A Dragon's Tail
Tail 5: Diego's Tail - Reprisal
Tail 5-5: Heavenly Flame and Hellfire
-At Fireview Volcano
Three Charizard flew together in the sky above Fireview Volcano. From here, they all could see almost everywhere in the Fireview Kingdom. From the bird-eye view, they could see that all mountains and volcanoes in the Fireview Kingdom were actually part of a long mountain range, which laid down across the whole land of Fireview Kingdom starting from the west edge of Fireview Kingdom to the east edge of Fireview Kingdom, which it was split into four small mountain ranges. The first mountain range laid across the middle of Queendom of Riverbrine, becoming the Misveil Mountain Range, a mountain range that divided Queendom of Riverbrine Snow Part and River Part from each other. The second mountain range laid to the north of Queendom of Riverbrine and south of Shadowlost Territory, becoming the Mt. Snowlost and Shadowlost Ridge that divided Queendom of Riverbrine and Shadowlost Territory from each other. The third mountain range, which was the only small mountain range that's consisted of active volcanoes, lay under the sea that divided Fireview Kingdom from Shadowlost Territory, making the sea became acidic and hazardous. The last mountain range laid across the south of Fireview Kingdom to the eastern of Dustorm Empire, creating an unnamed valley that spanned the eastern part of Dustorm Empire, as well as serving as an impassable natural border between Dustorm Empire and the Republic of Civilight.
"There, our destination."
The matured Charizard who led two young Charizard said and pointed his paw at a small cabin near the peak of Fireview Volcano. All Charizard then headed there and landed softly on the ground near the cabin.
"Ah, the essence of flame…" Leonel mumbled as he landed softly on the ground.
"I agree with you, father." Dinus said as he landed softly beside his father.
"Oops!" Unlike the other two Charizard, Diego didn't land softly on the ground. Instead, his body crashed roughly on the ground as he landed.
"Geez… You dumbass…" Dinus said as he looked at Diego struggling to stand up. "Didn't you know how to land on the ground properly?"
"Don't ask." Diego said as he stood up. "I really hate flying, so I should not to fly unless it's important."
"Being a Charizard who hates flying? Hmpt! I don't even know what to say." Dinus said.
"What?!" Diego said after he received a provoke from Dinus. "You really want to die that much?!"
"Split those words to me!" Dinus said, and then both young Charizard glared at each other with a blood-hunger looking on their face, however, their argument was cut short by another whack on their heads.
"OUCH!" Dinus and Diego moaned and rubbed their head after receiving a whack from the matured Charizard.
"You two really lack self-discipline." Leonel commented. "Now, both of you, follow me."
After finished speaking, Leonel started walking toward the cabin and entered it. Diego and Dinus then soon followed him.
-Inside the Cabin…
Surprisingly for a house of the Volcano Guardian, who was respected by everyone in the Fireview Kingdom, the cabin was modestly furnished. This cabin consisted of only one big room, three small rooms and a cellar. It barely had anything sophisticated except for several kinds of decorated weapons around the house. All weapons were carefully crafted and polished until it sparkled like an invaluable gemstone. However, other than weapons, this cabin didn't hold anything interesting.
As Leonel, Dinus and Diego entered the cabin, they found that there was another Pokemon in this cabin. This Pokemon was a male Tyrantrum.
"Ha! Finally!" A male Tyrantrum spoke up with a rough voice as he saw three Charizards entering the cabin. "Where have you all been?! I was waiting for ya!"
"We have our usual patrolling, Chronos Orestone the Tyrantrum." Dinus answered. "The one who should answer that question is you, Chronos. Where had you been? You disappeared from the house since last night."
"Well, I was just out for a walk…" The Tyrantrum named Chronos answered.
"…Chronos…" Leonel spoke up with a calm but sharp voice. "You didn't happen to go to the Brawl Arena, didn't you?"
'Brawl Arena?!' Diego was shocked after he heard the name of the place he hated most on the continent of Symmetria.
