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The snake was sneaky, and silent but since pig was walking quickly it had to speed up. When the snake speed up to catch up it accidently gave away it's position. Pig tried to run away, the snake became careless now that it had been discovered and quickly caught up to pig, cornering him so he couldn't run any more and lifted the top of its body off the ground. What did this snake want? Did it want to ask for directions or eat pig. Pig knew that the snake had corneted him amd he no choice but to hope it didn't want to eat him. Being scared pig assumed the snake was bad and lunged forward to bite it and step on it. Would pig succeed or fail?

The snake was a large fat boa constrictor that was about thirty feet long, as pig lunged to bite the snake wrapped the pink swine in its coils. With the pink trapped the boa could easily squeeze the brains out of pigs eyes but Serex wasn't ordered to kill pig, he was ordered to kill bear, and do all in his power to break pigs spirits. So the boa flung the piggy into a near by tree, "you let me die!" The snake hissed, "and now I'm am a slave of the damn Demon!!!" The snake pushed its long neck against the ground throwing itself into the air towards pig!!!

Pig was confused, how could hsve cuased a snake he never met to die and become the demon's slave. Maybe the snake had the wrong , afterall they were lots of pigs in the world and a lot kf them looked like pig. This thought calmed down pig but it didn't effect how much he was getting hurt physically. Pig wasn't the strongest pig in the world so if Serex kept up what he was doing it is possible he could kill pig. The thought that he might die did lesson pigs mental strength.

A loud roar echoed through the wood, and a heavy claw tore the snake apart. A familure voice screamed out in pain but was gone in an instant! Icias had run ahead of the dream master to check on pig. Seeing the large reptile attacking Icias had stepped in. "Sorry it took me so long," Icias smiled and looked at the dead boa, decomposing at an alarming rate. "Does this creature remind you of Xeres the Komodo mercanary?" He asked mostly to himself but loud enough where pig could hear. "Anyway, I'm glad you are ok!" The bear turned to the Dream Master, "this is the bat we were looking for, but she is no Demon worshipper."

"You were looking for me?" she asked with slight shock, "Why?" Most animals around here weren't into dreams so they rarely seeked her. Since she rarely left her home she couldn't tell whether they were travalers or animals libing in the small nearby town. Frankly she dodn't care where they were from, she would probably still be willing to help them. As long as it had to with her favorite subject, dreams. The Dream Master flew to a near by tree and hung there to rest her wings. She then waited for a response from the travelers. She assumed they were going to ask for shelter, food or supplies; something animals passing by usually asked for.

"Do you know of any darker places in the wood where we might find a demon worshipper? Or just a large crazy fool of some sort??" Icias asked her. They already had supplies, and it was still an hour or so before noon so they still had a lot of traveling to do before the sun went down. "Or any advice for travelers taking the mountain pass?" Icias wanted to be as prepared as possible!"

"I think if you go to one of the mountain caves you may find demon worshippers." she said. She wasn't really sure if there were demon worshippers in any of the caves, she only assumed they might be there out of suspicion. She also suggestest caves becuase caves were one of the easiest ways to travel on the moutain pass, it was fast. As for how safe it was she was not sure. A large follish animal or demon worshippers? Travelers rarely asked about that but it wasn't any of her business as to why they were asking.

Icias wanted to just leave, and be on their way faster. But he still had a question or two for this fuzzy, flying, stranger. "Why do you live all the way out here?" Icias asked, he looked at pig and tossed the little one a roll of bandages. "And why do they call you the Dream Master??" Icias thought maybe this animal could help them out in a different way if she could, or was willing to.

"I live out here simply becuase I choose to. As for why I'm called The Dream Master, it is because I am an expert on dreams." she replied plainly. It was long, cofusing, or weird just plain and straight forward. Called Dream Master becuase she knew a lot about dreams and living where she did the same reason most animals live where they live, because they choose to. The Dream Master lived a boring life in the real world. She wanted to escape the real world and live in the dream world.

"Pig, explain to her the situation with the Demon." Icias thought maybe this dream woman could help them. With only a half dozen hours left, they could honestly use all the help they could get! "Maybe she could help," he turned towards the sun, almost noon. Time was flying faster then an eagle, and they still hadn't even located anyone relatively close to a demon worshipper. Was there quest doomed??

"The demon wants a large animal in half a dozen hours for some strange demon reason. That is why were looking fir a big dumb animal or some demon worshippers." explained pig. Icias was right; time was going by really fast and they really ud need that big animal right about now. If the Dream Master could at least find a group of small animals who worshipped demons the demon might except due to number equalling one big animal. Or could there be something else strong enough to equall one big animal.

