Chapter 5 The High Council

Emperor's P.O.V

I was out of breath by the time I had reached the top of the stairs. Halcyon pulled me over the last stair, standing me before four individuals that each sat in very regal, lavish, and big chairs.

"The Council Members will rise in the presence of the Master."

The leftmost one declared. All of the individuals got out of their respective chairs and kneeled before Halcyon.

"Rise and greet our King"

He commanded the others. The four rose and formed a line. I could barely see their colors in the dim light that the candles casted in the room. Their colors were the rarest and most desired out of every yoshi family: Silver, Burgundy, a Deep Purple, and a Lime Green colored individual.

The first one in line shook my hand and bowed.

"Greeting my young king. I am known as Mercury."

The first one said. His voice was deep, but soft. He turned from me and walked back to his seat. He was not very well fed or very healthy. After I noticed this, it was then that I saw his iris color. It was a dull yellow color. It was just now that I noticed that the seats were labeled. The names were stamped into the sides of the seats. They were plates that looked to be made of brass or bronze. The second one walked up to me and bowed, then shook my hand as she greeted me. This was the Burgundy colored individual. She looked to be built powerfully and her handshake was firm and powerful.

"Greetings my King. I am Rose."

She walked to her respective chair. The next one in line introduced himself.

What happened to this one?

I asked myself as I got ready for my next greeting. The next one sauntered over to me.

"Sup? My name's Nightshade."

He said carelessly while flicking a tweed leaf that he had been chewing on at my feet. I did not particularly care for this one, but if he had made it to this rank, I felt that he was justified to make his actions. I was particularly interested why he was being so careless. While has was walking back to his seat, I studied Nightshade. He was about as tall as me. He had red irises and was a little overweight. He was not in shape and apparently was very lazy. The final one in line greeted me. He was taller than I was. He towered over me with his 6"4 height. He had blue Irised eyes and looked to be very well built muscle-wise. He spoke loudly, proudly, and had a sense of leadership in his voice when he spoke to me.

"Greetings my young King. it's very satisfying to be in your midst. My name is Lime."

He greeted my cheerfully. Halcyon led me by my arm to the center of the room. Northwind took a position next to the chair with Halcyon's name stamped above it. He walked quickly to the chair. He sat in it and leaned forward so that his elbows rested on his knees and so that his chin rested in his hands.

"There must be some reason that Northwind told you to be within our midst young King."

He stated. The others nodded in agreement. He looked at Northwind.

"This is true Halcyon."

Northwind confirmed. He looked back at me.

"What do you wish to ask of the High Council my King?"

Halcyon asked me professionally. I tried to speak but my breath caught in my throat. I was so amazed to be in the presence of the individuals responsible for the entire conduction of the island's daily tasks. All that came out of my mouth was a quiet wheeze. Halcyon snapped up from his lazy posture.

"Would someone get this young lad a Coconut and Pineapple juice mix?"

He called to the right of me. I looked over to the right of where I was to see what Halcyon was calling for. A bar appeared from the dark corner of the room. Suddenly, the entire room was illuminated by candles that radiated blue light.

"The usual Halcyon?"

A familiar voice called. Intrigued by my ability to recall things, I looked into the darkness and gasped when I saw who this individual was.

"Sunrise?"

I asked in disbelief. The individual looked up from causing the drink.

"Oh, no."

Sunrise moaned when he saw me. I walked over to the bar. I saw six stools available to sit on. I sat on the leftmost one. I heard walking sounds coming from behind me. I turned around in the chair to see the High Council Members walking over to where I was sitting. Each one sat down on a stool that had not been taken. Halcyon, Rose, Nightshade, and Mercury looked at Sunrise. He started to shudder a little.

"Anything else I can get you fine individuals?"

He stammered as he gave me my drink. The others looked at each other while Sunrise prepared the juicing tools with shaky hands. I took a sip of the drink that was given to me. The flavors were amazing! The Pineapple had gone perfectly with the Coconut and neither were overpowering. I found the urge to ask Sunrise a question.

"Why are you so scared Sunrise? I find these individuals to be kind and considerate."

I asked him.

He refilled my cup with the same liquid that he had poured for me earlier. Sunrise was getting anxious. I didn't know why I did this, but I thought the answer would come to me later.

"Is it ok that I switch places with you?"

I asked Sunrise. The others that were sitting on the stools stopped their conversations and slowly turned to look at me.

"Why did you ask that question Emperor?"

Nightshade asked me with a laugh as he spit another tweed leaf ball at my feet. I looked at him sternly.

"It was because he is scared to be in your presence. If you took your mind off of chewing tweeds and actually looked at the world around you, maybe you could see that, fasto."

I responded. Nightshade jumped out of his chair.

"You take that back you Deep Green Scum"

He shouted at me. Rose materialized a Deathbringer pointed at Nightshade and Mercury had a sword to Nightshade's back and Lime readied a shot from his gun sword. Northwind and Halcyon however, kept drinking their beverages without a care. Nightshade looked at me with a stare that could melt steel. No one moved for short amount of time until Halcyon finished his beverage.

