38 The Town, More Like A Metropolis (1/2)

”If your not a level ten then how come you weren't able to beat that Hag?” I ask, that didn't add up. If he was apart of an organization I couldn't believe that he wouldn't be able to kill her.

”I've had my levels sealed, I came to this world because I know someone in the town,” he pointed towards the city,” that can unseal them for me.”

I gave him a funny look but decided that it would be pointless to push him to tell me any more. I was just thankful he hadn't killed me when we first met. I'd been a weak level one. It would probably be safe to assume that he had the appraisal skill, to see other people's levels.

”Let's head on down,” he quickly grabbed my arm and picked me up princess style,” hold on tight.” With that, he jumped off the edge of the cliff.

We free fell down the side of the mountain peak that we'd been standing on. It happened so fast I didn't even have time to process what exactly was happening.

Tears involuntarily were streaming out of my eyes as we continued the freefall. At the speed that we were falling, I knew that we'd end up like smooshed flat pancakes if we hit the ground.

My arm tightened around his neck drawing him closer to me. He'd better have some way to get us out of this situation, or else I'd haunt his ghost!

I had no desire to die because this asshole wanted to free fall from the damn mountainside.

”WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?!” I screamed over the roaring sound of the wind that battered my body, it blew my hair back and made me feel like I was having my face ripped off.

It took a great deal of effort but I turned my head to look at the blurring landscape that surrounded us. A gripping feeling of free entered my mind and body.

The ground rapidly approached us or rather we're rapidly approaching it. Turning my head I glanced at him. But he didn't seem to have a care in the world as we approached the ground. His face was as still as a pond, it was like the wind wasn't even affecting him.

All of the sudden a loud roar sounded it snapped me from my thoughts. Looking upwards, where the sound had come from, a huge bird was overhead it was like it had appeared out of nowhere. I couldn't see any other birds, it was the only one but it was so huge it seemed to blot out the sky above us.

It gave another loud cry, that had me wincing from the volume.

It's huge talons circled around us like we were a fish. However, it was very delicate and caught us without trouble. With another loud cry, its wings that had been angled downwards flew on trying to catch the wind. It gigantic wings easily catch an updraft, skyrocketing us upwards. Tactfully avoiding the ground, I felt my heart hammering against my rib cage once the wind had quieted down.

Once the freefall had ended I felt a wave of calm wash over my body. Although, I was a little uncertain about the huge magnificent golden bird that was carrying up through the air. Its whole body was the size of a small plane.

The golden and brown feathers it sported glowed when the light hit the feathers just right, it would let out little cries every so often as it drifted towards the huge town. Turning my attention back towards Haru, I give him a questioning look.

”This is my familiar, she's a Roc, her name is Phyllis. She'll give us a ride to the front gate,” he explained as he looks up at the huge golden bird.