Chereads / The Knights of Asalikith: Burning Chaos / Chapter 26 - Chapter 24: NEW HOME.

Chapter 26 - Chapter 24: NEW HOME.

The next day arrived, and everyone prepared their luggage for their next travel across the land. Filled to the brim with excitement, Taski first appeared on the train as soon as possible while everyone still had time to rest. Ariah made the second appearance, with Mikado behind her in third. Soon afterward, all the others made their appearance on the train. Emerald did a last-minute roll call only minutes before the train took off. Everyone called out and finalized their IDs, "(This is too astonishing to be real.)" Taski thought to himself. The train began its movement slowly, then it picked up with speed to then full throttle. The young Knight's had an approximately 7-hour train ride to Treesape Asalikith from their current position. Treesape Asalikith is where our newest Knight shall reside to take orders, plan their missions, and protect all the land. They would be under King David's orders there, as King David and Queen Tailzy took charge of battle preparations and ordered attacks when needed. King Diarmuid and Queen Maisie had ordered over theCapitall, maintaCapitalrder, laws, and keeping the balance over Asalikith. King Roy and Queen Maggie in Diamond Asalikith took control over management with soldiers that would join the Knights, Valkyries, Infantry Units, Air Force Pilots, or any other departments.

Now 2 hours had passed and everyone was wide awake for the day, Taski and his group discussed their hype and excitement about what they would see in Treesape. "I bet there will be much more advanced technology there; I can't wait to see what all Treesape has to offer," Taski stated to his group. Ariah took note of his excitement; she examined how thrilled he was to fulfill his dream and experience a new life. Ariah blushed slightly at his character and attitude. "(His excitement really motivates him. He is thrilled about being what he has always wanted to be, and it reminds me of when I was younger. I remember telling my mother that I always wanted to be someone who helped others in their troubles and pain, and yet here I am now, a knight and a hero.)." She thought to herself as she continued listening to him talk. Sharaletta says, "Taski, you may want to save the excitement for when we get to the awards tomorrow; you may end up draining yourself dry, silly." Taski responds, "Yeah, I think you're right, Shara; I'm just too hyped to contain myself right now." Mikado stares at him and fantasizes about her journey with him, "I can't wait to be close to him in battle. I can't wait for him to admit that he likes me. I can feel it inside; he loves me."

She thinks to herself as she looks into his crystal lime blue eyes. The rest of them relaxed and watched the passing glaciers, plains, and a long flowing river that lasted most of the train ride. Ariah was fascinated by the beauty of the Laklan River and the surrounding trees. "(I do surely love how some trees are sticking out of the river, the beautiful aqua blue skies today, and the burning bright sunlight engulfing us all with its light. I hope to be able to grow and learn more about the plant life in Treesape.)" Ariah thought to herself while amazed by God's wonderful creation. While everyone else is occupied, Taski glances over at Ariah, seeing her out of the conversation and more focused on the outside world, and he thinks to himself, "(I wonder if she is okay; she hasn't spoken to me much since we left tCapitaltal. I hopeCapitaln't losing interest in me, then again, my purpose of being here is to serve and protect. I still hope she's okay.)" Deep in her thoughts, Ariah spends her time thinking about her current interest, "(I hope Taski doesn't think of me differently because of what I tried to do yesterday. I just couldn't contain myself. I feel like maybe I came off too quick in what I decided, I hope he's okay.)" Now Sharaletta was sitting in a seat closer to the front of the train; Drake was also near her on the train, "(She is pretty, she has a nice body sculpture, and she has an outstanding attitude as well. If she's single, would she fall for somebody like me? I know I'm not like her but, she's pretty.)"

He thought to himself as he thought more about her and admired her beauty. He watched as she laughed and giggled with everyone; he thought he'd found the one he had feelings for. Sharaletta still had feelings for Toronto; however, she knew from what he told her that he was already in love with someone. "I wish I could be his woman; It certainly wouldn't be bad for me. Just sucks though I can't." She said to herself as she admired him from a distance. Now Tesakai and Sesakayla were seated together, Akaio remained close to the two and kept her ear buds in as she listened to her music and relaxed. She had taken an interest in primarily Japanese heavy metal rock bands and also attempted to pick back up her drawing. She was spectacular at painting art such as sunsets, sunrises, cloudy and rainy skies. Sesakalya and Tesakai discussed how they would continue training together to grow their ability, force, and physical stats. "I think we could go out together on our days off, work out, and even do some new battle stances. I think that could be great for us both." She tells him. Tesakai felt the need to continue the intense training he'd kept for some time now, and he agreed with her affirmatively. After this, 5 hours had passed, and they were finally arriving closer to their destination, and the sun began its setting course. Emerald then announced to everyone aboard,

