Mixed Blood
Eps. 54 Hunting

The next few days before the full moon night, Ariel invites Orion to go to the forest to teach him to hunt wild animals. So that later when he was thirsty again he could easily let go of his thirst.

After the incident Orion told his mother about it. And now that she knew what caused her mother to suck the blood of animals that had previously made her feel upset to think she was a descendant of demons, now the girl knows that she is not that low. Amulet is more dignified and powerful than man. He no longer condemned his mother's blood-sucking actions.

Today is a day off, Ariel plays to Orion's house and talks briefly to Orion's mother before they leave.

“Mother Zoya.. I want to take Orion to the forest after this.” he said to the woman sitting in front of him while serving him a drink.

“Ya.. mom gave you permission son. Remember you two are grown up now. If there is a problem, you must learn to overcome it. Thank you, Ariel, you always accompany Orion. Thanks to you my daughter is always free from the problems that afflicted her.” he said while taking the cup in front of her and drinking it.

Ariel feels Zoya's mother trusts her and gives her a breath of fresh air to continue being near the long-time girl in her tribe. The woman's words just made her flowery.

“No need to hesitate so Zoya's mother. I'll always help Orion when the kid's in trouble. Because I...” he said cut off by Orion who just came out of the dressing room and approached them.

“Ariel... We should go now mumpung still early.” take the child approached Ariel and pull his hand to immediately rush to leave his house.

“Mother...we go first..” say they both then stand up.

“Ya be careful..” she replied then saw the two children walking away and leaving the house.

He felt lucky with the presence of Ariel who always filled his daughter's days.

“If Orion is older. I hope he can find a good partner like that kid. No need to descend from a kingdom or nobility, just a man who is responsible and can accept it.” he said with a smile and then closed the door of the house after seeing the two children disappear from his sight.

There was no forest around where Orion lived that was still in the urban area so the man took her to the forest that was around where the girl lived before.

“I remember when we were kids.Yes, this is the place where I first saw you turn into a wolf...” said the girl remembered again on her past when entering the forest area.

“Ya...” Ariel replied briefly as she continued walking and looked for a suitable place to hunt.

They both stopped and sat under a large tree. There Ariel teaches the girl to monitor the situation when there are ferocious beasts that come by learning to feel the strength of the animals that are approaching towards them.

“Now guess where the animal came from..!” he told the girl to prepare to welcome the arrival of her prey.

The girl practiced what Ariel had just taught her and she could hear the sound of animals running from the west towards the two of them.

It was true that a moment later there were sounds of increasingly rapid steps towards them.

“Roar...” A tiger appeared before them and made the girl look surprised and unprepared for the arrival of the beast.

“What.... tiger... ? Catch a rabbit alone I can not yet, how will I overcome this one animal ?” he said looking at Ariel who was far behind him after staring at the tiger was getting closer to him.

“Let's just say the tiger is a cat like the one you held the other day. You have to be sure you can tame him. Remember you are an amulet and now you have the power to take it down easily. Now it's time..” he said from a distance cheering the girl on and continuing to monitor her.

Orion understood what the man was saying. He then gathered his courage as well as his strength to take down the tiger.

The girl swiftly jumped back and tried to hit with her bare hands.

“Buk...” the tiger fell bounced off the blow of the girl who powered. But the beast immediately rose and looked increasingly rampaging. He quickly pounced on Orion and pierced the girl's body.

“Orion... quickly drop the tiger before he preys on you !” shouted Ariel from a distance who was still monitoring her and was now moving forward getting closer and closer due to the worry on the girl.

Orion tried to concentrate when the tiger had already opened its mouth and the saliva of the beast dripped on its face.

“duk...” the girl kicked the tiger and got him thrown into the air. The moment the tiger fell he immediately grabbed the beast's leg and broke his bone.

The tiger felt threatened he retreated and left Orion with one broken leg.

“Lumayan is also for the first time hunting with results so.” he said approached and helped the girl stand up because she felt exhausted.

“Other times you should be faster than that. Don't spend too much of your strength.” she explained to the girl who kept nodding at her advice.

Seeing the exhausted Orion, Ariel decided to sit for a moment just to catch her breath before they returned home.

After a while he saw the girl had stabilized his breath he invited her to come out of the forest.

“Let's go back now..” he said while looking at the sky that already looks not dazzling anymore.

During the return trip they continued to talk about hunting and hunting animals.

The girl felt that she had gotten a lot of help from the man since she was a child.

“Ariel. I will follow your request this time as a thank you. You want what... say it..” said the girl stopped in the middle of the road.

Ariel stopped and started thinking about what she wanted right now. His face was red when he thought of something.

“Hey... what do you think ?” ask again while pulling the man's hand.

“Ah.... no... I don't want anything from you at the moment. I just want to keep looking after you and be next to you.” he said staring at the girl who seemed clueless at what he just said.

“Ah... what do you mean. I don't want to be your burden for the rest of your life.” he said again who still doesn't understand the direction of Ariel's conversation.

“Hah... come on. let's go back now. Later Zoya's mother will be worried about us.” he said and then walked back.

Orion ran in front of Ariel who kept looking at her while thinking when the little girl would grow up and understand her feelings for the girl.

“It looks like I have to wait for you to grow up again.” he said smiling then chasing after the girl and walking together out of the forest.

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