The Darkness Between

In a fully white dimension where only a man and a shadow figure face each other, an intense inner battle was happening.

The shadow figure come from a very very deep of the dimension. Even the shadow of the figure towered down and the tip can't be seen.

The figure have two meter height, few cm more tall than Roland. Moreover the figure have a very big body and Roland's body cannot be compared to it.

However, Roland isn't to face the dark figure. Instead he smiled wryly because he had thought it would be like this before.

"You know I won't give anything even though you force me"

The shadowy figure start implicated it darkness. Giving an intense pressure to a man before him. But Roland stand tall. Facing a figure equal as a devil.

He have that strength because in a one-sided translucent sword wall, there is a very beautiful woman. Motionless. Her figure can remain a person that know a white-black dragon figure. But she is in her human form.

"I can do this all day, but that's too boring so I'm just gonna teleport to a closer place to anothter side. Besides there is no interesting view in your territory"

Roland spoke casually as it there is nothing he have to fear. Meanwhile in reality world a few moment ago –

"Wooowww!"

Aleyn scream hardly because her mother flies faster. Gusts of wind felt more painful on her skin. Still that is really make her excited.

With her mother blessing, no matter how fast her mother flies, she wouldn't fall or be thrown.

"Iiiiit's soo faaaasstt!"

The blast of a very strong wind made her unable to speak normally. Even every time she opened her mouth, the wind blow enter and pushing her head back. Still that is the excited thing of this flight.

With she in her mother's back, she could stretch her arms and feel the wind passing through her hand. She can feel for herself the feeling of flying.

She stretched her arms and looked up. Let the wind touch her body. Then when she still felt the pleasure of flying, a scene that was so blazing up to her eyes.

She curious and start asking to her mother.

"Mommy, is that a... "

"That's a desert, dear"

A view of the land filled with black sand caught her eyes.

Aleyn never see a desert directly before, but if she correct, that is not an ordinary desert would look like.

She quite nervous of asking, but her mother can read her mind and speak what she want to know.

"You thinking of that is not an ordinary desert, right. If mom can say, that is true. Because this land back then is a land full of forest just like we had passed before"

So that means this land is not a truly desert before. So the question is what or how this land turn into a desert when before it was a forest.

"The incident that caused this land to become a pretty terrible dessert is quite complicated, dear. If mom can say, you don't have to understand the history of this land now"

Her mother speak of a truth. Her mind couldn't handle such complicated things now. So for this time she will listen to her mother's words wisely.

"Oui, that's so quick"

Her mother's words atracted her to see forward. Beforehand the scenery was still a desert as far as the eye could see, soon the land would change back with dense forest.

"Maybe this is your father's cause"

The next moment her mother talk, a sword was flying to Aleyn's face. The sword is big and can reflect her face. The next instant her father figure appear and shocked her with.

"Hei"

That is just a normal greeting, but the time and moment of her father did that, at that very moment she almost had a heart attack.

Even though Europa didn't see directly, she was quite angry at Roland.

"Hei, don't do that. You are shocked her"

"Is that so?"

Roland didn't feel guilty in front of his daughter who looked down, touched her chest to calm her very fast heartbeat.

After she can calm down, she looked again at the sword in which there was her father's figure.

In the sword her father talk casually like it normal to her.

"Hey, we almost arrive at our destination. So I want you to hold this sword after we are done talking"

Aleyn nodded genuinely and began lift up her hands to hold the sword.

"Don't forget to remain her of what your next plan"

Suddenly her mother talk like she still mad at the father. Inside the sword, her father respond as he feel guilty because of something.

"I almost forgot. After we pass that mountain, I – father will change position with your mother. So prepare yourself"

Aleyn can ready to what she have to do. But what actually the meaning of prepare yourself.

"We are almost at the canging point"

Her mother spoke as they almost pass through the mountain her father mentioned.

The sword is already in her hands, so she actually ready to what she have to bear. A fear actually.

From their height and speed, Aleyn began to be able to see a land with a new landscape.

The land is full of plant. From a very large plot of land full of yellowing grains, very much green vegetables, and farm full of animal livestock.

However there is till far away from her position. Then when she still enjoy the view, she is no longer on her mother's back. Precisely, her mother's dragon back could no longer be seen.

After losing the support when flying, Aleyn began to fall.

"Wa – waa – wwaaaa!!"

She fall with her back to the ground while hugging the sword in her chest. Then when she start feeling so nervous, there her father for a few times catch her in his hands.

"Gotcha"

Now she in her father hands. Carried like a princess.

"How's the flight?"

With so casually and gently expression, her father giving a question while they are already in the ground.

Aleyn got nothing to say except, "It was amazing!" with face full of happiness.