Chapter 6
Guide for Morons and A Nightmare
Len's p.o.v
I've learned something today: Do not underestimate the power of Gakupo's book.
We're in an inn now, since we need supplies before going on the journey. We need some food, so Gakupo and I bought a lot, Kaito went to work at a medicine shop for two days in exchange for money and some medic supplies, as for Meiko, well, she stole all kinds of weapons, daggers, and throwing stars and she also tried to pick pocket every person in the market, which she succeeded. We're really suspicious about the fact that she is the daughter of the general.
Gakupo's reading a book titled: How to go on a journey, guide for morons. I kept wondering where the hell he got the book, when we got out of the castle he only had his giant sword beside him then the next second, poof! He has a book in his hand.
The door opened, Kaito and Meiko came in.
"Back from work?" I asked Kaito.
"Yup," he answered. "I've gotten some herbs, bandages and a hundred and twenty gold coins."
"How about you, Meiko?" I asked.
"Four daggers, two bags of throwing stars and five hundred sixty-two coins." She said. "Plus two bags to put our stuff, a make-up kit which I don't know why I stole it and some rope."
"…" We went totally silent.
"With these, we can start our journey tomorrow." Gakupo sighed. "We've bought some biscuits, a few bottles of water, matches, apples, bananas, eggplants…"
"Eggplants?" Meiko asked.
"Gakupo insisted on buying them." I said.
"…" It was Meiko's turn to go silent.
Kaito walked to Gakupo and looked at his book. "What are you reading?"
"How to go on a journey, guide for morons." Gakupo said. "It says that to go on a journey, you'll need companions, mostly people will choose a wise kid that does the decisions, a good sword user, a walking dictionary( A smart person that knows everything) and an idiot to make your journey more interesting."
"An idiot?" Kaito asked, "Where the hell are we going to find one."
Gakupo looked at Kaito, "We already have one."
Kaito rolled his eyes while the rest of us burst into laughter.
That night, I had a dream.
I was standing in a cave, a huge cave. The walls of the cave look as if it was painted blue. It was a majestic sight. I heard a sound so beautiful it was almost as if the whole world had stopped to hear what it is.
The sound was familiar. But I've never ever heard of a sound so beautiful before. I closed my eyes and listened.
At the end of the artificial paradise
Deep, deep in the bottom of the earth
I am fated to sing prayers
all alone
I…I know that voice. Is her.
From the past that had nowhere to go
I weave voices going round and round
at the edge of the repeating history
I dedicate myself to the fate
Rin?
"Rin?" I shouted. I didn't know what I was doing next, all I know was is the fact that I was running, running towards the voice. I wanted to see her, all these years, I kept wondering where she is. If I didn't succeed in saving her, then this will be the only chance to see her.
And finally, I found her.
Not knowing anything, I've been continuously singing
For the whole of my life
A song for the sun, a song for rain
A gentle requiem
At the end of the road to the paradise
Warm hands were offered
But couldn't reach me.
She was the same as her voice, beautiful. Her yellow hair shined in the dark, the white bow on her firs her perfectly. Her eyes, the same as I, blue. She looked so much like me, but the only thing that didn't looked alike was our eyes, her eyes were so beautiful and warm. So gentle. But mine was no way near that, my eyes were always serious. I almost thought that we weren't related until I saw it.
The treble clef necklace on her.
I had the urge to go and hug her until I saw the guardian.
She had teal twin pigtails that made me thought if she really was the guardian. In my mind, the guardian was supposed to be a woman with black hair and black eyes with black clothes and a very cruel face and maybe a deadly weapon beside her. Looking at the guardian, I think she really likes green.
The next thing I saw was the dragon.
It was so huge, so ferocious-looking. The eyes of it look as if it could pierce through me, the claws on will probably make a dinosaur look like a pet poodle. And probably make me feel like putting my arms in the air and running away like hell.
Rin kept dancing, so gracefully, yet she was so weak, she looked like she's going to collapse anytime. The only thing the dragon did was look at her. Rin, she looks as if…as if…
As if she was dying.
"Rin…" I tried to shout, but it sounded like a whimper.
I saw the guardian stood up and suddenly I felt a chill going down my spine. Then she said very loudly,
"Sing forever."
At the bottom of the dying world
Fated to sing prayers
The gentle voice in the sleeping past
Turning even despair into a smile
Sinking along with my tears
Rin turned towards me, she mouthed one word. Help.
I woke up.
Rin, I'm going to save you, I promise.
Kaito's p.o.v
I don't know what's wrong with Len, it was six in the morning and he woke us all up. I didn't want to wake up so I said, "five more minutes," So, he kicked me off the bed. We quickly packed our packs and got out in less than five minutes, and just like that we started the journey earlier, a lot earlier.
I looked at Len, he looked strange, like he had just saw a horror movie that involved Gakupo's eggplants, or Meiko running towards you with a sword, man, that must've been scary. But Len, for the first time, he looked scared.
"Len?" Meiko asked, "What happened to you?"
Len looked at his bass clef necklace, I didn't notice it before, but seeing him, it looked like it was the most important thing in the world. "My sister, I dreamed of my sister. She…She's dying."
Then it was Gakupo's turn to look like he just watched a horror movie. "Len, tell me, your sister, is she like a twin or something?"
Len nodded, still looking at his necklace.
"Not good," Gakupo said. "Absolutely not good. We have to be quick."
"What?" I asked.
"The dragon divas, they have two elements in their body, light and shadow; these elements keep them alive as long as they could. Your sister shouldn't be weakening now, so that means only one of the element is in her body. Len probably possess the other one. Without the proper light and shadow balance, the only way to keep her alive, is to quickly get you there." Gakupo explained.
Len didn't move or talk, we all looked at him. Finally, he talked.
"I'm saving my sister, no matter what. This isn't going to be an easy journey; you might get hurt, or killed. Are you sure you guys are coming with me?"
"Well, I'm in." I quickly shouted.
"Me, too." Maiko smiled.
"Me, three." Gakupo said.
Len's serious creepy face disappeared for a while, he smiled, and then his usual face was back.
"Then let's go, we don't have any time to waste, right?"
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