The beast shook its head in pain while trying to close its mouth. Its split tails slung over its body like a scorpion, but with one final hard snatch. The tongue retracted into Damons hand, without thinking, he swung the tongue out like a bloody whip intercepting the tails.
Blood poured out its mouth as it screeched and staggered backwards. Swaying from side to side, its eyes remained on Damon as its head slowly fell foward with its body following suit. Before it could fully hit the ground, Damon swung the tongue several more times.
As Damon turned around, he saw Jasper with dropped jaws and Raya with raised brows. Both had a look that said one word.
Damn!
"Not as quick as you two, but i got it done. " Damon said walking over.
"Got it done! You wooped it with its own tongue like it was a belt."
"Yea, thats a bit unsettling." Raya added.
"Well i dont have red vibrating energy like you Jasper, or a spear and the skill to use one" He responded looking at Raya.
"Im decent with my fists and im very skilled at evading. These talons arent stable, the vines are barely holding them in place. " he added inspecting his fists.
They had been traveling for a few hours when three large dog sized lizards attacked them. They decided to take them out individualy and considered it as a bit of training.
They was sure all the beasts in the area was normal none matured beasts. A few of the species they had seen confirmed it by their behavior. None matured beasts had zero intelligence and behaved as such.
The power list of beasts consists of:
None matured- A regular beasts with no abilities or strong traits to evolve. The weakest of all beasts. All beasts higher than none matured has a form of intelligence and strength.
Low matured- low level of intelligence, strength and abilities.
Mid matured- mid level of intelligence, strength and abilities.
High matured- high level of intelligence, strength and abilities.
High grade 1 through 4- beasts with exceptional intiligence, strength and abilities.
Lesser prime beast,lowly prime beast,grand prime beast, superior prime beast, supreme prime beast. - beasts that have broken through their limits multiple times achieving great destructive power.
"We're beyond lucky that sick bastard lives in a none matured beast area. When escaping, I wasn't thinking about the dangers outside that fucking place, I was just thinking about saving myself. " Damon said looking around.
"Im sure he set his operation up here for a reason. He can't do what he does in a heart of a city or even near a city. Too much traffic, someone, even if by chance would figure it out. He chose one of the farthest, but safest locations. This way, he didn't have to worry about people or high level beasts threatening his operations." Raya said with confidence.
"Ugh, crazy question, but why isn't it any higher matured beasts in this area?" Asked Jasper.
"None matured beasts have no value for beasts that are low matured or higher. They cant benefit from killing or eating them. Beasts can sense zone levels when it comes to areas they can potentially evolve or grow stronger. Real magical beasts won't even bother entering a none matured beast zone, not even to save its own life. I guess its just they're way of living. " Damon responded in thought.
"But we can get stronger by killing them, you guys in for a friendly challenge?" Jasper asked with an unnerving grin.
Damon and Raya glanced at each other with a smirk and raised brows.
"Hmph, let me guess, the one that kills the most beasts wins?" Damon asked, he was sure Jasper was thinking of something along those lines.
"Exactly, its pretty clear we're gonna have to be on our guard anyway. They may be none matured beasts, but i believe they know we aren't particularly strong. Might as well turn them into experience while we're here."
"Keep count of your kill from now on and until we get out of this place. Once we're out, the person with the highest kill.... Jasper stopped for a moment trying to think of a prize or some form.
"I don't really know what the winner can get, but we can decide later right ?" In which they both shrugged agreeing later was fine.
"We each have one for now, let the game begin losers." Jasper grinned saying while bashing his fists together.
"You'll eat those words, my ability may not be powerful, but I have a few tricks up my sleeve. "
"Yea right, the both of you will lose, and to a girl in fact." Raya Responded with a slight smile. They had only been together a few days, but during that short time.
They grew closer, more comfortable around each other. Raya smiled and showed her emotions more. She was no longer that girl with a tough face. Jasper was Jasper, chatty as usual and hell bent on getting stronger while discovering more about his ability.