"Aww… It's just that I got lost and ended up there…" Chronos answered. "And it had been several months after the last time I went there!"
"…So…" Leonel continued speaking. "What did you do there? Entering a combat? Or placing a bet on the gladiator fight?"
"Nope." Chronos said. "The arena was closed right now. It seemed like there was some sort of incident several months ago…"
Diego turned his face away as he heard the word 'incident' from the Tyrantrum.
"Incident?" Dinus spoke up. "Isn't it the massacre that Apollo mentioned yesterday?"
"Yup." Chronos nodded. "It happened when Apollo went their his Regent Orion to prove his battle skill by fighting a gladiator. However, Apollo lost, and the gladiator who fought him suddenly became uncontrollable and burned down almost the whole arena, killing almost everyone there before escaping from the arena. Until now, Brawl Arena is currently under the reconstruction, and they still haven't caught that gladiator yet."
"Geez… That gladiator must be insanely strong… Able to defeat Apollo and kill hundred soldiers of Fireview at the same time…" Dinus commented.
"Yeah, actually, I really want to meet him, so I will challenge him to a battle." Chronos said.
"That's just like you, Chronos…" Dinus said. "You always challenge everyone you saw. Yesterday, you also challenged Apollo to a battle when he and Artemis paid a visit to us."
Chronos nodded to Dinus's words before he realized something. He realized that there were 3 Charizard in this room, not 2.
"Wait…" Chronos stood up and walked up to the third Charizard whom he had never seen before. "Dinus, who is this guy? Your twin brother or something?"
"NO! HE ISN"T!" Dinus and Diego immediately spoke up at the same time.
"Eh…" Chronos was surprised after hearing the answer from both young Charizard at the same time.
"…Chronos." Leonel spoke up after listening to the conversation for some time. "I think that this cabin is a bit less warm than normal…"
"Oh, I forgot about this!" Chronos said as he seemed to remember something. "Well, come with me, everyone!"
Chronos walked up to one of three small rooms of this cabin, which seemed to be his bedroom. As he opened the door, a chilly air suddenly flew out of the room, making everyone's bodies shivered from the sudden cold.
"W…What is t…this?!" Dinus asked as he could feel the freezing air touching his skin. "Chronos, d…did you hide s…something in your room?!"
"W…Well…" Chronos tried to speak as his body also shivered from the cold air. "C…Come i…inside a…and see f…for yourself…"
Chronos then entered his room, which Dinus reluctantly followed him, and Leonel went in last…
-Inside Chronos' Room
The air inside the room was even colder than outside the room as Chronos, Dinus and Leonel entered the room. It didn't take them very long to figure out the source of the chilly air in this room. It came from another Pokemon in the room. This Pokemon was now sleeping on a bed in this room.
"Hm?!" Everyone walked up to the bed and found that the Pokemon who was sleeping on the bed was a female Aurorus that they had never seen before.
"Chronos, who is this lass?" Dinus asked.
"I found her collapsed in the Stone Ravine while I was going back here." Chronos answered. "And I decided to take her here."
"Eh… That's unlikely of you, Chronos…" Dinus commented. "But why took her here? Why didn't you take her to the clinic in the city instead?"
"Because of this." Chronos said and gently grabbed the Aurorus' front left paw and showed it to Leonel and Dinus. On there was a strange mark… However, both Dinus and Leonel had seen this mark before!
"Father!" Dinus turned his attention to Leonel, who seemed to be shocked after seeing the mark. "I…Isn't this…"
"…" Leonel said nothing and spread his wings out, revealing the similar mark on his wings!
"The mark on her paw… Master Leonel, I remembered that you also carried one too." Chronos said. "That meant…"
"…The Mark of Legend." Leonel spoke up. "It's the mark that indicates the identity of its holder as the Hero/ine of Legend…"
"Then…" Dinus and Chronos looked at the unconscious female Aurorus. "She must be…"
"…She is now the current Heroine of Ice type." Leonel said.
