The day had come, Itekan was ready, he had his clothing packed, and ready, he had decided to take the egg with him, despite the events of earlier, itekan had fed it his spiritual energy, each day, it slowly had adapted, as if noticing it wouldn't be getting the quantity of spiritual energy it had been getting before, it had slowed down on its intake, but it still completely swallowed his entire spiritual energy every time.
As itekan stood at the station with his dad, he noticed, Flocker and two others arrive, he waved to him, Flocker with his entourage ignored him.
Itekan dropped his hands hurt.
Just then another person walked in, he was a few inches taller than itekan and had golden white hair, he looked to be uncomfortable in his baggy clothing, and had his face to the ground, he also had a sword to his chest, which he gripped like his like depended on it.
He cought itekan staring and seemed to sink further into his clothes.
Just then a cart pulled up, and the five of them started towards it.
Itekan was the last to move and as he dropped his suitcase, Carpathia stepped forward.
" Itekan, come"
Itekan looked at his dad, who had dispite being there sonce had just observed.
" What's up, dad?"
" I want you to have something, you for got this" he said pilling out the black diary itekan had taken in the attic.
Huh!
Itekan took the book, he didn't know his dad knew about it.
" Uhm-"
" Don't, I want you to have it, it's very important to me, take care of it, learn from it, okay" he said squatting to Itekan's height, he tousled his hair.
" Take these too" Carpathia said handing Itekan, a storage ring and a long rectangular box, the box had was a dark purplish hue.
" Thanks, Dad!" Itekan said overjoyed.
" Take care of those, they are important" Carpathia said, " and the ring is so you can keep the egg, it's bound to be a burden carrying that massive thing around" Carpathia said, getting up.
" Run along,the carts leaving soon" he said
Itekan turned slowly and then with newfound resolution, rushed into the cart.
" Is this every one " the ticket conductor said from the station.
Just then a voice came from behind.
" No!, there's one more" kutote said as he pulled himself, his arms were still covered in bandages, but he could move better now, behind him Dr VonShmit walked slowly till he got to where Carpathia stood.
" Lord Carpathia, he insisted" he said trying to explain.
" It's okay" Carpathia said, " they're going somewhere that more safe at least"
" Thats good, Lord Carpathia, bit-"
" Yes, the only issue is the journey" Carpathia watched as Kutote boarded, then he called out.
" Be safe kids" he said waving, itekan looking out the window waved back as the cart pulled out of the station and started it's journey.
" VonShmit, did you sence it too" he asked
" Yes my Lord, he had a red spirit"
Carpthia scoffed, he had not been referring to that, but it did not matter, VonShmit would most definitely not know what he felt had, been draconic blood.
" Kime, I leave these kids to you" Carpathia whispered the vanished.
***
The distance from Rosa Town to where Four Stars was journey that would take threeto five days. Four Stars Tower was a neutral land, a place where even kings could not misbehave, that was because of the presence of one of the 5 know legends, Kime Asburn.
He had planted his school in the border between two countries, on the western side was the royal kingdom, Fawmult. On the right was the federation, Taltaba.
Both where powerful nations that has fought against each other for generations till, Kime had arrived and created a chasim in-between them, that was his school.
The mountain range, where Mt Dekka and Rosa Town were located was a free land that was south of Fawmult.
That's where they where headed.
The first day went by peacefully, everyone had kept to themselves, at least except Flocker and his crew, who were talking nonstop.
By Itekan's left hand was a guy who was more shy than anybody he had seen in his entire life, and on his left was a guy who shot dart with his eyes, everytime itekan looked at him.
His meaning clear.
Don't talk to me.
They stopped to set camp that day, by evening and once they had stopped he noticed the guy covered in bandages had left and gone off on his own.
Itekan started after him.
" Don't follow him"the blond guy said
" What! He's leaving camp" itekan started.
" He's probably going to cultivate, I don't think you should follow him" the blond guy said as he too left his sword on hand.
Itekan confused, decided to not follow, he stayed at camp, bringing out the golden egg and feeding it, after a few hours the blonde came back, exhausted, itekan pretending to be sleeping, noticed, he was awake for another four hours before the other guy came back.
A few minutes later, they packed up and continued their journey.
Itekan slept throughout the trip that day, only waking up by noon, when the others where eating.
In the same fashion as the previous day, another day went by.
On the third day however, Itekan noticed that when the dark haired kid, came back he was covered in blood. Immediately itekan got up going to help him.
" Are you okay"
" Move! I don't need your help" Kutote said, push past Itekan, who could see her was in bad shape.
Itekan poked him on the neck.
" Wha-" Kutote started as he fainted, itekan had poked a pressure point, itekan took him to the cart, that night, and cleaned him up, with the first aid things on the cart.
He felt someone or rather someone's where watching them.
When Kutote woke up, he saw he was sleeping next to a purple haired boy, who was snoring obnoxiously.
He jerked away.
" Who are you! Why can't you leave me alone?" He asked.
" I'm Itekan, you probably don't remember but when you came back to camp yesterday, you were covered in blood, I cleaned you up." Itekan said
Kutote got up, brushing past, muttered something that sounded like a thank you.
Itekan smiled.
That day, the boy left again, Itoyea also went somewhere, itekan decided to read the diary.
He opened it, turning to where he stopped before.
He infused a bit of his spiritual energy into the diary, and immediately word started forming in a spiral that, arranged itself as a sentence.
Itekan read.
"- 'I, atbirth knew my duty, I was to serve the god that ruled over death.
I was to be his sword, and his champion.'" Itekan read confused, his gaze suddenly when hazy, his eyes went pitch black, and then a soft shadow grew beneath his feets, spreading out, all about him.
Itekan muttered softly as he understood, it was not just an ordinary journal, it was created as means to unlock his own shadow.
From the shadow came hands, they stretched holding Itekan's foot, then the hand creeped upward soon they had covered his legs, then his body and his arm, then they took over his head.
Itekan in that moment was no longer human, tangible, made of matter, he was like the water that ran through the rivers, nd like wind that moved through the skies.
He was now a shadow.
***
Kutote was aware they were here, he had killed two yesterday, it seemed twice as many had come today.
In the lotus position, he sat, his eyes closed waited for them to come close. They went around him.
Forming a circle about him.
Nobody moved.
Then they attacked, in less than a second they reached for him, two stayed behind.
Kutote still closing his eyes dodged the first guy's slash, he held a sword and had driven it horizontally, Kutote stepped back.
" Resendo!!" He said, his hands coated in spiritual energy cought flames.
He swung his fist, punching the assassin straight in his chest.
Sending him tumbling back, before kutote could move he was cut in the back, by a sword.
He turned around to see nobody, as he returned to his original position, he felt a stab in his chest.
He screamed.
***
Itoyea had heard the moment the clash begun and had ran in the direction of the noise.
Before he could get there however, he heard a scream, adding speed he shot faster.
That was the bandage boy.
***
Itekan was still exploring his shadow form, when he heard the scream.
He looked in the direction of the shout, that was where that guy had gone, Itekan shot off, he moved through the night so fast, his speed catching him unawares.
He got to the clearing where the he saw, seven guys in black.
One stood in front of Kutote with a sword through his chest, another held a blade to his neck.
" No!" Itekan gasped.