The Caravan IV
Alucard's POV:
. . .
The moment that I remembered my papa's words back when we used to hang a lot in the good ol' days, it makes me wonder that....
*galloping of horses*
What is Azyrya? Is my imaginations will come true once I enter that place?
Will I get a chance to see glowing trees, clear ponds, amazing creatures, and a majestic view of the moon once I get there?
. . .
Will papa's words will be enough to sustain what my imaginations could've told?
Will be it enough to fill all my excitement upon hearing my papa's tale?
. . .
*smile*
. . .
*tch!* Why doubt papa? Papa knows best! He wouldn't dare to lie in his adventures throughout the Land! I'll bet once I got in all the places he have mentioned, I'll bet my expectations will surely not fail me....
Just how I witness the beauty of the countryside and-
. . .
Just before I make another question out of wonder, I suddenly fell asleep.
*snore*
. . .
Narrator's POV:
While enjoying his young minds, Alucard forgot that he doesn't have any proper sleep for many, many days. So, when he exhaust his brain due to wonder, he fell to the floor and immediately fell asleep. Not finishing his words earlier.
- - - Many Hours Later - - -
( night time )
The night has fallen, sounds of crickets and any other living creatures that resides ay the countryside are starting to make noises.
The skies are clear that thousands or billions of stars are twinkling at night. The moonlight shines brightly that lit the surroundings in a more dreamy way.
*crickets*
*cold breeze of the wind*
The cold breeze is soothing and tempting anyone to fall into nice slumber but the Merchant kept on moving as he drink his hot coffee.
*sipping*
As the caravan kept on moving in a constant speed, inside the caravan, Alucard is still dozing around.
*snore*
It seems the boy is having a best dream of his entire life.
*drooling*
- - - In Alucard's Dreamland - - -
The boy is sitting in a round table where it's filled with lots of food. Confetti are scattered on the floor and it looks likes there's a commemoration is going on in his dream.
Alucard is eating the sliced birthday cake in a gluttonous way.
*nom!* *nom!*
"Happy birthday, Son!"
- Zemislav cheerfully greets.
"Now, now, everyone! Look at the camera and let's take a photo together!"
- Margarette said as she prepared the camera.
"Okay!"
- the father and son responded without any hesitation.
"Alright! At a count of three, when I say 'Cheese', you say cheese, okay?"
- Margarette cheerfully said.
"Kay!"
- Alucard and Zemislav replied again with cheerful expression.
"So... Okay... One.... Two.... Three! Say Cheese!!"
- Margarette signals.
"CHEESE!!!!"
- all of them said in unison.
*snap!*
. . .
Alucard's POV:
. . .
*slowly opens the eyes*
. . .
Oh?... It's just a dream.
*sigh*
Oh yeah... I forgot that I fell asleep during I was wondering at the morning.
*yawn*
*looking outside*
. . .
*smirk*
Wow! I did make myself have a great nap than I could imagine! Seriously...
*looking at his watch*
I slept for 7 hours! Like.... Maan!!! Woah! This is the first moment I've slept for 7 hours!
Ahahaha!
For the past weeks, I was having 4 hours of sleep rarely because I was patiently waiting for my parents' return. But most of the time, I didn't sleep cuz I don't wanna doze off.
But... Hehehe! Look at me! I slept for 7 hours straight today! Wahahah!... Anyway...
*gazing outside*
Day or night, countryside never cease to amaze me! The scenery always look so marvelous! It far exceeds my imagination!
. . .
*smug*
Papa, your tales are straightforward or let's just say, it's accurate!
The place you called 'Azyrya'...
*confident smile*
I can't wait to witness it with my own eyes...! Papa never lies! And if papa said that, Azyrya is such an amazing place, then there's no reason for me to doubt his words!
. . .
Like Azyrya, probably all the places are the same either! Amazing and marve-
Just as I was about to continue my sentence, some eerie words coming from papa flashes through my mind.
