A Dragon's Tail
Tail 5: Diego's Tail - Reprisal
Tail 5-Interlude: Dayrise and Nightfall
It had been a few weeks since I came to this village of the sun…
It started when I decided to pay a visit to Solar Village's temple of Yggdrasil. However, I did fall unconscious during my prayer, but I was saved by a priestess and a member of Solar Village's Dojo.
Because of my frail condition, both of them insisted that I should stay here for a while until I became better…
And now, the time had arrived… The time of my departure…
I must continue my pilgrimage on the continent of Symmetria as the priest who served Goddess Yggdrasil. Moreover, I couldn't bring myself to take more advantage of everyone's kindness like this…
I went to the Temple of Yggdrasil earlier to say farewell to Solar Village's Archbishop, Zira Daystar the Eevee. I also tried to meet the Dojo Master of Solar Village's Dojo, as I hadn't had a privilege to meet him since when I arrived at this village, but it seemed like he was not at the Solar Village right now. Such a shame that I did not even have a chance to meet the great hero who led a group of Hero/ine of Legend during the time of the Fallen Crisis… Maybe it was because I had no merit…
And this would leave me with…
"Oh! There you are!"
A voice of someone whom I want to meet right now echoed into my ears. I turned my attention to the owner of the voice and saw a Lucario in a White Gi walking up to me. He was also accompanied by two other Pokemon, a young Eevee in the priestess robe and a Florges in a sophisticated dress.
"Good morning, Ridley, Eva, Katarina." I bowed down to them. "A pleasure to meet all of you here."
"You too." Ridley said. "And I am so glad to see that you have become a lot better than before!"
"All of this is thanks to all of you." I said. "Without your help, I would never recover this fast."
"I…It's nothing…" Eva said. "I… I was just doing what I should do…"
"And you too, Lady Katarina…" I turned my attention to the Florges in a sophisticated dress. "Thank you for visiting me several times during my stay at the Solar Village's Dojo…"
"Tsk. You should be thankful for this!" Katarina said.
"By the way…" I looked at Ridley, Zira and Katarina. All of them were holding their respective weapons, which were a wooden pole for Ridley, a staff for Eva, and a fan for Katarina. Moreover, all of them seemed like they had just gone into a battle recently… "What have all of you done? You all look like you have just gone into a war or something…"
"Er… Well…" Ridley said and scratched the back of his head. "We were just going out to patrol the surrounding of this village…"
"Patrol?" I repeat the word I just heard. "Are you parts of the village's defense force?"
"Well… Actually…" Ridley answered. "We are a group of vigilante who protects the Solar Village from the evil beings."
"A group of vigilante?" I said. "Oh, I have never known this before!"
" It's not that big deal…" Ridley said. "Our group only consists of Zira, Katarina and me…"
"Only three?!" I said unbelievably.
"Well… It's just that I really want to put my power as the son of the dojo master into a good use…" Ridley said.
"And I…" Eva said. "I…It's just that if I accompany Ridley, I would be able to heal the wounds of any injured person we found…"
"I see…" I said and turned my attention to Katarina. "What about you, Lady Katarina? Why did you decide to you this group?"
"Hm! It may not seem like its true, but I actually born in this village…" Katarina answered. "It was because all of my ancestors, as well as my beloved father, once lived on a place known as the Fairy Isle."
"Fairy Isle?" I said. "Ah! I know about this. It is a beautiful island only inhabited by Fairy type Pokemon, right?"
"Well… It was once…" Katarina said. "But now, the Fairy Isle is no more… And it was because of the Fallen Crisis 30 years ago…"
"The Fallen Crisis?" I said. "If I remember correctly, due to the Fallen Crisis, the continent of Symmetria was twisted and drastically changed, such as the area that's now Theocracy of Venturnome was once on the east of the continent, and the area that's now the Shadowlost Territory was once an island south of mainland Symmetria…"
"Yes." Katarina said. "And for the Fairy Isle, it suffered greatly because the Fallen Crisis had caused it to move north to the sea that divides Shadowlost from Fireview…"
"Oh…" I said. "That sea…"
"Yes. The acidic sea known as the 'Sea of Death'…" Katarina said. "The undersea volcanoes of that sea expelled an extensive amount of poisonous gases, such as sulfur, making the sea itself very dangerous. The Fairy Isle, being located on the Sea of Death, was greatly affected by the poisonous gases expelled by the undersea volcanoes, and turned into a dreadful place that's lethal to most Pokemon, especially Fairy type and Grass type Pokemon…"
"…" I carefully listened to the Florges' story.
