"Thou know'st of Yharnam?", she didn't think that she would be hearing the words Yharnam from the first being she saw in outer space much less a pirate who roams it.
"So many people think of it is a legend, but I have been there personally."
"Personally? So, thou knows't the way to go there?"
"Well, I don't exactly know how to get there. I went there in a dream or a nightmare."
"A nightmare? How doth thou come to conclusion that thy nightmare is the legendary Yharnam?"
"Look here, I know it sounds fake, but I was indeed there. In fact, I was lead there by a woman with pale blond hair."
"A woman with pale blond hair? What did thou do there?"
"I-I don't know. I was just sleeping one day and in my dreams that woman called out to me. She pointed at that horrible city. Then she would point at me. She would always tell me to seek the pale blood and the embers. Bring them to Yharnam And then, ..." he gulped.
"She would behead me. I have had the dream for months, but it has stopped recently. You can even see the scars on my neck.", he said as he raised his chin. There were indeed scars left by a sharp weapon.
If it were to be done in the waking world, he wouldn't be standing here talking to her right now. And the phrase 'Seek the pale blood and bring the embers.' clearly meant her. She did not know what the pale blood was, but it is obvious that the ember meant her.
"Since the moment I had my first dream about Yharnam, I was cursed. I do not know how but it felt like I could never feel full no matter how much I drink. My thirst never disappears, and I have a feeling that I can no longer die but it has disappeared from the moment I met you. You are either the pale blood or the ember."
"Even if I am, what would thee do? What can thee do?"
"Nothing! I have but a simple request for you. My boy, Quill, I want you to save him."
"Thou boy? Is it thy son? Why should I do that, my dear Yondu?"
"Because I am your only clue to Yharnam. I don't know why but I can clearly tell that you are looking for that place."
"It is indeed true that I seek Yharnam but doth thou think thee can threaten me with the information?"
"No, I merely seek a bargain for my son and my men. Do you really think that I gave you every information? I still have some left to say, but you will have to let me and my men go. And it would be nice if you save my son."
"Save thy son? Is the boy suffering from an illness?"
"No, I want you to save him from his father."
"Art thou not his father?"
"I merely adopted him after his father hired us to kidnap him."
"His father? Why would he kidnap his own flesh and blood?"
"Yes, I have kidnapped many children for him that he claims to be his children and I never saw them again.
But I had a change of heart as you will see. So, I adopted him and raise him to be one of us. But he went ahead and ran away from us. Now, his father is coming for him. I can't let him go back. His father will kill him."
She pondered on whether she should help his son but decided to do it. It could also be used to teach her disciples a lesson.
"Then so be it, lead the way my dear Yondu."
"Huh? You will?"
"Doth thou wish to go back on thy words?"
"No, no, I will enter the coordinates now.", he said as he scrambled to the deck. His men were now waking up. She directed them all to their captain to talk about what happen.
"Why did you do that?", asked Wanda.
"What, little one?"
"Why would you help him? I can easily get his memories."
"A journey is never a straight path. I still remember the Ashen one who would always get sidetracked with his random quests."
"By why do we need his crew when we can sell them?"
"Sell them? My dear Wanda no job is ever accomplished alone." She then took out something she brought from Earth.
"What is this, my dear Wanda?"
"A pencil." By now, Thor and Loki were paying attention to their conversation. Perhaps they would like to know how she teaches her students.
"My disciples, come over. I will now tell how important people are." They come over as she held the pencil.
"Does the both of thee know of the different countries that exist on Earth?" They nodded. It seems they were well aware of the affairs on Earth.
"Well then, take a look at this pencil. There is not a single person in the world who could make this pencil." She saw the unbelievable looks from their faces.
"Thou believe to be a ridiculous statement? The wood from which it's made for all I know comes from a tree that was cut down in the state of Washington. To cut down that tree, it took a saw. To make the saw, it took steel. To make the steel, it took iron ore.
This black center is compressed graphite. I'm not sure where it comes from, but I believe it comes from some mines in South America. This red top up here, the eraser, bit of rubber probably comes from Malay where the rubber tree isn't even native.
It was imported from South America by some businessman with the help of the British government. This brass ferrule, I haven't the slightest idea where it came from. Or the yellow paint? Or the paint that made the black lines or the glue that holds it together.
Literally thousands of people cooperated to make this simple pencil that thou might use without even realizing it. People who don't speak the same language, who practice different religions, who might hate one another if they ever met.
When thee go down in a store to buy a pencil thou art in effect trading a few minutes of thy time for a few seconds of thousands of people who cooperated to make this pencil."
They look at the pencil with wonder this time trying to see how thousands of people cooperated to make this one thing. Wanda was trying to squint her eyes for an unknown reason as she stared at the pencil.
"No matter how much thou may deny it, it is a fact that cooperation is always essential. The clothes thou wear, the weapon thou wield, the food thou eats it is something that is made with the cooperation of people. I hope none of thee will ever forget it."
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This is Chapter 44.
Sorry for the delay yesterday.
Also, can you guess who the pale blond woman is?
Leave a review and a rating if you like this story.
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This is Chapter 44.