"Everyone, we are nearing the end of our train ride here. Have your bags ready to go when we make our stop. Moreover, please, for the love of God, don't call me back saying you left something behind. I won't be smiling if I have to come back." The young Knights then prepared their belongings, looked outside the train's glass, and spotted the Treesape Castle. Everyone stared at the gigantic city, one most of them hadn't ever seen before. As they approached the end, the train slowed down as the train station plaza became more visible. The train halted still; thus, everyone departed to their new dorms. Emerald told them before they left the station, "You all should know where your dorms are, so today, I want all of you to take the time to get used to the city's layout. The city folks shouldn't be an issue to you all; however, I recommend that ALL of you stay away from Burden Street if you're wondering why; its name should be enough of an explanation for you. Anyway, Tolem will be my replacement for a while. Farewell Knights, go out there and make the world better." After this, everyone departed to go to their dorms and explore the city for a few hours before the night finished. Sharahletta and her team spread out from Darcie's team to explore their desired places for the day while Darcie and her team directed their attention to the dorms.

The five walked past several plazas filled with many teens and adults; they had never seen streets so filled and crowded with people. Their expectations were not left dry to their eyes, not even in the slightest bit. The five then approached a street filled to the brim with citizens; this shocked them since the roads in tCapitaltal were neCapitalpacked as what was before their eyes. Then, Emerald's words came back to them, "{I recommend to ALL of you to stay away from Burden Street.}" Mikado looked all around the area, seeing what was so terrible about Burden Street: the parade, the confetti, the loud shouting, the music blasting with provocative language, spray paint everywhere. She then looks and see's many of the men there roaming around and partying shirtless, while some women there flashed their chest to everyone around, some were acting in a way that was unnatural to any humanistic nature. She quickly covered Taski and Drake's eyes, "Taski, sweetie, you're too pure to see any of this, and Drake, you just need not look." Mikado stated to them. Drake then attempts to remove her hand from his sight, "Oh, Come on, like it isn't that bad. I'm sure Taski wants a bit of that good action." Drake states back to her. Without second guessing herself, Mikado adds super pressure to the gravity surrounding Drake, sending his chin to the ground as punishment. "You're such a pervert; don't you dare try to destroy my man's purity," Mikado states with command. They then begin walking away from the street, "I definitely will stay away from that area; undoubtedly something unsafe for me. I've seen too much like that before; it was horrible how those people were walking around like that."

Ariah states to them. After some time passed, the five arrived at their dorms to rest themselves; they were relieved to finally be able to set down their luggage, as well as change their clothing. They go to their rooms, ready to witness what kind of comfort awaits them. Darcie, Mikado, and Ariah were amazed at how neat and well-prepared their room was, and Taski and Drake were well-satisfied with their room. Taski fell back on his bed, feeling the extreme softness of the sheets; the covers were of the softest materials known in Asalikith. Drake fell back onto his bed, saying to Taski, "Dude, this feels spectacular. It feels just like being back at home. Like the old wooden bed I would be stuck with." The five relaxed and felt like they were home like nothing changed. As the ladies finished unpacking, it seemed as though hunger began its effects on Mikado and Ariah. "Goodness' sake, my stomach is feeling pretty hungry from all that traveling and walking; I propose we all eat out tonight. Who's down ?" Mikado cheerfully asked the ladies. Darcie saw it as an excellent way to explore more of the city and enjoy a tasty meal; the food from many restaurants filled their noses as they walked through the town beforehand.

