The Legend of Azhakkstadd

CHAPTER XLI : UNION

-Zexal-

            “Her powers are unlimited compared to a native Sioga or Sahir, she could be very powerful” the Ordo king mentioned as he shifted glances towards the Trueno Chieftain with an astonished look on his face without planning on cutting it off

            “That’s what our shamans saw in their visions” the Trueno Chieftain answered in an unsure tone as he faced everyone implying what he meant

            “Is she the hero that we’re all waiting for?” the Teras chieftain asked as he looked at the Trueno chieftain back to the Ordo King with a glint of hope painted on his face and plastered a faint smile on his lips

            “Of course she is” the Trueno Chieftain answered with conviction upon his voice, now he sounded so sure as his gazes became strong looking at everyone

            “Is she that strong?” I asked Nazif after I listened to the Tribe leaders talking about that particular girl… I mean she’s only a girl, that’s what I heard… it made me confused just by the thought. I don't know her after all, who knows what she can do. Expect the unexpected...

            “Yes she is” he answered shortly and paused for a while before facing me “You should meet her, she’s kind and funny too, you’ll surely like her… and if you meet some girl with her who happens to be Aisha, don’t like her, she’s mine ahahahaha” he continued as he laughed

            “Oh, I see lover boy” I stated and laughed with him as I bumped my elbows towards his arm winking at him meaningfully

            “Seriously speaking, Kurezma learned everything in a short span of time with us, so I saw all her progress. I wonder what other things she’ll learn in the future… plus during the attack she’s one of the defenders and she fought so strong… she’s reliable too” he started telling me again about that girl… Kurezma, if I’m not mistaken

            “How old is she?” I asked out of nowhere

            “If I’m not mistaken, she’s 17 years old” he answered as he raised his gaze towards the ceiling trying to remember it correct “Yea right, she’s one year advanced because his brother, Kuzma, insisted on putting her in the same class as him so that he can look after her” he continued as he looked at me again "But at least she already learned what she has to learn that early... right?"

            “I’m looking forward to meet her… soon” I said as I shifted my gaze towards the floor, I noticed him turned to the chieftains as if to listen to their meeting

            Anyway, I’m Zexal Kanzul, 18 years old. I’m from Water Territory and rumors are true, we don’t live in an island in the middle of the ocean or something that floats above it. 

            We literally live under the sea, like a sunken village or something, I’ll show you around next time. We breath underwater too. People living in water territory are called Vands.

            I lived there my whole life without leaving until now. My father, who is our Lord, brought me here because he said he's giving me the Idea what it's like to be our tribes Lord, since I'm next in line. 

            As usual for every Azhakk, I learned my ability to control the water when I was ten years old, and since then, I've been training hard to become strong because I know that my father and the others are expecting a lot from me.

            Our village looked exactly like a village in the surface of the land, there are trees, plants, and so on. But not as civilized as it is herein the surface… living underwater without leaving the place makes us left behind, especially with technologies and some trends. 

            It’s covered by a barrier that prevents sea water from entering our land, it’s also made of water yet it’s unbreakable… come to think of it, water versus water ahahahaha.

            Our village is full of ancient architectures like temples and towers that we treasure the most. Among all the continents in Azhakkstadd, our place is rich in history and culture than the other tribes, that’s why it has been kept concealed deep under the ocean. 

            These temples and towers are said to be homed by the Legendary Guardians and even by Gods, some are even used as place to perform huge and significant enchantments and rituals. Some are used as a dungeon, and many more. No one knows what other things lie in there...

            There are also people saying that treasures are hidden in those temples but no one attempted for a treasure hunt as a respect. There are ancient ruins and relics inside those that you can just see at every part of the place. There are    paintings, sculptures, and engravings that our ancestors draw that narrates ours and Azhakkstadd’s history.

            We live deep in the oceans, and as we all know ocean is deep and vast. I wonder how the attackers located us, only people from water territory know the way in and out. You’ll know when you’re there if you see a waterfalls under the ocean… odd right? That makes it our landmark.

