8 - Dragon Vs Rooster

{Sorry, but you are about to loose brain cells reading this.}

~He looked at me~

~I looked at him~

~He looked at me~

~I looked at him~ 

The Dragon and the Rooster circled each other, their eyes looked in on their opponent.

The duel had started and I looked at my lunch. He would make a good meal for this mighty dragon. He is big and meaty, would really fill my appetite. I would rip his chicken legs and savor the taste. I might need to find some spice to grill.

I knew this fight was going to be a tough one as I have yet to enter the rank 1. My core was not big enough yet for me to cause its ignition but how can my might not triumph this chicken. I shall also protect the cute chicken from this Bastard.

This is a fight between Right and Wrong.

Good and Evil.

Mighty Dragon and little chicken.

Come, you grilled meat!

I taunted. I didn't have much of combat experience in Dragon combat, if your look past the Boar. I need to defeat this chicken, or die trying. Running like hell was an option. While I was thinking of all the possible combinations of throwing hands with this chicken, he did something unexpected.

The rooster who was observing the Dragon, made his moved. His moved his leg forward, clawing at the ground and moved his hand. His wings fluttered and he stuck a pose. His one right wind extended forward, with his left on a guard.

Is this chicken...a Wing Chun Master?

I was baffled, that pose... I would know. I was a fan of martial art movies after all. Even though I wasn't that enthusiastic about learning one though. I had watched all of the released Ip Man films. Those combos, the well choreographed fights, the sequence of exchanges. Yes, how could I forget one of the greatest martial art movies. 

It was a regret not watching the final part.

~Sigh!~

I can't do anything about that, but now that this chicken had the audacity to take that stance, I should beat him up, prove that I am the better Martial artist. I might not know much but I have learn combos and I am about to train them on this chicken and soup him later, literally.

I stood up on my hind legs, using my tails to support me in standing upright. I extend one hand forward and other to my elbow length. Turned my torso a bit and looked the chicken dead in the eye. I was conveying my intent to turn him in to chicken soup and he understood.

~Caw~ *ptff*

The chicken spat at the ground before he rushed. The chicken was fast, it crossed the distance in an instant and jumped. It flapped its wing to stay in air and delivered two front kicks. The two kicks were filled with its power, exploding with strength.

Lijen reacted by tapping the first kick away and leaned back to evade the second. He then counted it with a claw strike. The claw strike tore the air, missing the opponent fully. The rooster had used its aerial advantage to evade by flying up.

Lijen hurriedly leaned back, evading the talons sparked with lightning. The Rooster had used its skill ThunderClaw to attack. Th strike landed on the ground, leaving three crevices. Lijen weaved, avoiding the other many strikes, tapping some away. Lijen then ducked and swung with his tail. 

*Boom*

The tail with collided with the thunder claw, an echo of thunder extended from the impact. Sparks flew as the talons scratched the void black scales. The black scales were stronger then they were. They tanked the attack without even showing signs of breaking.

But the talons didn't relent as the lighting snaked around Lijen's tail.

Finally the duo broke off., pushed by the backlash The rooster landed back smoothly, using its wing to slow down its fall. Lijen turned and looked at his tail, he could see the scales that didn't even reflect light. He was not damaged, but he felt the sting from the electric attack.

He looked back at the Rooster, his eyes analyzing his opponent. He could feel that this chicken was lot less stronger than the crocodile in the lake. That one was terrifying with murderous aura, but this chicken not so much.

Hey, system. How do I beat this guy who can fly

[ You can fly too ]

Oh, I can.

I facepalmed, but I couldn't help but smile. I had wings too, but the problem is that I can't use it much with all the trees. I would face plant my face in one of them. I should maybe use it like the chicken to dodge, but my wings are majestic, they can't be used like that puny chicken wings.

[ I don't know ]

[ This is you fight ]

System, you are suppose to be on my side here. You need to help this mighty Dragon.

[ No ]

With that the system return to its silent state. I called him again but the bastard had went to sleep. Now, I got to deal with the chicken. I can't use Qi, yet, I would disturb the core formation. I am able to move easily even though my dantian is in my body, its a weird thing. Its big yet small and its somehow not exactly inside my body, a weird thing to say the least.

That why I didn't want to come to Xianxia world.

~AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~

I will deal with the chicken first. Should I go Peregrine falcon on his ass? It might work but that is a low chance. I should tr-

Lijen's monologue was interrupted as the rooster launched its attack. Front kick, spinning back kick and a palm strike, each thundering. Lijen crossed his arm and blocked the first two strike and the final palm strike landed on his under belly. 

The rooster was a survivor in the Great Demon forest, that spoke of its power and tact. The rooster didn't became the strongest rooster by just cultivating. It had more intelligence than other rooster it's rank, and it's intelligence lead it to become stronger and use more opportunity.

