Chapter 27: During her sleep
Third person's Point of View (A/N: Cause Anya is still unconscious)
A place that used to be filled with green leaves, flowers and trees, is now barren.
Hot breeze that sweeps the sand filled hill top can be felt in the place where four people are working nonstop to build something that looked like a house.
"I can't believe that there would come a day that I will need to build my house again" A gray haired man who can somehow still move despite his burns and bruises said while holding 10 pieces of wood above his head, each as big as his torso.
The unbelievable display of strength made one of the other men look at his own arm.
"Don't even" Zain said to his friend, Elliot after seeing him look at his own body which made the young man blush out of embarrassment.
"I will be as strong as you someday! I will be even bigger than you when I grow up!" Tafi said while dragging an over sized axe behind him and following the huge figure of Nine.
"Shut up twerp" Nine said
"What's a twerp?" Tafi asked
"Are you stupid?" Nine sarcastically said as he put the woods down on the ground with a thud
"No, my name is Tafi not stupid" Tafi said proudly
Nine just looked at him with a face that seems to reflect the words 'I can't believe I'm stuck with you'
"Hey you two, help the twerp chop the wood. I'm gonna rest for a while" Nine said and walked towards the carriage but before he could even get near it three skinny people blocked his way
"What are you doing?" Nine asked while glaring at them
"Lady Anya is sleeping in there!" Tafi said
"So?" Nine answered
"So, that means you can't go inside!!!" Tafi shouted
"Where do you want me to sleep then?" Nine said as he crossed his arms seemingly annoyed at the three people blocking his way.
"There!" Tafi said loudly while pointing at a tree which was far away from them
"Are you kidding me? Get out of the way" Nine said as he swiped the people away, quite literally like they were just some clothe blocking a doorway.
As soon as Nine reached the handle to open the carriage he was blasted away to the other direction.
Nobody shall pass
a voice of a man echoed in their mind which brought them head ache, Tafi even collapsed to the floor due to the pain.
"Who are you?!!" Zain shouted while trying to steady himself despite the head ache he felt, making him feel dizzy and nauseated. Due to this, he can barely see the man standing in front of the door of the carriage.
"HEY! What do you think are you doing?!!!" Tafi shouted even though he's already on the ground and can even barely move a finger
The man with jet black hair and obsidian black eyes stood there like he owned the world, while looking down on the three people squirming on the ground due to head ache.
When all of a sudden, something like an arrow headed his way, but he was unfazed. Then a huge bulky man with gray hair, Nine, suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Who are you?" He said while releasing killing intent, directed only to the mysterious man.
"Interesting, there are still human who practice these techniques?" The man said as he walk gracefully around the stunned Nine.
Nine was panicking inside as soon as he realized that he couldn't move.
"Seems like my little Anya managed to gather some exceptional people" He said and as soon as he uttered the words, the head ache that the three people felt went away like it was never even there in the first place.
"A cursed blood with black affinity, A tiger folk, Elfman and a master of Dragon qi" The man said while assessing each and everyone of the petrified individuals.
"But that little one, Did she think she can brazenly use top tier magic without consequences? Did I not teach her properly? Sigh*" The man mumbled while massaging his forehead.
He then went inside the carriage where the ethereal figure of a sleeping young lady with silver white hair lied. Outside the Carriage, Zain, Elliot and Tafi could only watch in horror while thinking all kinds of things that the man could have done to Anya.
Not knowing that the suspicious man just sat there while looking at the sleeping young lady.
"You never called me even once, ever since you came back, Is our relationship that fleeting to you?" The man whispered as he touch the lady's rosy cheeks.
"I was just waiting for you to call me for help you know" He added
"You are all I have now, so please, wake up" He said and kissed her forehead before disappearing like he's just made out of sea foam.
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Anya's Point of view
I am in front of a very familiar table, where sweets and a hot chocolate beverage is on display. I looked around and saw a little girl with silver white hair beside me eat a piece of the chocolate cake from her plate.
Isn't that me?
