Chapter 126: Dessert
A few minutes earlier
Micky flew in a wide arc around the pale man, trying to figure out how to attack him. Using the annoying trick Percy had taught him, he made his heart beat faster, and his body glow yellow. He was a lot stronger like this!
Micky had really wanted to slap Percy when he first showed him how to do it, as it always made him really hungry afterwards. But Micky forgave Percy, as the trick allowed him to get even more food, so it was a good thing. The new changes to his feathers helped him a lot too, but the pale man still didn’t let him approach.
A glowing indigo net shot at him, giving him a tingly feeling all over his body, as some smoke came from his feathers. The magic was really hard to dodge! The fire and air of the guys he had fought before wasn’t that bad! At least, it didn’t hurt him too much from this far, but Micky was a little scared to get closer. And not only because of the zappy thing.
Percy had warned him to not let the pale guy touch him with his hands. Micky didn’t know why, but he always listened to Percy when he was being serious like that. He knew he wanted what was best for him.
“Eat!!” Micky yelled at his opponent angrily.
Percy had told him not to speak when strangers were around, but this one should be ok, right? After all, the man had already seen them use their tricks. Either way, he would have to die. Percy rarely let Micky eat human cores – which made sense, as Percy was a human too. But Micky felt guilty because he really liked them! After all, they tasted differently from the bugs and other animals. Maybe not this guy though. He looked sick, so his core might taste bad.
Micky shrugged. It couldn’t be much worse than the mice and snakes.
“What the fuck is up with this bird?! Did it just speak?!” the man asked.