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Tyrannus was born in the jungles around thirty-six years ago. Since then, he had sharpened his Skills the best he could. In an unwelcoming world, the Union of Tribes that made the Village was a safe haven, protected by the invisible barrier created by the Ancient Ruins, the people could prosper.
However, that didn't ant they could simply live in here forever. The world outside still harbored their food and resources, and therefore, they had to train and beco strong. Even in a safe haven as their ho, they had to progressively grow stronger to face the dangerous outside world, hunt, gather, and survive.
He still recalls his late grandmother's words, about the Great Union that was ford over a hundred years ago between the Four Main Tribes that lived in these Jungles.
The Swamp Lizardn, strong and adaptive, yet not that dexterous with their hands, and quick-witted, easy to anger due to their temperant.
The Mountain Lizardn, tough, slow, and wise. They harbored the longest lifespans and held much knowledge about the world, about recipes for dicines, and also knew how to craft armor.
The Lowland Lizardn, small, quick, and dexterous. They were capable of crafting all sorts of complicated things, and together, they could build entire buildings in a matter of days, highly creative, but lacking the strength to survive alone.
And the Frogn, good at swimming, gathering underwater products, fishing, and detecting poisonous and dangerous plants. They could live underwater almost indefinitely, but they were weak and often had to hide.
These four tribes were once at war with one another, for territory and for food. Yet one of their leaders found the safe haven, a place where no monsters stepped into, where there was no danger.
Slowly, that ancient leader unified the tribes, below the promise of unity and survival. The tribes agreed ultimately, leaving behind their grudges, sothing that took many years.
Eventually, prosperity ca, each tribe interacted, and even fell in love with other mbers of different tribes, back then hybrids were rare, but now they were very common, inheriting abilities from two or even three tribes at once, these offspring held great talent.
Tyrannus wanted to protect his people, he was chosen not only as the strongest, but also as soone smart without the quick temper of his tribe, soone people could rely on.
Yet now… he found himself powerless, seeing his beloved wife's life wither away slowly. His daughter hated him for his decisions, and the only savior they had was chased away now, because he couldn't stop his people from mobbing on him for things he might have never done.
All because he blad the origin of their prosperity, the Ancient Ruins…
"Ned…" He sighed, holding his wife's hand, fully knowing the disease could affect him, but he couldn't care less. He wouldn't be able to call himself her husband if he didn't even held her hand in such a ti.
His wife slowly fell asleep, the pain she was feeling having been slightly mitigated with drugs made from gathered herbs around the jungle, the only thing they could do now…
"I should go look for Ahia and talk to her…" He wondered. "But what should I even tell her? What should I do? Do I need to go against my people and tell them that there might be another way? What would my grandmother say…"
As he looked at the spear he always held, crafted by his dexterous wife, who was a very famous weapon and armor crafter, he suddenly heard sothing.
"A MONSTER! THERE'S A MONSTER!"
"Ahia?!"
It was his daughter's voice! Without even doubting it for a second, Tyrannus ran outside of the house, looking for his daughter, and suddenly noticing what was happening.
"W-Wha..?!"
It was a monster, a mass of countless vines, branches, roots, mushrooms, flowers, and all other sorts of plants, entwined with tallic cables and wires glowing on all sorts of colors.
Two deep red neon eyes flowed within the mass of tendrils, of over thirty ters of height, hiding beneath the night sky.
"FOOD… FOOO… DDD…"
Its tendrils extended around the entire jungle, reaching many houses at once. Following Ahia's screams ca the screams of many people, as he noticed how each tentacle started dragging away everyone affected by the disease!
"W-What the…?! Ah!"
Before he could even reunite with his daughter, he looked back to his house, the tendrils reaching inside and dragging his unconscious wife away!
"No…! NEEEDDD!"
His Mana Core glowed brightly; an Aura of Red color encompassed his body. Tyrannus possessed the very rare Elent of War, a magic elent that enhanced physical strength, reflexes, and even movent speed!
"[Warrior's Aura]!"
FLAAASH!
An Aura of Power enhanced all his stats, as he rushed towards the tendrils dragging his wife away, imbuing his Spear with this power as well.
"[Mighty Spear's Strike]!!!"
With a furious roar, he clashed against the vines and tallic tendrils, a loud explosion of magic power was unleashed in that mont!
CRAAASSHH!!!
"Ugh?!"
However, to his surprise, his attack was almost completely futile! His spear gained countless cracks, and the wires and vines were almost completely unscathed!
"W-Wha…?! Is this thing a Divine Beast?! Where did it ca from?!" He thought. "GIVE BACK MY WIFE!"
Tyrannus did not give up, unleashing a barrage of attacks, trying with all his strength to destroy the vines and tallic wires with as much power as he could!
"[One Hundred Soldier's Spear Trusts]!"
His Aura erupted, shaping into almost a hundred mirages of himself as he attacked the beast's tendrils!
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLAAASH!
"SHAAAH!"
However, the beast only gave an annoyed groan before three tentacles rushed towards him, slamming against him with trendous force, and pushing him away, sending him flying into the air!
CLAAAASSSH!!!
"Uuaagghh…!"
Tyrannus vomited a mouthful of blood as he fell into the jungle floor, rolling over the dirt.
"Father!"
Ahia ran towards her father, her Spirits manifesting as they started to heal him, covering his wounds with glowing lights.
"Ahia… Your mother…! Don't let… that thing… take her away…!"
At the sa ti as this was happening, Drake and his friends sensed sothing going on inside the village.
"There's sothing going on in the village?!" Kraxka asked.
"I sense a monster!" Larzak said.
"Oh no! It's here! The monster! Move! I have to save everyone or that thing's going to eat them!" Suddenly, not Drake, but Erald, roared, rushing out of the forest and imbuing Wind into his legs, jumping into the skies and descending towards the village.
FLAAASH!
The soldiers there were left utterly perplexed as they saw the evil sacred beast they had been chasing appear out of nowhere and fly into their village without any effort whatsoever!
"W-Was that… the sacred beast?!"
"N-No way, it was there this whole ti?!"
"Enough is enough, we're going in." Drake walked past them as he easily ignored their spears, kicking the wooden gate open. "Everyone, let's go! Quickly!"
"OOOHHH!"
The rest of his group surged from the forest, the guards left even more perplexed as they saw dozens of people appear out of nowhere, rushing inside their village!
"SHAAAAHHH… FOOD… FOOOOODDDD!!!"
The monstrous beast opened its gigantic maws, revealing thousands of sharp fangs as the people it captured scread in horror.
"Uaagh!"
"Soone help!"
"W-What's going on?!"
"LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!"
However, a green-colored light erged from the skies, a beaked dragon descended from the night sky and clashed against the beast, throwing a powerful wind-powered kick!
"[Draconic Tempest Kick]!"
BAAAAMMMM!!!
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