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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Tales of Pandora

Origins of Salizar: chapter 11 ~four deaths~

(New phone, don’t worry if it acts like it’s not me posting this.)

Primalis was shocked at the sudden rush from Salizar, so shocked he fumbled the crossbow, by the time he was ready to shoot it was too late, Salizar leapt on him, knocking him to the ground and ripping the bow from his grasp, he tossed it aside and grabbed Primalis by the collar of his cloak. He yelled in his face, pure instinctual rage clouding his intelligence. “Savage!” Primalis spat. Salizar looked at him with a furious expression of hatred, he took Primalis’s knife case out of his satchel, “THEIF!” Primalis shouted. Salizar opened the case and jabbed two knives into Primalis’s shoulders, pinning him to a nearby tree, he let go of Primalis and took out another knife, he readied the throw. “Please, mercy..” Primalis begged. “Humans, don’t deserve … mercy.” Salizar said, he threw the knife. (Retcon moment.. THIS is the last time he speaks English..)

Three months had passed, the humans had found Primalis’s body and King Drake decided that he got what was coming to him, but the Taskforce was to continue the hunt for Salizar, under the command of Agent Fox. Ryker’s crew stayed in their hideout for most of the time, waiting for their chance to steal the megapithicus key and escape the ark, but the time had come, they were ready to face the dragon. “So, everyone knows the plan?” Ryker asked. “Yes, but the old strategy won’t work anymore, we’re short on men.” Killion said. “Oh Killion, we did this many times before, we don’t need your army.” Ryker said. Ras chuckled. “Trust the boss Killion, he knows what he’s doing.” Asher said. The group walked up to the obelisk podium, Wretch placed the artifacts in the control panel, and they were transported to the arena, the dragon’s lair. “Who dares disturb my slumber!” The dragon shouted. “Cmon bro, cliché line much? Your not even sleeping, your flying..” Ras said. “How dare you!!!” The dragon swooped down towards the crew, he readied a fireball, but he was stopped, Killion had teleport jumped into his wing, causing him immense pain and forcing him to crash, Wretch spat webbing on his snout, stopping him from trying the fireballs again, Asher and Ryker both grabbed his tail, and swung him into a nearby rock formation, the winded and confused dragon never saw Ras coming, he had found knives and intended to use them, the dragon was dead. “I think that was a record!” Ras said triumphantly. “Why don’t we just kill the megapithicus ourselves?” Killion asked. “You know how I hate questions Killion.. but if you must know, that fool Salizar already told the humans of the artifacts, and I’d rather not take on their entire army, it is much simpler to just take from them that which they do not know they have earned.” Ryker explained. Wretch snatched the key out of one of the dragon’s horns and they were shortly teleported out of the arena. “Two down one to go.” Ras said.

It was raining, the light downpour turning the freshly disturbed dirt soft. The tall rock behind the mound read, “here lies Dr. Mune Flight, one of the only two humans who had ever shown compassion. All others will join her.” Salizar stood in front of the grave, some wet black flowers in his hand, he was wearing the skull mask and Primalis’s cloak, he threw the flowers on the grave, thunder crashed, he turned away from the grave, his last shred of humanity buried along with her.