I looked at John for a few moments, as I thought through all of this in my head at the same time as well. I was not sure what to think about it either. I knew it had been coming for quite a while, and I also knew a lot of the legion had already been here.
I had got to meet a few of them as well, but I had mainly been sticking to myself over the last couple of days. I was a bit scared, not at the actual people, but I knew that they were all looking up at me, and they were expecting me to succeed.
There were not many people left from the original legion, and those that were left, were mainly a part of Johns main group. He had a group of a lot of his people that he was really close with, and that he really trusted. Not even I was allowed in to those meetings.
Not that I should be anyways, I knew that some day, I would be the leader of the legion, but that day did not seem to be coming any time soon. Right now, it almost felt like they were using me, to find out more about the dragons, and all of that.
I suppose that I should not be looking at it like that, I knew that this was very important, and they were trying to save the damn world! I shook my head, as I tried my best to try to shake it all off at the same time too. I wanted to just shake it all off completely, but right after I got off that, I went back to a completely different subject.
I knew that they were all looking up to me for hope. I am sure that a lot of them had been told a lot of stories about my uncle. I knew he had some sort of almost wizard like powers. I was not sure if I would ever get to that point either.
I also knew that my uncle was one of the best fighters, and most accurate shooters in the entire legion as well. I had seen how accurate and how gifted John was at, and the fact that he had told me that he was no where near my uncle, told me a lot of where I was at right now.
Sure, I knew that he was just being humble. At the same time though, I still knew that a part of what he told me, was in fact correct as well. I shook my head, as I knew that it was the last thing that I should be worried about at the moment.
I still knew that the whole legion was expecting me to be great at the same time too. It was a lot of stress for me to uphold, all at once. I turned my head around, as I heard a bit of a sigh from the other side of the room that I was in as well.
I looked up at where it had come from, as I saw that John was at the door way to the room, and I had completely forgotten that he was here in the first place. I looked at him, as I just shrugged my shoulders, as I was not sure what to say to him.
He had his eyes squinted at me, almost as if he was trying to read through my soul. I stated back at him for a few moments too, as if I was just going to let him do so. I then shook my head, more to myself, as I began to speak to him at the same time as well.
"Sorry John... I am just a bit caught up in a mix right now. I had a dream about the dragons again last night, if you want to hear about it." I told him. He looked at me, the same way that he normally did whenever I spoke to him. He just kept those eyes squinted at me, as per usual.
I just shook my head, as I was getting a bit tired of it, though I was not going to say anything about it. I got out of my bed, and then I began to walk to the bathroom at the same time too. I was just about to close the door, and get ready to take a bath, when I then stopped myself.
I poked my head out at the same time too, as I turned my head over to John, as I had just heard him speak to me, just before I had gone to the bathroom. I nodded for him to go ahead and say whatever it was that he was going to say to me, and he did so, after just a couple more seconds.
"You can tell me about it, but this time I am going to have my important legion members with us. They need to hear, and to tell us good advice, and make plans as well." He said to me. I looked at him for a few moments, as I then just lowered my head down to the floor at the same time too.
I was not so sure what to say back to him, it seemed a bit crazy that I was even seeing dragons in my dreams, and I sometimes wondered if any of it was even real in the first place. I knew it was real at the same time too, as my mother had been killed by them, and I had seen Pops get murdered right in front of my eyes as well.
I felt sick, as I remembered that vivid memory, almost as if it were a dream, at the same time too. They were real, all of this was, and I knew it, no matter how badly I wanted to tell myself that it was not. I shook my head, as I lifted it up to John as well.
At this point, me and John were a lot closer than we ever had been before, and I trusted him a lot more at the same time too. I felt like I had a bit of a problem with his plans, and I should let him know about it, too. I then began to respond to what he had just told me.
"Can we just keep it with me and you? I feel like people think that I am crazy when I tell them about those things." I said to him. He looked at me for just a few moments, as just as he had done, just a bit ago, he then squinted his eyes at me once again.
I felt like I already knew what his answer was going to be to what I had just asked of him. It was going to be a hard no. I lowered my head to the ground at the same time as well. It sometimes really did not feel like I was going to be the next leader of this legion.
I sat there for a few more moments, as there was no response. It did not surprise me though, as it usually took John a bit of some time to think through what it was that he was going to respond to me with. I was not too worried about it, for the time being at least.
