Chapter 8

"Rex. What do you think the leader of the elves ment?' I asked.

"Let me think. If I remember correctly, the savior of this world 10,000 years ago did not stop the chaos with their hands." Said, Rex.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"They had a sword and armor of the rarest and strongest metal in all the land." Said, Rex.

"What was this metal called?" I asked.

"The strongest metal that I know about is Dragon stone." Said, Rex. Looking at Rex with one eyebrow raised.

"Dragon stone are you serious?" I asked.

"Yes, I am serious." Said, Rex.

"Let us say that I believe you. Where would we find this Dragonstione?'I asked.

"Two places come to mind. The tomb of the hero. The second, on the zenith on the continent." Said, Rex.

"Ok, we can roll out the tomb one. I am not desecrating that place like ever." I said.

"Ok, that is a point." Said, Rex.

"So, that leaves the mountain." I said.

"Then let us ride to the mountain." Said, Rex.

"Lead the way." I said. Rex, Arc, and the soldiers that commended them set off to the motion. Where the Dagon stone is kept.

At the castle of Aqua

"I wonder how Arc is doing." Said Iris.

"I hear they are doing fine." Said the queen.

"Your majesty, there is someone here to see you," Said Grace.

The queen got up and left to see who that person was. Leaving Iris alone. "So what to do now?" Said Iris.

Come with me," Said Grace. Little did Iris know this would be the last place she will see for a while.

"Iris, where are you?" Asked Grace. No response came back." This is not good at all." Said Grace.

"Grace, what is incorrect?' Asked Claire.

"I can not find Iris anywhere." Said Grace.

"Do you want help to search for Iris?' Asked Claire.

"Yes, I do," Said Grace. Little did the two know Iris go kidnaped again by the generals from the dark content?

Meanwhile, on the dark content

"Looks like you are back while us. Said the mystery person. Iris walked into the room where the leader stood.

"Who are you? What do you want to do to my husband?" Asked Iris.

"I was the ruler of the Kingdom of Grey till the people that took my place. I would like to destroy you, husband." Said the mystery person. One thing that I forgot to say was the Iris family can respect themselves for anything they want. The reason for that is Her ancestor got something like the philosophers shone, or the elixir of life. The only difference from those that Iris has is she can turn back to clock to a time before something bad happens to her. Other than them dying of old age that is.

"You do not know who you are messing with." Said the mystery person. "True, I do not know. That said, I would like to know your name." Said Iris.

"My name is Hera." Said, Hera.

"What does that mean that Arc is half god half dragon?" Asked Iris.

"Yes, it does," Said Hera.

"Then why do you want to kill him?" Asked Iris.

"Before I answer that question I have a question for you." Said, Hera. "Yes, what is that question?" Asked Iris.

"What is Arc to you?" Asked Hera.

"What is Arc to me? Let me think." Said Iris. Iris thought for.

"What is him to me? He is my world." Said Iris.

"I see. I will tell you why I hate Arc. "Said, Hera. Hera told Iris why she left the kingdom of Grey.

"So that is why." Said Iris.

"Yes, it is." Said, Hera.

"Ok, then I will take my leave then." Said Iris. She left to go back to the Azure kingdom. Little did Iris know Hera had turned Iris to her side? How is that possible? Hera has a brainwashing technique that works when the person sympathizes with her.

On, the road to the mountain that holds the Dragon stone

"I wonder how everyone is doing." I said.

"They are doing fine." Said, Rex.

"How do you know that?" I asked.

. "I have been writing back-and-forth messages to the alliance," Rex said. "I see. What does it say?" I asked.

"The battles on the coast have not let up. A lot of men died." Said, Rex. "Ok. Does it say anything about Iris' father?' I asked. With a worried look. "Yes, it does. Wern died by cannon fire." Said, Rex.

"I see…" I said.

"Right now there is not a must you can do." Said, Rex.

"Still, there has to be something that I could do." I said. Turning to Arc. "Right now, the best way to honor him is by defeating the evil. "Said Rex.

"Ok let us get that armor and sword made." I said.

"That is the spirit." Said, Rex. They kept riding until nightfall, when they established camp for the night.

At the Kingdom of Azure

"Iris. You are back. Where did you go?" "Asked Grace.

"I do not remember." Said Iris.

"That is concerning." Said Grace. "What is?" Asked Claire.

"Iris can not remember where she wants to." Said Grace.

"That is not good. You will go to the infirmary." Said Claire.

"Ok, I will go." Said Iris.

"Oh, and one more thing Arc will be back in a day or two." Said Grace. "Thank you for telling me Father will be so happy to see him." Said Iris. Turning the corner into the infirmary. As Grace and Claire look on.