"Heroine of Ice type?" Chronos said. "But I heard that the Heroine of Ice type is Queen Nyxier of Queendom of Riverbrine, isn't she?"
"…Did you remember what Apollo told us yesterday, Chronos?" Dinus said. "He told us that there was a civil war in Queendom of Riverbrine. As a result, the queen was killed, and the princess of Riverbrine went missing.
"T...Then…" Chronos looked at the Aurorus. "She must be…"
"…Her name is Princess Misvale Tundrafrost the Aurorus…" Leonel said. "…And she is the forlorn princess of Riverbrine, as well as the daughter of Queen Nyxier. This explains why she is now the Heroine of Ice type. She must have inherited it from her mother…"
"Father, why did you know all of this?" Dinus asked.
"…Don't forget that Queen Nyxier and I once went into a mission to stop the Fallen Crisis 30 years ago together, as well as other 12 Hero/ine of Legend." Leonel answered.
"Oh, you are right, father." Dinus said.
"Then, what should we do with her?" Chronos asked.
"…We will let her rest here for now." Leonel answered. "Chronos, I will leave her in your care."
"Seriously?!" Chronos said. "Are you sure that you want to leave her in the care of someone like me?!"
"Chronos, I trust that you can do it." Leonel said. "And you are the only one who can do it."
"I don't understand…" Chronos said and scratched his head.
"You will someday…" Leonel said and turned back and walked up to the door of the room. "Dinus, let's go. We have something else to do."
"Okay, father." Dinus said as he followed Leonel, who was leaving the room. Dinus soon left the room, leaving only Chronos and Misvale in this room.
"…" Chronos turned his attention back to Misvale. Somehow, since when he met her at the Stone Ravine, he could feel a strange feeling every time he looked at her… As if they were… connected by something.
'…Misvale, huh?' Chronos thought to himself. 'I promise… That I would keep you from the way of any harm…'
-Meanwhile… Outside Chronos' Room…
"Finished already?" Diego asked as he saw Leonel and Dinus leaving the room.
"…Why don't you sit down, Diego?" Leonel said and sat down on a small cushion on the floor and showed his paw to two small cushion near him.. "You too, Dinus."
Dinus and Diego glared at each other for a second before both of them took a seat near the Volcano Guardian.
"Well then…" Leonel mumbled before he looked at Diego. "You said your name was Diego Pyrotorch the Charizard, right?"
"…Yes." Somehow, Diego decided to answer the question that Leonel asked him.
"First, let me ask you a few questions…" Leonel said. "What are you doing here at the sacred mountain of Fireview?"
"…I refuse to answer this question." Diego answered, which made another young Charizard who sat next to him to become furious.
"Insolence!" Dinus roared and pointed his paw at Diego. "Mind your manner when you are speaking to the Volcano Guardian!"
"What?! How dare you!" Diego said and pointed his paw at Dinus. "Do not tell me what to do your lizard jerky!"
"You axxxxxe!" Dinus said.
"You dumbass!" Diego said.
Both Charizards glared at each other with a fiery looking at their face. Both of them were ready for another battle between each other had it not for a whack on their head.
"OUCH!" Diego and Dinus moaned in pain as their heads were whacked again by another Charizard in this room.
"BLASPHEMY!" Leonel stood up and pointed his paws at Dinus and Diego. "YOUR ACTIONS ARE SUCH A TREASON TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD OF VOLCANO! HOW DARE YOU ABOMINATION COMMIT SUCH AN UNFORGIVABLE SIN LIKE THIS?! YOU ALL WILL BE DOOMED FOR THE ETERNAL DAMNATION BY THE GOD OF VOLCANO!..."
This time, Leonel didn't stop easily. He still continued his scolding to both Charizard, and it didn't seem like he would stop within the next few hours…
'Oh… Fxxk…' Dinus and Diego cursed.
