Part 2: The City of Murasa
Chapter 1: Murasan Traditions
Myst walked through the forest, his hood up and his head down, his black shaggy hair shrouded over his face, the shadows of the trees arched over him, screeches echoed through the forest, shape's of various sizes rushing through the tall grasses between the trees around him. He had strayed from his path in the attempt to make it through the forest to reach the Didian road which should lead back into Gallaforth by cutting through the city of Murasa, leading on through the caverns of Didian. Myst walked for hours, constantly looking at the floor to find the path but he was lost to the labyrinth of a forest, he thought he would be in the forest for the rest of his life, to be left to the vicious swarming moths sucking him dry of his blood drop by drop. Myst groaned after walking for many miles, he thought it would now be best to give up, he sighed and purposely fell backward, his head striking the ground hard, he yelped and sat up, clenching his head, turning to look down. "Stone...?" He questioned, yet no one there to hear him. "Stone...!" He sprawled to his feet, looking down at the path in front of him, then behind him to once again see the path. "The Road of Didian, by the God's!" He exclaimed, immediately, he began to run down it. After hours of running, the forest ended, in the distance, Myst saw the city of Murasa, sighing of relief, he took a large breath and continued running.
As he reached the city gate he heard a shout of a Guard. "Halt!" The Guard shouted down at him from the city wall's "What is your business in Murasa!?" The Guard questioned Myst.
"I have only the business of coming to this city to pass through, onto the road that will lead me through to Gallaforth, into the city of Daiten!" Myst replied, shouting up to the Guard.
"Tell me, what your name is!" The Guard shouted down to Myst, Myst thought about making up a second fake name.
"Myst Argora!" Myst replied, lying.
"What is your occupation?!" Shouted the Guard.
"I am a Paladin of Gallaforth! Which is why I intend to pass through to, so if you would be so kind to open the gate!" Myst shouted.
"I am deeply sorry Paladin sir! I will open the gate right now!" The Guard said, quickly calling for the gate to be opened. Myst thanked the Guard as he strolled through the gate.
As he got into the city centre, people were rushing around, Merchant's shouting, Guard's leading people through the arena. Myst shouted to one of the people "Excuse me sir! What's going on?"
"You do not know?! Aios is fighting Gondaro in the coliseum today!" The man replied, running off.
"Aios and Gondaro...?" He asked himself, then shouted to another man running by "Sir, can you tell me who Aios and Gondaro are?" He questioned the man.
"Hah! Only the infamous brother's of Murasa!" The man replied
"Brothers, if they are brother's then why do they fight?" Myst asked.
"Some say that Aios stole the wife of Gondaro, Gondaro chose to attempt to steal her back, it only resulted in her death." The man said quickly
"Is that so..." Myst said.
"You should come and see the battle!" The man said.
"I shall, thank you." Myst said, the man running off along with the crowd, Myst keeping out of the commotion, launched himself up onto the rooftops, jumping chimney to chimney toward to coliseum. When he had reached the coliseum, Myst leaped from the chimney, grabbing one of the wooden beams that are impaled in the side of the coliseum walls, he swung to another, landing on his feet on this beam, he began climbed the wall, using crevices to pull himself up the wall of the coliseum. He stumbled a few times before reaching the top, he pulled himself up onto the wall, looking around at the people pushing and shoving to their seat's to watch the battle which was about to commence. As the last people took their seats, the King walked out onto his royal seat, his advisor's and daughter along with him. "People of Murasa! Today only one of the twin's of Murasa will remain, as they fight, TO THE DEATH!" As the king shouted this, people began to cheer. "Let the battle, begin!" The King shouted, the two gates at the side opened, the brother's running into the middle of the arena, their sword's clashing, Myst winced, perched at the top of the coliseum, he had to stop this, as his intention was to restore peace to Draken. Aios swung his blade, causing a deep slash down the chest of Gondaro, Gondaro stumbled forward, only to turn and bring the flat of his blade into the cheek of Aios, sending Aios to the floor. Gondaro held his blade to Aios' neck, he raised it, at his opportune moment, Aios rolled to the side, standing, he grabbed his blade, which fell to the floor when Aios fell, and brought it into Gondaro's shoulder. Gondaro fell to the floor, Aios raising his blade, he began to slam it down, Myst's eyes flashed a blood red, the blade halting, Aios unable to move his body, you could see him struggling to try. Gondaro left "It seems the God's are on my side brother!" Gondaro grabbed his blade, swinging it to Aios' head, the same happened to Gondaro, his body froze up and he couldn't move anything except his eyes. "What kind of sorcery is this, aura is banned in Draken!" The King shouted, Myst began to walk into the centre of the arena, the boy walking to the twin's, he removed their blades and they fell to ashes, the twin's still struggling to move. "What a terrible day it is, to see brother's fight!" Myst shouted. "I have heard of what has happened between the two, but they do not know how lucky they are to still be brother's, to still have each other to look out for, to still have family!" He said looking around at the people sat in the coliseum, muttering happening in the crowd's. "12 years old I was! When I heard my older brother Trent had been killed in the war a few year ago, along with my father Izuka and my mother, Kyari!" He shouted, looking to the King. "I shall not bow down to you, but order you, your majesty, stop this fight!" The crowd's booed, shouting at Myst for what seemed to be an idiotic idea to them. "Do you not see, people of Murasa?! Draken is dying! The culture falling apart! Once, the four kingdom's lived in peace, then that grave day, aura was banned from use! Then the war was started and now, the people of Draken only want bloodshed! Death! I am the leader of The Rebellion, I am Myst Witherblade, and my intention is to restore peace to Draken, so I shall say again, stop this fight!" People began to think this time, then the crowd looked to the King, who stood up. "My people." The King said "It seems, the betrayer of Draken is right, even though, he is the leader of Draken, I am sure we have learnt something, so, I do not want any harm to come to this boy!"
"I'm 19, a young adult at the least..." Myst muttered to himself.
"The fight is cancelled!" People shouted at this, many disagreeing "That is my final word!"
People groaned some still shouting as they were made to leave. Gondaro and Aios were unfrozen, the both of them falling to the ground, they stood, turning away from each other, they walked away. The King and his daughter walked out onto the arena to greet Myst. "I thank you." The King's daughter said "My name is Myura, me and my father wish for you to join us in our feast tonight; you will be treated as the guest of honour."
"I thank you for the offer, but I must get going on to Gallaforth." Myst replied.
"But I insist!" Myura quickly said, Myst giving a small chuckle.
"I suppose some food and drink would not hurt..." Myura smiled as Myst said this.
"Great!" The King said. "This way."