The Dragon Children

6 | A Break from War

CHAPTER 6 - A BREAK FROM THE WAR

Naphtali and the rest of the Holy Stones arrived in the town which they found out was named Aravia. They all decided to take turns going with Naphtali who they all wanted to get to know, being the new Holy Stone.

--RUTHVEN'S ADVENTURE--

Ruthven was a simple girl. She simply wanted to go to a coffee shop and sit with Naphtali, and have a conversation. Ruthven, Ruth for short, was around 8"2 when in Holy Stone form, but around 6"2 when forcing a human look. Ruth had light blonde dyed hair, after she found out about the creation of hair dye in 1129. Ruth was a young Holy Stone, being the most recent before Naphtali. She was around 90 years old, but never gave her age out to anyone. She was the buffest Holy Stone, and didn't have much of a history in protecting the planet. She was the most caring and sympathetic Holy Stone.

"Naph.. I'm sorry about Viola. If only I had her future powers. I would've saved her." She looked down, ashamed. She seemed to blame it all on herself. Naphtali looked outside the window. "It's fine. Please don't blame yourself. I see you as my mother." He smiled. "You've seen me grow from a 12-year-old into a 15-year-old. You took care of me after Viola's death." Ruth smirked. "Speaking of Viola.." She leaned over the table, with a curious face. "HEY! You have Viola's powers now. Can you look into the future? See if we win this war?" Her eyes glowed. "I've.. tried. I can't see a future.. at all" He seemed worried. She leaned back and crossed her arms. "Eh, you're only getting used to those powers. She looked outside to see it raining. "So.. this Eden. Who is she?" Naphtali stirred his sugar in his coffee. "Well.. she's someone I would've been forced to marry. In my kingdom, once you reach a certain age you have to." He seemed uninterested in the conversation. "Ah.. well, do you have anyone?" Naphtali thought. Normally, he would've thought of Faolan. "Nah." He removed all thoughts of Kraghon from his head. Even Faolan. "Maybe one day, then." 

Outside, two robbers were robbing the nearby bakery. "Someone, anyone, help!" Ruthven noticed this and ran outside. Naphtali called after her. "Wait! They'll kill you! You're a Holy Stone!" He seemed scared. He couldn't lose anyone else. Ruthven looked back and smirked. "Don't be silly. No human could kill a Holy Stone." He thought of Viola. That wasn't true. 

Ruthven unleashed her Holy Stone form. Grey, still with the same coloured hair, but one horn and a mark on her arm which looked like a chain of ying and yangs. "Ha!" She stopped the robbers in one fell swoop, which was a slightly colder lava slash, only knocking the robbers over. This was enough for the nearby soldiers to get to them and arrest them. "Thanks, miss." The soldier looked at her face. "Strange.. you look like a.." Ruth's jaw dropped as she face-palmed. "Naph.. run.." She warped herself and Naph to a nearby hill where they were alone.

Naphtali was breathing heavily, thinking back to Viola. This gave him some sort of trauma. "Why.. why must you put your life in danger?! They hate you! They want to kill you! All humans do! They-" He was interrupted by Ruth's giant Holy Stone hand patting his head. "I love them anyway. All the humans. This planet. All the kingdoms. Even Kraghon." She smiled and blushed. "I love everything and everyone. My heart is that big. We are the Holy Stones, we protect the planet from evil. My heart is full of love." Naphtali looked up to her the most. He found his new mother in her.

--AKUJI'S SPARRING SESSION--

Akuji and Naphtali were in the town centre, specifically underground in a fighting arena. Akuji spoke. "Kid, to my understanding you now have Viola's powers. And some, your own. You do not know how to use or control them, correct?" Akuji, in human form had pink, short hair. She was skinny, and had rainbow eyes, which no human seemed to question. Akuji got hit on by guys quite often, also due to the fact she was 5"11. "Yes, miss." Naphtali and Akuji's relationship was strange. They were like siblings who always fought over the smallest things. One time, they destroyed the entire Grand Hall in a fight because one of them took the bowl with one spoon more of soup.