Ch 10: Live to the fullest

Collin took action against this wood elf in front of him using his head to smash against that guy's face causing him to fall back to the ground.

"How dare you, I will make you pay for that."

The other wood elf male drew out his sword and charged at Collin who was welcoming the attack coming.

Quickly right as this male wood elf was at a close distance as the sword in his hand thrust at him.

Collin took one step to the side grabbing that same arm holding the sword and using forces to throw this guy against a tree.

Once the male wood elf's back hits the tree there wasn't time to react when an elbow came crashing into the face.

After that one was knocked out Collin aimed back at the other who was working hard to get back thanks to that headbutt.

The same happened to that guy only receiving a strong kick to the face taking him out as well.

"You shouldn't have done that, surely they will report this to the queen and you will be made an enemy to us for now on."

"If I didn't then I would have been the one harmed instead of these two. Besides, what are you going to do now let the boy die or live by giving him to me."

Collin now faces Utebarr holding Ethons in his arms still the elf boy was barely alive yet to be taken by death.

He saw him grab a hold of the arrow in the boy of Ethons and carefully remove it from him.

Afterward, Utebarr rises, walking toward Collin, passing his son to him.

"You're doing the right thing here."

"Please just take him as far and away from here so my son can live safely."

"Should I do the same to you as I did with them, so they can think you put up a fight to stop me?"

"No I will not hide, they know the truth from me and I wait for whatever to be done with me."

Collin walks past Utebarr with quite the respect he has for this elf man willing to face whatever punishment.

"Before I leave you should know that there is a hunter, one whose job is to hunt down dragons. This person was wounded heavily yet will heal in time returning to this place searching for the target no doubt wanting answers from your people about where it could be."

"Is that how it happened that my son got himself in between a situation like that."

"Who knows how it came to happen there is no way for this to change. Anyways, do you have any last words you want to say to your son?"

Collin turns around for Utebarr to look at Ethons one more time.

He slowly walks up to place a hand on the boy's chest feeling the heart inside beating slowly.

Utebarr then spoke in their elvish language that Collin couldn't understand.

When done he took a few steps nodding at the man as a sign that it was time to go now.

Two wings were familiar with that of a reptile pop from out Collin's back immediately starting to swing bringing him up off the ground. 

Utebarr watches as the man flew up into the air until flying away to no longer be seen.

"Live to the fullest with this new life of your son."

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《10 years later》

Somewhere in far open land, two hooded strangers find themselves to be surrounded by a small army of undead skeletons at the time of night.

"Well look to me we have come into quite a situation here with all the skeletons surrounding us. I have never encountered this many before have you."

"Stand your ground and keep a watchful eye on your opponents in front of you Ethons. Undead skeletons are ones you don't take lightly and no, not this many means this guy belongs to a battlefield."

Pointing out that these skeletons had worn beaten armor covering parts of their bodies given that some had weapons or arrows stuck into them.

The weapons this undead had in hand were mostly swords, shields, spears, and any other weapon that was carried in their boney hands.

"I know with all that you've been teaching me, Collin, I am not going to do anything foolish at this moment."

Ethons removes two swords attached to his back ready while Collin takes out his own.

Both kept an eye on them as one of these skeletons let out a screeching cry then all charged at the two of them.

"Here they come!."

Ethons and Collin branch for the impact of the skeletons that came at them and engaged in combat with each other.

One of the undead skeletons to attack Ethon uses its sword to slash downwards.

He dodges it moving to the side then responds with his attack swinging the sword sideways through the skeleton's neck removing the head from the body.

That was one done, but still more to deal with as another appears to take its turn at striking.

Uses his sword doing quick swings at Ethons as he quickly moves at their range.

Yet one of those swings manages to make contact with his arm creating a cut that bleeds.

It hurt for a bit then ignored as Ethons attacked back only to have it block from the skeleton shield in its hand.

Another one joins this fight, thrusting its spear to pierce the back of Ethons.

What the spear made way into was the comrade of the other skeleton going through the bony chest.

A spin kick was thrown to knock off the head of that skeleton holding the spear as both fell to the ground at the same time.

"Collin, I just took down 3 skeletons on my own. How about you."

Ethons took the chance to see how well the man was doing witnessing him holding one of those undead skeletons into the air by his sword.

It was thrown against two more as they crumbled to the ground.

"I am doing fine, but don't let your guard down around them."

Just after that was said a skeleton jumped onto Collin at the time.

Stabbing this man with a dagger that went into his shoulder making him cry out from the pain.

He pays that thing back using a free hand to grab its face and using his strength to rip the head off and throw it away.

"Fuck, I hate these undead types."

"Are you alright?"

"No need to worry I am still alive my friend."

Collin takes the dagger out of his shoulder holding onto it to use in this battle.

Ethons turned back to his side of the fight knowing that the man was fine, but a second later the arrow flying past his face taking the hood down to let free that long golden hair would have entered it instead.

"Holy shit that was close."

He was shocked to live through that and see the ones responsible for almost taking his life were skeleton archers.

Ethons got upset that at the moment he put one of his swords back to use that same hand where the fire appeared on it.

"You may have arrows to shoot at a distance, but I got fire to burn your bones to dust."