Chapter 63
Phaydera's Tomb
The 'boredom' disadvantage seemed odd to him, predicting that Ytrian was trying to conceal her from the island, and let her presence be unknown. Once both of them got down there, they tapped the ground, and only the sound of waves and oceans sounded out through the tomb. There was already a decent amount of light, by fires igniting off the red tinted stones, sending sparks to the midair, and coming down with a sudden snap. The crackling of the fires made them wonder all about what they could do, and what they did before now. Each time the flame lashed out it's hot spark, it was a trigger to a memory, torching villages, raiding and plundering, all by the sense of curiosity.
Phaydera walked forward to the flame, and laid down next to the burning rock, standing still until she gets out once again. She kept on tapping the ground beneath her with her sword-sharp claws. Akaz on the other hand, was kind of shocked that this was not dimmer. Although, without a doubt, this was not too bad for the newcomer. However, it was still a burning question in his mind: Why did they want to lock this poor child down here? She sighed, giving off a plume of flames out of her nose, being slightly irritated. The sharp incense was carefully entering both of their snouts, as the flame still burned with a bright intensity. The heat off of the flame kept on covering them with a constant warmth.
Akaz finally noticed what was around them, a cave that had drawings written in blood and gore. One picture, that had blood all around, depicted her, standing short of a average human, but the strange thing was that it was armored, and had a evil gaze, looking at the audience. The next one, continued the scene, as it looked like the man was suddenly gone, but all turned into a pile of ashes and bones. Akaz was kind of fascinated with her expertise, but it was still undetermined, whether she made it or not.
The constant sound of raging waters began to overpower the sound of the flame, being a bit more rough than the crackling flame. Phaydera seemed a bit more interested, standing up from the flaming rock, moving towards Akaz in a friendly way. Although, Akaz then felt something, as it felt like a bumpy road, gently making his balance uneven. He gone to look down to the ground that was beneath him, and what he saw was terrifying, as a whole pile of bones was found right there, in that exact spot next to where the water falls from the top of the wall beside him. He immediately gasped and stepped back, then looked at Phaydera with confusion.
He then looked back at the bones, observing them carefully, as there were some big bones, some with charred marks, some that looked like humans, and one that was quite large. "They now hunt me down." Phaydera said whilst picking up a large bone that was from a Basalisk. "My first day coming into the world, all just to be interrupted by the Sevaeric. They have something against me, that now I know I have."
"Huh?" Akaz said while stepping back with a horrified expression.
"I can quote it... I heard it from an announcement at one of their centers." She stated. "No one, under any circumstances should be gifted with special abilities that are not usually from their faction."
"What made them?" Akaz asked. "I thought we did once rule over them with a iron fist."
"It was like that... Until we started fighting, stated by Ytrian, Some idiot wandered outside of the base, and began a wide massacre, led up to an eternal war, as the traitor relayed false messages, and began calling out people who did not kill, tricking the others into thinking that they killed one of their own." he said, laying beside the raging waters. "After some of the first days of the war, Ytrian tried to ask them what was up, but then, she was immediately chased away from each territory..."
Akaz slowly and gently laid down next to her, wanting to know more, but also wanting to make her feel a bit more calm, since the Sevaeric are still hunting her down. Phaydera suddenly strafed to the right, being slightly startled by his movement. She instantly changed her mind, and chuckled lightly, while standing on both hind legs. "I think Ytrian thought it was Rhenka... but... Isn't he with Equinox right now?" She asked while getting a bit closer to Akaz. He began to rethink going next to her, predicting what would happen next. "Yes... Why?" Akaz asked with a frightened expression.
"And Equinox had a son... Tainted with a gift as well as her other." She said while walking around, then finally gasped as she realized who she was standing with. She laughed maniacally, and gone low onto the ground, as if she was preparing to strike him with ferocity. Akaz knew what he had to do in a few seconds, realizing that he was facing someone who could destroy what he couldn't.
Without warning, she pounced onto Akaz, slashing across his scales, as the cut was searing through. Phaydera was already at the top of her game, wishing to kill anybody who was related to starting the war that made them lose their control over the Sevaeric, and their hold on Giha. She began screeching as she lunged at Akaz again, but then, she missed, as Akaz quickly dodged right, and backed away not wanting to fight the poor child. She then started sliding her feet across the rocky ground, hoping that she would at least knock him down for a few seconds so she could kill him herself, but the problem was, neither of them even tried to use their wings, they all relied on their footwork, dodging and going on the offensive. She then did the unexpected, as she jumped at the wall, and pushed off against it, launching her at Akaz with high speeds. The impact nearly caused him to pass out, as the hard floor impacted his head.
