He chuckles lightly, then grins. Don't worry you, you won't live to see me again, he replies sounding a little too casual.His blue eyes glow, but the dark circles around them, dampen whatever beauty they had.

The two riders glare at each other, reading each other keenly, then the breaks black rider chuckles, he follow suit but with a loader laughing, drowning the black rider, the black rider retort increasing his pitch, he increase his own, laughs even louder, not willing to be out done the blue eyed rider yelps hysterically laughing, the black rider goes even higher but breaks into a cough, the blue eyed rider laughs at him loudly for real this time, a loud roar thunders through from the forest

Haaa! His laughter breaks into a light terror scream

Looks like we have a winner, the black rider says coldly. 

Loud thundering crash echo through the forest, the beast is thrashing around 

The blue rider looks at his Killbill, it's panting heavily, with its tongue out the side of its beak

That thing won't go any further, you've pushed it too far, he says. You can't fight like this, not while it's in that state. It'll be no fun to kill you without a fight but I don't have time to wait around. 

They glare at each other, the blue eyed rider puts his masks back on. He takes something out from a pouch by the side of the saddle, it's a glass tube with a cork in it, inside it is a glowing green substance, the black rider looks on

. 

What that?, he asks him

He says nothing, he pulls out the core and tips the tube over the Bill's head, pouring the substance all over it. The bills feathers give of a faint glow, it's bruises fade away and it's heavy panting stops

Don't tell me!.... You moron, pushing it like that…That could kill it

You wanna fight right!, he yells. Well you know I won't let you leave like this, not while you've killed many of us

 

And you've killed many of us too, it's war, it happens

No I haven't, he yells, this is my first ride

That's not what I…wait really!... He looks at him in disbelief, then he realizes he's telling the truth, he drops his head, a bit ashamed.

His first time and he bested me, he says to himself, well it's all the same to me,he speaks to him, do you know how many times I've seen that mask, do you know how many times that's been the last thing my friends saw. the blue eyed rider is a bit taken aback. So don't go preaching vengeance, there's more to the cause than our pettiness

There's no shame in being scared

 

What?

 

Yeah you're scared

Alright let's go, he growls in anger

The blue rider chuckles and gears his bill, the black rider prepares to charge then an ear shattering roar cuts through, stopping them in their tracks

I'm more worried about this than you, the black rider says, shiney brown skin, large reptile, breath fire, it could be a Terrazor, in which case it would be coming for the cores in our curse.

Yeah, it may have just woken up. 

Heavy gusts of wind begin pushing through the forest, from either side. It gets heavier and heavier as the constant winds break tall trees, tossing beasts in the air. They can't see a thing from the dust being raised, then the black rider realizes. 

It's trying to fly! 

The Terrazor flaps it's giant wings, faster and faster, it's giant feet slowly lifts off the earth, it's hovers just few feets over the ground. It's hovers up and down, trying to carry its mass. 

I've heard of this, it must have be hibernating, this must be it's first flight, which would only mean…. No.

The beast beats it's wings harder and harder, pushing at almost a hurricane, there half eaten remains of carcasses all around it, 

We have to get out of here

How about our duel, the black rider glares at him, that's a Terrazor, it's the most vicious thing in this world at this very moment, all it wants is something powerful to eat, I won't let it eat my curse. 

You're running away? 

You should too, he turns to leave

There's a thundering roar, the forest trees reverberates with terror, the smoke and dust begin to part as the fires around it die of almost instantly. Out of the fog the specter of large glowing eyes shine through, they could see it from their great distance, as though it's was mare feet's aways from them.

The bill squawks, ruffling its feather, it tries to flee but the blue eyed rider holds it's back, the shrouder growls wagging its tail fiercely. Out of smoke the colossus emerges, jagged teeth the size of full grown men, the stench of burning flesh fills the air, the beast stops the, it could hear their beating heart despite the great distance great distance.

It flies out of the fog complete, chasing the two rider down,they turn and quickly flee

The back rider leaves him behind in no time. 

The beast gets closer and closer, the blue eyed feels the air get hotter, he turns back, the beast's jaws fill his view. He pushes the bill for more speed, darting faster and faster but he still feels the monsters breathe on his back and it's stench in his nose. The black ride looks at him for a second, then propels it's beast forwards, increasing their gap even further. 

The sun slowly sets, as the evening dims. The blue eyed rider notices all around him is glowing red, bills feathers are brightly illuminated by the red light, even in the deepening darkness, his hands trembles, grasp tightly at his handle, as realizes why? He turns back just to be sure, the blinding red hits his face,it's the monster's eyes. 

The jaws of the terrazor split open with a loud crack, the stench of decaying flesh escaping out of them. The rider leans into the bills, streamlining himself, aiming to beat air resistance, he gets a little faster but the jaws get closer and soon he's between them. 

The jaws close around him, with a last-gasp effort he glides past the jagged teeth, escaping the monster's teeth . It opens its jaws again, and in seeing this tries for a burst but Bill is far too tired, the beast snaps its jaws, he sees them closing around him, he guides the bill left, slipping through the jaws again. 

He darts upwards as the terrazor spews an inferno burning the air about them. He barely dodges the blast, as the bill's tail feathers get caught, it burns a little before the winds douces it. 

The beast raises his head to eat I'm, he quickly pull the Bill's wings in, letting the rush of air push them backward, tossing them back beyond the monster head towards its back, he pull the bill wing out and lands on the back of the monster cling to the scales bill claws, he hold on to the bill tight. 

