CHAPTER FOURTEEN: REBIRTH

I stared at Drystan suspiciously, moving backward in doubt.

"Can I leave for now? The truth is I have not processed this whole thing yet," I murmured.

"Yes, sure. Come back to me...alright," Drystan calmly complied, making things even more awkward.

"Guards, escort the queen to her chambers," Drystan commanded with a smile.

"The queen," I thought to myself.

"No, I will be alright on my own," I declined promptly walking out of his chamber.

Clouded with thoughts, I brushed shoulders with Lunaria in a hurry.

"Agatha, what's the rush? Drystan again?" She asked, pissed.

"No Mother, maybe worse this time. I might have discovered something very powerful," I blurted out.

"Powerful? What is it," she asked eagerly.

"Let's visit the Priest," I announced, fearlessly.

"What! You said it was dangerous," Lunaria whispered in confusion.

"Mother, listen to me. If it's what I think… then we are in an even more dangerous situation," I retorted, dragging her away.

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We got to the Priest, and my name was strictly mentioned, sending shivers down my spine.

Lunaria And I exchanged a confused glance.

"I have been waiting for you," The Priest stated.

"I demand an explanation for everything going on," I declared.

"Why am I having those dreams and what are they?" I asked, in expectation.

"Agatha you are the way," The priest declared.

"The way to what…where?" I asked in confusion.

"I am already confused, so please talk to me in a way I can understand," I added in frustration.

"You are right my child, the white deer is indeed a powerful instrument," the priest announced.

"I haven't told you what it is yet," I stated in shock.

"I see beyond what you see my child. Brace yourself," The Priest announced.

I motioned backward in fear.

"Why am I the one seeing it? It spoke to me," I declared, staring at the Priest.

"Did you tell anyone about it?" The Priest suddenly asked.

I glanced at Lunaria who looked lost in the entire conversation.

"I told the king, Drystan," I announced.

"Then I can only tell you one thing, Agatha. Hide!" The Priest muttered.

My body shivered in fear, I felt my soul covered in thick darkness.

"I cannot hide without knowing why," I declared, protesting.

"Who is Drystan and why should I hide from him?" I asked in fury.

"Your mother here thinks Drystan is infected," the priest declared.

"Yes seer, and I am sure of it," Lunaria butted in.

"Drystan cannot be infected. He's too strong to be an infected person," I argued.

"Indeed, he is not infected," The priest stated, causing Lunaria and I to stare at him attentively.

"Drystan is not infected with the plague, he is a carrier of the plague, he is the plague."

My mouth dropped open in shock, it was nothing like I expected.

"Drystan Is the plague?" I asked to be sure.

"Yes, Drystan is dark. He placed the plague in kingdoms. That deer you dreamt of is an amplifier, a very powerful one. if Drystan gets to it before the Dragon summoner, he shall destroy the world," The priest stated.

"And who is this Dragon summoner?" I bluntly asked.

"You know who he is, you just have to find him," the priest responded.

"Seer, are you in any way talking about Kethan?" I asked, trembling.

"He's dead, he was slaughtered right before my eyes, I held his lifeless head in my arms. Your dragon summoner is dead," I concluded, my legs trembling beneath me.

"Death was meant to happen, He had to be dead to become what he was born to be. The death of Kethan was an access, it only made him realize and control his powers. Kethan was chosen as the dragon lord fueled with the ability to control life and death which means, he can die only if he chooses to. Moreover, I must warn you, that this title comes with responsibilities. Find him!" The Priest declared, and with that, he disappeared into thin air.

"Wait!" I yelled out, jumping over to stop him from leaving, but it was too late.

"Why did Drystan place a plague in kingdoms?" I yelled out, hoping to get a reply, but there was none.

"We need to leave Agatha," Lunaria yelled, dragging my arm.

"Mother, we haven't gotten all the answers we came for yet," I retorted, pulling back.

"We can mend the pieces of the information we got together, but we have to leave this kingdom right now," Lunaria scolded in fury.

"Mother…" I called dragging myself back.

"Stop Agatha! What don't you understand? You are a lead to the amplifier, you need to hide from Drystan right now," Lunaria retorted in desperation.

"We can't leave tonight," I blunted out.

"The darkness is our only hope of escaping so yes we will. Agatha; we need to go... now!" Lunaria stated.

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KETHAN'S POV

The grave dirt crumbled as my headless body crawled its way out, its eyes glowing with an otherworldly light as the moon cast its sickly glow over the decrepit graveyard.

With a jolt, my headless body arched upward, my headless neck twisting in a grotesque parody of a yawn. A guttural growl rumbled from my throat.

My eyes were frozen in a silent scream, as it stumbled forward with an unnatural gait.

With a glitch, I reached forward for my lifeless head, coupling it with the other part of my body.

I felt a pinch of pain, and with a deep breath, my body mended in.

Looking around, I was surrounded by corpses but something seemed to be missing, I was lacking something, it was my emotions.

I stepped on the corpses to find my way out heartlessly.

"Where am I?" I muttered in confusion.

Taking the hint, I seemed to have been dead for a long time.

But my body felt alive like never before, I felt powerful and strong. I was searching for a purpose, the reason I was born, and now I have found it.

"MY RESURRECTION IS COMPLETE!"