The Caravan of Hope

Chapter 17: My master is...

I was finally able to add the picture! It's Daiko and Alex working together, from what happens later in the chapter.

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As Hearthfell and George were fighting Ur, Alex realized something, and he face palmed himself because of it.

"What is it Alex?" Daiko asked.

"I just realized something. You want to fight Ur because she hurt us. Hearthfell and George want to fight her because she hurt Mary. I don't have any motivation to fight her for."

Daiko put her hands under her chin as an attempt to be angelic. To Alex, it was working. "What about the time when she hurt me?"

"It doesn't feel the same. I knew you were coming back that time; you always do. I just put up a protest because her shadow was evil and I wanted to see what she was doing that was evil."

Daiko thought about it. "I guess that I'll have to resort to that, even though I know that you'll get super angry at it."

Alex smiled. "That's fine, so long as I am motivated."

Daiko cupped her hands. "Hey Ur! Before you die, I want to ask you something about your master!"

Ur smiled. "My master is the greatest!"

"I know that. I also know that you've created soldiers to help protect him one day. But who exactly is he? I mean, give me a name."

Ur smiled again. "My master is Zaecondis Fistian!"

Alex stiffened. "Did you say Zaecondis?"

Ur didn't notice the tension in Alex's voice. "Yes," she said excitedly.

Alex, for the first time Hearthfell had ever since, had a twisted expression. "You're worshipping him? You disgust me." He turned to Daiko. "I'm motivated! Daiko, let's kill her! Anybody who worships that man should die!"

Daiko clapped her hands. "I knew that would work!"

Alex hugged Daiko, and with a black aura around him, he said, "Working together: Perish."

(In Wald, any group of wizards who want to join their spells should do something called "Working Together," which creates a huge spell that contains magic of all the wizards using it.)

Daiko, with her hands reaching toward Ur, closed her eyes and sang, "Llegará un momento en las voces de la tierra y sólo se canta la plántula lamenta."

A huge black aura overcome Ur. She screamed, and then died, falling to the ground.

Hearthfell keeled right next to her, and said, "I'm sorry, Ur."

He got up and said, "I want to have the other children, and the still alive Tiger and Silver, to enjoy life I did after I came to Wald."

Everyone found that to be a good idea. Hearthfell got a sheet and wrapped Ur in it.He just wanted her to have a proper burial.

Daiko lay on the ground. She looked up and saw someone.

I know you're there, and you're dead.

Up above her was Zaecondis.

Hey, did you say that on purpose? The first part was what you said last time!

Stop with the jokes! Did you or did you not tell Ur about us? Where we were and what would happen if one could knock me out? And how distracted George and Hearthfell are when they are fighting!"

"Maybe."

"I'll take that as a 'yes'. And since you did, you hurt my friends, and you're going to die when I see you in the next three months.

Zaecondis nodded and disappeared.

"Daiko, is everything all right?" Alex ran up to her.

Daiko jumped to her feet. "Alex, Zaecondis is still alive."

Alex widened his eyes. "But that can't be. How?"

But Daiko was already skipping away.

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