The Terrazor continues flying forwards at great speed, its large wings propelling its great mass. The spec of the black rider comes into its view. It's heart chilling growl, curling the feathers one bill, the blue eyed rider looks up

The terrazor spews another inferno, in front of itself, then flies directly into it the fire rushes past its body, storming towards the Bill , he pulls the Bill out escaping it, but he stays away from the monster field of view in the middle of its back.

 

The black rider sees the monster inch closer and closer to him.

I've got to lose him, - then it occurs to him that he has nowhere to run to, not with the monster on its tail - I can't lead it back to camp, which means I'd have to lose it somehow… but I could just lead it to the enemies base… Hmmm….we could wipe them out, in one fell swoop and I'll be commended for it, he chuckles, then changes course. 

The Terrazor follows the black rider in its new course. The blue eyed rider, trying to fly while keeping out of the view of the beast, he lands the bill on it back hitching a ride again, he wonders about the new course

What is he up to, is he trying to lose it or,wait a minute, this, this leads back to the base..That Bastards.. He's doing this on purpose. 

He screams, at the black rider 

Hey!, hey!, he's screaming gets drowned in the beasts flapping giant wings 

Dammit, he hits the bill on the back, stomping his fist in anger. and this stupid bird won't go any faster!, the bill jerks from the hit and because of this the Terrazor releases another inferno, flying into it again, he pull out and maintain anonymity

 

I've got to do something, whatever it takes. If only I had a dragon or something. takes out another tube from the pouch by the saddle, the substance in it, is glowing red 

If I don't stop him, he stares into the red vial. The captain forbids this but, luiza, everybody, I can't let it get close to them. He turns the vial around revealing a written letter that reads “agent M”. 

But this, this could kill me.

The monster growls as it inches closer and closer to the shrouder, the black rider pulls back his handle jolting the beast forwards and faster.

 

The blue eyed rider, opens the vial and pours the substance on the bills back it, he watches it seeps in the body, its feathers let out a red glow, a jolt of energy hits him. His vision blurs for a couple seconds,the Bill squawks very loudly, flapping frantically as smoke-like gases simmer on Bill's body. 

The cord slowly turns red, then the eyepiece on his mask turns red too. He feels heart beating faster and faster, he could hear the bill heart, the rhythms begin to match. He could hear fire forming in the Terrazor core, Terrazor moved at lightning speed but everything seemed to slow down, he waves his hand before his eyes as fast as he could, but it appears hazy and slow. He chuckles triumphantly. 

He pulls back on the saddle, and the bill runs forward on the monster's back, the terrazor roars and breathes a gust of fire, it flushes past its head as he moves into the fiery blaze. The blue-eyed rider rushes towards the fire, bill running on the back of the monster, he pulls up at the last minute and glides smoothly into a burst. A great blast of energy burst out the scales and digits of the Killbill legs , propelling it forwards, its acceleration almost knocks off the blue eyed rider of its back, he clips himself to the chain on his saddle. 

It propels him, far beyond the reach of the monster in the split of a second and in no time, he gets close to the black rider. A loud whistling sound cuts through the air space as they accelerate, mirroring the appearance of a comet. 

The black rider hears the whistling sound, he looks back and, in that instant the blue eyed rider pulls back his arm, with the all his speed behind him, he lands an air shattering blow on the black rider’s head, knocking him of his dragon, he's held back from falling by chains binding him to the saddle, but the force of the punch pushes the dragon of course as it veers downwards, it's master outcold.

The Terrazor, seeing its prey fall downwards,changes its course and goes after it. The blue eyed rider chases after the beast matching its paces. The Bill starts releasing steam from its body, the blue eyed rider doesn't mind this , but continues to push its limits further, reaching more and more speed. 

The Terrazor is closing on the falling rider, about ten feet from him. The black rider continues falling in a spiral, the shrouder can't control its movement as its rider is in complete control, it simply watches itself falling towards Heldaroth, screeching in terror. 

The blue eyed rider flies parallel to the monster, dwarfed by its immense size, he sees it open its jaws as it closes in on black rider. He draws out his nox, shaping it onto a spear, he grips it in his hand as he guides it closer to the body of the monster.

He hanks out his cord, disconnecting from the bill, the loose cord wraps around its neck automatically, almost like it has a mind of its own. He jumps off the bill and in mid air he reshaped the nox into a giant four pointed star with bladed edges. He spins it over his palm as lands on the beast, immediately going into a run.

Since the beast is flying downwards at an angle to give him a bit more acceleration, he sees the beast about to eat the black ride, he throws the spinning star at the head of the monster, it's cut through, making a faint whistling noise. It hits the beast dead in the center of its head, the force pushing its further cutting through scales like leaves, it growls in pain, it's thick scales bringing the noir star to a halt. 

The Terrazor turns it's attention away from the falling rider, pulling itself into a row, trying to through the blue eyed rider off its back, he falls of his back but the bills swoops in and catches him by the hands, it's flies him out of harm's way, the monster turns it's attention back to the black rider. The throws him into the air and onto its back he lands and chases the monster down.

The turbulence jerks the black rider on his saddle, shaking his head back and forth, he opens his eyes dazed from the punch, he looks on blankly, like he doesn't know where he is. He's shaken awake by the constant turmoil of falling, his head jerks down, he see the forest fast approaching, the turbulence jerks his head again but this time upwards, he see the bloodied face of the feral beast, the turbulence jerks his head forward, then he get himself together, he screams enraged. 

The shrouders legs kick back at the wind,its wings spread wide open, the wind pushes them upwards closer to the monster,its large jaws open, the black rider tucks the shrouders head in causing it to spin wildy, into the jaws of the beast. 

As they get between its large teeth, he spews fire into the monster's mouth, the force from the fire pushes the shrouder backward, out of the reach of the jaws.