Dragon's Dawn: First Light (Book 1)

Chapter 3: Reynar, The Jade Demon Slayer

Chapter 3: Reynar, The Jade (Lacrima) Demon Slayer

Shortly after narrowly escaping Kratos Island, Max and the others set out to look for Reynar. He was Max's current martial arts teacher, as well as the father of Hon'oo and Hokouh. Led by the Tokyoheim siblings, the group began to make their way towards their home.

"I believe Dad should be home right now. If we explain what's going on to him, I'm sure he'll help.," Hokouh said.

Skye looked around the bustling town with wonder. She's been to Shuratown before, but it had been a very long time since she last visited. Max raised a curious eyebrow as he looked towards his Auburn haired childhood friend.

"Is.. something on your mind, Skye?," Max asked.

The girl looked back at him, as she was snapped out of her thoughts.

"Huh? Oh no, not really. It's just... it never ceases to amaze me just how much larger Shura town is, at least, compared to my home village of Gurrenville that is.," She said in reply.

Max shrugged as he closed his eyes.

"Meh, you get used to it after awhile.," Max replied shrugging nonchalantly.

"If you say so Max.," Skye said back to him.

They weren't in any particular rush to find Reynar, so it couldn't hurt to just take their time with it today. The group of teenagers walked around the city for awhile without much care. In the back of their mind though, they knew that they shouldn't hesitate to find Reynar. No doubt, he was aware of the recent movements concerning Sylverant already. Still, they couldn't put off telling him for too long. For now, they'd just enjoy today as friends typically do. No sense in rushing things, right?

The group of friends spent some time in the market of Shura town before leaving to head back to their original objective. They spent time browsing the different shops and vendors along the streets as they continued walking through town. These people were awfully carefree. It was as though, they didn't have a care in the world. Considering that an army of demons was just outside of their borders, Skye thought they ought to be at least a little more concerned.

This fact confused her, though it wasn't unwelcome in her mind. This line of thinking did bring up some concerns in her own mind however. What of her people? And.. What happened to her own family? Did they escape in time? The teenaged girl was rightfully worried about her own family as she had heard no word of them after arriving in Shura town.

On the way back, Mist noticed Skye looked a bit down. She walked next to her and talked to the older girl, trying to cheer her up.

"Is there something wrong, Skye? You.. seem a bit down.," Mist asked concerned.

Skye looked back to the fushcia haired girl and sadly smiled. She didn't really see the point in lying to her friend.

"I... I'm just a little worried about my folks is all. We got away from the empire and that's great... But, what about my family? And the people on the Island? Did they escape to safety as well? Or were they captured by Sylverant?,"Skye replied.

Mist looked towards the older girl and offered a small smile in return.

"I'm sure they're fine. You'll see them again, Skye. Until then, we just have to trust that Elohim is watching over them and looking out for their well being.,"Mist told her.

Skye sighed and smiled.

"Elohim, huh? I have no idea if he's even real or not, but.. I do trust you guys. I never really considered myself to be the religious type of person to begin with. Ah, no offense to you guys of course!,"Skye said apologizing briefly.