Legend of Ransera

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۞ It appeared that Aurelio was in deep tranquillity and peace as he spent his night at the hot springs within the Astralar Mountains. He bathed there for moments as a well deserved reward for capturing a creature for a local alchemist. Although, it was hard to say most people keep their pets leashed or trained in some form, instead of running lose like a pack of hyenas. However, as much as Aurelio enjoyed the hot springs, it was time for him to get back to his apartment and rest. It was clear that he had a huge annoyance on his case. His handler, Trisha had been giving him a hard time recently, not to mention the condescending ways she speaks to him almost questions if she is a competent handler in slayer affairs.

Aurelio got up from the seat of the springs, dried himself off and dressed in his leather armor once again. It appeared to be the only armor he wore, but it was functional and allowed him to move in a more nimble and acrobatic way. He saw another Avialae take his spot as it appeared to be the warmest part of the springs. He ogled at his body for a moment, taking one last glance as he admired the musculature of the other man before taking flight off into the distant skies.

The cold wind hit him, but it didn't take him long before he was gliding over the fields of the Northern Wilds. It was full of fascinating creatures as well as Fae'ethalan tribes, Rathari communities and other things. It brought Aurelio joy that he was blessed to see the aerial views of places, having been gifted the luxury of wings. He had always expressed his freedom with the seventeen foot long plumage he had. Beautiful, golden and yet one of Aurelio's point of anxiety as he would never let anyone touch them. They were the primary reason on why he became defensive in certain situations, sometimes aggressive and hostile.

Eventually, someone caught his eye in a clearing as he stopped for a moment, before sitting on top of a tree. It appeared to be a young male with a pecan butter complexion. He continued to watch him and his footwork, as well as the way he calmed his breathing whilst in combat. Aurelio could already see some flaws in his methods. Perhaps it was the weapon he was not use to or maybe he had other means of engaging in combat. Either way he did find it rather endearing that he would practice, after coming from a large relaxing bath.

"Cute" He mumbled.

However, Aurelio saw bandits from the higher ground approaching the other male. His eyes narrowed as he watched the scene unfold between the bandits and the training warrior below him. It was clear the bandits had a grievance against the other male. He wasn't going to let them get away that easily though as he saw that they had readied their weapons, he too pulled out his halberd that was harnessed upon his back and immediately dropped to the ground, in front of the axe-wielding male.

Eventually, he buffeted his wings at them, using the force to blow and knock the bandits down as he cracks his neck showing he is ready for action "I'm afraid, if your gonna kill him, you whelps would have to go through me first" He said with a deep, yet assertive confidence to his voice. He swings his halberd with great dexterity, swivelling and pirouetting it against the palms of his hands as he asserted his dominance over the bandit troupe. He kept calm as he mentally prepared for combat. His glare pierced the bandits with fear as eye contact was met with deadeye precision. ۞

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۞ The avialae watched his surroundings, taking glances at each angle the bandits were coming. He evaded a hook strike of a bandit's punching dagger as he tripped him over. Crash. Aurelio dealt an executioner's blow to the face, smashing the skull as he swung behind him as pirouettes on the heel of his foot, bending down to deliver a crippling blow to the bandit's calves as he threw one of the bandits towards Ja'akuna Me, hoping the summon would finish it off.

"It'll be best if we celebrate after we're not in deep shit."

Aurelio saw the ball of eldritch energy coming from Siorey's aidolon and immediately rolled out of the way, incase he was within it's radius. He watched it explode as he took a moment to reconvene with Siorey "What exactly did you do to get into this mess?" He asked as immediately he casted an anchor amongst a small perimeter of where they stood. Eventually, Aurelio conjured up a small barrier around them both, hoping it would protect them for a short time "It sounds like you've really pissed these off." He said with desperation in his voice as the bandits broke through the barrier, destroying the anchor entirely.

"We're fucked!"

His eyes flicked over to the bear rathari as more bandits rushed in. Aurelio struggled with the amount of pressure the bandits were dealing. As Aurelio pointed his halberd to a charging bandit, watching him gasp in pain as he dropped his weapon. Eventually, Aurelio flung the body at the bear rathari to slow him down as he grabbed Siorey "Come on!" He commanded as he tried to escape, but it appeared more of them were closing in on Siorey and Aurelio "Well, this is awkward." He said as one of the bandits laughed and taunted.

"Looks like your sitting ducks!"

Aurelio watched vigilantly, as the bandits got closer and closer, like poachers trying to catch loose animals. He looked over to Siorey as he shook his head "Really, well... Sorry Princess, but..." He said with intent and danger in his tone as he grabbed Siorey, from underneath his armpits and flew upwards as he hastily flew away, buffeting his wings to further slow down the bandits. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna drop you" He said, holding him as tight as he could.

"Nnnghh." Aurelio stared from behind, realising he had been hit with an arrow.

Still, he kept flying as fast as possible, away from the bandits. It was clear he needed to get Siorey to safety. A priority. It was not everyday that he'd deal with bandits, but when people did, it wasn't for a very good reason. Grudges and vengeance. Those were the motives of bandits nowadays. Aurelio didn't know what the other male did, nor did he care. However, he hated seeing people being hurt. The situation would have been a lot worse if Aurelio didn't intervene back then. Still, there were pressing matters to be concerned about.

The pain.

The pain caused him to lose concentration in flying as he swerved and swivelled past trees.

The sense of lethargy could be felt as he appeared to be drifting off "I can't fly further..." He cocooned his wings around Siorey as Aurelio rolled and took the impact of the ground. His body slid, leaving a large dirt trail as he had Siorey in his embrace. He coughed as he moved his wings slightly to check if there were any broken appendages. He felt no pain, but yet it was obvious that Aurelio was still in a lethargic state as he pulls out the arrow and inspects it "Damn those, fuckers" He cursed out.

He looked down and saw Siorey within the other man's embrace for a moment as he sighed with relief before he moved. He yelped at the pain in his back. His muscles ached from the intensity of combat, followed by the vigorous wing movements to keep him flying faster "I think they'll come for us, lets get you back to Kalza-" He trailed off as he hissed in pain as he pulled out the arrow within his leg and immediately growled, taking a moment to unleash a glob of spit on the floor "Fuckers" He said with such a venomous tone to his voice as he spat on the floor one more time. ۞