Chapter II. THEIR MOTIVE

Moirai's P.O.V

In our preceding lives, we mourn for agony and sentimental trauma after we lost a thunder or a group of dragons. Doubtlessly, we were in a position to outlive the dingy chronicle and the bloodlust shed by way of the fourth emperor of the Akkad Empire rulings, King Ortheo Hayes. Twenty-five years ago, when the prince of the Akkad empire was once said to be assassinated with the aid of one of our kind and without having solid evidence, they initiated the slaughtering of the serpents. The said physician with magical powers relinquished and forsaken us after forging us to be their biggest weapons, and after the incident, lightheartedness comes to their mind. At that time, I warned myself no longer to meddle with my life related to any health practitioner in the whole village. I started to distance myself away from the said Averchinari to forestall having any sentimental reason, since, from the start, I knew the viable conclusion of the dragons. After fleeing and hiding, I manage to come across Cyrus, wounded from the attack. I concluded to take him with me and lurked from the highly authorized community, and to avert risk, we revamp ourselves into a human shape and had been in no way considered as a dragon form after a long run. Until then, I met this peculiar youthful man with full willpower in his eyes, he used to be full of charms and mysteries. I can not supply an account of whether his personality is an ample or terrible one. Therefore, I shall get to be aware of him first and decide on his persona afterward.

Igashu: Miss Moirai, do you wish to join me in cutting the woods to the Chanty village?

Moirai: Why would you rather go to that place when you were once attacked by the ferals?

Igashu: Then should I rather go to the village of the dead? Only the Chanty village and the village of the dead have a tree.

Moirai: No, not there. You go and ask Cyrus for a companion.

Igashu: Okay then, I'll get going before the sunset.

Moirai: hmm…

Moirai spent her day inside their domicile, while Igashu took his time, collecting logs for them to set fire to at night.

Cyrus: I'm home~

Moirai: Where is Igashu?

Cyrus: What do mean?

Moirai: I asked him to come along with you!

Cyrus: No he didn't!

Moirai: THAT IDIOT BRAT! HE NEVER LISTENS!

An uproarious blast was heard as she plods her feet away from their inn, mumbling. She quickly strides over to the Virgin Aisle village, whereas Cyrus takes the inverse way to the Chanty village to explore Igashu's appearance.

I was in a hurry, I could barely hear the crown prince of the Akkad empire calling out my title, boldly. "Moirai!" Said by the prince of the Akkad realm, the only prince of the 6th emperor, King Henry Gunayin, son of the late emperor of the 5th empire, King Theoden Guanyin, and Queen Ivy Ruth who gave birth to the 6th emperor of the Akkad empire. Queen Ryth Aurora, queen of King Gunayin Henry, mother of prince Artemis Guanyin. In the said legend, winged serpents started to be contracted and were upheld by the 3rd emperor to collide and lead the economy as front liners amid wars. Emperor Emmett Huxley was the 3rd sovereign who ruled the whole government for precisely 10 long times. He was old and strict at the same time, with whiskers that outperformed his chest and hunched like a testudinal reptile.

He was known for his fingertip cracks as he pointed at someone. It was also said that he started a contract with the Averchinari, approving one's notion and accepting gifts from the said physician. After his retirement, the next emperor was ruled by the 4th emperor of the Akkad empire, King Ortheo Hayes. The youngest emperor of the Akkad empire. He was known for his charms and glamorous expression, hunk, and manly at the same time. He was moreover known for being a womanizer who honors to flex his blemishes, charms, and wealth to his maidservants and the other concubines. He hitchhiked different concubines and had 4 queens at the same time as his administration. Shockingly, the 4th Queen was favored to lead their economy and become legally the king's emperor for her one and only prince and the rest were all princesses. King Ortheo Hayes adds up to his 15 children, 14 princesses, and his one and only prince. Later on, they found his dead child on a lake, injured and attacked by the said serpents who were once cast by the Averchinari in tangled with the late emperor Emmett Huxley. The 4th ruler at that point requested the butchering of the serpent and requested his men to execute all of the mythical beast and its kind. In where the shapeshifting of the mythical serpents and sidestepping happens.

From what I have taken notice of the maidservant hireling of the rising crown ruler, from his granddad to him. They wish to see our kind for one final time. Within a long time of mine. I managed to get to know Prince Artemis from the Virgin Aisle village, in front of their palace.

Prince Artemis: Moirai, what are you doing in this broad daylight? I thought you hated going outside when the sun is up ahead.

Moirai: Greetings to you, your highness (bows)

Prince Artemis: no need to be formal, I'm on the run, I mean I'm skipping my classes for today. The palace was boring after all.

Moirai: But your highness, the king must be worried about your health, it is dangerous if you go out, disguising yourself as a noble man, you should at least bring some guard with you.

Prince Artemis: don't bother to dwell on it, I have my personal escort. It is a woman though.

Moirai: though?

