29 The Trek Through Thunder Mountain 2 (1/2)

There was a bellowing roar before a beast dashed forward with a ferocious growl. This beast was around a meter long and had tiger like legs, but bulging, ape like arms. Four, dagger like eyes held a stubbornness as the beast once again attempted to strike its opponent with one of its ape-like fists.

Its opponent, a small silver shape twisted and elegantly dodged this fist that made dust fly into the air. The small beast leaped in an arc and landed softly on the ground with her soft paws. Her silver fur was graceful in the light of the sun that peaked through the orange and red leaves above.

The little kitten hissed before singing a chant which caused a metallic and earthly substance to weave around her lean body. In a matter of seconds a flexible but strong looking silver armour graced her body.

The two beasts, one small and one big began to walk circles around each other, waiting upon the right moment to strike. A few meters distance from them, other conflicts were also being held. The Wilderwolf soldier's were trading blows with similar looking beasts while Jonathan and Uncle Kil were fighting a beast each that while also looked similar, were not at the same time.

The most striking difference between these two beasts and the other beasts which they resembled were their white fur, which gave them an elegant air compared to the brown fur of the others. These two beasts were also slightly taller as well.

Meanwhile, the little kitten and her opponent's stand off came to a sudden end when the ferocious beast charged forth, its front arms creating cracks in the ground as it pounded forward.

'How frightening!' The little kitten couldn't but yelp in her mind, this was definitely the most physically powerful beast she had faced so far. Despite this, her eyes quickly corrected themselves, changing from a look of apprehension to one of determination.

'This is a Early Stage Major Magical Beast, The Tiger Ape!' The little kitten said in thought. 'Will my Celestial Claw spell cut through its tough skin?'

'Only one way to find out!'

The sound of a young and harmoniously beautiful voice rang out once more and the little kitten chanted the Celestial Claw spell. With quick steps, her small frame danced around the Tiger Ape's charge and with a ferocious swipe of her claws, four white lines shot out from her clawed points and dug into the Tiger Ape's brown fur.

Blood spilled into the air and a loud cry could be heard escaping the beast's gaping mouth. The Celestial Claw had dug in quite deep into the beast's backside. Yet, when the little kitten landed and inspected the damage she had caused, she could already tell that the wound she had dealt was already in the process of being healed.

'Right, Major Magical Beast's have improved recovery rates...' The little kitten tutted. 'This is going to be a battle of attrition!'

Aura filled claws danced in the air and the sound of fist meeting ground and trees could be constantly heard resounding around this area of the forest as the two beasts continued their fight for several minutes more. Thankfully, the little kitten seemed to be inherently agile and had little trouble dodging the Tiger Ape's slower movements.

The most damage she received was residual waves of Aura bursting forth from a few of the opposing beast's punches. This only caused a nipping damage and a few shallow cuts. Meanwhile, the Tiger Ape had suffered from continuous attacks of the Celestial Claw spell and despite his acute recovery rate, could not keep up with the new wounds it was receiving every other second. Eventually, its body could not keep up and collapsed to a still. It had died from its wounds.

'Finally!' The little kitten let out a long and exhausted sigh. 'I'm all out, I couldn't have last another second!'

Sitting down to rest her aching muscles, she breathed heavily and her throat was in pain from the constant chants she had to speak. She could not wait to learn how to preform these spells without chanting, it would not only make performing spells faster, but would also save her poor throat from aching so much!