Mikado rushed next door to Taski and Drakes's room, curious about their thoughts on eating out, "Taski, my love." She called as she knocked on their door. Drake then opened the door to her, "Yo, what's up? Whatcha got for us?" He asked her. She then asked their opinions about takeout tonight, "How do you boys feel about taking out dinner tonight? I'm starving for something tasty, and the bottom floor doesn't seem to have anything too spectacular from what I saw in there." Drake had no issue with this request, "Sure, I don't care, by the way, Mikado. You look perfect." He said to her with a nice compliment. She was surprised at his out-of-the-blue compliment about her. "Well, thank you. I appreciate it." She replies to avoid too much conversation with him. She then returns to her room, confused by his weird and odd conversation. "(That's so unusual, he's never said anything like that to me. If he's hitting on me, I'm going to stay far away from him. Taski is my love interest and only him.)" She thought to herself. She then entered the room to Darice and Ariah, Ariah was first to hit the shower; Darice then asked Mikado, "What did the boys say, are they cool with it? Also, are you good? You look like something is bothering you there."

Mikado didn't let her thoughts ruin her night and said," Yeah, they're cool with it. However, Drake was the one to answer the door. He said sure, and I guarantee that Taski is following up, too, but Drake oddly complimented me and said I looked good. That's unusual coming from him, as he hardly speaks to me. He can be a weird one sometimes, in my opinion." Darcie reassured her concerns and said it wasn't a big deal. Back in the men's bedroom, the two finished their showers quickly; they had finished preparing themselves.

"I'm a curious man. Why is it that Mikado is really into you, but you don't return that love to her? She's always sitting next to you and always loving all over you. What's up with that man? I think she's one hot woman." Taski hated ignoring her but confessed how he truly felt toward her. "Well, to tell you the truth. I do like her; she looks beautiful to me. The only thing keeping me from truly loving her back is that she can be a little extra sometimes, not in a bad way; she can sometimes feel uncomfortable. I've told her this before." He said to Drake. The thought then occurred to Drake about whether Mikado wouldn't mind him; Drake saw her appearance when she came to the door and found her body shape and personality attractive.

"I wonder if she'd be interested in maybe being with me. I doubt she would since she can't keep her hands off you. It's like the end of the world if she doesn't even get to be near you."Drake stated back to him. Taski then replied to him, "You never know, she may. I think she'd need time to think about you that way, but give it a chance." Drake found his advice nothing but silly nonsense; he decided to lay the thought to rest. After some time had passed, the ladies had finished preparing; they all then made their way to the streets to pursue their search for a place that would fill their hunger. Along the way, Drake couldn't help but look at Mikado's appearance, "(Dang, she looks beautiful tonight, but it's not worth it. I should just look away.)" He thought to himself. Mikado clung her hand to Taski and swung both their hands back and forth playfully and romantically, "Darling, you look handsome tonight. Why do you gotta be so sexy." Mikado flirtatiously says to him. He blushed but couldn't answer her truthfully; he certainly felt glad on the inside, feeling her soft and smooth hand. The five had then come across a large crowd surrounding the city hall plaza at the center of the entire city. Many protesters yelled and shouted, "Lower the gas! Give us our proper tax money! End the movements that cause harm to our children, our families, and our society!"

Darcie suggested they immediately move away from the overcrowded area and search the other parts of the city. Mikado took no pleasure in being around crowds that could turn violent or deadly. Ariah clung to Taski, as she didn't have a pleasant past for politicians. Ariah then felt something in her ability force, like an individual's force surrounding her. "(I feel like something is touching my force that surrounds my body. What could it be?)" She thought to herself. Taski then crossed his arm around her waist to comfort and protect her, but Ariah breathed heavily due to her fear. Once they had left the area, they found a rich spot with many open restaurants. There were universal places, seafood, expensive formal dining inns, small, fast food, smoothie places, and many more. The five discussed their choices and agreed to the small universal palace; there, they could enjoy all different kinds of meals. The five entered through the entrance of the food palace, and the fantastic scent of food being cooked high right in front of the customers; they could already taste the delicious, mouthwatering, and flavorsome dinner plates. "Hmm, I just love the smell of fried carrots with a good side of baked potatoes mixed with good gravy." Mikado expresses while drooling with hunger. "Wow, I haven't smelled this good since our last dinner before the exams. Man, It certainly does feel good to enjoy another last good meal before our work begins."

