The meeting with father took some few hours. Our main concern was on how to proceed with the summit. After a long discussion, I retired back to the house in the capital. This was where I had undergone my training over a year ago. The various Talons and leaders of the island arrived during the day. Some even stopped by to greet me at my residence. I disclosed simplified information on why we were meeting but for the detailed version, I asked them to wait until the next day. The atmosphere was very tense. That night, I flew to the dragon's domain to meet with Zora. I was immediately led to the room where he was. "Zora, did you find any new information?" I asked as soon as I saw him inside the cave. "Yes. Although it may be considered rumors, do you recall the three tortoise you defeated?" Zora asked. How could I forget them? That was the most intense battle I had ever seen. "Yes, I remember them." I answered. "Those three were part of a clan and were the strongest among their species. However, they were not the leaders or the oldest. I visited the clan yesterday to ask for more information. The current elder has been alive for at least thirty millennia." Zora added. Thirty millennia? What the hell? Sometimes I forget that I am no longer on earth and then I hear such a statement. "The elder has confirmed that the Giant Arachnid resides in the Central continent. This was where the giant spiders started showing up first before they spread to other nations." Zora concluded. "That is very helpful indeed. What about the others?" I asked. "The giant sea serpent has the ability to control dead bodies. The Titan has the ability to turn not only humans but also animals into giant species. It accomplishes this by making wounds in the targets body. It may be a claw or a bite mark. Soon the target loses its sense of reason and begins hunting and eating anything nearby. This allows the target to grow in size." Zora added. This was very helpful to know the additional abilities of our enemies. "We were thinking that the dragons should deal with the titans while you Chrono deal with the spiders." Zurin added. He had just entered the room. He was probably informed that I had stopped by and chose to join the meeting. "What led you to that conclusion?" I asked in shock. I am supposed to defeat millions of spiders while they deal with a few thousand titans? "The spiders are weak compared to the Titans. It is also difficult for the titans to injure a dragon therefore we do not have a risk of getting turned berserk. It is possible for you to lead an army with a weaker species that will eradicate them." Zurin added. What he says makes sense however, I should go to a foreign continent and lead a foreign army to war against spider alone? Still it is a steep request. "What is the dominant species in the Central continent?" I asked. If the races were strong then it was probably doable. "Humans. The continent is also dry and lack a lot of vegetation" Zora answered. This is going to be a lot of trouble. Giant spiders that have evolved to adapt to cater for desert like conditions. They are likely to be very agile and smart."Zari and a few of her soldiers should accompany me. Being the only capable person there could prove very difficult." I answered. "I cannot speak for my sister. Let me have someone call him." Zora said. Zari was called and came a few moments later. "Chrono. You are here?" Zari asked. It is likely nobody told her I was around. "Yes. I want to ask you to accompany me to the Central Continent." I asked. It was likely I was impatient to spring such a question before even greeting her but I did not let that bother me. "Yes I'm fine with that. When are we leaving?" Zari asked with a smile. Dependable as always. "Soon. I must inform the others that I will not be here and will be travelling. After that I will inform you." I answered. "I believe we must be quick because the Origin is likely trying to awaken the generals. We do not have an idea of where they are." Zora stated. "Yes, for all we know they may be waking a general right now." Zurin stated. We talked more about the Sea Serpent but it was impossible for any of us to track it. The oceans were very vast and it could have been anywhere. I left the dragon's domain at dawn and went to prepare for the meeting. I freshened up and rode to the castle in a carriage that had been sent. A lot of people were already present there. As soon as I got off, a large crowd swarmed to greet me. This was why I preferred flying from one place to another to prevent such an occurrence. I smiled and waved while pushing my way through the crowd. I was escorted to the venue of the meeting by the Earth Talon. "You look tired." He said. "I was with the dragons the whole night yesterday." I answered. "We should ask for their help." He said. If only things were that simple. I did not answer that proposal mainly because my brain was too tired. My seat was up the podium while the others were below. It reminded me about the old days as a lecturer. A few minutes later, all the guests were seated and the meeting officially begun. "Morning ladies and gentleman. Today we are gathered here