The Guardians Of Zion

CHAPTER 8 - OXFORD ESTATE part 1

***Zack's Point of View***

We packed up the Rover Ram with all the carcasses we could of the dirt dogs we killed and left the foggy forest. We drove for a while. Maybe 30 minutes or so. The kid that came out here and lost the emblem must have really went out their way to lose it.

Derxus drove the Rover Ram up a mountain near the water, a massive estate hanging from a cliff up above. It was a gorgeous monument out here surrounded by a crowd of mountains and water beneath. The view outside was illuminating. The sky was painted with moons and other neighbouring planets all with unique colors and patterns. The sky itself was a dark velvet with a pink hue. Ships and flight pods sore across the canvas of space creating a motion picture above.

Derxus - "Alright guys. We are here. Get everything unpacked."

We pulled up to the back of the mansion. A long bridged walkway stretched out in front of us leading up to the door the size of a city gate.

???? - "Welcome! Welcome! I hope the assignment wasn't too brutal on you. And was the trip here fair as well?"

Derxus - "Mr. Oxford everything went fine. No worries. The trip was quiet. We found the emblem as well. Also, we have meat!"

Derxus pointed at all the dead dogs

Mr. Oxford - "Great, great. Well we can also use the fur, too. Our family does specialize in the fashion and style of the Citizens here on National. I'll compensate you well for it."

Derxus - "Sounds good. I can start cutting and cleaning the meat and fur immediately."

Mr. Oxford - "Well, how about letting your Disciples come in and freshen up a bit after they unload everything and then you can cut and clean while Shanora and I prepare a meal for you all? Sounds fair?"

Derxus - "I suppose that's fine. Ryoll, here. Take my stuff. Take it to our room once you finish unloading everything."

Ryoll - "Yes, sir."

We started unpacking all if the carcasses and moving them on a floating carrier. The carrier then drifted away into a garage door that seemed to lead to a lower floor. Maybe a basement or separate room for cleaning meat and fur? Who knows?

Mr. Oxford - "Children, follow me this way."

We followed Mr. Oxford down a supremely lit hallway of gold and red.  The carpets were a blood color and the walls gold shined like a falling star. Old ancient statues from the Milky Way galaxy before Zion was founded littered the corners of each crevice in the estate. The hallway split into two separate ends.

Mr. Oxford - "Ok. Ryoll, you and Derxus room will be down that way. And you 2, I haven't met you before. What are your names?"

Zack - "I'm Zack and this is Galiera."

Mr. Oxford - "Well thank you both for your hard work this afternoon. I greatly appreciate it. That emblem is very meaningful to us."

Zack - "You're welcome. No problem at all!."

Mr. Oxford - "Good, good. Well Zack your room is on the other side, all the way down. Galiera, I heard you got bit correct?"

Galiera - "Unfortunately."

Mr. Oxford - "Well how about I take you to our med room. Follow me this way. It won't take long."

So, Mr. Oxford took Galiera in a different direction headed towards what looked like an elevator. So I walked straight to the door opposite the hallway of Ryoll's and Derxus' room.