The Cursed Paradise (Edentia Online)

Chapter 19

Above in the air, in the middle of the cloud field, a silver dragon and a golden phoenix wander of the sky, from the isolated island [Isla Sornea] to the peaceful [Aarune] village; or it used to be. A journey to discover a mystery after the digital hurricane calmed down.

Jotan ride over his dragon, it leaped and do some manuver in the air. He patted it's head, "Stop it ! Stop ! I'm sick !" the dragon made a frown face and groaned, it seems disappointed.

"Haha you don't know how to fun !" I screamed, due to the strong gust of wind above the air. I clung the phoenix neck. The phoenix jumped above, then dive down to the clouds. "Weeee ! faster ! faster !" I screamed happily, the phoenix chirped.

"I know what fun is !" he said, "But this is not a good time to do it." he pull the chain of the dragon. "To the speed of light !" the magic word that affected to the dragon. The dragon flapped it's wings once with a powerful force, a gust of wind created. It passed the cloud like the lighting flash, trails of white cloud leaved like an airplane.

"Phoenix, after him.." before I could finish my words the phoenix tailing the dragon. It flatten it's wings, then suddenly a fire boost came out from it's tail, with a speed of rocket.

The white fluffy clouds in the sky came fade, a serial of black fogs swarmed. Phoenix shut it's eyes, it also let out a tear. I inhaled the pitch black fogs, since I have a respiratory allergy of fumes I coughed a lot.

"Jo.." I coughed, "Let's get down !" I touched the phoenix head, it nodded and stared to dive down.

After passing the fogs, a picture of abandoned village came out, there also fire in many spots. The image of peaceful village [Aarune] now faded. We landed on the grass field outer the village, the wooden wall has down into ashes, the twin statue has broken into half showing only it's body. As we entered in there isn't building that remains still, some were a level of ground, the roof top crashed. It was likely a dead city, where there aren't people left there even NPC's, where's everyone going ? I asked myself.

"Eh, Jo ?" I dragged Jotan's arm. "I'm scared let's get out from here okay ?"

"What's wrong with you ? there isn't ghost here, it's just a game.." he said.

It was sun began to sink down at the eastern sky, as the air got colder than before, a breeze of wind would seep down into your bones. A tingling sensation that made me goosebump. I clutched Jotan's arm tightly, while we keep strolling around the village. Then a flash of shadow passed us, calm down Iza..calm down Jotan's held my hand tightly to reassure me. There are no ghost in this world, a thought with his sound linger in my head. In the middle of the inn's rubble something emerged from it, it was a hand clutching a dagger, leaved a loud crack sound.

I grabbed him tighter, "Jo...Jo.. look at t..there" I pointed a direction where it came. Another creaking sound came after.

"Whose there ? show yourself.." Jotan held his sword.

A faint voice of a boy came out from the rubble, "help..somebody help me.." he let out another hand reached the empty air.

"See ? there isn't a ghost here," Jotan rolled his eyes.

We came into the rubble, a stack of wooden roof, some stones and broken glass. Little by little the rubble has lifted over the boy body, from the staked stuff it seem like he's buried alive. A figure of a boy around his metallic yellow armour, he has a neck lenght hair in golden color; like me. He opened his eyes slowly.

"Huh a boy under aged accidentally stepped into this game ?" I was confused. There's a rule that an underaged player will be banished from the game, even if you're a twenty year old man. But, how did he came here ?