A Dragon's Tail
Tail 3: Richard's Tail - Ignorance
Tail 3-Interlude: A Sacred Realm
"W…W…Wel…c…come to t…the sacred temple of G…Goddess Yggdrasil…"
A shaking voice could be heard as I took the first step into the Temple of Life, the sacred temple that held the sacred worshipping to the goddess who protected Symmetria from falling into the paw of chaos, Yggdrasil. I could see several priests and priestesses in this temple. They were all praying to the goddess, except one…
That priestess was the Pokemon who greeted me when I entered this place. This priestess was a female Eevee in a white robe. She seemed to be shy when she spoke to me.
"Please… Do not be afraid of me…" I spoke up with a gentle voice. "I must express my word of apologizing that my appearance may seem to be a bit scary, but I am, like you, the servant of Goddess Yggdrasil. Right now, I am on a pilgrimage, and I have stopped at this lovely village of Theocracy of Venturnome, Solar Village, to give my prayers to Goddess Yggdrasil."
"T…There's no need to apologize to m…me…" The Eevee priestess said. "I…I am just n…not used to talking with s…strangers…"
Before I could speak any more words, I heard a sound of footsteps, and then I saw another Eevee walking up to us. Her cloth, however, made me know that she must be a high-ranked priestess of this temple.
"There you are, Eva…" The high-ranked Eevee priestess spoke up with a gentle voice. "If you are not comfortable to speak with our visitors, please leave this task to another priest.
"B…But mother…" An Eevee priestess said. "I… I need to overcome my… my shyness, I… in order to become a better servant of G…Goddess Yggdrasil…"
"You are so brave, my daughter…" The high-ranked Eevee priestess, said. "If your father is here, I am sure that he would be proud of you…"
After she finished speaking, the high-ranked Eevee priestess turned her attention to me. "I am sorry for leaving you out of this conversation, my fellow priest…"
"There's no need for the words of apologizing, madam…" I said and bowed down to the Eevee.
"Anyway, this little Eevee is my own daughter…" The high-ranked Eevee priestess said and looked at a little Eevee priestess. "Her name is Eva Daystar the Eevee, she is the apprentice priestess of the Solar Village's Temple of Life, which I am the Archbishop of this place. My name is Zira Daystar the Eevee.
"Wait a minute…" I said as I suddenly remembered something. "Zira… Aren't you one of 14 Hero/ine of Legend who saved Symmetria from the Fallen Crisis 30 years ago?"
"You know my story too?" A high-ranked Eevee priestess named Zira asked.
"Right." I nodded. "And you are also the Purity Cleric who led a group of several hundred refugees from the Republic of Civilight to Theocracy of Venturnome during the Civilusion War, right?"
"You seem to hold a large amount of knowledge about me…" Zira said.
"This must be the guidance of Goddess Yggdrasil…" I said and bowed down. "…To lead me to meet you here, Archbishop Zira."
Zira bowed down a bit before she continued speaking. "By the way, did you say that you are a priest on a pilgrimage, right?"
"Right." I answered. "I have just arrived at this village not too long ago, so I decided to stop here to give my prayers to Goddess Yggdrasil before I continue my pilgrimage."
"I afraid that there's bad news that I must tell you…" Zira said with a concerning voice. "The field of the sacred land of Venturnome is no longer safe… Right now, it's full with a danger lurking from the shadow…"
"What?" I was surprised after hearing Zira's words. "What happened to this sacred land of Venturnome?"
"I..It's terrible…" The Eevee priestess named Eva spoke up. "A few weeks ago, a group of travelers from the Principality of Leafburg has mysteriously disappeared while they were travelling around the Venturnome Meadow… A…And yesterday, a villager from Solar Village also has mysteriously disappeared too!"
"W…What terrible news…" I said with a concerning voice. "D…Does anyone know what had happened to them?"
"Sadly, none has any idea of what was happening to them…" Zira said. "All we could do right now is to give our prayer to Goddess Yggdrasil for their safety…"
"Right…" I said. "I am sure that Goddess Yggdrasil would protect them from any harm…"
"For you…" Zira said and looked at me. "Please stay safe after you have resumed your pilgrimage... We all here will pray for your safety too…"
"Thank you for your kindness, Archbishop Zira." I said and bowed down at Zira. "But before I go, I must give my prayer to Goddess Yggdrasil first…"
Zira and Eva then led me to another room of this temple. This room had nothing other than an altar of Goddess Yggdrasil. This was where I would give my prayer to her…
I walked up to the altar, and then I stopped and kneeled down before I started praying from the bottom of my heart…
Pray for the Goddess…
Pray for the safety of the missing Pokemon…
Pray for…
…
However, deep in my heart, there was something else… It wasn't my prayer for Goddess Yggdrasil… It was…
"Kill…"
"ARRRGGG! My wing!"
"No kill…"
"ARRRGGGG! My wing!"
"Kill…"
"No! My leg!"
"No kill…"
"No! My leg!"
"Kill…"
"Please stop tearing my arm!"
"No kill…"
"AH! My other arm!"
"Kill…"
"Please! No more! That's my antenna!"
"No kill…"
"AH! Both of my antennas!"
"Kill…"
"ARRRGGGG! My scarf! Please! No more!"
"No kill…"
"…"
"Well… That's all… Since it ends with no kill, I will spare your life… Wait… Why won't you say anything, little Ribombee? All I did was just tear off your wings, legs, arms, antennas, scarf and finished with your head from your body… Oh! You are already dead! Well… Too bad! But don't worry! I won't let your corpse become a waste!"
"…"
"That's so disgusting… Ribombee, did you realize that you taste so terrible! But that taste also made me want to consume all of your kind, not just you little Fairy type from the village of shining sun…"
"But if a little honey-maker like you couldn't satisfy me, perhaps I should try another bug that also produces honey…"
"…"
"Stop! Please release me!"
"Hm… This time, it's little Combee… Why would you say something so terrible like that?"
"I…It's because you are a demon! You killed everyone without mercy! A…And my mom and d…dad… Y…You…"
"That's too bad… I was just about to reunite you with your mommy and daddy…"
"R…Really?! You didn't kill mommy and daddy, and you would free all of us, right?"
"Of course, I would set all of you free… From this world!"
"W…What?!"
"Your parents had already departed from this world because I already sent them to hell… And now, it's your turn to join them!"
"No! Help me! Mommy! Daddy! My friends! Help me!"
"Scream as loud as you want, however, no one would come!"
"EAEAEAE! Cheryl, Rachael, help me!"
"…"
"…"
"…That's also disgusting… Is all honey this disgusting? Well, whatever… That's the end of today's lunch. What's the next mission for me again? Ah, that's right… I must bring another Pokemon from the land they called 'Sacred Realm' to this land they called 'Cursed Realm' and gave them as much pain as possible!"
"RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"
To Be Continued…
Dragon of Vale: And here's the end of the third tail's interlude. This interlude also focused on the same character as the first tail's interlude, but there's also a little dark scene…
Alright, this marks the true end of the third tail. The upcoming tail would be none other than the fourth tail!
A special thanks to Ridin Valon for helping me with the error correction.