chapter 5

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District of Cikena

Song: city of starlight
By Taylor ash

"Is he gonna be ok?"
Ethereal nearly jumped at the voice, to be honest she had forgotten about his scaly presence "mmh" the female nodded "it will take some time for him to heal, that was a strong poison after all"  she said.

"Wait, poison? how di-" you will know in time" the girl cut his thoughts short as a strong gust of wind began to shack the tree's vibrant leaves causing Ryushiro to cover his eyes, he looked up to see the girl looking at a distance, her dress swaying in the winds direction in a peaceful manner.

'BOOOOM'

the space in front of her cracked as it reflected a lavender purple and  from the top it opened majestically.  Ryushiro stared with wide eyes as he saw to his disbelief.-

(Separate scene )A young man in patrol looked surprised but then smiled as he realized, and looked towards the Dom "alert the guard" this order echoed nostalgically through the castle halls.

-A land filled  with flourishing plants and trees of all kinds, homes  big and small surrounded by children running about, teens of all ages talking and laughing as their mothers did their housely chores,
In the far west a glistening  lake showing to be ever flowing.

Ryushiro looked astonished at the site, was this.... the lost district  of cikena? The very landscape of vegetation and nature...?

"Please, follow me" the girl said to the scaly prince as a horse  appeared scooping up the unconscious prince kazashi and entered the lost realm.

Upon their first step the Dom began to close with it's signature purple reflection, inside  was even more wonderful as the women walked with baskets filled with fruits, leaves, berries and hearbs of different origins.

They kept walking, Ryushiro behind this 'ethereal' and kazashi still asleep on the back of a house.

The further they walked the more the sound of footsteps were heard. until "your majesty" the girl turned around swiftly her purple eyes glistening in their direction as she saw the royal guard bowing to her.

The guard stepped aside as a finely dressed man maybe in his early 20s walked towards  her, a smile present on his face "ethina!" He ran towards her as he lifted her up and twirled around "kiyoshi!" the girl said happily "everyone! my dear sister has returned! "He said joyfully as a crowd started to form, the people of cikena bowing in respect while  Ryushiro just stared in confusion.

As  kiyoshi placed the girl down  he hugged her tightly and she hugged him back "I've missed you" he said onto her shoulder  "I've missed you too" the girl said back.

It's been 2 days

( Flashback )

The wind blew harshly as voices were heard "don't do this!"  Kazashis voice rang "ethereal!-"  "Am sorry!!" A girls voice replied as a white fog quickly exploded from behind her quickly blocking her from his view ,the next thing kazashi felt was nausea and dizzy until finally he collapsed.

He never thought he would see her again, but to be honest he missed her, her eyes unique in shape and colour, her hair so smooth it could be mistaken  for silk , her face , her smile enough to brighten the darkened world, enough to  make it forget it's  worries. Enough for him.

Though distant it may be, her voice still sounded like a sweet melody, as he remembered her face, the last he saw her, forever twinged in a bittersweet sorrow.

Though distant it may be, her voice still sounded like a sweet melody, as he remembered her face, the last he saw her, forever twinged in a bittersweet sorrow

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Suddenly, the rising of his chest slowed and  he felt his lungs get heavier, pressure surrounded his heart, it was getting hard to breath.Water......water..wat- he heaved for air-

(End oh' flash back)

Kazashi shot up coughing up water continuestly on  the side of the bed, causing him to sit up. Finally being awoken. Besides for the headache he woke up to, there was a burn-no- a tingling sensation in his lower abdomen, now realizing he didn't have a shirt on he noticed the bandage wraps going from around his lower and higher abdomen to below the chest area , 'mmmmh... Smells like menthol' he thought .

He looked around and noticed he was in his own room which means he was back in his own district, Takill.

But the journey he encounterd couldn't have been a dream, could it?....no, his wound was healed but....

With a final sigh of contemplating whether or not this really happened

he stood up and walked to the window sill allowing his thoughts to wonder

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he stood up and walked to the window sill allowing his thoughts to wonder. The window's glossy pathade made his eyes reflect the view of his future kingdom. he looked out the window and sighed he wàs gonna face hell either way, unless.

......

For the past two days the dragon prince had went into a deep sleep for some reason, and kazashi was still out cold last time she checked. But while they rested she hadn't slept a wink.

She, in thebreeze stood on the balcony that over looked the district.

It had been 5 years since  she last walked in her human form, 5 years since more than half her people died, since she lost her parents, her aunt, since everything was revield. there's so much to do but we're to start? "What no " she whispered  particularly to no one, with kazashi being healed and still being asleep and well-nutritioned she sent Ryushiro and the prince back to their respective district only if he  not utter a word.

With how complicated things have gotten, the things that could happen made her feel a little over the edge. call it over thinking but this is all too much, she hadn't been around people in 5 years now there was an entire district she saved from danger looking in her direction. not to mention the many weird visions she has grown accustomed to receive, it was complicated.

With a final sigh she released her wings, a rare and unusual habit she did when she felt overwhelmed when she was younger, she needed to find someone and she had an idea of where to look, the girl  adjusted her wings and took off to the skies.


T.A.M

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