Chapter 7 - Departure And ..... Soul Bird??

Rex and Julia in a horse carriage are ready to depart with some soldiers.

Rex waved his hand and bid farewell saying, "Bye mother, bye father."

Julia, with a cute voice, said, "Come visit us soon, Mother....Father...."

As they were leaving, Elina asked, "Dear, is it safe for them to travel so far with just 50 soldiers??"

Alex immediately replied saying, "Don't worry, Daryun is with them."

"Eh? Daryun..? You appointed him to protect them?", she asked immediately.

"Yes, I have told him to take care of them."

Elina sighed with relief and said, "Now I'm a little relieved, after all he is the fifth strongest in our Kingdom."

{At that time in carriage }

"Julia, you need to be a good girl throughout our travel and not cause any trouble.", Rex tried to tease Julia a bit.

Julia replies, "Brother, have I ever disobeyed you. Of course, I'll be a good girl!"

<Rex pats her head >

Julia: H e.. h e.. h e

*** {Now Rex and Julia were both tired and fell asleep}***

Rex: Z Z z z z z z.....E m.....b l e m.....

Julia: Z Z Z Z z z z...h e...h e.... z z

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{Daryun watching from window smiles after seeing Rex and Julia sleeping comfortably}

Daryun was a tall and muscular man who usually preferred black clothes since his power was also that of the dark!

"Young Prince and Princess are looking so cute while sleeping! Young Master is wise but it's a shame that he couldn't get any Emblem.", was what he said.

Steve[ Daryun's Right Platoon Commander] who had also accompanied him said, "Sir Daryun, what do you think, even though young Master is from a royal family, why didn't he get any crest??"

He had brown hairs unlike Daryun's that were black. His height was also a bit less than Daryun but he was by no means a weakling.

"I'm not sure. His Highness will figure something out. Let's be patient." was what Daryun said.

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<In Rex's Dream >

Rex again in his dreamland, after being shocked, says, "Where...Where am I? What is this place? I was in carriage just a moment ago.....wasn't I?"

*** W h o o o o o s h....S w i f t....***

Co o o o o o o o....{Some noise}

"W h a...a a t is happening? What was that?", his words were wavering.

Voice: Foolish Human, how dare you enter my territory?

"Huh? Territory..? I am sorry but I am not sure how I got here?", Rex had panicked a bit.

Voice: What did you say? Don't Lie to ME....You damn child of a human!

For some reason it seemed as of the voice was angry on hearing this.

"But I'm saying the truth."

Voice: H m m m.... Is that so? But it is impossible to come here because this place is in the sky so you can stop your yapping and tell me the truth, who gave you such high wind magic power for you to be able to come up here. 

"But.... I don't know. I was in the carriage and I guess I fell asleep and now I am here. I really...", Rex was telling the truth but it seemed as if the voice didn't want to believe it.

Voice: W h a a a a a a a..... a a a a a a t t t t t t t t !

Rex was shocked due to the loud scream.

Voice: You are telling me you fell asleep and then suddenly you are here...? Impossible..... Who...Who are you...? What's your name?

Rex thought that it was wise for him to answer this so he said, "Ah... My name is Rex Suoll. You can call me Rex."

"...", the voice didn't say anything else. It was completely quiet for sometime.

"U m m m, Is something wrong?", Rex asked hesitantly.

Suddenly a big bird which resembled an Eagle appeared. Large, sharp and pointy claws, sharp beak with the power to crush a mountain, Wide and beautiful wings, and Sparkly yellow golden eyes which resembled the Sun.

But above all the crimson colored crystal on it's head was the most attractive. The Bird came forward and bowed to Rex!

Rex was left in awe when he saw this happening.

{The Bird continued to bow.}

Rex came back to his senses after a while and still saw the bird bowing to him.

He said, "Ge...get up! What are you doing? Come on, I'm not someone great!"

The Bird immediately started to beg for mercy and apologised.

"M a..... M a s... M a s t e r... M a a a a a s s s s t t t t t e e e e e r r r r r ... Please forgive this foolish Bird's insolence. I couldn't recognize you. Sorry! I beg for forgiveness!"

Rex didn't pry much and just said, "Wha... O.k. I forgive you. Now get up. What's your name and why are you calling me Master?"

The Bird said, "Thank you for being merciful master. My name is Garude, the master of Sky Valley and I'm calling you master because....You are my master!!"

Rex was shocked when he heard that and immediately asked, "H a? What? Sky Valley?"

"Yes Master. This land you are standing on is in the sky, called Sky Valley, and I am it's guardian, Garude also called as THE GREAT WING- 'STORM'."

"Storm? Where have I heard.....?", the name sounded somewhat familiar to Rex and he tried to recall that.

"!!!"

"Wait isn't that..."

Garude nodded his large head and said, "Yes master. You are right. I am one of the only 12 Celestial Guardians, The Guardian Of Sky Valley, called STORM! But my true name is Garude so you can call me that master."

"W h a a a... Amazing! So you are telling me that I'm meeting a Celestial Beast, Wow!!!", Rex was awed yet again.

Celestial guardians comprised of celestial beasts so it was no wonder that he would be surprised while meeting one.

"Yes Master!!", it seemed as if it was proud.

"You look amazing indeed. And this place is good too, but I have to return, can you help me!?", was what Rex asked since he couldn't afford to stay here any longer as he had no idea of how much time had passed.

Garude: Yes master but for that you have to make me your Soul Bird.

Rex: Soul Bird??

"Yes, Master. When a beast is bonded with it's masters soul it can take any form, that is a soul beast, but since I'm a bird when I form a bond I'm called Soul Bird!"

Rex immediately asked, "Hmmm, Then how do I make you my soul bird??"

"It's simple, Please give me a new name and accept me as your servant!", it was necessary since celestial guardians were bound by laws that prevented them from intervening and contacting the humans.

"O.K. Then Your new name will be 'Kite'. And I accept you as my servant."

(The word 'KITE' here refers to a bird which is somewhat similar to a falcon! It's not a toy that is used normally!)

The bird immediately expressed it's gratitude and said, "Thanks master!!!!"

Suddenly the bird started to glow very brightly which was more that enough to make some one blind if he or she were to stare at it.

"From now on my name is Kite. Let me break this dream dimension so that you can go back master.", immediately after Kite's soul had been connected with Rex he thought about finally helping Rex to return back!

"Okay!"

{Kite breaks the dimension and suddenly Rex disappears}

Rex suddenly wakes up in the carriage while screaming, "A h h h, What was that!?"

"Did I have a weird dream again? A h h h h h!!!!"

It seemed as if he had a weird disease of not believing anything that was happening and only considering it to be a dream.

Daryun immediately came running when he heard the scream and asked, "Are you alright master? Did something happen?"

"Yes, Daryun Uncle! I'm perfectly fine. Don't worry..."

"Huh?! You know my name? Have I introduced myself to you before?", was what Daryun asked.

"O o o p p p s s s, I could see his name just above his head and I just spelled it out! I have to take care in the future.", was what Rex thought in his mind.

He thought of some excuse immediately and said, "Oh! I heard father saying your name that you will be coming and I guessed that it might be you."

"Oh! Is that so? Fine then. We will be travelling for another hour and then make a camp nearby."

"Alright...", it seemed as if Rex didn't have anything else to say.

TO BE CONTINUED...