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Chapter 4 - chapter 1 (pages 16-17)

 "HEY ugly fuck off." Zarath fired an arrow which stuck into the wyverns back rather than bounce off its scales, but it didn't even flinch.

 "It didn't even flinch…" Before Tharon could finish his sentence, the beast charged the boys again, making both of them jump out of the way. As it came to a stop to turn around Hura bite down onto its wing since wyverns didn't have front legs its wings supported it on the ground. Zarath fired another two arrows into its back as it tried to snap at Hura. Tharon charged it from the side his spear sinking sickeningly deep into the beast and with his plus size forced it to take a few steps in the direction Tharon pushed it.

 "Come on dammit." Tharon almost lost his grip on the spear as the beast black tar like blood spilled down it. He was trying his hardest not to puke no creature should have been able to survive a spear to the gut like that especially when it went into the dam things guts. Hura tried to charge the deadly monster again only to suddenly have the beast slam her to the ground the dire wolf letting out a sharp yelp in pain.

 "Hura!" Zarath enraged by seeing his bonded companion hurt like that, he discarded his bow and drew the bronze short sword he was gifted and charged landing a clean strike across the wyverns face. Tharon was still trying to pull his spear from the beast side and didn't notice as its tail came around. "Tharon move!" Zarath shouted, but it was too late Tharon had been sent flying a few feet into the tall grass. Zarath couldn't see where his friend had landed or if he was ok all he could do was hope that Tharon's extra fat softened the blow a bit. Distracted by his dire wolf and oldest friend being hurt, Zarath wasn't paying attention to the wyvern either the beast slammed its head into his stomach and threw Zarath up into the air and backwards. As he slammed down on the ground, landing hard on his back all his arrows scattered out his quiver and he lost the grip of his sword, all the air forced from his lungs from the hard impact. Before he had time to catch his breath or even think the monstrous wyvern was on top of him snapping down at his head. Zarath barely managed to squirm out from underneath the beast and roll to the side a bit. The wyvern was having none of that slamming its tail legs and talons widely underneath it. In a second the sickly maw of the wyvern was directly aimed at Zarath's head once more. Panicked he grabbed for anything, finding hold of his discarded bow he shoved it up into the wyvern's mouth stopping it just inches from his face.

 The sound of the maple wood beginning to snap was the only thing that filled Zarath's mind, he was about to die. Killed and eaten by some horrid monster. He wouldn't see his siblings or parents again, he wouldn't be their when his newest sibling was born, no more stealing bread rolls from the bakers tent and no more adventures with Tharon. Zarath felt enraged by these thoughts screaming up at the dumb wyvern that would soon be the death of him.

 "AAAAAA FUCK YOU, YOU STUPID LIZARD I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON ME!!!" Just as his bow snapped and the wyvern's open maw grew closer to his head. The back of its mouth exploded in a gory mess of black blood. That splattered down onto Zarath's face, some of it landing in his open mouth. As the creature's body collapsed down onto Zarath's legs standing over top of it was Tharon, his spear impaled into the back of the wyvern's head.

 With Tharon's help Zarath got out from underneath the now dead wyvern. quickly throwing up becuase of the blood in his mouth. Tharon patted Zarath on the back using his spear to hold himself up as he did, holding his side tightly.

 "You ok Tharon?" Zarath asked between bouts of pucking and trying to catch his breath, after being thrown by that monster his body was going to be sore all over even if he stayed in bed all the next day.

 "Yeah, I think I might have a few cracked ribs, and its scales cut my stomach up a little bit but no worse for wear. My mom is gonna be pissed though." Tharon visible winced when he took in a deep breath Hura limping up beside the boys whimpering softly. Zarath placed a hand on her back.

 "You were such a brave girl, yes you were when we got home, I'm making mom give you dad's share of the meat tonight." Both boys laughed but visible winced from the pain they were in "Ugh, Fuck how are we going to get this thing back to camp now any way." Zarath said as he began to pick up all his scattered arrows, sword and broken bow.

 Tharon promptly fell back onto his ass letting out a deep sigh. "Don't remind me we have to drag that dam thing back."

 

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