The Eternal One Chapter 5

                                       The Eternal One

                                           Chapter 5

                

                 The Dragon Knight, Kingdom of Ashbourne

At the same time when Lily was running towards the Deathrock, far away from the village of Deathrock a group of Dragon Knights were preparing to leave on a normal inspection, visiting the outlining towns and villages, however as the knights were mounting up, every dragon froze in place while turning they’re gaze towards the northern part of the kingdom.

When this happen the knights got worried as to what was going on.

“Hey Lyth, what is it, what’s wrong? …” (Knight 1)

“…………”

“Stiria, what’s wrong girl? … ” (Knight 2)

“……..”

"….hunh, She isn’t responding....none of them are.” (Knight 2)

Several knights began questioning their dragons, however none of the dragons would respond or even look at their riders and continued to look toward the north as if in a trance.

“Hey what is going on? All of you should be getting ready to leave. ” (???)

“Knight Capt. Phillips, all the dragons have stopped moving and are preventing us from doing anything. They also seem to be fixated on something towards the north. Just like that time last year when that disaster happened in village of Blackrock, only none of the dragons seem to be snapping out of it.” (???)

“Damn it! Who in the hell is it this time? The king specifically made the decree that no one was to mess with that rock. The King decreed anyone attempting to do so would be charged with treason to crown and executed as someone who tried to kill the king himself should even manage to survive or succeeded in doing so Gregory go and inform...” (Phillips)

~Low thudding sound~

Before Phillips could finish, the sound of a dragon landing near the entrance of the great dragon hall pulled his attention away. Who he saw was the King of the Kingdom of Ashbourne Thomas Ashbourne on the back of his Elder dragon Emelth the Wise and Soft-spoken. Although they just arrived, even his Majesties dragon Emelth stopped moving and gaze towards the north.

“Phillips, have someone go and call every knight that is scheduled to be on duty today. Have them come here to the great Dragon hall and prepare to leave for Blackrock village at once.” (King Thomas)

In response to the kings order Philips couldn’t help but to show wry smile.

“Y-your Majesty you can’t be planning to go as well right…?” (Phillips)

“What are you talking about Phillips of course I am going, I will personally go and taker of the one responsible for violating the MY decree last time I left it you knight apparently that wasn't enough, endangering the lives of the people in this kingdom will not be tolerated! Especially after that foolish Count.......what was his…Ah it doesn’t matter but whoever disturb that rock will have hell to pay…!” (King Thomas)

However the king’s dragon suddenly turned its head looking towards the other dragons…

“My sisters after such a long time the sleeping one HE has hatched, a master...no his master has been found, my sisters we must go now and see to it history does not repeat itself. Thomas, please have all the knights here mount up we must leave at once, we cannot wait for the others to arrive, if we are to avert a disaster we must leave now or all those who live in Blackrock Village......no everyone in this kingdom will parish.” (Emelth)

The king's grew pale quickly he heeded Emelth words climbing up onto her back. As they were taking off the king asked the one thing he thought he’d misheard…

“Emelth, you said HE, he who?” (Thomas)

“……..HE would be the one of the only 2 Dragon Prince’s foretold of by a dragon-seer …” (Emelth)

“Prince?! Then that would mean that, it is a male dragon! But there have only ever been female dragons why now, and why am I only hearing of this now?” (Thomas)

After the king ask that, he felt a sense of grief due to the connection between dragon and they’re masters the king could feel that she did not keep it a secret, because she didn’t trust him, but then why?

“The last time a prince was born his rider was…murdered….....” (Emelth)

“MURDERED! ...By who? Who would kill a dragon’s rider… That would only cause the dragon to go insane…they wouldn’t gain anything from it.” (Thomas)

“I was never told who had done it, and Yes nothing would be gained…however jealousy is an ugly thing as you know, and when one has something someone else wants especially when it is something rare and impossible to obtain…” (Emelth)

“They will do will do whatever they have to, to obtain it or make it so no one can have it.” (Thomas)

“………precisely……That is why it had been decided to never speak of the Last Dragon Prince and to only speak of it after he had hatched…….and should you have proven untrustworthy… I would not have brought you with us, nor any of the knights accompanying us now should they have been untrustworthy…” (Emelth)

For a while Thomas was left speechless to think that the dragon, which he had known throughout his childhood and shared so many Life or Death situations over the last 50 years would hold such a secret, he was not angry he was merely surprised, however he understood that there are times when one must do what they must and he trust Emelth with his very life so this matter to is inconsequential and won’t say anything negative about it.

“Thank you, Emelth.” (Thomas)

“…And thank you, Thomas for being the man you are. and as always I’ll serve you until death takes me…” (Emelth)

“I pray that day will never come or at the very least if we are to die we should die together…hahaha.” (Thomas)

“………..Still as demanding as ever you will never change will you?” (Emelth)

“Do you really want me to change?” (Thomas)

“…………………” (Emelth)

Emelth quickens her pace flying faster than before cause the king burst into a roar of laughter as he already knows her answer. Many of the knights that traveled with the king were startled by the kings sudden fit of laughter, as they were wondering what caused it one of the knight behind the king to the left shouted.

“LOOK OUT! There is a horde of Dragon in the skies ahead!”

As everyone in the king entourage turned to look, what they saw in the distance was a group of about twenty dragons circling an area of the vast forest that stretched for hundreds of mile in every direction.

“For the love of the Gods.” (Phillips)

“”””””……………….”””””””

“ We had better hurry who knows what is going on…we could already be too late, Emelth please fly as fast as you can I can’t help but feel at the very least something is about to take a turn for the worse if we don't get there soon.” (Thomas)

Emelth nods and increases her speed to the max leaving the kings escort knight scrambling to keep up, but inevitably end up falling behind.