Still breathing

Chapter 8

New leaves, Morning, Try's day, King Odin's castle, Day 13, Year 287

The meeting started.

Kira yawned, the long morning of meeting people tired the kit out. She met so many people; everyone blurred together into one person. She couldn't remember their names. Tal lightly tapped her awake when she started to doze. Finally, the Shadowmon King stood up. King Ozul was strange looking.

He looked like molten rock; the embers occasionally lit inside his head. He blew out steam with every breath, his joints grined together with every motion. He took a few heavy steps to the podium. He had a skeleton-like appearance beneath the rocky skin. All the monsters stood up, Kira hopped up to her paws, the table was too big for her to look over, so Tal picked her up and held her close.

"I will like to start the meeting." King Ozul. Everyone sat down with a humph. He carefully placed down his notes; the stone slabs clinked against the stone podium. "Queen Coral, you may begin."

The Oceanmon queen stood up, her blue scales matched with her caramel dress. Her jeweled necklaces brightly dazzled as she stood up. Her fins were pierced with green gemstones, the same shade as the necklace Kira found yesterday.

"Good morning, Monster clans." Her voice was smooth like honey. She pushed her reddish hair to the side. "The Oceanmons has discovered Humans pushing our borders in an attempt to flank the Furmons." She glanced at King Maximus, whose mouth was ajar. Humans? What's a Human? "We attacked their ships and sank all of them. Due to these terrible circumstances, we will like to declare war with the Humans, as they violated our trust and invaded our land for their own gain." The room filled with chattered, the Oceanmons has finally declared war. 'It took long enough' was mumbled by the Shadowmon behind Kira. "However, we will not join the other clans in battle, we recently had an outbreak of Falling cases. I will not Forsake my clan to any bad feeling." She cheered her throat.

"But, Queen Coral. We need your troops to force the No Furs inland. If you sit aside, Furmons, Shadowmons, and Wingmons will be forced to bow to No furs." Maximus hissed.

"Then, that is your fault, Maximus. If your clan is destroyed by Humans, I will take any refugees. I will not join your petty war." The room filled with talking, mainly the clans at war hissing about the cowardly Oceanmons. Kira rubbed her hands together. Why wouldn't the Oceanmons join? Just because some people were Falling doesn't mean you let hundreds die!

Maximus withdrew, his ears were tipped downwards. His teeth gleamed in the light.

"To add to the sad news, the hurricane season was rough for us. An orphanage was destroyed in the raging currents, sixty-eight children died. Cases of young Oceanmons being swiped away by the currents are becoming common, We will like to request a barrier would be built in town to move the currents to a safer location." The Oueen wiped away a tear. Her fins were down, her fingers scratched into the stone tablets which were her notes.

"The Junglemons will be willing." The Junglemon king spoke. "For a price."

"Any price is well when children are dying." Queen Coral said.

"We will discuss this later." The Junglemon king said. Oueen Coral sat down, her guardsman handed her a towelette to wipe her tears. Maximus stood up, he was agitated.

"Good Morning, Monster clans. I will like to start with the war: My army is currently holding the No furs on the Mountian range with the help of Wingmons and Shadowmons. We are, however, stuck in a stalemate. My army captured a village near the border, but they were forced back to the Moutain range. The No furs are attempting to flank them in the night so I have heard," He glared at Queen Coral as he said this. " I am saddened to hear that my army will not get the help they need, hopefully. The clan will step up help us win this war."