The Last Dragon Rider

The binding sacrifice

"Elder Thornhill, what has happened to Warlord Tara Dale as well as these humans? Then, who is this dragon and man?" ask a male elf.

"Zion, let's just treat them .. I think something terrible has happened in the human world" replied Sepuh Thornhill calmly.

His clean face was not the slightest visible presence of aging wrinkles there. Thornhill is about 1500 years old. However, he looks like a 40-year-old human with a stick made of white iron.

Everyone was laid on the bale with padded mattresses, all the rooms were filled with lively flowers that grew to fill the vines on each pole with colorful and fragrant flowers.

The room was full of potions cooked over a furnace and fire, with a large jug as well as a spoon that stirred itself. Everyone in the Calvala Elf race used magic and created potions that all Elf races used scattered anywhere in the world.

Two days later ….

Tara first realized then Altaf, only Zerrin was not injured, everyone was awake and started eating. Zerrin was always waiting for Alaric who was not aware also with the body covered in silver and red light.

"How come what happened?" asked Sepuh Thornhill in the ancient Gaelic that the Elf races used if their fellow clans met.

"Alaric used the power he asked subconsciously, I don't know what he asked Sepuh!" tara answered with respect.

"Is he mixed blood?" asked Sepuh Thornhill, he looked at the earlobes and hair of Alaric who looked like them, Alaric, only the skin and face that are still human-like have a slight wrinkle near the eyelids and in the skin that has an elf-unless membrane.

"Alaric, it was the baby I saved and I delivered it to Haiden West's door in West's village on Jarome hill behind Stamp's mountain" Tara said.

"Oh ..," replied Sepuh Thornhill, he smiled touching Alaric's face, he was very similar to his father and mother's mixture. Very handsome face," softly Sepuh Thornhill smiled.

"Yeah!" shouted Alaric.

Tara, Zerrin, and Altaf approach the bale where Alaric lies. The red and silver starters rolled back and covered Alaric's body.

Thornhill chanted the medicine canticle and he raised his hand, a silver cup drifting and poured itself a thick green liquid into Alaric's mouth.

"Did you give me your power, to seal it, Tara?" ask Sepuh Thornhill.

"Yes, Sepuh! I don't know what to do?" said Tara.

"Do you know, as a result of the union of yourself and herself, Tara? Are you going to repeat the love story of Queen Zumaris?" ask Sepuh Thornhill.

"W-what?" Tara was aghast, she did not expect that the rescue would accidentally lock her up and tie her to life with Alaric.

Zerrin stared at Tara, trying to digest every sentence while Alataf did not understand what they were talking about.

"Sister, is there a spell that will break the curse?" tara asked, she did not want to bind herself with Alaric for the rest of her life.

"Tara, what happened is the will of the Powerful, no one can resist destiny. Perhaps, it has become your lifeline, Tara!" sepuh Thornhill said, he smiled patting Tara's shoulder which was still pecking.

"Don't regret what happened, Tara. You couldn't have saved him, if you weren't sure he was worth saving" Sepuh Thornhill said.

"Sorry, my gent, if I may know. What's going on with Alaric?" ask Altaf worriedly.

"Don't worry, son. He just can't control the power of his own maybe, if he realizes who he is with the great power he has, he can control all that" replied Sepuh Thornhill.

A smiling Thornhill looked at Altaf, he shook his head. Staring at Alaric, "A very lucky young man. Alaric has an amazingly good friend, a great companion candidate, and an amazingly powerful dragon!" inner Sepuh Thornhill.

Thornhill looked back at Tara who was still in shock, the worried Altaf, Zerrin who was still waiting for Alaric's consciousness. 

"The cure is simply .. time and love .. Later, he will be able to control his power with those two keys. Worry not! Altaf, learn from Zion for combat tactics. Let all Cornhill residents live in Calvala first.

"If you have succeeded in killing Calder Hall, you can take them back to Cornhill" said Sepuh Thornhill.

"Come, Mr. Altaf …!" bring Zion.

Altaf looked at Tara, "Miss Tara ..," Altaf said, asking for Tara's opinion.

"Go, Altaf!" reply Tara.

Altaf immediately nodded his head and slightly bowed to the Thornhill Paddle as everyone else did to the Thornhill Cousin.

"Tara .. I can only slightly inhibit the power of Alaric's, if that power arises. I think he should share it with his dragon" Sepuh Thornhill said.

"What's? So, that power will grow? Is that gonna get him killed, Sepuh?" tanya Tara was worried without realizing it.

"No, chances are she .. was a little hungry and had a long sleep. That possibility is what makes you overwhelmed. Hm, but if Zerrin allows Alaric to share his power with him. 

"I think it can ease the pain. Do you want Zerrin?" ask Sepuh Thornhill.

Zerrin looked at the face of Alaric who kept screaming and delirious calling out to father, Zerrin could see the pain in Alaric's mind. All the shadows of Alaric's horror and fear, of the death of all, rendered Zerrin powerless to resist.

"I'm ready, Sepuh! Alaric is a kind and sincere young man. I will accept that power" replied Zerrin.

"But, Zerrin .. You should know, that power is not in accordance with your age which is too young. Do you want to grow up before your time? The power demanded by Alaric had no match.

"I'm afraid you'll grow up fast and get stronger. Can you still control your power to use it for the good of Zerrin?" ask Sepuh Thornhill.

"I swear by my clan, I will try to control it. For the sake of my scales and eyes I'll do it Sepuh!" reply Zerrin.

"Alright, extend your head to touch his face" instructed Sepuh Thornhill.

The Zerrin did and a portion of the red-colored light power directly entered into the eyes and the scales of the Zerrin made its body tremble. Slowly remaining in Alaric's body was the strength of the restraint of the inner bond and the sacrifice of a silver Tara Dale.

The silver-colored force slowly entered Alaric's heart making a strange thump in Tara's heart, he held his chest right to the left.

"What feeling is this?" tara's inner sigh, "is this what love is?" tara asked.

"Tara, it all depends on you. How do I stop it? You are the one who can direct the part of your soulmate ..," said Sepuh Thornhill smiling and darting with a plop! Disappeared with magic.

"Yes, the Power of the Owner of the soul and spirit of the sacred power of magic ...," Tara's inner self fell down.