Chapter 6
Time to think
The cool night air was palpable in comparison to the the daylight I've been out here for hours. Just.. standing here knowing I can't just stand forever. I paused thinking back on my father's mistakes wondering if im making the same ones i sat down on to the steps. Making sure to carefully place my blue neon lined jacket up instead of under my rear.
I chuckled at that, then stopped to look at myself seriously. Why.. am i here.
Not what am I doing how I got here.. but why im still here. I have a good life at home. The dragon dont have to follow me but they are more likely going to. My father or at least mother would definitely protect my from the suho tournament..
But. Is. That. Right?
No.
Its not.
Whether i like it or not. Im never givin the choice to choose. I folded my hands around my knees my katana. Flat against my left side. Why is it on my. Right if im left handed?
Because you choose to fool. Its a distraction a trick in case your enemies stronger than your off hand. My mind spiraled into a deep dark hole that I couldn't get out of no matter how hard I tried.
This is what its like to be like father huh? I see why you've gone dead. I felt of flicker of suprise at that. But I didn't care. For this was the world of dragons and magic. And yet why is their such high tech then?
Because the—
"Hey champ" a quiet voice spoke
"I heard you had a little meltdown earlier."
My eyebrows twitched at that.
"No I didn't I just told the truth.."
"And it hurt."
He sighed a sigh only a man with age could sigh... what a tongue twister. Try saying that three times huh?
Then he spoke gruff but soft "you know champ you were realy brave to—"
"I'm not a child!"
"Thats not what i'm getting at. I'm getting at what you did to fix your mistake.. accepting the suho tournament despite the risk it entailed."
"Oh"
He shrugged as if expecting thar reaction
I wish I could say my face flushed. But i didn't. Began to shrug till he asked me s question.
"Why are you really doing this kid? Not the conventional answer but the real one."
"And if i dont want to answer?"
"Then you get arrested right now and hope your father bails you out." I blinked and actually looked at him turning my eyes to the right. He was looking at me.. but not like someone who sees someone useful wood. But more like someone who saw me as someone who needed.. guidance.
It was only then I decided to be honest.
"Its because.. my family has been protecting the sky's for centuries now. My mother has become an influential dragon amongst the imperial dragon riders. And most importantly.. my father. He's been a hero almost since the day he came to earth."
The police chief jumped at that.
"He.. came from the outer colonyies?"
"Yes he was.. it doesn't matter the point is that ever since he came to earth he's lived a life of well.. dark heroism." My mouth trembled then stopped don't show weakness weakness gets exploited.
Another flicker of a thought passed me by. I ignored it.
"I see "his voice was gruff but seemed to start to understand my quirks now.
"So your apart of the first gens children huh."
Yep first Gen of human and dragon children.
"Ignoring the fact that your part dragon what is your reason for doing this not your father's reason or your mother influential reason, yours." He stared at me.. hard giving me no more room to dodge the question and I sighed.
"Its because my family is that of a heroes family, that alone." I hesitated "gives me the right and power to help others not just my family"
He looked at me dead in the eye and spoke all forms of jest gone. "Then why don't you help the poor? Or needy? Let alone those down on their luck or need jobs?
I blinked and started stuttering.
Because just because I was born into a rich family doesn't give me the responsibility to take care of anyone but my own people. The people a Kaiya. Anyone else can go fend for themselves for all I care. They didn't help us, when we needed them they raided us trying to stop the creation of our—
"Stop"
"Those aren't your opinions those are your fathers and the history of your cities. Don't lump in others pain with your own, and think of this next time you see someone in need. If they were your people would you help them? Or just walk by them."
I paused then nodded so their is more than one responsibility of this world are mote than just my people now that I'm a dragon rider.
He patted me on the shoulder and helped me up my eyes red from crying I wiped them then used mana to—
"Kid "
"Its okay to shoe weakness here, we're not here to judge you.. were here to help."
I stopped and walked in loudly saying " thats funny coming from someone who's USING me to handle their problems." He chuckled at that and patted me on the back. Mizuki glared at him which made him pause. Kokoro simply sat down to my far right sprawling out as though ready to sleep.
"What's got you all so tired?" He ignored me and simply sagged against the chair. Mizuki on the other hand demanded chips again until kokoro yelled her ear off making the precinct shake.. wow his voice is a deadly weapon... does this count as Assualt can I get him arrested for this.
Maybe then I cou— kokoro glared at me and I stopped whatever half baked escape plan that was forming. As it withered and died. Then he did the strangest thing he opened up a portal after whispering a few words under his breath than grabbed a premium limited time spicy hot doddle chips....
Where'd did he get that from?
Mizuki now thoroughly satisfied starting munching and I reluctantly sat down next to kokoro ready to sleep.
Time passed and I woke up to mizuki laying on the floor in a ball to my left.. i paused at what I saw.. the floor was scorched the police? The were layed out breathing hard as if they just had an incident. I smiled at that it seemed ad soon as I'm gone chaos proceeds
Then I went back to sleep the feeling of peace and home following me like a pleasantly underground wind.
I fell asleep to the memories of home, and a undergorund island city full of the living and the dead