Dragon Emperor 21: From Human to Dragon to God by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“See?” Zarek chuckled. “I told you there wasn’t much to see in Kieso. The whole island is pretty much like this.”

“That is because the Lava God created it in his image,” Calltris interjected. “Also, what do you mean ‘nothing to see?’ The great city of Ashmuar stands before us!”

“Can’t say I’ve ever been inside,” my uncle continued. “Giant gray dragons aren’t really welcome in places like this.”

“What do you mean?” I asked. “Redmon and Calltris seemed to accept me pretty well.”

“Let me rephrase that,” Zarek sighed. “Giant gray dragons who don’t have political or military alliances to offer aren’t really welcome in a place like this. Especially with all the sorcerers. They would have surely tried to kill me and take my body parts to create some sort of strange new spell.”

“That is… A lot of hurtful stereotypes.” Calltris frowned. “We are not so barbaric here in Ashmuar.”

“Tell that to the people of Riahshor,” my uncle grumbled. “They all seemed intent on shooting me out of the sky the last time I was here, and all I did was fly over their village.”

“Oh,” the silver-haired sorceress chuckled. “Riahshor is a small village, landlocked by the Cramadoon Mountains. They have developed a particularly strange culture there, one that is certainly more about the dark arts and unconventional uses of magic than anywhere else in Kieso. I can promise you will be welcomed into Ashmuar with open arms, my friends.”

“We’d better be,” I joked. “I’d hate to get blood on my robes before the coronation tomorrow.”

Nike stepped through the portal behind us, and then the glowing white circle disappeared into a flash of light.

“He’s still here?” Nike asked, though the question was pretty much rhetorical.

“I’m not going anywhere, Lord Nike.” Zarek rolled his yellow eyes. “You really don’t need to worry.”

“We’ll see about that,” Nike said as he pursed his lips.

I shook my head at them before I approached the massive set of double doors that sat beneath the archway of Ashmuar, but there didn’t seem to be anyone around to open them. There were no guards outside the city walls, nor were there any up on the walls themselves.

“So, do we just need to knock, or…?” I trailed off as I looked over at Calltris.

We watched as Calltris stepped up and placed her hand on one of the gargantuan doors without saying a word. With her other hand, the sorceress reached up and touched the magical gemstones embedded in her chest, and then Calltris began to cast a spell.

“Isle of Kieso, hear my cry,” she muttered. “I am but one of the gods’ chosen, one who serves through the mystical arts and has dedicated myself to healing the wrongs of this dark world. I come bearing nothing but good will on this journey… A good will I will spread throughout this city, should I be allowed entry. Hear my pleas and answer, God of Lava.”

Suddenly, we all heard the sound of shifting rock underneath our feet, and I wondered if we were about to be caught in some sort of volcanic eruption.

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