The Calm Before the Storm Part 4
Jonathan throws three side kicks with his right leg, each at a different height, first at the thigh, then at the rib and finally at the head, but Matheus defends the blows and punches Jonathan in the face, which he grabs and pulls Matheus towards him, managing to execute a rear naked choke.
Jonathan: Come on! You're screwed!
Matheus: No way... I still... I can do something...
Matheus hits Jonathan with an elbow in the abdomen, pushing him away and managing to get out of the rear naked choke. He runs at Jonathan and punches him in the face four times, before he recovers and retaliates with a critical punch in the middle of Matheus' abdomen, making him fall.
Jonathan: Enough! You stop here...
Matheus: I... Would win if it were... Real
Jonathan: Who are you kidding, you would lose much easier if it was worth using deadly powers
Matheus: That's right, but even so, I would cause you more damage
Jonathan: Well... It's true, but I would still win
Julian: That's quite a fight! Pay attention Matheus! I'll beat you!
Matheus: I have faith in that, kid hahaha
Jenny: Anyway! Guys! Pay attention here, since you have all this excess energy, go and fix the damage you did!
Joana: ... Idiots haha
Julian, Jonathan and Matheus, notice the damage they did, then laugh casually as they prepare to fix the damage they did, after that, the next day, the group would head to the Disorder Forest, outside the kingdom of Arcis Mundi.
Julian: Finally! Exploring the most exciting forest possible!
Jonathan: Come on, son, you need to be careful, don't let your emotions affect you, even though the creatures don't have great magical abilities, physically, they are very effective
Matheus: Have you already chosen or defined a goal of a creature to have as a Subordinatum?
Julian: Not yet, there are several choices, I can't think straight like that, I always end up seeing several options, one better after the other
Matheus: Really, this becomes a difficult choice, I decided that myself, I don't care, I said to myself "the first one I find I'll tame", it turns out I found the Metriacanthosaurus
Jonathan: You could end up with a bad one like that, you know?
Matheus: but there isn't a bad one there
Jonathan: I was just kidding, man, anyway, I chose mine because I really liked it, I was researching and I fell in love with it, the Velociraptor V2, in this case the one that's as tall as a person
Matheus: I know about that one, he really has good techniques, anyway, it seems like we have something in sight
[the V2 present after the creature's name represents a mutant version of the creature, it's more to differentiate the anatomically refined version from the version present in movies, series, etc.]
The three stop walking, shortly after, a Baryonyx appears and roars at them, advancing against them with ferocity, Julian jumps between the trees and unsheathes his katana, while preparing his first attack, he jumps to the dinosaur's back and starts to spin, cutting and exposing the flesh on the creature's back, after that, Julian sends a torrent of fireballs against the dinosaur, leaving it burned and roaring in pain, then the The dinosaur uses the supernatural ability "Caedes Ferox" making three huge cuts in Julian's chest, throwing him against several trees, but with no time to rest, the Barionyx uses the ability "Group Eliminatio" exhaling small golden particles, having its damage increased by 50% for the next two actions, with Julian out, Jonathan goes to him, to help him recover, while Matheus takes the lead.
Matheus: Let's see how I'm controlling my Subordinatum
Jonathan: This one is very aggressive, and he's also strong, so you'll have to kill him
Matheus: Understood!
Matheus makes the One hand symbol, then Matheus' crystalline energy expands and forms the Metriacanthosaurus, which roars and walks until it is facing the Baryonyx. The dinosaurs look at each other and circle each other, then roar to start the fight. The Baryonyx, being slimmer and in turn more agile, bites the opponent's neck, but the latter manages to free itself through struggle. So it turns and lashes the right side of the Baryonyx's head with its tail. Then the Metriacanthosaurus bites the Baryonyx's tail and pulls it, making it fall. Before it can get up, the Metriacanthosaurus bites the Baryonyx's snout again, causing it to, in desperation, kick the Metriacanthosaurus' head. After that, it gets up and roars, before walking away. Jonathan: Hey! I asked you not to leave him alive, he'll kill someone later!
Matheus: Calm down! Let me finish here
Matheus makes the Uma seal once more, the Metriacanthosaurus disappears turning into a blue glow that goes towards Matheus, who takes out two swords and goes towards the Baryonyx, cutting off its heels and then goes from one end to the other of the creature's neck with his blade, making the creature's head detach from its body.
Julian: Wow! That dinosaur is really good! Maybe I'll catch one of his kind
Jonathan: Really?
Matheus: That's a good one, its rarity is... Let me see... I forgot, that was never my strong point
Jonathan: Judging by its abilities, it must be rare, legendary or epic
Julian: Uh... The universal order of rarity of creatures was...