"So, everyone on the Fairy Isle decided to migrate from their own home to the south, until we reach Theocracy of Venturnome, where we started a new life here…" Katarina said. "My beloved father and mother chose to settle in this peaceful Solar Village, and this is also where I was born…"
"…I am so sorry to hear that, Lady Katarina…" I said. "It must be a very painful memory…"
"Oh, you are now offering your mercy to me?" Katarina said.
"Oh, I didn't mean to hurt your feeling…" I said. "Please accept my words of apologizing."
"Hmpt! As a daughter of Theocracy of Venturnome's magistrate, I accept your apology!" Katarina said.
"Anyway…" Ridley spoke up. "The old Fairy Isle, while being greatly tainted, is now a living place for the Poison type Pokemon who escaped from the Principality of Leafburg during the War of Jasmine."
"Ah!" I started to realize about this. "Then, the Fairy Isle from the past is now today's Venom Island, right?"
"Bingo!" Katarina said. "This is why I don't feel very bad about the Fairy Isle being tainted, as it is now a safe haven to other Pokemon, where they can live peacefully without any fear."
"Speak of that…" Ridley spoke up. "Another reason why I started our vigilante group was because I want this village to be a safe haven where everyone could live together in harmony. I wanted to follow my father's step of keeping the realm saved, like what he did 30 years ago…"
"That's such a noble cause, Ridley." I said before I remembered something. "By the way, Ridley, where is your father? I went to visit him a moment ago, only to find that he isn't there. Do you have any idea about where he is?"
"Well… I don't think we would come back soon…" Ridley answered. "A moment ago, an urgent message from the capital had arrived. It seemed like the Archsage of Venturnome has summoned my father to the capital of Venturnome, and she wanted him to come as soon as possible"
"Archsage of Venturnome?" I thought back to a Mewtwo whom I had met a few months ago. "Did you mean Archsage Iris?"
"You know her?!" Katarina asked with an unbelievable voice.
"Yes. I met her when I was in the capital of this nation." I answered. "She was the one who helped me while I was there and suggested me to go on a pilgrimage."
"Wow!" Katarina said. "You have met Archsage Iris in person! You must be very lucky to have met her!"
"But speaking of a pilgrimage…" Ridley spoke up. "The way you are dressing… Are you going to continue your pilgrimage?"
"Yes, of course." I answered. "I have completely recovered, and as a servant of Goddess Yggdrasil, I must continue my pilgrimage on the continent of Symmetria. This is also the reason why I wished to meet your father, as well as all of you, before I leave."
"A…Are you sure that you are r…ready to continue your p…pilgrimage?" Eva asked with a worried voice.
"Of course, priestess Eva." I answered.
"Well, then…" Ridley spoke up. "Where is your next destination?"
"At first, I planned to go to the Principality of Leafburg…" I answered. "But a while ago, I spoke to Archbishop Zira, and she suggested that I should pay a visit to the Tower of the God."
"Tower of the God!" Ridley said. "That's one of the most memorable places on the continent of Symmetria! You should definitely visit this place!"
"Yes." I nodded to the Lucario's words. "It's the place where the final battle of the War of the God III, right? The battle took place on the top of the tower, with a clash of Hero/ine of Legend and a Demon Lord."
"Yes." Ridley said. "It had been over a century since that day… Almost 150 years… But I still really appreciated the act of the Hero/ine of Legend who saved us from the darkness at that time…"
"Me too…" I nodded to Ridley's words. "That's also why I want to visit that place, other than the Tower of the God being a place that was built to worship the God Arceus."
"If that's so…" Ridley said. "Then, the Dayrise will accompany you on your journey to Tower of the God."
"The Dayrise?" I repeated the word that I had just heard.
"It's the name of our vigilante group." Katarina answered. "We chose this name because the main objective of our group is to vanquish the evilness and creates a peaceful place where everyone can live together in harmony, just like the sun that ends a dreadful night and turned it into a day."
