A marvelous scene was displayed in front of them while a splendorous giant blue whale was slowly sailing across the sky as it avoided colliding with all kinds of giant rocks in the middle of the road.
On the head of that majestic creature were two passengers, one of them was looking indifferently towards the direction in which they were traveling while the other one was observing the surroundings in awe, trying to find out what natural phenomenon caused those colossal structures to float while holding in one of his hands a half-eaten piece of dried meat. He also noticed that in the middle of all those mountains, there was one that was especially huge. It was even above the clouds, which didn't permit it's shape to be seen in it's entirety.
The whale quickly shook its tail and began to increase its height rapidly until it crossed the clouds and reached a magical place where the sun on the horizon was splendidly illuminated. The boy was so impressed that he could not help but be hypnotized by the panorama and loosen his grip on the food that he was holding, making it fall from his hand.
Few words could be used to describe a place like Skycity, the gigantic mountain where the city was located had a plateau shape which extended as far as the eye could reach and a lot of objects traveling to the same place in all directions could be seen, and if you pay attention then you would notice that all these flying objects were mostly a set of beasts and flying animals of all kinds and shapes, there were strange birds and huge insects of every color you could imagine. It was an amazing sight to see, as there were some as big as Phill, and others smaller beast and flying animals that seemed that at any moment would fall victim to the weight they were carrying. In addition to this other means of transportation could also be seen of which most were shaped like boats, some were carried by some creatures either carrying or pulling them while others floated on their own as if the wind was helping them.
As they approached the great plateau it became noticeable that there were also many entities leaving the city, though all these quickly became lost in the whiteness. After all, when you are above the clouds there is no way but down.
The city was surrounded by a dome of some translucent material, most people would say it was glass or some sort of crystal but what few knew was that it was actually a material known as glassiom, which was identical to ordinary glass in appearance but had the physical properties of a diamond.
To call this city impenetrable would be an understatement. While above it had the great protective dome, below it had miles and miles of stones and other minerals. The only way to enter was just through small circular holes that were around the structure, some of these holes were small and others reserved for larger means of transport had hundreds of meters radius inside which were patrolled of silver armored knights who had in the center of their armor a coat of arms in the shape of a wing with 9 green feathers which was the official symbol of the imperial guard in the Skycity. These silver guards had belts that flaunted the symbol (Triangle) and even among the crowd of them, there were others that stood out more because they wore a golden armor with the same green symbol on the chest except that the belt they were wearing had the symbol (g). Although these sentries were the minority, only one of them were guarding the entrance and two in case it was a large entrance.
Strongly guarding the city traffic, these sentries oversaw checking anything suspicious and collecting the city entrance tax, as they were the first line of defense against the first threat of an attack and would completely seal the city by sounding the alarm.
As they approached one of the largest entrances, two golden guards could be seen watching the silver sentries as they made inspection to a large ship carrying hundreds of people and at that moment, they noticed that a large blue whale was slowly approaching them and immediately those experienced warriors observed the beast and the bald man in black armor who was on it before they bowed in their direction in respect and shouted, " THE GOLDEN SENTINELS SALUTE THE COMMANDER OF THE FIFTH LEGION!".
Then the brown-skinned man on top of the whale nodded in approval of the attitude of these guards and responded politely, "Keep up the good work".
The pair of men smiled with their gaze filled of respect and devotion, observing till that impressive figure moved away, and after giving a glance to the other person who came with the Commander, they did not give him a second glance again.
Although the Winged Empire whose capital was Skycity and was one of the most recognized powers in the surroundings, it only had five legions which each one was led by an expert in Beta rank. These legions were numbered from one to five and while one was the strongest and the fifth was the weakest, Aeris, the commander of the weakest legion of the empire was a person of utmost confidence for King Magnus. But probably the only person that the king would trust the most would be the imperial Protector, which is a legendary existence that possesses the title of "The Destroyer". And yet even the king himself did not have a title because these were only granted under strict conditions which were evaluated by "The Union", the most influential and mysterious organization in this world.
Legend has it that the only other person to have held a title in the history of the winged empire was the founder of Skycity who was titled "The Crystal King" and according to the records had been the creator of the impenetrable dome that protected his legacy. Although in some strange way there were no record of his death in the thousand years history of the winged empire but the greatest mystery had always been the whereabouts of "The Crystal King".
Raiko looked everywhere but couldn't help feeling ecstatic as they crossed the city. There were majestic buildings that can be seen along their way, big markets, small houses and huge mansions. That feeling of exhilaration was enhanced by the feeling of being full after being deathly hungry for most days. As they walked deeper into the city, he thought to himself
'There should at least be tens of millions of people in the city'.
Suddenly a structure in the distance caught his attention, a huge palace can be seen. It could be said that it was the largest and most imposing structure in the city, not only for its size but also for its striking color. The same tone of green as the symbol of the imperial guards can be seen distinguishable in the huge building that was made of pure emerald. And just when he was appreciating the beauty and brightness in front of his eyes, he heard the voice of Aeris, "Listen, once we get to the castle, one of the servants will take you to a room where you can bathe and you will be given a change of clothes because if I took you as you are with the imperial consultant it would be a disgrace ".
After saying that Aeris said no more, as Raiko looked down at his clothes which were covered in dirt, and torn or worn in many areas. It could be seen that it gave a somewhat embarrassing sight.
Minutes later Phill landed on a special platform on one side of one of the towers of the castle which gave the impression of being used to receive important guests that is because at the moment they got off the whale, a group formed by 10 men and 10 women created an aisle and bowed respectfully while they all spoke at the same time, "We welcome Commander Aeris, his majesty King Magnus is waiting for him". With that said, Raiko looked at the great whale thinking it would have to wait alone in this place but at that moment Aeris touched one of its fins and the whale began to glow with a very familiar bluish hue as it slowly rose. Once this was done Aeris took out from a compartment of his black armor a small transparent flask with a cork lid which could be seen was filled with water. The cork was removed and that imposing whale that glowed with an incredible bluish light began to reduce its size very quickly while it was still floating in the air, it reached such a point that it was difficult to see it because it was no bigger than the size of a fingernail. That tiny creature floated quickly until it was cast into the jar with water from which a small and insignificant "Ploop" sound could be heard as it was submerged in it. After it was done, Aeris quickly sealed the jar without another glance or word and began to walk into the castle. Raiko for his part was stupefied thinking to himself
'That bald man is quite impressive'.
Slowly one of the servants that was close to him approached him and kindly said, "Sir, we have received instructions to prepare a room and a change of clothes, please if you would be so kind as to follow me," and without saying more he began to walk towards the castle in the same way as Aeris. Raiko began to follow her while wondering at what time Aeris had sent a warning message to prepare everything.
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