45 Chapter 45

(POV Protagonist. Time: ¿?. Place: Dream)

I kept walking in the direction that "GOD" told me to go. Eventually I left the city and entered a forest that seemed to surround the entire city.

In the forest I ran into different animals, both small and large. They all seemed to ignore me, though.

The forest seemed to be quite large because at some point it became dark. And it was at night that the forest took on a new life. The trees glowed softly in different colors. The grass I stepped on shimmered in the shape of my footsteps briefly and then disappeared.

As time went by I saw some fruits from a tree that I could easily grab. In that tree there were several small animals that also fed on the fruits. Among them I saw a kind of fox bat, only this one had a fox tail and seemed to be as big as a fox bat. It was gigantic. This bat's eyes glowed soft blue, like the morning sky. Its fur looked smooth and fluffy, orange like fire and with some other colors like yellow and white in some areas.

Others were cat-sized squirrels whose fur shimmered softly in different colors. Some birds like a kind of owl, with large white eyes and a white plumage with silver that shone like the rest, very softly and that made it look mystical.

Watching all the animals gathering around the fruiting trees, I picked one of those fruits. It was like a mango, but electric blue in color and it also seemed to glow. As soon as I tasted it, I felt its sweetness.

-This is great. It tastes like the best mango I've ever tasted in my life. Now I understand why so many animals flock to eat them.

After eating some more and feeling satisfied, I put some in a bag that appeared on my back at some point and continued my journey.

A few days later, I found myself outside the forest. A long plain with some watered trees was what I could see on the horizon. It was daylight, so I could see everything clearly.

I walked and walked for days. Until soon I hear something.

*Piu

*Piu Piu

I watched the sky and saw some "Star Wars" like ships flying and shooting at each other. They were doing acrobatics to dodge and making that particular noise from the movies.

*Piu Piu Piu Piu

*Piu Piu

-But what...

After continuing to walk I saw two large armies with trenches and bunkers that were continuously firing at each other with colored lightning....

As I approached one of the sides, someone I recognized almost immediately appeared....

"Waiting for you we were, young apprentice. Come, prepare you must, if you will fight."

"Okay..."

-It's Yoda, isn't it?

This Yoda looked a little different. He was small, but not as small as the ones in the movie. He was the height of a 10 year old child and although his skin was green, he appeared to be made of crystals. His blue eyes sparkled and crackled with lightning.

"Excuse me, are you Master Yoda?"

"Call me that, some do. My name is 'Eoda', young apprentice."

-All right...

Soon "Eoda" guided me and soon I saw a room where armor similar to that of the soldiers of the Republic was stored. All white with electric blue and brown stripes. There were also some weapons like the ones in the movie, but as soon as I tried to grab I couldn't. I felt like something was preventing me from being able to grab it.

"Soldiers' weapons. You are an apprentice. Using lightsabers is what you should do."

So he continued to guide me. After walking around and around, I was able to enter a room that had a table and next to it a box with many pieces. At the back there was a kind of mine that seemed to glow...

"Go in there you must, get your stone and arm your saber, then you will do."

"I understand Master Eoda."

"Here I will wait. Remember to feel the force. Strength your guide shall be, find your stone you must, call you she will make."

I nodded and walked towards the mine and although I didn't know how to use the "force" like in "Star Wars", I understood that this was more like some sort of elemental "Star Wars". So I simply used my powers on the ground to feel which of all these luminous stones was calling me.

After a while, I felt the stone calling me. Although it seemed strange to me because it did not shine like the rest.

After grabbing it I went back to where Master "Eoda" was.

"Very well, young apprentice. Build your saber now you must. Use the force, in the process it will guide you."

-Although I don't understand what you mean, it doesn't matter. In the end, this is a dream, anything is possible.

I reached into the box for a moment and after doing so, I understood what was inside and the function of each piece. So I quickly assembled a saber in my hand.

-Now all that's left to do is to put this crystal in.

After doing so, I turned on the laser sword.

