【Saihe】Chasing the clouds and chasing the sun

01

Rhine Town is an ordinary town.

A small moon-like river runs through the entire town, and the name is very uncreatively called Moon River.Up the river is a forest, commonly called the Black Forest.

There is a towering mountain behind the lush trees. The mountain has no name because it is so tall and stands out among the plains and hills. It is unique, as if it was placed here by God to hide some treasure. The locals mentioned It just says "Mountain".There is such a mountain nearby.

Recently, a few strangers and a rumor broke the peace of the town.

"There are dragons around here."

The mystical bard reveals after eating the innkeeper a free meal.He also said that those foreigners should also come for the dragon.

This rumor quickly spread throughout the town, and the streets and alleys were filled with discussions about "dragon" all of a sudden.

"Do you think there really are dragons in the world?"

"Even if there is, it won't be in our town. A slap is bigger, is it enough to hide a claw?"

"Oh, don't say it, maybe it's..."

Whether you believe in the existence of dragons or not, at the end of the discussion, all eyes will be on the mountain.

People believe that this towering mountain must hide some secrets. The black forest at the foot of the mountain is full of unknown threats. No one has ever crossed the forest, let alone climbed to the top of the mountain.People who try to climb the mountain often never return, and even if one or two lucky people do come back, they will lose all memory of the forest.

Ever since the rumors about dragons spread, some people have sworn that they've seen a fiery red dragon fly through the sky with a little girl on its back.

Even though more and more people lied about seeing dragons during this time, he was the one who was laughed at the most, as it should be.

As we all know, dragons are tyrannical creatures, how could they fly around with a little girl on their backs.

It is firmly believed that this guy must be daydreaming.

02

In the deepest part of the Black Forest, at the foot of the mountain, there is an ordinary small house.

There is also a legend about the Black Forest.

Legend has it that there lived an evil old witch who possessed extremely powerful black magic and a house made of biscuits and candies. If a child strays into the Black Forest and is deluded by the deliciousness and sweetness of the candy house, she will fall in love with her. Catch and eat!

Not even a bone left!

Not even scum is left!

Ahem, don't be afraid.This is of course made up by the locals to protect the safety of children.It’s like being abducted by a tall uncle when you go out at night, or being punished by the Tooth Fairy if you don’t put away your fallen teeth properly, these are all fabricated by adults.

There is a black mage living in the black forest, but she is not evil, nor can she eat people. On the contrary, she is a kind black mage.

For ordinary people, the Black Forest is like a living monster, no one can survive from here, and few people will take the initiative to approach here.

In fact, the black mage just set up some teleportation circles near the house. As long as outsiders approached here and tried to disturb her peaceful life, they would be teleported to a certain place in the mainland at random.Life is safe, as for when he will be able to come back, that is uncertain.

The name of the black magician is Hemer. Due to some reasons that cannot be disclosed, she left her country and lived quietly in the Black Forest under her anonymity.

She has rescued many accidentally injured small animals in this forest, and the fawns who are extremely hungry can always ask for sweet fruits from her.

The most remarkable thing is that she also saved a giant dragon!

They still live together until now.

Shhh, that's right, there's a dragon near Rhine town.

The legend is true.

03

Saria fell from the sky on the first spring solstice when Hemer settled in the Black Forest.

Don't get me wrong, this is by no means a romantic encounter.

According to Hemer's basic history of magic textbook, in the last era, dragons had unparalleled power and ruled the land, sky and sea for thousands of years, but they suddenly disappeared.No one knows exactly what happened.

Scholars have been arguing and suspecting endlessly. According to the remains, the most mainstream view is that their tyrannical, arrogant, picky and warlike nature, as well as their ever-expanding greed, provoked endless conflicts between dragons. The war eventually led to the demise of this powerful race.

Homer thought so too, until Saria arrived—a real, living dragon descending from the sky.

Textbooks mention that a dragon has a strong body, a head with two horns, sharp teeth, a tail that gradually becomes slender from the body to the tip, and spread wings like a bat.The dragon's cry is like thunder, its breath is an unquenchable flame, and when it swings its long tail, it will cause lightning.

These records are summarized based on legends and historical materials, and inevitably contain elements of speculation.Hemo had visited the museum in the capital, and the treasure of the town house was a well-preserved dragon skeleton, which didn't look special.In her imagination, dragons are more similar to huge winged lizards, and those so-called abilities to control wind and rain are fabricated by later generations.

However, on a night of lightning, thunder, and wind and rain, a dragon spewing sparks and black smoke descended in front of her without warning, as huge and majestic as a meteor that appeared out of thin air.

dragon?

Hemo pinched himself hard, tearing up in pain.

It's a dragon!

She was convinced that what descended in front of her was a real dragon, and she was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a while.

Night is usually the time for Hemer to think and study. She was practicing new magic in the house when suddenly the calm lake swirled and the leaves of the whole forest rustled.Suddenly, dark clouds covered the bright full moon, and it rained suddenly.

The lonely hut was like a solitary boat in the wind and rain, and the sundries and books in the house were blown away. Hemo had no time to put on his shoes, and ran to close the doors and windows barefoot.

As the candlelight flickered, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

A huge shadow enveloped her. She thought it was a dark cloud, but when she looked up, she saw a scarlet vertical pupil.

It turns out that what is said in the book is not fiction.

This was Hemer's first impression of Seriya.

Long quickly discovered Hemer's existence.The voice of this legendary creature sounded a bit unexpected, it was not the low and hoarse voice as imagined, but more like a young woman.

The dragon hung his head and said, "Humans, make a choice: kill me, or be killed by me."

Dragon is injured.Homer quickly realized this.

