HPDBC Chapter 314: Meeting the Old General
Chapter 314: Meeting the Old General
After an unusually undisturbed night, Ty was jolted awake by the fairy's insistent voice. "Shouldn't you be waking up now?" she prodded, her presence a gentle yet insistent wake-up call in the dim light of dawn.
Ty grumbled, his voice muffled in the darkness as the fairy, dimly lit and buzzing with energy, nudged his cheek. "Come on, wake up. The sun... or suns are already up. You should get some reading done—to me, I mean, for you."
"And how do you know the sun's up? Also, did that old man ever come back?" Ty muttered, still clinging to the remnants of sleep.
The fairy glanced around, her energy undiminished. "Nope, I haven't seen him at all. And, uh, well, I just haven't been able to sleep. I've been getting these jitters all day as if I'm about to see something exciting!"
She continued, her voice a mix of apology and excitement. "I snuck out and watched the sunrise. Or just explored the city a bit. There were huge boats off the coastline with so much amazing stuff. I hurried back here to see if you were awake yet, and you weren't."
"Sorry to wake you, but I'm so excited to learn more about this place," she concluded, her enthusiasm infectious, painting a picture of a world teeming with wonders just beyond the confines of their current reality.
Ty, still emerging from the fog of sleep, groaned slightly before asking, "Did you get the time at least?"
The fairy, buzzing with her earlier excitement, replied, "I think it was at least 9am. I'm surprised you were allowed to sleep so long. I haven't seen you sleep that good since you were a pile of bones," she said, her voice tinged with a slight giggle.
"Yeah, well, I very much needed it," Ty conceded. "I suppose we can try to finish up about the other kingdoms before this was the only one standing."
"Hmmm, show me your red eyes, will you?" the general pressed, intrigued by the rumors he had heard.
Ty, taken aback by the request and surprised that such information had already spread, admitted, "I'm not sure how to really activate them. It sort of just happens when I'm fighting or when I get angry."
"If I stabbed you, would that make you angry enough to show me the eyes, or maybe..." In a swift movement, the fairy, who had been hovering slightly above Ty, was snatched from the air. The general held the small fairy by its neck, posing a chilling threat, "What if I squished this flying blue... beetle-ant? I heard you are quite fond of this creature."
Ty's demeanor shifted dramatically. "If you dare harm her, I will ensure everyone you love is burnt to the ground," he warned, as flames began to leak from his hand and his eyes briefly flared red. The old general, after a tense moment, released the fairy and locked eyes with Ty.
The fairy flew back into Ty's pocket to hide.
Locking eyes with Ty, the general mused, "No doubt, there's demon blood in you, odd though that you have blue eyes at all. I can't say I've ever killed a demon with blue eyes. I wonder if you were some experiment gone wrong and a decoy by the rebels or something?"
"I heard from the reports you believe you're from an entirely different land. Regardless of that belief, it's clear the blood flowing in your body is of demon origin. Please come with me so I may escort you to the trial zone. I'm unaware if you've been briefed on this, but this is where you will be tested and given an official rank out of 100."
"This helps betters decide who they want to invest money into and whatnot. Not that it's of any concern to you, as your only purpose... well, I guess it kind of does affect you if you make it past the first Arena."
Ty, absorbing the weight of the general's words, followed him out of the cell, offering Goey a nod and a slight wave. "See you later," he said,
I wonder if this is the guy who the old man plucked the eye out, Should I ask?