Lillian the Crimson Dragon

Chapter 7

As I sit there and control my breathing I look around and see that my room is empty except for me, Hinata, and her mom. I also notice that the scythe that I thought of was laying against the nightstand next to the bed and that it looked just like I wanted it to.

As I look at it Hinata's mother goes over to it and picks it up while saying, "So you made a deal with your Ultimace. I hope the power it is giving you is worth the price of your soul. For that is what you are truly giving it when you make these deals and once it gets a hundred souls it can break the seal. I hope you understand what that means."

I shake my head and say, "The problem is that I didn't trade my soul and nor can it steal it because of this," I lift a medallion up that is around my neck that has the picture of a tiger head with wings on it, "as long as I keep this on nothing can touch my soul without my permission."

They look at the medallion for a second and Hinata asks, "What is this? I have never seen this kind of stone before and the tiger head with wings on it is the symbol of the Monastery of Tolstitine."

"It is called the Tigorian Pendant. It is made out of an extremely rare stone that is only found in the Typhon Mountain Basin and is called Obsidian Hermanite. No one knows why but this type of stone has a natural energy coming from it that works as a shield against anything of spiritual substance so anything that tries to take my soul will be repelled and as an added bonus one thousand monks put their very life force and prayers into it to increase its ability. This is one of the monastery's most prized possessions but when I visited it six years ago the council there said that a vision had come to them and said that I was supposed to have it and that it will protect me from any threat that would try to claim my soul. They also told me that if it gets harmed or lost that they would personally send my soul to oblivion as compensation for it," I tell them as I put the medallion down to realize that my shirt is missing.

At this thought I take notice that while I am in my bed and covered with a blanket underneath it I was naked. Moving very uncomfortably I make sure that I am completely covered. After doing this I look to see if there are any of my clothes around.

Upon seeing that there isn't I say, "While I am glad that you took care of me. May I ask why I have no clothes on and where in fact my clothes are?"

Hinata looks away blushing while her mom just smiles puts the scythe down and says, "Well when you fell unconscious Hinata got worried and we brought you to your room and called for our healer and court mage so they can tend to you and examine the dagger. It ends up that the dagger was enchanted to make it put anybody stabbed or cut by it into a coma like state and keep them like that for ten days. Unfortunately our mage and healer couldn't find a way to stop the enchantment so you have been here. As for why you are naked the healer wanted to make sure that your shoulder was the only wounded part so she had to undress you and afterward you were running a high temp that couldn't be explained. So Hinata has been here taking care of you. She refused to leave your side until she knew for a fact that you were awake and safe. Your clothes I had taken to be washed and are now hanging in the closet. Speaking of the closet why in hell is there wire and bells running around the one area of it?"

"The wire and bells are there because there is a hidden passage there and I do not want somebody entering my room without me knowing about it. Now are you telling me that I have been out of it for ten days and what about my assailant? Did you guys lock them up and question them? Who are they and what do they want," I say firing the questions off in rapid succession.

Hinata speaks up this time and says, "We did lock them up but before we could question him he had bitten off his tongue and died. All we know is that he was a man and that he isn't known by any of the guards and servants. As for how long you have been asleep it has only been four days. Do not ask me why you are awake because I do not know."