*FOWSH* (lit saber)

The lightsaber blade glowed white.

"Well done, young apprentice. Now fight against the enemy we must, protect the balance our mission is."

"Yes Master"

I was a little excited, I won't lie. This dream was getting more and more exciting.

When I came out, I observed the battlefield. I watched as our soldiers were slowly retreating, giving ground to the enemy troops.

-So our enemy is the "Empire" ... I guess it makes sense.

Notice how there were tanks and big robots on both sides shooting at each other. Ships in the sky chasing each other and sometimes falling to the ground or exploding in the air. Soldiers digging in anywhere to avoid fire from enemy soldiers... It was all so incredible.

"Be ready you must, young apprentice. This battle, hard it shall be. Prevail we must."

"Yes Master Eoda"

And as soon as I was ready to enter the battlefield, I felt myself waking up.

-No, no. *sigh*, just when the best part was coming... I hope when I dream again I can continue here. Although I know dreams don't work like that.

After a moment, I woke up.

(POV Protagonist. Time: 3 days after fainting in front of Therazane. Place: Somewhere in the "Forged" camp).

I awoke from my sleep and saw that I was lying on a kind of bed inside a dirt house.

*Sigh*

-Dealing with the wills of all the elemental lords is not easy. If I don't devour the wills directly I get nothing. I just get tired. It's like a headache that increases with time. Little by little it makes me feel weak to the point where I would rather have a fever, ha this. It's like fighting without eating for a week and barely drinking water 3 days ago. All without sleeping once...

I got up from the dirt bed I was in and left the house.

-I guess the "Guardians" brought me here.

As soon as I left the house, I came across a metal "forge". It seemed to be waiting for me.

"Morning, ally."

"Hey buddy, how's it going?"

He nodded toward me and then said.

"The "Guardians" are waiting for you at the front. My task was to tell you once you woke up. So, see you later."

He motioned in one direction.

"Thank you."

He nodded once more and then left.

-Well, I see you're not the type to talk a lot....

...

I went to meet the "Guardians" at the front.

-They will be planning what to do now, I guess... they must also want to know about what happened to me and about me... What should I tell them, mmm.

After a while I found the place where they were. Some kind of big house, different from all the others. As soon as I approached, I saw some "Forged" standing guard at the entrance, but as soon as they saw me they just pointed inside and went in.

-*Sigh*... not even a word.

Once inside I could see that the place was very spacious. There were all the guardians and some "Forged" sitting in a circle. As soon as I had entered, they began to look at me, so I waved and smiled.

"Hello, how are you all? Are you all debating what to do next?"

Ask a question.

"Hello ally, I hope you are well. Yes, we found ourselves discussing what to do next. Come sit here."

Tyr said and pointed to his side.

"Thank you for caring about me Tyr. I am totally fine, I am also grateful for the help you gave me when I fainted. Thank you for that."

I said with a smile and moved in the direction of the seat. I was located to the left of Tyr, and I was between Tyr on my right and Freya on my left.

As soon as I sat down, I observed them all, I was very curious about their appearances.

The one who spoke next was Odyn.

"Ally, we are very curious about you. We are grateful for your help in that hard battle, but we would like to know. who are you, and what are you?"

-Well, I understand that the first thing you want to know is who the stranger is who has been helping you so far.

"It's okay. I don't have a name. The 'Elemental Lords' called me 'Earth Forge' but you can call me whatever you prefer. I am an Elemental Dragon."

Odyn just watched me with his blue eyes glowing in what I assume is arcane magic and stroked his lava beard.

-I guess he's thinking something.

Odyn's appearance was unique. His body was made of metal, with jeweled armor and helmet with wings on his sides and an orange jewel on his forehead, belt and decorations.

(Image by Odyn, here)

"Okay. Why did you decide to help us? Forge Earth, the Dragon Elemental."

Ra said.

-So my race is like a title. I like the sound of it.

"My goal and mission is to protect this world from all that seeks to destroy and corrupt it. To bring peace to this world and allow it to rest from this darkness."

