"This is not the time to forget." Zero took a couple of steps forward. His leg was shaking. He tried his best not to look back down and stay focused on what was in front of him. With each step he took, he felt his confidence grow. His steps slowly quickened, and he walked forward.
"You're doing great! You're halfway there!"
Zero speed slowly but surely began to increase, and he could feel his steps becoming more confident as his unease slowly drifted away. Finally, he went to a full power walk, and then into a run. A sudden thrill hit him hard, and he felt liberated running on the thin walkway. For a human, his balance was superb, and he easily made it across.
"Nice. You're almost like a cat. You just need a cat ear and tail and you would pass as one of us."
"I'm going to decline."
"Really? You know, it's great being a cat person."
"I think I like what I am right now, but thanks for the offer."
"No problem. Well being a Dragon sounds cool in itself. So what's it like flying?"
"I haven't done it yet. I don't have wings."
"You don't have wings?" Tyga gasped in shock. "That's like saying you don't have cat ears and
cat tails. Is that even possible for a dragon?"
"I'm still growing. I'll probably get one later on."
"I hope you do. You'd be grounded for life if you didn't have one. But, of course, I'm not sure you will even be called a dragon first."
The thought of not having wings worried him. He didn't want to miss out on the ability to fly, especially after O.M movies that he had seen of Dragon's flying. But, he pushed those thoughts aside and instead focused on what was in front of him. Getting wings was something he didn't have to worry about till later; after all, he knew he wasn't fully grown yet.
"This is the house M2 should be inside." Tyga knocked and pushed open the door. "M2! It's me, Tyga. I brought over the one you sought for."
Zero walked behind Tyga and noticed a large handsome male black cat. He was bent over jotting down notes in the book. They were hundreds of figurines placed on walls that he had never seen before, from small stone dolls to hand-carved models. They were so many that he wondered what purpose they served. Turning around, Zero saw a white star-shaped mark on his forehead.
"If it isn't Tyga. You're here earlier than I expected." M2's voice purred with glee.
"You know I'm the best at finding people, things, or places." Tyga happily replied.
"Zero, is it? The first ever Drezo Regalia to awaken back into this world."
"You know me?"
"Why wouldn't I? I know almost every piece of information that comes through my network in this world. You slayed the hero Lilith. You are the Chief librarian of the Draconis Library. You brought the Lunar Rabbits back on track in becoming scholars. You even saved the Leprechauns from the Evil Magician Mano, and now they are serving the Drezo Regalia race. You even slayed the Minotaur in the Maze of Gereum. Not only that, you found your lost species and brought them back to the world. Even now, as we speak, new Drezo Regalia's are being born in your Draconis Library. I must say you have accomplished quite a lot in the short time you have played."
"I was not the only one that took down Lilith. They were other people there as well."
"That's not how the world sees it." M2 walks over and examines him." And even still, you are not even an adult. Truly someone worth watching over to see what you would do next."
"I see. Why are you named M2? It's a bit strange."
"Ah, that. I got tired of everyone calling me MemoryMaker out loud. Many of these other cat people have difficulties saying my name correctly, so instead, I shortened it just for them. All the others outside this place know me as MemoryMaker than M2."
"That's an even stranger name than the first one."
"You could say that, but it was just a spur of the moment when I logged into this world. Sadly I can't change it that easily even if I wanted to."
"You should have thought it over before you started."
"I know." M2 sighed. He shook his head and licked his fur on the back of his paws. "It started to wear off, so I don't mind anymore."
"I see." Zero walked over to the chair and sat down on it. "I've gotten a request from Tyga that your people needed a way to the Draconis' Sacred Grounds."
"My people want to live again in the Draconis' Sacred Grounds. We have heard that you have obtained a piece of a sacred building. What was it called again?" M2 scratched his chin with his claws. "Now I remember; it's Draconis Library."
"You are saying Draconis Library is a sacred ground and that there is more?" Zero leaned over, baited by M2 words. "What other buildings are there? No, wait, how many more? Where can I find the rest?"