"That's a nice name." I said. "But did you say that you all will accompany me on my journey to the Tower of the God?"
"Of course." Ridley said. "The Tower isn't very far from the village, and we all could use this opportunity to patrol the surrounding area too!"
"M…Moreover…" Eva spoke up. "I…If anything happens to you, I…I would feel very bad for l…let you go alone…"
"That's very kind of all of you…" I said sincerely. "Very well, then… I accept your offer."
"Right!" Ridley said. "But first, all of us need to prepare for our journey. So… Would it be alright if you delay your departure for one day?"
"It's not a problem at all!" I answered. "Take your time. We can live at the first light of tomorrow."
"Thanks." Ridley, Eva and Katarina said. "Now, then… Let's go back to the Dojo and get ourselves prepared for—"
"Oh! There you are!"
A voice came from a Machoke who was running up to where we were. I remembered this Machoke. He was one of the apprentices at the Solar Village's Dojo.
"Hm?" Ridley turned his attention to the Machoke. "Did something emergency happen?!"
"Well… Not that…" The Machoke said. "It's just that there's a group of Pokemon who wants to meet you."
"A group of Pokemon… who wants to meet me?" Ridley asked.
"Yes." The Machoke said. "They want to meet the son of Solar Village's Dojo, as well as the daughter of the Archbishop."
"M…Me too?!" Zira asked.
"Yes." The Machoke said.
"What kind of those Pokemon who want to meet Eva and I?" Ridley asked.
"Well… They are a group of travelers who have just arrived from the Queendom of Riverbrine on boat…" The Machoke answered. "They consist of a Scyther, a Sceptile, a Heliolisk, an Aggron and a Feraligatr…"
"…Scyther… Sceptile… Heliolisk… Aggron… and Feraligatr…" Ridley mumbled. "Wait… Not counting the Scyther… All of them are the species of…"
"Ridley?" Eva looked at the Lucario.
"…Let's go, Eva." Ridley spoke up. He seemed to suddenly become serious after hearing the Machoke's words. "We shouldn't keep them waiting for long."
"W…Wait!" Eva said as Ridley started walking toward the direction of the dojo without waiting for her and anyone else. She then quickly followed the Lucario, and the Machoke followed them afterward, leaving the Florges and me here.
"Hm… Ridley…" Katarina mumbled. "Always getting yourself hype without any particular reason… That's just like you…"
"Lady Katarina?" I said.
"I think I will follow them…: Katarina said. "What about you? Will you come with me or not?"
"Well… I think that I shouldn't…" I answered. "This seems like some serious matter, so I don't think that they would want someone like me to involve with. I think I will go to the church to give my daily pray to Goddess Yggdrasil instead."
"That's fine." Katarina said. "Then, see you soon!"
"Me too, Lady Katarina." I said.
"WWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT?!"
I roared after seeing what's in front of me. It was the thing that I had never expected that it could happen…
"Master?" One of my minions approached me. "What's the meaning of this?!"
"It's our experiment!" I roared. "I tried to create a virus that would help us in our conquest of those who bathed in the sacred light, but LOOK AT THIS!"
"Not only the experimental specie doesn't die, but he also turns into… what should I call it?" My minions looked at what's in front of me and spoke his opinion.
"…Ugh!" I held my head in frustration. Seeing this time really brought back something that I wished that I would never remember again, but… Seeing something like that in front of me right now…
"RRRRRAAAAAAWWWWRRRR!" I suddenly roared out as I held my head. The frustration in my head suddenly became so strong, and it's almost unbearable for me!
"M…Master?!" My minion said. "A…Are you alright?!"
"DOES IT LOOK LIKE I AM ALRIGHT?!" I roared.
"I…I am sorry, master." My minion apologized.
"WHATEVER!" I roared before I turned my attention to the source of my frustration, which was in front of me the whole time.
"What should we do with him, master?" My minion asked. "Do you want to stab this creature with your Dusk Trident?"
"…No." I answered. "…Dispose him."
"Very well…" My minion said. "How should we dispose him, master? Do you want us to tear his soul from his body and then—"
"That's not necessary." I answered. "With the effect of the viruses I injected into his body, he won't survive long, and even if he does, no one would…accept him anyway. He is now the creature that the god never cares. He is now what everyone called the abomination… He is now… not different than me…"
"Master?" My minion spoke up as he couldn't hear the last sentence of me because I lowered my voice as I said it out.
