New World

Meeting the locals

Upon landing we are greeted by people point weapons at me. An elderly villager with a staff and cloth covering them like a cloak walked up to us speaking in a language I didnt understand." 13 shes asking you to get down." Luke said. So that's what I did, I rubbed the head of my mount and he lowered his head for me to get off his. I lifted my leg and got off, the elder spoke again and I looked to Luke for translation." Shes asking you to talk the 'things' of your legs." Luke says. I turn it to liquid and turn it to a staff like the elder had so they understand that I need it to walk.

The people of the village looked down at us from the houses above. I limped to the elder but was stopped by the people with weaponry. They held it my neck and back, with them all surrounding me. One of the people say in a somewhat ok English," Move you die." I nod my head and they lower they're weapons. The elder walks up to me and checks my legs, says something once again. "She said you're skinny." Luke translates. Luke and the villager get off their mounts and walk up behind me, Luke says in their language," We seek refuge, our home was attacked by beasts and our people were killed." He says lowering his head.

The elder extends her hand to one of the guards, pulling them down and whispering something in their ear. They raised their head and said, "Follow." And walked to the one of the houses built on ground level. " Here sleep." They said and walked to guide the elder to the biggest house that was highest up away from the ground.

Luke let his mount fly away, mine refuses to leave and the villagers creature flew up into one of the tree where all mounts had barns they slept in. Luke walked up to the house that we were gonna stay in," Its better then nothing." He says shrugging his shoulders and walks inside to get his bed ready. "12 transfer authority to 13." He says and the metal liquefies and skates across the ground and climbs its way up my legs and onto my arm forming a thin sleeve. I walk inside and look around, it looks like a viking type of interior with a skull hanging on the wall and 6 best 3 on each side. Animal fur used for blankets and same for pillows.

I stand in the doorway of the house and look outward at sunset reflecting off of the crystal clear water while the boats sail and look up at the housing that are suspended above. "Good place to be rn." I say and and walk inside and face plant onto the bed falling asleep instantly. The staff liquefies and turns to a thin sleeve on my other arm.

[10 hours later]

I'm woken up by the sound of children's giggles and open my eyes to village children surrounding me. Once they noticed I was awake the ran out of the room flinging the door open and scattering outside some running to hide behind beached boats and other behind bushes and behind trees. "Moring 13, it seems like the kids are fond of you." Luke says holding a fruit in his hand." Yeah they seem 'fond' of me, its seems like I interest them." I say sitting up straight. I stand up surprising myself at the fact that I did it without a crutch, and walk over to Luke to see what he was holding. "What is that? It looks like a spikey apple." I asked Luke. "Well you were close it's their equivalent to an apple here. An Opna'an fruit." Luke explains and tosses to me.

I catch it and examine it, turning it in my hands and sniff it. I form a curved knife, each easily cuts through the exterior of the the fruit. I stab into the piece I cut out and pull it from the fruit and proceeding to put it in my mouth and chew. My eyes light up," THIS TASTES AMAZING! " I shout, amazed at the amount of flavor the fruit held.

One of the of the elders guards walk into the room," Follow." They say, I form the lightweight exoskeleton again and it latches to my legs it used one of the sleeves and I had one that remained. I hold my hands together the remaining sleeve liquefies over both and splits in half turning to wrist braces. "I'm assuming I can't come with you to the elders." I hear in the back of my mind. The same voice from my mount,"You again, if you're gonna invade my mind atleast tell me your name." I say outloud. "It speaks to you?"the guard asks. "Yes HE does, and it's strange." I reply.

"My name is Thundura, but you may call me what you wish." He says in the back of my mind. "What does it say." The guard asks. "HE said his name is Thundura but is allowing me to call him what I want." I reply. "The monster has a name." The guard says laughing to himself. " He does and he's not a monster, he's my companion now." I reply adding a bunch of angst behing it.

"Would you like me to incinerate that one? He seems to have angered you." Thundura questions. "No its fine I dont want to become and enemy of the village. This will be my residence for the time being and I hope to learn from them." I say out loud. " What did Thundura ask you?" Luke asks. " Nothing important, we should go meet the elders." I reply standing up to follow the guard.

The guard leads us to the largest tree in the village, most of the branches had nest like houses hanging from them and a pathway leading into the trunk of the tree. Where a large spiral staircase when all the way to the top of the elders tree. As we walked up the staircase doorways lead onto the branches from which the houses hang. "This staircase is tiring." Luke remarks. A drop of sweat forming on both 13 and Luke's forehead, which the guard notices and spouts," If this tires you, you won't survive the M'tenba."

"What does that word mean." I whisper to Luke. " It means trials and it's the first I'm hearing of these." Luke whispers.

We approached the top and were met by a large room with elders surrounding us from all sides. It looked like this was their council, 8 elders surrounded us.

An elder began speaking their language, I looked to my left at Luke and though he was gonna start translating, but then another elder began speaking english." Both of you have been brought here due to your abilities of taming sky beasts. You the boy that tamed the lightning wyvern speak your name." They say. "My designation is 13 I don't have a name." I say. "Then we shall name you ourselves."the elders said, they look up to each other and decided on one.

They looked down at me," Your name is to be Brontes it means thunder like the magic you wield and the beast you tamed."said one from behind me. I turned to like at them. The one next to then looked to a guard and nodded their head.

A villager walked in from the entrance holding a platter, on it laid out was 7 ingots. A guard lifted their hand and gestured me to walk towards it, I look to the villager and walk closer. My body felt a magnet current as I came closer. A rock pushed itself away the closer I got." That is you opposite we shall not use that." A guard says. I lift my hand above the 6 stone and what looked like plasma connected my finger tips to 3 of the 6 stones. "Pick up the each stone and use your magic." A elder says.

I pick up a stone and focus my electricity into it and it shatters, I continue onto the next one and it cracks. Lastly I pick up the final stone and focus current through it, the stone glows with an intense purple.

A blacksmith walked up to us," Your people have thought me your ancient ways, the guards standing here now have swords forged by my own hands. " he said. I looked to him, "Maybe something to help me stay on my mount and still be useful as a weapon." I suggested. He pointed to a frame on the wall,"Hook blades, they'll be perfect."