Dragon Maken War - Chapter 115

Chapter 115

Chapter 115 – Guide’s Gift (1)

1

Every night Yuren Rizester went to sleep he always had a dream .  The guide in his dream had approached him one day, and now he always had a dream every night .  Now he couldn’t remember a time when he didn’t have a dream .

-In the end, you met your destiny, Yuren .

At a glance, Yuren could tell he wasn’t in reality .  He could see numerous fragments of memories connected to each other, and the guide’s words came to Yuren in this chaotic space .   The guide’s voice allowed Yuren to be able to think clearly, and a sense of calmness was promoted from within .

The dream of the guide was different from a lucid dream .  However, his consciousness wasn’t fully awake .  He couldn’t remember all that went on within his dreams .

It was similar to a half-asleep state .  He was asleep, but he was conscious of what was happening around him in reality .  It felt as if someone was whispering into his ears .

‘Ah .  It was as you said…   The man makes me think of Azell Karzark from the legends . ’

-Right?

‘The heir of Aunsaurus suspects that Azell Karzark is the original Azell… .  Well, that isn’t possible, but he does make one think it is a possibility . ’

It had only been several day since Yuren had met Azell .  However, Azell became more remarkable as Yuren continued to look at him .  It was as the guide had said .  Yuren thought Azell really might be able to open up a path that will allow them to bring down the Dragon Demon king worshippers…

-He will show you the answer .  I only tell you what you have to do, but he will the one to lead your destiny .

‘If he is the descendant of Azell Karzark…  Our meeting seems very fateful . ’

After 220 years, the descendants of the hero Azell Karzark and Archmage Carlos Rizester had met .  If the two of them allied with each other to eradicate the evil left behind by the Dragon Demon King Atein,  how poetic would it be?

The guide spoke .

-It is destiny .  Your relationship with him has to proceed forward, so you have to be on his good side .  The road will open when you gain his trust .

‘I’ll work on it .  This is why I am here . ’

Yuren was having a nightmare even though he wasn’t asleep .  If he spaced out for a brief moment, nightmare-like thoughts plagued him .  There were people out there, who were deprived of their lives like Yuren .  The Dragon Demon king worshippers turned people into tools, and the fact that they were suffering even now was horrifying to Yuren .  Then there were the children he had tried to rescue .  In the end, they had all died, and he could still hear their screams .   He had driven them towards their deaths .

-You did your best .

‘However, the result was the worst . ’

-Yuren .

‘I know .  It is useless to blame myself .  Leticia already nags me about it so much that I’m fed up with the topic . ’

Yuren shook his head from side to side . He had a sad smile on his face .

‘I have to help him to end all of this .  Even if I die, it is my duty . ’

He had walked through the long darkness to find a person, who might become the light of hope .  Yuren had to earn Azell’s trust at all cost .  He had to become Azell’s companion .

The guide’s voice remained silent for a brief moment before it spoke again .

-All right .  I’ll give you knowledge that’ll allow you to gain his trust .

‘Is there anything else I can do except fight by his side?’

-Of course .  Time is precious right now .  At this moment, the world is going through a sudden change .  There is too little time left to build trust and camaraderie through human interactions .

‘What is happening?

-You already have the answer .

‘Is it the Dragon Demon King Atein’s revival?’

When Yuren asked the question, he felt a peculiar reverberation .  

Dragon Demon King Atein .

He said this name countless times before, but he now suddenly felt a weird sensation .

Before he became preoccupied with this point, the guide continued to speak .

-That isn’t the problem .

‘Then what is it?’

-This will cause the Plain of Darkness to move in earnest .

‘I’m not sure what you are trying to say . ’

-Think this through Yuren .  You have to come up with the answer for yourself .  You can’t just expect me to feed you all the information .  If not, you’ll just become my puppet .

‘This is why I’m conflicted .  If you were a Demon trying to destroy me, you wouldn’t say stuff like this to me .

-Maybe, this is all part of my design .

‘Ah, all right .  Good . ’

Yuren compiled the information available to him, and he came up with several possibilities .  The Plain of Darkness had countless schemes ongoing on the continent .  In the past 200 years,there had been several changes of generations .  Each change of generation provided an opportunity for the Dragon Demon king worshippers to worm their way into the human society .

‘They haven’t revealed themselves .  They might after Atein’s revival, but they don’t have the power to pick a fight with the world . . ’

The Plain of Darkness hid in the shadow of the world as they schemed .  They did this, because they didn’t possess the power they once possessed in the Dragon Demon war .  In the past, they had enough forces to take over the world .  Of course, if they concentrated their forces now, they would be able to fight and win against a single country .  However, their existence would be revealed to the seven kingdoms in the process .  No, the whole world would become their enemy, and only ruination awaited the Dragon Demon king worshippers .

‘If that is true…  The only thing I can think of is the fact that they want to sow chaos from the shadows . ’

-That is what they’ve been doing up until now .  What has changed?

‘Hmm . I’m not sure .  Their goal was to make human society diseased…  Will they instigate a war between humans?’

-That is one of the right answers .