-Meanwhile… At the Outskirt of Fireview City…
"And… This is the end of my work today…"
Zetarus said as he left the capital of Fireview Kingdom after a little visit to the Palace of Flame. The time right now was noon, which meant that he had about six hours before the sunset…
"What should I do next?" Zetarus mumbled as he left the Fireview City. "Should I follow Diego onto the volcano? Or should I follow those two Lati into the cave? Or should I—"
"Zetarus!"
A cute voice of a young girl caught the Garchomp's attention. It didn't take the Garchomo to turn back to know who the owner of the voice was.
"…" Zetarus said nothing as he felt that someone was approaching him, and yet he decided not to look at her.
"Zetarus, I finally caught up with you!" Freya said as she finally reached the Garchomp. "I really miss you, my brother."
"…I am not your brother, Freya." Zetarus spoke bluntly without looking at the Flygon behind him.
"Do not say anything like that, brother!" Freya said as she looked at the Garchomp. "Don't you know how much I worried about you after you left Desert Palace?"
"…" Zetarus didn't say anything after he heard his younger sister's words.
"Zetarus…" Freya said and showed herself in front of Zetarus' face. "Are you…lonely? Did you ever feel the loneliness after you left us at the Desert Palace?"
"…No." Zetarus gave a short answered. However, his answer made a gentle smile appeared on the face of the Flygon.
"That's good to know…" Freya said. "I should have known that, at least, you have someone whom you can count on, such as… That Charizard who were travelling with us from Windsky Plateau to Dustorm City, right?"
"…" Zetarus said nothing in response once again.
"Oh!" Freya spoke as if she had just remembered something. She then picked something from her back and showed it to the Garchomp. Zetarus looked at it and realized that it was some sort of an emblem in the shape of a beautiful flower with five petals. The edge of each petal was dark pink while the rest of each petal was light pink and white. The center part of this flower was yellow.
"…What's this?" Zetarus asked and looked at the pendant that Freya showed him.
"It's the emblem for everyone in Dustorm royal family." Freya answered. "I want you to take this one."
"No." Zetarus spoke bluntly. "I am the member of Quakersand in the name only. I don't have any right to have this thing."
"Oh, this is not an official emblem." Freya said. "This was made by Empress Sharon Venomist the Dragalge, the late Empress of Dustorm Empire. She is the foster mother of Terrus, Largo and I, as well as Natasha's and your real mother. She made this emblem for every child of Dustorm royal family. Terrus, Natasha, Largo and I also had this emblem too."
"…" Zetarus didn't say anything.
"However, this one was Empress Sharon's, but since she had already passed away, I think it's better off in your hand, Zetarus." Freya said. "Please, take this."
"…Very well." Zetarus said and took the emblem that Freya shown him.
"Thank you, Zetarus!" Freya seemed to be delighted after Zetarus decided to accept the emblem she gave him. "This emblem was made in the shape of Desert Rose."
"Desert Rose?" Zetarus said and looked at the emblem.
"Yes. It was Empress Sharon's favorite flower." Freya explained. "She loved this flower because Desert Rose only grows up in the barren desert, a place where most lives fail to flourish. However, it endures the harsh terrain of arid desert and produces a beautiful flower. She told me that, life the Desert Rose, no matter how hard the life goes on, it will bloom at last."
"…I don't really understand your words, Freya." Zetarus said. "Also…"
Zetarus put his paw into his bag and picked something up. It was an emblem too, but it was in the shape of a snowflake instead.
"Here, take it." Zetarus said and handed over it to Freya. "I got this while I was in Riverbrine. I think that you may like this."
"Oh!" Freya said as she received a snowflake-shaped emblem from her brother. "It's so beautiful! Thank you, Zetarus!"
"Think nothing of it." Zetarus said and turned his back to Freya. "Now, I must go…. I didn't want to get scolded by Terrus for keeping you here."
"…" Freya said nothing and looked at her brother.