Sorry for the delay yesterday.
Also, can you guess who the pale blond woman is?
Leave a review and a rating if you like this story.
Have some idea about my story? Comment it and let me know.
"I'm done!", shouted Selph from her soul as she finished explaining her disciples about the cooperation of people.
"Done what, me dear Selph?"
"I am done making my human form! I can come out now."
"What about Falkor?"
"I'm done too.", he doesn't sound particularly excited unlike Selph. She supposed they had been quiet all along for the stake of customizing what they wish to look like in their human form.
"Little ones, I have two beings to introduce right now."
"Who is it, teacher?", asked Thor. Both Wanda and Loki looked curious too.
"They are two everlasting dragons who still reside in my soul. Selph and Falkor. I hope you get along well.", she looked at them as she took the two dragons out of her soul. They obliged and came out. She then saw what they looked like in human form for the first time.
Selph seems to imitate her in a few ways with the nearly white hair. She was also wearing what seems to be armor. The black armor and the white hair are strangely pleasing to the eyes. She was wearing a strange headdress in the shape of an "M", too. Her long hair was messy at the top, yet she managed to tie it into a ponytail.
She was holding a black sword and a flag that depicts a dragon. Her eyes were the same golden irises similar to her dragon form. Her very presence screams dangerous. She looked like she would burn down the first town she saw.
Falkor on the other hand, was looking like what seems to be a knight from her homeland. He had a T-shaped helmet with some fur skin on his shoulders with a mohawk on the top of his helmet. "Thou art imitating the bearer of the curse art thou not?"
"Indeed, I cannot think of anything else.", he said as he looked resigned. He then took off his helmet and she saw that the face resembled the Ashen one to some degree. She smiled at that. "Thank you, Falkor, twas a face I would consider handsome and art most kind to remind me of the Ashen one."
Although, they did not look identical, there were some similarities. "This is nothing for me."
"What about me?", asked Selph. She seems excited for people to compliment her. Indeed, she looks beautiful. However, she looks like she belonged on the battlefield as its commander. She looks heroic.
"Thou art most majestic, my dear Selph." She looked very proud at that. Of course, she looks like she spent a lot of time thinking about this. Meanwhile, her disciples were just looking at them curiously.
"Nice to meet you, disciples of the keeper!", started Falkor. He was a very optimistic dragon. Selph also went over though she seems a bit reluctant. They started doing small talk while she watched as the ship sails to wherever Yondu was going.
She wanted it to be like this forever. However, 'forever' cursed word she never wishes to see again. She longs not for the curse of life but for the embrace of death. But it seems as if she had things to do before she went on her way.
'I wonder how long they will live?', she thought to herself as she watched them talk among themselves. She was wondering about her disciples. Would she have to watch them die of old age one day?
Maybe, she could prolong their short lives, but she doubts they would like it. The same goes for the people of Lordran. They loathed immortality. Perhaps one day, when all she had to do was done, she supposes she will go on alone to the great adventure beyond the bounds of life.
She wondered if this is how the everlasting ones feel when they look down upon the lives of mortal beings. They cannot die and will always continue to live in the world of the living.
For now, her lifespan was basically immortal since she no longer has to bear the burden of the everlasting ones in her soul.
She would only die if she were to be killed. She looked at the two everlasting dragons in front of her. 'I suppose that will come with age.', she mused to herself.
They looked comfortable to talk with someone whose lives will be gone in a blink of an eye from their perspective. She was still very young for an immortal.
Ah .... why didn't I get to know him better? She thought to herself as she looked at Falkor. She always knew that the Ashen one would fade no matter what he chooses to do. That is why she prefer sitting beside him quietly rather than talking.
She did not want to bear the burden of the departure of a loved one, but the fact stands that she has always wished to be by his side whether it be in the past, present or the future. She tried to reduce her feelings for him by putting some distance between them, but it was clear that she failed.
Even now, she could not say 10 facts about what he liked or disliked personally. She regrets the fact that she would talk very little to him. So now, she will try to make the most of time with her disciples. She wishes to look back at moments like these with no regrets.
However, it proved hard to be sentimental in a flying spaceship since there were barely anything natural all around them.
"Wrong! Civilization is built by the people, not food or buildings." Wanda started arguing with the two everlasting dragons.
"A group of people is merely a mob. It is the buildings that made them come together and live."
"No, no it is the abundance of food that leads to people staying there. Otherwise, who would even stay there?"
She looked at them as two eternal beings were seriously arguing with a literal child. So, she chimed in between them to cut it out. "Enough, I sense that we are approaching our location, are we not, Yondu?"
"Yes, we are nearly there."
She could easily sense her words to be true because in the distance, she could sense something huge and big. She could sense a living planet.
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Sorry for the delays earlier.
My midterm exams are done, and they were easier than I expected.
I will be updating regularly from now on unless there are more midterm exams.
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Sorry for the delays earlier.
My midterm exams are done, and they were easier than I expected.
I will be updating regularly from now on unless there are more midterm exams.
Leave a review and a rating if you like this story.
Also, what do you think of this chapter?
Have some idea about my story? Comment it and let me know.