D.H. A.N.: I hope you are ready for an interesting chapter. I get to see PoTO Saturday. Alright on with the story. Please review.
Chapter Seven: Reprieve and Revelations
Rione's face grew somber, and Serenity was silent for two minutes. I think she'll be alright. If I have learned anything from Mhera, it's that any experience, be it positive or not, is a chance to remove any doubt about who someone really is. It had to take a lot to do what she did. Another thing is not to be afraid to go with what you think is right. Serenity sighed slowly.
Felicity broke Serenity's self-imposed trance. "We should get to the resistance before sunset, if we hurry, we'll make it by mid- afternoon."
"Alright." Rione and Serenity agreed as they stretched the worn out muscles of their bodies. They followed Felicity, with the breeze almost seeming to wish the travelers well.
Mhera wished she could get off Nazuna and walk, but knew wishing would get her nowhere. She was very quickly tiring of Nazuna's antics. They saw a narrow cliff coming up ahead. Mhera groaned, grabbing tightly at the base of Nazuna's neck, vowing that, if she ever made it back to Kaiba Land, she would not set foot on a rollercoaster. Her worst fear was confirmed when Nazuna rotated ninety degrees on what an airplane would be considered the roll axis. Mhera held on for dear life. She wasn't scared, but she was worried whether Nazuna would catch her if she fell off.
"You know I would catch you." Nazuna said
"Why can I never go five days without someone responding to my private thoughts?" Mhera fumed.
"So I take it you don't want me to catch you if you fall" Nazuna asked as they exited the crevice between the cliff
"N-" Mhera suddenly felt nothing under her as she had released her grip on Nazuna after exiting the crevice. She felt herself falling through the air "NO! Nazuna, please catch me. I have a slight fear of heights when no one is controlling it!" Mhera mentally screamed. She was physically screaming too. And it wasn't a macho scream, but it wasn't what one would consider blood-curdling either, but it was high- pitched, and worthy of the female gender. Out of the corner of her eye, Mhera saw Nazuna come up on her right. The dragon then positioned itself below her, which Mhera hit with a thud. "Thanks." Mhera mentally panted.
"Are you going to trust me, or are you going to doubt me again. You know I could have very well not caught you, but lucky for you, guarding lives is on my résumé." Once again, if dragons could smirk, there would be one on Nazuna's face.
Oh, great, I get stuck with the dragon with an ego, and knowledge of business sarcasm. Then again, she's stuck with the Egyptian girl unable to read hieroglyphs unless absolutely necessary, More often than not, times that I need that ability happen to be not a necessity. All and all, this should be interesting. Mhera mused.
She felt the pressure returning to her ears, which she assumed meant they would soon land. "So, are we there yet?"
"Almost." Came Nazuna's voice as she went into a dive at a forty-five degree angle. As she descended, Nazuna flexed her wings, so that the lift would overcome the drag, as soon as they were three feet above the ground.
"We're here" Nazuna said softly through the mind link that had been unexplainably forged instantly. The descent was slow and easy.
Mhera gawked at the sight before her. They had landed at the base of a mountain range, with a cave big enough for even Nazuna to fit through.
"You first, Nazu." Mhera said through the link
"Nazu?" The dragon questioned
"Relax, I only dropped the last syllable of your name. I am personally fond of the disyllabic form of my name. My first name is tri-syllabic."
"What is it?"
"Mheralo." Mhera answered "But please call me Mhera."
"I will as long as you call me Nazuna." The dragon requested softly.
"Shouldn't we be getting inside, it's getting late." Mhera suggested
"So we should." Nazuna agreed.The two then went into the cave.
Felicity, Serenity and Rione were on the verge of becoming footsore when they saw a huge crater-like hole in the ground. "We're here!" Rione shouted out of pure excitement. It was home. He felt so much better, like he had never left the place.
"How do you know?" Felicity asked, emerald eyes looking the brunette over carefully.
"I was born just as this was being built." Rione then pointed to a hill above that had signs of a foundation on it. "I used to live there. The advantage of high ground was important to the resistance leaders. It should be standing still, but obviously the foundation is all that remains of the vantage point." He then became somber. "After I was taken nine months after my father went to war, my mother died giving birth to my sibling. Felicity, I mean no disrespect, but you look just like my mother."
Serenity softly nudged Felicity "He's your brother I just know it." She said softly
"What if your wrong?" Felicity asked
"You just have to trust me. I know brothers when I see them." Serenity grinned.
Another set of siblings had come on the opposite side of the hill, and had been there a good while, as their escort had informed them that it was proper to wait until someone came to escort them in.
"Are we going already?" Seto was growing impatient.
"Seto, The Lord of D. has made it clear that we are to wait." Noah argued in a Mokuba-like voice .
But Seto paid his stepbrother no heed and jumped into the crater, instantly finding himself in numerous caverns.
Serenity, Felicity, and Rione entered the cavern silently. Serenity heard nothing, but Felicity halted them. "I hear footsteps." She murmured. Serenity strained her ears, closing her eyes. She still had pretty good hearing, but she supposed it wasn't as sharp after gaining her sight. She heard careful footsteps, then heard them no more. Upon opening her eyes, she saw a sea of ice-blue and nothing else.
DH: The romance continues. I hope you like it. I'll explain how Noah got into the Dimension next chapter. I was going to explain it in this one, but it's on a disk and I don't want to get it at the moment. I also have a new Story up, Rite of Heritage. Please leave a review. Thank you.