Chapter 9

“Please forgive my discourteous behavior, My queen, I don’t know that such a gorgeous woman like you existed,” I said while kneeling and the queen laughed. I wish the time freeze at the moment.

“Little man, you’re good at flattering, aren’t you? You’re young but your voice is old, hmm.. strange survivor from the hawk tribe, what is your name?” She asked and moved her left hand in an upward direction.

“This lowly one is called Norman, a rank knight from the Order of the Glaives, I will be your fastest messenger,” I said in a respectful tone while slowly standing up.

“The way you speak and humble yourself, it’s funny and strange, It’s good to see you, Norman, I am the Queen of Oria, address me as Queen Oria and I have some things to do, here’s the official paper that conveys my important message, your captain will explain things to you,” She said while smiling. She walked out at a slow pace and I gulped after I saw her buttocks. 

I think, my human sex hormones from the earth awakened.

“Hey, Kid! What are you dawdling at? Follow me!” Captain messenger shouted at my ears.

Inside the cheap brown room, Captain messenger told the location and description of the recipient. He gave some meats, badge, emerald armor, stamina and health potions.

After a few moments, we exit the cheap house. “Kid, don’t open the letter and be careful out there, someone may hunt you down,” He said in a serious tone and tapped my shoulder.

After I wear the emerald armor, “Captain, before I leave I want to ask, is queen Oria has a husband? Just want to say.. I don’t have a wife yet,” I asked and laughed while flapping my wings.

“What! You have the courage to asked that! Come back here! You...” He shouted and I lifted off. He’s saying other things, most likely cursing me.

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My estimated time of arrival will be five to six days. I begin my traverse to the east coast region. I look back at the city of Oria, it really looks a forest kind of city even the walls are surrounded by these thick trees.

These elves are one with nature and I think, they’re a bit overclean type.

While flying, I’m reading the books that contain the meaning of the symbols of the elves. After six hours of flying, I see different kind of monsters, a mammoth that’s bigger than it’s supposed to be defending himself to a group of wolves. Every minute, there’s monsters that killing each other or rather want to eat each other. Maybe, I’m lucky that I was reincarnated as a birdman, flying is quite convenient.

I increase my altitude to check out the landscape of the area, there’s a complex formation of mountains, hills, and brown valleys. If I walk through this maybe, it will take a month before I get out or maybe, I’m lucky if I get out.

“So, this is the reason that they needed some flying messenger,” I murmur and reduce my altitude.

After a few moments, In quite a distance there’s a massive shadow behind the white clouds, I’m thankful that it’s not a dragon but maybe these pain in the ass are worse than a dragon. These flock of black big birds that has abnormal large wingspan are the piranha of the sky. Maybe, flying is really not that convenient.

I float down and decided to take a rest. There’s a tall tree and I immediately approach it. I grip my feet on the trunk and shut down my eyes while my hips crouch down a bit.

...

As I lift up my eyes, the two sun is almost rising. I eat some breakfast meat and lift off.

As the time passes by, the monsters that I seeing are becoming bigger and bigger. There’s something that telling in my head that I am in a dangerous area. After sensing something ominous, I increase my altitude, my sense of danger is really a top notch or instinct might be the correct term.

After three days of dangerous journey, I finally see the huge city that’s part of the Oria Kingdom, also known as the seaport city, the city of Piraeus. There’s a massive boats that made from woods are almost everywhere on the azure colored ocean, each of them has a wide one or two white sail. The infrastructures are made of dark brown woods, they have similarities on the medieval period, there’s a strong smell of raw fish that I hated but now smells quite nice.

After a few moments of flying around searching for my destination, the elves are not that dominant in terms of number. The water beastman or sea beastman are more dominant. A dozen of them that have silver scales and have fins on their neck are walking like humans. They have arms and large feet like humans but I think, they don’t have fingers. Finally, I see the spherical shape roof. I landed on the golden gate and walk inside. The guards almost stop me but I immediately show them the badge.

There are two knights that wearing full armor standing on the doorless rectangular shape hole, I can’t even recognize what race are they.

After sitting for a few moments, “I’m waiting for you, I’m Baron Arim the lord of the Piraeus Port,” A huge sea beastman said in a well mannered tone. I got a glimpse of his teeth, all of them are sharp. His huge body is in light blue color, he looks like a shark that became a one fourth human.

