Valerian, The Legendary

151 Bonding.

Valerian was dazed out when he heard these words from her. He could not digest it, after all, he imagined a dragon with no wings or magic, then was it any greater than a beast? However, he was not repulsed by this news. He empathized with Fortuna and said, “Do not worry, I will take you to the gateway. I just hope that you show me more trust. We could have made this trip earlier.”

Fortuna sighed and said, “I was not sure if you would take so much pain for me. After all, I am just left behind beast, and if you used my body just as it is. It can still bring you a lot of gains.”

Valerian shook his head and said, “You think too lowly of me. Your mother accompanied my mother in her death. Do you think the connection we share is that shallow? If they were alive, we would have been like siblings.”

Fortuna shook her head and said, “In the world, the strong prevail, this proverb originates from the dragon kingdom. If the king is not strong enough, he will be replaced. If his offspring were not strong enough, they will be trampled upon. I am in the latter category. If I went to that place in my present condition they will despise me. I will end up dead.”

Valerian nodded and said, “Do not think too far ahead in the future that you lose sight of the present. I agree that the question is real and that the dragons do not hesitate in killing their weaklings. However, you are not in the dragon kingdom now. This is the western continent, we need to reach the eastern end of this landmass. Don’t worry things will be fine.”

He was not putting up an act of being calm in front of the dragon. His mind was calm at this moment. The shock was too great and he needed to be calm in order to solve it. Panic will only make things difficult for him.

That said the silver-haired boy sat up and said, “How about we get a thunder falcon now?”

Fortuna rolled her eyes and said, “The trip is urgent, but not at the cost of your life, do you understand? I am not as strong as you think. Thunder Falcons have the power of lightning, they are the rarest of the rare. Also, their strength is ten times more than what it is under exposure to sunlight. Do you wish to suicide?”

Valerian nodded and said, “We can set a trap for it.”

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Fortuna was silent for a bit and then asked, “Go on, tell me what is the plan you are thinking of.”

She was curious how the gears of this boy’s head were turning. Valerian smacked his lips and said, “We can have a bait lure a bird in, then I can fight with it and you can suppress it. Or more like a bluff to scare the prey. The world has many rules and so do the warriors and Mages, but a battlemage does not have rules. Thankfully the same is true for the bonds with the magical beasts.”

Fortuna thought about it and then she nodded. She said, “Who is the bait?”

Valerian fell into thought when he suddenly spotted Mathiyus sitting in a distance. A devilish smile surfaced on his lips. The kitten saw this all and said, “Fine but we will only proceed at dawn. You have been moving without a stop, so take a rest while you can.”

The boy sighed and nodded. He closed his eyes and rested after telling Mathiyus to maintain vigil. After a few hours, Fortuna poked the cheek of the young man with her paw and said, “Wake up, it is time.”

Valerian opened his eyes sharply, he was not sleeping heavily. He nudged Priscilla and said, “Wake up princess the picnic is over.”

This maid was sleeping a bit too deeply. When she opened her eyes, she revealed an embarrassed expression and did not look at Valerian. The young man went out of the hole and surveyed his surroundings as he said, “Do we go now?”

Fortuna nodded, and the boy took lead. They were moving under the dimly lit sky and heading towards Feather mountain. This mountain was called such because of the shape and steepness of the cliff. Two humans and a Leopard stood at the foot of the cliff. Initially, they were thinking about climbing this place. However, since they were going to set a trap, they would just stay here.

Valerian observed the surroundings and said, “There isn’t enough room.”

He was talking about the thick cover of trees and raising his hand he said, “Ferrum Ventus.”

A wind blade struck the trees and cleaned them up leaving only stumps in the ground. The trembling fall of the trees shook up the silent surroundings. Fortuna said, “They are here.”

Valerian looked up at the clear sky and saw a few shadows on the sky. He raised his hand and said, “Flamma Iaculator”

A fire javelin appeared in front of his hand and with the flick of his finger the javelin shot through the sky, hitting the target hard. A resenting cry sounded in the void, and Valerian said, “Priscilla, hide.”

The maid understood his words and the two of them hit. The bird in the sky had already spotted Mathiyus and it dove down on him. The shadow leopard was shocked to find that his companion and that silver-haired devil abandoned him.

He ran through the stumps, but the thunder falcon was hot on his tail. Although Mathiyus was fast and quick in his movements, Thunder Falcon was a beast that could change its direction in a blink. Just so you know, the wingspan of the falcon was ten meters from one end to another. Valerian was watching all this from the side and was astonished at this beast.

Fortuna looked at his fascinated expression and asked, “What? You like this morsel?”

She was a dragon, how can she allow the person close to her to look at other flying beasts and reveal a fascinated expression on his face? She was jealous. Valerian shook his head and said, “I am not averted to the wonders of nature. How this big thing can move so freely in the void, is what I am fascinated by. The speed displayed by it now is clearly not the best it can do. After all, it has been out for the whole night and is tired.”

Fortuna nodded and said, “Come on, your time is about to come, the magical spell is about to be released.”

Valerian nodded and took out his dagger of wind as he waited for the opportune moment. He did not have to wait for long. The thunder falcon’s body shimmered with streaks of lighting. It was like electricity ran over its body. It flapped its wings and appeared right in front of Mathiyus, who was busy running through the stumps.

Valerian also used a trick of quick movement, he cast the shadow dispersion spell and teleported above the body of the falcon, and the dagger held in his palm flew. The big bird was too occupied to have noticed the movement on the side, but when it noticed, it was already too late.

The wind dagger was stabbed between its wing blade, and the bird wailed. Fortuna shifted her shape at this moment and jumped off Valerian’s shoulder and landed right on the body of the bird that was gliding down to land. The suppression from the dragon bloodline, made the Thunder Falcon calm down.

Valerian appeared in front of the beast and said, ‘If you follow me, you can gain a lot more than you ever can in this wilderness.’

The thunder falcon was surprised to see this human talking in a common tongue. However, when it snapped out of the daze and wanted to say something like fudge off, the dragon aura coming from its back made the falcon shiver.

It asked, “Why is there the aura of the dragon? Your Excellency, please show yourself.”

Fortuna had already changed her body and gently came over to stand on Valerian’s shoulder and said, “Now that you have seen the presence of this princess, are you willing to submit?”

The bird was shocked again to see that a dragon was really there. However, put itself down to be a companion with a human? This would be a disgrace. Valerian said, “You can ignore me now, and I will select another mount.”

Fortuna nodded and said, “This opportunity will change your life to the point where you will no longer be just a bird in the sky. If you wish to be more than what you are follow us. If not, you will make a good meal supplement.”

After the persuasion and death threat, the thunder falcon was rendered speechless. It was still young and to think that this human will consume it, the bird was not satisfied and nodded helplessly.