to talk about a looming threat that is likely to target all of us." I started. I really did not care about the protocol here and ignored it on purpose. Stations did not really matter for what was coming next. I then explained to them the nature of the threat adding the new information I had received from Zora. As expected, the humans lacked an old civilization that went almost twenty five millennia back. It seemed like a fairy tale to them that ancient gods had once again risen to destroy the world. "But Sir Chrono. You are going to defend us like last time right?" Asked the Wind Talon. I had not seen her since I threatened her son long ago. "No. I will be facing one of this gods, the Giant Arachnid in the Central Continent. I expect you to handle things here when I am not around." I answered. The whole crowd erupted at once. "Why are you leaving us to defend another continent?" "Stay with us Sir Chrono." Opnions were flying all around. I calmed them after a few tries and then started explaining my reasoning. "The giant spider is the most troublesome opponent for us because it does not leave its nest. I am going to defeat it and prevent millions of spiders the size of livestock from reaching the Island. If the other generals come to this Island, the dragons will be part of the fight. Do not be afraid." I said. This calmed down a lot of nervous voices in the crowd. "Why don't they go defeat the spider and you remain here?" A voice shouted. "If I fail to accompany the dragons on this dangerous mission to slay the Arachnid, I doubt I will have the leeway to ask for their help if the human settlement of this Island are attacked. This is a pact of mutual cooperation where the strong have to work together outside this Island in order to protect it. A group of dragons are also leaving the island to find and slay the Titan General." I answered. "Okay if the dragons will help us then that is okay." Another answered. The discussion progressed o what should be done to prepare for this emergency. If only the human species was not so week.
[Negative. The human species is too young. It cannot handle an evolution at this time. Maybe after hundreds of millennia you can try again.]
Hundreds of millennia huh. Well it can't be helped then. We lacked a timeline for when the conflict would begin so our plans were subject to review. It was decided that the various governments would store food and other necessities in bulk. Weapons and armor were to be manufactured in mass. Training of soldiers was to begin immediately. These were the three major immediate actions to be taken. The long term action to be undertaken was building of civilian shelters to protect them from the effects of the conflict. The meeting ended late in the evening. I went back to the castle with Father. "I want to bring some few beasts here to protect you incase things get hairy." I said. "What beasts?" Father asked. "Some crows like Pitch who are very capable." I answered. My father knew about Pitch and Alpha because the prince, my brother was fond of coming over to play with them when I lived at the capital. "I don't think it is necessary. I have the royal guard." Father answered. "Pitch is far stronger than a hundred of the royal knights. I would be more comfortable with him here." I added. "Wow, he is that strong? I knew he was big and intelligent but this is news to me. Okay then bring all the beasts you feel like." Father answered. The conversation soon ended after that nd I flew home.I went directly to Pitch and Alpha who were basking and receiving head rubs from mother. "How did it go?" Mother asked after exchanging pleasantries. "The country is going to run like a war economy. Plenty of weapons being made and a lot of food getting stored." I answered. "This decade has had a lot of problems." Mother lamented. "Pitch and Alpha. I am thinking of recruiting your family to protect mother and father. Tomorrow we are going to start recruitment." I said. "Aren't you going to stay here?" Mother asked. "No. I will be heading out with the dragons to slay one of the generals. The Arachnid." I said. Mother looked a little sad but was not worried because I was strong enough to take care of myself. We talked a little bit more until we retired to bed. The next day, I flew Alpha and Pitch to the forest where I asked them to recruit members of their species to join my ranks. I waited from morning to noon where I did not see either of them. Are they okay? In the afternoon however, a dark cloud covered the sky. There were at least 100 crows flying towards me. "Master I have returned." Pitch said "Good work Pitch. This is more than enough to protect the entire village now." I said. A few moments later, Alpha appeared. "I have come." He said. Behind him were injured wolves and foxes. I guess he could not really tell the difference. They were ten in number. I don't think I said fight them but who knows maybe that s how he got them to follow him. "Good job Alpha." I said. I waved my hands and closed all the wounds from the ten injured animals. This were sufficient to protect the village.
[ Yes. It is possible.]
That's good. We need variety of attacks here.