Ice Heart

Surprisingly serious

The next morning we decided to go back to Ik-Soo so we could ask him for the next step and what it is about the part of the Prophecy the sword and the Shield that will protect the King. On the Way I was deep in thoughts about the others and me, 'on the whole Journey I was useless to Yona, my normal fighting skills wasn't enough anymore now that we had the dragons with us. I had not fought for a very long time and I was kind rusty, and if I think about the incident with the fire tribe Troup before I meet Jea-Ha then I couldn't even use my shadow powers without almost dying. I need more training, I need to awaken my full power again to be able to help the others and don't be a burden' at night I sneaked away from the others and started meditating. I tried to meditate and concentrated on the shadow power deep inside me, I could manage to use this old power in small pieces but Everytime I lose my concentration just for a second I ended up hurting myself. The wounds healed fast and so the other didn't notice, so I hoped. The days where we walked back to Ik-Soo were kind of unreal to me, since the Day Zeno joined us everyone started to become happier and they laughed a lot. It was such a good time we had and everyone had fun, I on the other hand tried to stay a little away from the others. I was tired from the training at night and I had a slightly headache most of the time because of that I just wanted to have a little peace and quiet. But I made the bill without Zeno and Jea-Ha, the two of them made it their hobby to tease me and get on my last nerve whenever they had the chance. Zeno wanted to play some games and Jea-Ha tried to challange me every time I had a moment for myself, but that wasn't the the big problem, the big problem is that I had fun with them and that I started to enjoy myself. After a few days we came back to the small cabin in the mountains where Yoon ones lived with Ik-Soo, he seemed so happy and immediately run into the house. But what we saw inside wasn't the comfortable atmosphere from past then, everything was shattered and in the middle of this mess was Ik-Soo laying on the ground with a bloody wound on his head.

„Ik-Soo oh no what happened?“

Hak and I lifted the men of the ground and helped him outside and to sit down, Yoon immediately took care of his wounds and after that he was already a little better. He looked so happy that Yoon started to yell at him and lecture him that I couldn't help but smile a little, this two were a real strange couple.

„Its so good to see you all again, and it looks like the group of friends got quite big“

„Yeah it's good to be back but Ik-Soo what is the meaning of the part in the prophecy that says the Sword and Shield to Protect the King will awaken and the Red King will be reborn, where is the Sword and Shield and who is the King? Yona?“

„I can't say much but it looks like the King and the Shield that will protect him need more time“

Suddenly I felt a strange change of Aura and looked to the others, they all seemed normal but as my glaze stopped at Zeno I felt it clearly. Something inside him has changed, he spoke to us so out of the blue and so serious that I was a little taken aback.

„Why is everyone avoiding the main question?“

Everyone turned to Zeno his glaze fixed on Yona as he stroke the belly of Earl

„Miss what do you want with the four Dragons? I know that you two where chased from the Castle and that you need fighters to survive, but what will you do after that? Will you keep running?“

„No!“

„No? Then will you defeat Soo-Woon and retake Hiryuu Castle and be the New King of this Land?“

I was shocked like everyone and I looked at Yona and Hak,, but before some of them could say something Yoon interrupted

„We can't attack the Castle, even with the four Dragons we surely can't win against this Many Soldiers“

„Im not asking if it's possible, I'm asking if it is what she wants. And it's not impossible to take a single Castle with the four Dragons true strength.“

Suddenly Zeno got blank eyes and after that he smiled like a child and started to behave like a kid again, I wasn't sure what happened with him but one thing was clear to me. From the time he left the Castle up until now, he must have gone through a lot of hardship. This darkness in his eyes as he talked was obvious to me, but I wasn't sure if this child attitude was an act or if he had some kind of split personality he wasn't aware of. After that Yona left to think about some things alone, it got late and I wanted to train a little more so I also left. I found the way to a waterfall and a beautiful lake, I set down at the surface and crossed my legs. I watched the leafs swimming on the water and concentrated on one of them, slowly a thin shadow rised from my hand and I point my hand at the leaf. The shadow flow over to the leaf and with deadly precision I drilled a hole in the leaf, it was a big leaf so It wasn't really that hard.