Chapter seventeen: Deserted Village

Kaijo finishes his meal and heads off into toward the sandstorm. He heads for the village and can make out some rock formations on top of a dune. He proceeds onward encountering a giant scorpion along the way. The Scorpion snips away at him but he can dodge and counterattack it. The scorpion doesn´t wait long and launches it´s poisonous tail into the sandy ground. He steps to the side and uses the red swords skill to finish it off with it bleeding out. "Hp:50/60". He continues on and the sandstorm picks up making the visibility worse and launching sand in his face. He spits the sand out and wraps his head and mouth up with a cloth to deal with the snow. He comes across a dragon skelleton. "Woa! What is that doing there? Good thing this dragon is dead." Kaijo says inspecting the skelleton. It´s horns on it´s Head are intimidating. It´s jaws are big enough to swallow him whole and the teeth are almost as big as him. The dragon is big and the wingbones spread far showing the wingspan of the dragon reaching from one dune to the other. The tail is equally as long. There are no signs of scales or wear on the bones perfectly preserved for who knows how long. The front legs expand far over him and the claws as big as him. He proceeds from under the dragon and can see the scale of the ribs and spine hanging above him like a cathedral ceiling. The hind legs are smaller than the front ones but are equally as imposing. He notices that the pinky toe is missing a claw and finds a bit further away. "Ah, It must´ve broken off someone didn´t pay attention while trimming his claws." he says barely picking it up. "Item acquired: Dragon claw. Attack: 750. Requirements: 60. Item description: A claw from a dragon. It´s weight shows how collossal the dragons were. The dragons weight didn´t matter as magic allows them to fly and the muscle mass proves important." "So it used to be light while it was alive. Shame it didn´t stay that way." He says trying to use it as a weapon. He holds it presenting the tip of the claw. He uses gigantification to use the weapon. He manages to swing it two times and his stamina is gone. "This thing really is heavy!" he says dropping the weapon on the floor. "It will be nice to smash someone or something." He says continuing on. He can make out the shape of buildings and enters the village through the main gate. With the sign barely hanging on saying welcome in an unkown language. "That doesn´t look very welcoming at all. The village is small and very walkable it´s located in a oasis that has palmtrees and fresh water. Kaijo doesn´t take long to quench his thirst. "Hey! That´s our water!" a voice says reflecting the person in the water. Kaijo turns around apologising. "I´m sorry I hadn´t drunk anything in a long time." The person inspects him and notices the young and big muscles and the gear he is wearin. "Another one of those vigilantes!" the person says. The person is covered in light beige clothes covering the entire body even cloaking the head in a hood and with a mask. He looks skinny and rests himself on a hoe with a hunching arc of a bag. "I´m sorry I´m just passing by on my quest to slay the corrupted dragon and I need a sandboat for that." Kaijo responds. "Dragon you say? I´ve seen them before. I was lucky enough to see the land cloaked in the sandstorm. It was paradise but I couldn´t stay long. That damned dragon attacked me out of nowhere and i had to flee. All I could take with me were some fruit seeds and even then I payed the price dearly. My body is a mess now barely making it out alive. My boat was almost destroyed by it as I made my escape and those things under the sand were hunting for me. I can still remember their sounds deep vibrating ones and the loud crackling storm. Rain pouring down thunder crashing. Unbeknowst to me I was saved by it." he tells him. "That sounds bad!" Kaijo says. "There are still sandboats around but it´s dangerous plunging into the unkown. I recommend going there when it´s storming in the sandstorm. You can tell by how dark the clouds get and the blue crackling lightening." he says leading him. Kaijo makes his way through the village and sees more people like him. They make it to the end of the village where multiple sandboats lie around. "Pick a small one it´s all you´re gonna need and stock up before you go!" he says. "Thank you!" Kaijo says handing him some scorpion parts. "Hmm. So you can take those things on alone. Impressive. I guess that should suffice as payment." he says leaving him alone. Kaijo hears a faint melody of a string instrument playing. He makes his way toward a tent were a merchant rests at a fire. It´s long and unnerving and it´s body is veiled in cloth only revealing red eyes and a wide smile. Kaijo approaches it and rests at the fire. He can buy from it even though he doesn´t understand a word they say. He buys some fruits and cheese as well as fruit juice. He leaves for the sandboats and prepares to depart.