Meanwhile....
She felt like someone calling her name in a desperate way saying that she must come back safely, which make her unsettled by her situation. She walk along the long hall that was cold due to the water level and she was underwater, the deeper she walk the more quitter the place became. The only noise that can be heard is her footstep that echo throughout the hall; louder than the sound of her heartbeat. Other than that, it might be the sound of her breath as her body temperature was raising by the time she went deeper. She became sure that this is the place she need to go. She takes out her orb and it starts to turn green. It indicates that she arrived at her destination. She doesn't know how deep this temple was, but what she knows is that she remembers she was been eaten alive. The eye said it never leave its prey and the mouth of the beast was sharp and she thought she might die from the crush that the teeth can make. Yet still, she was alive and her body was still intact, what more shock it brought her to The temple that was said to be hard to find.
'I been waiting…wa….waiting for you to come…'
'Co...com..come closer....'
"Who? Me?" She answer the voice that she have heard, but the voice didn't answer her back. She decide to continue her step and when she arrived at the end of the hall. She saw a big door that was covered with ancient language, the arch show a simple drawing that seem to be a story. She neared the door and decide to touch it. It was cold...so cold that it make her shiver from the touch. Her instance said to put her ear on the door, she hesitated at first but her instance never been wrong, so she put it and she heard a grumbling voice said 'Op..open it...Open it' can be heard those voices were coming from there. She braved her heart and gather all her courage to walk there. She push it with her strength, the door won't budged a bit until she uses her tiger form to push it. Suddenly she felt the cold air burst out coming from the door gap, smoke came out and blinded her sight. She was coughing from the overflow of the smoke and try to see what behind of the thick smoke.
'SKRCHHHH'
The door open…
The first that meet Riz; eye was the eye of the dragon that seem to wake from its slumber. Been chained with a spell and It curled its tail, lifting it up and down as it held his head up as high. The dragon open it mouth similar as it was smiling. The dragon use it tail and grab her with it and held her toward it face. It sniff her and from it mouth a white smoke came out since the place became colder around the dragon. The skin of the dragon's tail that touched her was so cold that she shivered from the touch.
The dragon breathed near her and that causes her to be uncomfortable with it. "Efgh…someone didn't wash its mouth," she said toward the dragon which make it laugh as it tightened its tail "WAIT! M...MY BEARTH NOT THAT BAD!". It grumble at the remark that Riz told and it decide to open it mouth again. Riz look at it in an unfazed way, actually, she was really afraid but didn't want to admit she was scared. It closed its mouth and smells Riz again, but this time it even licks her. This causes her to be smothered in its drool. "I LIKE YOU...Y...YOU FUNNY."
The dragon stare her and suddenly it begin to talk again...
"YOU HAVE THE THING…"
it said to her while it looks that it seem to be amused by it.
"Thing?" she was confused by the dragon. ;What does it mean by that?...' Then she remember the locket that she get from Vex's corpse She doesn't know what this locket was, but it seems she was drawn to bring it with her today as it was said she will need it. Wherever she goes after taking it from Vex's corpse. It seems the locket has some mana that makes her feel comfortable bringing it along with her...
The dragon put her down and rested its head. It seems, been waiting for her to show the locket. She carefully decided to trust the dragon and took it out from her pouch. The locket seems to glow brightly by the time she shows it. It just float out from her grasp hand and the locket was open by itself. Inside it a hologram projector was showing certain images that was unfamiliar to Riz. What was weird before this she try to open it, but it won't even budged a bit. She tries every thing and the very last resort that she decided is to do nothing.
"I NEVER IMAGINE THAT I WILL SEE IT...A..AGAIN" the dragon looks at it. Riz look at it and saw a tear flow down from the dragon eye.
What it shows is a story about a dragon and a woman.
Once upon a time, there is a lovely woman. She seems to be loved by the people of her land. She was courageous, noble, and was a humble person. Every day she will go near the sea cliff and begin to play her flute. The reason she play it was for her beloved husband that goes to war. The flute been play so that one day the sound of it can lead her husband back to her. She will always waiting for him, until he find his way back and they will be a happy family once again.
