Disclaimer: Rafe, Priestess Kayo, Rinsei, Tyra, Seitarou, and Raina are all MY characters, so please don't think there other peoples' characters.
Chapter 5: Dragon's Eyes
Gasps and whispers were heard around the crowd of people, all turning, and staring…At me…. "W-W-What? M-M-Me?" I stuttered in shock. Priestess Kayo bowed her head, "Yes, I'm afraid, you must go." This was weird, I started to hear her thoughts like if she were saying them aloud, "Why her? Why not one of the elderly? She's only ten! Why!" "Priestess, you mustn't be hard on yerself, it weren't yer fault, and the demons' wanted it, not you." Her brother, Seitarou answered. "Seitarou, why? The demons have never asked for a female younger than mere twenty! She's only a youngling!" The Priestess broke into tears, fearing the worst has come to her village. "Do not fear, dear sister, maybe this may be a good thing for the village…So, we shall let the events play themselves out, shall we not?" Seitarou pleaded. Kayo nodded, "We shall, so…Rafe, you must go to the mountains, to join the dragon demons…and hopefully, you come back safely…Good luck!"
"Yeah, good is the operative word…" I muttered. I walked along the outskirts of the town, looking at all the weeping, sorrowful, and crying faces I had to leave behind. The only thing I had running through my head was where the hell is my brother! "I wonder what his name is…" I said softly. I walked along a worn trail that lead to the mountains, before I started to hear the soft tone of wing beats. "What's?" I swiftly turned around, but nothing was there. When I faced forward again, a girl, about me age stood in front of me, her eyes widened. "Hi!" She said happily. "Whoa! Ah!" I fell backwards, but caught myself and stood back up again. "Sorry about that, you just scared me…Uh, er, this is an odd way to meet ain't it?" I asked. This girl had shoulder length black hair with sapphire eyes. She wore a blue kimono, with a purple dragon design on it. "Yes, a very odd way, what's your name? I'm Raina." Raina said sweetly. "Well Raina, I'm Rafe, it's very nice to meet you. I have one question; do you know how to get up this mountain? I'm a little lost." I replied. "You want to go up there! Where all the demons are! What business do you have with them!" Raina asked in shock. "Well, I live in the Village of the Dragon, and I was chosen to be one of the sacrifices for the Rain Dragon Demon…" I said flatly. "Wow, the Rain Dragon Demon? Are you serious? Well, I guess I can take you to her…On one condition." Raina remarked.
"What?" I shrugged. "You help me find the one they call, Onigumo." She looked evilly at me. "Sorry mate, don't know anyone called 'Onigumo' at least, not in my village." I remarked. "Oh." Raina sighed. "Alright then, let's go!" She said, a bit happier. We walked half-way up the mountain before we stopped for lunch; I brought my village's famous sushi. When Raina looked at it, she seemed as if she'd never seen sushi before. I started to eat, noticing Raina had nothing, I asked, "Would you like some sushi?" She looked up at me with her vibrant sapphire eyes, "What's 'sushi'?" I nearly fell off the mountain, "You've never eaten sushi before!" She shook her head, and I replied, "Well, here, try some." I handed her some of the raw fish, and she nearly ate my hand along with it. "Sorry." Raina said. "It's okay. Can we continue up the mountain?" I asked. She nodded. We arrived at the entrance of the demons' lair, it smelled of rotten eggs and rotting corpses. "Ugh, what's the horrid smell?" I retorted, pulling my small kimono up more, so it covered my delicate nose. "The smell of dragons feasting on human flesh." Raina answered flatly.
Raina started to walk away, into the cave, leaving me behind. "R-Raina? Where are you going?" I asked, startled. "You said you wanted to go into their den, didn't you?" She answered, but her voice sounded much deeper. "I have a bad feeling about this…" I thought, running into the cave after her. To be continued….