"So this is what it feels like being inside the mist. It feels as if there is something there but when your try to feel it there is nothing."
Unable to see Keiser followed his instinct and just kept on rowing the boat straight ahead towards the centre of the mist. The deeper the small boat went towards the mist a strange feeling of danger started to rouse within Keiser's heart, suddenly the boat stopped moving as if it came in contact with a huge boulder and could not move a single inch.
"What's wrong did we hit something," asked Keiser with a vigilant look in his eyes as he turned around but the dragon was nowhere to be found. I feel it Arks heartbeat but where is it coming from..what is this strange mist Keiser was looking around vigilanly with one hand holding his sword on his back flashing in and out of existence.
The boat started moving forward again, the mist started to get more thicker as he went more deeper and so did the heartbeat of the dragon toward the centre of the mist. Keiser was born with a gift since he was young he had the power to manifest weapons into existence and use them in battles.
Out of a hundred thousand people only one would be born with a gift, it could be anything from controlling the natures power or changing their body or their own body is highly enhanced.
This individuals with gifts in around the world are known as siris. They are highly respected and feared in society, and are all powerful in their own way. Average human being could never harm or beat them. Siris are not only exclusive to the human race.. all races have their own siris. One could also awaken his or her gift if they find out the real name of their soul which is a difficult thing but not impossible. siris are the main forces of any kingdom they stand strong and fight their enemies with no fear of death. keiser is the only person who has a gift without knowing the true name of his soul.
All of a sudden the mist started clearing up this was a sign that Keiser has already reached the centre of mist however strangely the mist was not thick there but rather started fading.
Keiser saw ark burning flags which had different colours and had runes with strange writings on them drawn on the flags. The flags looked aged and old worn out by time, it was most definetly an epic class treasure but it was getting burned.
"Ohh you took your time Keiser", said ark as he started burning the last of the flags.
The flags were floating atop the water as if some strange force was holding them. This flags must be an eswar .. as Keiser recalled an eswar is something used by powerful entities to entrap, conceal or protect, however this eswar was erected since ancient time and no longer had the might and power to generate illusions and entrap anyone trying to leave the island. keiser thought to himself someone must have not wanted the residents of the island to leave, umm I wonder why?
when the last flag was burned, the path straight ahead started clearing up and ark shouted saying hurry up and row straight ahead these damn flags will restore itself again and the mist will return.
Ark then suddenly appeared on top of keiser's shoulder and without any waves to push the small boat forward, the boy rowed with all his powers leaving only his shadow behind as the mist started enclosing the space.
"That was really creepy but we finally left the mist," said keiser as he looked towards his right shoulder, however, the Dragon wasn't visible at all.
Ark was a shadow type Dragon the last one to live in the world. He can hide himself in the shadows of anything he wished to.
The water was no longer calm. They was waves and every now and then a strong wave would hit the boat damaging it, but keiser no longer had to row he just let the waves carry the boat.
"aaaaaah!!! Ark! Ark! we are in real deep trouble," suddenly shouted keiser.
"What happened are we getting attacked," said ark as he peeked his face from keiser's shadow.
"I forgot to bring the food that we packed I must have forgot it at the palace... we are in deep trouble if we don't find any place to land soon."
Ark just sighed as he returned his face back to the shadow world leaving keiser running around screaming on the small boat.
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A few miles away from keiser was a land part of the wastlands of the East. A place where there was injustice and the strong did as they pleased, and the weak were used and stepped upon, truly it was a land of the wastes. Near the coast, there was a city ruled by the usman clan. A strong clan who governed three large cities with an iron rule.
A large man covered with a red cloak holding a backpack in one hand entered a food restaurant. One that was famous at the most outerskirt part of the city also known as the town of the poor.
The restaurant was already in a poor condition with only one side of a door and broken windows. The large man entered blocking all the light and gaining the attention of every person inside the restaurant.
They all looked at him with Curious and vigilant looks.. some of them even held their daggers and swords, almost ready to attack at a moments notice.
The large man didn't care and walked straight to the counter. " old lady can I have all the meat and water you can bring. I am hungry. I have been walking for 20 days, my food and water ran out 15 days ago."
He removed the red cloak he wore, and everyone was surprised because he had red hair, and was dark skinned clearly, he was not from this parts of the wasteland.