"I thought the son of Equinox was going to be much more... Entertaining than that... Oh well, Move on and live the rest of my days, sitting in this cave, with some of the inhabitants coming in with food within some days." She said while glowing gradually throughout the cave. She was breathing heavily, but all it was, a trick.
"Fine, go ahead and kill me, I dare you to. You think trying to right this wrong was going to be easy!? Hell no!" Akaz complained. "All you are really doing is bringing doom upon your own, and right now I am trying to make sure that we regain dominance over the Sevaeric, so go ahead, it's all up to you."
Phaydera was shaking on top of Akaz's chest, becoming highly terrified as she was feeling something slowing her down, locking her muscles until they could only move slow. "Exactly. You have no idea who in the living heck you are standing against, and just when I thought we could work together to stop this war..." Akaz complained once again, rolling over and recovering from the fall. "Now if you will excuse me, I probably have to elude those obsolete Sevaeric." Akaz said while leaping up and flying through the rocky hole with a mild frenzy.
"Wait!" She called out. She then realized it was too late to say sorry. Akaz was already gone from her sight, as she could only hear the scraping and tapping of his claws as he gone from the cave. She was a bit depressed, as her rear legs prepared to leap to the hole, and possibly go through while she could possibly traverse the vertical hole. The tapping from Akaz's claws were literally like raindrops crashing onto the stone floor, almost like the upside down spires in most caves. Suddenly, the tapping vanished out the building, and everything was silent, except the flames and the waters. The dull walls remained, and the tube that led to the entrance of the tomb was the only way of freedom from this boring prison.
Akaz quickly blasted through the hatch, and saw everybody was sleeping, on the top of the dusty pavement. The night sky appeared once again at that area, having stars still gleaming as tiny dots, capable of hurting their eyes, and the moon, which was a bit duller than expected. The sky was still exceedingly beautiful, reminding him of his temporary service to the Tenno, as he hoped they were still keeping true to keeping the universe in balance, in the origin system. Those thoughts were only recollections, good ones, or else it would be pure nightmares. He knew what this island's inhabitants were capable of. Although the Sevawings seemed to have no type of counter against their near indestructible armor, with a anti-corrode mechanism. It seemed like only Phaydera could stand an actual chance, but either way, she still needed someone to help her, since she was very cocky about what she could do and will do. Akaz knew, even with his highly destructive abilities, he still did not stand one single foot against them, instantly, they would probably win hands down, both sides would have fought valiantly, but no losses will be made, and he would give up within a few days.
Disregarding that thought, he walked closer to the arch, as the ceiling began ceasing to cover him over his head. The moonlit courtyard was reflected on by the light blue moonlight that came from the deceivingly small moon, still giving the blessing of sight to everyone who could receive it. Akaz sat near Ytrian, the Sevawing who went with them to Acron territory in the Wirnur Nebula, along with a strange Raptor named Ukona, or as she like to be called, Feria. He wondered if Phaydera was talking about the same Sevawing who was friends with that raptor, maybe she could help out as well. It certainly will help trying to make sure that the four factions were in check, and everybody is happy, without any death from among them, and the Sevaeric being as equals to them, not their potential tools of conquest. Suddenly, he felt a light tap coming from the back of his left rear leg, seeing the young Sevawing sitting down near him.
"Not now. We still have a proble-" Akaz said. Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and the wind began rising excessively, as the wind made jumping feel like they were in space on a small planet. Akaz felt a sharp sense of panic going through his body, he prepared to take off as the shaking ground only intensified, but then he heard Phaydera, who told him to remain calm, letting him know about this process. The rumbling still was intensifying, but then the sky began rising, when really the island was sinking. A very fluid noise surrounded the air, as the birds began flying around, being highly disturbed by the event. Soon, a fresh layer of water began appearing on the surface. The quaking began calming down as it got higher and higher, while it would be a calm current instead of a sudden rush. It rose until it would've reached the top of Akaz's claws, and barely touching Phaydera's stomach. Without warning, it stopped, and made the sky look like it was being scrambled back and forth, in a flowing motion. The water began receding as it exited the scene and everywhere on the island.
"I think it is time I finally go outside of this tomb..." Phaydera stated. "Maybe with someone who actually cares... Someone who catches my drift."
"Wait what?" Akaz said being surprised. "Gawp, that was so fast."
