A/N: so the poem has ended and this is also the last chapter to this story…
VI. Truth
"Konichiwa Sultan of Agraba." The old man said while he and his companion bowed.
"For the ones not understanding our language, 'konichiwa' is a type of greeting." Said the young man as he looked at everyone's confused faces.
"Allowed me to introduce you my grandson Saotomo." Lord Yashuo said.
"Welcome the both of you. The last time we exchanged massages you said that you were searching for a person." Said Aladdin while they all sat down.
"Yes, you see in our land was a terrible war long years ago and many died, many temples were burned down and they priests and priestesses executed except for one young priestess." Explained the lord.
"And you think that she flew here." Said Jasmine.
"Yes, we were traveling the land searching for her to tell her that it was safe to return home, but we didn't find her. We were about to give up when we met a caravan which told us that here many strange things happen and as we listened to them we immediately recognized some of the spells which were from our land." Saotomo said.
"Hmm…, but if it is true why would she attack us?" asked the Sultana confused.
"We don't know."
But then suddenly the door bust open and Tibah, Amir, Salim and Abu run inside, Carpet flying behind them. "What is wrong?" Aladdin asked, but then also Genie flew inside looking a bit burned.
"Dad there is a black dragon outside attacking the city." Amir said.
"What!" and with that everyone run outside in the palace garden to look shocked at the black dragon sitting on one of the towers.
"Aladdin, what should we do?" Jasmine asked her husband.
"Erm…guys, who is that?" asked Iago suddenly confused and everyone looked up to see a person standing beside the dragon.
"I would say there is nothing you can do." The person yelled as a strange emerald light surrounded her hand and she threw a flame ball at them, but it never hit then it vanished after flying against an invisible shield. "What?" the figure hissed angered.
"How…how did you?" Sadira asked stunned.
"My father was always fond of magic so he teached me." Said the young man on her side.
"Konichiwa young lady." Said the lord as he stepped forth. "Me and my grandson come from a far land in search for a young priestess, her name was Ryouu." He said and the figure stocked suddenly, holding a hand to her hearth while the other was held out and a soft blue light surrounded it.
"You speak the truth…" she whispered as she floated down, the dragon following her.
When she landed was everyone gasping as they recogrinaized the girl from nine years ago, but she was paler and panting, her left hand still griping the robes above her heart.
"Afya…" said Salim shocked.
"I see you know her." Said lord Yashuo smiling, but his expression turned concerned when he looked at the girl again, he knew the symptoms she was showing only all to well from a young girl who once used to be his son's playmate.
"Ye…yes…unfortunately…" she said panting as she leaned against the dragon's nose for support.
"Why yo…" but Amir was held back by the lord's outstretched arm.
"You should rest a little bit." Said Saotomo as he walked up to her, ignoring the dragon's growling.
"I…see so yo…you know what…what is happening at…at the moment with me…" she said with a grin as she calmed the dragon.
"Yes." He said.
"Sultan could we have a room for the young lady to rest and as long we will clear some things." The lord said.
"We have some nice cells in the dungeon." Razul said, but the he suddenly heard the creature's growl again, but what frightened him more was the sharp sword pointing at his neck.
"Dare to say that again." The young lord growled.
"Saotomo." The boy nodded to gis grandfather and put the sword away.
"Razul, let one of the guest rooms be ready." Jasmine said.
"Yes Sultana." The guard said as he hurried away.
"Well then…" said Saotomo as he lifted the young woman up bridal style.
"Hey…" Salim said while glaring at the other.
"Nani? Hey I can walk alone." She hissed while struggling to get out of the other's arms.
"You need to calm down or it will get worse." The young man said firmly and she started pouting.
As everyone made they way inside the dragon shrunk to the size of a parrot and followed his mistress inside, but it was the only one to notice the old lord smiling warmly. "Just like Ryouu…" he thought.
After Afya fell asleep with her pet on her side was everyone sitting outside of the room.
"I still can't believe that it was her all the time." Said Amir angered.
"But why was she attacking Agraba?" asked Tibah confused.
"I would more likely know what was that before." Salim said.
"That is easy to explain." At that every gaze turned to the lord. "I and my grandson both think that this girl is probably the daughter of the priestess we are looking for."
"How do you know that?" asked Aladdin.
"First of all her knowledge about our land's magic, then there are her eyes, the same as by Ryouu, then there is the necklace she wears, it was only worn by the ones serving the Silver Dragon and the last clue which lets us know the sad truth that she who we were looking for is already death is that she inherited something from her which most of us would see as a deathly curse."
"What curse?" asked everyone wide eyed.
"I was born like my mother with a weak heart if I get to panicked, frustrated, scared or upset I get a seizure which is like as if someone would drag a heated up sword through your heart which can stop any time without warning." Said a female voice from the door, as everyone turned around they saw Afya with her dragon on her shoulders one of her hands resting on the door frame.
"As I feared, the birth was to much for her heart." Yashuo said sighing sadly.
"Yes, she died three minutes after giving birth to me." She said sadly but then turned to the balcony. "I need to head back home father and Obasan are probably already worried." She said.
