"Duh! Iris is my mother's middle name. Maybe she told me more than I
thought." He knew that didn't matter right now. He had to get this dragon
out of the middle of the road.
-
-
-
"Your son has just about completed that training. However, I do have an
heir. He currently isn't here. If you would like, your son can stay here
while you enjoy tea with some of the other ladies of the court. I do have
some things that I need to go over with your son. They are of a private
matter." Van dismissed the woman.
The woman looked at them aghast. She couldn't believe that she was being dismissed. The woman took a forced, but graceful step out of the room while everyone else let out a relieved breath. "Van, is there something that you forgot to tell me?"
He rubbed his hand in the back of his neck. "Yeah. I guess we'll be in here for a little while longer."
-In another place-
"What do you mean, the plan isn't going to work?"
"Exactly what I said. I think that part of this prophecy is coming true." - - -
Remi- I'm sorry that you don't like the story. I started this one on a whim.
Aria- Thanks for the compliment and the critique. I needed it and I promise to work on it.
Tramie- Thank you for editing and reading the story. You're such a big help. I tried to put ypur e-mail onto word processor but it seems it would only give me the first part of it the heading. So I hope that you forgive me for not using the edited chapter.
Lady Winged Knight- I hope you like the chapter.
Chapter 9
'I've got to get this dragon off this road.' That was all that he thought about s he noticed a box coming toward them. He had this horse to make sure make a hard right into the forest.
The dragon followed the young man on foot. He however stopped to sniff the air. He stepped in front of Vanel to lead him in another direction.
"Hey! Where are you going?" He shouted. He was expecting a fire breathing, short tempered dragon but that wasn't what he was seeing.
The dragon that he was following gave a loud roar that made he earth underneath him shake. His horse reared up and ran to the opening of the woods. Vanel shook his head trying to clear the jarred feeling. 'Shoot now what?' The dragon kept walking. Vanel tried to run to keep up with him but hen he found he resorted to flying. The wind was too strong to unsheathe the sword that he had recently been given.
The dragon seemed to stop in front of some caves. He was waiting for something it seemed. There was an echoing of several other roars. The dragon still waited until he heard one distinctive roar through all of the echoes before he proceeded.
Vanel had managed to climb up the spikes. He couldn't believe the view that was before him. It was magnificent. The trees were higher here than any trees he had ever seen in his life while the caves were completely dwarfed by them but the dragons could roam here freely of they wanted to. By now Vanel had climbed on top of the dragon's head.
They went into the caves that became darker by the minute or by the step. It seemed cold like they were deep under ground. "Where are you taking me?" he asked it loud.
There was only the silence of the cave that sent his voice echoing back to him. Vanel sat on the dragon's head waiting until they stopped. The scenes didn't change much until they were several hundred feet underground. It was getting warmer but at the same time there was still a chill in the air. There was a light at the end if the tunnel. Get on my neck. A voice said in his head.
He did as he was told just on time. He bent his head down to the ground after they entered the light so that Vanel could slide down. The roomy cave was unique. There were monuments of the Greek gods on one wall. Behind Ares, Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Athena, Poseidon, and Hera there was the Greek writing. On the other side of the room there were monuments of the Egyptian sort. The same thing except that it was Osiris, Isis, Horus and the sun-god Ra. Behind them was the ancient hieroglyphs that told the may tales and legends but this was slightly different. The writing told of the story of how the two countries were connected. Vanel read the hieroglyphs and then the Greek wall to find that it continued where the hieroglyphs left off. The whole story led to Atlantis. It seemed as if Atlantis was older than anyone had thought.
There was a third wall behind a chair. It had strange writing that Vanel couldn't read. He didn't know about any of the winged figures that stood proudly erected against the wall. There was a strange writing in the back of the figures that he couldn't read. All of this combined was mesmerizing; so much so that he didn't notice anything else enter the room. Fascinating isn't it?
Vanel turned around to find some more dragons had entered the room. Behind them though some other creatures that had only been heard in myth.
"Yes. It's an interesting blend between the two cultures but I don't know anything about this one here." Vanel agreed before bowing to the head dragon,
Young Lord you don't need to be bowing to us. We should be bowing to you. The telepathic voice resonated through the room.
"Please don't call me that." He requested before a centaur provided a pillow for him to sit on. "Why was I brought here?"
You have a test coming. On most occasions when a young lord is tested our oldest dragon will agree to help. However we have another test for you.
"I don't understand."
Your father, King Van, was tested by Draco, my father. You are required in all tests to get a drag energist that in us. Here you will get one but the test won't be the same. You have to get to the other side to Fanelia. As part of this quest you must find the pieces that will help you in the upcoming trials you will face.
