Monster of a Quest

Chapter 7 Dabria

Sam stared at me and then says "wow when did you get so good at this?". "I have been practicing for as long as I can remember. I devoted my life to it because let's be honest I would never do anything good with my life," I say then look at Cody. He looked at me weirdly, like he was trying to remember why he should know why I was looking at him. The king comes in and says, "Has everyone found their weapon". I smile and then say "Yeah, Cody's are knives, Charlotte's is a sword, Leo's is a spear, Sam's are axes, and mine is a bow". The king looks at me weirdly than says "Really a bow, are you even any good with it". I did not get to say anything before Sam points at the dummy I shot. "She shot that arrow standing right where she is, and threw that knife with her eyes without looking," he says, smiling like he was proud of me. "Why don't you use knives?" the king asks. "Because I am way more comfortable with a bow, and anyway knives are Cody's weapon," I say while admiring the bow.

"You and Cody seem to get along well, and like the same things," says the king, smiling. I am tired of people saying Cody and I work well together, they know nothing about our hate relationship. Cody did not seem to like it either, and he was not good at hiding it because his hand was on fire again. "Are you going to put that out or is Dabria going to have to?" asks the king. Cody shakes his hand to get the fire to stop. "Alright, because it seems we are done here, let's go back to the courtroom and discuss strategy," says the king. He wants to talk strategy for what? I don't even know what I am fighting for. Anyway, I thought there was a war that ended a little while ago when Sam's parents died.

We got back to the courtroom, and it seems that Sam was thinking the same thing because he says, "Okay, I don't mean to bother you or start another argument with you, but what are we talking strategy for, I don't even know what we are fighting," he looked confused, but I could not blame him I was too. The king stared at him, then at me like we are crazy because we knew nothing. "I did not tell you what you are going to be fighting" asks the king. "No," I say plainly and shrug. "Oh well, then they are dark creators that live in the city of Shadows, they are called Shadow monsters, they are creatures that can turn into many things like things that hurt you, or that you hate, or anything else that is scary. They have been attacking us for years, they are not just attacking us, but they are attacking humans too, and it is our job to stop them," says the king. "And we are the ones chosen to stop them, and keep balance, so the mortals don't find out about us." says Charlotte smiling.

"Yes" says the king. "Charlotte for her amazing ability to make people do what she was told on the first try" says the king, that sounds like what her power is supposed to do, I think rolling my eyes. "Leo for his ability to understand others without talking to them. Cody for his amazing battle skill and being able to focus most of the time" says the king smiling looking at Cody than at me, the king is a little crazy, it was like he wanted that to happen instead of it actually happening. Which I can tell for a fact that will never happen, I look at Cody disguised. He was messing with his knives like he did was not even paying attention to anything the king was saying, and this is one reason me and Cody will never work; he only cares for himself. "And why did you choose us, I mean you did not know who I was an hour ago" says Sam looking at the king intensely. "Because the Prophet chose Dabria and I am letting you tag along because of your faily did for us and because you are Dabria's friend" says the king. "So what is the strategy" I say so the king and Sam do not start arguing again. "Oh that is simple, stay alive and take down their king" says the king.

Everyone seemed pretty disappointed in the strategy because it was pretty obvious that we had to stay alive, and if there is a king that is the highest class in a kingdom, so it is pretty obvious that we take him out first. "Oh and also I have decided that Charlotte gets to pick out your uniforms" says the king, Charlotte was so excited a smile stretched ear to ear, I know I only just met her but I have never seen her so happy. And what does he mean by uniform, can't we just wear our regulary cloths on thi quest.