27 – Right next to you (3)
“Black leaves, black soil. Dry, twisted branches. Remember.”
Passchuk,
He shakes off the tree branch in front of me, which turns into powder as soon as he picks it up.
Mom continued to move her feet.
The more I looked around, the more the forest floor, which could be described as being deprived of life, was literally disappearing.
It was fitting to say that there was no life at all, as I stepped on the dirt that was scattering like ashes.
And not long after –
“And all the lives that have changed like this are connected to the energy of the demons,
They also tell you that there are intruders.
Can you see it?”
Wild dogs gathered in front of my eyes.
Everyone was foaming at the mouth and trembling on the soft floor.
The body… Flashing purple lines were throbbing.
The patterns are engraved so densely that they resemble spider webs, which can hardly be called blood vessels.
They are even connected to faintly glowing lines on the floor,
At first glance, there was something like a pattern drawn on its side.
“Purple… Are they lines?”
“That’s right.”
“Then if you follow that -“
“The source will come out, right?
If you teach one, it is great to know how to answer two or even three.”
It seemed like I was saying something obvious, but
The eyes staring at me were drawing a semicircle and smiling.
“But now, rather than saying something, I should do it – right?!”
It was an instant.
The wild dog that ran at me was aiming for my mother’s neck.
And then the wild dog’s body was crushed by the shield and pinned to the ground.
“Now then, while I’m blocking it – burn it all down with fire.
You can do that much, right?”
The sight of him writhing wildly on the floor, looking somewhat pitiful,
I was also afraid.
The sight of blood splattered on the floor and shining softly in purple did not look very pretty.
“Russell, now is the time to focus?”
“Ah, ㄴ, yes!”
Even in this situation, my mother was gently guiding me.
Pushing away those growling things with the shield,
The wild dog turned its gaze towards me and quickly produced a red club and struck it hard.
“Shh, shh, look this way? You have to look here…!”
With a face that looks as if it had a tail and would gently shake it,
As if he was very happy, he pounded his shield wildly to attract their attention.
Then, before I knew it, I saw the backs of wild dogs.
“Is it easier to fight now?
Show me the coolest magic!”
As if he was playing with wild dogs, he grabbed them by the scruff of their necks and threw them.
The sight of her mother pushing her with her shield and kicking her in the head is literally a wall itself.
No matter how many times wild dogs in madness attacked him, he didn’t even flinch.
“…Like the strong breath of the bravest life.”
Slowly, I gathered energy in my hands.
Magic might not be that difficult, surprisingly.
That is also true,
“Like flowing with the turbulent wind that threatens to break the window!”
Every moment I spent with my mom was like a magic spell to me.
That is why the flames I created were used by the red dragon to defeat the knights.
To drive out those who harbor hostility,
And like the fire that was spouted to protect me, I moved forward fiercely.
“Huh, wait…!”
Was the problem that I spit it out naturally as if I was reciting a verse from a poem?
Was it a mistake to inadvertently put my emotions away?
Before I could control it, flames spewed out from my outstretched hand.
Thanks to this, it was a fire horse that ate the wild dogs and was about to devour the shield –
Rather, the mother lowered her shield and swallowed it with a single breath.
“Seuuu…”
Leisurely and comfortably,
Mom sucked it as if she was drinking a drink and then grabbed her cheeks with a very happy expression.
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“Ah, this much heat.
Maybe it’s okay, huh?”
“…It’s okay, right?”
Wouldn’t it hurt?
I wonder if I will be swept away by the flames.
When I thought that, his face was full of blush as he looked at me as if I was cute.
With a color that is so drastically different from black hair,
It came towards me, blowing white smoke high into the sky.
“It’s a new magic this time too.
I didn’t even teach you.”
“…Thanks to my mom.”
It’s a shame, but
And maybe it was too dangerous to say in front of a very excited mother.
Nevertheless, I spit it out.
And the price is,
“…You, you really –
You make me understand that it doesn’t seem like it will hurt even if you put it in your eye.”
With the armor falling to the floor in an instant,
I was hugged by a thin cloth that allowed me to feel the warmth of my skin more than ever before.
***
“Russell, huh, Russell!!”
Before I knew it, it took out its tail again and wrapped it around me,
Now to my mother who pushed me to the ground and knocked me down.
He fell on top of me as if it were a bed,
To my mother, who lets a lot of sweat drip down my face.
“Wait, it’s me, Mom. Russell…!”
