17 [Chapter 06] - Eggs - Part 1
Year 952, day 226, Elfen territory , mountain valley, close to the Mercy border , 1 pm.
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Days ago, after seeing the nest for the first time, Kalui gave a cry that caught the eagle's attention, making it even more attentive in its surroundings. After a few days of observing the nest, Roldi put together a plan based on the information Kalui gave to the group. On the first day of watching, they saw something new for them; that bird was taking turns hatching the eggs equally. Every five hours the birds changed shifts, while one went to hunt for food, the other hatched the eggs. On the third day watching, Kalui noticed that the larger bird was tired before five hours passed and that is what the plan came about.
"Now that we have confirmed Haast's pattern of tiredness , just get the eggs while she sleeps on duty. " , Kahyu thinks .
— It's time. The bug must be falling asleep already. We have less than an hour to pick up the eggs and run away! — Excited, he raises his arms — Come on Kahyu !
— I am not going? — Whiger asks indignantly.
— Since it is not transformed, I thought I would not go. — Roldi answers.
— Don't be that way!
Whiger's posture becomes slightly curved, the muscles of his entire body are enlarged and expanded, making him bigger and stronger, the hair grows quickly, almost instantly, the bones of his foot and leg twitch and change underneath skin, as well as those on your head. At the end of the transformation, Whiger is not a quadruped tiger, but a humanoid with the features of a tiger. Its normal height is five feet, but in its shape transformed into a humanoid tiger, it grows another six inches.
Stretching her legs, the child asks:
— Can I go now?
"It's really surreal the speed at which it turns. The Enion was to achieve this speed with over twenty years. He surtaria if he knew this boy! I think we share the same train dream someone more talented than we do. Missing the Enion . .. Will I ever find my pupil? Kalui is already like a son to me, but he is an elemental, unfortunately. I think — " Whiger cuts off Roldi 's thought, disgusted by his reverie:
— Roldi !? Stop sleeping! Can I go or not?
— Sure, kid!
Above the clouds, Kalui watches closely the gigantic and tired eagle, called Haast Argentavis , fixed on the peak of the highest mountain, which is surrounded by other slightly smaller mountains. The nest that she keeps is about six meters in diameter, being smaller than the eagle itself, when its wings are open. The majestic bird keeps heating up its four huge eggs, while waiting for the mother of its future children.
The child not only observes, but admires the magnitude of the animal; its delicate red upper and lower sky blue feathers, its enormous wings and the curious fact that its beak, legs and legs are the same color as the lower feathers, making it easily camouflaged in the sky, when seen from below.
— Kahyu , show us where the climb starts.
— Yes sir!
At that moment the girl raises her arms with wide eyes. Next to your arms, the holes in the imperfect and fickle terrain are shaped, leaving the path smooth and easy to run.
The three run to the steep mountain, starting the climb. Roldi moderately strengthens his body, making it a little harder, stronger and faster; that is why the veins are not so protruding and your skin does not become red.
Kahyu tries to climb once, but falls before climbing a single meter. Whiger smiles. The girl lying on the floor looks furiously at her brother's mocking face. He, in turn, uses all of his physical skill to climb very easily, jumping on the small rocks and holes in the wall, instead of climbing it like a normal human. After a few seconds he overtakes Roldi, who is climbing normally, but at a very high speed.
— Take it easy on that forty year old!
The girl looks at both of them and realizes that both are using their powers for such an act.
"It seems that I'm still naive. Why am I trying to climb like them, if I can climb my way? I may not climb that fast anyway, but at least I will climb!"
She puts her hand on the wall, making a rectangular rise appear, making the grip firm and easy. After putting her feet on another step, she goes up little by little. Each step up, another rectangle appears. After climbing a little, she calls for Roldi, who is a few meters above her:
— Hey! I also made my way up! When they arrive, wait for me!
When he sees that the girl is getting up, the gray-haired man stops going up, waiting for her.
— Lets go Girl! You can!
After reaching Roldi with some speed, she asks:
— Did you like my idea?
— What an idea? — He looks more closely at her — Ah! You made a ladder on the wall! Great, my dear.
Kahyu smiles and Roldi adds:
— Could you do the stairs further ahead? How can I explain ... You make the steps appear when you put your hand on the wall, right?
— Yes. Do you want me to make them appear long before?
— This! So I can go up too. It seems to be much easier.
— Ah, it's easy!
The girl concentrates for a second and a vertical ladder forms on the wall up to ten meters in front.
— Sugarplum. Very good Kahyu ! Now, get on my back — your skin turns red — and let's get past Whiger !
— But I can do it myself!
— We waste a lot of time talking and I'm faster. How about joining my speed with your ladder? Don't you want to beat Whiger ? He's already out of sight!
— Looking at it this way ... Okay, I really want to spend Whiger ! Come on sir!
Meanwhile, Whiger climbs the mountain easily, already managing to see the top, but he doubts his memory.
"As soon as we arrive, we should wait for Kalui's confirmation , warning that Haast is sleeping. Then what is it? Yes , then we ..."
As he is reflecting on his memories, the young white tiger does not notice the presence of Roldi arriving.
Climbing the ladder at high speed with Kahyu at his back, the pair overtake Whiger .
— Sorry, kid! I'll go ahead! — You wave to Whiger , before climbing again.
The girl also wants to tease her brother, but if she gets distracted for a single moment, she won't be able to create the ladder in time for Roldi, so she remains focused.
Whiger is startled by the pair passing him, but then he goes back up as fast as he can, making higher and higher jumps. In a few jumps, he catches up with Roldi, who also accelerates even more.
— Calm down, grandpa! Don't think you're going to pass me like this!
Distracted by the race, none of the three realizes that they are already getting close to the peak. Kahyu unconsciously continues to create a ladder, even though the mountain wall is gone. His brother, on the other hand, leans down with tiredness.
— I would consider it a tie ... — Says the boy while clapping lightly and watching his sister and Roldi continue climbing.
"Didn't they realize it was over !? " , Whiger thinks , desperate.