It had risen to the rank of leader with many under his pack. He had taken hundred wives and had many more children. He had fought pythons, vipers, fox, bear, cats and many other to protect what's his. He would not fall to a random lizard that can't even use Qi. He would protect what was his and if he lost, he would die here. He knew, in the Demon forest, only the strongest and the most adaptable survived. 

Lijen notice that Rooster's resolve to fight to the death and he would accept. He might be new to killing, but he would not back out this fight, but he would run if he couldn't win. He wasn't stupid, he cherished his life enough to escape.

Let's end this

I rushed this time, my legs carrying me to the Rooster. It waited. I launched at it, my claws extending to tear those feathers apart. But the roster evaded, using its agility to stay out of my reached. I spun, wiping my tail to reach the Rooster. The feathery bastard jumped, my tailed missed his by a hairs breath.

The rooster flipped mid air and flapped its wings to push it forward. Its talons extended to attack Lijen's exposed back. The rooster delivered a barrage of attack, each accompanied by thunder. The thunderclaw Rooster showed the powers of its bloodline.

The dragon growled, its limbs and scales took the brunt of the attack. Lijen counter with multiple claw strike and tail whips, but the rooster proved to be more agile. Lijen followed with his attack, knowing that the chicken couldn't fly for long.

He waited like a patient hunter. He saw the rooster beat a few more time, delivering more thundering strikes which he avoided. The ground beneath him was marked by his battle with the Rooster. But he forced the chicken to go ariel. 

The rooster after staying in air for longer felt its wings get tired and glided down, with one of its strong thunder claw attack.

Lijen was prepared, his wings expanded. With the assistance from the wings, he soared up, colliding with the unsuspected chicken before it could activate its skill.

The Rooster was smacked. 

It had ignored the wings as Lijen never used it and they were in a dense forest. The dragon couldn't use its wings to fight an aerial battle. But it never expected the Dragon to use its wings like this.

Lijen flicked his wings and the wind assisted. The dragon twisted, swapping place with the rooster. This time he was upside down and he would fall. His wings extended fully, casting shadow before they moved. 

And the wind hammered.

The Dragon and the Rooster collided with the ground with a heavy thud. The Dragon groaned as he felt a prick in his spine. That was a stupid maneuver that he thought of in the Go. Since he can't exactly beat the chicken with his claws, he could used the wind and his wings. It shouldn't have worked in a normal sense.

But I am a Mighty Dragon, who will swallow the heavens!!! Hehahaha

I shook my body, feeling the tingling in my scales. The scales had gotten stronger, they had not broken or fallen like with that bastard boar. I turned to look at my squashed opponent. The Rooster was sprawled on the ground. Its wings broken and knocked unconscious, its body didn't show much damage even after getting squash by his weight. 

I moved to the chicken, its time to end this charade. I need to kill him. I need eat him. I lifted my hand, my claws extended, glistened in the sunlight.

I should end this.

I...

Haaaa

What am I going to do with this chicken? I don't know why, but I felt reluctant... Who am I kidding, its my memories. I never took more then I needed, and I am not going to start that now.

And... I am not used to killing. I should just let this go. Its not like the chicken can do anything now, he is broken.

System, is the quest complete

[ It is ]

What was the quest again?

[ Quest: Subdue the Rooster and Make your own chicken farm ]

What do I do with him now?

[ What do you want to do? ]

I don't want to kill him. I already have my food.

Lijen turned to the hundreds of chicken, they all looked at him with variety of gazes. He didn't know what to think. The chicken didn't know what to think. They only followed, never made decision of their own and they didn't posses the capacity to think complex thoughts. The most intelligent of them could tell Lijen was strong, that's all.

[ Then what are you going to do if not kill him? ]

Leave?

[ What about the chickens ]

I don't know

[ Read the quest again ]

Subdue the Rooster and Make your own chicken farm

[ Do you understand it? ]

Yes, you want me to make a farm? 

[ It is your choice ]

But why would I need a farm? I don't know how to do it.

[ Do wild chicken need care? ]

Oh, that's right. 

The wild chickens didn't need care, but how exactly should he make the chickens follow.? It's not like they would follow him if he talked to them. The chicken's didn't seem that intelligent to understand his command.

He sat down next to the sprawled Rooster, his mind lost in thought. He couldn't think of any other way then to talk to the Rooster. The guy was intelligent enough to understand him. He already beat him, with cheats of course, but he did beat him.

Wings flap and a sudden weight took me out of my head, I looked up with my gaze and met a upside down chicken head looking curiously. I extended my hand and brought the chicken down. The fluffy cute chick looked at me with curiosity, not fear.

Does she not understand that I just beat her husband?

He didn't care about that and kept stroking the chickens head, it calmed him, even though he couldn't feel much through the scales. He looked up at the sky, his thoughts wandering the cosmos.