dog. A very sick one. Then the sound came again. Yes, whatever had made the noise was very ill. And weak. Razar picked up his things and sprinted towards the source of the noise.
Someone was supporting her. Not that it mattered. She felt as if she was on fire. Besides her sickness, she smelled reptile. "Hey, I woke you up. You aren't passing out again." Draco appeared above her, a wild look in his orange eyes. "...Draco?" She struggled feebly, wanting to move from her sickness. But she could not. Once she realized this, a whine escaped her, causing Draco to look down at her. "...I'm sorry, but as sick as you are, if I move you, you'll just…" Then something out of her line of vision caused his to bare his teeth and snarl. "Who are you?!" A voice answered him, one that seemed familiar. "...Draco...I'd thought you'd recognize me." Draco's mane twitched. "Yeah?" Then a black bird appeared above her. Draco seemed to recognize him then. "...Razar?" He nodded. "At last, you remember me. Now...as for her, I can help her." "How?" She realized that Razar was holding her now, instead of Draco. "Well, you can stay away from her, so it does not spread to you. Second, she must rid herself of the sickness before I can do anything. Meaning," He looked down at her for this. "Go ahead, be sick. The faster you are, the quicker I can help you."
It seemed like several days had passed. She had gotten sick again, thoroughly ruining her clothing. Razar had kept to his word and had helped her. The sickness had left. Now, she was sitting in the back of the cave, with a wool blanket draped over her. Razar and Draco were talking quietly near the entrance. "...Razar?" The Raven turned and ran to her. "Feeling any better?" She glared up at him. "No shit, Sherlock-of course I feel better." She noticed Draco grinning at her. "What?" "Back to your old self?" "Shut it."
A few hours had passed since then. Razar told them that others survived in the Outlands. "Only a select few of us know that actual location. I'm one of them. If you want, I could take you two there." Draco looked at the Wolf. "Lauren?" She looked at Razar. "We'll come with you."
They set out at dawn. Along the way, they were attacked by Praying Mantis. Razar and Draco thought they were doomed, but Lauren had a few tricks up her sleeve. She transformed into a four legged Wolf (think Wolf Legendbeast but a heck of a lot smaller) and proceeded to dart in between the two foes, biting them and clawing their legs.
At last, they fell, but she had one more thing to do. She performed a technique known as Golden Fury. When she was finished, she trotted back to Draco and Razar, who had their mouths sagging open. "Well? How has that?" They could only look at her. "...What...was that…" Lauren merely sat down in front of them and began cleaning herself. (I know your dogs do it too! Don't lie to meeeee!) When she looked back up, both Razar and Draco seemed to be looking everywhere else but her. "...What?"
After the two of them yelled at her for being "dirty", they set out again. It took them awhile to get to the Outlands, and as they traveled deeper into the territory, they began to see signs of life: crushed grass, footprints, and other things.
At last, they reached the camp. Razar went on ahead to tell whoever that he had come back. Draco and Lauren stayed in the trees. She had changed back into an actual Wolf sometime ago.
Sometime later, Razar came back to them. Following him was a Lion, wearing a green tunic, and he had a sword strapped to his back. "...Yeah, it's great to see you again Razar, but why did...you…" He had seen her. His mouth was open in disbelief. The Lion blinked a few times. "...By the Four Goddesses...Lauren?" He took a step towards her, but then Draco was in front of her. "...Draco...long time no see huh?" To her surprise, Draco started to yell at the Lion. "To Hell with that, Link! You died. And left us to deal with all of this shit!" He moved his scaled arms wildly and Lauren had to duck to avoid getting whacked in the face. Link took a step backwards. "...Draco…" He visibly flinched from Draco's verbal onslaught.
After several minutes of letting Draco cuss him out, Link had had enough. With one solid punch, he laid the golden Dragon out flat on the grass. "Din, he was getting annoying!" He lowered his paw and raised his gaze to look at Lauren and Razar. "...Uh...nice to see you too, Link." he nodded at Draco. "Help me get him inside."
(I'm going to end it here. It's getting quiet long.)