“Pleased to meet you Lord Arim, I’m the new messenger, Norman Hawk, this is the letter from queen Oria,” I said, I bowed my head and handed over the rolled paper to him.

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Lord Arim reading the rolled paper and just walking back and forth.

“Tell to the Queen that I need at least six months, you may leave now, this is an important matter you must deliver my respond as soon as possible.” He said and I nodded. I think his face became more serious. 

The two guards immediately cut off and escorted me outside.  After a few moments, I visit the seaport’s market and restock some meats, fish meats.

These strange beings, I’m one of them, Sigh.

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On my way back to the City of Oria, a day is already passed. There's a tall naked wounded woman that full of red scales sleeping at the top of a hill.

This is odd, the monsters nearby look like a carnivore, she should be a bone right now. I observed the wounded woman for a few moments and the monster still didn't approach her.

While floating down, ”Excuse me, mam?” I said in a loud voice.

She's unconscious? 

The unconscious woman has a tan skin, long red hair, full lips, thin eyebrows and a not so bountiful chest. I get some healing potion and put it to her mouth.

After a few moments, she slowly opening her eyes. Her eyes are strange, there's only a black slit pupil in it. Now that I see her face up close, if there are no red scales from his neck down to his feet, she will look like a human. 

“You?” She asked in a dry tone.

“I’m your savior? I think you’re all right now and the monsters here seems scared to you, I will take my leave now,” I said and open my wings.

“Wait, please, I need healer!” She shouted and coughed a mouthful of blood.

My healing potion wasn’t enough? The wound on her body are gone but does she have internal bleedings?

“I’m going to the Oria kingdom, Oria city to be exact, I’m not sure if there is someone there that can help you because your situation looks serious,” I said, she nodded while wiping some blood on her mouth.

I put light clothes on her and tie a thick leather from her shoulder down to her hips. My feet grips her shoulders and begin to lift off.

“We will travel for three to five days, maybe you want to tell your name? ” I asked while checking her situation under my feet.

“Olivia,” She said and closed her eyes.

“Nice to meet you, Olivia, I am Norman from the hawk tribe, why are you injured?” I asked, 

A few moments later, she’s not the talkative type huh or maybe her injuries are fatal.

After flying for more than four hours, I decided to take a break. When I landed on the tree, the other monster nearby seems afraid.

Olivia's face became reddish, she has a fever?

When I was about to touch her forehead, her eyes widen and I’m scared for a moment, she calmed down after my right hand touches her forehead.

Olivia’s temperature is quite high, I immediately get a health potion and pour into her mouth. She became unconscious again, I decided to take a rest and sleep for a moment. 

I monitor her condition from time to time. After few hours, her condition doesn't look good and looks like it's getting worse.

“This is bad!” I said in a loud voice while immediately grip her shoulder and lift off. My feet even feel the high temperature of her body.

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My body is swaying in the air, my back muscles stiffened while grasping my breath. A strong gush of the wind at my back, I flutter my wings and drink the stamina potion. This is the last stamina potion that I have.

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I don’t know, I can’t remember how long I’m flying without taking a rest. Olivia’s condition are getting worse and worse, she consumed all my healing potions but it only helped her a bit.

A few moments later, there are people in the sky, my family and friends are all smiling in front of me. I want to have a little chat with them, I wonder how they’re doing.

“Wait for me!” I shouted but they’re gone, they all left me. I can’t catch up to them. 

The scene suddenly changed, I recognize this forest city. What is the name of this city?

It’s so cold, my body feels old again and my eyes want to close itself. I want to move but I can’t.

Someone is pulling me on the ground, I can’t move while there’s a strong force of wind on the top of my head. 

There’s s soft skin touching my face, I lift my eyes, this woman why I want to save her.

Yes, I remember, my wife died from leukemia while I’m on the mission. I’m not even aware that she has leukemia, I didn’t even see her last moment. Many of my good brothers died in front of me, I could protect them many times but my missions are more important. I sacrificed them for the sake of unsure greater good for my country. My bird mother, maybe she's still alive but I can’t protect her when I needed to. I protected my country but why I can’t do anything to the most important persons in my life. Do I live just to kill?

The reason, yes, at least let me protect this woman this time, please. 

I hug the woman as tight as I can and tilt my body before we hit the ground.