March 5, 3009

Silva, Isra, Oro, and Salv embark on their journey to the Great Nest in order to save the village from damaged relations with the Sacred Owls. They leave during the daytime.

Silva: How far away is the Great Nest, Isra?

Isra: The Great Nest is only a half an hour away walking distance from the city.

Salv: Great! In theory, we should be back before the folks at Owl City wake up.

Isra: Yeah, in a perfect scenario. These owls are extremely territorial so it will take a lot of resilience to even get close to the Chief let alone the Great Nest itself.

Silva: I can be the first to climb. If they get too close, I'll just heat up my body and they'll think twice before comin' near me!

Isra: Not such a bad idea, Silva.

Salv: I can cover your back and fend off any owls with Oro while you climb.

Oro: (barks)

Isra: That is great, and I can take advantage of my speed and lead away any initial owls, acting as bait. They prioritize whoever is closest to their Sacred Tree. Once I take out a majority of them, there will be an opening left for you.

Silva: Whatta 'bout you Isra, are you gonna climb with us?

Isra: I'll catch up to you guys. Silva, take this with you just in case I can't make it to the top.

Isra hands over the olive branch of peace to Silva.

Silva: Great, thanks.

Isra: Silva and Salv. This is the most important thing to remember when we get to the top. Under any circumstances, we cannot allow the Chief Owl to see us hit the owls. We will only be in its line of vision once we reach the top. It will let its guardian owls stay atop with it while the weaker ones attack below the tree in order to best protect their nest. If we're to make peace with 'em we can't let 'em see us on the offensive. You both understand?

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Silva and Salv: Got it.

Salv: Then it's settled. We now have a concrete strategy. Let's hope it works when the time comes.

Silva, Oro, Isra, and Salv walk for the remaining 25 minutes with no issues until they find themselves raising their heads to the sky to gaze upon the Great Nest resting atop the Sacred Tree.

Silva: Wow, that is sooo cool! Can't wait to climb the tallest tree in Howling Woods!

Isra: In all of the history of my city, there have only been a select few who have managed to climb the Great Nest. My father was the last person to reach that feat.

Salv: No time to waste gentlemen. Let's get going!

Silva and Isra: (nod)

As they approach the Sacred Tree, many owls nose dive towards the group.

Isra: Alright, now's my cue.

Isra bolts toward the tree in the blink of an eye. He leans on the Sacred Tree and waits for the owls to notice his position. They eventually shift their attention towards him and glide towards him. Isra effortlessly dodges and they hit their heads on the tree, knocking a few of them out.

Silva: (yells) Great job Isra!

A dozen more owls leave the tree.

Isra: No time to think about victory yet. A majority of the flock are still battle ready.

Isra runs to the opposite side of the Sacred Tree. The owls once again shift their focus to him. He finishes half of them off with a swift strike. The rest claw at him. Isra purposefully leans back and drops to the ground. He then reverse flips and once he lands on his feet, he initiates another swift strike on the remaining half.

Isra: (yells) Now's the time guys, start running towards the tree while they're distracted!

Silva: Gotcha!

Silva, Oro, and Salv run towards the tree. Silva and Oro make it with ease with Salv lagging behind. More owls appear but this time they are focused on Silva and Oro. Silva heats up as the owls start to attack. He lands a few blows on them.

Oro: (barks)

Silva: If you wish to fight more before I climb, bring it on!

Silva protects Oro with ten more owls leaving their posts to attack. Silva'a body heats up tremendously but their stubborn nature prevents them from letting that stop them. Isra runs back towards them and fends off the ten owls. Silva and Oro are still ambushed by even more owls, 20 more in fact. Just as they are overwhelmed, Salv finally catches up with the group and hardens his body to steel.

Salv: Our plan is collapsing. (Salv winds up his fist) Time to wing it!

Salv unleashes a powerful blow to the ground, the impact sends every owl in sight to the ground and knocks his friends to the ground.

Silva: You're a lifesaver, Salv!

Salv: Don't mention it, but god damn it. Start climbing, I see more approaching!

Silva: (nods) Right.