"Farewell, Freya." Zetarus said and started walking toward the wilderness of Fireview Kingdom, but not before he heard the last words from his sister.
"…Zetarus…" Freya spoke up. "In the truth, I really want to be with you… But I know that no one would allow me to do so… But at least… I promise that I will never fight you, no matter what happen…"
"…Freya." Zetarus spoke without looking at his sister. "…I will be around here for a while longer…"
"Hm?!" Freya looked at her brother. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. However, before she could say anything else, Zetarus had already gone.
"Zetarus…" Freya mumbled.
-Several Hours Later… On Fireview Volcano…
"…AND YOUR ACTION WILL BRING THE CONTRITION UPON EVERYONE IN THE REALM OF FLAME AND STONE!"
"Grrr…." Dinus and Diego grumbled as they were forced to listen to Leonel's scold for more than four hours, as the time right now was about 16.00.
"Hm!" Leonel sat down and looked at Dinus and Diego. "I hope that you all will remember everything I said without fail."
"…Yes…" Dinus and Diego nodded his head.
"Hm?" Leonel looked outside the cabin and realized that the sky was now orange. "Look at the time right now… Dinus, I think it's already time for your daily training."
"Yes, father…" Dinus said and tried to stand up, but the severe cramps in his legs after sitting for four hours made him lose his balance and fell onto Diego's body.
"W…WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Diego said and shoved Dinus' body away.
"OUCH! DON'T SHOVE ME YOU—" Dinus was about to get into another argument with Diego when he realized that Leonel was looking at him, so he decided not to say anything more.
"Diego…" Leonel spoke up and looked at Diego. "Why don't you go and train with Dinus too?"
"Hm! I don't have any reason to train with that bastard!" Diego said with his arms crossed.
"…So, that means that you accept that you couldn't defeat me, right?" Dinus spoke with a snide voice, which angered Diego even further.
"YOU BASTARD!" Diego roared. "FINE! I WILL TAKE YOU ON!"
"Sigh…" Leonel sighed as Dinus and Diego walked up to the door that will lead to outside the cabin, but both of them still argued with each other until they left the cabin, leaving Leonel alone in the big room of this cabin.
"…That Charizard…" Leonel mumbled and looked outside the window, which he could see that Dinus and Diego had already started another fight with each other. "…He must be…"
-A Few Hours Later…
"TAKE THIS YOU BASTARD!"
Diego slashed his Naginata at Dinus, who quickly blocked his attack with his spear and countered with a flip of his spear, but Diego was able to retreat quick enough not to get any damage damage from Dinus.
"Grr…" Dinus and Diego growled and glared at each other. Both of them had been fighting for a few hours already, but none of them had defeated the other, as well as none of them was ready to submit their defeat to the other. They continued glaring at each other as the sun started descending into the border of the sky, dying the sky in the color of the burning flame. Soon, the sun will disappear from the sky, and the burning flame on the sky will gradually die out, but the burning flame within the heart of both Charizard didn't seem to die out easily…
"…" Dinus and Diego started walking toward each other, with their weapon in their paw. It seemed like they were about to start another round of a battle. However, this hypothesis was soon proved to be fault as they instead shook their paw with each other!
"You are strong, Dinus." Diego spoke up first. "It's quite rare to find someone as skillful as me."
"You too." Dinus said. "I won't say that you are the strongest warrior I have met, but for someone with a familiar fighting style as me, you did a really great job."
"…No."
A familiar voice called the attention of both Charizards. It came from the matured Charizard who had just exited the cabin.
"Father?" Dinus said as Leonel was walking up to them.
"While both of you are Charizard who fought with a lance-type weapon, both of your fighting style are completely different from each other." Leonel commented.
"I don't understand you…" Diego said.
"First…" Leonel said. "If I compare both of you to a type of flame. Dinus, you are like the heavenly flame, while you, Diego, are like the hellfire."
"Heavenly Flame?" Dinus repeated his father's words.
