Wyvernia
I donned my leather armour with steel shoulder plates and reinforced leather chest piece and made my way out into the dark streets of Forestis. I ran through the quiet streets, trying to wake myself from the disturbed sleep I had not too long ago and soon found myself out of Forestis. I entered the dense forest and soon saw Vylie standing near the tree where she was attacked.
"What ….. do you need ….. me for" I said, breathing heavily as I tried to regain air.
"I was thinking about those sabertooth tigers that came to attack us yesterday and they weren't after you. They were preparing to slaughter the entire town" she replied with some concern.
"Why would they do that?" I asked, concerned about this new threat.
"I don't know, but I think a new darkness might be on the urge of rise." Her words grew more cautious as she continued to speak, as if they were being watched.
"That might be linked to my dream" I quietly muttered to myself.
"What dream!" Vylie asked, almost as if she knew it might be linked to the new danger.
I explained to her about the previously dreams, about the featureless dragon that called itself a "Wyvern", about how it said that it was my enemy and about the damage that it caused in my dream."
"Hmm...I wonder" Vylie said at last, looking into the denser parts of the forest, deep in thought. "Have you heard of a warrior who lives in the denser part of the forest?"
"No, who is he?" I asked.
"He is the only human to traverse the entirety of Wyvernia and live. He may know of this 'Wyvern' you speak of" she said.
"Okay, lets go to see him" I said rearing to go.
"Umm, aren't you forgetting something?" she told to me, knowing something that did not. Then it hit me.
"Oh, right! Stay here I'll be right back" I called out as I started to run back to my home.
As I ran back to my home, I saw a hooded figure in black robes, staring at me as I ran passed but I paid no attention to him. I ran through the door and snatched my swords off the floor and ran back. I felt myself beginning to lose my breath but I continued back into the forest. I soon entered the forest and saw Vylie sitting on a branch whistling a soft tune to her self, only for her to notice me and jumped down, waving her hand, telling me to follow her.
"One... second….. please!" I said trying to regain my breath.
"Well, it's not far from here. We can just walk" she said as she started to walk into the further depths of the forest.
"How do you now of this man" I asked, catching up to her after I recovered my breath.
"He wrote his own book called The Land of Wyvernia. Its very good and detailed. It spoke of these fallen elves who attacked anything on sight. They also have no sense but are still able to detect who is around them." She explained every detail of these elves, almost giving me an image of what they might have looked like.
"With any luck I'll get to see one" I said cheerfully.
"Yeah, you will be lucky to see one and not have your throat ripped out from your stomach" she said spitefully, making myself to feel unpleasant about the previous comment I had said. "But as I said before, you should read his book and you'll know everything about the elves and possibly about Wyvernia."
"I will try and find it one day" I replied, an impatient thought reaching my mind. "Anyway how close are we?" I finally asked, the impatience reaching its limit.
"Almost there" she said, smirking as I tried to keep composure.
As we continued to walk, a small house appeared on the horizon with a small garden that contained a variety of food and crops that have been tended to and grown fully. As my gaze wandered over to the door, a tall, male figure with blond hair and iron armour stepped out and stared at us with his blue eyes before he spoke.
"Vylie, my dear. It has been a while" he said with a surprised tone, blinking as if we were a dream to him.
"Yes Seriph, my human friend. It has been far too long" Vylie said as she walked over to him, embracing him in a hug.
"How is everything in Forestis, I heard it was attacked by sabertooth tigers!" He asked in a worried but excited tone. "Everything must be alright as you are still in front of me!"
"It was but I managed to convince them to leave" She replied, cockily.
"Haha, I'm sure you were. Anyway, who is your friend?" he asked as he stared at me with his blue, entrancing eyes.
"This is my friend, Aragon" she said, almost in a way in which she was being truthful. "He has been having some very strange dreams about a Wyvern" Her voice turned from confident to concerned, almost as if she knew this was a sign of bad news.
"Ah I see!" he said hastily, "come inside and we shall speak. He extended his arm and offered both me and Vyllie into his house.
As we walked inside, I saw a large variety of weapons such as swords, axes, maces, bows and claymores. He offered us both a seat next to the fireplace and brought us some bowls of venison stew which both Vylie and I happily accepted. He sat down in a seat opposite us and began to speak.
"So Vylie, tell me about these dreams your friend has been having" He asked her as she looked at the devouring bear which was me. I looked up, seeing both of them staring at me and stopped eating.
"Well, I think it will be best to ask Aragon as he is the one who is experiencing them" She replied as she looked at me with discipline as if she was the mother of a naughty child.
"Well Aragon, would you mind telling me about your dreams?" He asked, his blue eyes stared pleadingly.
"Ok. For the past three nights a black, featureless Wyvern has appeared in my dreams speaking to me, telling me that he is my enemy but flies away before I can ask it any question" I explained to him.
"Ah! My friend, it seems you have been gifted with a Wyverns soul at birth" He said, almost as if he was surprised. "It is a gift that only one may be gifted with every thousand years!" His tone began to grow with excitement.
"Well that's decent but does it mean something good or bad?" I asked hoping that it wasn't anything that would doom myself or the world.
"Well depending on who you are, you have the choice on what will happen" he said. His next words were particularly important. "I will ask you two questions and ask nothing but you to answer them honestly."
"I'm ready for the questions" I said, taking a few moments of thought beforehand.
"A large force is attacking a city that you rule. What is your course of action?"
"I order my city's guards to attack" I replied instantly.
"Good answer, next question. You have a companion and you have a vital choice that you must make. Sacrifice yourself for your companions life or let your companion sacrifice himself for you?"
"I…I sacrifice myself and let my companion live!" I answered, unsure if the questions may become a reality.
"Aragon, you seemed hesitant in your answer but if you are sure that is your honest answer then so be it. From your answers, I can see that you are a good person and will save many lives one day." He said to me. I looked at Vylie who took careful thought of the questions and looked back at me, disappointment in her eyes.
"That's reassuring but-" I was cut off by the faint sound of screaming people and the smell of smoke drifting through the air.
As I ran out of Seriphs house, I saw a large cloud of black smoke engulfing the way out of the forest and a dark cloud over Forestis.