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CHAPTER 8: "First Meetings"
Rose softy made her boot prints in the white, perfect snow below her that was starting to cover the Earth. She was coming up to the constant frozen land of Glacier. She had been following Zeig for about two months and already she proved the more enduring.
She leapt from a cliff and jumped from rock to rock. She had seen Zeig follow this rocky trail but she couldn't figure out why. She leapt to the ground without moving an inch of snow and suddenly received a strong instinct to draw out her rapier.
"This air smells strange to me." She murmured to herself. Rose relaxed herself and held her weapon lazily by her hip. "I might just be going a little off balance." She reasoned. She cast her eyes around the area and relaxed even more. "There's nothing here."
Rose continued on but it was more than a few feet before she felt like the world warm up a bit. * This? What could this be? * Suddenly the snow beneath her feet melted and glowed a fiery burning red color. From out of the trees birds flew madly but were soon caught in a sudden storm of flame. Rose gasped but was caught in the fire too; she quickly leapt away and rolled around in the snow. If she had been trapped any longer she would've been badly burned, lucky her armor was non-flammable.
Her ears caught the loud roar of something large and powerful. From out of the trees a large crimson red body of fire entered into the snow clearing. The snow melted from under its feet and its eyes suddenly saw the Dark Knight. It roared as it saw her and already Rose was wondering what had happened to Zeig when the young man came up behind her and jumped up the rocks and back onto the cliff.
They both remained silent as they saw the beast search for them but finding it couldn't find them, it blew another hot gust of flame and went away. Rose stood up out of Zeig's arms and watched him stare at her in awe.
"You're that human who my master sent to prison." He said. "But how did you escape?"
"I was set free by my master." Zeig's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"But why are you following me?" Rose stared at him with an expressionless stare.
"I will keep that to myself, but what was that?" She pointed her hand to the melted area where the beast was. Zeig had almost drawn his sword but still kept his hand on the hilt.
"It's a dragon."
"Dragon?"
"Yes, but I didn't there was one here in the Glacier."
"So you woke it up?" Rose replied. "That was an idiot thing to do."
"I didn't wake it up." Zeig protested. "It attacked me."
"I'm surprised you didn't get burned. It looked way beyond both our abilities."
"I was just lucky enough to stay on my feet." Zeig relaxed and folded his arms. "Why are you following me?"
Rose stared hard at the snow and sighed.
"Because I think we're both here for the same purpose."
"And that would be?"
"To liberate the humans." Rose finished as if it was the very obvious. Zeig released his arms and looked over Rose very carefully.
"You could be a servant for the Winglies, how can I trust you?" Rose drew out her rapier.
"Let's see if we can trust each other by challenging with our swords." Zeig nodded and withdrew his.
Rose charged but Zeig blocked and swung his sword over her neck. Rose ducked and ended up on her back but she blocked another attack just in the spur of the second and swung Zeig back a few feet. She quickly got up on her legs and charged again.
"You're better than I thought." Zeig stated.
"So are you." Rose replied and struck again. In the surprise of the hit Zeig's sword was flown out of his hand and it slid over the cliff. There came a look of slight despair over the young man's face.
Rose lunged fiercely but Zeig dodged it and jumped over the cliff. Rose leapt after him. Zeig reached ahead of him and grabbed his sword and blocked another strike from the mysterious warrior. He flipped Rose over on her back but her rapier stayed in her hand.
Carefully Zeig held his weapon over her neckline. Rose stared coldly at him but remained silent and very still.
"What's going on here?!" A man demanded. He threw Zeig away into the snow and lifted Rose to her feet. The man went suddenly pale when he saw that Rose had a weapon too.
"We were challenging each other." Rose explained.
"Indeed." The man murmured looking back at Zeig who was covered in cold snow. "We could use warriors like you both."
"Pardon?" Zeig asked standing. He quickly shook the snow from his armor.
"Well after you awoke the Dragon what else could have two people come down here for?"
"I didn't awake the dragon!" Zeig explained again. "It attacked me!"
"And for that, you can not escape this area. You are now under the command of Emperor Diaz." Zeig sighed heavily as guards surrounded them a chained them up and lead them away.