"Hellfire?" Diego repeated the word he had just heard.
"Next… It's your heart…" Leonel continued speaking. "Dinus, you have the heart of a lion, while you, Diego, have the heart of a dragon."
"What does that mean?" Dinus asked.
"Someday, both of you will understand what I said." Leonel said before he started walking back to his cabin. "But for now, let's have dinner together. Diego, if you don't mind, I'd like you to join us too."
"…I don't understand…" Diego said with his arms crossed. "I am just a nobody who went onto this volcano, and yet you treat me as if I am your guest or something. I don't really have time for all of this!"
"…Very well…" Leonel said. "After dinner, come and meet me at my quarter…"
"W…Wait!" Diego was about to ask more question, but Leonel had already entered his cabin.
"Geez…" Diego scratched his head. "What's with this guy?"
-Meanwhile… In Chronos' Room…
"…" Chronos looked at the unconscious Princess Misvale. He had been looking after her for almost a day, but she still hadn't woken up yet.
"…" Seeing the forlorn princess of Riverbrine made him think of his past. As far as he could remember, he had already grown up here, on the Fireview Volcano, with his best friend Dinus and his master Leonel. He had no memory of his true family… Of his father and mother…
Every time he tried to ask Leonel about his family, the Volcano Guardian would always give him the same answer.
"The answer shall descend upon you one day."
But no matter how long the time had passed, he still didn't know the answer about his real family. Maybe… The answer will never be revealed to him…
"Arr…."
A faint voice stopped Chronos' train of thought. It came from the female Aurorus who was sleeping on his bed, but it seemed like she was about to wake up!
"Are you alright?" Chronos asked as the Aurorus princess gradually got up from her deep slumber. It took her a moment to get a hold of her consciousness, but as soon as she saw the Tyrantrum.
"AH!" Misvale screamed and quickly got away from Chronos.
"What's wrong?" Chronos said and tried to approach the Aurorus, only to make her scream louder.
"P…Please… D…Don't k…kill me…" Misvale said as she tried to plea the Tyrantrum not to kill her.
"Kill? Oh…" Chronos realized what was going on with the Aurorus' reaction. It was because he was a Tyrantrum, a Pokemon that was supported to be the natural predator of an Aurorus. Realizing this, Chronos decided to step away from the Aurorus princess. However, before he could say anything else…
"What's wrong, Chronos?"
A door of his room opened, and a young Charizard walked up into the room and found that the Aurorus princess had already woken up.
"She has already woken up?" Dinus said. "But… What was that scream?"
"…Go and get Master Leonel for me, Dinus." Chronos said.
"Okay." Dinus said and left the room, before he came back a moment later with the Volcano Guardian in his tow.
"What's wrong, Chronos?" Leonel asked.
"She seems to fear me." Chronos answered. "So, could you please try to calm her down?"
Leonel nodded to Chronos' words before he walked up to the Aurorus princess, who still seemed to be panic.
"Do not be afraid of us, milady." Leonel spoke with a calm voice. "We aren't your enermy, and we will not bring any harm to you."
"W…Who are you?" Misvale asked with a shaking voice.
"My name is Leonel Novaflare the Charizard, the Volcano Guardian of Fireview Kingdom, as well as the current Hero of Fire type." Leonel introduced himself.
"Leonel… Oh!" Misvale said as she seemed to know who Leonel was. "You are Sir Leonel, one of 14 Hero/ine of Legend who saved Symmetria from the Fallen Crisis 30 years ago! Oh, thanks goodness! Goddess Yggdrasil, I thank you for your mercy toward my poor soul… My name is Princess Misvale Tundrafrost the Aurorus, the daughter of Queen Nyxier Tundrafrost the Aurorus, the queen of Queendom of Riverbrine. I heard that she is also one of 14 Hero/ine of Legend who saved Symmetria from the Fallen Crisis 30 years ago…"
"Ah… Nyxier…" Leonel mumbled. "She was my old friend… We were travelling together 30 years ago to stop the Fallen Crisis… And you are her daughter…"
"Yes…" Misvale nodded. "Sir Leonel, are you the one who helped me? I don't know how to thank you…"
"No, it was my disciple who helped you." Leonel said and pointed his paw at Chronos.
