Chapter 20: Restoration by War p.3
The war raging between the Gypsy soldiers and the fearless and carefree Dragon continues as hthey begin exchanging blows to one another continuesly. Jester just walks a distance away, hoping that Dragon will be capable of handling the soldiers long enough for Jane and Draugit to deal with Clarissa and Felicia.
Dragon continues to puff as much heat as possible, heating the soldiers down. Their armors comedically melt and off they go, back to the fortress of the Gypsies. Dragon simply laughs at their futile attempts that he took some iron from their leftover armors and eat them as if they were snacks for him. This is also to keep a constant supply of ammo, to make sure that Dragon has a good enough breath for him to keep on going.
Jester, on the other hand, tries to help as much as he could. But all he could do is try to avoid any contact with the soldiers. Especially since he is trying his best not to get himself caught by the soldiers and they have already met him before or acquainted by the soldiers.
At the time, he takes a few steps back and he notices that he shrinks himself down. Noticing that, he carefully looked at the area behind him. After seeing that the ground is covered with leaves that were formed unnaturally, Jester sweeps them out, revealing a secret passage.
"A secret passage huh." Jester thought. Then, there is a commotion at where Dragon was fighting.
"H-Hey! What are you doing?!" Dragon asked.
Jester immediately paid back attention to Dragon, who is now struggling with the chains and the ropes that bind him.
"Hahah. Who's the cornered one now?!" the soldier's confidence recovers drastically. Jester immediately pulls his own element of surprise. The earth starts rumbling down instantly and the chains that bind Dragon simply sliced itself due to the impact of the strong earthquake that happened weaken the chains. Dragon simply shrugs the ropes off and he is finally free.
"W-What was that earthquake?" the soldier's confusion gives Dragon a huge gap for offense. He then attacks them again with a flamethrower. Simply, as he puffed as hard as he could, he continued to exert the fiery flames to them as soon as possible to the soldiers, making the soldiers run for their lives.
"Thanks for the help, Floppy Ears." Dragon said to Jester as he silently returns to the passage he just discovered. Dragon followed him.
"A hole?" Dragon asked.
"Well, I suppose you can call it that." Jester simply says as nothing more can be explained ot said.
"So, we should go inside and find out what is inside that thing, right?" Dragon asks, coercing Jester to go down the passage inside. Jester stood silent, he is still trying to get this all into perspective as time flows upstream like a river.
The soldiers, who brought reinforcements, finally makes their last stand They are now using the contraption that seems similar to Sir Ivon's. Dragon quickly returns to the battlefield and their clash continue. Dragon, who seems to know the contraption's mechanisms, puffed at it and melt it to dust easily. The soldiers look cornered now as Dragon approaches them, slowly but sure. With his clawed feet, he takes a step, intimidating the soldiers quickly. The soldiers immediately takes a step back in fear. This cycle of fear and intimidation continues on and on, which helps to buy enough time.
"Good work, Dragon." Jester thought as he silently rooting Dragon on.
"Let us hope Jane and Sir Draugit would be able to handle the situation and defeat them as soon as possible."
"Shortlives..such integrity. I'm going to have to change that, I suppose." Dragon said proudly as he continued to go on the offensive.
The battle went on for quite awhile. While this ongoing battle continues, Jester is trying to figure out where the hidden passage lies. Carrying a stone in his hand, he throws it down the area and after a short 5 seconds, he manages to hear the small noise down, signified that it is a somewhat long way down.
"I'm going to need a rope." Jester thought. He improvised from the nearby trees and some long vines in order to create a long rope down. He then heads down the passage, only to discover that there is a long cavern-like passage straight forward. Jester then continues to take his steps carefully, hoping not to get caught in any booby traps. Fortunately, the path is short and harmless and he manages to reach a castle, big and white, that is as enormous as three elephants mashed together. Jester looks at awe at this magnificent splendour as he continues to take his steps carefully.
"Wow..this is impressive." Jester thought simply as he forges on through the abandoned palace. Knowing for a fact that this underground palace is built as a support for the world above.
As he continued to enter the castle, he notices a figure standing out at the entrance. The figure is somewhat unwelcoming, with a body figure that seems draconic. He features claws on both his legs and hands and his face forms that of a dinosaur-like dragon. Jester is unfamiliar with who he is, yet he feels like he already knows.
"Who are you, Fool? State your name." the figure speaks.
With less than none of a hesitation, he started speaking.
"J-Jester..my name is Jester." He said as he feels somewhat unnervingly reluctant with the answer.
"Jester? Do you not have a real name?" the figure speaks ocean deep.
"N-Not really.." He continues to be reluctant.
"I see. I do not wish to anger you. But I must ask you a question?" the figure speaks again.
"W-What is it?" Jester asks curiously.
"Where is Clarissa Chelle and Draugit Drayden?"
This clicked Jester's mind and something instantly remembers who he is, yet he is surprised. He wants to ask for confirmations. He wants answers.
"Who are you?" Jester slowly asks. The dragon figure simply answers the question with an undeveloped pride growing and with immediate cheeriness.
"I am..Trastion Travesty, dragon of the east.."
-To be continued-