Dragon's curse

chapter twelve

I have always loved the god of death, I don't know why but out of all of the gods, he is my favorit. I don’t just like that he is the god of death, I like that he can talk to the dead. There are some rumors that he will deliver messages from the dead to the living.

Anubis smiled even wider as he asked “What do you like about me?”

Ash quickly replied “How you look. In a way you almost look like a dog?”

“Hm, I like you Ash and since I like you so much, I grant you permission to enter this room and take anything you would like from this room.” Anubis said with a hint of embarrassment in his voice.

Suddenly, the two doors opened up by themselves and Anubis disappeared as saned surrounded him for a few seconds, then disappeared without a trace.  Ash and Gray then walked into the Alchemy room. There were positions on almost every shelf in the room, Ash ran to one of the shelves filled with vials and pensions.

Ash asked “How many shelves are there in this room?”

Gray replied “I have only been here a few times but I think there are only seven book cases  in this room.”

“Can you get me all the books and ingredients in this room? I will put them in my bag.” Ash said as she walked over to a small table in the middle of the room.

Gray said as he started walking over to one of the shelves, “Alrighty and I will keep an eye out for any hidden doors, there are rumors that there are hidden bookcases in this room filled with forbidden spells and potion books.”   

Ash said in a confused voice, “Ok? I had no idea but yea. If you find any hidden bookcases, bring them too.”

After two hours, they finished packing everything up into Ash’s magicole bag and exited the room. The doors automatically shut behind them and went over to the hidden room. After a few more moments of walking through a hallway that led deeper underground until they reached a dead end with inscriptions on the wall.

Ash asked “Is this a hidden doorway?”

Gray replied as he placed his right hand onto the wall “It is and the door is protected by another god.”

“Who is the god that protects this door?” Asked Ash enthusiastically.

Gray replied “The god that protects this door is the goddess of youth, Hebe and she is my favorite god of all the gods.”

Ash asked “Is it because she is a girl?”

Gray blushed as he replied “No, that's not it but she is cute. I like her because she gave humans life in this world.”

Ash giggles as she waits for Gray to open the hidden door. She watched silently as Gray shut his eyes and opened his mouth to speak but said nothing at first, he just stood silently as he relaxed himself.

Gray then chanted “Goddess of life, We ask for permission to gain entropy into this room and take the items from this room.”

Suddenly, the wall that Gray was touching with his right hand disappeared in an instant and as soon as the wall disappeared, Gray took a few steps back. A large room appeared in front of them out of nowhere as if the goddess lifted a veil that hid the room. They quickly walked into the large room, Ash was surprised to see that there were tons of items laying on the ground in piles. Ash and Gray quickly went through all the materials and placed them in the backpack. There were a few items that they carried in their hands as they walked out of the room and back into the lunchroom.

Once they reached the lunch room, Ash asked “Is it ok If I go back to Electro and the others? I just want to go check on them to make sure if they are doing alright if that is ok.”

Gray replied “Yea that’s ok, just be careful on your way over there.”

Ash quickly went into her cell where the others were staying in silence.  Electro and the others sighed in relief as Ash came into the cell, she breathed through exhausted breath. Death quickly got up from the ground and walked over towards Ash, she then picked Ash up in her arms. Ash’s legs dangled over her arms as she layed in Death's arm as she picked her up with ease.

Death then walked out of the cell with the others following close behind her as they walked into the lunch room. Ash quickly fell asleep in an instant as they reached the lunchroom to see that everyone was standing up with backpacks and bags in their hands as if they were ready to leave. Death couldn’t help but smile at Ash once more as she watched her sleep in peace. 

Electro asked “Is everyone ready to go?”

Everyone said simultaneously, “Yea, we are all ready to get the hell out of here.”

Death nodded her head up and down one time as Electro looked at her for confirmation if they should leave or not. The sun slowly disappeared behind the horisan and everyone quickly went outside, into the fresh, cool air that surrounded them.There was a sense of peace that filled them as they stood outside and filled them as  they breathed in the air of freedom. After a few long moments, Electro walked over to Ash and Death with a look of relief on his face.

Electro said “If you two need anything and I mean anything at all let me know. I will help you with anything that you may need and you can consider me as a friend.”

Death asked as she looked at him, “Thanks Electro. So, where will you go from here?”

“I am not sure, I think I will head to a town called The Changing Town. It is a place where you can change your identity if you have the coin. You can start a new life.” replied Electro. 

Ash slowly woke up and asked and yawned from exhaustion, she rubbed her tired eye for a moment. She then looked at Electro in confusion as she looked around to see that they were standing outside. 

Electro asked “What about you Ash, what will you do now that you are free?”

Ash replied “I think I will go with Flin so I can learn some more things so I can survive on my own and not cause any trouble for any one.”

Electro sighed as he said “You will never chase me any trouble no matter how much trouble you are in.”

He then patted Ash on the head as if she were a little dog and then he walked into the woods that sat a few feet from them. Jack quickly followed Electro into the woods while waving goodbye to Ash as he walked away. Ash and Death smiled at each other as they looked for Flin through the crowd of people that surrounded them. After a few long moments, all the people that surrounded them quickly went their separate ways in every direction and they waited a little longer to find Flin. After a few more moments, Ash spotted Flin leaning against the outer wall of the arena and she quickly pointed him out to Death. Once Death saw where Ash was pointing at, she quickly walked over to flin and stopped when she was a few feet from him.

“I will take Ash to a small town called Dragon Scale, I will teach her everything I know about this world and how to survive in it. The town is only fifteen miles from here.” Flin said calmly.

Death said in concern, “I don't think Ash can walk that far, she is exhausted.”

Flin quickly said “I understand, here, put her on my back. I will carry her there.”

Death did as he said and placed Ash onto his back with her legs wrapped around his sides. Flin held onto her legs as she leaned against his back and fell asleep in an instant from exhaustion.

Death asked curiously, “How long will it take to teach her?”

Flin replied “It might take her about fifteen years to learn everything but if we are just talking about protection, then it would only take seven days.”

“Got it, it will take you Fifteen years to teach her everything. I want you to bring her over on the hallidays though. I want to see how she is doing and spend time with her.” Death said sternly.

Flin smiled as he said “You have a deal.”

He then walked into the woods with Ash on his back and at that moment, he disappeared into the dark of the forest while Death walked along the brick path that led to another small town that was three miles away from where she was at.