34 Bryarmont Town (2/2)
Aaron's eyes were still fixed on the Eagle, which looked familiar, although he couldn't make out many details from where he was standing.
”What is that on the top of that Palace? Is it a Giant Eagle?”, he asked, as that was the Tera which matched his the ones he knew the most. Only, he had never seen one as large as the one in front of him.
”Oh, that? Yes, it is supposed to be a Giant Eagle, the Primary Tera of the Arthur Bryar, who set up this Town in the first place. Stories say that he was very well connected, so he was able to call in a favor from the World Government, itself, which enabled him to use this spot which would usually be teeming with forest life and other Teras. In one night, this whole area was supposed to have been flattened. I don't know if that's true, but if it is, it makes you wonder just how powerful the Teras of the World Government are.”
Aaron had to turn to Edmond to make sure that he wasn't joking.
Clearing this area of hundreds of kilometers in a single night?!
Impossible!
His eyes completely wide open, Aaron tried to imagine just what kind of Tera could even be capable of such a feat.
Nothing came to mind, except fear.
He was no stranger to being on the weaker end, but in front of such an existence, he wouldn't even be able to put up a resistance.
”We don't need to worry about that, now. Come on. We need to head to the prison where my father is being held.”
Saying so, Edmond started walking ahead on the plain which was mostly empty except for a few people here and there who were also making their way toward the Town.
On their way in these past three days, Aaron, Edmond, and Woof had occasionally come across a few Ascenders, but they just hurried on their way without saying anything. Edmond was leading the way using his AA, so he was the one choosing the path to go on whenever they came across a fork.
The most interesting encounter had been with an Ascender who was riding a strange, two-legged Tera with white feathers, a thin neck, and a sharp beak.
He had been about to ask AA what it was, but it had zoomed past them, leaving them coughing and cursing in the dust, while Woof even barked at it.
As Aaron distracted his mind by reminding himself of random things like these, he noticed that they weren't heading to the stone wall and gate of the Town. Instead, they were veering off to the side.
Soon enough, they were standing at the spot where the wall curved at the base of the Mountain. Here, adjacent to the wall and surrounded by trees due to the fact that this area wasn't cleared, was a large wooden building with the name ”Town Prison.”
Boldly, Edmond walked inside after telling Aaron to wait at the entrance, where two sturdy men clad in shining clothes that almost looked like it was made out of metal holding long-poled weapons with a curved blade at one end were standing.
They were chatting among themselves casually, but they stopped when loud, booming laughter was heard from inside, followed by a shout.
”BOYS, GATHER AROUND! THIS RUNT HAS RETURNED TO FIGHT FOR HIS DAD! CALL JANGIR OUT, IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO FEED!”