"…Never mind." I said. "Just throw him into a deep valley somewhere. If he's lucky, he would die as he crashes onto the bottom of the valley, but if he doesn't… No one would ever find him there, and all he could do is waiting for the moment of his death."
"Certainly." My minion bowed at me. "Your order shall be carried on."
"…Now, I must be going." I said as I walked toward the door. "Make sure that you finish this task before I came back, or else…"
After I finished speaking, I left my private laboratory.
In order to go back to my private quarter, I need to pass it again…
A hall of mirror…
Normally, I don't have any problem walking across a hall with mirrors on each side of my body. I don't mind the mirrors. I don't mind the reflection of myself… Even if the picture I saw on those mirrors were… Well… For me, I wouldn't say that, but for anyone else, it would be VERY easy for them to wet their bed after seeing the reflection of my body, let alone seeing my body. Well… It's true that the appearance of the Pokemon of my specie was quite scary… But… For me… I am not the same as everyone of my specie… I was different, and my appearance was much scarier than any Pokemon one would have seen… Not that I cared about it anyway…
But for now, I need to walk across a mirror hall. I hated to walk across this hall because… Every time I did, something would stick in my head, and it would feel like my soul was transferred into a body of another Pokemon…
Anyway… I had to go…
I slowly walked across the mirror hall. A thousand reflections of my body appeared on those mirrors. I ignored those reflections and continued walking until I reached the end of the mirror hall…
But then…
"Arr…" I suddenly felt something trying to invade my head. "Again… Arr…"
The very same feeling started flowing into my head… However, the thing that appeared in my head wasn't the same as the thing I felt before…
This time… It was…
"Ah! Like stars gathering together to form a constellation! Like actors and actresses who meet up with each others to perform such a dramatic show! Tonight is going to be a memorable night for all of us!"
"So… The prince of Venturnome, could you tell us the reason you want all of us to come here, on the lonely corridor of the Palace of Flame?"
"Largo is right. The banquet is still going on. We shouldn't leave the hall very long."
"The show can't be rushed, Prince Largo, Princess Natasha. We still need two more actors to make this show PERFECT!"
"…Two more? You summoned Terrus, Natasha, Largo, Fenrir Jr., Dinus, and I, Soryl, here without telling us anything…"
"Ah! Like the scripted fate foretelling by the stars, there they are!"
"…"
"…"
"Chronos?!"
"Princess Misvale?!"
"Dinus?! What are you doing here?! And… Who are those Pokemon?"
"…My name is Princess Natasha Venomist the Dragalge. I am the first princess of the Dustorm Empire."
"I am Prince Largo Boneskull the Alolan Marowak. I am the second prince of the Dustorm Empire."
"My name Prince Terrus Quakersand the Garchomp. I am the first prince, as well as the crown prince, of the Dustorm Empire."
"I am Soryl Hurricloud the Aerodactyl. I am just a Pokemon from the Windsky Plateau who's the bodyguard of Prince Terrus here."
"…My name is Fenrir Illunight Jr. the Zoroark. I am the son of the Shadowlost Territory's chancellor…"
"And for me?! Like the hidden stars on the southern sphere of the shining stars above the world inhabited by the creatures name Pokemon, I am destined to play the role as the one who bears the royal blood of—"
"Well… He's the crown prince of the Theocracy of Venturnome."
"Thanks for shutting him up, Dinus. He is so annoying…"
"And you are?"
"My name is Chronos Orestone the Tyrantrum. I am the friend of Dinus Novaflare the Charizard over here. We both are the apprentices of the Volcano Guardian."
"Very well… Chronos, may I ask you, why is the princess of Riverbrine with you right now?"
"I found her at the Stone Ravine, so I took care of her until she recovered…"
"And… Princess Misvale, why did you come to the Fireview Kingdom?"
"…My mother… Queen Nyxier… She told me to escape the Queendom of Riverbrine here… She told me to find a boat and take a refuge in the Shadowlost Territory… But I lost my consciousness while I was crossing the Stone Ravine… And if Sir Chronos didn't come to my aid… I will probably die out there…"
"…I am sorry to hear that, Princess Misvale. But anyway, I am also glad to see that you are safe."
