To avoid the flare troll I did not try to fly back up the


    canyon, instead I went around. While traveling through


    the canyon I picked up many rare herbs, which could


    only be found there.


    Mana forest, Life blood, and Wake drop leaves. Mana forest was used to recharge mana. Life blood could heal


    all wounds and cure any ailment. Wake drop leaves


    stimulate the minds of the unconscious, which allows


    them to get up and move once more.


    I only have a small bag, and am only able to carry ten of


    each herb. I come across a stone tablet, that seems to tell


    the story of a legendary hero. A man whom fought against the god of death, in order to prevent the spread of a


    certain illness from leaving his village. His sister was the


    sole survivor of the illness and was almost at the end


    of her life.


    His actions saved his sister but he had to give up his own mortal life to the god of death in exchange for ridding the world of the illness once and for all.


    The man is now a reaper of the death god.


    Unlike the monsters, he saves souls when he is


    able to, and can cure certain illness before they become


    wide spread. He is a legendary hero, not because of what he did for his sister, but because of what he can now


    do for mankind.


    Humans no longer die in their thirties from illnesses. He is also the reason so many new herbs are given life. I think


    the stone tablet has been brought her as a thank you for


    these herbs, which I was currently harvesting until just


    a little while ago.


    I finally make it back to my village. My brother is standing at the entrance to our home.


    “Took you long enough to return.”


    He says to me with a bitter tone.


    “I ran into some unforeseen trouble, but I am fine.”


    I tell my brother.


    I head to the local herbalist after that. I pace her the


    Mana forest and Life blood. I am going to have her make me some potions. Mana blood, is the one that is


    my highest priority.


    Mana blood potions could be used to induce an auto


    healing effect in the body. Mana forest supercharges your body with mana, and your mana is programmed by the


    effects of Life blood to heal you. Healing magic gives the


    same healing effect, but it is not continuous.


    Mana blood potions last for about three hours after


    consumption. You would think that is good


    enough, however if you are knocked unconscious, you are at the mercy of monsters. Your body still heals but at a


    slower rate, so you end up taking on more wounds than


    you could heal at any one time. That is why I also had her make one Mana waking drop necklace.


    I only had her make one because the effects could only be used for three days. The Wake drop leaves by themselves last longer, but could not be used if traveling alone


    If I wanted these things made outside of the village, then


    payment was needed. Thankfully our herbalist, loved


    getting any chance to work with rare herbs.


    I left after receiving what I wanted. My planes for the next day are a lot different than today. The next day I woke up early and headed to the highest mountain peak. I was


    going to train my flying skills, not only that but afterwards


    I was going to learn aerial combat.


    Yes there are people like my brother whom fight monsters in the air using dragons and other tamed monsters, but I


    was going to learn how actual aerial monsters fought.


    I thought about the feeling of not wanting to go splat, then the piercing sensation from my shoulder blades began.


    With that I began flapping my wings.


    Rising to the sky, I waited for a pigeon to pass.


    I then followed suit.


    This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work.I choose the pigeon for now, because I did not want to put myself in an danger just yet. It rose and descended with


    the wind currents. I did the same, copying what I could.


    My body was a lot bigger than a pigeon. Following it


    around for about two hours, I decided to find


    another, faster bird to follow. I was in luck a crow game


    with in my sight.


    “Alright time to follow you now.” I whisper just under my breath. Since it is bigger it also glides more smoothly than the pigeon, opening its large wings. This helps me a lot as well because, I can now see how a bigger creature flies.


    I now try to spread out my wings farther, it works. Crows being smart, it eventually notices me. I think to myself, well that is to bad. Instead of leaving, the crow challenges


    me to a race. I take suit, trying to pace ahead of it.


    Ducking under a tree branch, the crow uses it as a way to slow my movements. It does slow me down and the crow wins the race.


    An Idea comes to my mind after that. I will use the tree


    branches to help me dodge, and adjust my speed while


    flying, as a form of training. I do this for a long


    time afterwards.


    I am able to now go over and under branches that are


    about a foot away from one another, not only that, but


    because some branches curve at certain directions, I am


    now able to fly to the left and right as well.


    I fly back to the mountain peak, in order to rest myself for a while. Being well rested I find a hawk and follow it for a short while.


    Hawks seem to be a lot faster then crows, using the air


    pressure from its wings, they propel themselves forwards.


    I attempt this.


    The first few times I rise higher in the air, instead of going forwards, but once I am able to do this, I try the branches again as a form of training, but this time


    I go much faster, slamming my jaw against one of those


    branches. “Man that hurt!” I yell out. Continuing this


    until I am tired once more.


    Back at the peak I decided it is finally time to learn to


    fight. I silently follow a carnivorous parrot. It is fighting


    with another male one over a mate. This is great because


    they show me how to slash with their talons in the air.


    I watch on carefully, they are now using their wings to cut one another. The fight is similar to watching the


    pride tiger and mage wolf fight, but adjusting their aim using flight.


    I watch many more monsters fight in the air.


    First I will catch a pigeon, then a crow, and


    finally a hawk. That is what I decided to do, before


    fighting any aerial monsters.


    Done with the hawk I headed to a nest of carnivorous


    parrots. The mother flew straight to me, its talon coming


    directly towards my face, I blocked with my left


    claw, noticing it raised its sharp wings, I also blocked with my right claw this time.


    I see its beak opening, I use my claws to turn my body


    around, and fly away as fast as possible. Once I am a good distance away, I charge forward with my claws forwards


    like a spear. I pierce through it, stopping its heart, it falls


    to the ground.


    My routine continues like this for several more hours.


    Suddenly the sound of thunder is heard above


    me, lightning shoots through me, I can not move. I begin


    to fall to my doom.


    Unlike last time I can not use my wings to save me.


    I see tree branches passing me by. If only I could grab one I think. A pain similar to the one for my wings shoots


    through my lower back. I grab the tree with my tail. Well


    lucky for me my tail can still move. I think to my self.


    “Wait tail!” I am barley able to say, being paralyzed everywhere but my tail.