章 180: The Beginning (II)
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I had a strange dream. It wasn't like the usual dream that I usually have of eating delicious food and having an adventure.
This one woke me out of my short nap.
I was flying in the air, looking over the battlefield. The elves were fighting against the swarm of monsters that tried to overwhelm us. I blew fire, landed, and even destroyed whatever I could to slow down as much as possible.
A thundering roar resounded through the forest. My head snapped toward the direction of the roar, and at that moment, I saw something horrible.
The sacred tree had fallen.
From it, a burst of black shadow encompassed the whole forest ground. A black shadow with large wings appeared from the darkness. It stared at me. I could feel its malice growing with each beat of its wings.
At that moment, I woke up. Breathing hard, trying to figure out what went wrong.
There was nothing I could do; the malice was so strong that it shook me to my very core. It was as if the shadow knew who I was as its gaze bore into my very soul. I didn't want to meet this terrible creature. Honestly, I tried to run away.
Such cowardly thought made me feel small. My tail, wrapping even tighter than before around my body, trying to protect myself. The dragon in me grumbled, telling me repeatedly that such things weren't something I should be afraid of. It was a battle of will for the next few minutes, reminding myself I was stronger than this.
I don't know how long I was in my mind, but the sun rose, which confused me at first. The time we arrived back in the city was close to the evening.
When I was finally able to pull myself out of the hole of the disgusting loop of negative emotions, I gazed around to find what I missed.
Everywhere I looked, they were elves busily moving around. Even the civilians had armor on as if they were all ready to go to war.
The children have ferried away toward safety.
Hundreds of soldiers were heading toward the edge of the city wall.
I got up, following the soldiers. Curious about what was happening.
I was glad that Phil could push them forward, or I would have caused ugly trouble that would have not ended up with goodwill.
Nobody paid attention to me. They were too busy and focused.
Eventually, I followed them and appeared in front of the giant wooden gate. Thousands of elves were uniformly worn, waiting for the orders of the council.
I saw Cathy and Phil in the group of an elven soldier.
When they saw me, they acknowledged my existence but did not come over.
Instead, I watched and listened. Eventually, Phil and Cathy came over.
"You're awake," Cathy chirped. "I thought you would sleep like a log."
I grunted.
"It's okay, Berry. We had everything done before you woke up."
I shrugged and nodded my head.
My mouth was strangely dry. I smacked my lips a few times, trying to figure out what to say, but nothing came out.
What was wrong with me? One moment, I was swirling with rage, but the next, I felt a budding worry. The dream brought a sense of urgency. I must do something. I knew it deep in my soul, but what was it?
Cathy looked at me worriedly. "Are you alright?"
"I think so, for now," I replied back.
"Is there something that you need to talk about?"
I shook my head. "Not at this moment."
"Okay, if you need to, I am here."
"Thanks." It was nice to hear that other people were thinking about me. "When I am ready, I will."
Cathy walked over. She looked at me for a moment, a smile plastered on her lips. Then, opening up her arms, she came over to hug my neck. She felt so small compared to my giant body that could completely overshadow Cathy.
But Cathy's small body felt bigger compared to mine as her warmth spread out onto mine, becoming bigger and bigger to the point where it melded into me.
A shiver escaped me. My head dipped down, resting on her shoulder. Breathing in and out, letting my emotions too slow down.
Cathy pulled back. She patted my shoulder. "I know you can overcome it."
I couldn't help but feel grateful for her words. She was right. It was all in me.
I steeled my resolve, the power of my will getting stronger.
Suddenly, the world around me became silent.
Everyone stood still; everyone could feel the uncomfortable feeling of something dangerous lingering in the air.
A burst of birds scattered, crying out wildly with fear; even the animal rushed out of the forest, past the guards, and headed straight to the tree of life.
I flapped my wings, pulling myself up into the air. The smell of fire was heavy in the air.
The smell of the start of a blood bath.
My mind sharpened.
The war was coming, and it was coming at tremendous speed.
With a heavy shake of the ground, I saw something emerging far off in the distance. A shadow was appearing, getting bigger and bigger. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
As the figure was getting clear, I instinctively knew who it was.
Rei.
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