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Chapter 14: "The Battle's soon to come..."Miecyzslaw, Bjorn, Ice Moon, and Red Sun had stayed out by the lake for some time. As it turned out, Miecyzslaw could now breathe underwater without an echanted necklace. Since the red necklace had been torn off underwater and not taken off above water like it should have been, there were side effects. They went down to the merpeople's castle to see what had happened to Opal. She was asleep in a sponge bed, her face all puffy and glowing like the goop. Her eyes were closed, but even though they were closed, Miecyzslaw could tell that she wasn't able to see anymore. "I did that?" Miecyzslaw had asked a little uneasily. All the merpeople now bowed to her as though she were their queen. But after a while, she suspected it was Bjorn's mother they were bowing down to. After about an hour, Bjorn and Miecyzslaw went back up to the surface of the water after saying good bye to his mum. "Be safe, Missy," said the mermaid while she gave her a quick hug. She then turned to Bjorn and they embraced once more. Miecyzslaw had the strange feeling that that was going to be the family's last time together. They walked on the shore and up towards the castle. Miecyzslaw was shivering and Ice Moon was clinging to her neck for warmth. Red Moon sneezed every once and while. Bjorn on the other hand wasn't cold at all. They entered the Great Entrance Corridor and headed for the Dinner Hall. Despite how cold she was, Miecyzslaw was even more hungry. There, they ran into Alainia, Jason, Codie, and Lurik. "What the heck were you guys doing?" asked Alainia looking at Miecyzslaw's wet hair and clothes. "Were you teaching Bjorn how to play Water Ball or something?" "Ha ha, you're hilarious," Miecyzslaw rolled her eyes. "Actually, we went down to the bottom of the lake and saw merpeople." Jason saw that she was shivering and whispered something to Alainia's dragon, Snow Fire. Snow Fire nodded and crawled off of Alainia's shoulder and onto Miecyzslaw's. Snow Fire put a claw on Miecyzslaw and a claw on Ice Moon and closed her eyes. The tiny dragon's claws began to glow red, and before they knew it, Miecyzslaw and Ice Moon were as dry as before they went into the lake. Snow Fire then moved over to Red Sun and Bjorn and did the same thing. Before long they were in the Dinner Hall nice and warm and eating dinner. "So how was the weaponry lesson today?" Bjorn asked Codie and Lurik. "Oh it was okay," said Codie through a mouthful of mashed potatoes. "We've just been working on archery again." "Ugh, it's not that hard once you get the hang of it," said Alainia. "Easy for you to say," said Lurik. "You got a bull's eye on the first day of archery and Madam Yahn favors you the most because you're pretty much the only girl who gets everything perfect on the first try." Alainia rolled her eyes and took a bite of chicken. "It's not my fault I'm good at using weapons," she said after she finished eating her chicken. "And it isn't my fault that I can now breathe underwater," muttered Miecyzslaw under her breath. Bjorn smiled. Jason saw this and narrowed his eyes at Bjorn. "What?" he whispered. Jason gestured his head towards the Dinner Hall entrance, indicating that they needed to talk in private. They got up and started to head over to the door. "Wait!" cried Alainia running up to Jason. "Where are you two going?" "We'll be right back," said Bjorn to her, though the sentence was really directed to Miecyzslaw. "We have to go discuss something with the council." And the two of them walked off. Alainia sat back down and looked at Miecyzslaw. They both knew that the Council didn't just call in people to discuss something not important. Whatever it was, it was something juicy and it was something that the two girls could not resist listening in on. Just as they were about to get up, they heard a scream. Miecyzslaw quickly looked over to wear it came from and saw Zoe crying and Pier standing in front of her. She was talking so loudly and shrilly that everyone in the Hall looked over at them to see what was going on. "What do you mean...I don't understand...why?!" Zoe cried at Pier. Zoe's posse was just sitting there at their table looking horrified at how Zoe was acting. "I don't like you," Pier said calmly. "I like someone else, and even though she doesn't like me back I'm going to take a chance. The only reason I went out with you was to make the girl I really like jealous and it doesn't seem to be working." And with that, he walked away. Pier then came over to the table that Miecyzslaw, Alainia, Lurik, and Codie were sitting at. "Hi guys," he said smiling. "Hey," said Codie standing up. "Welcome back, bud." Nothing could have prepared them for what happened next. Everyone in the Hall started to cheer! The reunited group of friends started laugh. Gathering up their trays, Alainia and Miecyzslaw sneaked away. They ran out of the Hall and turned the corner. "What do you think the Council needs Bjorn and Jason for?" Alainia asked. Miecyzslaw shrugged. She really had no clue, and usually she knew about things like this. "I hope everything's okay." "Yeah," said Miecyzslaw. "Me too." And they zipped down the hall and soon came to the big steel door that had runes above it, which when translated says:
"Anyone who betrays the Council of Races shall suffer the consequences of the dragons..."