I was just about to close the door, and get ready to take a bath, as I felt like I was going to give John a bit more time to think, or he was just going to respond to me with a no, at the same time as well. I shook my head, but just as I was about to close the door, once again I heard him begin to speak back to me. I poked my head through the door, as I listened to what it was that he had to say to me.
"Joseph... Your uncle had a group of people that he spoke to of the same things that you went through... He did not just talk to me. All of these people have seen dragons, and they all know about what your uncle had seen... They do not think that you are crazy..." He said to me. I looked at him for a few moments, as I once again lowered my head to the ground.
I knew that he was right, and I was sure that my uncle had in fact done so as well. I needed to trust these people a lot more than I did right now. They knew that I was not crazy, and he was right, every person had seen a few dragons at this point.
A lot of them had lost family to them too, as it was a lot of the reason that many of them had joined this legion in the first place. I shook my head, as I was not sure what it was that had gotten in to me. I then lifted my head up to John, as I then began to speak back to him.
"I suppose that you are right... I just still am not sure what the hell is going on with me half of the time..." I responded to him. He looked at me for just a few moments as well. As I saw him lower his head to the ground, at the same time as well.
It seemed like he was going a bit deep into his imagination right now, as it looked to be a lot more serious than him just thinking of what it was that he was going to say back to me, such as it normally was. I stared at him for just a few moments, as I did not dare try to think of what had gone on with him in his past.
I looked around for a few moments, as I could not see him anywhere. A lot of us had been looking for him all day, and many had given up at this point. Most of them just thought that he had gone to meet up with someone, as he normally tended to do.
But it just did not make that much sense to me, as when he did that, he usually at least told me, or some other person in the legion, that he was going to do so. He had not done so today, and while I knew that a lot of what people had said were true, something felt a bit off in the air today.
Zoe, and 1 other were the only ones that were still helping me look for him, and I was beginning to lose any hope in finding him. I did not want to dare think of there potentially being some thing that had happened to him, and I just wanted to push it off.
It seemed like there had been some 6th sense that had taken over me, and told me that I needed to keep on trying to search for him. It might be a bit stupid, and I might be completely wrong, but it just did not make sense.
At the same time it did at the same time too, as I knew that he would not just walk away from camp, and go missing. That was, unless someone had snuck in to our camp, and somehow managed to kidnap him. That did not make sense though, as I knew we had guards around camp at all times.
Unless it was someone that had been in the camp, that had done so. At the same time, I pushed off that theory, as I knew that our legion was all loyal, and besides, why would they have any reason to take the side of a dragon in the first place?
I shook my head, as I opened my eyes, and I looked around, at the wooded area that I was in. There were so many trees, and we often moved around a lot, so it took my quite some time to figure out where I was at, and the way back to camp too.
I knew that if we stayed out here any longer, and we delved deeper in to the woods, than we might in fact get lost, and I really did not want to risk that. I coughed a bit, as I was just about to get ready to yell for the other 2 to meet up with me.
Just as I was about to do so however, I heard a familiar voice begin to yell to me, just before I had the chance to speak first. I sat there for a few moments, as I wondered where it had come from, and I had been a bit too lost in thought to hear what it was that they had said.
I looked around for a few moments, as for some reason I shivered a bit as well. Now more than ever, something really did not seem right in the air. I looked around, as I waited for the person to then yell back to me, one more time, so that I knew where they were at.
It was just silence, as I was beginning to get even more worried than I had been before. Had the dragon managed to find out where our camp was at? Were they killing our men, as I wasted time out here looking for him? I shook my head, as one more time, just after the moments of silence, I then heard the familiar voice of Zoe, yell to me. This time I heard every word of what she had to say to me.
"John! I found him! Quick! He is dying! I need you right now!" She yelled to me. I sat there for a few moments, as I had heard what she had said to me, but the moment that I had heard her say that, I was even more stuck in place, than I had been just a few moments ago.
I stared at where I had heard her speak to me from, deep in to the woods. It seemed like the trees were getting closer to me, almost as if they were moving. I was just stuck, as I was not sure what it was that was going on with me at the moment.
It then hit me at the same time too, as to what I had just heard Zoe yell to me. I then stopped myself, as to where I was at in my head, stuck in thought. Something was happening to him, and he was dying... I then all of the sudden began to sprint to where I had heard Zoe speak to me from.
