Following In The Dark

Elric ran for more than 15 minutes before he started slowing down upon seeing a bright yellow glow in the middle of the forest not far from him.

Luckily, the place where he lives was not far from the landing spot and he seems to be the first one to have come this far at the moment.

This excites him but at the same time, scares him.

What happens if that dragon is still alive and ends up going after him? What if it wasn't a dragon and it was just imagination? Should I stop watching those fantasy movies?

Right now, there is only one thing to find this out and that is by going there and check it out himself.

After all, no guts bring no glory, right?

Elric braced himself up for this event as he slowly walks down the slippery hills. The mud has almost covered his entire rubber slippers and the cold wind blew colder on his wet blue t-shirt.

It was only thanks to the bright moon and stars in the sky that he managed to see in this dark forest. With this aid, he was able to walk the path safely and should surely get to his destination in no time.

The night was supposed to be very dark since it was raining but the mysterious shining light from the distance seems to be guiding him. For some reason, Elric felt like he was about to meet some alien creatures from a spaceship due to the mysterious forest lights.

But since he is here for a suspected dragon encounter, he quickly came to another scene.

"This scene feels like that moment when I watched How to train your dragon. Am I gonna find a cool Night fury too? I can't wait to get there!" Elric thought excitedly.

When he was about to inch closer to the brighter part of the area, Elric saw plenty of broken trees and branches. Scattered leaves and scorched marks are everywhere as well. An obvious traces of destruction of a hard struggle could only be the only conclusion in his head.

There are a faint smell of burnt leaves around the area and even small boulders had obvious broken parts that seem to have been smashed not too long ago. It was a scene like a that surely brought Elric a clear sense of danger.

"I have to be careful." Elric could not help but started to shake not just of cold but of fear as well. But his curiosity gave him the courage to continue slowly.

Elric's heartbeats pounded at its highest as he finally slowed down his feet from advancing. For some reason, his instinct keeps telling him to go back but his motivation for seeing a legendary creature has already taken over him.

After all, if he did end up seeing a legendary creature such as a dragon, not only would it will be a newsworthy find, he should probably become the first person to see one or perhaps, tame one!

Just thinking of his face to be seen on the TV for such an outstanding find because of his bravery, he could already picture the proud smile of his grandma and the possible amount of money he will receive from the science people or the government!

This is a test! I am not backing down. Whatever is at the end of that light, if it was a dragon then good but whatever it is, surely it should be something since it shines soo bright!

Elric continued to motivate himself despite the fear and danger he was feeling. This event could unfold into his final straw of hope in solving his financial problem and honor his family!

"Just wait for me Lola, whatever is at the end of this light, It should be something that would change our lives!"

While Elric was slowly and sneakily approaching the bright light from the distance, a pair of sharp and creepy demonic red eyes, which was shrouded in shadows, was also following him.

This pair of red demonic eyes continued to follow him from the top of the trees. Its silhouette is that of a giant bat but for some reason, its wide flapping body reflected the light of the moon.

Whenever it moves, a faint slimy and wiggly sound of moving intestines can be heard together with a scary smirk from its big bloody mouth.

"Heeiiik-Heiiik-Heiiik~"

It was a flying monster called Mananangal.

A flying monster with the appearance of a woman, long black curly hair that seems to move on its own, red demonic eyes, pointy witch-like nose, long sharp nails, big black bat wings and its signature missing lower body parts.

Its intestines can be seen dangling and wriggling on its own as its bottom part was away hidden somewhere.

Blood can be seen sipping out of its mouth with craggy sharp fangs.

It was because of the noisy raindrops from the rain that Elric failed to hear the heavy flapping of the wings of the scary monster flying closer behind him.

KrrrgugghH!~~~

Elric instinctively looked up at the night sky after it whisp out another rumbling sound.

"It seems like this is gonna be a long night rain. I better hurry up or I will end up sick at this rate."