With the enemy completely wiped out, the large Blue dragon calmly flew over to the large ice walls that were now going under emergency repair.
Boom! Its large body landed in front of the ice wall sending out tremors and a large puff of snow into the air.
The soldiers on the walls could not help but shiver from fright at the sight of the large dragon whose head was towering high above them as it scanned the city looking for someone.
“As king of the Yuki-onna and ruler of IsKald, we welcome one of the great kings of the south!” said King Fross from a short distance away as he was walking along the wall to stand in front of the large dragon.
The large dragon hearing these words moved his large head to look at King Fross. The dragon took several large earth-trembling side steps to stand directly in front of King Fross.
“Honored guest, why are you here? We did not have enough time to call for your help so we were surprised to see you,” asked King Fross as he stopped walking now that the dragon was towering above him.
The blue dragon opened his large mouth revealing a horrifying mouth of sharp teeth to answer but paused for a few seconds as he thought over what words to say.
“Some annoying bugs tried to cast some type of enchantment or spell on me,” said the dragon in a slow, rusty, and unpracticed voice that boomed out loud enough for everyone inside the large city to hear him. “It caused my head to itch and get a headache. I think they were trying to mess with my mind.”
“They dare to do such a thing!? Even though our meeting was under such strange circumstances, we are grateful for your help.”
“It’s nothing, I could not let those bugs get away with such actions including the attacks these dead rebels made against an ally. With this I was able to kill two humanoid problems with one breath.”
“Ah…Yes… It is as you say.”
“Borra? What are you doing here?” asked the Blue dragon, his head swiveling to look behind the king.
Both Borra and Fleur were hiding behind Yuki as they walked toward the wall to meet Borra’s father.
Borra peeked out from behind Yuki shyly and said, “Oh, father it’s you. I didn’t see you until just now! I was just here playing with Fleur and big sister Yuki.”
The large blue head of her father nodded now that his confusion was cleared up. “I hope you are being a good girl and not causing problems.”
“I’m being a good girl. I definitely have not broken anything,” said Borra, still half hiding, half peeking out from behind Yuki.
“She has been well-behaved and has not caused any problems!” said Yuki quickly.
“Good. If that is all… then I will head back and take care of a few other things,” said the large dragon letting out a large yawn as he unfurled his large blue wings ready to fly away.
“Wait! Sir, we have a small problem right now but if you could help us it would be solved quickly,” said King Fross hurriedly.
“What is it?”
“We sent out some quick messengers to the northern allies some time ago to ask for help. But now that the situation was taken care of by you. When they receive the message they will send an army down here to help. I was wondering if you could fly north and let them know that everything is fine?”
“Such a simple task is easy for me. Which place is it that I need to go to?”
“The capital city of Kodria.”
“Oh? I’ve heard my daughter speak about this place quite a bit and have been meaning to check it out but I have been too busy with… stuff.”
“Bad father! You’re not supposed to be eavesdropping on my conversations with Fleur!”
The large blue dragon moved his head away in embarrassment not looking at Borra who was pouting.
Without another word, he used his large muscular scaled hind legs to launch himself into the air. His large wings flapped hard, sending strong gusts of wind down and knocking over several people before he quickly rose high into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.
***
“The plan in the south should have been activated by now right?” asked a demigod hiding in the shadows talking to the demigods hiding next to them.
“With that army taking care of the southern demon races, there will not be a similar situation like last time,” said another demigod.
“Then should we enact the plan?”
“Do It!”
“They won’t know what hit them!”
With these words, the demigods dispersed and headed out to inform the rest of the demigods that were waiting in different areas elsewhere. Their major plan they had been planning for was now a go!
***
Some time later south of Kodria.
“I hope we will be fast enough to come to their aid,” said Klyn who sat atop a running Garg.
“I can not express the full extent of how thankful I am for your quick mobilization to help our city!” said Friige. He was the fast messenger who had nearly killed himself from exhaustion in order to reach Kodria as fast as he could and relay the call for help.
“With such short notice, we were unable to mobilize a large force to come to your aid. But with the little information you gave us, it is unlikely that we could even march there in time with a full army to face the unknown enemy army. We can only once again ride south with our fast cavalry and deal with whatever foe stands in our way. Even so.. we may be too late,” said Akira who was riding in a saddle on top of Grarr.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The loud sound of drumming and flapping wings coming from the southern sky caught everyone’s attention.
They didn’t have to wait long to see what was causing the noise.
A large blue dragon was headed right toward them.
Without Akira needing to issue an order, the cavalry formed up into a defensive square formation with their arrows and spears ready to launch an attack if needed.
Akira was wearing his new dark and sharp armor that was crafted by the combined wisdom of the old Dwarves. If a battle truly broke out it would be its first true test.
“Wait! Wait! There is no need to be alarmed!” shouted Friige.
“You know this monster creature?” asked Akira.
“He’s not a creature! He is one of the two kings of the southern Smog mountain chain!”
“Is that so? Then why is he flying around here?”
“I don’t exactly know… it is extremely rare for either of them to leave their mountain caves.”
“We’ll probably find out why soon enough,” said Klyn pointing to the large dragon that was swooping down toward them.
“YAP!” said Fluffball watching the large dragon.
Even with Friige telling them that he was not an enemy, they still kept their guard up as they had many experiences with people doing the unexpected before.
BOOM!
A large cloud of fresh snow flew into the air as the dragon landed.
“Are you from Kodria?” asked the blue dragon in a slow booming voice.
“We are,” said Tanner who stood forward holding the battle standard high for all to see. “May I ask who you are and if there is anything that we can help you with?”
“I need no help from you. I am only here to pass a message from King Fross to Kodria’s ruler. The situation in the south has been taken care of.”
Swoosh!
Before anyone could reply the large dragon jumped back up into the sky and continued to fly north.
“…”
After a short silence Klyn spoke as he looked at the setting sun, “If I remember correctly there was a new nomadic town a few hours behind us. We can see if they have extra room for us to stay with them or at least camp inside their walls. It will be far safer than camping out here.”
Akira looked to Friige, “How sure are you about his character?”
“100%! He is an honorable king. He would never stoop down and lie or be deceitful. With his overwhelming power, he just does everything out in the open.”
After a few moments of thought Akira once again spoke, “Alright let’s head back to seek lodging at the nomadic village. What will you do you Friige?”
“I am too exhausted to make the trip south safely. I will head to the village with the rest of you.”
***
“Is that the main target?” asked a demigod quietly.
“Yes, two of them!” said another who was looking through a long collapsible looking-glass.
They were hiding far away from Akira and the others using the snow banks to cover themselves and block their scents.
“We’ll wait for a better chance. Right now isn’t it.”
***
Near BentGii.
“The targets have been found!”
“Go!”
***
Near the large river north of Kodria.
A large merchant caravan had set up their campsite next to the river.
“Nice! We were given the easy target!”
“Forward!”
***
Kodria.
Millennia and Sister Teresa were shopping in the outer city’s new market with Zundar following behind them to keep an eye on sister Teresa and also fulfill his duty to protect Mileena while Akira was gone.
“Damn It. Why did we draw the short straw?”
“The three targets are staying together all day with no room for us to act!”
“We have to be patient! We can not be like those fools from before who did not know how to stalk their target!”
“We will succeed this time!”
