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Magical cities and such. But thank you so much DarkDragonX for that info!
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CHAPTER 6: "Gone"
In a newly human fort called Maglad off in Glacier, stood a man looking over a swarm, (or hive if prefer it) of humans living in this very cold climate.
"Look at them all." He murmured to his captain at his side.
"Many more are planned to join our army. We only need about five hundred more, then we can attack."
"We need more than five hundred."
"But sir, many humans remain loyal to their masters. It would be impossible to round up every human in the Endiness."
"No captain. We need higher ability than mortal arms."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"My dear captain. We would all sooner die if we faced the Winglies. We might as well dress as jokers. We need magical strength."
"But then." The captain suddenly looked horrified. "But we can't!"
"Then what do you suggest we do?" The man, called Diaz demanded.
"But Dragons? Where would we find men or humans that would stand and live fighting for their power?"
"I think we can manage it easier than that." Diaz replied.
He said nothing more and then the captain spoke up timidly.
"Would you ask me to do such a task?"
Diaz turned and stared at the man in slight surprise at his question.
"I would not ask a man with true fear in his heart."
*~*
After his escape from the prison with Kanzas, Zeig did the worst thing he could do, but being still young, only nineteen, he had only one road to follow and that was, back home. The young blonde stopped by the black smith and would not return to his master's call, which had now fallen on deaf ears.
"Zeig?" Smith asked staring over the new man before his eyes. "What have they done to you?" Zeig chuckled and shook his head.
"I'm going away now, Smith."
"What? What's this foolish tongue that speaks this way to me?"
"I came to say good bye. I'm going to join the human army over in Fort Maglad." Smith dropped his heavy hammer, and it was a good thing his toes weren't under its fall, and grabbed Zeig by his shoulders.
"You're not really serious are you, but what about Lord Razor? Think of what he'll do to you!"
"Well he'd better take up his sword and shield. I won't serve him anymore." Zeig took Smith's hands off his shoulders. Smith said nothing. "You've always been like the father I'll never have."
"Take this." The old man said placing a tight lightweight protective armor over Zeig's frame. "I'll never have another use for it."
"Smith. Thank you. "
Smith took one last at the young man and embraced him for a moment before watching him leave his eyes forever.
*~*
"You know the humans are planning an army to liberate us from the Winglies." One old murmured as the raven headed girl passed her. She had entered town again, maybe for the second time or the last, Rose was not sure. It had been two months now, since she covered her boots from the dust of the town.
Two months of heavy weapon training and hours of battles with endless forest foes that she had never seen before. After that training, Rose traveled on her own. Maybe she had left to understand what Sari had told her. But for whatever reason, Sari had given her a present, a dark bladed rapier and dark purple lined with gold piping, leather armor.
The first layer was a jacket and a short groin covering that was more like a short skirt. On her shoulders were guards that made her looking broader than she really was. On her leg was a long mid thigh boot while on the other was a shorter boot five inches below her nee. Finally on her arms, were sleeves from the jacket and gloves. On her forehead was a purple tiara that secured the horns behind her ears.
Intrigued by their topic of gossip, Rose stopped and opened her ears to their conversation.
"I hear that the man leading the army is named emperor Diaz and he resides in Fort Maglad."
"Well I've heard that they are almost ready to battle."
"More and more men are joining them."
"That's nothing compared to what I 'know'. I know for a fact that Zeig Feld has just left to join the army himself."
"No! Not Lord Razor's slave?"
"The very same, my dear. He left this morning and he must be miles away by now. I declare that his lordship will pitch a fit when he finds out that his own slave will be working against him."
Rose stopped listening. Women were never much for useful information. But all the same, the name of the young man interested her.
"What else do you know about this Zeig, you talk about so confidently?"
The group of women (now doubled in size) stiffened at her appearance. Smirks spread over their faces as their eyes went over her dress and rapier on her belt.
"What would you need such information for?" The oldest asked coldly. "It looks like you might as well cut it out of us." Rose felt their coldness and high suspicion and slightly smiled.
"That I could with my experience. I merely am curious as why to a man so foolish would run away from a great being of power as Lord Razor." This relaxed the women tremendously, as they thought Rose was a loyal servant to the Winglies, and would in no wise use their conversation against them.
"Well he is only a dear lad at nineteen."
"He is or was quite handsome, for his stature. He was strong."
"Quite strong." The older one added. "He could work as hard as ten men."
"No twenty! Yes twenty men!"
"So he boasted in his strength and took his pride to a fort." Rose said.
"Yes. But he wasn't always one to boast of himself."
"Oh yes, indeed he was." Soon the quarreling started again and Rose found that all these women knew were only what they themselves had heard.
But what about this Emperor Diaz? Rose pondered on his name and felt her sword by her side. Maybe this is what Sari meant, to join the humans in this war? Rose had just barley learned how to use her weapon, but she was a fast learner. Yes. She would join the war to liberate the humans.
Turning sharply around to avoid the Lord, she exited out the gate, bought provisions and sent down the road that led to the Frost Desert.