- - - - - Flashback - - - - -
"War between Light and Dark is raging. The haven which you've known as Lumina prevented us from knowing the atrocities of War outside its walls. Same goes with the rest of the Places here in the Land of Dawn."
- papa said eerily towards a delusional noble who arrogantly debates with papa.
- - - - - Flashback Ends - - - - -
. . .
I do not know what papa meant at that time but the way he spoke it is chilly, like it's-
*as the the caravan kept on moving, some unidentified flying object is coming at the caravan's direction at extreme speed*
*the merchant wondered what's that flying object, and it turns out to be a corpse of a human being*
"OH SH*T!!!"
- the merchant panickily yell.
*Alucard gasps*
. . .
Just as I was preoccupied by my wondering mind, the caravan turned its wheel in a drastic turn.
. . .
"What the f*ck??!?"
- I ask in wonder.
Because of such drastic turn of the caravan, I stumbled upon one of the crate and I was like 'OOOFFF! THAT HURTS!' swearing of mine.
*groan*
So, I tried to stabilize my composure and out of curiosity, I eavesdropped the driver's seat for a while as anger still is filling me up.
. . .
As I eavesdrop, I heard the merchant getting off on his wheels and decided to approach something nearby.
So, I tried not to make any noises not to alarm the merchant about my presence.
. . .
"Ooh man! What a bummer!"
- the merchant said in disappointment.
*eavesdropping*
"I never thought that the flying object was a body!"
- merchant said as he frowns.
*curious sensation started to rain down on Alucard*
"I don't know where the hell does this body came from but there's one thing for sure, there's a battle going on around here."
- merchant said curiously.
. . .
"Anyway, if there's a battle ahead, I'd like to take detour but... If I did, it would take too much time and, there's also a high possibility that there's a raging war there too!"
Too many bodies scattered all over the place."
- merchant said.
*curious Alucard*
"Anyway, since this body here tells that the war took place around morning, probably the situation have quelled. So, it's best to assume that, this route is safe for now."
- the merchant said as he get on his driving seat again.
"Hmm... Oh well! Better get going now. There's nothing surprising in this world were war is at its peak."
- the merchant said as he start moving his caravan.
"Besides, we've entered the premises of the Lantis Mountain after all!"
- the merchant said as he continue sipping his coffee.
. . .
*Alucard's gotten quiet*
. . .
*galloping of horses continue*
. . .
Body?... What did he mean about the body.. and-
. . .
As I was about to finish my sentence, I heard the merchant again.
"Oh heck yeah! My hunch and analysis were right! There's a war going on around here! And oh my God! Look at those large numbers of bodies scattered all over the place! D*mn! What a horrific sight to behold!"
- the merchant said as if he was celebrating his hunch or such.
( Narrator: the scenery where the caravan have travelled is now are; (1) rocky- cliff like hills, (2) the skies are now shrouded with dark clouds, and (3) the environment is gotten misty and horrific sensation )
. . .
As I heard what the merchant said, I heard him saying about 'bodies' and such.
He even said that the bodies are scattering all over the place!
. . .
*brainstorming*
. . .
Better thinking about it and let's take a look outside and see what's going on.
. . .
Just as I am about to glance outside, the caravan seemed to hit something and I was like...
*oooof!!!*
I stumbled on the surface because I lose balance. I tried to maintain my balance and all of a sudden, the fresh air which I admired earlier quickly replaced by rotten smell...
Like you know, the smell of a dead rat infested by maggots or something?
My mind's acting crazy and started to imagine weird things.
*sound of flies*
. . .
I head to my backpack and get my handkerchief... Good thing I brought one, just in case.
*heavy breathing*
. . .
I covered my nose but the stink of rotten flesh is lingering on my handkerchief which I, myself couldn't believe the tenacity of the smell.
But even if it did, I still covered my nose despite the smell penetrating my handkerchief.