Damon on the other had become more confident. He still believed his ability was trash, but being around them made him want to try harder. Instead of trying to discover anything about his rain which he did for three months pryer, he decided to work on the things he could control which was increasing its radius.
Raya had skinned and cleaned the lizard beasts, but only because Damon asked her to. They initially chose not eat them believing they're meat was going to be too tough, but Damon wasn't after meat.
Taking the skins, he flapped them open like a blanket. It was amazing how well Raya could skin and clean beasts, even with the tip of a spear, which really was a fire poker rod. With little concentration, a small cloud that was the size of car formed and generated high pressured rain cleaning the blood and bodily fluids from the pelts.
Although the scales of the lizards weren't strong by any means, they were still way tougher than they're skin.
"Armor, you're making Armor " Jasper asked with great interest sitting down next to Damon as he worked.
"Yep, I figure it could be useful. We need something to help us defensively. These beasts are weak compared to so many others, but they're still beasts. One lucky shot, or one mistake can hurt us, or worse."
"Hmph, you two can put that stuff on. It'll start smelling in a little while as it decay. We dont have the right materials to make proper armor, besides ill be fine." Jasper responded in a boastful manner.
"No, I never said I was wearing any of those carcasses either, im with Jasper on this one. Im filthy enough already " Raya chimed in saying while twisting up her nose of the thought of putting it on."
"I never said it would be real proper armor, and I do know it won't last long, but its better than nothing."
"Suit yourselves though, I rather be stink, filthy and alive than stink, filthy and rotting away because i was too chicken to take advantage of what we have." Damon said tossing the skins over his shoulder.
For some reason Damon knew they wouldn't be interested in wearing makeshift armor. Its the exact reason why he believed he had a better chance at winning the bet. Jasper was big and physically strong for his age, but so was Damon.
Its just Damon was much thinner, with a ability he didn't like. Although he was still a novice at fighting, he wasn't afraid to fight at all. He had some training, but couldn't remember when or who trained him. His body, reflexes and the small battle prowess he showed during the fight with the beasts informed him of that fact.
After finding a suitable spot for camp, they all did their part with searching the perimeter. Soon they were sitting, enjoying a fire and lost in their own thoughts. Damon had hung the skins near the fire to help dry them out, looking at his battered black feet, he smiled as a thought formed in his head.
Taking one of the larger talons, he began cutting and separating sections of the lizard skins. Its orange and black color danced with the light of the flames capturing Raya and Jasper's attention.
An hour later Damon had many cut pieces, that were many sizes. Throughout his work, they all conversed about a few things like what would the winner get for their little contest. None of them had anything to give, so it had to be bragging rights, a promise that could be fulfilled later or something else.
"Lets just think on it some more, it'll come to one of us." Damon said which they agreed.
Another hour went by and Damon had fully completed his makeshift armor set. He poked small holes throughout each piece and used the same string size vines to loop through. He had to gather more, but it was tons of the small vines hanging or crawling up many of the trees.
"Ha, not bad. A bit hard to move in but its doable. " he said with a wide smile while beating the lizard skin chest plate that Raya tied on for him. He created two shin guards arm guards and wrapped his feet in lizard skin and vines.
For the finishing touch, he pulled out the final large piece which still had the head attached to it. After getting help with wrapping it around his back, he pushed the skull over his head making him somewhat look like a disfigured black and orange humanoid lizard beast.
"Behold, I am....." he paused for a moment gathering his thoughts. "The lizard king.... hahahaaaa." He said in a deep evil impression while raising the talons in the air.
They all laughed and joked around about his appearance at first, but Jasper's had to admit, it did look pretty cool, and with drying the skins out with the fire, the smell wasn't as bad as they initially thought it would be.
Three days passed, and they're routine was the same. They traveled throughout the day as far as they could and rested when night fell. Throughout the day or night, if trouble came forth, they handled it. So far it had only been more lizard beasts. They would save and only eat the meat from the tails.
The official count for now was Jasper with eleven kills, Raya with eight and Damon with seven