NOVEL WEB Chapter 79: Andila
Taking care of the seaside villages was easy, though I did not enjoy the process, It had to be done according to my father. And so, the only thing I could do was follow his orders. My father had explained that this was the only way humans would learn and that we had to set an example.
Unlucky for the Piya kingdom, that example happened to be them. Now that we had already taken care of the small targets, It was time to move for the big ones. And by that, I mean their main cities. The Piya kingdom was not a particularly big nor strong kingdom, according to my father, It could only pass as average.
The reason this average kingdom could survive, Is due to its advantageous geographical location. The kingdom had the sea behind It, and a giant mountain range standing In front of It, acting as a natural barrier that repelled the Tinada and Rimor Kingdoms from turning their fangs against it.
Still, I was confused. If the land Is a no-go, why not try to go by sea? And so I asked my father, to which the answer was surprisingly simple. First was the fact that no kingdom was very advanced when It came to their navy, the second point was the sea monsters. Hence with these two factors, the Piya kingdom was able to enjoy the peace that was otherwise lacking for the other countries.
I was quite surprised by how much my father seemed to know about the human continent. He was aware of the situation in all the kingdoms, and empires, their alliances, their wars. Hell, he even told me about some of the royal families. When I asked him how did we manage to gather so much information when we seldom interact with the lower continent.
He simply smirked and said that we dragons know everything. And I had to admit, he looked pretty dang cool saying it. It was my second day on the lower continent, and we were currently making our way towards Andila, one of Piya's three major cities. According to my father, Andila was the country's major tourist city. Luckily for me and unluckily for them, Andila was a hanging city situated on top of a giant waterfall, between four mountains.
Its natural beauty attracted visitors from countries all across the realm. This meant, that this was the perfect place to make a certain announcement. This time, my mission was no to just destroy everything, no, according to my father I had to let everyone know the price to be paid for messing with the dragons.
The flight towards Andila was uneventful, the lower continent was truly a peaceful one. At least from my point of view, It was. We didn't encounter any monsters along the way, no abominations whatsoever. Our flight continued unhindered until we reached Andila.
My eyes widened in surprise as the city appeared before my eyes. It was truly beautiful, yet It reminded me of the hanging arena back at the King's temple. Andila was situated on top of a platform in between the four mountains. From each mountain extended a giant thick chain, which helped keep the platform steady.
A faint metallic-colored shield surrounded the city, a frown made its way onto my face as I could see the disturbed flow of mana. "Are they using magic to help keep the city in the sky?" I asked my father in curiosity. The chains alone should not assure the stability of the hanging city and with the amount of mana that surrounded it, I could somewhat guess what they were using.
Father nodded in confirmation, "Yes, the stream in this area is almost broken," He sighed and shook his head in annoyance. "Go, get It done and be quick about It, and remember to leave a few survivors," He said, ushering me with his head. "Yes, father!" I replied enthusiastically and dived headfirst towards the city below.
My large figure broke through the clouds as I unleashed a roar, causing a commotion to break out in the city. I circled It with my aura at full blast, yet the humans below did not seem as affected as the villagers. 'Looks like that shield is not just for show,' I noted.
'Good, hopefully, this will be more fun than the previous ones,' I inwardly mumbled as I could feel my mouth curving upwards in anticipation. A quick glance at the city was enough for me to spot the guards that were hastily mobilizing.
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My name is Lana, I'm an explorer from the Rimor kingdom. Rumors of dragons appearing in the city and destroying a small fleet of knights at the coast of the Piya kingdom brought me here. This was the first rumored sighting of dragons in years! And I was not going to let the chance of studying a mythical dragon escape my hands.
And so, I left my home country and made my way towards Piya in my search for dragons. Sadly, throughout my five years here, I have never had the chance of encountering any. I had even used all my savings and rented a ship to regularly go out into the sea in hopes of finding a dragon but to no avail.
And so, with an empty pocket and broken spirit, I was finally ready to set on my journey back home. I stopped by Andila as It was on the way where I was hoping to catch one of their flying Ashvings back to the capital.
I was walking through the busy streets with a downcast gaze, cursing my luck. 'I can't believe I just wasted five years and not a single sign of a dragon,' I spat on the ground in annoyance as I adjusted the large bag on my back.
A sigh escaped my mouth, as I reached the Ashvings' station. The oversized one-eyed birds always creeped me out. I usually tend to avoid using them, yet now with news of the war between Rimor and the Yadour Empire intensifying, I had to go back as fast as I could.
I was about to approach one of the owners when the city's shield suddenly glowed brightly, an extremely heavy pressure descended on the city as a roar echoed from behind the clouds. I could feel my heart threatening to jump from my chest as I unconsciously turned my gaze towards the sky.
And there It was, a beautiful majestic blue dragon circling the city. An aura of strength surrounded It causing my eyes to widen and my jaw to drop. "W-Why?" I unconsciously muttered. I had traveled everywhere in search of a dragon, only to find nothing, yet now that I was finally ready to leave, one suddenly appears before my eyes.
"Is this faith?" I mumbled as a huge smile made its way to my face. I could see the people panicking, as the guards hurriedly mobilized. The mana fluctuated as I was even able to sense the famed mages appear in the city skies. Yet I could care less, my eyes were glued to the blue dragon that leisurely flew across the sky.
"How beautiful!"