This time I was not lost in thought at all, and it felt like it had taken me hardly any time to find where I had heard her yell to me from. I saw them in a small little clearing, as I saw Zoe with her body laid on top of his, and I could see that she was in pain.
I saw quick and heavy breaths coming from him, as I knew he was near his end. I began to freak out, as I turned my head around, to go and try to get Adrian to go back to camp, and to get a nurse to come and help him as soon as possible.
As I turned my head away though, I heard Zoes sweet, but soft and sad voice, as she began to speak to me. Stopping me before I had to chance to try to yell for some help. I turned my head over to her, to hear what it was that she had to say.
"Don't... It is no use... We are several kilometers out... Adrian is far away, if he was even to hear you..." She said to me. I looked at her for some time, as I squinted my eyes at her too. For some one that was in love with this man, she sure was willing to give up on him quite fast.
Something did not seem right, at the moment. I stared at her for some time, as I began to feel a bit sick, and woozy, as I wondered what was going on with me. I fell on my knee, as I wondered if Zoe had for some reason tricked us in to some sort of trap.
It did not make sense though, as I knew that Zoe was madly in love with this man. Besides, she did not have some sort of witch power, as far as I knew of at least. I knew why I was feeling sick... My father was dying right in front of my eyes...
I stared at him in pure pain, as I saw the wound that he had right down his chest... I knew that he did not have much time left, and I knew that I could not waste it trying to save his life, when he would die in the next few minutes anyways.
Still, I felt like I should not give up on him. None of this made any sense to me... Had he been tricked in to some sort of trap? How had this possibly happened? He was the best man that I had ever met, as a warrior, and as a human.
It just did not make much sense. I looked at Zoe for a few moments, as I tried to ignore his quick, and heavy breathing. I stared at her, as she did not seem to notice me for a bit of time, but when she did, she looked at me, and she squinted her eyes right back at me.
I knew she had not done anything to him, and the feeling that I was having was not any sort of witch powers made by her. It was myself, as I knew that I was losing a loved one. The last loved one that I had now... I closed my eyes, as I then began to speak to Zoe.
"We have to at least try... We can't just give up on him!" I said back to her. She looked at me for a bit of time, as I saw her just stare at me in to my eyes. She did not say a word back to me, and I knew that there was nothing that she needed to say.
She and I both knew that I did not believe a word of what I had just said. I closed my eyes, as I tried to shake it all of, and to ignore all of the pain. I then opened my eyes, as I knew that if I did it like that, than I would only get lost in thought.
I stared at him for a bit of some time, as I also noticed on his wound, that there seemed to be poison in it as well. It was the last straw, as I now was beginning to take in reality. He was done for, this had been done by not just a dragon, but also a human.
I wondered who might have done such a terrible thing. As I looked back over at Zoe, starting to think once again, that it might have possibly been her, that had planned this. She had quite the sad look on her face, and I was beginning to realize that it did not make sense.
I looked away from her, and back over to my father. I saw that he had his eyes closed, almost as if he was unconscious. I could see him moving his hands, letting me know that he was not, but he could be just in a bit of a sedated state, that he could not do anything.
I knew this was the end, and I had to at least make the best of it. I put my hand in to his, as I saw a bit of a sad smile on the face of Zoe. I shook my head, as all of the sudden, I saw him open his eyes at me, almost as if I had woken him up from his curse.
That was not the case though, his curse was still with him. A lot of the people in our legion thought that his powers were a blessing, and many wished that they had it. They did not know what he and I both knew. It was not fun, and it was not some sort of game.
It was a curse... But it was a curse that you had to at least make use of. He had to hunt down, and kill all of the evil dragons. It sure felt like all of the dragons were evil as well. At least the ones that we had to kill, and the ones that had put him in this state.
I shook my head, as I looked over at him, as me and him just locked eyes with one another for a bit of a some time. Not a word was said to each other, as it almost seemed like we were talking to each other, through our thoughts.
That was not the case however, as I looked at him for a few moments, and I decided for once, that I was going to be the first one that was going to step up, and speak. It was not normally like that, but I knew that if he was going to die right here, than I could not live with myself, if I did not say something.
He looked at me for a few moments, as I saw that he nodded to me, but it was a sad nod. He knew that he was dying, and he knew that he did not have a chance of working his way out of this one, like he normally found a way out of things.
