Darticus deep inside the mountains submerged in snow examining its peaks. Disappointed that he is stuck in the mountains and anxious when he will be able to leave to the North. He was also feeling bad that he had lost his temper against Arakur. That indeed was a foolish thing to do. As he stands there the elderly women of the Marakese make their way inwards. A few of them carrying a vessel filled with herbs enter the cave. As the cave is filled with the smoke all around . Darticus just stands still. A bit stupefied, but he has seen that sort of thing before. It was not particularly new to him. The cave filled with herbals smoke and the rest of the mountains were filled with snow, gave a scene out of the ordinary. In between the elderly women, Darticus particularly noticed a younger women, could be around his age. His gaze caught hold of her and did not leave her. He was trying his hardest to draw a picture of her. One good glimpse was all he wanted of the beautiful maiden. That was not to be the case as the essence was to strong and was not disbursing at the slightest. The elder women started to leave one by one. Darticus desperate to get a look at her, watches each one leave one by one eagerly. His eyes wide open. As the last elder leaves, the young girl is not to be seen . Has she vanished in the middle of them? Who was she? Questions were raised again. Would I see her before i leave? an excitement rushed through the heart of the king. I have never felt such a feeling before, with only just a glimpse! "Who was she?" the thought persisted through the mind of Darticus. As he was dwelling on such thoughts, he felt a bit of uneasiness. He began to get disoriented slowly! Unable to carry his own weight, his knees start to slip. And he falls down slowly to the ground. The mind becomes free, empty. He became one with the universe. Totally weightless he had become. Visions of his past slowly entered as he began to see the happenings of his childhood. Darticus is slowly transported to the age of 3. He watches his younger self at complete rest. In a surrounding very alien. He is in a concrete house. He looks outside the door and there are buildings everywhere. Tall structures overseeing one another. There where designed blocks in 4 wheels zipping past the roads and with people in it. Darticus has heard about the Districts. This was the first time he was experiencing it. As he is engulfed in his new surroundings the supernatural dawns upon him! "A shapeshifter?" He spoke in his subconscious state. Covered in a blanket of darkness, it enters the room at great speed and carries the young Darticus along with him! The older Darticus watching this is shocked Who am I? Really? And where is my mother ? The warrior panics. The mother is not to be seen but he sees a child not much older then he was. He is keenly watching looking at the room from outside through a window. He does not blink nor does he understand what was transpiring before him. My Brother? An immediate connection is made with the child and he goes to meet him. As he nears him.... Wide awake, he opens his eyes. His heart stomping He is back at he cave of the Marakese. He looks around to see if anyone is there, a Marakese or anybody. No one is there. Again the blood rushes to his brain. The sensation begins, yet again. No, not again he shouts. He is flying on a majestic dark green dragon, covered in armor. He and the dragon are flying all over the mountains, the ocean. High above the ground they glide. He taps the dragon as though they have known each other a long time. A bond the same way he knows his has with his horse. From above he flies very close to the ground. As they glide a meter above the ground. Parallelly he is seen acknowledging a man who is on his horse. They fly together, on ground and land . Again he feels a close bond with that person. My brother? The noise in the forests grow louder, The man on the horse shoots a bullet at the opposite direction. Darticus looks behind and the Marakese and the north are in huge numbers. Rallying behind them. Ahead, the image gets clear. In front of him was the enemy! Who was it? Sitting on a war bred machine , and then beside him was a familiar face. A face that he could point out at any point of time! It was Rylo , his comrade, the one close enough to be called his own brother. Rylol Beside their leader was stood mounted on his horse smirking. The shock jolts Darticus back to the cave! He gasps for breath in the mountains. His heart racing even faster and much louder . He tries to get up but is forced back down every time he tries to do so! He lays on the Rocky Mountains, both disappointed and shocked at the same time! There were no thoughts or words from the warrior. In anticipation for another relepse, he remained still. An hour passes, or so he thought. Nothing happens, There are no visions. The king then finally manages to get up Who are these people? The Marakese. Are they my people? The north behind me? And Rylo, my enemy? Maybe it's all just a dream, he vanquishes the visions.