It felt so good travelling through the warship again. Especially after the tiresome journey Oliver and I had just taken.
Xavier and I were on the control seats. He did most of the work with me observing and helping in small ways. Oliver sat behind us and Adonis was at the back too. We drove without any disturbance which felt beautiful after the adventures we had been a part of.
"I am a big fan of yours, Mr. Adonis. I heard that you were the one who created Tortunem. You also helped design Magnum!" Xavier praised. Adonis replied, "Boy, I think it should be the other way round. You build a warship and praise me? You have skills, I can tell you that." They both went on discussing about machines and weapons. Their knowledge really stood out when both of them talked.
After a while, I went to sleep. Of course, I had a dream. That had become an integral part of my life! I almost fear sleeping now. In my dream I found myself in the Palace of Mirage. I was standing in the middle of the hall. All around me, I heard Red One's voice. "So you have defeated Cryopter, I see. Brave but not quite. You need to be faster with killing the other two." Phantom's voice boomed. I couldn't utter a word in the dream but if I was able to, I would have told him that I was not a god like him. We defeated Cryopter which was a big achievement by itself but he wasn't satisfied? "One of the two brothers are now making their way to you. Remember the deal! If you do not defeat the two brothers soon…" Saying so, I found myself drowning into the ground. As my face sank inside, the dream changed.
Now there was complete darkness. I could only hear the voice. But the voice was enough to send shivers down my spine. I regretted the decision of going off to sleep because I heard the voice of someone I never wanted to meet. "I am King Jalaar!" The manly voice spoke. That was shocking to me. The King wasn't even awake yet but could still talk to me in dreams. I wondered how powerful he would be when we actually met.
"Rock Flames saved you son. He died. So shall you. I know that you are preparing for war against my army. Honestly, you are too innocent. You really think you can win." The voice laughed. Unlike the other dreams, this time I could speak. "Laugh as much as you can. 'Cause I'm gonna cut off your throat when I meet you." It was a brave statement considering I was talking to my father, the strongest of all.
The King laughed even more. "You have got some guts kid. No wonder you are my son." He said. I replied immediately, "I am not your son!" The voice remained silent. I almost felt as if it had faded away and I was left alone in the darkness. "Enough joking around. I am here to warn you. You are careless and want to disobey me. Not only are you doing a suicide, but also putting your friends' lives in danger." His voice boomed.
The last line echoed for me. I didn't know how to reply to the statement. "Get this, Zakostroph! The fight is between you and me. You bring your friends in between; they'll die a miserable death before you." The strength in his voice wanted me to obey to him and just leave all this. "You know better than this. Let it all happen. It is the fate of Darknor." King Jalaar's voice was hypnotizing me to obey him.
His orders were strict. He had left me speechless. What he said was the painful truth. Not the fate of Darknor, no! That is still not decided. But he was right about me putting my friends in danger myself. I couldn't do this to them. As these thoughts passed through my mind, I heard his voice once again. "Farewell, Blaze Hunt! Do not do the mistake of calling war. If you do, I'll face you myself and we all know how bad that will end for you." Those were his final words before I woke up gasping. My friends looked at me with concern. "You have been like this for a while, Blaze. What happened?" Oliver enquired.
We had completed half of our journey when the ravens reappeared. "Not these creatures again." Oliver sighed, looking out of the window. Though I had been attacked by a group of ravens a little time earlier, I did not feel frightened. Xavier's warship was a secure place to be in. Some of the ravens tried to clash with us but recoiled back in vain.
The metal body wasn't easy to break through. Xavier laughed, "You guys will rule Darknor? I don't think so." Saying so, he increased the speed. Luckily all of us had our seat belts on. But not even that could help us against what came next.