Chapter 107: Forest Of Treasures
After plummeting for a couple of seconds, the two girls regained some of their consciousness.
Camila quickly brought out her two dragon wings, each three meters high. Thus, she unfurled through the air.
Luna, on the other hand, freed her path to create two wings made by her shadows, which helped her to fly like Camila.
And finally, Theos, like Luna, released his path as a Corrupted Celestial, creating wings made of dark particles.
Thus, the three of them flew through the skies.
The journey was awkward, as the two young women were silent. Theos didn’t have to be a fortune teller or a genius to figure out why they were so quiet.
‘Luna is a little red from screaming, and Camila is indifferent… But even I can see some nervousness in her face,’ he thought, smiling slightly.
But he did not say anything about this “event”, but ignored it, respecting the dignity and pride of the two women.
So, Theos took a look at the Forest of Treasures, realizing how wide it was… Possibly several hundred kilometers around.
Seeing the dragons flying, Theos thought of a possibility: those dragons might see them and attack them.
“We should land faster,” Theos said quietly, warning Camila and Luna.
They both nodded, knowing why Theos was giving this order. They were no fools, they could see the dragons flying and, intentional or not, approaching them.
So, the trio increased the speed of their flight; in a few minutes, they were already on the solid ground of the great forest.
As they took a closer look at the surroundings, they noticed the grandeur of the trees … They could easily reach around 500 meters in height.
“Hm, what are these trees? They’re abnormally large…”, Luna asked in disbelief.
If it wasn’t because she was flying through the skies, seeing the height limit of the trees, she might think that the trees were infinite.
Camila shrugged her shoulders. “You want to know?” she asked.
Luna nodded. “Yes, I want to know.”
Pausing, Camila looked at Luna, then back at Theos. He was indifferently looking at her.
Finally, she sighed. “The trees here are born by the dead of dragons, each tree is made by the bones and blood of Dragons of a specific race… The Wandering Dragons,” she stated.
But before he could continue, Theos completed her words. “And the Wandering Dragons were the ones who became extinct in the war against the humans, weren’t they?”
An awkward silence reigned in the atmosphere.
Camila nodded slowly at Theos’ words. She already knew the whole story or at least most of it.
And incredibly and to her surprise, Theos also seemed to know the same or more information than she did.
“Yes, the Wandering Dragons became extinct many, many years ago, and their corpses are here, these trees are the proof,” she continued. “Only some trees here can produce fruits, which can increase a person’s power.”
‘In other words, it’s like drinking the blood of a Dragon, but with the excuse that it’s a fruit,’ Theos concluded, to move on.
Seeing Theos walking away, Luna followed him from behind.
Camila sighed, following the duo.
“Camila, do you know why this place is the Forest of Treasures?” asked Theos suddenly.
Camila raised an eyebrow with intrigue and curiosity. “Why, isn’t it because it’s a Forest with lots of treasures?” she asked with some sarcasm.
But he shook his head. “No, it’s called that because it’s a Forest with treasures, but this place isn’t that because it’s a Forest of treasures,” he stated.
She was silent again, a little confused. “What exactly do you mean? Don’t beat around the bush.”
Still walking quietly, Theos revealed. “These corpses of the Wandering Dragons, they are here not because your family or the other dragons brought it here for them to have their graves… No, this Forest is the place where they waged war thousands of years ago,” he stated.
Camila was shocked, including Luna, who looked at him with surprised eyes.
But quickly Camila shook her head. “No, that’s impossible; the race of Wandering Dragons never belonged to this Kingdom; the only thing that united us is that we were all of the Dragon race.”
Camila denied any assertion from Theos quickly. After all, what he says goes against all belief and everything she had been taught.
Since she was a child she had been taught the atrocities that the Wandering Dragon race had wanted to perform. She considered them to be demons, unworthy of even being in the Dragon race.
Now for someone, almost a stranger to her, to tell her that the Wandering Dragons had the war thousands of years ago right here…doesn’t that mean that the Wandering Dragons were covered by the other Dragon races?
Sacred Dragons
Silver Dragons.
Dragons of the Sea.
And a great variety of dragons… Weren’t they all in favor of the Wandering Dragons? Didn’t they agree with the atrocities they were going to perform?
‘The more I think about it, the more and more likely it is true… It even makes sense why this Forest has so many treasures; they are the weapons, armor, and other things that the Dragons and humans of that time dropped or abandoned in battle,’ thought Camila.
Her eyes lit up a little. She wanted to deny it, but her great intelligence made her explore more of this mystery in history, both for the Dragon race and humans.
Unfortunately for her, Theos did not continue explaining or revealing anything else, but remained silent, walking forward.
‘Could it be that he wants to manipulate me into hating the Dragon race? Or does he want me to be distracted by this investigation? … I shouldn’t provoke this guy,’ she concluded.
She could not give herself the right now to overthink things, especially in a place as strange and dangerous as the forest of treasures.
Where monsters, dragons and other things could attack at any time…. Or, in general, anything could appear at any time.
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