Destiny's wiles

When I finally woke up, it was heavily raining. My body hurts, but thankfully I can move around. Looking at my surrounding, I had realised that my body had not moved at all. I am still under the tree, where I had fainted.

Unfortunately, my treasure disappeared. The rabbit ate my flower. How the heck has it become so strong? Just one kick of it made me unconscious!

The good news is that I am still alive. I have no idea why had it let me live. It would have been more practical to devour me. Is it trying to mock me or pitting me?!? If I ever meet it again, I will definitely beat the crap out of him!

Ah, this is so vexing, I feel like crying. My body hurts like hell, and my belonging got stolen.

"Destroy, devour, evolve."

What is in the name of God going on?!? Why do I still hear the voice? The flower is not there anymore. I had personally witnessed the rabbit devouring it. There is no way that it has left anything behind for me!

Maybe, I made a mistake! There is a chance that the voice was not directed at the flower but on something else! On something near the flower!

I got my hopes up again and moved forward. It took me a while, but I finally arrived at the spot where the flower used to bloom.

"Destroy, Devour, Evolve!!!"

Ah, this is the place! I am not wrong! My destiny was not stolen but was hiding behind another one's fortune. I can feel it, the desire, integrated into my soul. It's underground! The flower was only a guise. The real thing is still here!

I started digging around. Using my tail to make holes and my head as a spade to get rid of the soil. Because it was raining, it was quite easy for me to find the source of my excitement.

I needed an hour or two, but I eventually acquired what I desired. An enormous skeleton laid there. A 5m long snake skeleton with some tissues still connected to it is lying there.

There exist two interesting points to notice. On its head, there are two small horns, and they are probably one meter in length.

On its backbone, we can find two skeletal wings. Oh, this is so much fun. I would love to meet alive.

I would love to examine it longer, but I need to hurry up. Who knows if another ambush won't happen again.

I am halfway done when a strong vibrations rose from my left. I don't know what it is, but my guts are telling me to run away.

I gulped the rest down my throat and started running. These vibrations are extremely awfully familiar to me, so fear is starting gripping my heart.

I have sensed these vibrations only once. I almost died without my corpse intact back then. A beast wave has emerged.

A group of beasts that are running away from something, and are destroying everything in their way. You can either escape or find a great hiding space.

I am badly hurt, so I don't believe that I will be able to outrun them. I need to find a safe hiding space.

I tried my best, but my injuries are too severe. The qi I am getting from the remains are healing my wound, but it's too slow.

The beast wave is getting closer and closer. If I don't find a safe haven quickly, I will die here today. Not even the corpse of mine will be spared.

I am running with all my might, and lookíng left and right for an escape route.

"Bam, bam, bam."

I turn my head back, and I can clearly see the sea full of crazy monsters. I believe that in less than an hour, they will overtake me, and I will die a gruesome death.

The qi from the bones is refiling my empty reserves. They are healing my injury so I can run faster and faster. Unfortunately, this is not enough. I need to hide.

My heart is filled with despair. The fastest one has already overtaken me, and the others are just slightly behind me.

"SH, SH, SH (Motherf*uckers)!!!!"

While angrily cursing them, I with the corner of my eye saw my hope. A small hole on a colossal rock wall.

I feel so exhilarated. I found a perfectly safe haven for myself. The opening is inconspicuous and wide enough to temporary accommodate my body.

I ran to the wall with all my might. My eyes are glistering with hope. In the last moment when the wave has reached me, I threw my body with all my power left.

"Rumble, rumble, rumble, ...."

In the nick moment, I made it in time. I lost some of my scales and blood, but I have successfully survived my order.

I used another stone to seal the opening. I need an absolutely safe place to recuperate and absorb all the qi from the remains.

With peace of mind, I fell into a deep sleep.