Chapter 2: The mission



Damien suddenly sat up in his bed, yawning the sleepiness out. Loud knocks could be heard coming from the door. He put on some cloths and headed for the door. Another loud round of banging could be heard.



Damien: yeah yeah Im coming, stop the house demolishing will ya. *Damien oppened the door*

Soldier: Orders from officer rufus. You, Damien Nazil, must attend to a confidential meeting in the Headquarters at 12.00 today. We will escort you there, you have exactly 10 minutes to get your equipment and items you want to bring.

Damien: Whats all this ruckus, I dont have any meeting scheduled today?

Soldier: This is newly recevied informartion and of most importants , that is all I know. Please hurry.

Damien: yeah whatever * he said and slammed the door right infront of the soldier and started packing his stuff*





When Damien entered the conference room at the headquarters the first thing he saw was a young girl sitting on a chair at the table not far from the entrance, next he saw a strange looking guy, sitting in the corner with a giant, long, spear shaped lance on his shoulder. Damien noticed that he was not wearing any army uniform but something that looked like black snake skin. He was starring in the ground but as Damien entered he looked up for a few seconds and then down again. Damien was just going to ask question as officer Rufus entered.



Rufus: Hello, soldiers and officers. You are problary wondering why you are here, so Im going to explain what I have been told to explain from my superiors. You three are going on a mission and therefor you are from now on a team.

Damien: What? I hardly know these too wierdos and..

Holly: HEY! who are you calling wierdo , I'm higher rank then you soldier.

Damien: Whatever.

*Holly ignored him*

Holly: But sir, Whats up with this sudden mission? And why is it only a three-man mission?

Rufus: I will explain that now if you let me speak.



Damien and Holly where both quiet now even though you could see that they had more coming.



Rufus: Thats better. You have all been chosen by one of my superiors for this mission. This is a confidential mission, what is spoken about in this room stays in this room. Those are the orders. 2 days ago something of importants was stolen from the laboratory in Treno (The main capital of Eolnyss) was stolen by the Rebel forces. A crystal to be more precise. Information tells us they are headed towards the forrest of illusions north of here. The mission is to retrieve the crystal by any means necissary.

Damien: Why not send a 20-man team if it is so important?

Holly: Idiot, then they will see us coming from continents away.

Rufus: Exactly. It takes about 4 days to reach the forrest of illusions from Treno and only 3 days from here. But since they left 2 days ago we must asume that they are 1 day ahead of you. So you must have a fast pace. Holly you have been the assigned the leader for this mission.

Holly: Good, but sir, if it is as you say, we must leave immediatly then.

Rufus: Yes, you are dissmissed. Oh yeah , and one more thing. We do not have any information according the streangh of the Rebel group so be really carefull.



Damien smiled and then walked out of the room followed by the other two.





Holly: Okey, let me just make this clear. I am the leader of this mission , you two do as I say, got it?

Damien: whatever.

Vincent: Yes.

Holly: Good, I dont know what they where thinking when they put us three togheter who has no experience in working togheter or knowledge of eachother skills.

Damien: Who cares, we got to get a move on.

Holly: yes, sorry. We will cross Grean planes to get to the forrest of illusions. I will take the lead you follow me. Lets move out.







Holly was running infront while the other two was some meters behind here.

Damien: Soo, whats your name?

Vincent: Vincent..

Damien: okay, so whats your story?

Vincent: .... Nothing that is necissary to know about for this mission.

Damien: oookay... well Im just gonna talk little with the big boss. *he said and increased his pace a little to catch up with Holly*



Damien: Creepy guy back there. who is he? And why is he wearing that snake skin?

*Holly sighed*

Holly: Dont you know anything? He is a dragon knight and the thing he is wearing is not snake skin its dragon scale which happens to be one of the most strongest materials in the world.

Damien: Ah a dragon knight eh? hmm, never heard of it.

Holly: Idiot...

Damien: shut up.

Holly: The dragon knights where humans living with the dragons. They recieved dragon magics and learnings, and they always protected the dragons. But 85 years ago , the world government atacked the dragons because they were seen as a threath to the humans. Almost every dragon and dragon knight was exterminated but some fled when the battle was already lost. I think vincent here is one of those.

Damien: Whaaat? but how can that be? he doesnt look much older then 30. You said it happened 85 years ago!

Holly: I also said that they have recieved dragon magics, and a dragon has 8 longer life span then a human. I believe Vincent has gotten some of that increased life span from the magic.

Damien: I see..



A moment of silence was cast upon them.



Damien: Oh, cool swords you got there. Can I see them?

Holly: No you can not.

Damien: Bah, aren't you the boring one. By the way how come a cute girl like you end up officer in the army?

*Holly blushed*

Holly: That.. That's none of your buisness.

Damien: Chill, I was just asking.

Holly: sorry, my father was a captain in the army, he was called the legendary swordsman.

Damien: "He was a captain"?

Holly: yeah... he got killed in a fight against the rebel leader 2 years ago...

Damien: I'm Sorry to hear that..

Holly: thanks.. I was raised with just him as a father since my mother died of sickness when I was just a baby. I trained everyday from a young age and I wanted to be just like him.

Damien: Well atleast you knew one of your parents...

Holly: what do you mean...? Didn't you?

Damien: Well... I was a foster child.

Holly: Oh..I see..



The silence once again hit them like a punch in the stomach.

They continued running without saying anything for what was left of the day.



Holly: Lets set up the tent, its getting late and its easier to get ambushed in the dark.

Damien: yeah good idea.





They all fell asleep fast and got up as soon as the sun rose to continue the pursuit.

After 12 hours running , Vincent suddenly spoke. His voice startled Damien and Holly since they where not used to hear him speak.



Vincent: I can see them. They are not far away.

Holly: What? I dont see anything.

Vincent: It's dragon vision.

Holly: oh.

Vincent: It's 2-man group.

Holly: speed up guys, lets catch up to them now.





30minutes later Vincent spoke again.



Vincent: What the??

Holly: What is it?

Vincent: They stopped, now they are turning around.

Damien: Shit, they spotted us.

Vincent: They are smiling at us.

Holly: They are waiting for us... Prepare yourselves.