"Will I ever find this place again?"
No we risk much by bringing you here.
A centaur female stepped forth and handed him a bag. "You will need this young prince."
He didn't have to ask what it was for. He knew that he would be taking something out of the caves. "Thank you."
"The way out will be hard. You will want to give up but you can't. All of Gaia and Earth depend on your courage and valor." The centaur touched where his heart lay. "Remember to follow your heart and trust your instincts."
"I will. I promise." Vanel gave the room a once over before he knew he was to leave. The whole story was told of Atlantis was told in the writing and he wished he could understand all of it. On Earth no one really knew quite what happened to Atlantis.
You know more than you think Young Lord. The voice echoed in his head once again. He looked around to find that he was no longer in the monumental room cave. The writings on the wall now were not but the strange writing on the back wall.
"What is this place?" His voice came back to him throughout the hall.
-In the conference room-
"Van what have you not told me?" Hitomi crossed her arms across her chest.
"Well after I had to leave you on Earth with your Okaasan and I had to come back here...." Van started rubbing the back of his neck.
"Van?" Hitomi stood right next to him with inquiring eyes.
"I couldn't contact you. They thought that I had become tired of you or something. After a couple of years of them trying to get me to marry again they told me that I had to take in some one to take my place if I couldn't or wouldn't provide an heir to the country. I wouldn't let them pick who it was. I went out with one of the palace servants to pick out the boy. I chose Analous because he was the loner. He reminded me of when I was younger and would hide from my teacher or my brother." Van stopped rubbing the back of his neck.
"What of his mother?"
"She has accompanied him coming to the palace only because he has not come of age until a couple of months ago. His mother insists on coming." The look that Van gave her said that they would talk about the rest later.
"Okay." She whispered quietly. She had missed out on a lot when she had to go and take care of her mother. The brain cancer had taken her mother's life. She didn't think about it much.
"I'm sorry Hitomi. I know you still miss her." Van touched the side of her cheek where tears had started streaming down her cheeks. He drew her to him for just a few moments before she could get herself composed once more.
Analous watched as the two pulled apart. "Queen Hitomi I'm sorry about my mother. She is just that." He lacked for any other word for her.
"It's alright. You don't have to apologize for her." She touched the young man on his shoulder. "You know that you're the same age as my son."
"I didn't milady."
"You made a good choice Van." She turned to her chair. "We have some more things to discuss."
"Analous I have your first assignment."
The young man relaxed a little bit after his mother had left the room. "Yes sir?"
"Lady Hitomi is in danger. I can't have my guards around her all the time. It would be distracting to everyone while she walks the grounds." He was ignoring the glare that Hitomi gave him.
"Sir if she is just walking the grounds she should be safe."
"That normally is the case but here it isn't. They have already been proven once that they can get through." Van gave the young man the
Analous looked to the floor. He had never seen such a demanding stare from the King. "Sir I understand."
"No you don't. This assignment will make you make you or break you." The glare was deadly in its own right.
He nodded his head. "We'll tell your mother that she won't be needed on the grounds."
"Thank you sir." The young man looked directly at the four people in the room.
Van called the guard that was at the door. "Go get Lady Kitan."
"Yes sir." The man left the room.
'I hope to be of good service to you Lady Hitomi."
"It's alright Analous." She stopped him from bowing. "Please don't do that. If you must then it must be only to show respect for whatever reason in front of others."
"Yes milady."
"Lady Kitan has arrived."
"Show her in."
She gave the proper stiff curtsy. "Your Highness..."
"I will be keeping your son here with me. He will be helping me with some things." Van informed her.
"You know that I must have him with me. I have to have his help."
"It is matters of the state. Far more important than your errand runs."
"Lord Van, can I talk to you alone?" Lady Kitan gave Van a nod.
"Yes." He consented.
Hitomi stood rigid as Van exited into another room. Queen Millerna and Dryden pushed a button on the mirror."
"She can't hear or see us Hitomi." Millerna shook her head.
Van was standing about three feet away from the woman. "Lord Van I implore you. My business can't run without getting him to run errands for me."
"I told you to get another youth. I chose him for this job because I trust him."
Lady Kitan somehow lost her hateful look. "We all know that you chose him because you found me so spellbinding." She sauntered to him.
"I've already told you that it won't work." Lord Van grabbed her hand. "Let's go back into the room."
Van led the protesting woman out of the curtained room.
"You can't do this."
"Yes I can. I told you a long time ago when you agreed to this that this would eventually happen. Now go. We'll call you when his assignment has ended.
The woman was escorted off the ground.
-Another place-
"He has begun his test. He must not be allowed to finish it."
"We can't get in. They are giving him a different test."
