POWER: A Tale of Greatness

CHAPTER 8

The armed forces of the two countries immediately locked their borders and began mobilizing their troops, tightly inspecting everyone going in and out, especially at the Kingdom of Yamahara.

...

"Why is everything becoming more complicated?" Bulls lies on Guardian's back. He sighed before covering his eyes with his forearm.

"First, I am being hunted by my parents' murderers, then now a whole country's aiming at me? Not to mention that we're on our way to a war with no reinforcements."

Bulls lifted his torso and sat on his crossed legs, "I guess I'm gonna die before even celebrating my second decade on this Earth." He glanced on his left, "And is this man really capable of being... a something? I mean yeah he powered Guardian into existence but I never saw him in combat before. I failed to see him face the bandit leader so I can't give any comment or critique..."

"... but..."

Bulls leaned back, "... there's a faint memory in my head, or maybe a dream, I dunno... but it was this big fella, stopping the train with his bare hands, grasping electricity and pulling hardly."

"Maybe a dream." He collapsed on his back and rested his head on his hands.

Chilling clouds over the skies of Yamahara embraced them, enveloping them. Bulls, Thor, and Guardian were at the edge of Yamahara, flying above the forest of Yamahara when suddenly, Guardian began to wobble.

"Sir, I need to inform you about something," Guardian said. "I could no longer fly, my thrusters, they're wearing off."

Guardian could no longer support two passengers on his back for the reason that his thrusters are still prototypes made by Bulls himself and are not suitable for flying for too long and carrying heavier loads, including his own weight.

Bulls rubbed his ear, "Oh, I forgot about that thing. Let's land right now before we crash."

They landed in a countryside forest to hide from the authorities. Thor woke up after Guardian set its feet on the dry, gravelly forest floor.

The climate is getting colder and colder as they come near the subarctic regions. They walked across the tall taiga forest, luckily, they were near the edge of it. It was a cliff, a hundred meters above the sea. They were welcomed by the crashing waves coming from the Ulterblue Ocean.

Bulls smiled as his breath was taken by the majestic view.

"This..."

"... is..."

"... amazing."

Thor felt the same feeling, "This is the most wonderful sight I have ever seen in the past millennium."

"The wind gives me chills through my spine." Bulls said as he shivered.

"But the air, is very salty," Thor added, covering his nose.

They admired the scenic view until Bulls' sight reached the titanic structure on their left, its ends are out of any human sight, but that is surely huge.

"That Bridge..." Bulls mumbled, taking a foot closer towards the structure.

Thor saw it as well, "What is that massive structure?" He dropped his arms in awe.

Bulls clenched his fist, "That's the Bridge of Dreams, Amanda." He said. "That's where we're going to cross."

"Amanda."

Guardian loaded his systems, "Sir, according to my data, the Bridge of Dreams is the shortest way to get to Centaria from Titania yet it is also the longest man-made structure ever built." He said. "Going to Centaria by water would take three to four days of sailing from Yamahara to Franzia, but with the bridge, it would only take one to two days."