Taski says, craving delicious fried chicken. They placed their order at the reception desk; everyone made their payments to the receptionist. "Are all of you together?" The receptionist asked kindly. "We're all together but are paying for our meals separately and wish to be seated in your biggest booth," Taski tells him politely. The man then escorts the five to their booths to be seated, as they passed all the different food options they stared long and hard at, all they could think of is filling their hunger. They were then seated at their circular booth. Mikado and Ariah sat together in the middle of the table, while Drake and Taski sat at the far-right end. Darcie sat next to Ariah at the far-left end. Once comfortable with their seating, they stood up to approach the massive buffet; they began picking their food there. Fried chicken with garlic rice was Taski's choice; his mouth could only taste the excitement awaiting him on his plate. For Mikado, her choosing was fried carrots along with one baked potato seasoned with nice and freshly cooked gravy, her taste buds were already exploding with joy. Darcie stuck with Chinese sushi, with a bowl of rice and chopsticks. Ariah filled her plate with green peas, rice, gravy, lettuce, and seasoning. Drake indulged with cheese sticks and a simple soup bowl.

The five ate until their stomachs were content; they even talked about tonight's fair. "I thought we could go to the fair near the shipping dock; I've always wanted to go to one like that. It'll be fun, plus we could even enjoy ourselves until the night's over." Mikado expressed to the four. Darcie remained optimistic about it due to the time and how long they'd stay out, "We could try, except we need to remember that we should also be aware of the time and the price to get in." Darice explained to her. Taski then considered it while discussing the topic, "(Hmm... Well, I still want to further my relationship with Ariah.) Perhaps we could play fun games together, depending on our new amount." While this discussion continued, Drake showed no interest in the conversation and continued admiring Mikado's beauty, her appearance was of an off—shoulder top, skinny jeans and plenty of perfume. Mikado didn't realize Drake's admiration, as she was too focused on having a night out at the fair. "(Not going to lie, I know I'm nowhere close to good enough for her and all, but dang, she looks beautiful tonight. I do wonder if she'd be down for me?)" He thought to himself as he stared at her. Mikado said with determination, "Well, I don't know about you four, but I'm attending the fair tonight. I would love to see about winning me a stuffed animal, maybe a cute one."

As she glanced at Taski charmingly. Taski blushed slightly at her sweet statement; he then assumed that his presence was going with her one way or another. Mikado then turned quickly, "Umm... Drake, are you okay there?" Puzzled, she asked him. "Oh, Umm... yeah. Just thinking about something, I zoned out there. My bad." He said back nervously. Mikado was baffled as to why he was staring at her, "(Okay, I hope that he isn't trying to hit on me; he's a cool friend, but eww... no, thank you.)" She thought to herself in slight discomfort. Drake then realized that he had made the mistake of attempting to form something with her; he then decided to run to the closest restroom to clear his mind of her. He rushed through the buffet court, struggling to locate the local restroom; it was difficult to see most of what was ahead of him due to some customers walking by and the waiters and waitresses. He then slipped through the traffic of the people and found a men's restroom; without hesitation, he burst through the door and sat in the back of the last stall.

"I can't believe I'm simping for her, but I can't help that I'm just that lonely, She has a fine body and a cute personality. I need help; I seriously have so many issues with myself." He bundled in his mind while nervous about how she would think of him from now on. Outside the men's restroom, back to our heroes' table, Mikado asked them how they felt toward Drake, "Do you all think Drake is okay? He doesn't seem to be his normal self tonight; I wonder what it could be." Everyone thought he was acting natural, and there was no issue within the air. Mikado felt uncomfortable being in Drake's presence, "Hey Mik, you doing okay? You look worried." Taski asked her out of curiosity. "Yeah, it's just awkward how he's acting tonight, you know, with the whole complimenting me and staring at my thing," Mikado answered. Shortly after she made her statement, Drake then returned to the table. She kept her vision away from him to avoid any potential argument from arising. "Sorry everyone, my nose started to hurt a little bit, I wonder what could have caused this."

He said to everyone satirically to hide the truth from them. After 30 minutes passed, everyone filled their hunger to the brim. They got up from their seats and made way for the exit, and Taski left a five-nen tip; after a full course buffet, they could all rest easy for the night. "Taski babe, are you going to the fair? You should come along; it'll be fun." Mikado asked Taski charitably. "Oh, yeah, the fair. How could I forget about that? Of course, it does look fun after all." He responds, giggling at her. Drake chose to leave them and explore the city alone, this brought Mikado's mind at eased. Darcie went off alone for a while to see if there were decent clothing shops around to expand her uniform wear. Ariah stuck with Mikado and Taski; her anxiety wasn't going too great, being in the city initially; however, she saw an opportunity to strengthen her social skills. The five went their ways and enjoyed their night out, hoping to find excitement in Treesape Asalikith.