The lady in the counter smiled and replied", that's gonna cost you a lot young man have you got enough money?"
"of course money is not a problem old lady," said the man as he removed a big pouch from his backpack and slammed it on the counter.
The lady shouted and said," bring all the food that we have hurry up Shanel." The only chef and the waiter of the restaurant.
she then looked back at the man. " I will kill you if you call me old lady again, and you don't seem from around here so i will let u off this once."
The man shuddered realising the old lady was not joking and said, " thanks" as he rubbed the back of his head.
The restaurant slowly turned to it's normal state as the residents laughed, ate and drank. one of them said", have you heard of the rumours that someone challenged the enforcers of the usman clan and that he was gigantic, ferocious with golden gauntlets that can cause massive destructions to the earth".
The other guy who was drinking with him started laughing and replied," yes i heard that their ass got handed to them, that suits them well, they been acting all bossy and mighty bullying the weak."
when the red haired man heard that, he almost chocked with his food hitting his chest
He gulped one jug of water and wiped his mouth saying," lucky I almost chocked."
An old man who was seating peacfully as he read the newspaper shouted from the other side of the room," you fools watch what you speak of your don't wanna get in the bad side of the usman clan."
one hour later someone else came through the door shouting," food ! food! food!" he ran to the counter, "old lady gimme food as much as you can and juice your best one."
The old lady looked at him from top to bottom as if analysing the man with her dreadful eyes. " have you got any money? and the way you're dressed with no clothes at all. Are you sure you're sane in the head young man?"
The man laughed. He didn't seem to mind the way the old lady looked at him. " Money, I don't have something like that and sure I do have clothes. Can you not see? he stood up and jumped on the counter. He only had a small piece of cloth covering his private area.
The old lady shouted," step off from from the counter your monkey! and I won't give you any food without money where did you even come from... and who you calling an old lady."
Shanel the waiter came running," mama calm down before your blood pressure rises." She wiped Mama's forehead with a tissue and giggled.
Shanel was a beautiful girl who had tall black hair reaching all the way to her lowerback, with a blessed body that will attract the jelous of all other girls and attract the eyes of all men, however, she was a caring and earnest worker in the restaurant always kind to all people that stepped foot in it.
The red haired man who was sitting close to Keiser slammed another pouch full of money. " this is for his meals."
The old lady suddenly regained the smile on her face and said," Shanel hurry up and bring more food to the table or else I will deduct it from your payment, And you can call me mama everyone around here does.
The food was brought and keiser started eating like a madman having no ounce of dignity, bones were flying being thrown by keiser injuring whoever that was unfortunate.
"Now where is this place with a lot of weird people?" asked keiser as he drunk his orange juice.
"look whose talking you're the only weird person here hurry up eat and leave," said mama as she sat back on her chair.
The red haired man looked at Keiser with a face full of curiosity, " You are awfully hungry even more than me. Where did you come from? This is the usman Chan's territory and how can you not know where your are?"
keiser looked at the red haired man and said," I have come from the oceans in a strange Island. I didn't eat any good food for like six hours, My boat shipwrecked. when I woke up I found myself at the coast."
he went straight back to his food and continued eating like a madman.
Five strong looking men all dressed the same, in a black robe with black pants and shirt. They also had swords hanging from their waist and had a badge on their chest saying 'enforcers'. They came in and demanded one of the locals to vacant the tables and ordered the waiter to come. They teased her and started flirting with her, one of them even grabbed her and said," you will serve the young master tonight, be glad little damsel and they all started laughing." Shanel run back to the kitchen with tears on her eyes
The red haired man punched the counter almost crashing it.
He stood up and said," gentlemen, can we please step outside for a moment?"
They all looked at each other and laughed mocking the red-haired man. One of them said," is he speaking to us!!!" but suddenly they could feel the very ground they stood on shaking.
Some type of golden gauntlets formed around the red haired man's hands, however, it was too late when they noticed that they all lost conscious, Without even removing there sword as they were knocked out by the shockwaves caused by the red haired man as he punched the ground.
keiser looked back and with a big smile on his face as if he just ate the best food he had ever tasted, he said," you're truly strong why don't you become my friend and follow me as my general"