"We will company you." Said Saotomo as he stood up.
"Nani?"
"You are still a bit weak and me and my grandfather would like to met your father and aunt." He said and she sighed.
"If you want…" she said in a defeated tone, she had really no energy to fight.
"Then we will come to." Said suddenly the Sultan returning her glare even if he didn't understand what he did that this young girl he only met for one day to hate him so much.
"Then we will go by horse." She said and everyone walked out to the horses.
"You can ride by me." Said Salim grinning, but she ignored him.
"I have my own." He said as she opened her bag and took out the bones and started chanting. Everyone watched in horror as they saw the same horse from nine years ago.
"I see you have also inherited your mother's knowledge and love for necromation." The lord said and Aladdin and friends let out a relieved sigh. For a minute they really thought..., but that was absurd.
"Yes." She said as she sat up and they begun riding.
After some hours they were nearing the wall of mist.
"Hmm…I don't want to make everyone nervous, but this place is rather familiar." Said Iago as he hid with Abu under Aladdin's hat.
"I know, but I don't remember that wall of mist." He said.
"We need to ride through." Afya said as she speed up her horse, the others doing the same. As the wall cleared they saw where they were riding through.
"What is this place?" asked Tibah frightened.
"The Land of Black Sand." Said Aladdin as he suddenly spotted something nearing them. "Mamluks, be careful everyone!" he said, but then everyone looked shocked as the mamluks bowed in front of the girl.
"What is happening here Aladdin?" Jasmine asked.
"Afya!" yelled suddenly a male voice and Aladdin and his friends gasped when seeing Mozenrath running in they direction while they two guests exchanged knowing gazes, they children only looked confused.
"Hello father." Afya said as she hugged the dark sorcerer.
"Mozenrath is your father!" Aladdin yelled shocked and the three children stared wide eyed at the man from who they have so often heard in the stories.
"Ugh…now that I see them beside each other they look rather much alike." Said Genie.
"And now I understand why she attacked Agraba…" said Jasmine softly. After knowing that Afya's mother died after her birth she guessed that her father was the one raising her and so hearing someone speak wrongly about the person they loved would make them angry.
"Aladdin…" hissed suddenly a female voice.
"Mirage…Chaos…?" the Sultan was now really at loss of words.
"Hello Obasan Mirage, Chaos-san." Afya said to the two.
"Ah here you are little one." Chaos said as he floated up to her.
"Yes, ah father these two who come with me, well atleast one of them, were mother's friends." She said.
"Well then follow me to the Citadel." Mozenrath said. "Mamluks go away." He said and the servants sunk back in to the black sand.
"I see you are also using necromation." Said lord Yashuo.
"Yes." He said.
After eating in the citadel sat most of the others in the gigantic living room to talk while Afya walked outside with Saotomo, Amir, Salim and Tibah.
"While the others are talking I thought you would like to show me your riding skills." She said.
"I'm the best on any horse." Salim said grinning, but she ignored him again.
"Who said I was talking about a horse." And with that she started chanting and suddenly five dragon skeletons rose from the black sand. "Well then." She said while sitting up on one of the dragon's back.
The others did the same and soon were they all flying through the dark sky. At the moment had Tibah her fun, she loved flying, but her brother was looking worried at his friend who was at the moment glaring at Saotomo who was flying beside Afya and both were laughing.
"What does that guy have that I don't?" he asked angrily.
"Well he main point is that he wasn't laughing at the story about her father, calling him a hopeless fool, finding her home gross and out of a bad dream and he can tell her many things about the land of her mother." Amir said.
Meanwhile in the front noticed Afya a strange movement in the bag on Saotomo's side, he seemed to notice to as he smiled and grabbed carefully in the bag and took out a little fix kit with pearl white fur, blue eyes and nine tails which's ends were the color of the raising sun.
"This is a kitsunen kit which I have found when we left with my grandfather. He was all alone and so I took him with me, you can have him if you would like." He said smiling as he handed her the little creature which was now looking up at her curiously.
"Arigatou gozaimas." She said smiling as she leaned over and gave him a kiss on the check.
Seeing this Salim felt his insides burn with anger as he leaned forth, but that was a great mistake then suddenly the dragon speed up.
"Nani…?" said both Afya and Saotomo confused as something flew through between them in a great tempo.
"I think Salim did something wrong…" said Amir as he and Tibah reached them.
"Yes, he literally told the dragon to speed up and…" at that they heard Salim screaming "…back flips…I will get him down, I think our parents are finished talking." Afya said.
Soon was everyone on they way back home from the Land of the Dark Sand.
"Sayonara Lord Yashuo, Saotomo and Arigatou again." Afya yelled after them smiling, the kit peacefully sleeping in her arms. While she was waving was Mirage in the meantime trying to hold back a certain father in his "hands-away-from-my-daughter" mode.
Meanwhile outside the great wall of mist was the sun slowly setting over the desert, giving the world over to the night again…
A blue rose which blooms in the desert,
it is the truest miracle of the world,
born of the blood and tears of true lovers,
hidden by mist and dark from the eye
of mortals…
Owari
A/N: so this is the end of the story…