"We might not be able to get in but we can sure make his life a living Tartarus."
- - - - Okay I think that is the last of this chapter. I was surprised actually how it turned out. I hope you like it. It should be interesting what happens to the next chapter. Tell me what you think.
The woman looked at them aghast. She couldn't believe that she was being dismissed. The woman took a forced, but graceful step out of the room while everyone else let out a relieved breath. "Van, is there something that you forgot to tell me?"
He rubbed his hand in the back of his neck. "Yeah. I guess we'll be in here for a little while longer."
-In another place-
"What do you mean, the plan isn't going to work?"
"Exactly what I said. I think that part of this prophecy is coming true." - - -
Remi- I'm sorry that you don't like the story. I started this one on a whim.
Aria- Thanks for the compliment and the critique. I needed it and I promise to work on it.
Tramie- Thank you for editing and reading the story. You're such a big help. I tried to put ypur e-mail onto word processor but it seems it would only give me the first part of it the heading. So I hope that you forgive me for not using the edited chapter.
Lady Winged Knight- I hope you like the chapter.
Chapter 9
'I've got to get this dragon off this road.' That was all that he thought about s he noticed a box coming toward them. He had this horse to make sure make a hard right into the forest.
The dragon followed the young man on foot. He however stopped to sniff the air. He stepped in front of Vanel to lead him in another direction.
"Hey! Where are you going?" He shouted. He was expecting a fire breathing, short tempered dragon but that wasn't what he was seeing.
The dragon that he was following gave a loud roar that made he earth underneath him shake. His horse reared up and ran to the opening of the woods. Vanel shook his head trying to clear the jarred feeling. 'Shoot now what?' The dragon kept walking. Vanel tried to run to keep up with him but hen he found he resorted to flying. The wind was too strong to unsheathe the sword that he had recently been given.
The dragon seemed to stop in front of some caves. He was waiting for something it seemed. There was an echoing of several other roars. The dragon still waited until he heard one distinctive roar through all of the echoes before he proceeded.
Vanel had managed to climb up the spikes. He couldn't believe the view that was before him. It was magnificent. The trees were higher here than any trees he had ever seen in his life while the caves were completely dwarfed by them but the dragons could roam here freely of they wanted to. By now Vanel had climbed on top of the dragon's head.
They went into the caves that became darker by the minute or by the step. It seemed cold like they were deep under ground. "Where are you taking me?" he asked it loud.
There was only the silence of the cave that sent his voice echoing back to him. Vanel sat on the dragon's head waiting until they stopped. The scenes didn't change much until they were several hundred feet underground. It was getting warmer but at the same time there was still a chill in the air. There was a light at the end if the tunnel. Get on my neck. A voice said in his head.
He did as he was told just on time. He bent his head down to the ground after they entered the light so that Vanel could slide down. The roomy cave was unique. There were monuments of the Greek gods on one wall. Behind Ares, Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Athena, Poseidon, and Hera there was the Greek writing. On the other side of the room there were monuments of the Egyptian sort. The same thing except that it was Osiris, Isis, Horus and the sun-god Ra. Behind them was the ancient hieroglyphs that told the may tales and legends but this was slightly different. The writing told of the story of how the two countries were connected. Vanel read the hieroglyphs and then the Greek wall to find that it continued where the hieroglyphs left off. The whole story led to Atlantis. It seemed as if Atlantis was older than anyone had thought.
There was a third wall behind a chair. It had strange writing that Vanel couldn't read. He didn't know about any of the winged figures that stood proudly erected against the wall. There was a strange writing in the back of the figures that he couldn't read. All of this combined was mesmerizing; so much so that he didn't notice anything else enter the room. Fascinating isn't it?
Vanel turned around to find some more dragons had entered the room. Behind them though some other creatures that had only been heard in myth.
"Yes. It's an interesting blend between the two cultures but I don't know anything about this one here." Vanel agreed before bowing to the head dragon,
Young Lord you don't need to be bowing to us. We should be bowing to you. The telepathic voice resonated through the room.
"Please don't call me that." He requested before a centaur provided a pillow for him to sit on. "Why was I brought here?"
You have a test coming. On most occasions when a young lord is tested our oldest dragon will agree to help. However we have another test for you.
"I don't understand."
Your father, King Van, was tested by Draco, my father. You are required in all tests to get a drag energist that in us. Here you will get one but the test won't be the same. You have to get to the other side to Fanelia. As part of this quest you must find the pieces that will help you in the upcoming trials you will face.
"Will I ever find this place again?"
No we risk much by bringing you here.
A centaur female stepped forth and handed him a bag. "You will need this young prince."
He didn't have to ask what it was for. He knew that he would be taking something out of the caves. "Thank you."
