Halo Halo - Chapter 4 Not An Ordinary Weapon

You know you are near a town when you see some smoke in a distance.

“We’re near.” Ganda said.

“Nice! I really want to sleep in bed and have a very tasty meal.” I told her.

The town is near the Halimaw forest. It is a forest where terrible big monsters live.

“We should check the adventurer’s guild for jobs. I don’t really have a money.” I suggested. Now, that I think about it. How will I eat if I don’t have money?

“Shhhh” she replied. Then I look where she’s looking. To my horror, I saw something familiar. This monster has green big body with 3 horns on its head. Two of it is where should be the eyebrows. And one at the back of the head. It also has 4 wings so small that it can’t fly with it. There is a lot of spikes on its back and there is a blade at the end of its tail. This monster is smaller than the one I killed before. This one is as big as a pickup truck.

“Drakia.” She whispered. “We should go back.”

Oh, it is called a Drakia. Now I know. But why do we have to go back?

“Why?” I asked. “We should kill it.” Then I showed her my coin with a smile on my face.

“I don’t think that spear can pierce through its thick scaled body.” She warned.

It is smaller than the one I killed before. And I think I can handle it. She will surely be amazed when I kill this Drakia. I told her with full of confidence, ” stay here and watch.”

I went to the Drakia. I walked towards it holding the coin. I am thinking of impressing Ganda. Haha

I toss the coin and when it drop to my palm, it turns to a spear. I took aim for its head and throw the Avenger.

Before it even turn its head to my direction, the Avenger hits it in the head. The Drakia didn’t know what hit him. It fell to the ground still alive.

“hahaha! I told you!” I shouts with a laugh. Then I look at her, she’s smiling to me.

“Cool. No regular weapon can pierce its hide. Specially it’s thick head.” She said.

“This is not a regular weapon. You know.” I said while walking to get my spear on its head. The drakia is still moving its feet, obviously it wants to get up.

It’s eyes is still open. I feel sorry to this creature. But this is better than being eaten, I know from experience. I took the spear and stab it a couple of times, I better end its suffering. It didn’t move now, so I think it is really dead.

“Lets go to the town.” I suggested.

“We should take this to the town.” She said. “we can eat this and make some weapons from other parts.”

She’s right. We can also sell those parts we can’t use.

“Nice! We can earn some money with this. Hitting two birds with one stone.” I said.

“two birds?” confused.

“Oh, that’s a saying in our world. That means, something like doing one job and achieving two things.” I explained.

“I still didn’t get it.” She said with a look like she is lost in thoughts. “why the birds?”

“oh, it is just an example, the rock is the job. And the birds are like the rewards.” I said, obviously I’m started to be annoyed.

“I got it.” She said. Thank goodness. “lets drag this to the town.”

“This whole Drakia? This is so big and heavy.” I told her, I tried to move it but it didn’t move an inch. “We should go to the town and ask the people for help. I don’t have the strength to carry or drag this.”

We agreed to go first in the town. The plan is to ask for help and go back to get the carcass. We walked a few minutes then we were met by this big wooden gate with tall walls of lumber. Probably as tall as a two storey house.

“Open the gate.” Ganda shouts to the guards.

“Ganda!” Someone shouts within the gate.

“You’re safe!” another one said.

Slowly, the wooden gate opens. Then two muscular men greets us. Or rather greets Ganda, but not me. The first one is quite big. He has gray messy hair and a long gray beard. He got a rusted chest plate and a bow in his hands. The second one has a spear. But much shorter than the Avenger. This man has a long beard too and gray messy hair. You can say, they are brothers or probably twins. The only way to tell them apart is that the bow man has a scar on his nose. From his left cheeks to his nose, there is 1 big scar.

“Get in. Quick!” Bowman said. Then he motions to get inside the wall. “lets talk inside.”

“Thanks!” she said.

“Call Chief Astig.” Said the Bowman, he is definitely superior than the spear guy.

“Yes father.” Said the spear guy. I didn’t think they are father and son. I thought they are of the same age base on how they look. I guess I shouldn’t judge people like that.

Then spear guy runs towards the houses.

I don’t think this is really a town. I guess it’s more of a small village. There are lots of wooden houses nearby, but no tall buildings. Like you see in some fantasy anime or movies. All of the houses that I can see so far is made of wood. With simple windows and others don’t even have doors that you can close. It is just open.

You can see a few kids and some teenagers. They don’t look good, most of them are thin and malnourish. But they look happy and got some cute smiles on them. I smile too.

“Tapang told us that you got captured by some Slave traders.” Bowman said to Ganda, “Who is this man?”

“I’m John.” I told him.

“He saved me.” Ganda said. “We killed those traders. So, we went back here.”

“Are you sure?” said by the man walking towards us, spear guy is walking behind him. “We don’t want outsiders to know that this town exist.” I guess this man is Chief Astig.

He got a muscular build, pointed nose and dark green hair. He got a full body armor, it is quite rusty but it didn’t seem weak or low quality. The only missing is a cool metal helmet and a great sword. He looks like a real warrior from some video games. The only weapon he got is a dagger at his right side.

“Yes we’re sure.” Ganda answered.

“I’m John, the one who saved her.” I told him.

