Arynx had been running for 30 minutes now.
He could hear his heartbeat in his ears.
His breath - razor sharp with lungs on the verge of bursting at any moment.
His legs were burning , shaking , crumbling.
Every step more heavier than last.
But the bear chasing him didnt seemed to be tired at all.
In fact, it looked like he was playing with him to see how far he can run.
Then it happened
His legs stopped moving and he falled to the ground.
Arynx thought " What a pathetic end.Dying by the hands of a bear without even reaching 10"
And the bear,it seemed satisfied. Grinning like a madman.
It raised its hands revealing its razor sharp claws which looked to Arynx like a executioner's axe before a death sentence.
Right when the claw came crushing down Arynx felt a heavy force on his right and rolled to his left barely escaping his end.
When he stopped rolling he saw the face of a boy no older than he was,lying on the ground beside him.
The boy had blonde hair , wild and unkept.
Emereld eyes gleaming with untouched wonder .
A bright smile on his face.
He wore ragged clothes and was dirty untamed but still was shining as bright as the sun in Arynx's eyes.
The boy had saved him.
"Whew, you have gotten yourself in quite a pickle"the boy said.
He then got up and went face to face against the bear.
"Let me handle it"he said while grinning.
He took out what seemed like a very rusty dagger and launched at the bear.
The bear growled and attacked him with his claws.
He ducked down and dodged it then thrust the dagger on the side of the bear.
The bear roared in pain and then attacked again.
The boy jumped high in air and attacked the bear in the eyes.
The bear jumped back cluthing his eyes roaring in pain.
It then started atacking in every way half blinded trying to hit the boy.
The boy dodged every attack and kept stabbing the bear from all sides.
Hopped shined in Arynx eyes - the boy would win and he would be saved.
But then one of the bears legs hit the boy right on the stomach and he came flying towards Arynx.
Arynx grabbed him but couldn't stop him and they slammed into a tree.
When Arynx opened his eyes he saw how weak the boy's body became after the strike.
"He couldn't fight anymore"Arynx thought.
The boy reading what Arynx was thinking by his face,smiled and said
"Dont worry, I always have a Plan B"
That's when Arynx saw them.
Wires as thin as spider silk only visible to the naked eye if looked very closely all around the bear.
And all the strands lead to the boys finger.
The boy grinning like a predator who has caught it's prey flicked his finger.
Boom
There was a explosion all around the bear like a minefield has set off.
Trees flying ,dust in air and fire all around.
It was over for the bear.
Both the boy and Arynx rejoiced at the narrow victory.
"What's your name?" Arynx asked.
Virtius
The boy replied
"Thanks for saving me if it wasn't for you i would be in the afterlife."
Arynx thanked.
"Oh no i must thanked you too if you hadn't grabbed me before i too would have been at the same place, what's your name?"
Arynx
"Well Arynx , Victory was ours" he raised his hand.
"Its no time to rejoice, you haven't won yet"
A hooded figure , wearing all black with a sleek build came from behind the trees.
Virtius raised his hands
"Oh yeah, taste my blade"
"Calm down kid, im not here to hurt you,the monster you just blew up was no ordinary bear, it was the Mordgris.
They become stronger the more they are hurt , there is only one in the whole world left and im here to finish it"
The man replied in a strong voice.
Right then , among the rubble the Mordgris woke up again .
It looked to Arynx he had grown a thousand times bigger.
His whole body engulfed in flames.
He looked like a creature straight from the pits of hell.
Fear bloomed on every bone like a poison in Arynx.
But the man's body was steady.He stood untouched . Fear had no hold on him.
He raised his hand and took a stance.
"What could a thin man like him even do?"Virtius whispered to Arynx.
Then Arynx blinked and what he saw next was a scene worthy of being remembered.
The man was behind the creature .
And the creature?
It lay on the ground with what seemed like he was slashed millions of times by a sword .
But there was no sword in the man's hands.
"Cool" Arynx heard Virtius say.
Finally letting go of his fear Arynx asked
"Who are you?"
Me?
The man started lifting his hood and said
I am a Collecter.