*gallops*
*bam!*
*screech*
The caravan kept on hitting something on its wheels and my curiosity started to overwhelm me.
*staring at the covered entrance*
. . .
My curiosity is overwhelming that I couldn't stop thinking what's really going on outside.
*trembling*
I tried to move my feet towards the place where I tend to look back then... My feet and my body are shivering to the core. Sweat started to drip uncontrollably in me.
I grabbed the cover which covered where I looked back then and I....
*horrified*
- - - - - Flashback - - - - -
"War between Light and Dark is raging. The haven which you've known as Lumina prevented us from knowing the atrocities of War outside its walls."
- papa said eerily.
- - - - - Flashback Ends - - - - -
*gulp*
I couldn't believe what I saw...
*gnawing*
*sounds of flies intensifies*
*nauseated*
*crow noises*
. . .
There are many corpse of dead soldiers lying all over the place.
Narrator's POV:
As Alucard is in a state of shock, the caravan hit on something again which made him off balance.
He looked on the route where the caravan have taken and he sees blood and decapitated body parts of the corpse.
Which made the boy greatly traumatized of the scene he have sought in his eyes.
*almost breaking Alucard*
Alucard stepped back as his body is trembling.
*heavy panting of Alucard*
The boy didn't move an inch in his position because of fear.
*gnawing*
While he's in a state of shock, Alucard started to remember his previous nightmares back then.
Upon remembering his nightmares, tears started to fall down on his cheeks, and because of his uncontrollable fear....
*drip* *drop*
He forgot to close his mouth which resulted him of his drooling behavior.
*horrified Alucard*
*bam!* *bam!*
The way he drools simply does not mean he is hungry but rather, he's engulfed with fear.
Alucard is trembling too much that he unconsciously dropped his handkerchief already, back when he stepped back earlier.
*shivering*
- - - - - Flashback - - - - -
"War between Light and Dark is raging. The haven which you've known as Lumina prevented us from knowing the atrocities of War outside its walls."
- papa said eerily.
- - - - - Flashback Ends - - - - -
. . .
*heavy panting*
"Papa.... is this what you've m-?"
- Alucard said in fear.
Before Alucard finishes his statement, the Merchant closes his attention to the silhouette from the mist ahead.
*eerie noises*
Caravan never stopped it's movement and still heading to the silhouette from the mist. As the caravan gets closer and closer, the silhouette starting to get cleared and it turns out that the silhouette is the figure of of a huge demon!
*widened eyes of the merchant*
The caravan stopped in an extreme way which made Alucard loses his balance again but in a harsh way.
*screeeeeccchhhh!!!*
Alucard gotten pissed that he badly want to swear but suddenly, he heard a mayday.
"OH FOR F*CK*R'S SAKE!!! A DEMON!!!"
- merchant yells.
*Alucard flinched*
The caravan panickily tries to shift its position and tried to get away from the demon ahead, but the demon noticed the Caravan and it started to charge towards it direction.
*stomping noises*
Upon seeing the movement of the demon in a fast rate, the merchant panicked and tried his best to shift its maneuvers which made the caravan started to act jerky that it loses its balance and fell on the ground.
*scrape!*
The demon gets closer to the crashed caravan where Alucard is in.
*thomp!* *thomp!*
The demon is 10 meters tall and it is getting closer and closer to the merchant who's lying on the ground.
*the merchant groans*
Inside the caravan where the supplies are located, Alucard shakes off the scattered supplies which are burying him.
"D*mn it! That's one heck of harsh ride!"
- Alucard curses as he slam the supplirs which are covering him.
*swipe the scattering supplies*
. . .
"D*mn! I need to leave or else I'll be buried he-"
- Alucard wondered as he try to secure himself from the scattering supplies.
Before Alucard finishes his sentence, he heard the wail of the merchant outside.
"No!... No!!! Stay away from me, you demon!!"
- the merchant cries in fear.
*Alucard flinch*
"De... demon?"
- Alucard wondered.