“You won’t believe it, he is the one we’re waiting for. He is the one who’s gonna defeat the demon king.” Ganda told them excitedly.

Chief Astig expression changed. He went from smiling face to mad face when she told him that I’m the one who will defeat the demon king.

“Let’s talk inside my house. Both of you.” Chief Astig said. Then he walked towards where he came from. “Aso and Lobo, please keep watch.”

“Yes sir.” Both of them said casually.

We followed the chief. I looked around while walking behind him. We passed by someone who is a blacksmith, there he is making something I can’t see. Then some kids followed too. But the chief shooed them away.

We passed by some women who clearly makes some baskets. Some are cooking and some are chopping vegetables. Damn, I’m getting hungry.

Then we entered a house. The chief close the doors and its windows.

“What did I tell you about that?” asked by Chief Astig to Ganda.

“But he is the one we are waiting for.” Ganda complained. “He is the hero. I’m sure of it. He was eaten by a Sawabut survived, and he killed a Drakia on his own.”

“I killed two.” I proudly told them.

“I told you before, we don’t need false hope.” Chief Astig said. “Do you want them to suffer more? Fighting the demon king is enough.”

“But he saved me. He can save them. Everyone of us.” She said.

“I can defeat the demon king. I know I can.” I suggested. “with this.”

I showed him the coin.

“Huh?” Chief mumbled with a confused expression.

I tossed it and it changed to a spear. “impressive, right?” I said. But the Chief is expressionless.

“I killed two Drakia bigger than me.” I boast.

“You keep repeating that.” He said. “then show me.”

“We got a dead Drakia near this town.” I said, “we should get it.”

With stone cold face, he said. “lead the way.”

Then we walk towards the gate.

“Aso, come with us. Lobo, stay here.” Chief astig said once the gate opens.

Bowman joined the group. So, his name is Aso. I am with Ganda, Aso, and Chief Astig.

I lead the way, we walked towards where the carcass of the Drakia. It is just a few meters from the town.

We stop immediately once we arrived. Because there are 3 drakia now. There are 1 big as a Bus while the other 2 is bigger than a pick up truck. All alive eating the one I killed.

I look at the chief and Ganda, “I guess it is gone now.”

“Then why don’t you kill the others?” the Chief ask me, “You’re quite proud that you can kill two, so killing 3 more is easy.”

“What?!” I ask, “I don’t have a death wish, I can’t do that if there are three of them. If there is only one, maybe I can.”

“Let’s just go back before they” Ganda whispered. But before she finish. The Chief shouts.

“Heeeeeeeeey!!!!”

Oh no! What is he doing? Is he an idiot?

In unison, the Drakia’s head turns to our direction. “Rwaaagggrrrhh!!!”

“Run!” I shout. Then, I saw Aso shoots some arrow. It did nothing to them. The arrows just bounce off their scales. The arrow’s just annoys the monsters. I looked at Ganda, she was stunned in place.

“Be our hero.” The Chief says.

I looked him in the eye and said. “You’re testing me aren’t you?”

“Hahaha! Isn’t it obvious?” with a smug smile in that annoying face. Who he thinks he is, he is just a chief of a village. Nothing special about this man.

One of the Drakia face our direction and prepared to leap. I readied myself and told him, “you will regret testing me.”

I get between our group and the drakias, already anticipating a fight. A very messy fight. Once I win this fight, I wanna tell this idiot who is the boss. I clenched my right first. Cold run up from my finger to my arms, until it reach my shoulder. I look at my right arm, it turns to dark gray. Almost black.

On my left hand is the coin, I tossed it and when it lands, it didn’t turn to spear. Instead, it turns to a crowbar. I was stunned. What happen to my spear? Why is the coin becomes a crowbar? Of all the time, when you needed the length. It fails you.

While I was checking my new weapon, this freaking crowbar. One of the drakia jump to my direction. I rolled just in time to avoid being bitten. I wonder if this crowbar can still hit my target. The spear and crowbar has the same metal and design. I guess it has two forms too. Just like my cell powers.

I send my crowbar flying to the direction of the two. It flies beautifully, and hit one in the eye. Although it didn’t pierce deeply, but it hits all the same. The one I didn’t hit is the bigger one, then it jump to my direction. I avoided the legs but the head horns is not. I didn’t see the horns coming down to me. It hit me on my left shoulder. In an instant, pain shoots from my left shoulder. Specially when the drakia’s head removed the horn.

Lots of blood filled my shirt. I fall down. I held my shoulder. There is a 3 inch circular wound in my shoulder. My left hand is dangling to my side. I started to feel light headed.

I tried to control my breathing. I imagine warmed running through my left hand to my shoulder. I thought I was gonna die when the biggest drakia in front of me tried to eat me.

Something unbelievable happen, I saw a gigantic sword slashed the drakia’s head in front of me. I’m not talking about great swords here. I’m talking like a sword like 15 meters long. I look back.

I saw Chief Astig holding that gigantic sword.

“Damn, that’s big.” I said. I saw the first head roll in front of me. I feel like losing consciousness. I looked around and saw the gigantic sword being thrust in the other two drakia’s body.

“What kind of weapon is that?” I asked. “clearly, it is not an ordinary weapon.”

I lost consciousness.