            There’s a big sleeping volcano under the ocean that causes great destruction when it erupts, our ancestors told us that right after turmoil broke the whole Azhakkstadd, the volcano suddenly woke up and erupted causing our land to drift under the sea. Some says the Gods protected our land from the wrong hands and kept us hidden.

            Our great Vand Lord at that time together with Olmagon, the Goddess of water, ocean, and storm created the barrier that covers our village as people plead to spare their lives, and the reason why we, Vands, are preserved until now. 

            If it weren’t for them, then we would have been erased from history forever. That’s when we were given the gift to breath under water, to swim as fast that we could swim around the whole planet in half an hour, and also to survive underneath.

           We are not imprisoned there; in fact, we are allowed to go outside whenever we want. But as for security purposes we chose to stay hidden. Our village is as wonderful as paradise, and as diverse as lands above, we have all we need… so who would want to leave anyway? Under the volcano lies the waterfalls that boiling water comes out that only Vands can handle. 

           The volcano and the waterfalls aren’t easy to find though, so if you’re an outsider, you’ll recognize if you feel the water becoming hot, or as I have mentioned earlier, you see the volcano or the waterfall themselves. The temperature, pressure, and lack of oxygen is unbearable… I wonder how the attackers managed to get in.

            “We’re sending these heroes into Fairy Kingdom to train, in that way, they’d be able to protect our world against threatening danger that’s occurring” the Ordo king said as he looked at each tribe leaders with his meaningful look

            “How do we choose them?” the Breen Chieftain asked him

            “You trained your people, you know whom to choose among them” the Ordo king answered with no hesitation

            What did I miss, what are they talking about? Talking about heroes? Hmmm…

            “Choose the strongest and the smartest as you go back later. Tomorrow, I’ll be sending people to get your chosen heroes and bring them to the Fairy Kingdom” the Ordo King directly stated seriously

            “So soon?” the Yanar captain interrupted

            “The enemies don’t wait for us” he bothered to answer “Besides, they’ll still have their training in the Fairy Kingdom. In there, they can train themselves well, plus they can have the strongest incantations to be fully equipped” he explained himself

            “I agree” the Sahir King agreed with the Ordo King “Fairies have the strongest army, if our heroes train along with them, then they’d be as strong as them” he added

            “And the Sioga King?” the Mortal Lord reminded

            “I’ll inform him later as we go back” the Ordo King assured them “Is everything clear about the meeting?” he asked everyone, as a response they all nodded indicating that they do “So that’s all for today’s meeting…”

            What are they up to? I turned to Nazif as I was going to ask him what our tribe leaders had talked about

            “Did you hear that?” he asked me as he also turned towards me

            “I was actually going to ask you, what were they saying?” I asked him back as I smiled at him playfully

            “Gosh, you didn’t listen?” he asked back with his eyebrow raised that I answered with a nod as I scratched my cheek “They will choose strong people from each tribe that’ll be sent to Fairy Kingdom to train and to protect our world… isn’t that amazing? I wish I’d be chosen… but I doubt it, there’s Kuzma and Ashtan” he told me

            “Oh that’s… great” I said… I looked at my father silently looking at me… and I know exactly what he’s thinking

            “You said, you ranked first in your school back in Water Territory…” he initiated as he looked at me which I responded again with a nod “So do you think that your chieftain will choose you?”

            “I think so, he’s my father actually and he knows me… so why not” I answered as I come to think of it “I think people will choose me too, they kept on telling my father how strong I became” I said as I remembered my friends and classmates asked me to swear that I should protect them no matter what… I smiled as I thought of it… “And we don’t call our leader Chieftain, we call him Lord… Vand Lord” I added

            His mouth shaped in ‘o’ as he got it and nodded slowly “Anyway, good luck…” he said as he tapped my back lightly

            “Yea, if I’m chosen I’ll do my best to be of a great help and to protect everyone” I said assuring him

            “Thanks… I’ll do my part to help even though I’m not chosen…” he responded

            “Sure, you’ll have a significant role in the future, that’s certain” I assured him