Are you sure it wasn´t your imagination?

They couldn´t believe it. What was inside the cage surpassed the most insane idea, it was beyond reality. With the light coming from the torches was possible to discern what seems to be a creature from their worst nightmares.

"What is that thing? asked Einar.

"….."

"I can feel an awful energy from it" said Turdon.

"….."

"How amusing hahaha, it has two heads and look at its teeth" pointed Gerd without suppressing his interest.

"For our ancestors' sake, can´t you just take this seriously Gerd!!" exclaimed severely his mother.

"Do you expect me to be serious with that beast, sorry, I mean that anomaly thing?" he replied while getting closer to the cage.

"Stay back!!!" "I told you to stay where you were before!!!" roared Rensor.

Surprised by his father's shout, Gerd retreated without delay.

"Rensor what is that thing? From what I can see it has similarities to the dire wolfs of the mountains" asked Breon.

Yes, the creature was similar to a dire wolf. However, there were obvious characteristics that didn´t match: two heads, the fur was green, three tails, nails like butcher´s knifes, it was almost 5-foot-high and dark blood was flowing from its mouth. It seems that it was suffering from several severe internal injuries as no wounds was seen from the outside. But what caused them to feel fear was the aura, it was a deathly and dreadful one.

"I don´t know what it is. I was hunting yesterday and when night fall, I felt the floor trembling followed by a low howl. If not by my cultivation, I fear that I wouldn´t have been able to hear it.

Following it, I discovered this creature on the eastern side of valley, in the ravine between the Thruen and Fewlen mountains.

When I saw it, my instincts were telling me to run or I will die. However, I couldn´t move. My strength abandoned me as I stared the creature. It was at that moment that I saw its eyes. They were white as the moon and I felt how my body was been looked by it as for searching for something.

Fortunately, the feeling didn´t last long as it closed its eyes after coughing the dark blood. I concluded that it passed out after staying still for around an hour. When I moved towards it, the other head awoke and spoke to me" answered Rensor while describing the event.

"It spoke to you!?!?" asked Yiller shocked.

"Huh? What are you talking dad? Are you sure it wasn´t your imagination? Beasts shouldn't be able to speak or communicate" said Gerd surprised.

"Gerd let him talk. I´m sure your father has an explanation" Elin repressed him angrily.

"Yes m´am" answered Gerd.

"Seems sister Elin is already in control of the situation" whispered Nilsa to Einar.

"Mmmm, otherwise he wouldn´t take things seriously" nodded her brother.

One needs to know that Gerd, despite been 18 years old, behave like a little child. He like to play with the younger generation and not heed the words of his father but to play pranks on him. Also, he enjoys spending time exploring the mountains around the valley while hunting, he has an adventurer spirit. The matters about leading the vrakings are of none of his interests. However, he also trains the younger generations. This way he could spend time with the kids and play with them because once they were strong enough, he would take them to his adventures.

On the other side, Elin is always in charge of keeping an eye to him. She follows him on his adventures and trainings. When he wants to play pranks, she scolds and punishes him. For example, one day Gerd planned with the little boys of the village to steal the underwear's of his father and use them to make a flag. When she learned about this, she literally hunted down Gerd around the whole village with a belt. Once captured by his fiancée, Gerd was hit until his butt was red.

A stranger will think that he is been controlled by her. Though he is seen as a mischievous little kid, he knows the limit and enjoy teasing Elin. But when things need to be done, he does it to the maximum of his abilities.

"Dear, can you explain clearer?" asked Yiller.

"Well, as I said before it spoke to me, I could hear its voice on my mind. At the start I was confused but then it said:

[Don´t fear mortal as I won´t eat you. Right now, I´m wounded. I ask you to bring me to a shelter and help me hid because if I´m found, this whole region shall vanish]

"What you mean?"

[I´m been pursuit by some powerful people. As for why I can´t tell you. Help me hide from them and you will be recompensated by my tribe later]

"But If they are enough powerful to wound you, how can I be of help. Besides my strength should be very small in comparison to you"

[You don´t need to worry about it, I´ll help you to cast a barrier that will hide my presence for some time as I gain some strength to leave this world]

That was the exchange between the Patriarch and the strange creature.

"So, there you have it" said Rensor.

"…."

"Unbelievable"

"Yeah, it should had been a great adventure, right dad?"

"Gerd!!"

"What? I´m just asking"

"Anyway, why did you show this Rensor? There must be a reason for it" asked Breon.

"Yes, the reason why I´m showing you this is because shall anything happen to me, the only ones capable of managing this situation are you, my wife, Siyer and Turdon. As for the kids, my son and Elin are the strongest member of the younger generation and Einar with Nilsa were asked by this creature. Why? It didn´t explained to me"

"Can we trust it?"

"We can. From the moment it appeared, it didn´t attack or do anything to me or the village. Instead, it had help me to understand some techniques and clear some doubts of my cultivation. I can tell that it doesn´t has any thoughts against us and we can gain some benefits by helping it to hide"

"Mmmmm, there could be some hidden dangers, but I agree with you. We need to gain some strength before that event takes place"

"What event dad?"

"I´ll tell both of you when we return home"

"Oky…."

"Breon and Turdon, I need you to stay for some more time. Dear, you and Siyer take the kids back to the village. Einar and Nilsa, I think you won´t have problem going back from here, right?"

"Yes Patriarch, we memorized the path on our way here"

"I´m not a kid anymore dad!!"

"If you just behave like a young man, I wouldn't call you kid. Now go, I need to discuss something with Breon and Turdon"

Leaving the three men, the rest of the party went back through the tunnel as the barrier was dispelled before they crossed the door and once they left, Rensor casted again the barrier. Seeing this, Breon and Turdon felt that what they were going to hear was some extreme news that only them were trusted enough to hear it.

After leaving the storage, the four youngsters started to talk while Siyer and Yiller had a concerned face as they looked back to the storage.

"That was insane, don´t you think Einar? That creature was awesome!" exclaimed Gerd.

"Yeah…the green fur and those nails were really sharp"

"Sister Elin lets leave the boys alone, I have to tell you something" said Nilsa.

Einar hearing his sister words, throw her a look like saying "Don´t you dare to tell her about us". However, Nilsa just glared at him.