The prince and Moirai were walking along the village, while his personal escort was watching them from behind. Abruptly, as they were strolling down the village, they encountered a young maiden, who's frightened and panic were seen on her face. Moirai instantly took the maiden in her arms and warmly embraced her with interest. "What's wrong?" she asked as she caressed her head. The prince was seen gaping at the maiden's wrist. "Is that a jade?" he asked as she slowly furs her wrist from Moirai's notoriety.

???: Please help me, I'm begging you…

Moirai: What happened?

???: its-its them! The attackers!

Moirai: WHO?!

???: Ferals!

Prince Artemis: Ferals? Wait, dragons were real?! I thought it was just a myth.

Moirai: Okay, for now, we will be taking you with us.

Prince Artemis: I'll carry her- (grabs)

Amaya: Pardon me, but you are forbidden from touching anyone, young master, I must carry her instead.

Her voice was clean and deep as she calmly mumbles the word she utters, eyeing the ground as expressing her courtesy to the prince.

Prince Artemis: Okay, I'll allow you to carry her.

The prince, Moirai, and the prince's personal escort, Amaya strolled back to their domicile, escorting the young maiden who was said to be attacked by the Feral. While Cyrus took his time to look after Igashu from the Chanty Village.

Moirai: Come inside, I'll bring you some tea.

???: thank you…

Amaya: Have a seat young master (bows)

Prince Artemis: I'm good.

Moirai went back with a hot boiling tea, conveying it to the prince and others as well.

Moirai: Hear have some, have a sit your highness

Prince Artemis: okay (reclining comfortably)

"What's your name, young fella? " Moirai asked in a woeful tone. "Naomi", she replied. "Naomi, where did you live? I didn't notice you lurking around this village" but instead of replying to her message, she ends up sobbing in front of them, howling in agony. "I'm sorry, you don't have to answer that question, you must be in shock after the attack" Naomi just nodded after hearing the phrase from Moirai. "Young master, we must get going, the king must be looking for you" Amaya inserted from their conversation. "but Moirai is all alo-" he stuttered in the middle of his phrase. "pardon?" Amaya replied.

"Your highness, you should go back to the place before the king finds out you skipped your lesson," Moirai added. "She's right, young master, we must go before the king finds out. Otherwise, you will be punished-" "okay! We will be going"

Meanwhile, Igashu discreetly eavesdrops on the gossip of the other villagers who were talking about dragons, ferals, and stuff. While carrying some logs, ambling his feet with small steps as his ears were left behind, eavesdrops on some of the Babylonian's tittle-tattle.

Igashu's P.O.V

I need to perceive further information about the serpents concerning the deadly ferals. Before they know my motive, I must secretly dig into further information coming from these villagers.

As I was once ambling my step close to the white bridge village, little by little. I discerned one of the Babylonians, tittle-tattling about the Averchinariams instead. I gave attention to one of the villagers, mumbling her words, and uttering. "I have heard a rumor about one of the Averchinari. During my preceding year, when I was just this glamorous maiden back then, I heard one of their members speak to the novice Averchinari" '' What did they say?" "They were insulting this trained woman who was once crunching down on her bent knees, " You used our clan to store his life, you whited sepulcher!" That is what I heard. " "What does that mean? " I have no idea, I just heard their conversation " "What else did you hear from them?" "I can't discern the excess of small print given since I was once too young at that time" "What a sense! "

I was bewildered by the phrase she utter and decided to stroll back to our domicile, as I used to be waddling my steps while carrying these heavy logs. Dragons are what I am fascinated by paying interest to. I wasn't aware of how the time was exceeded. Moirai must have been worried, barring understanding as I went to the Chanty village all alone. I needed to go back before they knew I was spying at the back of their back.

As I was ambling my steps while hanging my head on the ground, I heard a scream at the fore. It was Cyrus who was calling out my name, waving his hands in the air, smiling, and asking me to hurry. I smiled and returned while carrying these heavy logs, he did not even help me lift them, he was just there standing ahead of me, smiling. "Coming" I responded as I took my largest steps toward him.

Cyrus: where have you been?

Igashu: I was cutting wood from the village of the dead

Cyrus: Next time, don't go to that village, it's more dangerous than the Chanty village.

Igashu: hmm…

Cyrus: Earlier, Moirai was furious after she knew you were strolling the village all alone.

Igashu: crap! She knew?!

Cyrus: Yeah, she was madly furious.

Cyrus turns to Igashu, facing him while swaying his pointed finger to Igashu, making him anxious.

Igashu: Stop it, will you!

Cyrus: Okay, I'll stop (teasingly laughs at Igashu)

The two of them collided as they joined from strolling back to their domicile near the Chanty Village. While Moirai and Naomi had considered having a cup of tea on their floor. In a quick minute. Igashu and Cyrus have been spotted on the scene as they had been carrying some logs Igashu collected. Meanwhile, Moirai instantly perked as she squealed at Igashu ``You!" Cyrus, who evenly left his spot, published a deadpan appearance as he entered and returned to his quarters, leaving Igashu and Moirai chaotic. "Wait!" Igashu complained. "You look familiar. Ahh! I just remember! You had been that impolite maiden lower back then" he added. " you know her?" Moirai said, raising a question. "Yeah, it was her," he conceded as he pointed his finger at Naomi.