"Y'all need to simmer down ok? Nothing good comes from aggravated actions."

He declared loudly. Nightshade spit in my face.

"If you think that I'm EVER going to do the likes of you, you're totally wrong."

He said mockingly as he sat back down on his stool.

"Nightshade, I'm going to have to have you come with me."

Halcyon told him as he got up from his seat.

"We're going to have a nice, long chat."

He said slowly. Nightshade slowly got up from his stool and followed Halcyon out of the room. As soon as the two left the room, Rose jumped out of her chair and started to clean my face with a towel that she had acquired.

"Don't mind Nightshade, he just needs some readjustments sometimes."

Rose said soothingly as she cleaned my face. I was about ready to kill Nightshade, but something kept me from doing just that. When Rose had cleaned my face she sighed.

"I never liked Nightshade either young one. I feel the same way you do."

Rose said with annoyance. Mercury sheathed his sword, Rose snapped her fingers and the DeathBringer vanished. Lime turned back around and placed the gun sword back on the table.

Sunrise was staring open-mouthed at the individuals that were before him. He shook his head to clear what he just saw out of his mind. He looked back at me.

"Do you really want to switch places with me even after I said something mean about your parents and brother?"

He asked incredulously. I nodded in confirmation. He sighed and exited the bar. I got up from my seat and walked around the bar and entered behind the bar. There were glass bottles behind me of many shapes and sizes.. Looking back at the individuals, I could see various fruits lined up under the upraised part of the bar. Mercury, Rose, and Lime were busy talking again. I looked at Sunrise.

"Is there a particular beverage you had in mind to drink Sunrise?"

I asked cheerfully. He cocked his head a little to left.

Is there that many options that you have to think about what an Individual wants to drink?

I asked myself as Sunrise continued to think. He stopped looking up at the ceiling. He looked at me with a smile on his face. I could tell that he was going to ask for something ridiculously hard to make.

"Could I have a Dragon fruit and Lemon smoothie?"

He asked with a huge smile. I sighed. I really did not know why others had to be so annoying, but I started with what I knew. I grabbed some Dragon Fruits and Some Lemons from the labeled cupboards that were over my head. I opened the blender's top that had appeared off to my left. I saw a knife in front of me on a cutting board. I looked at the knife. The handle of the knife looked like to be made of wood, as the moisture from the area had made it discolored with humidity. I picked up the knife, weighing it in my hand.

Is this really the best cutting tool that we have to cut things with?

I asked myself as I dropped the knife back on the table with a clatter. The other High Council Members looked at me with puzzled glances. Rose looked at Sunrise, who shifted uneasily in his seat. I focused back on the fruit in front of me. I could feel the blades emerging from the spaces between my fingers. I quickly looked down and rotated my hands a little to see the blades steadily growing. I suddenly had an amusing thought.

What if I could cut the fruit in the air with these blades?

I thought to myself as I picked up the fruit in front of me. Sunrise looked incredulously at my hands. He started to shudder again. I threw the fruit into the air. With lightning speed, I sliced the fruit into small pieces with the blades and the pieces fell back onto the table. I looked at Sunrise with a smug look on my face. Sunrise just sat there, openmouthed in awe. He quickly regained his composure and waved his hand, signaling me to move on. I retracted the blades and put the pieces in the blender. I studied the blender. There were blades in the bottom of the blender. These blades looked to be made of steel. There was a crank on the side that I could only guess was the way to make the blender work. I put the lid on the top of the blender and turned the crank. The blades started spinning and the fruit started to get sliced to a smoothie consistency. I only had to turn the crank for about ten seconds before the entire batch of fruit that I had put into the blender was completely blended. I found one of the glasses behind me and poured a cup of the mixture. I handed the smoothie to sunrise who took it with a gracious head bow. He raised the glass to his lips and tried some of the smoothie. He set the glass on the bar with a surprised whistle.

"That's actually not bad. Great work Emperor!"

He said with praise. The High council Members looked at what I had made.

"Do you have any more Emperor?"

Rose asked. She was clearly impressed with something that I had done, but what she was marveling at, I did not know. There was only one thing I could do now: respond. That was just what I did.

"I have a little more in the blender here High Council Member Rose."

I replied professionally. Rose looked at me with an annoyed face.

"You don't always have to address me with my name and rank Emperor."

She said with clear annoyance. I put my hands up in defeat.

"OK, OK. I get the hint Rose."

I said defeatedly. She pointed to the blender.

"Now could you get me some of that Dragon Fruit and Lemon smoothie? I can smell it all the way over here!"

She asked impatiently. I sighed and poured another glass of the smoothie and handed it to Rose. She took it graciously with a head bow as well. she downed the glass in two gulps. She then licked the excess bits of smoothie that were around her mouth with her tongue. Mercury, Lime, and Nightshade who had entered the room with Halcyon, laughed as well. Rose looked annoyed. She got up from her seat and left the room.