THE DRAGON LORDS OF ELEBOR, MIHIGO EMMANUEL [readict .txt] 📗

knuckles turned white. The intensity of his gaze was searing. More so than when she broke through into his mind, he was still angry. She concluded.

“I see.” said commander Bbale cutting through the thick tension that had developed. “What you ask for is difficult.” Mihigo slowly turned to face him “That; was not a request. Plus difficult is not impossible. I shall make it so.” Albadeluz cleared his throat “moving on.” He offered.

Mihigo’s expression and features changed so quickly every ones faces were still blank when he smiled and said “Now for my observations, questions and requests.” Bbale blinked and nodded for him to continue. “For one thing how are we communicating? Enzo and I hear you in our language but your lips do not form the words. Except Ale… the princess, whom I suppose picked it up from living on our world for so long. Also how did she live for so long, and finally do you have some herbalists among you I have a request.”

Wizard chuckled “I am surprised you noticed.” Mihigo leaned back into his chair “I’ve noticed more than that, but for now this is what I want to know.” Wizard lost his smile and studied Mihigo wondering what else he knows only to find an expressionless mask. “In order to answer your first question,” Albadeluz said “we will have to ask the dragons because I did nothing of a sort when I summoned you. In fact it did not occur to me that you would be from another planet altogether.” He then turned to Wizard who continued.

“Princess Alexandria was able to live for so long on your world because of an enchantment I placed on her to suspend her flow through time until she returns home, so now she is as mortal as anyone.” “As for the herbalist, I am here, please make your request.” said Lyna with a smug look on her face which quickly disappeared when Mihigo revealed a cylindrical shaped object; it appeared to be cracked down the middle. ‘He did not hesitate.’ She thought to herself.

He spoke as he rolled it over to her. “Like any other human I am liable to illness, this is a medication that I am on. Medicine in our world is refined from plants, only extracting what is needed by the body in concentrated amounts depending on the severity of the ailment. As you can see it has been compromised therefore if you value my life your help would be useful in speeding up the process as I am not familiar with the plants in this world.”

Lyna smiled as she thought to herself ‘He is much smarter than I give him credit for. By pointing out whether I value his life in front of the commander and princess my refusal would seem like I want him to die; also he pointed out that my help would only speed up the process meaning he already has a plan in place to survive. He is telling me he won’t go down easily. He is still warning me after what I did.’

Bowing her head ever so slightly she whispered, “I am sorry.” Almost immediately she finished those three simple words Mihigo’s expression relaxed further and his eyes completely lost their intensity. Suddenly before her was just a child who had been ripped from his world and thrust into the throws of another with almost no choice. She silently reprimanded herself for being so harsh on him.

Mihigo’s sudden change seemed to have been noticed by the others as they all begun to sigh freely.

“Now,” Mihigo said to commander Bbale “for the point I am sure my dear friend Enzo has been so patiently waiting for.” Ntende gave him a wild-eyed look that made Mihigo chuckle “if we are going to help fight a war in this world then we will need crucial skills in weaponry and magic.” At the mention of the last word Ntende let out a sharp excited squeal.

Commander Bbale was glad to finally be back in charge of the meeting. “Ah yes, for fighting skills we have a training center for the younger generation if you will. When attacked it is not just the army that fights but people’s homes are attacked as well and we cannot protect them all. Therefore we came up with a training camp for the eldest children in every home as well as every man. They don’t all fight in the army but at least they can protect their families; though more than a few eventually volunteer to join. People from all over the kingdom come just to learn to fight while others move with their whole families, eventually the town you saw came to be established.”

Ntende raised his hand “How do they find their way If you keep messing with their minds, or was that just for us?”

“Yes, about that. The infinite city is well, how can I put this?” “Alive” added Lyna Ntende nodded “You understood that?” questioned Commander Bbale. “When any object is infused with enough magic it comes to life.” Lyna gazed at Ntende with surprise which made him smile. “Well then there you have it. The city hides its location; only a few can find it and they can’t recall how.” “Like the Lieutenant.” Mihigo added.

“Next is the magic lessons, we have wizards in our ranks if you wish to learn.” Lyna made a chocking sound “Those stumbling saps cannot even tell the difference between a frog and a toad. You will study under me.” Ntende raised an eyebrow in question “What is the difference between a frog and toad?” “Excellent question!” before she could continue Bbale cut her off “You can cover that in your lessons but for now is there anything anyone would like to raise? If not this meeting is complete, I will contact you again later on. For now get to know the town and tomorrow the lessons begin. It is time to change the tide of this war.”

