The two girls were eating their dinner and Lina told Kougyoku what she has discovered.
"So, I found a shop with the same symbol as the coin."
Kougyoku was surprised that they found some hunters but, "Wow... What should we do?"
Lina just stared at the princess before she finally found her voice, "Are you asking me for my opinion?" She nodded "Oh. Um... I don't know... I always wanted to be free but after months with you..."
Kougyoku knew hesitation she saw it and quickly thought of something, "How about this... We go talk to them and work out from there. I know we gotten close and I can now proudly call you a friend. So..."
"How do you feel about me sticking with you for a while longer?"
Kougyoku smiled, "It's a deal."
Lina and Kougyoku decided to wait until morning to go to the store and talk to the people there.
"Wow, this is exactly like the coin." The girls walk up to the building Lina found the other day. By the door was a symbol that the girls recognize.
"Right. So, if I remember correctly, the captain told us if we change our minds they can let us go."
"Alright let's do it!" Kougyoku suddenly said.
"Wait really?"
"Yeah, who knows it could be fun." Kougyoku grabbed Lina's wrist and pulled her into the store.
They were greeted by a middle aged man who wearing a simple shirt and pants but had a decorated dragon bracelet on his right wrist. "Welcome to Dragon Fire. May I offer you ladies our special collection? It's on a good price this time of year."
"Thank you but no. We were hoping someone can tell us about this." Kougyoku showed him the coin that glitter in the light.
The sell man look at the coin and smiled, "Ah. Well, please follow me. I know exactly where you need to look."
The man took them to a back room where another man and a woman were sitting. The woman was mixing up some cards in her hands and the man was reading a book.
"Welcome, are you here for a reading?" The woman was a beauty with blue hair that turned purple towards the tips. She also had a blue right eye and a gold left eye. She was wearing a dark belly dancer's like outfit. Her right wrist had a dragon tattoo.
"Ash. These ladies come with a special coin." The shop owner explained.
"I see, please sit. As he said I'm Ash and this man is Shiro."
"Pleasure." Shiro is a rugged handsome man with dark grey hair and matching eyes. He was wearing a white long sleeved shirt with a black vest and black pants. And once again a dragon tattoo on the right wrist.
Ash stop shuffling her cards to look at the girls who walked in with a special coin. "Now to start, where and who gave you this coin? Don't worry you're not in trouble. I just wanted to know who saw your potential."
The girls looked at one another and try to remember, Kougyoku said, "Um it was from a Captain in the Rears Village. We didn't get his name."
"I know who you speak of. A loyal and kind man but careless." Ash chucked as she knows exactly who they speak of.
"How he got promoted to Captain I'll never know." Shiro scoffed but winks at the girls in good nature.
"You and me both. Well darlings please sit and we'll tell you what you want to know but please keep it to yourselves...
"The Hunters were founded many moons ago. It started as a small group of people with different skills, personalities and life styles. It took time and patience to get to where we are now.
"After all the group started with a man, a woman, a magician, a royal and a pirate. You can imagine it wasn't the best of starts but slowly they knew they had to work together.
"Later on they learned they were elementals; air, water, earth, fire and ether. Divided they were strong but together... They were a force to be reckoned with.
"Years pass and they discover dragons or the code of dragons. They took it to heart and they started with the tattoos on the right wrist. They separated and taught others the code, no matter who or what they were, if someone saw potential they were taught but to truly be a hunter they had to pass the test. For everyone it's different but they all have the same lesson.
"But I have to know... Do you girls have what it takes to be a hunter? To proudly take on the challenges? And become to be the best versions of yourself because every day you have to be better than the days that have passed."
The girls look at each other and smile, "Count us in."
Ash smiles and used her cards to show them what to expect, "Ok. You two will have four trails..." Four cards were face down at the table.
"First the air," she flipped the first card on the left, it showed a city but under it was a dark cave. A mix of diligence and temperance.
"Then earth," the next card was flipped it showed magnificent mountains but with a path leading up, down and around. A balance patience and maybe kindness.
"Next fire," this card had a pose city glittering in the light as if it was composed of abstinence and chastity.
"And finally water," the last card on the right was building that almost resembles a dungeon, one that is full of pride but has humility.
Even though all the cards were beautiful the girls could see the darkness that larks in the shadows within the cards.
"But there will be a surprise." Ash took the cards and with a flip of the wrist they formed into one card with a colorless dragon lounging of something.
"Good luck and I'm sorry." Shiro said with an apologetic and guilty smile.
"For wha-"
Hello Everyone! So I change up this story just a little bit because I was excited and started writing chapters that made no sense sooooo,
I went back deleted a few things and here we are. I hope you all like this version.
Thank You Archangel out!