"Should someone tell her about Her father?" Asked Claire.

"She would.." Grace was about to say the rest of her sentence when.

" No. No. He can not be dead I…" Said Iris. Wern's lifeless body lay down on one table. Grace and Claire walked into the infirmary.

"Iris, I am so sorry for your loss," Said Grace.

"Are you sorry? Now, what am I going to tell the children? Said Iris.

"I know you are upset right now will leave time to grieve. If you need anything, let us know." Said Grace. Looking at the two of them. Iris angrily said.

"Is there a way to bring him back to life? If not, then no." Said Iris.

"No, there is no way to bring the dead back. Even if that was possible. They would not aspire to be here." Said Grace.

"I wonder what Arc is doing right now." Said Iris.

"Indeed. You should tell Arc right away," Said Grace.

At the Ruins of the Castle of Grey

"Arc, what are we doing here?" Asked Rex.

"Looking for the Tomb of my ancestor. Ah, here we are." I said.

"Were are we?" Asked Rex.

"Look." I said. Pointing at a tomb that was made of weird metal. "Who is inside?" Asked Rex. Looking at Rex. With an annoyed expression on his face.

"Did I say that this was the tomb of my ancestor, or did you not hear me?" I asked.

"Oh. Whoops, I did not hear you the first time." Rex said.

"Clearly. Well, let us go into the tomb then." I said.

"Question for you: how do you know that this is that tomb?" Asked Rex.

"I used to come here as a child." I said.

"I see. Well, is there a way to open the tomb?" Asked Rex.

"Yes, there is. You should be a descendant of the founder of the kingdom of grey." I said.

"Another thing is on my mind," Rex said.

'What is it?" I asked.

"Who was that mystery person on the dark continent? "Rex said.

" Good question. I do not know. That said, it seems like I know them somehow." I said.

"Well, that is eerie. They had a royal air around them." Said, Rex.

"We are here." I said. "We are where?" Asked Rex.

" Look." I said. Rex looked around. Then looked straight ahead. In front of him stood two giant statues. What looked to be a massive tomb.

"Wow, this is…" Said, Rex. His voice trailed off.

"Amazing right." I said. The tomb itself was two stories tall, and that was on the surface.

"Yes, how many floors does this place have?" Asked Rex.

"Twenty floors." I said.

" Twenty floors." Yelled Rex.

"Yes, now if you will follow me, I will show you the shortcut." I said. Arc leads Rex into the tomb. Then turned to the left. Down twenty flights of stairs entering the chamber right in front of the crypt. "So we are here?' Asked Rex.

"Yes, we are." I said. Opening the door to the crypt. In front of them lay the sarcophagus of Arc's ancestor.

"What are we looking for?' Asked Rex.

"We are looking for a Dragon stone sword and Armor," I said.

"Would it help us defeat the evil?" Asked Rex.

Looking at Rex. "Yes, it would," I said.

"Then I think I found the sword." Said, Rex. Going over to where Rex was pointing.

" Yes, I believe this is that sword," I said. Pulling the sword with a scaber out of what looked to be gold. The blade that was right in front of me had a shimmering golden look to it. Will the guard, hilt, and pommel be made of amethyst? Looking at the guard, it looked like a half-moon will place on both sides to catch swords and other pointed weapons. The places to catch looked like crescent moons.

"Now all that we need is the armor, and then we are down here." I said. As I looked around the crypt, I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

"I found the helm." Said, Rex.

"Do you mean helmet?" I said.

"Yes, I mean that." Said, Rex. Looking around still the crypt to see what could.

"I found the leggings." I said. We need to continue searching a bit more in order to find what we're looking for.

'I found the chest plate." Said, Rex.

"I put the leggings by the door. Do you want to put the chest plate, and the helmet there?" I said.

"You got it," Rex said in agreement. Putting on the chest plate and helmet with the leggings.

"Ok now that we have all the armor and the sword. I guess now we go back to the kingdom of Aqua." I said.

"Agreed. Said, Rex. Taking the armor and swords out of the tomb, and heading back to the Kingdom of Aqua.

At the Kingdom of Aqua.

"Looks to be that the dwarves and cyclopes are here now." Said Grace.

"Yes, it looks like that is the case." Said Iris.

"I got a message from Arc and Rex. They are heading back from the Kingdom of Grey. Could you tell me why would they be over? There is nothing there but ruins of that kingdom," Said Grace.

"That is weird. What does the letter say?" Asked Iris.

"It says heading back now. We are bringing something that will help with the war." Said Grace.

"Makes me think what is it they have to be vague about it." Said Iris. "That is weird. Also, the letter says that they will be back in two days." Said Grace.

"That good to hear." Said Iris.