by Andy Nadir
Chapter Three
Laxus sat down on his bed, his head in his hands. “How! Why couldn’t I kill her? This could ruin everything we have worked for! That blasted Blue Phoenix knows about me now… But, she didn’t seem evil…” He muttered to himself.
He lay back on his bed, and a fist sized rock rolled out of his jacket. He snorted. “She put this in my jacket? What’s the point of tha…”
He glanced closer at the rock, and saw some words. He wiped some of the murk off the rock, and squinted at it.
Flying Heron, eight o’clock tomorrow.
Laxus immediately slid the rock under his bed. “She wants to see me…why?” He muttered to himself. Nobody had ever wanted to stay near him.
He felt inside his jacket again, and grabbed the other bundle. He pulled out a small brass flute. Laxus’s eyebrows rose. He hesitantly put the flute to his mouth, and played a similar note to the one he used to summon a shadow golem. The shadows twisted around each other, and formed into a golem.
“How is this different from whistling?” Laxus muttered.
He blew a low note, and the shadows jerked forward. Laxus grinned, finally understanding the flutes usefulness. “It has a wider range of notes…that means more control!”
The next day came, and passed. At seven, Laxus made his excuses and ran out of the cavern. He found the inn, and sat down at a table with two seats. He sat down, and put his head on his hands.
About ten minutes later, Tabitha walked into the Heron. She was wearing a plain white dress. She glanced around, and saw Laxus. She headed over to his table, and sat down. “So, why did you call me here?”
Tabitha shrugged slightly. “Well, you looked sort of lonely.”
Laxus’s mouth fell open. “The whole reason you called me here was just because I looked lonely?!”
Tabitha shrugged once more. “Well, the other reason was I know what happened to your parents. Why? Because when we were fighting, you mentioned Blue Phoenix killed them in cold blood. So, I went to the library, and did a little research on the attack on Cedar Town 16 years ago.”
“What I found was that the dark guild Black Dragon attacked Cedar Town, but there were very few casualties, But among the casualties, There was a strange case. There was a couple that lived on the edge of the village, with their child. They were murdered by being quite literally burnt to a crisp by black flame. We know it was black flame for two reasons. First, it only burned them, and not the house, so it cant be blue or white flame. And second, the only recognizable feature on them was a black dragon head, the symbol of Black Dragon.”
“The child went missing, and nobody could find him. Black Dragon faded from the reaches of history, and became legend. My thinking is that you were that child that was lost.”
Laxus sat stunned for a moment. “How do I know you aren’t making this all up?” He asked.
Tabitha shrugged. “You know I’m not. You can feel it in your heart, can’t you?”
Laxus pretended not to hear. “So what you are trying to tell me is that I was abducted from my parents by Black Dragon, who then raised me like their prize boar?”
“Why in the world would they do that?” He asked.
Tabitha shrugged again “Well, they were too weak to beat Blue Phoenix the first time, so they probably needed a powerful asset. I am going to guess that you are that powerful asset.”
Laxus’s face creased. “You realize that everything you are trying to tell me is pretty much destroying everything I have worked for and believed in for my entire life?” He said quietly.
Tabitha gave a small nod. “I know this is a lot to take in. But, one last thing. You can always join Blue Phoenix. We won’t hold any grudges against you. And remember, don’t let them cloud your eyes with lies.”
Tabitha stood up, grinned slightly at Laxus, and strode out of the building. Laxus sat at the table for a moment, before standing up, and heading out the door.
