The Chronicle Of Jawata (Compilation Trial Edition)
6.14
Too quiet. The top of the night is studded with thousands of stars and the sky is clear without overcast. The wind barely blows. The atmosphere of Euryn was gripped by the silence of all residents. Only the teardrops seeped from the corners of the Glastric's eyes. They continued to follow wherever Queen Shachini carried Merald's body, towards the lower cavity of the palace.
He stared at Laotheri's radiant face, though his body began to wrinkle.
Queen Shachini descends to the Rainbow Lake. Now, the place is filled with flakes of Laotheri petals drying out. The petals molt one by one, becoming flakes of dust that fall into the water and only leave a grayish shadow and then disappear.
The leaves of Laotheri are scattered as Queen Shachini moves into the middle of the rocks, where the spring is the source of water. Then he laid Merald's body there. For a moment, he looked at Laotheri who was lying still. His gaze occasionally moved around the silent lake before leaving the place.
On the return of Queen Shachini to the court of Euryn, he saw Shammure who was still resting in the palace courtyard studded with gemstones. It seems like he is dying too. Seen from his pale face and his body was hollow. Not far from him, the heirloom was lying and drenched in golden blood.
”Bring her out...,” said Ratu Shachini gave the order.
A number of Glastric immediately obeyed him. They flew, carrying Shammure's withered body like a withered root, past the winding roots to the only peak of the palace cavity. And the shadows of those Glastric disappeared there.
”Do not touch that thing!” Queen Shachini quickly dispelled the Red Snake Elhundi when he was about to pick up the lying heirloom. He and several other Elhundi retreated without forgetting to bow respectfully.
”This object is dangerous, anyone who touches it will contract the same pain as Merald,” said Queen Shachini without removing her eyes observing the heirloom-tipped carving.
”This object is very dangerous, we should have destroyed it long ago,”, said Elhundi Red Snake said.
”It's not that easy!” one short sentence went hand in hand the cold gaze of Queen Shachini from her pair of faded white eyeballs, ”Full puzzle.
”The mystery of human magic, even we cannot reveal its power,” step by step, Queen Shachini approached to the heirloom lying among the pebbles whose color had turned gray.
”Then how? Will this legacy be left in Euryn? We should throw it as far away from Gunggali as possible!” Elhundi the White Snake interjected.
”No one can touch it!! Anyone who touches it will be poisoned!” said Queen Shachini while exerting energy to the ends of the palms of two hands simultaneously cast a powerful spell but without being heard by the others. A moment later, the ground under the heirloom instantly cracked and swallowed it into the crack plummeted inwards.
”However that thing, it cannot be destroyed with the power we have. Just let the heirloom get buried!” queen Shachini continued after ending her spell.
Everyone looked in one direction where the Queen was standing. No one speaks anymore. They're snitch each other. Until the Queen finally intends to leave the place. One or two steps, he turned again. This time his face was full of questions.
”Where is Taja? I haven't seen him since Merald came back in that state?” ask Queen Shachini to the Elhundi. They just look at each other. So did the others. No one answered the queen's question.
”Where is Taja?!” repeat Queen Shachini harder, ”Do any of you know where Taja is?!”
Everyone just looked down in response. Unless Elhundi Red Snake simply replied, ”We haven't seen him since the incident that befell Merald.”
Queen Shachini was silent for a moment.
”Search him!” order Queen Shachini on all occupants, ”Seek her wherever you are!”
Not just those who were in Euryn at the time. The command also echoed through the water, the soil, and the wind that flew the leaves, combing the Gunggali everywhere.
The dim light shimmered in all directions, turning the darkness into a bright one with thousands of buzzing, whimpering, whirring sounds resembling the wind. They called one name that was being sought, Elhundi Taja.
It passes through a root foothold that weaves hundreds of rounds upwards. There, Queen Shachini was waiting for news on her orders. The face froze in silence, moved by the presence of a stranger.
”Eldress?” Queen Shachini looked towards the direction that someone was coming from.
”If your arrival does not bring news on my orders, do not face me!” hard because they are disturbed.
Elkas stop. He looked up at Queen Shachini who was looking at him expressionlessly.
”Hamba knows the existence of Elhundi Taja ...,” he said briefly, but enough to break the freezing mood of the Queen.
”Did I not hear wrong?” unsure, Queen Shachini floated down towards Elkas.
”The Queen's eyesight and instincts cannot capture the existence of Taja, so do all fairies. That's because Taja is currently in Calpera, where it has long been abandoned and never wanted,” Elkas said in my eyes.
”Why did you just say it now?” ask Queen Shachini.
Elkas lowered his head when faced with him, without daring to raise his face.
”Because the Queen did not call me, because no one cared who I was, until my own feet led me here,” Elkas replied.
Queen Shachini lifted her fingers to the limit of Elkas' chin and moved a little his strength, then noticed the face of the fairy was forced to look up. Looks like dried tear marks between the strokes of the muscles protruding from the neck to the eye bags.
”What really happened?” Queen Shachini is aware of Elkas' grief. And Elkas began to tell a glimpse before the events that befell Merald.
”Dakka stabbed Merald with the poisonous heirloom. The servant could not prevent it! Whatever my mother did after that was just to protect us ..” Elkas ended his sentence. His eyes were back in tears.
Hearing that, instantly Queen Shachini was stunned behind her stifled anger. After the incident that happened to Merlad, Shammure did not have time to say it until dying though.
”How dare Dakka once take that thing!” queen Shachini's face could not hide her anger anymore.
”Ampuni us, Queen! Originally..hamba just wanted to pick up Dakka from Calpera. It was unexpected that he hunted down the heirloom and killed Changgala!” elkas was terrified in the eyes of Queen Shachini.
”Where is Dakka now?” queen Shachini asked still in flames.
”Dia ... has ... incarnated creature Arraoragh ...,” rather stammered Elkas replied.
Queen Shachini sighed heavily to quell anger, ”Punishment for sin for killer fairies!”
His pair of eyeballs that had turned white, instantly dimmed. For a long time he thought about all that Elkas had told him. Suddenly he moved.
”Follow me to Calpera ..” Queen Shachini asks without force. At once he passed through the silent court of the palace, towards the main cavity of Euryn Palace. Elkas followed him.
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