CHAPTER 6: "Gone"
In a newly human fort called Maglad off in Glacier, stood a man looking over a swarm, (or hive if prefer it) of humans living in this very cold climate.
"Look at them all." He murmured to his captain at his side.
"Many more are planned to join our army. We only need about five hundred more, then we can attack."
"We need more than five hundred."
"But sir, many humans remain loyal to their masters. It would be impossible to round up every human in the Endiness."
"No captain. We need higher ability than mortal arms."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"My dear captain. We would all sooner die if we faced the Winglies. We might as well dress as jokers. We need magical strength."
"But then." The captain suddenly looked horrified. "But we can't!"
"Then what do you suggest we do?" The man, called Diaz demanded.
"But Dragons? Where would we find men or humans that would stand and live fighting for their power?"
"I think we can manage it easier than that." Diaz replied.
He said nothing more and then the captain spoke up timidly.
"Would you ask me to do such a task?"
Diaz turned and stared at the man in slight surprise at his question.
"I would not ask a man with true fear in his heart."
*~*
After his escape from the prison with Kanzas, Zeig did the worst thing he could do, but being still young, only nineteen, he had only one road to follow and that was, back home. The young blonde stopped by the black smith and would not return to his master's call, which had now fallen on deaf ears.
"Zeig?" Smith asked staring over the new man before his eyes. "What have they done to you?" Zeig chuckled and shook his head.
"I'm going away now, Smith."
"What? What's this foolish tongue that speaks this way to me?"
"I came to say good bye. I'm going to join the human army over in Fort Maglad." Smith dropped his heavy hammer, and it was a good thing his toes weren't under its fall, and grabbed Zeig by his shoulders.
"You're not really serious are you, but what about Lord Razor? Think of what he'll do to you!"
"Well he'd better take up his sword and shield. I won't serve him anymore." Zeig took Smith's hands off his shoulders. Smith said nothing. "You've always been like the father I'll never have."
"Take this." The old man said placing a tight lightweight protective armor over Zeig's frame. "I'll never have another use for it."
"Smith. Thank you. "
Smith took one last at the young man and embraced him for a moment before watching him leave his eyes forever.
*~*
"You know the humans are planning an army to liberate us from the Winglies." One old murmured as the raven headed girl passed her. She had entered town again, maybe for the second time or the last, Rose was not sure. It had been two months now, since she covered her boots from the dust of the town.
Two months of heavy weapon training and hours of battles with endless forest foes that she had never seen before. After that training, Rose traveled on her own. Maybe she had left to understand what Sari had told her. But for whatever reason, Sari had given her a present, a dark bladed rapier and dark purple lined with gold piping, leather armor.
The first layer was a jacket and a short groin covering that was more like a short skirt. On her shoulders were guards that made her looking broader than she really was. On her leg was a long mid thigh boot while on the other was a shorter boot five inches below her nee. Finally on her arms, were sleeves from the jacket and gloves. On her forehead was a purple tiara that secured the horns behind her ears.
Intrigued by their topic of gossip, Rose stopped and opened her ears to their conversation.
"I hear that the man leading the army is named emperor Diaz and he resides in Fort Maglad."
"Well I've heard that they are almost ready to battle."
"More and more men are joining them."
"That's nothing compared to what I 'know'. I know for a fact that Zeig Feld has just left to join the army himself."
"No! Not Lord Razor's slave?"
"The very same, my dear. He left this morning and he must be miles away by now. I declare that his lordship will pitch a fit when he finds out that his own slave will be working against him."
Rose stopped listening. Women were never much for useful information. But all the same, the name of the young man interested her.
"What else do you know about this Zeig, you talk about so confidently?"
The group of women (now doubled in size) stiffened at her appearance. Smirks spread over their faces as their eyes went over her dress and rapier on her belt.
"What would you need such information for?" The oldest asked coldly. "It looks like you might as well cut it out of us." Rose felt their coldness and high suspicion and slightly smiled.
"That I could with my experience. I merely am curious as why to a man so foolish would run away from a great being of power as Lord Razor." This relaxed the women tremendously, as they thought Rose was a loyal servant to the Winglies, and would in no wise use their conversation against them.
"Well he is only a dear lad at nineteen."
"He is or was quite handsome, for his stature. He was strong."
"Quite strong." The older one added. "He could work as hard as ten men."
"No twenty! Yes twenty men!"
"So he boasted in his strength and took his pride to a fort." Rose said.
"Yes. But he wasn't always one to boast of himself."
"Oh yes, indeed he was." Soon the quarreling started again and Rose found that all these women knew were only what they themselves had heard.
But what about this Emperor Diaz? Rose pondered on his name and felt her sword by her side. Maybe this is what Sari meant, to join the humans in this war? Rose had just barley learned how to use her weapon, but she was a fast learner. Yes. She would join the war to liberate the humans.
Turning sharply around to avoid the Lord, she exited out the gate, bought provisions and sent down the road that led to the Frost Desert.