18 [Chapter 06] - Eggs - Part 2
Luckily, this was not really the peak, just the highest part of where they started to climb. Unable to scream, Whiger kicks the ladder that his sister continues to create. Since the ladder now lacks support, it breaks where the wall ends. In the fall, Roldi immediately realizes what happened, picks up Kahyu in his lap and does a somersault, to fall with the minimum of noise. The frightened girl also thinks fast and shapes the earth where the stairs and her stone crumbs would fall, forming a downward ramp; consequently the sound of the damage is very low and the ladder that had already reached 3 meters without a wall, falls to the base of the mountain.
The three crouched on the ground, tense by the minimum noise they made, as they can already see the nest a few dozen meters ahead.
At the peak of the mountain, the wind is strong at all times, making everyone's hair and clothes sway endlessly.
Scratching his head, Whiger comments:
– I think everything went well ...
Roldi and Kahyu shake their heads in agreement.
The girl looks up with her hand on her face to reduce the hassle of looking at the sun.
– Is that point in the sky Kalui ?
– Yea! He's waving his arms. I think the animal hasn't slept yet ... – Whiger replies .
– Seriously, I don't understand. How does he constantly use two different powers like that and not even tired? Just building this ladder, I'm already starting to get breathless! Unfair!
Roldi looks at them both with a raised eyebrow and a confused face.
– You do not know? Or didn't they notice? – He ruffles the girl's hair with his gigantic hand – Don't compare to Kalui ... I'll explain later.
– What? – Kahyu asks.
Whiger turns back to enjoy the landscape they have struggled to see.
– Guys, there's a huge bird hovering over there ...
Everyone faces the eagle, distant, almost a small spot in the sky.
With a calm and velvety voice, Roldi takes the reins of the situation:
– He's hunting nearby or looking for things to fortify the nest. Let's do this as soon as possible! She never broke the pattern of exactly five hours, so we still have half an hour to pick up and go. Don't be scared and let's go!
The sibling couple responds immediately, speaking softly and slowly:
– Yes sir!
Still above the clouds, Kalui gradually increases his weight, to get closer to the nest and check if the animal finally fell asleep.
"First, I have to know where I'm going and take the weight off that spot beforehand, inches before I get there. Now I repeat the process and slowly float to the nest while breathing out enough air not to fall. So far so good! so much more practical to simply reduce the weight of a larger area ... No! Roldi said to do it like this, so I must do it like this! Back, where was I? perfect balance, like I'm not floating. Yes! I've done it a few times, there's no reason to be nervous. I won't make any mistakes. Courage! Let's get those eggs!
The boy descends from the skies towards the nest, composed of branches and thin trunks. Getting close enough to hear the animal's breathing, he takes constant care that the wind emanating from him doesn't wake him up. He looks closely at the huge eagle, which sleeps peacefully with the large eggs under its wings. After a few minutes of watching the eagle, he pulls away again to warn that the animal is finally asleep.
Kalui's shadow covers the entire mountain peak.
"It's really cool to see him like this! I'll still be able to get wings in my tiger form ..."
Roldi waves his hand for Kahyu and Whiger to go to the nest. As he is now close, the impatient tiger-boy jumps four meters high, instead of climbing to the nest normally; however, before falling close to the eggs, Kalui reduces the weight around him and manipulates the air around him, making him land silently in the nest. Whiger's face when he falls is the same as the one who sucked on a lemon with all his might.
"I think I'll have a nice scolding later ... " , thinks Whiger .
At the same time, Kahyu this time raises a large rock staircase, step by step, up to the nest. After that, she goes up to Roldi, like a real lady.
For the first time, you and the couple of brothers spot the huge Haast Argentavis eagle , sleeping calm and peaceful with the eggs under their wings. Whispering, Roldi says:
– Moment of truth, children. They already know what to do!
Kahyu takes a deep breath , deeper than at any other time in his life. Then she simultaneously raises four stone arches close to the animal's body, in strategic locations: one on its trunk, one on each wing and one on its head.
Together with his sister, Whiger releases his deadly claws and strikes the feathered windpipe . The jet of warm blood that gushes from the bird is enough to bathe it completely. Something out of the ordinary for the two children, who are used to killing small animals to eat.
Roldi waves his arms overhead, in a request for Kalui to come down.
– I arrived! – He says landing in the nest. – Congratulations guys! Our Whiger , you are very dirty!
With a smirk, he says:
– Yeah ... But my blow was impeccable. He didn't even suffer long before he died, right, Roldi?
The gray-haired man strokes Whiger's head and says:
– Yes boy. His strike was accurate. He must not even have understood what happened and died in seconds. Keep calm. – He shakes the young tiger's short white hair, changing his tone from calm to lively – Cheer up boy! Many old people did not have the honor of killing such an animal ! Many guild hunters in big cities will die without facing one of these!
– For real? Because? – Whiger replied , delighted.
– This animal is very difficult to find, as well as its nest, as they usually hatch their young in places where the man does not go. They multiply very easily as well as being solitary and smart predators. Most of them don't come close to a human. When they detect our presence, they flee at the same time and there is no one to reach them, as they can fly for hours at an absurd speed.
– So we found them thanks to Kalui's flight training ! – Says Kahyu .
– Just to remember, their mother should be back anytime. – Says Roldi.
– Truth. Come on, phase two is up to me!
