The Imprisoned Dragon - Blade, Dan Heng IL

20. Nowhere to Run

"See! I told you, Lum after all is a soft heart, she helped us" Dan Heng smiled once the two finally walked through a long tunnel made of roots, reaching finally the surface.

"Yes, soft heart" Blade commented "If you want to ignore the fact she did slow us down and she made us fall to hell" the swordman crossed his arms as he looked at Dan Heng smiling innocently "Don't do that, you and your stupid forest" he sighed to then stretch for a moment and look around.

"Do you recognize anything?" Dan Heng seemed a bit lost as Blade was trying to get an idea where they were.

"I have no idea what kind of magic that place had, but it looks like we're pretty near the dragon's territories... Maybe she actually used your mana to create a portal" Blade felt nervous by just thinking Lum did actually something useful.

He couldn't have any reason to reserve a spot for a wildfire anymore.

"Damn" Blade commented to then look at Dan Heng smiling proud "Don't do that face" he pointed the finger at the immortal who tilted his head along with the pet version of Yichen, the water dragon "She still made me fight against phantoms"

"You gained the title of Immortal Guard though!" Dan Heng smiled as his eyes did sparkle under Blade's apathetic stare.

"Hurray" he said ironically, making Dan Heng roll his eyes "Let's try not to get lost, we need to find an high place"

"Oh, Yichen can fly us" Dan Heng pointed at the little pet, who happily did a twirl to then hide behind the immortal, noticing Blade's death stare

"Sure, let's fly high and let all the mages guild find us faster. I do appreciate your trust in me but I can't really fight an army of magical creatures and protect you at the same time" he commented "And it's night... I wonder how much time passed while we were in that city" Blade looked lost in his thoughts.

"If you want I can use my mana to enlight better the whole forest" Dan Heng's eyes were sparkling. He cleared his throat as he noticed Blade's apathetic stare

"Don't" he started to walk "We will do normally, follow me"

Dan Heng mumbled annoyed at his dragon, making Blade almost laugh. Wherever they were, Blade could hardly recognize the forest as now everything looked colorful and lively. It was an evergreen forest, full of wind flowers floating around enhanced by the mana they finally got back thanks to Dan Heng.

Honestly, Blade felt like Dan Heng, even though he could look goofy and clueless on so many levels... He was maybe one of the best immortals, who were actually doing actively something in their world, and everyone could actually see.

Dan Heng looked happy to wander in that forest and touching the floating flowers that were literally the symbol of it. The floating flowers were magical flowers that would absorb the mana of the forest to become literally pure blue light at night while in the morning they would become flame butterflies by absorbing the sun rays and convert the mana of the Imbibitor with the sun rays. Every forest had its specific symbol.

If Lum had dangerous roots that would protect the surface entrance to the immortal's city, the forest they were now was one of the magical forest where probably Dan Heng was resting away from humans.

"This sound...." Dan Heng, from touching a floating flower that happily floated around him, he looked to a side as his ears twitched a little.

Blade raised his eyebrow as he noticed his actions "Dan Heng?" he called him out confused

Dan Heng's eyes sparkled as he heard the sound of a waterfall and started running, making Blade flinch at his change of action.

"Wait, Dan Heng! It's night don't get far!" Blade tried to reach him out instinctively with his hand, but soon he stopped and laid it on his own face "Aah" he mumbled frustrated. He sighed heavily to then chase him and stop once the Immortal planted his feet in front of a big waterfall.