‘Really? Well, I guess that is within their capability . ’

It would be crazy for the Plain of Darkness to reveal themselves and go to war with the humans .  However, they had infiltrated all the ranks and classes of society, so it was possible to engineer a war .

‘However, that isn’t all there is to the plan?’

-No .  The fact that a war will start soon is correct .  War is the most violent way to exhaust the power of humans .

‘It isn’t just about a fight between humans .  There are other beings aside from humans… .  So they’ll try to bring beings from other races, who aren’t affiliated with the Dragon Demon king worshippers, into a fight with the humans?

-That is also another correct answer .  They’ve been conducting numerous experiments .

‘For example, are you talking about the Grand Alliance of Darkness that popped up in the Rulain Kingdom?’

-Yes .

The Grand Alliance of Darkness had threatened the Rulain Kingdom around 30 years ago, and they had been created by the Plain of Darkness .  The strong and wise mutant Orc named Dakan had been made with evil magic .  It had been surprisingly easy to gather monsters by propping Dakan up as a leader .

-The winds of change will blow over the world .  Be prepared for the ensuing chaos .

The guide had told Yuren a surprising amount of information .  If the guide’s words were correct, he could buy Azell’s trust with it .  The guide’s words had never been wrong before .

Suddenly, Yuren asked a question .

‘I never expected such an arrangement to exist .  It is amazing .  Anyways…  Isn’t it time for you to tell me who you are?’

-It would be meaningless to tell you .

‘Why?’

-You’ll forget it once this dream ends .  The answer will come to you at the right time .

‘But…… . ’

The dream ended there .

2

Azell’s party was moving at a much slower pace than they had originally planned .  A week had passed, since they had left the County of Karzark .  Currently, they had decided to rest at an inn . Kairen grumbled .

“We should have already covered twice the distance by now .  That magician move like a snail… . ”

“…are you trying to kill me?  If so, you should just tell it to me straight . ”

Yuren grumbled .  If one was looking at a map, they were traveling in a straight line at 60 km/h .  They were traveling at an incredibly high speed .  It defied common sense .

If a layman saw Yuren fly, one wouldn’t understand how difficult it was to fly through the air .  Flight over a long period of time required the extreme consumption of magical energy, stamina and willpower .  It was very remarkable that a young man like Yuren was able to keep up with the pace .

In terms of innate magical energy, Laura was more outstanding than Yuren, yet even she was exhausted .  Leticia, who trained in the Dragon Arts, was keeping up, but it hadn’t been easy for her .

‘However, I can’t deny this is good training for me . ’

Normally, regular magicians never thought about using Flight magic to travel a long distance at high speeds .  The reasons were as previously stated .  Those reason also applied to Laura .

She was demanded to do tasks that she had never been required to do before .  She could feel herself improve .  On the first day, she had been completely gassed . She needed to be carried by Azell to the next town .  However, she was now reach their next destination under her own power .

‘This will be most effective when I have to run away . ’

Leticia had to expend quite a lot of energy when she had to run away from Dragon Demon king worshippers in the past .  However, she never overdid it, because she had to preserve her battle capability .  However, if she was put in a similar situation, she would now have an easier time evading her trackers .

Leticia made a remark to Azell .

“I never knew the human body could move so well . ”

Even if he was a Spirit Order Practitioner, the way he moved was absurd .  Azell was equipped lightly, but he carried all the baggages needed for the trip .  He ran across mountain and forests, while carrying such a burden .

Kairen smirked at her words .

“If my friend wanted to, he could travel much faster than me .  In truth, I’m slowing him down .  If I’m grabbing at his ankles, you guys are like balls and chain on his feet . ”

“Mmm? What are you saying?”

“You’ll have a chance to see it later .  Even I don’t dare to imitate what he does . ”

Azell was able to teach Kairen a lot of techniques .  However, Kairen wasn’t able to learn ‘Incarnation’, which allowed one to create a clone of substance .  In the first place, it was a skill incompatible with him .  Kairen had rarely used the cloning technique before .  This was why Kairen couldn’t learn the long range flight technique devised by Azell .

Kairen spoke .

“You are doing pretty well in keeping up with us, Leticia . ”

“I’ve always preferred to run on my own to feet .  However, I’ve never experience traveling long distances day after day like this .  It is hard for me to see you guys as being sane . ”

Leticia shook her head from side to side .  Kairen looked at her with interest .  He didn’t know what the Dragon Demon King worshippers did to her, .  However, she possessed more Dragon Demon magic as a Dragon Majin compared to most Dragon Demons .  She was the most talented female practitioner of the Dragon Arts he had seen in his lifetime .

“If you are overflowing with energy, why don’t we spar?  Azell doesn’t play with me anymore, so I’m a little bit bored . ”

“You are old, yet… .  You are overflowing with energy . ”

Even as she said those words, Leticia looked interested .  It would be a lie to say she hadn’t wanted to fight him during the week long travel .

Yuren spoke as he saw the two of them exit towards the backyard of the inn .

“Ah, youth . ”

“You are the youngest amongst us . ”

Laura, who was lounging around, spoke .