"It's such a tragic story, Princess Misvale, but at least, the constellation of Legend, which consisted of two sub-constellations of Dayrise and Nightfall, with the shiniest star that links both sub-constellations together to form the constellation of Legend, is able to welcome one more member of it!"
"What did you mean by that?"
"Don't you see what the fate has brought here today? Right here, we have the Star of Darkness, the Star of Dusk, the Star of Spirit, the Star of Flame, the Star of Ancient, the Star of Snow, the Star of Earth, and the Star of Sky. All of them are forming into the sub-constellation of Nightfall near the North Celestial Pole of the sky, while the Star of Light, the Star of Dawn, the Star of Life, the Star of Forest, the Star of Insect, the Star of Thunder, the Star of Techno, and the Star of Ocean are forming into the sub-constellation of Dayrise near the South Celestial Pole of the sky. And the Star of Magic, which is linking the sub-constellation of Dayrise and the sub-constellation Nightfall to each other to create the constellation of Legend, is now located near the sub-constellation of Nightfall, far from its usual location, which was near the sub-constellation of Dayrise. Don't you see what the star is trying to tell us?"
"…Da fuq?"
"…The 'Stars' he mentioned are actually the Hero/ine of Legend… Such as the Star of Earth is me, Terrus Quakersand the Garchomp, as I hold the power of the Hero of Ground type after the Succession Ceremony."
"Then, I must be the Star of Sky, as I, Soryl Hurricloud the Aerodactyl, was the Hero of Flying type after… that day."
"…While I am still not, I, Fenrir Illunight Jr. the Zoroark, will soon inherit the title of the Hero of Dark type from my mother… So… I am the Star of Darkness…"
"…After the incident on the Fireview Volcano, I, Dinus Novaflare the Charizard, am the Hero of Fire type, so I must be the Star of Flame."
"…After the death of the queen of Riverbrine, I, Misvale Tundrafrost the Aurorus, am now the Heroine of Ice type, as well as the Star of Snow."
"…I don't understand this, but it seems like I, Chronos Orestone the Tyrantrum, am now the Hero of Rock type… The Star of Ancient, maybe? I really don't know how did I become one… I just woke up and found that I was already the Hero of Legend, with the Mark of Legend on the back of my paw and the Sacred Weapon by my side…"
"But what about Largo and I? We aren't the Hero/ine of Legend like all of you."
"…Natasha… Don't you remember? The Left Empress of the Dustorm Empire, Empress Sharon Venomist the Dragalge, was the Hero of Poison type. You, being her firstborn child, will someday inherit the title of the Heroine of Poison from her…"
"So… It means that I, Natasha Venomist the Dragalge, is actually the Heroine of Poison type… So I must be the Star of Dusk…"
"What about me?! I am not the Hero of Legend, my mother wasn't one, and it was Terrus who inherited our father's title, not me."
"Prince Largo Boneskull the Alolan Marowak, you are the one who also carries the Blood of Legend within your veins. You are the one who's destined to carry on the burden of saving the fate of the world, you are—"
"Whatever! Does this mean that I am also the Hero of Legend too?!"
"…I am sure that the Prince of Venturnome wouldn't call you for no reason, Prince Largo of Dustorm…"
"I…If that's true, t…then… W…What type of Hero of Legend I am?!"
"…Judge by the process of elimination, as well as your type as the Alolan Marowak, I think you, Largo Boneskull the Alolan Marowak, must be…the Hero of Ghost type… And you are the Star of Spirit…"
"I am the Hero of Ghost type?! I don't believe this! I mean, unlike you all here, I don't have any Mark of Legend and the Sacred Weapon…"
"The star never tells the lie, the Prince of Spirit. You are indeed the one who carries the Blood of Legend within your veins. You are indeed the one with the Star of Spirit. You are indeed—"
"So… I am truly the Hero of Legend… And, like Natasha and Fenrir Jr., my power hasn't been awakened yet… I have never guessed that it could happen… I mean… Terrus and Natasha are one, but I don't think that I would ever become one too…"
"Now that Terrus, Largo and I are all Hero/ine of Legend… I start to feel bad for Freya… She is the only one who will never become the Heroine of Legend."
"Don't forget about—"
"Not that GUY, Terrus. Not him."
