"Wait…" Drake said, walking forward with a hand up. "What's there to wait for?" The hunter resting the ace on his shoulder."It seemed like you've realized something just now. You look like a very perceptive person. But think about it for a moment." Drake said, looking to the left, then to the right. His eyes, hidden behind the mask, stopped in the man leading the group blocking their way. "Do you seriously want to do this?"It was clear that they were all Hunters after the bounty placed on Drake's head. It was a lot of money, one couldn't just ignore such sum. However anyone with half a brain would know gettig it would be easy, and those who have witnessed the disaster or at least seen the destruction that befell the capital would know what kind of horror the one they're after is capable of. "Listen here, kiddo." The man with the axe said. "This ain't the first time we fight a monster. If we die, we die, but there is one thing." Showing his yellow teeth through a huge grin the man

Drake stepped back and Roland took his place. Watching as that happened the Hunters felt a hint of frustration."They're looking down on us, Geese." One of the man said, looking over at the man with the axe. "They sure are…" Geese, the one leading the group, spoke as his eyes carefully analyzed their new opponent.He didn't know how strong the tall guy was but the fact that the monster they're after let him do the fighting meant he wasn't any weaker. "Let's finish this quickly." Roland said. "Though I would be grateful if you just let us go.""Oh you can go if you want." Geese said. "We're after your friend over there, after all.""Guess this wouldn't end peacefully."Taking a fighting stance, roland pulled his arm back and prepared to throw a punch. The hunters prepared themselves. Looking at the distance they believed he would be using a long range attack, however their expectations were shattered when the tall guy suddenly disappeared. Geese held up his axe to block, but it was

"This place is cold…" Layla said, wrapping herself in her sixtails as she hid under a blanket."Well, we did say we would be going to the Frozen Peaks." Drake commented. "You thought it's a warm and sunny place?" "I didn't think the whole island would be covered in ice!"The female Nine Tails wasn't very pleased by the peculiar whleather of Iceland. Drake found it funny since the name was spot of, unlike in his previous world where the location with the same name doesn't actually have much ice in it. Layla wasn't used to such cold weather. Apparently the place she used to live in so far had a fixed weather with it being spring all year round with none of the other four seasons. Well, the same could be said for Iceland since it's winter all year long, though account to Ragnar the winters are much harsher than what he had experienced."By the way." A question popped up in Drake's mind the moment he heard about Layla's original home. "You came from the upper realm, right? What's it lik

After a three day trip Drake, Roland and Layla finally reached their destination. Thors village. It was quite isolated so he didn't know whether the news have reached them or not, because of that he kept his mask on until they reached the entrance where a familiar face was blocking their way."Good day, travelers." Gunnar said, a fake smile plastered on his face. "May I ask what brings you to our humble village?""Good food and a warm bed." Drake said as he pulled his mask down. "And maybe the company of a friend."The moment he saw him Gunnar's eyes went wide and he stepped back."Drake!" The next moment a huge, more genuine replacing his fake one. "You are back!!!"Excitement could be felt in his voice. The bulky man reached his his sleeveless arms and grabbed Drake by the shoulders. "I didn't recognize you at all! What's wrong with the mask!? Did you already achieve your goal? I didn't expect to see you so soon!"Word spread instantly and people were starting to gather around the

The walk through Frozen Woods took the entire day. Along the way the party met many Magical Beasts, however none dared to attack them. The aura emitting from the four indicated a danger that none of the beasts could handle.One beast wasn't as smart as the others though.It was a bear about four meters tall with now white fur. It looked like a polar bears however the twelve inch claws dangling from its arms was something lacking from the wild animal Drake remembered from his previous world. The beast was dispatched easily with Drake ripping its head with a single swing of his sword. He tossed the whole corpse in his inventory. Though he didn't care much about it Ragnar said that the fur was quite valuable and asked if Drake would let him have it.Once the sun started descending the temperature dropped significantly and Layla started complaining about the cold. Thankfully they reached the entrance to the maze of tunnel under the Icewyrm mountain and decided to camp there for the night