Jonathan: That's something you should already know, son
Julian: Calm down! I know, it starts with common, rare, epic, elite, mythical, legendary, ascended, omega, apex and maximums
Jonathan: right, in that order, you memorized it well huh
Julian: I'm really good, there's no way
Matheus: look at this kid's narcissism huh
The three of them face a few more monsters, but Julian defeats most of them. After that day in the forest, they return home, where Jenny and Joana had made a huge feast.
Jonathan: Oh my! What am I seeing here?
Julian: I'm going to eat my fill
Matheus: We really came back hungry
Joana: Jenny... Now that you think about it, a feast today isn't very good, because tomorrow they won't be able to eat well on Julian's birthday
Jenny: ... Eh... So... I forgot about that detail
Joana: You were pretty forgetful, huh
Jenny: Anyway! It doesn't matter! It's better for them to satisfy themselves now than to keep saving it for tomorrow!
Joana: Okay!
Everyone starts eating the food happily. The next day, Jonathan and Matheus go out with Julian to choose some decorations for his birthday party, while Jenny and Joana prepare food, such as cake and sweets in the kitchen.
Julian: I'll want this and this! And don't forget this one too! Oh! And you can't miss this one!
Jonathan: You're asking for a lot of things, huh? If it weren't for our wealth, you wouldn't have half of this.
Matheus: He's a spoiled brat, by the way! He's going to be 8 and 9, isn't he?
Jonathan: That's right, my boy is already growing up. By the way, I remember his birth like it was yesterday.
Matheus: It must be really exciting.
Jonathan: Oh! Yes, it is, an unprecedented joy.
Matheus: I hope... I can experience this someday.
Jonathan: This again? Look, relax, you'll get it, your time will come.
Matheus: It's okay, it's okay.
After shopping, the three of them return home where all the meals are almost ready. Julian runs with the bags, unpacking everything and then arranging the newly purchased decorations, while Jonathan and Matheus follow, helping him.
Julian: This is fabulous! Worthy of my greatness
Matheus: greatness... But you're only 1.40m tall, aren't you?
Julian: I don't even know, I don't remember the last time I measured my height, but enough of that! It was just a way of saying
Jonathan: Your mother is already bringing the cake, sit down over there and we're going to start singing
Julian: Right!
Julian sits behind, in the middle of the completely decorated table. Jenny enters the room, leaving the cake in front of Julian, while Joana approaches and lights the candles and moves away, then everyone starts to sing. Julian's joy is etched on his face, as he trembles with excitement. When everyone finishes singing, he blows out the candles without thinking twice.
Jenny: Hey! Did you make your wish before blowing out the candles?!
Julian: yes! Of course you did, I already had my wish in mind, so all I had to do was blow out these candles, finally, time to enjoy myself!
Jonathan: okay, okay, I have the cutlery here, do you know who you're going to give the first piece to?
Julian: yes I know... It's going to be for... Me!
Matheus: great idea, but that's not allowed, huh?
Julian: this is my birthday, I decide the rules
Matheus: you're cheeky, kid
Jonathan: here it is! The first piece is for Julian!
Julian: you'd think, I'm always the first!
Jonathan: right! And now... Who's the second piece going to?
Julian: is that it? Divide this whole cake at once and distribute it, stop trying to create disagreements here!
Matheus: he really is a character, haha
Jonathan: haha the boy doesn't leave any gaps
After eating the cake, everyone gathers in the games room and starts a chess championship, Julian vs Joana, this match, being monitored by Matheus, while Jenny and Jonathan have a barbecue in the backyard.
Jonathan: Julian really liked it, didn't he?
Jenny: Yes, by the way, now that I remember, the last mission you did, I went too and the king didn't call me for that audience
Jonathan: That's right, right? I think it must have been something I did wrong that he was told about, besides, I already told you that according to Matheus, it seems like there's going to be a discussion about something still secret, maybe he doesn't want to tell you yet
Jenny: I get it, but what about Julian? How do you feel about seeing our son turn nine, huh?!
Jonathan: Ahahah, seeing this boy grow up... It's priceless
Jenny: That emotion... I love our lives, they couldn't possibly be better
Jonathan: Of course... Me too... I appreciate and love you both with all my heart!
In the game room...
Matheus: And there it goes! Are you going to lose to Joana, Julian?!
Julian: Calm down! Not all is lost yet, I have a strategy!...
Julian loses three moves later...
Julian: Damn!!!!!!!!! How is that possible?!
Joana: I'm a genius, Mr. Julian
Matheus: The winner is Joana!
After that day, a few more days passed and Jonathan was walking to the castle, on the way to the throne room, he noticed how the guards were staring at him too much, when he arrived he bowed, making a bow.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BRJZKkAtStcfGYwuNI5PAaKi0-0XISEW/view?usp=drivesdk)
Alexander is 40 years old, 1.80 tall.
Jonathan: Good afternoon, King Alexander
Alexander: Good afternoon, Jonathan, I hope your afternoon is really going well...