Chapter Five: Near Death
"Yum, what's this?" I said while chewing what seemed like an BLT.
"An everyday BLT." Dilandou said. "Hey, what's with the dragon?"
"Oh, Soiki?" I said while giving her a piece of bacon, "She's basically my little one, I don't know why or how-but hey, at least I have something that reminds me of one of my brothers, Wozolen." I said while eating a bite and then letting Soiki have a bite of my sandwich.
"You have a brother?" Dilandou said, amazed.
"Yeah, he was a cat-a Maine Coon to be precise." I said while feeding the rest of my sandwich to Soiki.
"A cat, for a brother?" Dilandou said, confused.
"Yep, two cats actually-Wozolen and Mickey, but they were also slaughtered. I don't know why though-hey! Folken's Here!!!" I said, changing the subject.
"Hey, it's a miracle you two aren't gonna kill each other?" Folken said, chuckling slightly.
"Nope, too hungry. Food first, bloodshed later-right Dilandou?" I asked him.
"Yep, that's right." He said as he continued eating while I let Soiki have dibs on my plate.
"Where's Lady Chakri?" Folken asked us as Dilandou and Soiki were stuffing their faces.
"Oh, she's in bed, sleeping. We left some food for her so when she wakes up she can eat something." I said while trying to pull Soiki away from my plate-eventually I just got up and took the plate while threatening to put her in the trash if she didn't stop eating. Soiki finally got the idea and flew off the plate and onto my head.
"Interesting, she acts as if you're her mother." Folken said while examining Soiki with his eyes.'
"That's because I am, I guess." I said while walking away and out of the mess hall.
"Hey, where are you going?!" Folken asked me as I walked out the door.
"No where!" I shouted back.
Geez, why is he so damn protective of me? C'mon, I can't be that important-can I? I thought as I walked down the hall. Then I started to hear footsteps behind me. Great, what now?! I thought as I looked behind me, and there was the slaughterer-the man of fire in my dream, behind me smiling with a machete in his hands.
"Shit!!" I whispered loudly to myself as I started to run for my life.
Why did Folken hafta take my sword?! I thought as I enclosed Soiki in my arms protectively.
"Come back young one! I need to kill you!" he shouted as he tried to catch up to me. Eventually he stopped running and tried to pull me with his thoughts instead. I started to slide towards him at an alarming rate, until I just stopped. I looked around me to see if anyone was there, but only me, Soiki, and the man was in the hall way.
"Why can't I come near you?! What sort of devilry have you gotten yourself into now?!" he shouted in discouragement as I turned to see what he was talking about.
"Huh? What do you mean devilry?" I asked, confused.
"No! No, it can't be!" he shouted as he backed up slowly, his eyes wide with fear.
"What are you talking about?!" I shouted at him as he was getting ready to run for his life.
"That, that symbol on your forehead, y-you have the powers of a goddess!!" he stuttered as he stammered back.
"Right, whatever, bye." I said as I turned to walk down the hall I where my room was. Then I heard a roar of flames, and then-nothing.
"Yum, what's this?" I said while chewing what seemed like an BLT.
"An everyday BLT." Dilandou said. "Hey, what's with the dragon?"
"Oh, Soiki?" I said while giving her a piece of bacon, "She's basically my little one, I don't know why or how-but hey, at least I have something that reminds me of one of my brothers, Wozolen." I said while eating a bite and then letting Soiki have a bite of my sandwich.
"You have a brother?" Dilandou said, amazed.
"Yeah, he was a cat-a Maine Coon to be precise." I said while feeding the rest of my sandwich to Soiki.
"A cat, for a brother?" Dilandou said, confused.
"Yep, two cats actually-Wozolen and Mickey, but they were also slaughtered. I don't know why though-hey! Folken's Here!!!" I said, changing the subject.
"Hey, it's a miracle you two aren't gonna kill each other?" Folken said, chuckling slightly.
"Nope, too hungry. Food first, bloodshed later-right Dilandou?" I asked him.
"Yep, that's right." He said as he continued eating while I let Soiki have dibs on my plate.
"Where's Lady Chakri?" Folken asked us as Dilandou and Soiki were stuffing their faces.
"Oh, she's in bed, sleeping. We left some food for her so when she wakes up she can eat something." I said while trying to pull Soiki away from my plate-eventually I just got up and took the plate while threatening to put her in the trash if she didn't stop eating. Soiki finally got the idea and flew off the plate and onto my head.
"Interesting, she acts as if you're her mother." Folken said while examining Soiki with his eyes.'
"That's because I am, I guess." I said while walking away and out of the mess hall.
"Hey, where are you going?!" Folken asked me as I walked out the door.
"No where!" I shouted back.
Geez, why is he so damn protective of me? C'mon, I can't be that important-can I? I thought as I walked down the hall. Then I started to hear footsteps behind me. Great, what now?! I thought as I looked behind me, and there was the slaughterer-the man of fire in my dream, behind me smiling with a machete in his hands.
"Shit!!" I whispered loudly to myself as I started to run for my life.
Why did Folken hafta take my sword?! I thought as I enclosed Soiki in my arms protectively.
"Come back young one! I need to kill you!" he shouted as he tried to catch up to me. Eventually he stopped running and tried to pull me with his thoughts instead. I started to slide towards him at an alarming rate, until I just stopped. I looked around me to see if anyone was there, but only me, Soiki, and the man was in the hall way.
"Why can't I come near you?! What sort of devilry have you gotten yourself into now?!" he shouted in discouragement as I turned to see what he was talking about.
"Huh? What do you mean devilry?" I asked, confused.
"No! No, it can't be!" he shouted as he backed up slowly, his eyes wide with fear.
"What are you talking about?!" I shouted at him as he was getting ready to run for his life.
"That, that symbol on your forehead, y-you have the powers of a goddess!!" he stuttered as he stammered back.
"Right, whatever, bye." I said as I turned to walk down the hall I where my room was. Then I heard a roar of flames, and then-nothing.