61 Bone Dry Dragonpus (1/2)

Sitting on the back of Callista, I had my arms wrapped around Wit. We easily trekked across the desert, as if we were taking a stroll through a park.

Everything would have been perfect if I didn't have a monster hot on our trails, it was a huge monster, the size of a small hill. It was called the [Bone Dry Dragonpus], which was a suitable name for it. It was easily able to fly through the air even though it was so huge.

It was a mixture of a dragon and a sea creature, it was mainly made up of bones yet it had tentacle-like appendages that would swing out and try to catch us. Callista nimbly dodged the attacks that the monster hurled at us.

Although it wouldn't relent in its pursuit of us, it had been following us for a couple miles now and I thought that we'd just outrun it but it was able to keep pace with Callista for the most part. Plus it seemed to have an affinity for the sand, if we got too far it would kick up a sandstorm.

”Master, its probably luring us somewhere,” Callista voice echoed in my ear as she tried to widen the distance.

”I know, it's already pushed us a bit off course from the oasis, and I'm sure that this map is only so detailed,” I grunted reaching into my jacket and grabbing a knife that I hurl at a tentacle that drifted closer towards us.

A shrill shriek left the mouth of the beast as it pulled back it's damaged tentacle. It kicked up a huge sand tornado at the newest cut, it slammed into Callista and threw us back a bit. This was ridiculous, I locked my hands into Callista fur as we fly through the air.

”Don't let us get swept too far!” I shouted, trying to keep myself from being sent tumbling through the air.

Waving my hand, I feel the scythe materialize in my hand. It long and sleek design was perfect. It caught the glowing light from the sun and shone like a miniature sun. Looking towards the dragon that was flapping it's bone wings close in on us, I take a deep breath.

”Wit hold on tight,” I tell her as I release my hold on her. She nodded her head and just watched the dragon.

”Summon Envy,” I yell as Callista managed to land on the ground, she lowered her head and the antlers rammed into the dust storm breaking it apart. Sand and dirt slammed into my body and I cough a bit, as the remnants of the storm pass over us.

”You've finally called,” Envy's voice sounded by my ear as he wrapped a hand around my waist and pulled me off of Callista. In the next instant, Callista jumped as the dragon slammed its body into the spot that we'd just been standing in.

Boom! It sounded like a bomb had gone off as its body slammed into the ground. My whole body shook at the shockwaves from the impact raced over my body. Thankfully, Envy seems to expect the dive bomb and had prepared accordingly.

Callista was thrown a bit away and I could see some blood running down the side of her right leg. Other than that she seemed okay, Wit had been shielded from the blow by Callista body but she seemed a little shaken.

Once the sand had cleared from the air, I could see that s deep chasm had formed from the impact of its body. It shook it's head and turned it's hollow eyes towards us as it struggled to stand up.

My grip on the scythe only tightened, this was insane.