"Woah, Woah. Calm down. Even though I am known as an information network, I don't know everything about Noriene. Take us to the Draconis Library, and we can start from there."
"I'll do it!" Zero stood up excitedly. He now had a chance to better understand Drezo Regalia's history through the information network that M2 provided. This gave him even more of an edge in creating what he wanted. A hotspot network of information brokers just like M2, and using the Draconis Library as the base. The wealth of knowledge he could ask for in exchange for the new and old customers that they could provide for.
The Lunar Rabbit were natural historians, and the cat people are known for their ability to go and find hidden secrets, given enough time. If he does this right, he could sell information for a price.
With a smirk on Zero's face, he got up. M2 twitched his nose and flicked his ears, wondering why Zero was making an awkward face. Then, a cough was heard and snapped Zero out of his momentary daze.
"You were saying about helping your people live on the sacred grounds. If everyone is ready, I could lead you to the Draconis Village right now."
"This is not my decision. You must speak with the other elders before they conclude." M2 turned around. Tyga's eyes sparkled as he stared up at M2 with respect. He passed M2 and ruffled his hair. "Please follow me. Stay close behind, so you don't fall."
Zero, M2, and Tyga left the small building and hopped from one ledge to another. They climbed on the side of the buildings, jumped from one to another, and even balanced on thin stone walkways. A couple of times, Zero almost fell off the ledge of the loose bridge. At higher places, heavy winds blew through and shook the lines.
With a gulp, Zero wobbled back into position. He made it safely across dozens of thin walkways and lines that zigzagged out high in the air. Finally, they stopped in front of a large round wooden building with large windows. It was as if the building and the wall were almost a part.
He could see the building was different as soon as he got close to it. There were an amazing amount of gems engraved on the door. They sparkled and cast light onto the surroundings.
"Are those real jewels?" Zero couldn't help but ask. To leave gems out in open display made him weary of how these cat people did not go over and pick them off the wall. Were they that virtuous that they did not steal from one another?
"No. There are just glass marbles. Both elders collect them for a hobby." M2 replied. "I was fooled as well when I first saw it too."
"They are quite pretty."
"I agree. Here you will see lots of interesting things that are on display. We are collectors, and it is our nature to collect things we enjoy."
"I collect bugs," Tyga replied happily. "So far in the whole Fire Continent, over 1023 different types of bugs exist."
Zero couldn't help but stare at Tyga's outburst. "That would explain why you have so many figurines," he replied to M2.
M2 nodded. "You might think it's an obsession, but it's in our nature."
Zero couldn't help but think that this player he met was just saying that to cover up his obsession with figurines. M2 definitively fits in perfectly with the race of cats with his obsession. He did not dispute what M2 had stated and instead quietly followed along.
"Elder Mako. Elder Miki" M2 pushed back the curtains that were replaced for the door. Inside, two elder cats sat on the rug with their legs crossed over.
"Come in, MemoryMaker." Elder Maro called out with a gruff voice. His eyes were so thick with gray fur that Zero wondered how he could even see.
"Why don't you visit us more often, sweety? We miss your companionship." Elder Miki purred sweetly. Her wrinkles smiled with her when she smiled at M2.
"I was busy taking care of the village to which you have given me the task." M2 walked over and sat in front of both the Elders. Tyga and Zero sat next to him.
"Pish. You know as well as this village doesn't need that much maintenance. You were out doing your hobbies again. Not that we are against it."
"You caught me, Elder." M2 chuckled. "You know as well as I that our hands can not stop collecting what we love."
"True. I would have probably filled this room with even more glass jewels if I weren't so old."
"Tyga, how have you been," said Elder Miki. She raised her hands and motioned him over. Tyga got up and sat on Miki's lap. Her boney fingers began to comb through his fur as she cleaned him up.
"I'm doing fine Elder. I found a rare beetle that I have never seen before. I named it Tri-Rhino Beetle by the triple horns that it has. I think that it could be a mutation."
"Really? I would like to see it."