Naomi's P.O.V

Crap! They must now not discern my motive, otherwise, I will be kicked out of this cozy inn. I must now not let them suspect me. I need to act dumb and definitely no longer act suspiciously in front of them. Before that happens, I have to acquire further information about ferals and the mislaid dragons otherwise, I will not gain the power that I cherish the most in my entire life. "Naomi? Do you know Igashu? " Of course, I know him, he was famous enough to be unable to recognize. "No, I don't know him. Not at all" I calmly spoke back to her question. "Well I don't know her name though, neither does she know mine. however, I do recognize her face"

Moirai: Anyway, where have you been?!

Igashu: I-I just need to put the logs first to warm us up-

Moirai: Do you favor yourself sleeping outside?

Igashu: Cha-Chanty village

Moirai: What did I tell you?! (Raising her eyebrows while smashing a stick on her palm, slowly reaching Igashu's spot)

Igashu: I-I'm sorry, it will never happen again. Please excuse me. (Leaving his spot, dashing out from their domicile.)

Moirai: That stupid dork never listens!

Naomi: Permission to speak, if it's not rude to ask, why do you seem to be worried about that boy? What was he to you?

Moira: So you as well favor yourself sleeping outside?!

Naomi: I apologize

Meanwhile, inside the prince's quarters.

"You are forbidden upon stepping your feet outside of the palace. That is the king's personal order. " said one of the eunuchs.

"Amaya, I give you my order to look into the situation relating to the dragons, inform me instead of the king and another royal craftsperson internal this palace. You must go at some point of my absence" he mumbles, cuffing his palms behind his lower back while staring out his window."

"Yes young master, at your service" (kneels)

At night, Amaya secretly digs into dragons and the lethal ferals, in every nook of the village, which she investigates as the prince's personal order. And for the extent of daylight, she serves the prince with her new validities concerning the ferals.

Ferals were stated to be once a dragon who forced themselves to operate shapeshifting techniques to conceal their actual dragon form. However, Averchinariams discerns the real cause for these ferals who became deadly creatures.

25 years ago, a glimpse of a flashback in which the first feral was cursed. "You are such a witty performer, you enter our clan, the healers with a magical strength just to heal this tiny tot you had, foolishness and greediness had been built inside your heart, hence as a massive part of the clan and as a member of the critics who uphold the law of the Averchinari clan. I, myself will turn you and forge you into a feral who will crave a mortal one that will for certain accompany your dingy chronicles"

"Young master, this is certainly the main data I was once able to collect from one of the villagers near the white bride village."

"You are such a trustworthy and loyal follower of mine, I shall furnish you a wish-"

"I, as the crown prince's personal escort, should not take any gifts. That is one of my virtue in serving the royal blood. I beg your pardon for my vulgarity young master. " (half kneeling)

"If you insist, I have to no longer pressure you to accept such a gift coming from a mine. Thus, I thank you for your carrier and loyalty"

"It was once a pleasure of mine to serve the future emperor of the Akkad empire."

(Chuckles)

"You never failed to galvanize me, Amaya"

(Bows)

Amaya then left the prince's quarters after informing him of her news. She politely departs away from the prince's site after expressing her gratitude and tribute to the royal crown prince of the Akkad empire. Effortlessly saunter away from the palace whilst swinging her arms with his head hanging on the ground, expressing a sigh and a panting sound as she sat on the ground with a tear in her eyes. Percking and gawking at the night's view.

"Why do I have to do this? Why am I the chosen one in serving the royal blood? I do not belong in this neighborhood that seeks the extinction of a mare serpent! I wanted to end the contract! " she howls in silence, expressing a gloomy sentiment she used to be obscured for her entire year.

Epilogue 21 years ago

"Amaya, in the future. You need to serve prince Artemis in his ordeal and put your existence at risk if you had to. For the future of our clan, you ought to preserve him to lead this nation and guide him. Make him sensible and a wise king. Thus your sacrifice will obtain the entire clan's trust and you will be declared our hero in the future. "

"Why me master Leo?"

"You were intended to guide the crown prince on his journey as the future emperor of our nation."

"Then how did you manage to get any information about my future master Leo?"

"From one of our sources, the soothsayer"

"Are they one of our allies, master Leo?"

"Yes dear, they're friends of ours."

"What if in the future, I am determined to decline my will?"

"What about this, will you do me a favor?"

Amaya: darn that favor! I was once caught in an area, in a place in which no one would dare to ask me if I wanted to stay longer in this dull place! Darn him! I swear I'll kill him if I saw a glimpse of him one more time! I will scold him for sending me away!

That night was filled with agony as some of the villagers express sentimental emotions, achieving their goals in life to gain power and fame from their kind, clan, and family. Some were into their bad intentions, some were into curiosity and some were forcibly ordered against their will. In their proceeding life, they will soon find out the reason for their existence and soon be filled with Hummingbirds from their blues.

End of chapter 2