Emperor and magic

Chapter 22 - The Guardian Is A

Chapter 22 – The Guardian Is A

         After walking for what looked like hours, Ghou finally broke the silence, “Funji, you never told me what the guardian looks like.”

       Funji gave a halt after hearing the question which had pushed a smile into his face, “Hum, the guardian is a…”

He immediately began to ponder on the right words to describe the guardian, especially since he had met him just one time.

“I’ll say.. He’s a Naga, the guardian Naga.”

            Ghou’s mouth dropped to the ground immediately after hearing the description of the guardian that was vividly a Naga

“Oh.. How far before we reach the Ender, I’m already getting exhausted.”

“Very soon.” Funji turned around and continued on the journey, now ignoring both Kiara and Ghou who lazily followed behind.

          However after some more minutes of walking without a temporary halt, Kiara finally indulged into a conversation with Ghou,

“So, I actually came here not long after you were knocked into this state by one of the protesters. I think we were their only target, but Elbert is currently working on a ritual or spell to well…”

          Ghou however remained silent, temporary ignoring the words from Kiara whose cheeks instantly flushed with embarrassment, “Oh, our body didn’t disappear.”

“Of course not. But when I saw you, you looked like a stiffed doll.”

After some seconds, Kiara turned her gaze to Ghou and added, “I think those protesters were under the influence of what happened to the girl that was found, Mia.”

“I also noticed their purple iris and the last I encountered one personally, he mentioned a word repeated.” Ghou suddenly began to have interest in the conversation especially since it was something significant and not some silly conversation.

“Hum, the only repeated word I heard from one of the protesters was ‘vessel’ the others words were a load of insults.”

           Funji instantly turned to look at Kiara and Ghou who got engulfed in the conversation that made Funji a little bit disgusted especially after hearing the ‘Vessel’ word.

“Hello. We are in the Ender room and the guardian hate unnecessary noise.”

The two pairs had immediately stop the conversation after noticing that their voice was the only thing that interrupted the silence of the scene that still looked blank as white paper.

“Ender guardian!”

          Shortly after those words, the whitened nature of the room immediately transformed into a scene of Lava and magma, stunning Ghou and Kiara who unknowingly kept their mouth wide opened.

    “I see newcomers.” A large snake-like monster, with terrific thick purple scales and an elongated neck gradually revealed itself from the darkness of the scene alongside a dozens of different creatures that followed swiftly.

“Are you here to know your fate.”

Funji silently nodded to the creature whose gaze instantly fell to Ghou and the empress who were vividly numb with fright. The creature, also referred to as the Naga turned his gaze to Funji after some few seconds and said, “I would have love to be respected and given a proper greeting with your arrival, but I see you have more issues at hand.”

      The Naga continued shortly, “You called them here, and I don’t have any concern with their well being. But tell them the information you kept before the next Emperum, else they’ll be fated for death.”

The background turned into its whitish nature immediately after the Naga said its last words which left the newcomers speechless.

“You called us here?” Ghou was the first to muster a word after a long minute of silence. However Funji remained in front of them without a word, and immediately drew a dagger out of his pocket before showing it to the two.

“Fun.. Oh, you’ve been behind all of this. You’ve been the enemy all along.” Ghou didn’t need a word to understand their current situation which didn’t come as a surprise as he always knew Funji to be a bitter heart.

“What do you mean Ghou.. What’s all this.”

“Shut up both of you.”

          Funji’s voice sounded calm, but one wouldn’t fail to recognize that pitch of disgust, anger and uncleanness in his voice, “Now I realize I don’t really have to say anything to you fools, you’ll just need to wait until the Emperum before joining your ancestors in the underworld.”

“Don’t be so dramatic Funji Dou—”

        Ghou could not help but shout at Funji who turned around with a bitter smile on his face. But at the same time Ghou’s heart was troubled when his head recalled the ‘Emperum’ word.

‘Could it be the passageway to hell, or a call to torment’

          Meanwhile Kiara felt like she was going to pass out even though she was in some sought of trance. She instantly fell to the white ground, staring silently at the void before her.

A smile escaped Funji’s lips, seeing the condition of Kiara and Ghou who seemed to have been lost in thought, “However if you’re wondering about the Emperum, it’s only a calling which seals a man’s soul in this void to face 5 century of endless torture and finally be thrown into the abyss of plagues.”

“And guess what?” Funji asked with a slight frown since it felt as Ghou and Kiara weren’t paying him any attention. But he managed to overcome his temptation to start a combat and continued, “The Emperum is already on its landing, and you won’t escape it. But I have.”

         A loud laugh escaped Funji’s lips before disappearing into thin air, leaving Ghou and Kiara to stare at the void with a look of defeat and frustration.

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              Not long after Funji’s disappearance, Ghou and Kiara were immediately transported into a darker spot that was crowded with over a thousand of individuals who either stared in isolation or cried in agony to the unknown.

A loud screech pinched into the ears of everyone in the void followed by a thousand armies of flying creature that immediately began to pick the people from the ground and flying them into an unknown background.

“This is definitely the Emperum.” Ghou was pushed aback to the ground, in sight of the creatures that violently grabbed on the people before taking them to a single direction.