Chapter 215 - Impeccable Architecture.

The leader started charging towards Mogranius, to victimize him with those furious sharp claws! A normal eagle can crush bones with their deadly grip, imagine what a 6 foot tall one could do?! The chances of ripping Mogranius in half are more than high so he definitely can't take any risks, he has to act quick.

This leader is charging towards Mogranius, because he is closer to reach and instinctively a bigger prey, he would fill the belly more and the Blue Eagles feel like since Eric is smaller, he can't be any more dangerous or agile than the bigger taller man(Mogranius), so he became a second choice in this hunt. This will prove as a huge advantage for these two Ignites. 

As the Leader flew closer, it felt like he was getting bigger by the passing moment. Beautifully terrifying but he obviously doesn't have any time to glare in amazement. Seeing that this big bird is flying too fast for Mogranius to finally launch another attack, he found it more reasonable to dodge this charge. He bursted fire out of his feet and flew 3 meters higher, escaping the wing span by an inch. Luckily, the Leader folded its wings the closer he got to the ground.

Although Mogranius chose to dodge, Eric stood his ground since he wasn't a target here. Waiting for the moment when this Blue Eagle reaches the ground and unleashed a 6 foot wide Fireball towards it. To set a feathery animal on fire, it doesn't take much effort especially with an Electus as an aid to one's Arsenal.

Taking a second to look back, he saw this Blue Eagle Leader tumbling down the rocks, set into a blaze. While the rocks where its claws met, were shattered in head like rocks and tumbled down after the Leader. If Mogranius fell as a victim to those claws, death would be inevitable and instant.

"Two down, another two to go." Thought Mogranius after he stopped glaring at the spot he almost died at and aimed towards another smaller Blue Eagle who from the looks of it has just been waiting in line to attack, shooting it down before it could yell or charge. 

Infact, Mogranius was so enraged with these beasts, that this smaller Eagle was torched almost completely. There were only a few bones left on it with meat here and there, places of which the Fireball couldn't cover. As for places that it did cover, even the ashes of it were burned.

By now, he figured it out that as long as these Blue Eagles aren't shouting or charging, they are Vulnerable. Eric is well aware of that particular fact too, so Mogranius cooperated to lure the last flying Blue Eagle to a trap, using himself as bait. Another risky part about this, is that he didn't have the time to exchange any words with Eric so he just has to hope that Eric knows what to do.

"Hey you flying Blowhorn! Here I am,  eat me you flying Buffon!" Shouted Mogranius from the top of his lungs to get the last Blue Eagle's attention. With such an expression, Eric was able yo catch up and realize what his first Mentor is trying to do with this entire act, so he tightened his grip against the ground and was ready to shoot. 

Instinctively, the Eagle started chasing the crazy taller yelling guy instead of the one who was standing still, further away. Considering the Blue Eagle's wingspan, Mogranius decided it best to fly upwards instead of on the sides. If those wings hit his body at full speed, Mogranius can be considered a goner. His rib cage would be broken and death would follow in a matter of minutes, he would become an easy meal. One time he got lucky, the second time it might not be the same case.

The moment Mogranius flew high, is the moment when Eric shot. As if on cue, the last Blue Eagle flew right into the Fireball. It didn't have the capability to change its direction swiftly once it charged towards its prey. Here, we are talking about split seconds.

This Fireball was only 2 feet wide since Eric was a bit paranoid, trying not to hit Mogranius just in case they didn't share the same thought with this little trap. The Fireball burned the Eagle's head entirely, and part of its torso as well. Mogranius on the other hand, he flew too high and lost orientation.

He even almost got slammed against the mountain side, but regained control the closer he got to solid ground. If he delayed his actions just for another heartbeat, he wouldn't be the only creature dying in this Area. Afterwards he took a glance back and saw that this last Eagle didn't tumble down.

Likely because that Fireball wasn't big enough to move a 100 Kilogram bird, lucky enough it was stopped on its spot once hit. Approaching closer he noticed that the Eagle's feathers remained set into a blaze. Raising his Forefinger straight and positioning his hand near his chest, the Fire on the bird was soon reduced to smoke and transported around his hand. Shortly after, he shut down the Fire around his hand and pulled out a Dagger, stating. "Dinner is served."

Chucking down as much Eagle Meat they could cook and eat at the moment until they filled that empty void inside only food can be an acceptable product off, they took a bit more time to prepare more of it to carry out throughout the rest of their travels. The Kingdom is still a while away and with the fur clothing already on them, there is space to store more food in their backpacks now.

As for how this meat tastes, a lot like a Chicken's actually. But a bit rougher since these Eagles likely are completely Carnivorous. Taste doesn't matter much when it comes to long distance travelling. It fits and it fills the belly, that's all that matters at the moment.

It is amusing where the soul purpose of Survival might push an individual through. I mean, look at their situation! They just fought off Shouting Blue Eagles and now are eating one of them, they are cooking its meat using their abilities so I guess they differ from animals who would eat it raw.

Furthermore, they are on the mountainside facing the blistering cold and soul darkening wind just to fill their bellies, to regain energy from it so they can push through for another day. After all, they have no chance of camping in such a place unless they find a deep cave. Survival is indeed tough in these parts but at least it is an option. How would a non Fire Controller fare here?

They continued to climb the mountain side for what felt like an eternity, nearly 3 hours actually but without the capability to fly for more than a few seconds it felt even longer. To their luck it is still midday so they still have time to find a proper place for slumber, a proper shelter. At a point, they reached this portion which portrayed a form of a straight road, but if looked at it with more detail, it rivered upwards.

This is a sign that the Kingdom of Maleemia isn't too far away. If it is, the area up here seems a bit more less difficult to shelter upon. Caves are more common as if human kind carved them out of desperation in the same aims of shelter. Snow Ignites have strong claws after all so maybe there is more to this than a natural formation. 

Walking up the road for a couple more Kilometers, they met with a unique peace of nature. They found themselves sinking deeper between two large Boulders, and I mean Large. Of course, everything about this Mountain is large snowy and rocky, but these two boulders a couple hundred meters across! 

A path is carved between them, and the deeper they walk in the higher its walls rise, starting from 4 meters and rising up to 30 actually! That was their guess at least. This is likely a road carved through a huge boulder in order to make a reliable way inbetween it, so people can travel easier.

The level of architecture, and the fact that this carving is as straight as a Pickaxe's wooden tail, proves how ahead the Snow Ignites were and still are in every aspect possible. The road is just flawless! It is even properly measured as 5 meter wide from one end to the other and it doesn't get out of line be it for even a foot, or half of it for that matter. It was hard to believe that this was made by humans.

As the two Ignites glanced upon this beauty in the epitome of amazement, they ensnared themselves into an unexpected situation. Everything about this hazardous place is unpredictable, but this... This dare I say, tipped the bucket. They found themselves surrounded by a Fire Shield! Yes, a Fire Shield. But neither of these two clapped it active. It was indeed confusing until a couple of women dropped from the sky.