Time passed and days changed, and the war ended long ago; still yet, her husband didn't came back and she still plays it for him to hear. Many people told her that her husband might have pass away and already went to the other world. That still didn't let her spirit fall and she keep waiting….and waiting…wait…. For her beloved husband.
One day, the land were no prosper and rich like it use to be. Many of the crops as well animal die; they fall like dominos and it became similar like waste land. The people believe if they do a sacrifice by throwing people into the sea; the sea god will help them and the land will be back like it once was in it glories day. But, they don't want to kill anyone and still they cant keep this going or more people will die since there no enough food.
Suddenly the woman step forward and tell the people she will do it. That make the other shock by her action, there are people who opposite the idea of her doing it, other said that she really are noble person to step forward and ask for herself to be a scarified. Those people who said that was very selfish and didn't care at all. They only want this to end, this lead them to fight but she said to them that she was fine with it. Since her husband never come back, she already lost her hope and now she hope that with this she can meet her husband; and as well help the people in same time.
The day that she was sacrificed, she was wearing a lovely wedding dress. A dress was so lovely as she was been sent to her grave with her. On her hand is a bouquet of flowers with black roses that indicate internal love. They did a parade and it was even grand than any event that the people have made. The woman only smile, her eye was waved like a sea as she marched to her end. She remember that her husband said he will come back to her, In this world or the other.
She was standing near the cliff where she always played the flute. They did the ritual and it end without any hesitation at all…. The land went back to prosper with its land richness, the crops can alive, and animals no longer dying.
Until…..
The husband went back, hoping to see her loved wife. It turns out that the husband has to stay there even after the war ended. At that time communication was hard and if he write the letter, it take about a year or more if it was sent. He went to his house and he found it was empty. There was no face of her lovely wife that can be seen. He went out and try to ask the people where her wife was. When they saw him they were gasping and in shock, their face was pale a there some were even faint. They were scared to tell him the truth about his wife.
One of the elders can't take it, he told the truth to the husband which lead to him rampaging at them for murdering his wife. He cursed them and said " I will make sure ALL OF YOU PAID FOR IT" he take out his sword and kill himself right there. People scream at his action and are scared that they might be jinxed by his word. What a pitiful human, did know the husband was the ancient dragon that they worship and loved so much.
The sea that once were calm suddenly became waved, thunder and lightning flash and hit the place. Strom suddenly were created as it was the husband that have die doing. Out from nowhere a gust of wind that became a typhoon were created. A beast with a sharp tail and was afraid by many people came down from sky. It was burn to ash all of those people been burn to crisp by it. They soon regretted it and wish they didn't let her die that day.
The holographic end there and the locket that was float was went back into her hand.
She look at the dragon and she found out there was a tear, coming out from the dragon. She looks back at the dragon and it shows a new engraved on it. There was a big letter 'L' on it. She looks back at the dragon as it tear keep flowing from it eye.
"Is the dragon were you?" she neared the dragon and touch the dragon's head.
"She was my wife… and yet those people let her do it" The dragon seem to be the husband in the story. "You have similar smell as her… where you get this locket?" it ask her and yet that make her unable to said that she got it from where.
"I…"
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Author: "Hello!! I'm Liaymme the author and today our guest is Lilith the bat!!..."
Lilith: "Hello everyone...." (bow)
Author: "Can you tell us about yourself.."
Lilith: "Hmm? Sure!.... I'm a bat and I love simple and easy to wear cloth. I hate changed into my bat from. Love eat sweet, can eat blood similar like vampire. I love slice people with my katana and if you want I can show you~"
Author : "please...ple..please don't"
Lilith: "Fufufufu~ oh and I can see spirit!!"
Author: "Spirit??"
Lilith: "Yup! there one next to you Liaymme and it was holding a grudged against you!!"
Author: "W-WHAT!!"