On To Black Pillar!
#21 of Legend of the Tiger Clan
After another day in recovery Zeng was back on his feet and his mothers got him back on training, for two days straight they forced him to go through hours of weapons training and carry numerous heavy objects including themselves. Shayde and the others stared in complete awe, no wonder Zeng was the strongest of them especially with two amazon mothers to keep him in shape.
"Come on Zeng! another two hundred yards or you wont so much as get a bite of tonights dinner!"
"*pant* *pant* GRRRR!! GAGH!!"
Zeng had dragged his two mothers all around Arbitu's castle at least a hundred times early in the morning, after a quick inspection of the muscles and stomach Elicia and Sharon agreed that he was back to full fitness and went from strict trainers to caring mothers as Zeng fell n his back completely exhausted allowing them to hug and snuggle him making the others laugh while he struggled to get out. Saline however was touched by this since he posessed the same determination as his late father Sir Bronn and she began to remember how they first met in the knights training grounds at Schrade when they were young and all the happy times they had and it seemed she could still have times like those so long as she had her son but with the coming eclipse only fate would decide what would happen.
Later that day Kerric called the others to the ships forge where a table was drapped over and the moment everyone arrived Kerric unveiled numerous pieces of battle gear, all made from dragon scales. Xani and Abby were given special wristguards that could dull an opponents weapon on contact, Shayde was given a new scabbard that could sharpen his weapon upon the moment it was drawn or resheathed, Zeng was given a gauntlet that formed into a shield the moment he brought his arm to a guard position, for him it was the perfect replacement for his fathers scorched shield that now hung from his door and for Kerric he made a knife sharp enough to cut through both stone and steel which he kept hidden in his boot and Sam was given a leather vest and pants made from the water dragons skin.
"This is perfect!"
"The crew and I tested them out, these weapons are the first to be made by dragon scales so we decided not to show them to the public if that happens were gonna have the armies of both kingdoms killing dragons for profit nonstop and you'll be out of a job Zeng."
"That's probably for the best....when this is all over we have to hide these weapons wher nobody can find them, Kerric have you destroyed the plans?"
"All locked up in here *points to forehead*"
With that being said the group gathered what supplies they needed and checked the ships weapons and hull for any signs of damage or wearing out. As they prepared to leave Arbitus came out holding three medalions bearing the symbol of a single tree surrounded by all creatures of nature; The symbol of Gaia.
"What're these for uncle?"
"When I first fough Kairos the other magu's and I had to fight his most powerful servants; The Shadow Knights, warriors of the undead who fed off the spirits of their defeated foes but the goddess gave us these medallions as a form of protection."
While the others took theirs Zeng gave his to Linda as a slight precaution despite her brave nature, she thanked him with a quick kiss and boarded the ship as Zeng looked up at the sun and saw the eclipse starting to form, soon the ship was off back to the volcano region While in the depths of black pillar the prison in which Kairos was cealed in began to weaken as his red piercing eyes suddenly sprang to life.
"Shadow Knights....AWAKEN!!"
Four skeletons emerged from the blackened ground beneath him and in a flash they took the form of rotting flesh and dark sinister armour.
"My enemies draw close...guard the pedastals and do not let them reinforce the ceal! or you shall pay with you souls!!!"
The knights bowed before their master and vanished in a black mist leaving the dark depths of the mountain.
The End.