The giant dragon was covered in cuts and bruises, and one eye drooped with a gray cloud, hot and thick blood flowed out from the torn wound, and wisps of mist emerged from the rain.

Hemo didn't have time to think about why there are dragons in this world, why dragons appear outside her house, and why the legendary invincible dragons get hurt.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, but the dragon's breath was as hot as the tongue of fire.

She jumped out of the window and finally saw the full picture of the legendary creature.

It is simply a moving volcano, no words can describe its wonder and greatness, it is so shocking and subverts cognition.

Homer thought of the skeleton she had seen in the museum, and she firmly believed that it was just a fake made to attract attention, because the real dragon was right in front of her eyes!

She almost dismissed the threat from the dragon, maybe she didn't hear what the dragon said at all.

In a short period of time, Hemo's heart turned a thousand times.The dragon was injured, in the huge forest, only she... No, looking at this continent, maybe only she can heal this precious dragon.

From Long's point of view, this weak human being was stunned in place, his thin body was battered by the wind and rain, and it was difficult for him to even stand firm.She may have been intimidated.

Long sighed heavily, she should never trust cunning humans again.

Saria is the last dragon in the world.

She was hunted down from the moment she was discovered, and it was unknown how long it had passed.On the exhausting journey, she wanted to take a rest among the farmers, and the villagers accepted her, but she never expected that the kind villagers would attract brave men and knights. This kind of deception was extremely poor, but she was deceived again and again .

After being deceived, Long told himself countless times that human beings are hateful and despicable creatures, but this person in front of him is unarmed and weaker than an owl, so maybe he won't tell the truth.

Saria thought, let's save her life for now.

But she is not prepared to stay here, the brave may find her trace at any time.She was so badly wounded that she might not survive the next hunt.

When she was about to leave, Seliya ordered: "Human, don't tell anyone that you met me, or you will die unexpectedly."

"Why!" Hemer took a step forward.

The sound of the dragon mixed with the sound of the rain, making the ears buzz.

Hemer was afraid that the dragon would not be able to hear his voice, so he shouted as loud as possible: "You are hurt, I can help you!"

help me?That's what everyone who meets me says.

Serena sneered in her heart and let out a roar.

The black clouds were like ink, and the pouring rain seemed to be pitch black. The sky became much darker in an instant, and Hemo could only see his eyes burning like a dragon's inextinguishable flames.

Pain and near-death despair swept the dragon.Saria clearly felt the life force was passing by every minute, the poison of the magician stimulated her nerves, the spears of the paladins were stuck on her back, and there were countless iron heads on her body.

Everyone wanted her dead and said she was an evil creature, but she never wanted to hurt anyone!

Hemo didn't know what happened. The dragon, which was calm at first, suddenly became manic. The long dragon tail swept across the forest behind it, and cut half of the trees in half. The dragon's claws stomped heavily on the ground, and the whole The earth trembled and mourned.

Hemo watched helplessly as the house she built with her own hands was like a toy building block, most of which collapsed with a light touch.

The strong wind blew up, she couldn't stand stably, fell to the ground, and the shadow enveloped her again.

This time, the dragon did not speak, but lowered his head and opened his abyss-like mouth to her.

The imminent threat of death made Hemer cast the most costly and widest range of black magic in her life.

Before she had time to explain, she tried her best to heal the injured dragon in front of her just before the scorching dragon's breath hit.Healing magic is to exchange vitality for vitality, not to mention that Hemo has never used black magic on creatures other than small animals. She overdrawn her power and passed out the moment she touched the red line of life.

The wind and rain have not stopped, and a faint white light has risen from the sky.

With one last look before falling, she saw the dragon transform into a cold and haughty woman.

04

Hemer woke up with a splitting headache, and the price of excessive mental energy consumption was that her temples felt as if they were being pricked by needles all the time.The vision gradually changed from blurred to clear, and the lady I saw before coma was sitting by the bed and looked at her with concern.Homer was taken aback.

Before she had time to speak, the other party began to introduce herself: "Hi, I'm Serena, thank you for saving me."

The memories of last night flooded into my mind like a tide, and Hemo was dazed: "You are..."

Serena nodded: "I am a dragon."

dragon?

Hemer jumped out of bed, and within a few steps, he saw that the small house he had carefully built had collapsed in half from the study to the living room, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, which was simply horrible.

She glanced at Seliya, and the other party looked like she knew her mistakes and corrected them, with her head half lowered, as if waiting to be punished at any time, and her expression revealed a little arrogance.

Hemo looked out of the window again, the sky was bright, the breeze was blowing, and the scene was peaceful and peaceful.

It's just that the trees around the house were all cut off, which is very miserable. I don't know what happened to the small animals in the forest. Do people outside the forest know what happened inside?

Hemer was full of suspicion.

Are you really a dragon?

No, it should be true, Hemer trusted his eyes.Serena's appearance is almost the same as that of a human female. Objectively speaking, she looks quite good, but she is slightly taller, with hard horns on both sides of her forehead, her identity is clear at a glance.

why are you hurt

Why did you come here?

Why did you ask me to kill you, and said... to kill me?

Hemer had too many questions to ask, and remained silent for a long while, still unable to find a suitable opening statement.

Serena broke the stagnant atmosphere again: "Sorry, I will be responsible for repairing all of this."

"You?" Homer asked.

Serena nodded.

"repair?"

Serena nodded again.

The black magician who had been isolated from the world for a long time sighed, she still couldn't figure it out, she had a lot of questions to ask, but she didn't know where to start: "Forget it, let me sleep for a while."

Serena closed the door tenderly.

Although the wall next to the door is half down.

TBC