I saw Timi, with her confused look, and a stance like she was ready to fight.
Jaerl looked terrified as well.
This was the first time I saw Timi look this scared.
ăWhat is it, Timi?ă
ăAlra, you donât feel that?ă
ăWhat do you mean?ă
ăAlra, you have got to protect ShiggyâŠokay?ă
Timi looked very serious about this, as I picked up Shiggy and put her into my pouch.
ăryaa?ă
Shiggy looked at us if asking ăWhat is it?ă
But it seemed that whatever had caused Timi to jump had also scared Jaerl.
ăTimi, Jaerl, what is it?ă
Even someone with strong intuition like Cruz was a bit confused at what had happened?
ăYou canât feel it? The pressure in the air around us?ă
ăHm?ă
I took Jaerl out of the dragon stable. All the others came up to us wondering what had happened.
Jaerl walked all the way to the exit of the stable and looked outside, his head trying to sense something.
I looked into the air. There were heavy clouds, and it looked as though it would rain.\n
Other than that, I felt nothing.
However, Timi seemed quite apprehensive so I tried to sense whatever it was some more.
I sent out my magic in a thin layer around me, trying to find something.
Even so, I couldnât sense anything that Timi was wary about.
So I sent it out even further, to a place maybe three days walk away, when I finally sensed something.
ăâŠwhat the hell?ă
ăYou sensed it, Alra? What is it?ă
ăHey! What is it! Tell me! I want toâŠwha?ă
Cruz, who was happy about this little adventure suddenly got serious and grabbed her sword.
After a bit, I could see that serious look extend to Luka and Yureena as well.
I think we all could feel something coming.
It seems that Femm and Cruz were just a little later than me in noticing. But now they were poised and ready.
ăWhat is it, Alra?ă
ăWhat do you sense, Sir Alra?ă
Vi-Vi and Belda were the only ones that didnât sense it.
ăYouâll see before I can explain.ă
And as I said that, I pointed to the sky.
You could see one heavy cloud split open.
It was as if an explosion had occurred that wiped the cloud away. \nBut there was no wind that assailed us on the ground.
Then, six giant dragons appeared in the sky above Elkay.
They were bigger than Timisoara in dragon form.
ăThose are some huge dragons.ă
ăTimi, ancient dragons?ă
ăYes.ă
ăAnd alsoâŠă
ăYes. Alra is correct. Itâs the strongest of ancient dragons. The duchesses.ă
There were seven duchesses of the ancient dragons. I had heard that Shiggyâs mother was one of those seven. This meant that with Shiggy here, all seven dragon duchesses were together.
ăryaaaă
Shiggy was crying out from my pouch, happily.
ăWhy are they all here? Do you know why, Timi?ă
ăNo idea. However, thereâs only one reason I can think of for all of them to come together at once.ă
ăAnd that reason is?ă
Before Timi could answer Vi-Viâs question, the six dragons slowly descended.
They each were as big as a mountain, and there were six of them.
Elkay was covered in a massive shadow.
If they descended directly downwards, they would crush the town to bits.
\nThe others soon arrived behind.
Then the six dragons slowly changed their position and followed us.
ăEven if they land here, theyâre going to cause a lot of damage.ă
However, if they were here to fight, it would be even worse. Hopefully we wouldnât have to use all of our strength.
And so finally, the dragons descended in for a landing.
ăryaaa?ă
Shiggy just watched the whole event happily.
She really was a duchess, like the others, so she wasnât scared.
I watched them all descend as well. I wondered who would win in a fight.
Even one versus one would be one hell of a battle, but six versus one, there was no way to win.
Even so, I didnât feel any hostility from them.
I donât think they came for a fight. At least I hoped so.
In the least, I donât think they came to destroy us.
If they had, they would have just blasted us from the airâŠit was the easiest way.
But in this case, there was probably some kind of negotiation they had to speak with us about.
And considering this, while watching them descend, Timi said in a loud voice.