A boy could be seen holding a cold knife with a shiny edge. He brought this knife closer to the red-colored back of a creature. It had a strange symbol that looked like a Magic Rune painted in black. With a hint of curiosity in his eyes, the boy dissected and cut the skin from that part.
A dark green-colored liquid started rushing out as his cold knife ran around the circular Rune. The boy ignored it and increased his speed. His hand moved precisely and cut the thick skin into a rectangular shape. Even when looking at the warm fluid constantly leaking from the cuts, there was not a hint of worry in the boy's eyes.
It was not his business how the other being felt. The body of the reptilian shook, experiencing pain. Due to being tied upside down, more and more blood rushed to his brain, which helped him recover faster. "Hisssss." The reptilian cried in pain.
He felt a burning pain in his back. The sudden movement disturbed the boy, who was carefully carving out the skin. His purple eyes daggered at the creature, moaning in pain when the creature saw the irritated expression on the boy's face.
It held its mouth and closed its eyes, not trying to make any sounds. As the cold knife ran through his back, he controlled himself. While he could control his mouth, stopping the hot, yellow-colored water that dripped from its eyes was not under his control.
The boy ignored the yellow liquid dripping on the floor. His eyes were entirely focused on his hands. As a surgeon, he carefully removed that part of the skin, and as he pulled it out, the reptilian that somehow was able to control himself was not able to stop his cry. "Hisssss." He cried, and the dark green fluid started slithering through its neck and reaching his ears.
It then fell on the floor, mixing with the light yellow liquid already present there. The boy looked at it and raised his index finger, taking it closer to his mouth. 'Shhhh' The sound made by the humanoid lizard disappeared, and the boy then looked at the piece of leather on his jacket that looked like a map made of leather.
He saw it covered in a slightly sticky, thick, dark green fluid. He used the 'cleanse' spell on it and his hands to let go of the disgusting fluid releasing a foul odor. His hands then touched the symbol as if it were a treasure. He carefully looked at it for some time. He tried using his 'inspect' skill but found it not working.
Having no other choice, he stored it and shifted his eyes toward the reptilian creature with a small tail, saying, "Let's end its suffering; I can't waste more time on him."
His eyes suddenly became white, And a strange white energy surrounded his right hand. He slowly brought his hand, covered in this strange energy, closer to the head of the reptilian. The Lizardman tried to scream and move his head backward using its neck, but it only delayed the hand for a moment.
His reptilian eyes widened, staring without blinking at the hand approaching him. The cold hand then lifted his head from the bottom. The boy's eyes suddenly closed. A large amount of strange white energy released from his fingers was ejected into the reptilian's head.
The troat of the Lizardman shook from the energy he used. It vibrated, but no sound appeared from his mouth. His eyes almost poked out as he felt as if his whole body was zapped by lightning. His senses lost control, and he felt a strange, never-ending headache.
It continued for a while before the humanoid being could not control himself from fainting. All this suffering he had gone through had made his will to live so weak that his heart was not strong enough to take this pain. Rishi appeared again on a different plane; here, he could see different windows showing different scenes from the memory of the Lizardman.
He carefully watched everything. He watched how his childhood was and how he was treated with respect for being born superior to a normal Lizardman. There he saw how he was trained from the beginning to be with the infant, ferocious Raptors that struck fear into anyone.
He found the one he liked, and as he lived with it all day, they became closer. Then that day came when he felt pain for the first time in his life. A strange, sharp claw gushed into a mix of several herbs and a thick, golden-colored liquid. A pattern was engraved on the top of its back and the forehead of his mount.
From that day on, they beamed closer. He could sense its emotions, pain, and joy, and the Raptor was also able to do the same. It was then taught by the experienced Raptor Riders how to fight with his beast. He trained daily, faced many opponents, and soon reached his dream of becoming a Raptor Rider.
Later, he learned how they get these infant raptors. They knew of the locations of several Raptor nests, raided them, and stole those eggs. It took the whole tribe to get some eggs, and they had to lose some of the soldiers every time, but they still did it.
Each Raptor Rider was a force to be reckoned with. Having one more would increase the strength of their tribe by manifold. He also learned that the one who carved Rune was the priest; he had a strange silver-colored claw of twelve inches that was filled with strange patterns.
This was their Holy item; It was respected by every Lizardman and said to be a symbol of them—the true ones, The ones that every creature tries to imitate. The bringer of Chaos, The one with the purest blood, and the only lords they serve are the epitome of Evolution.
As he learned more, many doubts that he had in his mind were cleared. Greed appeared in his eyes when the image of the strange claw appeared in his mind. If he could have it and forge it into a Runic pen, he could become an even greater Rune master.
"So that claw, with the combination of that Rune, can help someone get close to other beasts. Will I be able to help Kajal with it? I need to know more about it; I will need to attack the Lizardman with all I have. It looks like fate has left no option for me." He said this as he absorbed the Dragonblood from the reptile before ending its suffering.
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