“Then, not you.
Is there anything else in this world I love other than you? Huh?
I have never taught you to say such loving words,
I have never seen flames made into such beautiful shapes before.
You, you – “
I was hugged so many times on the black ground,
I was crushed under the soft skin.
Without being able to resist, he wrapped his arms around his torso,
Now, he shows his yellow eyes and red hair as if he has no intention of hiding it.
She was slowly returning to her original mother.
“It’s all thanks to me that you grew up so well, Russell?
It’s all thanks to me that he grew up so wonderfully and lovingly from a small child into a wonderful boy who fits comfortably in my arms –
Huuu…
“Ugh…!”
The sweaty face and lips twitching around the neck are quite creepy,
And it was to make sure that the chicken flesh was smooth and smooth on the skin.
He poured his hot breath on the back of my neck again and again,
Occasionally leaving behind a wet and sticky texture,
Mom kept narrowing the distance.
“You don’t have to be scared.
I’m not trying to hurt you, right…?
Should we just say that we are giving a little warning to those beastmen who can at least smell well?”
The tail that had been wrapped around me over my clothes all this time quickly ripped off my buttons,
My top was completely undone.
Then, he touched the smooth scales to his bare skin.
“Ugh?!”
The end of it, which was once touched and pulled away with a flinch, trembled,
The mother who held me made a sound as if she was enduring pain.
“Mom…?”
“No, it’s okay, it’s okay.
I was just a little surprised.”
“It’s better to quit now -“
I tried to stop her, but my mother had no intention of stopping.
He has already lost focus, and only sees me reflected in those yellow and fierce eyes…
One dragon.
Slowly and gently,
Mom’s tail glided over my body like a snake crawling on the ground.
“Ugh, huh…!”
The mother climbed on top of her, tightly covering her mouth.
Her eyes were moist,
For some reason, the corners of her mouth were turned up, unable to hide it.
…Unable to resist strong forces,
She can’t even explain why she’s a mother,
I could only feel my skin constantly being rubbed against the scales and occasionally scratched with stinging sensations.
Then, occasionally, wild dogs appear growling,
I quickly created an arrow made of fire and cut off the person’s life.
When a wriggling shadow appears in a more bizarre shape, the mother makes something smell burning –
“If I do this… If I don’t do this… I shouldn’t… Ha, ha…”
With her mouth and with her eyes, she was denying what she was doing,
Soon, her hands were also slowly caressing me.
My mouth,
My lips.
Just before I became unable to figure out what was going on.
“Mom…Mom…!”
With tears in my eyes, I looked straight at that yellow light.
Black clothes filled with the warmth of skin,
Before I touched the heart that had embraced me so many times.
***
“…It’s a dragon.”
“Why is the dragon here?”
“Why in such a small, quiet place, where there are no gold or silver treasures?”
The three demons with small horns listened to the words of the swallowed land,
I trembled with fear.
The enemy is a human wizard who can control fire.
And a dragon pouring out fiercely burning magic power upon it.
For some reason, the two killed everything they sent out for defense on the spot.
It didn’t seem to be moving anymore.
“You have to leave. Right now.”
“But everything I’ve done so far – “
“It doesn’t matter if I fail the test. It’s a dragon. And it’s an adult dragon.
I’m sure all elders will understand this.”
Inside the cave, I looked at a bizarre shape made of woven flesh.
The monster’s arms, which were made by tying together several human arms, lacked flesh, so the bones were exposed.
It has a face like a wolf’s head, but its eyes are both hollow and ugly.
Even to the demons, it was ugly and unfinished.
And even if it is completed now,
As long as there is a dragon, and as long as there is clear hostility,
It was becoming clearer than ever that the goal could not be achieved.
“If that’s the case, I’ll leave with at least this.
We have to rescue this and take it with us so that we can at least let them know what we did.”
“No. All the wild dogs are already dead.
The number of hybrids sent to the village is limited.”
However, they become anxious about the fact that they cannot achieve their goal.
Also, I was too young to calm down my strong emotions.
“…Send the captured humans to stop it.”
“That’s another problem – “
“This is worth more than humans.
Humans just need to catch more.
But this is what we created.”
All eyes gathered in one place.
A hideous thing hanging from the ceiling, still not moving.
“I’ll take this much with me.”
The young demons face the dragon like that and end up choosing to buy time.
Without even knowing what state the dragon was in.
Without understanding who the red dragon is by his side or what he is doing.
