DRAGON DYNAMICS

CHAPTER TWENTY

Damon approached Fabien as soon as he was done hacking his way through the wolves. He was sweating buckets and his axe was glowing brightly yellow and with a hint of red.

"Hey there, how are you..."

Damon hadn't completed his sentence when he felt the warmth of the hot axe against his neck. He raised his hands in the air and backed away slowly.

{Warning: Intense wave of bloodlust has been detected}

{Event has been triggered. Survival of the weak}

{Leave the premises in order to survive event}

{Failure to survive the event undoubtedly results in death}

{Upon surviving the event the player will be rewarded with a level. An upgrade of the players chosen skill. Skill points and stat points shall also be allocated to the player}

Damon took another step back as he looked at the notifications that had just popped up. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and the rate at which his heart raced increased by the minute. Fabien still had the axe inches away from Damon's throat and he growled wildly, it was like Damon had encountered a ferocious untamable beast and there was no hope of surviving the encounter.

{Event will begin in 5...4...3...2...1}

{Best action to increase survival rate is to run}

Damon's breath got caught in his throat as Fabien pulled his axe back ready to strike, needless to say Damon turned around and made a run for it bolting out of the scene. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him and as he ran he made sure he looked back at Fabien who looked like he could destroy anything he encountered at that moment.

"What is happening, why is this always happening to me?"

Damon yelled at the top of his voice as he ran without stopping to rest, he tilted his head to check on Fabien if he had moved and his fears heightened as he saw that Fabien was no longer there. He was nowhere to be seen.

Damon turned back his head to keep his eyes on road but just as he did so he caught Fabien standing in front of him with his axe raised.

"What the hell are you doing this for come back to your senses you goddamn dragon!"

Damon bellowed as he came to an abrupt halt and turned running back in the other direction, there was no way he was fighting an experienced and battle crazed dragon who literally wanted to go on a killing spree and Damon happened to be the first unlucky person on his list.

Seeing that Damon had turned and ran in the other direction, Fabien growled and chased after him with his axe in hand.

"I can't afford to die here, the rewards for living through this event are pretty sweet sure but this event is just too crazy."

{The event: Survival of the weak shall end in 30 minutes. Survive till the event is over}

Damon kept on running aware of the bizarre situation he was in, he had only wanted a mentor that would guide him on his path to becoming stronger but this a little bit over the top. It was just too much. He grunted as he took another sharp turn and ran in another direction making Fabien roar in displeasure. The dragon was definitely frustrated that Damon was running about like a roach but Damon had no intentions of slowing down to face Fabien in battle, doing so would result in his death and he didn't wish for that to happen.

After running for a while Damon turned to look at Fabien and he saw that he had stopped running, Damon in turn stopped running to observe Damon. If he was to live to see the next day he had to be observant of his surroundings and the things that could put him at a dis advantage. Fabien glared at Damon with bloodshot eyes a d he took a step forward instantly appearing before Damon.

Damon's breath got caught in his throat as he stared at Fabien who was now in front of him with a raised axe that had now cooled off.

'How did he get here so fast? I thought he only took a step?'

Damon asked himself as he gritted his teeth and looked at the raised axe and the wielder, Fabien's eyes searched Damon's like he was looking for something that couldn't find physically, like he was looking deep into the depths of Damon's soul.

Damon gulped as he couldn't move, the feeling of fear had taken over his senses rendering him frozen on the spot. Fabien let out a feral growl before bringing down his axe to strike. Seeing the axe coming down, Damon came back to his senses and jumped out of the way after which he equipped his sword and shield from the inventory.

"If I can't run till event is over then I'll just have to engage him and stay on the defensive."

Damon muttered as he took a stance and took in steady breaths. Fabien took a step again and appeared before Damon, his fist cutting through the air with the swiftness of a blade. Damon blocked the attack with his shield but was thrown back from the impact, the strong blow Fabien had thrown at him was enough to push him back even after he defended himself.

"What a beast."

Damon mused as he awaited the next attack. Fabien raised his left leg and took another step as he appeared before Damon with his axe raised in the air, Damon saw him vanish from sight only to appear again and he jumped out of the way just in time as Fabien's axe came down swiftly striking the earth.

He ran at Damon while spinning his axe, when he got into range he swinged his axe only for his attack to get blocked off by Damon's shield.

Damon grunted as the axe came in contact with his shield pushing him a few inches back, he saw an opening in Fabien's stance and thrusted his sword in hopes of drawing blood. Unfortunately his attack left little to no damage as Fabien had jumped back in time before dashing towards Damon again, he vanished after taking a few steps leaving Damon searching for him.

"Where is he?"

Damon asked himself as he turned and tightened his grip on his sword and shield, Fabien was nowhere to be seen and for Damon he was sure he hadn't just vanished without hopes of coming back. After a few minutes of waiting without any signs of Fabien appearing again, Damon lowered his guard and breathed a sigh of relief.

"He's gone, finally. System this means I pass the event right?"

Damon asked the system with a small smile on his face but he didn't get a reply and that made him anxious.

"System are you there?"

Damon called out again but still no response, he wonder what was happening as his once steady breathing was beginning to get agitated.

"Well then, I guess that's it for now. I'll receive my rewards when you come around."

Damon said but just as he turned around and began to walk away, a strong wind blew at him from behind. He tilted his head to look back but instead of seeing a figure, he was met with a punch in the face that sent him flying several meters and crash landing roughly against the ground.