Climbing down the cliff was quite difficult for Mayara, being untrained in his new body and also have no idea how to fly in any capacity. He was not Akky who had a great understanding of how to fly but was just unable to actually put his training to use. So like any idiot who tried to climb down a cliff, he fell, being unskilled and also a weaker 'Witcher' than some of his brothers. He promptly hit the ground like a brick, his air was pushed from his lungs, causing him to silently gasp in pain. He saw Sierra look down at him in concern, "You okay?! I Still do not understand why you didn't at least glide down."

'Probably because I do not trust these wings yet." He thought, he rolled to his claws and checked his body for any significant injury. 'Being a failed witcher has downsides, my healing is halved my bones are weaker, and not to mention I have emotions.' He smiled slightly, 'I am so glad the Elder Witchers decided to do that test and did it on me. It would have a higher success rate while also making me similar to Witchers.' He shook his head. He walked forward before spotting the cave that held whatever creature remained inside it. He slipped out his Silversword, a very ornate silver sword. One he has held for almost all his life, he had no idea what to expect or what this monster may be, so he had to see what it was before he can make any tactical decisions.

He peeked his head around the corner of the cave and saw...nothing, his eyes would not pick out anything. He saw the inside of the cave of course, but there was nothing inside. 'Huh this is odd, most monsters are not intelligent enough to cover their tracks. This cave is baren, so what the hell is going on, it almost seems like a setup, but what would she gain for setting me up? She would be given money from Akky when she led us to him, and also would likely have favor from Akky or whoever. Having Favor with Akky is quite an amazing thing, it would mean she could have him do certain jobs without having to pay him. So what could this be?'

His pupils narrowed, as his eyesight adjusted to the darkness of the cave. His silversword giving off a faint, cobalt blue glow, he was prepared for a fight. He held his sword in his claw before spinning the blade uselessly, 'It seems this was a mistake.'

He looked behind him before shouting, "There is nothing inside this cave whatsoever, In fact, it is quite baren." He heard Sierra shout something the lines of 'Fucking liars.'

He turned around, well almost his senses screamed at him to dodge, He tried but it was too late. Something slammed him in the ribs sending him flying into a wall, he grunted from the impact. He blinked the daze from his eyes, to see two very wild animalist eyes glaring at him. He saw his sword beside him and he grabbed it before thrusting the blade into the chest of the creature, only to hit the air. To say he was mildly confused was an understatement, he pushes himself back to all fours. He was checking each and every movement inside the cave, 'Whatever this thing is it can turn invisible, that means I am quite weak in this fight. I will win though, I have to.' He growled, and he fired off a wave Aard. The weak wave of telekinesis, pushing something invisible back by evidence from the dirt/sand spraying from the ground. His focus honed in on that evidence and he launched forward, his sword spun in his claw before he swung with intent to kill.

His blade struck flesh, the poison rune inside the blade was doing its work Mayra chose this time to swap swords. He sheathed his silversword while the monster was stunned, to swap to his Steel/Titanium hybrid sword. his sword is one of kind because again because he requested to have a sword that was similar to Akkies, who has a sword made from lightning crystal. His sword exited the sheath smoothly, the blade was heavier than the average steel sword but much more sturdy. He launched forward his sword in his grip, he slashed at where the creature once was to only hit the air again.

He grunted, not willing to be attacked again. Whatever it was it hit like a damn Elemental, and those things hurt. He backed to a wall again, not allowing himself to be snuck attacked again. His ears picked up a faint sound, His eyes narrowed and he pounced in the direction the sound came from. His blaze whizzed until it struck flesh, the blade's weight knocked whatever was there back and possibly broke some bones. He danced away from where the creature was and followed the momentum of his sword. Only to receive what could only be described as a soul-rending scream, his ears rang and his eyes teared up from the pain. Whatever this was had some loud vocals, and he did not like it. "Fine, you made me do this!"

He ran into a corner and used Yrden he placed the trap in one location and turned his back to it, This would give the creature a chance to fall into his trap. While normally Yrden would be useless in this situation, it was perfect because the only path in were two narrow walkways. So the creature must walk through him or the trap, he has to be careful. He kept his eyes in front of him, ignoring the trap and using all his senses to detect even the slightest change. He was rewarded as he saw paw prints in the sand, small prints. His muscles coiled like a spring and he launched forward with all his speed and strength, his blade sunk into flesh and he heard a weak cry of pain. He saw blood spray from where the blade impacted, and whatever made the creature invisible failed, showing a skinny feathered creature with complete wild eyes. Eyes filled with rage and hatred, He also noticed that each attack was successful, blood was pouring from this creature like a river but it refused to fall. As quickly as the creature appeared it disappeared again, leaving behind a bloodied leg. He cut the creature's leg off, Now the creature will fall into his trap, or it will bleed out. That kind of injury is a life-threatening situation, It either wishes to perish to remove its suffering or it wishes to kill him before it falls.

Though he had other plans, and for some reason, it was not to kill it, something inside his soul said not to. He sighed, as he grasped the creature's leg he examined it. It was Soft padded similar to Akky/Sombre paw, but it also was skinny with powerful muscles. The more he examined the leg the more it intrigued him, It had sparkly skin, that almost reflected the limited light in the area. Suddenly he heard a shrill scream that indicated the trap had worked, He also heard a loud thump as the creature fell over unconscious. He put his bloodied sword in his sheath, he would have to clean it later.

He got up and walked over to the unconscious creature, he pulled out a potion made for him that enhanced his healing. He put the potion to the creature's mouth and it swallowed, he studied it as the injuries it acquired slowly faded. He smiled in satisfaction, right before he slumped with a tired sigh.

He heard wing flaps and looked up to see Sierra who looked at the creature with a snarl, before turning to look at Mayra. "I will take that creature so I can execute it-" She had no words at what happened next Mayra rolled forward in a second and put his blood-stained titanium sword to her throat.

He only spoke one word but it held such a firm resolve that make Sierra shake in fear, "No." And that was all he had to say, Even her guards were surprised by his movement, he moved like a blur.

Sierra gulped, "Do you plan to kill yourself?" Her voice wavered at his firm eyes, which didn't show anything that showed his intention.

"Again No, something about this creature doesn't anger me it makes me pity it, I will be keeping it Akky would love to see it. He will also give you twice the pay if it is alive otherwise he will pay you nothing, not even returning us." Sierra nodded but gave a wry chuckle.

"I thought you have cut my head off." Mayara smiled, he shook his head.

"I like you, so I wouldn't, I would just have knocked you out before leaving." Sierra still looked surprised, "Now when can I get a trip to Akky?"

"Tomorrow."

I just woke up and saw Mira next to me. "Hey, my Pretty Dragon what happened?"

Mira instantly awoke and gave a startled scream. "Akky!"

"Yeah, what? Oh please don't say I grew new wings that are useless."

"Oh no you have been unconscious for nearly a week, I was soon going to Canterlot in your stead but it seems with you awake that will not be needed."

Author's Note

Sorry for the wait, had other stories.

The next chapter Chapter #10 will be welcome to Canterlot! and will our Hero Akky have a peaceful trip, when has he ever had one.