"The way out will be hard. You will want to give up but you can't. All of Gaia and Earth depend on your courage and valor." The centaur touched where his heart lay. "Remember to follow your heart and trust your instincts."
"I will. I promise." Vanel gave the room a once over before he knew he was to leave. The whole story was told of Atlantis was told in the writing and he wished he could understand all of it. On Earth no one really knew quite what happened to Atlantis.
You know more than you think Young Lord. The voice echoed in his head once again. He looked around to find that he was no longer in the monumental room cave. The writings on the wall now were not but the strange writing on the back wall.
"What is this place?" His voice came back to him throughout the hall.
-In the conference room-
"Van what have you not told me?" Hitomi crossed her arms across her chest.
"Well after I had to leave you on Earth with your Okaasan and I had to come back here...." Van started rubbing the back of his neck.
"Van?" Hitomi stood right next to him with inquiring eyes.
"I couldn't contact you. They thought that I had become tired of you or something. After a couple of years of them trying to get me to marry again they told me that I had to take in some one to take my place if I couldn't or wouldn't provide an heir to the country. I wouldn't let them pick who it was. I went out with one of the palace servants to pick out the boy. I chose Analous because he was the loner. He reminded me of when I was younger and would hide from my teacher or my brother." Van stopped rubbing the back of his neck.
"What of his mother?"
"She has accompanied him coming to the palace only because he has not come of age until a couple of months ago. His mother insists on coming." The look that Van gave her said that they would talk about the rest later.
"Okay." She whispered quietly. She had missed out on a lot when she had to go and take care of her mother. The brain cancer had taken her mother's life. She didn't think about it much.
"I'm sorry Hitomi. I know you still miss her." Van touched the side of her cheek where tears had started streaming down her cheeks. He drew her to him for just a few moments before she could get herself composed once more.
Analous watched as the two pulled apart. "Queen Hitomi I'm sorry about my mother. She is just that." He lacked for any other word for her.
"It's alright. You don't have to apologize for her." She touched the young man on his shoulder. "You know that you're the same age as my son."
"I didn't milady."
"You made a good choice Van." She turned to her chair. "We have some more things to discuss."
"Analous I have your first assignment."
The young man relaxed a little bit after his mother had left the room. "Yes sir?"
"Lady Hitomi is in danger. I can't have my guards around her all the time. It would be distracting to everyone while she walks the grounds." He was ignoring the glare that Hitomi gave him.
"Sir if she is just walking the grounds she should be safe."
"That normally is the case but here it isn't. They have already been proven once that they can get through." Van gave the young man the
Analous looked to the floor. He had never seen such a demanding stare from the King. "Sir I understand."
"No you don't. This assignment will make you make you or break you." The glare was deadly in its own right.
He nodded his head. "We'll tell your mother that she won't be needed on the grounds."
"Thank you sir." The young man looked directly at the four people in the room.
Van called the guard that was at the door. "Go get Lady Kitan."
"Yes sir." The man left the room.
'I hope to be of good service to you Lady Hitomi."
"It's alright Analous." She stopped him from bowing. "Please don't do that. If you must then it must be only to show respect for whatever reason in front of others."
"Yes milady."
"Lady Kitan has arrived."
"Show her in."
She gave the proper stiff curtsy. "Your Highness..."
"I will be keeping your son here with me. He will be helping me with some things." Van informed her.
"You know that I must have him with me. I have to have his help."
"It is matters of the state. Far more important than your errand runs."
"Lord Van, can I talk to you alone?" Lady Kitan gave Van a nod.
"Yes." He consented.
Hitomi stood rigid as Van exited into another room. Queen Millerna and Dryden pushed a button on the mirror."
"She can't hear or see us Hitomi." Millerna shook her head.
Van was standing about three feet away from the woman. "Lord Van I implore you. My business can't run without getting him to run errands for me."
"I told you to get another youth. I chose him for this job because I trust him."
Lady Kitan somehow lost her hateful look. "We all know that you chose him because you found me so spellbinding." She sauntered to him.
"I've already told you that it won't work." Lord Van grabbed her hand. "Let's go back into the room."
Van led the protesting woman out of the curtained room.
"You can't do this."
"Yes I can. I told you a long time ago when you agreed to this that this would eventually happen. Now go. We'll call you when his assignment has ended.
The woman was escorted off the ground.
-Another place-
"He has begun his test. He must not be allowed to finish it."
"We can't get in. They are giving him a different test."
"We might not be able to get in but we can sure make his life a living Tartarus."
- - - - Okay I think that is the last of this chapter. I was surprised actually how it turned out. I hope you like it. It should be interesting what happens to the next chapter. Tell me what you think.