CHAPTER 8: "First Meetings"
Rose softy made her boot prints in the white, perfect snow below her that was starting to cover the Earth. She was coming up to the constant frozen land of Glacier. She had been following Zeig for about two months and already she proved the more enduring.
She leapt from a cliff and jumped from rock to rock. She had seen Zeig follow this rocky trail but she couldn't figure out why. She leapt to the ground without moving an inch of snow and suddenly received a strong instinct to draw out her rapier.
"This air smells strange to me." She murmured to herself. Rose relaxed herself and held her weapon lazily by her hip. "I might just be going a little off balance." She reasoned. She cast her eyes around the area and relaxed even more. "There's nothing here."
Rose continued on but it was more than a few feet before she felt like the world warm up a bit. * This? What could this be? * Suddenly the snow beneath her feet melted and glowed a fiery burning red color. From out of the trees birds flew madly but were soon caught in a sudden storm of flame. Rose gasped but was caught in the fire too; she quickly leapt away and rolled around in the snow. If she had been trapped any longer she would've been badly burned, lucky her armor was non-flammable.
Her ears caught the loud roar of something large and powerful. From out of the trees a large crimson red body of fire entered into the snow clearing. The snow melted from under its feet and its eyes suddenly saw the Dark Knight. It roared as it saw her and already Rose was wondering what had happened to Zeig when the young man came up behind her and jumped up the rocks and back onto the cliff.
They both remained silent as they saw the beast search for them but finding it couldn't find them, it blew another hot gust of flame and went away. Rose stood up out of Zeig's arms and watched him stare at her in awe.
"You're that human who my master sent to prison." He said. "But how did you escape?"
"I was set free by my master." Zeig's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"But why are you following me?" Rose stared at him with an expressionless stare.
"I will keep that to myself, but what was that?" She pointed her hand to the melted area where the beast was. Zeig had almost drawn his sword but still kept his hand on the hilt.
"It's a dragon."
"Dragon?"
"Yes, but I didn't there was one here in the Glacier."
"So you woke it up?" Rose replied. "That was an idiot thing to do."
"I didn't wake it up." Zeig protested. "It attacked me."
"I'm surprised you didn't get burned. It looked way beyond both our abilities."
"I was just lucky enough to stay on my feet." Zeig relaxed and folded his arms. "Why are you following me?"
Rose stared hard at the snow and sighed.
"Because I think we're both here for the same purpose."
"And that would be?"
"To liberate the humans." Rose finished as if it was the very obvious. Zeig released his arms and looked over Rose very carefully.
"You could be a servant for the Winglies, how can I trust you?" Rose drew out her rapier.
"Let's see if we can trust each other by challenging with our swords." Zeig nodded and withdrew his.
Rose charged but Zeig blocked and swung his sword over her neck. Rose ducked and ended up on her back but she blocked another attack just in the spur of the second and swung Zeig back a few feet. She quickly got up on her legs and charged again.
"You're better than I thought." Zeig stated.
"So are you." Rose replied and struck again. In the surprise of the hit Zeig's sword was flown out of his hand and it slid over the cliff. There came a look of slight despair over the young man's face.
Rose lunged fiercely but Zeig dodged it and jumped over the cliff. Rose leapt after him. Zeig reached ahead of him and grabbed his sword and blocked another strike from the mysterious warrior. He flipped Rose over on her back but her rapier stayed in her hand.
Carefully Zeig held his weapon over her neckline. Rose stared coldly at him but remained silent and very still.
"What's going on here?!" A man demanded. He threw Zeig away into the snow and lifted Rose to her feet. The man went suddenly pale when he saw that Rose had a weapon too.
"We were challenging each other." Rose explained.
"Indeed." The man murmured looking back at Zeig who was covered in cold snow. "We could use warriors like you both."
"Pardon?" Zeig asked standing. He quickly shook the snow from his armor.
"Well after you awoke the Dragon what else could have two people come down here for?"
"I didn't awake the dragon!" Zeig explained again. "It attacked me!"
"And for that, you can not escape this area. You are now under the command of Emperor Diaz." Zeig sighed heavily as guards surrounded them a chained them up and lead them away.