The mage took off down the streets to find the group of people talking at the gate. The closer he came the more he could make out their whispers have winged beasts, griffons and wyverns.
Without a word he snuck up on the group and just slid into the conversation, nodding along with them. Until one of the men jumped and looked over his shoulder, "Who the heck,"
Jin rose his hand, "Jin from Fairy tail. Here to take care of your...whatever beast it is," he said standing now with their attention on him.
They exchanged some looks and then shook his hand vigorously. The mage put on a smile and slowly tried to sneak his hand out of their grasp.
"Alright so, what is and where to I go,"He asked, trying to speed up the process.
Each one spoke and described a monster with slightly different features than the others did."...uh huh....alright then."
"So you'll kill the beast!" The men applauded before the mission had even begun.
Jin rose his arm and set his glaive in the ground. Little did they know the weapon was near useless in his hands. "The monster won't be a problem for you." The men patted him on the back causing Jin to clear his through and once they were settled, the mage of light set off up the hillside.
It was a long journey as he got closer and closer he could see signs of a predator. Small animal carcasses dotted the landscape, and bits of fur clung to trees.
He knelt down, running his hand on a track left in the dirt. A giant clawed talon dug through and plodded onward.
With a deep breath, he mustered his resolve and pressed on. "I hope there is a way to handle this without harming the creature," he spoke while tightening the straps on his wicker backpack full of medicines and charms.
It wasn't long before he arrived at a small cave. A trail of animal parts and broke up items from merchant caravans were strewn about the entrance.
Jin eased himself down to get a better look and skidded down the rocks. He fell on his butt and the stones came tumbling down. landing on his feet he crouched as pebbles peppered his back and hair, still falling down from above him.
He stood motionless and waiting. Hopping whatever it was sleeping or oblivious. When nothing happened, the light mage stood up and heaved a sigh of relief.
A relief interrupted by the lumbering sound of claws dragging hastily against rocks. From the mouth of the cave burst a wyvern. Its eyes were murderous.
Jin's pupils shrank as his eyes grew to the size of baseballs in his panic. They narrowed in briefly, noticing the nose around the wyvern's neck and the broken spear still dangling in its side.
"Oh...That's why," he said flatly before panic gripped him again as the wyvern swooped toward him.
"TIME TO GO!"
Jin took off running in the other direction, zig-zagging between vicious snaps by the creature's razor-sharp teeth.
"no, no, no....Okay, think. Come on," he spoke ducking between bites and kicking up dust from the trail
- Jin: