The Dark Moon

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

‘Don’t worry I’m sure you’ll be fine’ Bunnie said as we walked down the busy road of reobell. It’s like a city of its own. Traders trying so hard to sell their goods, carts everywhere, thieves stealing coins from customers without them knowing.

I almost resembled a royal walking with all the eyes on me only this is different. They are looking at me in disgust.

‘It looks like the villagers want your head off your body and hanged on the walls ‘

‘I’d like to see them try, I’d rip their throat out before they could even blink’ I said with a stoic expression on my face.

‘I’m sure you would.’

‘So, what are you going to do when you don’t get picked?’

‘I’d leave’

‘It’s not that simple. The king has wanted your head for ages now. Now imagine your head out on a platter of gold? Hell if he doesn’t take advantage of it.’

‘He wouldn’t want me. Not now, not ever. Besides, what does he want to do with an abomination? If he has any sense left in him he wouldn’t make the mistake of claiming me’

‘You might be an abomination-‘

‘I am one.’

‘Shut up and let me finish’ he said while rolling his eyes.

‘You might be an abomination in their eyes but don’t forget you’re a beautiful woman and men like the king lacks sense.

‘I’d die before anyone lays his hand on me’ I said seethingly.

‘You mustn’t die Roe, don’t forget you have a purpose in life.’

‘Oh, how could I forget, avenging my mother is my priority’

‘Not hat purpose Roe.’ He said with a sigh

‘What do you mean by not that purpose Roe? Am I not meant to avenge her after all what those demons had done? Hilarious don’t you think? That I am called demon? I laughed.

‘It not like I’m not’ I snorted

‘Your purpose is-‘he stopped abruptly

‘This is it, good luck’ he said as we came face to face with the palace.

‘I don’t need luck’ I said as some guards strolled towards me.

‘The king request your presence in the court room’ said a guard

‘Come on’ another guard said as I was roughly pulled by my hand forward making me trip on a stone leading to my fall.

‘Oh ….a guard cooed as he licked his lips to my irritation. My face morphed to that of anger as I watched the guards cracking jokes among themselves laughing.

The taste of iron was evident in my tongue as I came to realization that my mouth was bleeding. Seething, I stood up and stood proudly with my head high. I’ve been wishing for this day for soo long I won’t let it slip through my fingers.

In a blink of an eye, I had unsheathed my dagger from my boot and placed it at the neck of the guard that laughed looking straight to his eyes.

‘Think twice next time before harming me’ I said anger dripping from my mouth

‘ha!!!’ I heard as one of the guards raised his sword to strike me but I am quicker.

I ducked and rolled to my left. Before the guard knew what was happening, I threw my dagger at his hand and I was greeted with scream of agony as the dagger passed through his hand and connected if self to the wood at the back of him.

A wicked smile graced my face as I stood up waiting to see who’s next.

‘Girl!’ another guard screamed as he charged.

This is going to be fun. I ducked as the blade swinged towards my face leaving his face unguarded. I took the opportunity and punched him straight to his face making him stagger then I unsheathed my second dagger and sliced his thigh open.

Now on the floor I kept my dagger back in my boot and unsheathed my sword. I stood proud and placed a foot on the chest of the guard and the tip of my sword at the tip of his neck.

‘Think twice before annoying me or next time, it will be your balls I’d cut off’ I said as I dusted my jacket, seethed my sword back to it sheath and walked into the palace leaving the guards groaning in pain. I’ve not felt this good in years. To be able to fight against someone other than my father is nice.

Where is the court located I muttered into the air in annoyance as I walked round the castle. It’s like I’m moving in circles … so many doors…

‘Miss are you lost? Who do you seek?’ a guard questioned me as he spotted me walking about.

‘Can you perhaps show me the way to the court? I asked

‘May I ask of your name miss?’

‘Don’t “miss” me. My name is Roe’

‘Lady Roe’ the guard said with his eyes widening suddenly. Am I missing something here?

‘Lady Roe the king awaits your presence at the court room’ the guard said as he began to walk opposite the direction I was going and I immediately followed him.

‘no need for formality. Am sure you know who I am no need to pretend. Please call me by my name.’ I said talking to the guard but he ignored me!

‘Are you deaf perhaps? But you didn’t seem deaf few minutes ago. That just shows how much of a coward you are. You just realized am the bad egg of the village right?’ I said as his body immediately went stiff

‘I do not understand a word you say m’lady’

‘Don’t ever take up lying as a career, you suck at it’ I said rolling my eyes.