"Anyway, 9 Hero/ine of Legend are gathering here… And... According to the Venturnome Prince's words, 8 other Hero/ine of Legend are gathering somewhere south…"
"…All Hero/ine of Legend are gathering together by the tide of fate… This won't be a very good sight, right? Every time the Hero/ine of Legend were brought together… It always meant that…"
"…The new crisis is beckoning toward the world of Pokemon."
"A new crisis?! You like the Fallen Crisis 30 years ago?!"
"The words you have just spoken out is far from the ugly truth we have, the Princess of Riverbrine, like a story that's concealing the plot twist at the end."
"What do you mean, the Prince of Venturnome?"
"The new crisis that's beckoning toward the world of Pokemon, like the sequel to a story, is far more extreme and more drastic than what happened during the ribald tale of the fallen one 30 years ago."
"You mean that the crisis this time will be far crueler than the Fallen Crisis 30 years ago?!"
"Unlike the villains on the stage, the stars never tell the lie."
"…And what did the stars tell you?"
"…The North Polaris Star turns south, and the South Polaris Star turns north. Such an unnatural phenomenon, along with the gathering of 17 Stars of Legend, is one of the prophecies that the stars are trying to tell us!"
"…I don't understand anything you told me anyway…"
"…Prince of Venturnome, do you have any idea about the source of the upcoming crisis? What kind of demon that we must defeat this time?"
"Hm… Like the revelation of the drama, we will never know the truth unless the story goes on to the climax point of the story."
"Didn't the stars tell you anything?"
"…Recently, like the recurring characters within the story, something that didn't appear before had appeared in the celestial sphere. They are… the Void Spots."
"The Void Spots?"
"Yes. I could spot ten Void Spots in the celestial sky above us. Right now, four of them are located very close to the sub-constellation of Nightfall. Two more are located a bit east of the first four Void Spots. Two more are located to the east of the former two Void Spots, which they are moving close to each others. One more is located southeast of the first eight Void Spots, and the last one is located at the center of the celestial sphere, in the middle of the sub-constellation of Dayrise and the sub-constellation of Nightfall."
"I still don't understand…"
"There's one more thing that you all must know, like an actor that has to study their role before they step onto the stage. It's the prophecy written by the missing Pontifex of Venturnome, Pontifex Hawkins Gale-norval the Lugia."
"A prophecy… from Pontifex Hawkins?"
"Like the writer who has already known the end of the story, Pontifex Hawkins is a clairvoyant. He could see what would happen in the future. However, like the script of fate, he couldn't do anything to stop what would happen. What he could do is to soften the effect of the action. That's the real reason why he decided to give the title of the Hero of Flying type to you in advance, Soryl Hurricloud the Aerodactyl."
"You would say that Pontifex Hawkins knows that he would die soon?!"
"Sadly, like the moment after the shocking revelation, I must say that what I told you is the truth., and the stars proved my words even further. Right now, 14 Stars of Legend that once shined very bright on the celestial sphere 30 years ago are now very dim. Some of them even lost their light and disappeared within the darkness."
"…If this is true, then… Did Pontifex Hawkins see something other than his own death?"
"Like a very sharp reader who could see through the plot of the story, he could see the upcoming crisis too, and he said that the cause of the crisis will be… himself."
"What?! Pontifex Hawkins will be the one who will start the new crisis?!"
"I am just a poor reader. I couldn't see through what he told me, but he also told me that he will start the new crisis, and the crisis would go on by ten demons that will be risen from death. These ten demons… They will plague the realm of Pokemon with their wrath, until the world of Pokemon… comes to the end…"
"Ten demons?! Wait… You did tell us about… ten Void Spots on the sky…"
"I believe that the ten demons he mentioned are also the same being as the ten Void Spots on the celestial sphere."
"…So… It means that, among 'Ten Demons', four of them are very near to us, two of them are in the eastern Fireview Kingdom, and two more are at somewhere to the east of Fireview Kingdom… Maybe in the Snow Part of Queendom of Riverbrine… One of them is at the southeast of Fireview Kingdom… That would be the Republic of Civilight… And the last one is at the center of Symmetria… But the center of Symmetria is a deep valley in the Dustorm Empire that's so barren and harsh that no one could survive there…"
"The stars never tell a lie, Dustorm Prince."
