《Chapter#4: The Kings》

  The old man looked at the person standing near door.

  "You should stop bullying this little childrens"

  "Don't worry I was just checking them"

  The person said with a smirk.

  The grip on our hearts loosened. Our body become normal again we can move now. But we didn't dare yo look at the person yet.

  The person said as if he was withdrawing a penalty,

  "I give you my permission to look at the heavens"

  We slowly gathered our courage and looked at the direction. We saw a person so majestic like he was the peak of human beauty and we were merely baboons. He had long golden hair, his eyes were as clear as the ocean. His skin was pure ivory coloured. The beauty was dazzling like we were looking at a shiny gem.

  (Why he is so pretty? My average looks are not even comparable to his finger nails. It's really unfair. I don't like it)

  Bota and Stan also thinked in a same way.

  Bota couldn't hold himself and said out of appreciation,

  "Beauty of his majesty can make us go blind"

  "Ho ho you are a clever kid boy"

  The person said with a pleased tone.

  The old man asked the person,

  "What make you visit here Burza"

  Burza look in the direction of the old man.

  "Nothing I was just visiting you Svartvit"

  (So the name of the old man was Svartvit)

  Bota thought,

  *it's so hard to spell*

  Stan was observing the both highly figures with calm eyes and fixing his spectacles repetitively. Actually it was a habit of Stan.

  Burza asked with a calm composer,

  "So you found some newborn hamsters huh?"

  (Is he referring us. Now that I think of it. What will happen to us? If the old man ask us to leave the place. I doubt that we can even survive a single day without his protection)

  Stolen story; please report.

  Bota and Stan was thinking the same thing.

  The old man replied,

  "Hmm thanks for reminding me. I was thinking if you could let them be the citizens of your land. O kind king of Storms"

  Burza burst into laughter as if it was the best joke he had ever heard.

  We were silent. We felt like we won't get a shelter. We were kinda scared but didn't let the emotions surface on our faces.

  Burza stopped laughing after some moment. He said with a normal look,

  "Why don't you keep them under your. O loving king of shimmering Darkness"

  (So the old man is a king too!!)

  Bota and Stan also exclaimed.

  "You know right I need to go to various places every now and then. They won't survive if they stick with me"

  The old man said with an understanding tone.

  Burza replied like a child,

  "Nah I am not taking them in. Looking after hamsters is a pain in___ . I don't wanna do that"

  The old man tried to persuade Burza.

  "You wanna fight kid"

  Burza said indifferently,

  "Nah I can't win over you here. But Svartvit even if my kindness which has no boundaries decide to take them. They will just die on the journey before even reaching the land of breeze. And I won't be doing you another favour by training them or helping them evoke"

  "I thought I could have get rid of work by flattering you"

  Thr old man said with a disappointing look.

  Burza being a little enraged said,

  "Svartvit you lazy, evil geezer. You think I am some crush boy from back than. Nah I ain't falling on your traps again like old days".

  Our mouths twitched a little.

  The old man sighed and looked into our directions.

  "Rest today kids. Training starts from tomorrow. Sorry but it will be hellish.

  A little fear emerged from somewhere. Cause we could see that he was completely serious in the last phrase.

  (What is hellish even define for such a strong individual?

  Will we even survive?)

  Bota and Stan was looking at eachother.

  The old man and Burza left the room while talking about some matters.

  (...)

  It was day time we finally got the chance to see the place clearly. The room we were staying at had various symbols made from cutting the wall by a sharp object. We took a look at the table. There were various glass vessels filled with unknown liquids. There were some books too. The books were not standard square or rectangular shape. There were some of round, triangular, some were as thin as ropes and so on. There were some murals too that were covered my strange substance.

  Stan at first wanted to read them. But the old man warned us clearly that we won't be in shape if we try to read them. So we didn't dare.

  We got outside. We finally got to see what the chamber looks like from outside but it was nothing special.

  We slowly walked and stood infront of the great lake.

  (I think we shouldn't have seen it )

  Because of the view infront of us we started to feel sick.

  Bota couldn't bare it anymore. He started bomiting. The foods eaten before started to get thrown away. We helped Bota calm down.

  There was a carcass of a creature infront of us. The smell was so terrible that even inhaling it made us puke out. Our mind wasn't in a good shape.

  There were some tiny white warms that were eating the carcass. A mountain near the horizon was cut in half by don't what. Its inner body was made of substance like rotten meat. The fresh river I saw yesterday was no more fresh. It got tanned by the pus of the disaster.

  The day phrase was different from night. There was an eclipse sun but surprisingly it was glowing with radiant.

  (...)

  Near the nearest mountain from the room I was sitting on a cliff. It was safer than before cause those bizzare animals already migrated because of the disaster. But they will surely comeback in some time.

  There was a book I was holding in my hands. Surprisingly our bags also came with us. So we had the things precious to us secure. There was an album in my hands.

  (I have always been a little distant from people. But funny enough today now that I know that there won't be any chance or near impossible chance to met with my family again. I wonder what they are doing now. Did our family hired people to take us back? Is my mother crying for me? I don't know....I think It would be a little hard for them to get adjusted this way)

  A soft smile appeared on my face while I was going through the pictures of my family members. It was like there was a hole in my heart that can't be filled ever again. I closed the album and slowly stood up.

  (...)

  Stan was calculating something in his notebook.

  Bota was listening to anime theme songs.

  I was sitting on the bed and thinking something.

  Bota looked in my direction and asked,

  "What will be the train like? I hope its not some absurd physical exercise"

  "I wonder if we will become as powerful as the old that can destroy a disaster easily".

  Stan said with a hopeful face.

  It was wistful thinking. But It was also fun to imagine ourselves as some strong guy. I was also looking forward to know what mind blowing things this world has. Why even looking at some text can get us killed. What is the mystery behind living mountain and all those natural phenomenon.

  That night old man told us to have proper rest cause he want us to be ready for what comes next.

  (...)

  There was a middle aged handsome man with great physic and a person with majesticity was sitting near a black fire.

  Burza said,

  "You are as kind as before. Picking up hamsters and making them prepared for survival. You don't even make a loan contract like others"

  "Kind? Me? You are a funny guy. Who told you that I am not gonna charge them anything in the future? I will defently make them pay their debts"

  The old man looked in the direction of the room.

  "But first they need to survive the Retsseg tomorrow"

  The both sighed as if they remembered something. It was that moment this mighty Kings also showed a slight manifestation of inner pain that was in deep slumber inside of their hurts.

  None speaked again just starred at the fire that was slowly being extinguished due to the flow of time.