civilwarnovels Book 5: Chapter 104
Book 5: Chapter 104
Book 5: Chapter 104
Ramon and Gloria landed on the ground. In front of them, there were two seemingly dead bodies. The two baby dragons exchanged glances with each other. What happened? Gloria asked. Why did they die before we could capture them?
Ramon furrowed his brow. Maybe theyre like rabbits? Prika told me rabbits die from fright; you dont even have to touch them. They get really scared, and their heart stops beating.
Really? Gloria asked and raised an eyebrow. Are you sure she isnt tricking you?
Ramon nodded. He crept forward and nudged one of the bodies on the ground. It limply rose and fell, following the motion of his claw. His head tilted to the side, and he nudged the body again. Thats weird. It almost sounds like its exhaling whenever it hits the ground.
It must be the air leaving the space between the body and the ground, Gloria said and copied Ramons actions. There was a faint whooshing sound an instant before the body thumped into the ground. See?
Ramon scratched his head. What do we do? he asked. I havent learned how to resurrect people yet. I can heal them, but if theyre already dead, we can only bring them back to Mama to save them.
Are you sure theyre really dead? Kozabokget asked from atop Ramons head. Nudging them simply isnt enough to check. Try stabbing them with your claw. If they grunt, then theyre still alive.
Hey, is it just me, or did this corpse just start sweating? Gloria asked.
Its just you, Ramon said and rolled his eyes. They were already a little moist when we got here. He extended his claw and jabbed the body Gloria had pointed out. There was a squelching sound as the tip of his claw stabbed into the bodys side. Ramon retracted his finger, causing blood to ooze out of the wound. See? he asked and glanced up at the goat on his head. No reaction.
Try the other one too, Kozabokget said. For some reason, Ramon felt like the goat had an amused expression on its face. It was really hard to tell because instead of being scaly, her face was furry.
Right. Kozabokget walked along the side of Ramons foot until she ended up near the humans head. She placed her leg in front of his nose and mouth. One way to check if something is alive is to check if its breathing or not. If the hairs on my leg move and theres no breeze, then you know theyre breathing.
Ramon and Gloria stared at Kozabokgets leg. After a minute, Gloria lay on her belly, resting her chin on top of her front paws. How long can a human hold their breath?
Im not sure, Kozabokget said. We should wait for an hour just to be safe.
How about sweating? Gloria asked. Does sweating mean hes alive? It looks like hes doing it again.
Ramon snorted. Im not waiting an hour to see if a human is alive, he said. What if the other humans do something in that time? Isnt there a faster way to check?
Yes, Kozabokget said and nodded. If a human is alive, then they have a heartbeat. We can check for that to see.
How do we do that? Ramon asked.
Its simple, Kozabokget said. Take your claw and put it on his neck. Then, you pull down and rip his chest open, exposing his heart.
Alright, Ramon said and flipped the human over. He placed his claw on the persons neck, and
Damn! Keith shouted. His eyes widened up seeing Kozabokget smiling at him. Am I being played by a goat!? He tried to raise his arms, but they were pressed down by Ramons foot. Im alive, okay!? Please, stop torturing me! As long as you dont kill or maim me, Ill do whatever you want!