And after that were some runes that had faded away over time. Alainia walked over and studied the door really closely. After about a minute or so, she let out a growl. "What is it?" asked Miecyzslaw. "They locked the door!" Alainia yelled. If the door was locked, it meant that no one could hear inside the room and no one in there could here out. "Ugh! How the heck do they see these things coming?" Miecyzslaw knew perfectly well how they knew. Green Fire had for sight...but Miecyzslaw bet that the green and black dragon didn't for see that there was another way to listen in. "Follow me," said Miecyzslaw. And she took down the hall way and stopped in front of the wall. Miecyzslaw studied it carefully, but as far as Alainia could tell, it was pretty darn solid. Miecyzslaw then turned to Alainia and smiled. "Ever consider walking through walls?" Before Alainia could answer however, Miecyzslaw had stepped forward and walked straight through the wall. As Miecyzslaw walked through, there was nothing but darkness. The very next moment, she saw a long tunnel that she had to stoop down in order to walk down it. Turning around, she saw another solid wall, but no Alainia. Rolling her eyes, Miecyzslaw stuck her head through the wall and looked at Alainia. "You coming or what?" Alainia's mouth was hanging open in horror as she saw only Miecyzslaw's head and shoulders hanging on the wall. Shaking her head, Alainia walked in to the wall found herself on the other side of it with Miecyzslaw. She beckoned Alainia to follow her and put her finger to her lips indicating that she needed to be quiet. The two girls walked down the dirt tunnel and before long came to another tunnel paved with stone bricks. They turned down the tunnel and saw that there was a light up ahead. That's where we'll listen in on the Council? Miecyzslaw heard Alainia's voice ask in her head. It's not safe to think here, Miecyzslaw thought back to her. Bjorn, Jason, and who knows who else will be able to sense us. Then how come you're thinking?! Came Alainia's voice shrilly. Miecyzslaw swung around and gave her a piercing look with her green eyes that made Alainia quiet instantly. She turned around and continued walking with Alainia behind her. They soon came up to the end of the tunnel and saw that there was a vent into the Council Room. They could hear voices inside. One of them was shouting and Miecyzslaw recognized it as Jason's voice. "But you can't expect them to go to battle in three weeks," he cried, a hint of fear in his voice. "Alainia still needs to master her basics in herbs so she'll know how to heal herself when she's injured." "And Miecyzslaw still needs to master weaponry," cut in Bjorn. Miecyzslaw looked in and saw that Bjorn and Jason were standing next to each other in a large room. In front of them was a table that had four people seated at it. In the middle of the table was someone that Miecyzslaw recognized. It was Gondora. He was sitting there calmly looking at Bjorn and Jason. On the right side of Gondora was another man, but this man wasn't just a man. He had deep, blue wings on his back that fluttered every once in a while. There was only one kind of name for this kind of man...he was a fairy. Like his wings, his hair was a dark blue and went down to his shoulders and big blue eyes. Next to the fairy was a woman. This woman had beautiful long, white hair that went down to her waist. Her eyes were crimson red and she had many strong facial features. Her lips were thin and her nose was small. Her skin was cream colored and looked extremely soft. But the one thing that stood out on this woman were her ears. Her ears were pointed and had many jewels on them. Miecyzslaw guessed she was a she-elf. On the other side of Gondora was another woman. This woman however looked a lot like Jason. She had curly red hair that went down her back. Her eyes were big and green and glowed like cat eyes. And Miecyzslaw bet that if she stood up, she would probably be at least six feet tall. "And what's more," said Red Sun, who was on Bjorn's shoulder. "Is that the two girls haven't even been exposed to the powers they have when they and their dragon's minds become one. Miecyzslaw has many abilities. One of them is that she is able to speak to animals. Alainia has the ability to wield any weapon that's given to her." Miecyzslaw looked at Alainia and saw that her mouth had dropped open. She then turned back to the vent and continued to listen. "They must be ready now," said the she-elf. "Satasan has had time to build up an army because his spirit has lived on. He's been living in secret since the great Alexandria's death. His army is much greater than the army we have and they will defeat us if Alainia and Miecyzslaw are not ready." "And I have a feeling that their friends Codie, Lurik, and Pier might be of some help to them," said the woman that looked like Jason. "If they work together, they might be able to defeat Satasan's army before he gets here." "But that means we have to train Codie, Lurik, and Pier as well," said Bjorn looking troubled. "Don't worry," said Gondora. "Their trainers know about this and they have agreed to train them in the advanced levels of each subject. The five of them will leave for battle in two weeks and will camp out on a stationary cloud and wait for the army who will probably be riding on demons." "I'm sorry boys," said the she-elf. "The war might be far away, but the Battle's soon to come."
To be continued... 5:45 PM - Dec. 6, 2007 - post comment
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