They decided to keep the truth about who they were to themselves for now and wait to see the dragons only after their training as the journey to the Dragons realm was a perilous one.

CHAPTER TWENTY

 

The day passed quickly as they explored from the myriad of tunnels that connected the mountains and hills, to the training area just outside the town to minimize damage as some students can go overboard with the training.

The city Ntende observed was much similar to the new world of Elebor that was separated by the barrier. Probably because of the abundance of rocks from the mountains and hills; the buildings were of solid rock and the roads crushed gravel.

In the evening they returned to the local inn where they had breakfast. “We’re starting training tomorrow.” Ntende stated excited. “What do you think we will learn first?” he asked Mihigo who was sited beside him. “Hard to say,” Mihigo answered “we shall have to be tested first so that our training schedule and weapon are set accordingly to minimize our training time.” “It is easier to build up a skill you already have an affinity for than to start from scratch on something else.” Alexandria added.

“Hey Alexandria, is there an observatory on this world?” Mihigo asked. “You mean to study the heavens?” Mihigo nodded “Yes, but it is on the surface. You want to know how we can see down here, don’t you.” Mihigo nodded again and Enzo scoffed “I’ve heard of having your head in the clouds but that’s just obsessive.” He said “We are on another planet surrounded by stars and constellations that we may never see again. I have a chance to see things astronomers of earth will live life times without even imagining; I will not throw away this chance.” Mihigo answered with a comical tone of finality.

“Well you can’t actually see the stars from here because we are underground; but I may know a place. My father often told me stories of the under resort. It is where he met my mom. Would you like to come along to find it; I am going out tonight.” “I think we are already in it.” Amber said “No,” countered Mihigo “we are under but not at the resort. I will come along with you princess.” Alexandria flushed at his use of her title. “Would you mind calling me by name; it is strange to hear you talk to me so formally.” “I am okay with it.” Amber answered “Me too.” Ntende added; they turned to Mihigo. He sighed “Very well.”

“Well,” Ntende declared getting up “It’s getting late, better go get as much sleep as possible. I want to make a good impression on our trainer tomorrow.” “Yes,” added Amber “and I would like to explore the forest after being on the road for so long.” Just as Mihigo was about to speak Ntende cut him off. “No Emma, only you are crazy enough to look for a sky underground.” And with the same comical tone of finality he said “Good night.” and left with Amber. “Looks like it’s just us, huh?” Said Alexandria “We will meet at the edge of town at light out.” She handed Mihigo a compass like contraption. Mihigo remembered seeing her with it the night the meteorite hit. “Follow the golden arrow it will lead you to me.” She said, and then got up to leave “Thank you....for everything.” was all he said. She smiled earnestly and left.

By the time all the light in the city had faded, leaving only the soft glow from the crystals scattered across the forest; Mihigo was dressed in a pair of warm woolen pants, a turtleneck t-shirt and a thick coat on top of it all. He flipped open the compass and watched as the four needles begun to spin and overlap until they pointed in a unified direction with the golden one on top. Mihigo then began his solitary walk to the edge of the city, his hide boots crunching in the gravel beneath his feet. As he neared the line of straight stemmed tall broad leafy trees that marked the boundary of the city he could see a lone figure leaning on one of them.

Alexandria wore a crop top, cutoff shorts and a soft pink kimono. Upon seeing this Mihigo stopped dead in his tracks. Alexandria giggled when she saw the expression on his face. “Fear not dragon lord, I brought these from your world. I needed to wear cloths there you know.” “I see.” Mihigo answered and gulped. “Shall we?” asked Alexandria as she led the way.

Mihigo followed in silence “Although similar designs exist in new Elebor, you know.” Said Alexandria “I saw.” answered Mihigo as they walked further into the forest. They walked for what seemed like was hours and Mihigo noticed a strange glow in the forest. ‘It can’t be morning yet, could it?’ he thought. The surrounding trees grew closer together until there was a huge wall of trees.

Despite this Alexandria did not stop, Mihigo reached out and held onto her shoulder. He felt her body heat rise just for a second and the trees drew apart. They walked through the resultant pathway.

Once again the scenery changed instantly. Mihigo sighed exasperatedly. “WOW,” Alexandria said and Mihigo could