"Oh! I am so sorry!" Misvale said after she realized that the one that she screamed to was the one who saved her. "I…I am so sorry for my rudeness toward you."
"It's okay. I understand." Chronos said.
"But… Princess, why are you here?" Leonel asked. "And… About Riverbrine…"
"Yes, the Queendom of Riverbrine is in the state of civil war…" Misvale said with a sad voice. "Mother decided to let me escape from Riverbrine to Fireview. She told me that I must take a boat to take a refuge in Shadowlost Territory, but it seemed like I was out of my power while I was crossing the Stone Ravine…"
"I…see…" Leonel said.
"Sir Leonel…" Misvale looked at Leonel. "Have you heard any news about the civil war of Queendom of Riverbrine? Have you heard any news about my mother? Is she alright? Or is she…"
"!" Leonel was shocked after hearing Misvale's question, but he was good at hiding his emotion.
"Princess, you should rest a bit more…" Leonel spoke up.
"…My mother… Queen Nyxier…" Misvale said. "…She is already dead, isn't she?"
"! Princess!" Leonel looked at Misvale.
"I…I should realize this…" Misvale said. "I had a feeling about this when my mother told me to escape... And I should know… Since when she handed over this to me…"
Misvale picked something up and showed it to everyone in the room. It was a sparkling light blue parasol that looked like it was made from a very thin ice, however, the layer of ice that covered the parasol seemed very sturdy, as if it would never melt no matter how hot the place around it was.
"…I remember this weapon." Leonel said. "It's the Lapis Parasol, the personal weapon for the Heroine of Ice type…"
"…Because my mother is already dead, her title as the Heroine of Ice type will be passed onto her descendant, which was me…" Misvale said and looked at her paw, which was where her Mark of Legend was. "I am now the one who will carry the burden of saving the world from the crisis… And I… I must be ready for all of this…"
"Princess…" Leonel said.
"No. Please call me 'Misvale' instead…" Misvale said. "Right now, I am no more the princess of Riverbrine, so please just call me by my name."
"Okay, then, Misvale…" Leonel said. "For now, I think that you should rest here for a bit more. Don't worry about it. We will take a good care of you."
"I appreciate your kindness, Sir Leonel…" Misvale said. "However, I afraid that I could not become a burden to you anymore. I must ask to take my leave as soon as possible…"
"Impossible, Misvale." Leonel shook his head. "I couldn't let you go wandering around after you have just woken up. Plus, you still haven't fully recovered yet."
"But—" Misvale tried to speak something, but Leonel spoke up first.
"Misvale, why don't you rest here until you have fully recovered? Then we could speak of what would you do next…"
"I…" Misvale said. "I… Then I will… accept your kindness, Sir Leonel."
"Wise decision, Misvale." Leonel said before he turned his attention to Chronos. "Chronos, I will leave Misvale in your care. Please take a good care of her."
"Yes, master." Chronos said.
"Let's go, Dinus." Leonel said and walked up to the door of the room.
"Yes, father." Dinus said as he followed Leonel and left the room with him, leaving Chronos and Misvale in this room…
"Misvale…" Chronos spoke up. "If you need anything, feel free to ask me."
"Thank you…" Misvale said. "Then, could you please grant me with your name?"
"…My name is Chronos Orestone the Tyrantrum." Chronos said.
"Chronos…" Misvale mumbled. "What a strong and beautiful name…"
"Thank you, Misvale." Chronos said.
To Be Continued…
Dragon of Vale: I am sorry if this chapter isn't very good, because there're so many details in this chapter. Anyway, I think that this tail, like the second tail, will have 9 chapters instead of 8 chapters like the rest.