"Oh that is all, would they except a whole group of bats? I wouldn't sacrificing myself to a demon. My life is pretty boring anyways." replied The Dream Master. The demon probably would not accept it becuase she was being to easy but it was worth a try.

The bear looked at the kind old bat, "no, there has to be another way..." He looked at pig, if only Xeres was still with us, that mercanary was nothing but bad news." Icias's eyes widened and he thought about the events of the past, "pig, the demon did take Xeres, he should count as your sacrafic!" Icias was right, the Komodo Dragon had been big enough, and the lizard wouldn't have been sacrificed to the demon if it hadn't been traveling with the pig. "Xeres WAS your sacrafic!" Icias was pretty exuberant about this, he wouldn't have to be a demon slave, and He'd get his wish too! Along side that, pig wouldnt be turned to dust in the light of the sun! "Call the Demon, it's time to accept our wish..."

Pig was amazed by Icias's point he probably would never have thought of that, "Okay." The pig thought for a while and tried to remember what he was supposed to say to summon the demon. "Ummm... Creed come forth, Creed come forth." he finally said. Then he turned and looked at Icias since he was the one who thought of how they could have possibly already given a sacrifice to the demon. Would the demon be forced to accept the wish or becuase of how much the situation sounded like a loop hole not have to follow through, the tension was high.

The air erupted with laughter, "so you decided to give up your old friend the bear!" Smoke boiled out of the forest floor. "Miss Dream Master, nice to see you outside of your nightmares!" The Demon looked around confused, "no, no... You couldn't have figured it out by yourself?" The Demon screamed in anger, "UNACCEPTABLE!" The smoke formed a singular being and the Demon began to conjure the bits of Komodo and snake scales in. "The plan was for you to be too kind hearted to give me anyone, so I take and take and take until the sun dried you out!!!" The Demon resented the Bear and was filled with rage.

Tossing the pieces of lizard and serpent to the ground a different color of smoke began to rise. "I will drag the sun out of the sky if I need to!" The Demon slumped back into the woods and the green and red smoke caused the earth to shake and a full sized dragon emerged from the ground! A snarl let loose fiery green Sparks. "Concur the beast and claim your wish foolish pig!!!" The Demon vanished softly once again as the dragons roar echoed through the trees, and a plume of green fire burst from it's mouth blowing the Dream Masters house to bits!

Pig knew for sure he would not be sble to conquer a whole dragon and he didn't plan ln doing so. At that moment he didn't have any plans in his mind. The only ideas were run away or surrender to the dragon and be killed. Pig looked up to the bear who seemed to be smarter then, maybe Icias would have an idea of what to do. He was the one who thought of how they technically already gave the demon a sacrafice after all.

"The Dream Master and I will destruct the dragon!" Icias yelled to pig as he watched the old bat's house crumble in flames, "you have to find the Demon, if you make the wish like we agreed the dragon should return to human as well right?" It wasn't a fully thought through plan but it was something right? Icias jumped dodging another searing green fireball, "run pig!" The next fireball cause Icias's arm and he let out a scream as he fell on it to put out the fire on his fur. "It's up to you!!!" Standing again the bear tackled Dream Master who was right in the path of the next stream of green heat! If pig failed they would all die, but that was the price of freedom for Icias. Nothing else mattered but that wish, and if he had to slay this dragon to free the creatures of the wood... He would.

"Okay." pig felt that the bear and the bat should be strong enough to hold of the dragon so he can chase after the demon and make the wish Icias requested. Pig ran and using all of his senses tried to track down the demon so he could make the wish that would make all the animals who were once human become human once again despite slight fear of how they would treat the real animals afterward. As pig ran he tried to remember Icias's point and recited how he would word it in his head. Would he be able to convince the demon to grant Icias's wish?

The Dream Master flew around the dragons head in order to confuse it and make it it difficult to burn her. It was the most she could do when she was just a bat. She could have tried to bite the dragon but becuase the dragon was a lizard she assumed the skin was to thick to bite through. She didn't know what the the bear expected her to do but if he had a great idea of what she could do that would be a whole lot better at discrating the dragon she hoped he would tell her.

Icias appreciated the Bat distracting the Dragon so he could run at the giant lizard's legs! He looked up and the dragon caught the bats wing in its razor sharp dragon teeth, but that just wouldn't stand for Icias, he took opened his great jaw biting the dragons leg forcing it to release the bat! Ripping and tearing Icias pulled out a chunk of the dragons leg swallowing it. The beast cried out in pain flapping its wings pushing the two creatures backwards with a gust of wind. The drake then opened it's mouth and sprayed green fire straight towards the two creatures!!!