The little girl looked so delighted and happy. Then the door on our left opened and revealed a young man with blonde hair and green eyes
Brother Calvin
I felt my heart ache as I look at one of the people that I wanted to see the most.
"Anya! Did you miss me?!" Brother Cal said as he bend his one knee and opened his arms wide
The little girl beside me stood up and and ran excitedly to his brother's open arms
"Brother!" She said and then Brother Cal picked her up.
"Did you know that I always think about you when I was away? There are even nights that I cannot sleep, Especially when Brother Tris send me a message saying that you had probably already forgotten me" HE said while pouting
"How can I forget brother?! I would never!" The little girl said
"I knew it, you would ran here immediately and not report to father as soon as you come back" A man just a littler older than Brother Cal is leaning on the door frame, who looked exactly like father, save for his green eyes.
"Brother Tris!!" The little girl said and reached out her little hands, Brother Tristan walked towards them and took the little girl from Brother Calvin's arms.
"Go, report to father, He must be worried" Brother Tris said
"But I want to be with Anya!" Brother Cal protested
"What is with all this noise? Calvin! Welcome back!" A beautiful woman with golden yellow hair that looked like that of Brother Cal suddenly appeared.
Mom, I miss you, I unknowingly said
"Mom, I miss you" The little girl said
I was shocked by her words, not just me but even brother cal and Brother Tris were puzzled at my words
Can they hear me?
I miss you brother Tris, I miss you Brother Cal!
"I miss you brother Tris, I miss you Brother Cal!" The little girl mimicked my words like they were her own.
They just looked at the little girl with complicated faces
I want to go back, please take me back. I was so lonely without you, Please.
I'm already crying while holding on to my chest. I just want to go back, I want to see them again.
"I want to go back, please take me back. I was so lonely without you, Please" The little girl said while crying just like me
the three panicked at the sight of the young girl crying
"Call the imperial doctor! or the healers! immediately!!" Brother Tris ordered the maid around us and not long after, people arrived inside the room together with a silver haired man with dazzling blue eyes.
"Anya what's wrong? Why are you crying? does your chest hurt? please tell mommy" Mom said who is also crying while looking at the little girl.
I felt my heart ache at the view, There were people who loved me this much, there were people who cried when I cry. I miss you Mom, I miss you Dad, please just take me back.
" I miss you Mom, I miss you Dad, please just take me back." The little girl said
Then something bizarre happened. I met eyes with my father.
He looked at me carefully, I was also surprised that he saw me.
Dad?
"Dad"The little girl mimicked
Father looked at me and then to the little girl, he was confused and surprised and shocked.
He looked at me again and even extended his hand to reach me
"Anya" He said I was about to reach out my hand as well when the world suddenly crumbled into pieces like a shattered glass.
I'm in the dark empty nothingness once again, and its cold.
I just hugged myself and cried all the pain and frustration that I felt in my heart.
"Anya, You stupid little girl! Have I not told you that exhausting ones mana can lead to death?" a familiar voice was heard so I opened my eyes and saw the Dragon in his human form
"What happened to you? you look like shit" He said, which by the way, a word I taught him.
He walked towards me and stroked my head
"Were you sucked in your dreams again?" He asked, which frequently happened when we were in the seal, he was also always the one that woke me up.
I did not answer him and just cried there, in his arms for I don't know how long.
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After I calmed down he suddenly spoke
"Never Drain your mana again, do you hear me? You are not in the seal anymore, your body will not just heal like it used to, and I'm not there with you all the time to recharge your mana."He said while stroking my head which made me feel weird, so I pushed him away a little bit, just enough for me to see his face.
"Were you always this nice? did you eat something bad? are you dying?" I asked
"Tsk, Stupid little girl" He said before hugging me tightly which for some reason made my heart flutter. What? What just happened?
"Uhm, you're freaking me out" I said after a while, since he was still holding me tightly.
Is this really the white Dragon that I know? What in the hell happened to him? To change drastically like this?
I was about to say something again when he suddenly disappeared like sea foam and the next thing I know, when I open my eyes, I'm inside an unfamiliar room.
I looked around and saw Tafi sleeping at the side of the bed, wait, bed?