The Secret Cave

Dan Oh wasn't so sure, but she slowly pointed her right hand towards the dragon's head that was in front of her face. With a little hesitation she began to hold the dragon's head and stroked it carefully. The dragon lowers its head even more when it gets Dan Oh's treatment as if welcoming its arrival.

"Do you want to meet the wise Elmo, your majesty?" suddenly a big and hoarse voice sounded from the direction of the great dragon.

"Huh?" replied Dan Oh reflexively. She isn't sure if the dragon in front of her is actually talking to her.

"Go up to the back of this servant, and the servant will show his place to your majesty," said the dragon still in the position of lowering his head under the hand of Dan Oh.

"What?" asked Dan Oh confusedly listening to the dragon's words. Dan Oh turned her head and looked towards her friends who were standing behind her in confusion.

Woon walks up to Dan Oh and the dragon followed by another colleague. They stood around the dragon's head and Dan Oh.

"is does mean that you're going to give us a ride?" prince Woon asked the dragon.

"True...." The dragon replied briefly.

"cchh... After you brutally attacked us you said you wanted to give us a ride now?" asked Gwi the werewolf suspiciously.

"Please forgive me, I didn't realize that it was her noblest and best friend," said the dragon in a low voice

"Can we trust you?" asked the prince once again to make sure that everything was in control.

"Yes..." The dragon said, nodding his big head.

"Okay... Let's all go up..." The prince's orders to his fellow travelers.

"Are you crazy?" Dan Oh immediately held Woon's hand and looked at him in panic. How could they possibly trust the dragon that had just nearly killed her?

"Not really, do you have any other alternatives?" the prince threw another question at her. Dan Oh just paused and gave no answer. The girl then took her hand off from Woon while shaking her head softly.

"You guys agree, right?" asked Prince Woon taking turns looking at his other comrades. Siera, Key and Ryu immediately nodded steadily in agreement with his proposal. But Gwi seemed to still hesitate even though in the end he also nodded.

"Five against one, you lose. Let's ride this dragon to go to the cave," Woon told Dan Oh in a flat tone.

The prince immediately took the road to ride the back of the dragon that was lowered his head before him. Without saying much, Siera, Key, Ryu and Gwi went up and took a seat behind Woon while Dan Oh was still standing on her place.

"Do you need a help?" asked the prince as he extended his hand towards the little girl.

Dan Oh seemed to be considering something, she looked at Woon's hand silently then looked in turn towards the rest of the troupe. They were all waiting for a response from her. With a little doubt still left in her heart, Dan Oh is finally willing to accept the prince hand in front of her. The prince immediately pulled Dan Oh's petite body from underneath then made the girl sit in front of him.

The white crystal dragon stood tall after everyone had been on its back. He opened the both his wings widely and took off flying into the air. The dragon flapped its two wings that looked hard and strong and carried the six humans on his backs to the height of the night sky. The dragon spun around and flew back towards the ocean.

The scenery in that place looks more enchanting when viewed from the space. They feel like they can touch clouds and penetrate the colorful auroras in the air. The dragon continued to bring the six of them to fly in the sky and felt the cold wind which hit their faces. Dan Oh closed her eyes to enjoy the sensation of being buffeted by the wind that made her feel calm and light in the sky. All her doubts and fears instantly disappeared. The girl began to raise both of her hands and made herself seem to fly up.

Woon who was sit behind her and worried if the girl fell because she didn't hold on the dragon was feel troubled. He wanted to remind her to become more careful. But seeing how much the girl seems to be enjoying her situation, Woon rescinds his desire to reprimand Dan Oh. Slowly with a slight of doubt Woon finally holds both of Dan Oh's waists to ensures that the girl won't fall down.

Dan Oh felt the prince's touch, she immediately opened her eyes and turned her head towards the prince. The girl understood the meaning of the gesture Woon made to her. The man wanted to protect her while letting her enjoy the situation. Dan Oh smiled and thanked the prince before looking back ahead and looking at the beautiful scenery before her. She continued to raise her hands while smiling.

