My Beginning After the End

Epheotus Pt. V

I nodded my head, and followed behind Windsom, we were going to meet someone named Aenon. I wouldn't say my first meeting with Lord Indrath went the way I wanted, but it wasn't bad, I was still alive. I might have said some things that I probably shouldn't have said, but it is fine.

"You disappoint me, child." Windsom shot over his shoulder as we exited the room and entered the hallway. The guards that were there before, gone, I didn't know where, but who cares. "I told you not to disrespect our Lord, and you did just that, and you made me look like a fool."

"Hey, you couldn't see through my clone trick, that is not my fault, that is yours." I told him, picking up my pace, and walking beside him. "And I wasn't bad in there, I just spoke to him like we were friends, that is all."

"You aren't friends, he is our King, you will never be his friend, you will never be his equal, you are lucky you are at war, and your continent needs you, otherwise, you would be killed as soon as possible." Windsom glared at me.

"If we weren't at war, I wouldn't be here." I replied. "Who is Aenon?"

Windsom and I walked in silence as he didn't answer, we turned the corner, and then he finally spoke. "Aenon of the Eccleiah Clan, of the Leviathan Race."

"Oh, the Leviathan race, interesting, this is going to be fun." I said, I don't think there is a Leviathan character in the novel. I don't even know what to expect, what is he going to be like, this is awesome.

"You better be better behaved with Aenon, he is, not so forgiving." Windsom told me, what Asura was so forgiving? Was he talking about how Lord Indrath didn't kill me? "Aenon is a strong warrior for the Leviathan Race, a master who uses water mana, just like you."

"I figured." Wasn't a Leviathan a sea monster in folk tale or something. "I'll be better behaved, I am sorry about before, it's just, I don't know, I'm sorry, I really didn't want to react at all to anything, but I couldn't hold back."

"You are eleven years old, so it is understandable, yet, I feel like you should have done better." Windsom said with a serious tone. "You are such a dominant figure in the war, and you behave like any other child outside battle."

"Ehh." I said, I don't think I act like a child outside of battles all the time, but I see what he is saying. I can't blame the Serpent's Will for everything, I could though if I wanted to.

We finally arrived at a door, and Windsom knocked, and a loud old voice shouted to us. "What do you want now!" This asura sounded old, and Windsom opened the door, and walked in.

"Aenon, I bring the boy." I followed him into the room, sitting on a one seat chair, was a man, he had a small body frame like Lord Indrath, not fat, not skinny, he had long white hair, which had light blue tips. He also had a white beard that was pretty long, and his eyes were light blue, and when he stood up, he was around the size of Windsom.

"Ahh." he grunted, examining me. "One of the boys who is supposed to take the Vritra down, interesting, I don't sense the Serpent in him." Why was he talking about the Serpent's Will? "Windsom, are you sure this is him?"

"It's his clone." Windsom and I stood five yards from Aenon, and he continued to speak. "You may show him what you wanted, I'll be back in twenty minutes, that is all you get."

"I thought I was here for two days?"

"Not anymore." Windsom answered, it was probably because I didn't accept Lord Indrath's whole deal, but only partially accepted it. "Aenon, mind his behavior, he is eleven."

"Get out, Windsom." Aenon said, and Windsom nodded, then shot me a look, and left the room, leaving Aenon and me in here alone. "Virion Leywin, the child who can control blood, the beast tamer of a Serpent's Will, you are a fascinating figure I had to meet."