‘If I may m’lady?’ he asked

‘Can you stop with the m’lady? It’s beginning to irritate me and yes you don’t need my permission to speak. Am not a lady’

‘ it is said that people address you the way you want to be addressed, if you say you’re the bad egg, then you will be addressed as one m’lady’

‘I appreciate your word of advice but I never wanted this life. I had been addressed right from birth. I never wanted it’ I said getting annoyed I mean who does he think he is? The way you want to be addressed you would? Bullshit!

‘There’s always a choice m’lady. Its either you accept what they mark you to be or not. It’s a choice’ he said not affected by my words at all

‘Here we are’ he said as we reached a door full of guards at the entrance.

‘Walk through the door, that’s the court m’lady’ he said while bowing slightly and turned to leave

‘Wait’ I called back suddenly

‘Yes? M’lady’

‘You never told me your name.’ I said and I saw a quick smile grace his face before they disappeared

‘Damon. My name is Damon m’lady’ he said and left.

This is it. I sighed let’s see what type of b***h awaits me. I sighed as I walked forward towards the door. The guards immediately opened the door and I stepped inside.

‘This way my lady’ a guard said as I stepped inside. My heart thumped faster as I caught sight of the crowd. The place is very huge full of every villager in town. At the further end, there’s a big throne with guards all over the place. It obvious that’s where the d**k of a king seats. But its pretty disgusting to see people gather just for a stupid show. At the centre of the stage just right after the king, are dragon eggs laid down in a row. They are 10 eggs on the stage. I followed the guard until I got to a special seat at the end of the crowd.

‘ that your seat’ the guard pointed over to a seat and the last of the end row separated from other seats and by now you should know why but I didn’t complain however, I walked straight there and sat.

A deafening sound was made to indicate the arrival of the king, his queen and disgusting children that thinks they are on top of the world. Aren’t they?

The king sat on the throne with the queen at his side and two seats near the queen seat for her children.

Prince Zion, the eldest son and the rightful heir to the throne stood up and walked towards the centre of the stage where the eggs are gathered.

‘People of Reobell! We are gathered here today as all you know that every decade, new dragon tamers are chosen. Today, the new generation of dragon tamers will be produced. As you know, this process happens once in a decade for dragon eggs are not easy to find.’ The eldest son of the king, Prince Zion spoke.

‘Father, may I proceed? He asked as he faced his father on the throne bowing slightly.

‘You may.’ The king spoke loudly with a bored expression on his face

‘Gareth, proceed. Prince Zion said as one of the guards behind him stepped forward and opened a scroll

‘If perhaps, your name is called, please step forward’ the guard said as he read what was in the scroll

‘Jack Henderson, Charlie cat, Desmond play…’I heard the guards call names until my name was spat. ‘Rose Blassy. He guard spat. Don’t be surprised. Rolling my eyes, i stood up and went to the stage. They are about 15 of us who just clocked 18 on the stage. Some looked very happy the rest including only me hand an expressionless face.

We lined up according to how our names were called. When a name was called, the person goes to the king and in respect bows, the king utter a few words, but I don’t believe we are to meet him for good luck, meeting him is just a way he can evaluate us and see which is worth keeping to himself as a personal slave.

After giving respect to the king, the person goes to the eggs, touched each one of them until the egg hatches in his/her hands. Then the person automatically becomes a dragon tamer.

If after touching the eggs, none hatches, the person is taken to the town square where they are bided off as slaves.

‘Rose Blassy.’ I heard my name

I walked up to meet the king and bowed slightly only to be greeted with a disgusting laugh.

‘Do you think you could ever be a dragon tamer’ he said more of a statement than a question but I didn’t respond. I kept my eyes on the floor.

‘What a fool you are’ he laughed once more and the crowd erupted into laughter

‘What good will she be when she can’t do anything right! I do believe we are supposed to have killed her from birth. He said as he licked his lips

‘ Where’s that bastard of your father?’ he hallowed as anger engulfed me.

‘Answer me when I speak to you child!’ he hollered

‘I do not know your grace’ I said through grinded teeth. The king laughed out loud on hearing that.

‘Of course, he is a coward. He wouldn’t have the decency of coming to see his daughter off as a slave’ he said with a earthy throat laugh and I hope he chokes to death.

A guard suddenly leaned up to the king and said something to his ear and his face was morphed to that of anger immediately.

‘What is this I hear of? Is it true!’ he shouted as the court became silent

‘What did you do to the guards that were assigned to fetch you?’ he asked but met silence.

‘I do not wish to speak of the matter your grace’ I said as gasp became the song of the crowds in the court.

I can’t be intimidated by him. Why should I?

Maybe because he can sentence you to death or perhaps cut your head and feed it to the hounds?

Good point. I thought but I raised my head up anyways to take a good look at the king and trust me, it was ugly.