The other four members behind Woon also enjoyed the scenery before them. The princess held her brother's shoulders with her right hand while her left hand held on to the dragon's powerful backbone. Key looked around and held on with both of her hands, holding the dragon crystal's back to prevent her body from being exposed to the strong winds that might fly her away.

"Wuuuhhhh" Ryu who was in the last row made the same hand gesture as Dan Oh. It's just that this loud man didn't stop expressing his admiration with his noisy voice. Gwi who was right in front of him was disturbed and covered his right ear. At that moment the dragon made a slight turn and made Ryu who was not clinging on the dragon lose his balance. The young bodyguard immediately hugged Gwi's chest thightly because he felt panic about falling.

"Let me go!" Gwi who didn't like physical touch especially with fellow men instantly scolded Ryu in a high voice. But Ryu tightened his grip so much that the werewolf forcibly released himself. Ryu almost fell backwards, but he was agile enough and immediately hugged the dragon's back tightly so as not to fall and disappear in the middle of the ocean.

After flying around for some times, they could see there was a land of beige rocks standing on the ocean from a distance. The dragon brought the six of them flying closer then drove slightly down as it approached the plain. There was a huge hole under the plain that was about five meters high above the sea water below.

The royal army of Hwon and Dan Oh the Earth girl flew into the cave on the dragon's back. The inside of the cave appears brightly lit up filled with stalactite rocks dominated by purple and pink colours. The rocks seemed to fill the entire cave sky with its pointed shape down. Meanwhile, the bottom of the edge of the cave is filled with stalactite rocks that are almost dominated by blue. In this cave there is water from the ocean and forms waters that look like lakes in the cave. The lake looks clear showing the shadow of the stone that there are stalactites on the top.

They continued to fly and entered the cave to the deeper end. Finally the dragon landed on a grassy ground that was on a high slope inside the cave. Moonlight appears to be able to penetrate the cave's sky and become the perfect lighting for the cave and all its contents. There was a temple-like stone building on that grassy ground.

The temple is equipped with a stone staircase that becomes access to reach the top of the temple that became a residence for Elmo, the creature who has been a resident of the planet Mirac for thousands of years. Near the temple building there is a stream of waterfalls that come from the cave sky and flow towards the bottom of the cave to the ocean. The ceiling of the cave is filled with moss plants that are green and look fresh.

The six humans who had just come down from the dragon's back seemed to be caught watching the beauty of the cave in front of them. Dan Oh observed the state of the cave while twisting her body around slowly. She looked at the ceiling of the moon-translucent cave with full admiration.

"Welcome your majesty" suddenly came the voice of a man from behind Dan Oh's back. The girl was surprised and turned towards the source of the sound. She found a middle-aged man who looked so healthy and energized. The man was wearing a white shirt and loose white trousers. He has thick eyebrows and neatly arranged black curls. The man looked like an uncle about thirty years old.

"Your majesty? Ah no no... I'm not the noble one here, but the two of them," Dan Oh said, pointing towards Woon and Siera with both of her hands. The man just smiled in response to Dan Oh's remarks.

"Who are you? Can we meet Elmo?" said prince Woon approaching Dan Oh and the man standing near the girl.

"Of course, I am Elmo..." The uncle said to Woon. The prince widened his eyes in shock at the uncle's words. The man before him really looked so young and energetic, there was no way he was Elmo.

"Don't kidding me, I know Elmo is about 5,000 years old," Woon smiled at the uncle even though he couldn't believe anything he said.

"I'm serious, I'm Elmo," the middle-aged man said once again, confirming all of Woon's doubts.

"What?? Is that really so??" asked Key incredulously as she walked up to him.

"I'm not sure about that" Ryu followed Key and looked fixedly at the uncle's face.

" Are you really the wise Elmo? You still look so young," Siera said looking at the man then setting her sights on Gwi. Both seem to have an age range that is not much different. Gwi simply replied to her gaze with confusion. He didn't realize that the princess was actually comparing his appearance to that of the thousand-year-old man before her.

Elmo simply smiled and nodded in receiving all the responses from the youngster who was before him. Elmo invites the six young human entourages to sit on the rocks above the stairs in front of the entrance of his temple. The temple building is a simple rectangular shape with three doors at the front.