I nodded back to him, and then a let out a bit of a sad sigh, as I looked up at the skies. If there ever was a God out there, than this God certainly did not like people like us for some reason. I shook my head, as I looked back down, and then I began to speak to him.
"Please don't die on me... Please fight! It is what you have done your whole life... Don't give up now! I love you!" I said to him. We sat there for a few moments, as it seemed as though he could not think of a response to what I had just said... Or the worst case, it was too late.
I held on to his hand a bit stronger than I had done just a few seconds ago. I saw a sad look on his face, as it at least told me that he was not gone yet. I was not sure how much time I had left with him however. I knew that my wish that I had asked of him as well, was unfortunately not going to come to fruition.
For some reason however, he all of the sudden began to shake his head at me at the same time though. I looked at him, a bit surprised, and very sad. We were so close to the end, the end of getting rid of all of the evil... We were no more than a few days of catching Plyma.
It would have at least been enough to get rid of the evil in my life time. I sat there for a few moments longer, as I was not sure what to do now without him. I shook my head, as I then lifted it up back to him, as he began to speak to me.
"It is too late... But do not give up... I still have some blood in my lineage... It will take some time, but I need you to find them, and make sure they are safe." He said to me. I looked at him for a few moments, and then I nodded to him. He then smiled back at me, after the long period of sadness on his face, as he then continued to speak to me. "And... I love you too son..."
I stared at him for a few moments, as it almost did not seem real. He had never called me son ever before. I looked at him, and then I smiled back at him, but this time he had his eyes closed. I looked at him, as the smile then went away from my face.
Suddenly, as I was looking at him, his chest seemed to stop popping up and down, and I stared at it for a bit of time. Ignoring the fact that it was a massive wound, and there was poison all in it at the same time too. I was beginning to realize what had just happened.
I saw Zoes hand then begin to put itself up to his chest, as she sat there for a few moments. She shook her head, more at herself, as she then slowly began to put her hand over to his wrist. I then began to realize what it was that she was doing.
She was trying to see if he still had a pulse. I lowered my head down to the ground, as all of the hope that I had, seemed to disappear from me at the same time too. There was no use anymore... It was all over now. He was gone.
I stared at the ground for a few moments, as I then heard Zoe begin to speak to me... She spoke to me, but I already knew what it was that she was going to say... I had already figured it out, and I had to guess that she already knew it as well... I listened to what it was that she had to say to me anyways, as I lifted my head up.
"He is gone... I am sorry John..." She said to me. I stared at her for a few moments, as for some reason I wanted to get angry at her, and for some reason I wanted to blame her. I knew that it was not her fault though, as I suddenly dropped my head down to the ground.
This was just how things were meant to be... I closed my eyes, as I did my best to only think back on the good memories that I had with him. There were so many... Even if the life that we had, left very much to be desired...
Sure, we had money... But money did not buy happiness. We had so many terrible things happen to us, but through all of that, he had always been by my side. Now he was gone, and it hurt me to say this, but it really felt like there was a hole in my heart, that was beginning to grow larger and larger by the second.
I stared at the ground for a bit longer as well... I then thought about what it was that he had told me at that last part. He still had a bloodline... I had nearly forgotten about that. I knew that he had a niece, and a nephew, and he also had a sister, though I had never met them.
I had to at some point though... I had to find them... I had to tell them about all of it, we needed them... I closed my eyes, as I just shook it off... The legion was going to fall apart now, after we were so close. None of it mattered anymore.
I shook my head, as I looked away from John. He was so lost in his head at the moment, with who knows what, that I figured that I should not even bother at this point. I turned my head over to the sink, as I saw that I had a fresh set of clothes, and a towel too.
I noticed that there was some water on the floor as well, signifying that Julia had also taken a bath not too long ago as well. I shook my head, as I knew that she was already out of bed, and she was probably making breakfast for me and Mariah as well.
She was the best woman that I could have ever asked for, and I loved her so much. I closed my eyes, as I began to undress. As just as I was only in my boxers, I went over to close the door, realizing that John was still in the room with me.
Just as I walked over to it, I saw that John no longer had his head down to the ground, as I saw that he was just looking right at me, and right into my eyes. I looked at him a bit surprised, and a bit confused, as he suddenly began to speak to me.
"Well Joseph... Enjoy your Bath."