"Then, what should we do next?"
"Unfortunately, there's nothing that we could do right now. All we could do is wait for the crisis to arrive upon us. We couldn't prevent it from happening, but at least, we could finish it as soon as we can."
"…Understood. As the crown prince of Dustorm Empire, as well as the Hero of Ground type, I vowed that I shall protect the world from this crisis, no matter what I must do."
"Me too! Pontifex Hawkins had been so kind to me, and he even gave his power to me, so I vowed that I shall follow his step!"
"…Well… Since my mother was once the Hero of Legend, I, toll, shall save the world…"
"M…Me too… My mother may have already departed, but I shall follow her step as the Heroine of Ice type…"
"Well… If Misvale says so… Despite I know nothing of my origin, I shall help in the way I can."
"…As the son of the Volcano Guardian, I already vowed that I will follow his step, and I will continue to do so."
"…While I am still not the Heroine of Poison type, I vowed that I will aid all of you too."
"Hm! Since everyone here already said something, so I, too, vow that I shall vanquish the evil from the realm!"
"And here… Like the writer who writes the last chapter of an arch, my work here is finished."
"Hm? You called us here just to tell us about all of this?!"
"Like actors and actresses at the final minutes, I must tell all of you to be prepared for the future. And now, after tomorrow, I will need to go back to the south to relay the same message of the sub-constellation of Dayrise there., as I am the Star of Magic, the star that is linking the sub-constellation of Dayrise and the sub-constellation of Nightfall with each other. Without me, both sub-constellations would be torn apart, and the constellation of Legend will never be finished…"
"…Before you go, Prince of Venturnome, can I ask you one more question?"
"Go on, Dustorm Prince."
"…You did mention the Star of Light, Dawn, Life, Forest, Insect, Thunder, Techno, Ocean, Darkness, Dusk, Spirit, Flame, Ancient, Snow, Earth, Sky and Magic… All of them are the equivalent to the Hero/ine of Fighting, Normal, Fairy, Grass, Bug, Electric, Steel, Water, Dark, Poison, Ghost, Fire, Rock, Ice, Ground, Flying and Psychic type, right? However, there's one more type that you didn't mention…"
"Ah! You mean the last Star of Legend, right? Well, unfortunately, I am unable to locate the star you mentioned anywhere in the celestial sphere…"
"And what does it mean?"
"…Either there will be only 17 Hero/ine of Legend in the time of this crisis… Or something else…"
"Something else?"
"…Like the producer of a stage drama, I am unable to reveal what's on my mind right now, as I don't have any evidence of my suspicions. It may be right… or not."
"…"
"Anyway, every show needs to have the ending, and today's show is not above the exception. Therefore, I hereby end the meeting today, right here. Have a good night, everyone. Certain Call."
"What the heck?!"
I recovered from the hallucination. This time, I didn't enter someone's mind, but it seemed like I was sent to somewhere else to witness… Something…
"The upcoming crisis?" I mumbled, and a creepy smile appeared on my face. "Very well… Then…"
I continued walking until I reach the end of the mirror hall. Once I got out of the mirror hall, one of my minions approached me.
"Please excuse me for my sudden approaching." My minion said. "I come here to report that I have already carried on your order by disposing the failed experimental specie as you commanded."
"Good work, my minion…" I said. "I knew that I can count on you."
"And now, if you excuse me…" My minion said before he walked away.
"Another work finished…" I mumbled as I continued walking upstairs until I reached my private quarter. After entering the room, I sat down on a chair and continued working on my work, which was just a little calculation of something…
"I must do it… I shall be the one who conquer the world, and the world shall fall under my rule. I will show everyone the true meaning of shadow! RRRAAAAWWWRRR!"
To Be Continued…
Dragon of Vale: Sorry for a bit late update. I was busy with my midterm test.
Anyway, this interlude is much longer than the average interlude, even longer than some other chapters in my story! And it also reveals a lot of story…
Anyway, the next chapter shall be the first chapter of the sixth tail! I can't wait to write this one! Because it will be the start of the 'real' story of A Dragon's Tail! (Well… The first five tails are actually just the introductions! The 'real' story will start in the sixth tail! Moreover, this story hasn't gone pass its half-point yet!)