Ra stared into my eyes and I looked back at him.

Ra was a stone "Guardian" with white hair and eyes like blue stones that glowed slightly.

(Image by Ra, Here)

Then Freya spoke.

"I could feel the darkness you possess for a moment, what can you say about that?"

His voice sounded calm and his gaze curious and attentive. I didn't feel like she was judging me, it was just curiosity on her part.

-It reminds me a little bit of Therazane...

I looked into her eyes, which were an aquamarine blue that shone a little brighter than the rest. Her body was made of stone and she had stone hair arranged in a ponytail. She had a tiara on her forehead and was dressed in a kind of stone robe.

-I suppose its appearance is different from what it will look like after the "Old Gods". When the world can possess life again.

She had gloves, a belt and a kind of Greek sandal inlaid with precious stones of the same color as her eyes.

-It is not yet time for them to know about my "Old God" form ... they will have to wait.

"I'm afraid I can't talk about that at this time. But I can assure you that my purpose is not to do harm, either to this world or to anyone besides my enemies."

Freya looked me in the eyes and said.

"Any particular reason why you can't tell us, and who are these 'enemies' of yours?"

"First I wish to speak with your "Makers". Secondly, my enemies are these dark beings who seek to corrupt Azeroth."

(Image by Freya, Here)

There was silence and soon it was Hodir who spoke again.

"If you can't tell us, how can we trust you?"

"I can swear to it, make a promise or something like that."

I said as I shrugged my shoulders.

"Not that I would go against that anyway. I only seek my happiness and for that this world, Azeroth, must be safe."

I only saw Hodir's eyes as he spoke.

Hodir had blue eyes like the rest of his brothers and sisters. He was not bald, but he had a ponytail that gathered all his hair and made it look like he was bald. His hair and beard were reddish. His body was made of metal and he wore a shoulder pad on only one shoulder. He had metal gloves and a sort of belt that covered him down to below his pecs. He had metallic boots and a sort of war skirt.

(Image by Hodir, here)

Hodir then just nodded with what I think is a smile and sat down.

I looked at Loken, Thorim and Mimiron. But they just shrugged their shoulders, as if they didn't really care.

Loken, Thorim and Mimiron had a metallic body. And their clothing was white with blue trimmings. Their eyes did not glow blue, like the rest of their brothers, and their appearance resembled many of the male Forged.

Mimiron on the other hand was bald. He possessed whiskers and his arms and eyes were a greenish blue. His arms appeared to be translucent and were also the same color as his eyes. He possessed a sort of toga with gear-shaped collar ornaments. His hands also appeared to possess gloves.

-Mimiron's appearance is a bit strange if I'm honest.

Thorim had blue eyes that shone a little brighter. He wore a kind of war toga, with shoulder pads, belt and boots with stones that shone the same color as his eyes.

(Image by Loken, Thorim and Mimiron, Here)

Archaedas then asked.

"How do you know about our Creators?"

Archaedas was made of stone. His eyes were blue, but he looked darker than the rest of his brothers because of the hooded robe he wore.

(Image by Archaedas, Here)

Without even giving it much thought I said.

"I saw you at the time of your arrival in this world. I could also see when you were created."

There was silence for a long time.

With no one to say anything else. Soon it was Tyr who spoke.

"So you will continue to help us confront this dark evil?"

(Image by Tyr, Here)

Tyr was made of stone. With hair, mustache and golden eyes that shone brightly. Which made him look different from the rest of his brothers and sisters. He wore a red robe with a belt that possessed a kind of luminous spark, which glowed brightly.

I looked at him and with a big smile I said.

"Sure, that was my intention from the beginning."

Author's Note: I am writing the next chapter and plan to release it in a while.

I invite you to comment and be yourselves, but with respect for all of us who read. ^^

Destroy or guide... a difficult choice. But if you hesitate to take one, I recommend the easier one. Guiding requires effort. I wish you a great day or a good night ^^