MHD: Chronicle IV - Time for Dinner, Pariapuria!

Tenris and Elric ran off to grab their weapons, while the Chieftain alerted the rest of the villagers to the coming danger. Everyone except Taka and his friends scattered for cover - in seconds, the place was deserted. That was quick, he thought idly. Maybe they do regular drills for this sort of thing.

The gurgle came again, sounding like whatever it was had come quite a bit closer. The hairs on the back of Taka's neck stood up as he readied Guan, inserting the handle into his prosthetic arm. Illeera readied her Sonic Bow IV, dipping some of her arrows in Paralysis Coating in case she needed to immobilize the coming monster in a hurry. She stumbled a little bit on her wooden leg, then rapidly recovered. Everyone else drew their weapons.

They didn't have long to wait. With a warbling roar, a grotesque, slimy monster leapt from the darkness, landing clumsily on its feet. The creature had slick scales that looked more like a frog's skin than real scales. Its head was adorned with multiple fins, and its tail was wide and flattened slightly. The monster's big, black eyes seemed to stare right through Taka, and it made a harsh growl that sounded nothing like its previous noises.

Then, Taka realized that it wasn't making that growl at all. That's its stomach, he realized grimly. ''It's come here to steal food, probably. And if we get in the way, we'll be appetizers.''

Before the strange creature, which looked like some kind of Pseudowyvern, could attack, Tenris and Elric returned fully armed. Tenris, Taka saw, had gotten a Qurupeco Chopper Sword and Shield to go with her armor set, and Elric wielded a Greatsword that Taka knew to be called a Khezu Shock Sword. ''Is it just coincidental, or did they specifically pick weapons that matched their armor? ... Probably not. After all, Guan is the only weapon I have, so that's probably the same with this duo.''

REST COMING SOON