Heya guys, I'm back after my 17th birthday, it was great! But enough of that, heres where your get to see what Tala and Ozuma's plans are.
Special thanks goes to AquilaTempestas and Nazrita for reviewing the earlier chapters. This ones for you guys.
And on that note, our tale continues...
By nightfall, everyone had gathered in one room of Tala's family estate that was know as the "War Room" Decorating the walls were portraits of Tala's ancestors, all of the males in the family were captains of the Ceril army for the last thousand years. This room had a huge circular table stationed in the middle of the room. It seemed unmovable from that particular spot, as Tala had dug a hole in the floor for the table to sit conformtably in. Dry, rock hard mud prevented it from being pulled out.
Rei sat himself down on a chair between Julia and Max, who gave him a quick glance then focused their attention to Ozuma, who was the only one standing up.
"Now then" said Ozuma, pacing back and forth behind his empty chair. "Tala and I have gathered you all here for an important purpose. To help us in our battle to overthrow the evil King Kai Hiwatari. Ceril is the largest, most powerful nation in this world of Valen. But that power will be for nothing if we keep focusing our attention towards the good people of Wilsmore. The Darkness is coming, and no one is prepared to stop it, that is why we are here. To unite the lands, keep everyone safe, and to stop the Darkness."
"To achieve this, we must gain the alliegence of the other nations in order to stand up to the Darkness" said Tala, getting out of his seat as Ozuma temporarily sat down. "Our plan is this, I'll be heading out to these nations to help gain their alliegiance. I'll be selecting a handful of you to join me, the others will stay behind with Ozuma and gather as much information on Kai's movements. Consider this estate as the base of our operations"
"Once we overthrow Kai" carried on Ozuma as he stood up at the same time as Tala sitting down, making an awkward note of it in his head. "We must look to a successor on the throne, who will lead this army of the world into battle against the Darkness." he then threw a bunch of maps across the table to everyone. "Our first stop is the neighbouring Kingdom in the east, the Kingdom of Risfaldar. The allies we hope to gain their and living in the Kingdom's capital, Dunamis, the City of Mages. Once we have Mage Commander Kane on our side, word will spread across the Kingdom, and they will be more than willing to offer their swords to their cause. Mariam will accompany Tala and his chosen team on this mission. She has a special crystal ball, which not only lets us see what the other is doing, but we can talk through it to see our progress."
"Okay then" said Tala, who decided to stay sitting down. "I'll select those who will come with me now. Rei Kon, you are my student. It's time for you to become a master, you'll be coming with me. Max, you have much to learn, so you'll accompany me too. Julia, you have experience of that city, so you'll come. Salima will also come along as we will need a healer out there."
"Those of you who have been selected, I want you to get some sleep now" said Ozuma. "You'll need to get up early, it's a two day ride to Dunamis, so you'll need your strength" the four of them bowed respectfully as they left for their beds.
"Are you okay Salima?" asked Max, who was wide awake and saw Salima moving about in a rapid pace while sleeping.
"Argh! huh? oh sorry Max, I was having a nightmare" she said honestly. Max nodded his head and sat at the foot of her bed.
"What about?"
"The Darkness coming, consuming everything that is good in this world, and Rei is killed infront of me. I could only watch in fear" she answered as tears formed.
"Those days maybe upon us" Max stated "But we have the chance to stop that, breaking down now wont help us. We need you out there"
"Thank you Max" smiled Salima as lay back down in her bed. Max smiled and sat back on his own.
"Get some sleep" he smiled back to her as he stared at the ceiling.
"She has a good heart" said Tala to Rei, as he peered through the door. "But she's scared of battle"
"She's never been in a fight before, not in her life. She fears that she will let us down, but I tell her not to lose faith, that there is hope. Recently, I've really started to get through to her. She's very slowly gaining her confidance, give her a few more battles and she will worry less and less"
"Are you sure about that Rei? Though she is our healer, so she should stay some range away from the battle"
"Well, theres only one way to sort that theory out, Captain Tala. And that's to let her battle"
"We'll never know till she does, but for now. Get some rest Rei. See you in the morning"
"Where the hell is Captain Tala" shouted Kai at one of his servants as he shook them violently.
"I-i-i-I don't know where is" said the terrified servant in fear.
"I know where he's gone" said a voice as a man, hooded and cloaked in black appeared in the room.
"What do you know about Captain Tala?" Kai asked calmly.
"He has deserted you, my lord. He and his bodyguards, Spencer and Garland left the city around midday. I do believe he was fleeing to Dinsmir. He took the healer we've been spying on Salima and her boyfriend Rei Kon with him"
"Rei Kon is alive? That bastard doesnt know to hide himself. His family are no more, yet the Kon name keeps following me and haunting me like a bad itch. I'll do what I did to his family personally. Make sure he is brought to me... alive"
"Very well" said the hooded man as he departed.
"I expect a full report on the situation in the next few days. Good luck... Voltaire"
End of chapter two.