Chapter 355 - 1,200 Years Ago

The Grand Masters glanced upon the Large, seemingly 40-60 feet long Skeleton in shock and possibly exaggerated shock. But yet again, what would be an exaggerated expression in this point?

"Impossible." Spoke Xalk on his own language, glaring at the Skeleton with hate. Not because he knew what was going on, but because this doesn't meet what he expected. It doesn't link with the blue bubbles but is a new possible problem.

"Eric, can you fly over here with the Bone?" Requested Kazer, in a way over estimating the bone's weight.

"I carried one of you, how heavy would a bone be!" He answered, trying to not mention any names to spook Xalk, he already looks very paranoid.

Afterwards, he stood up, blew Fire from his feet and elevated a few meters away from the Skeleton. Looking down, he noticed that no damage was left behind. I mean this Skeleton survived Lava, what would a little burst of fire do?

"Do you think what this could be?" Eric asked, but only saw the Grand Masters hoarding up together and debating a decision. Well all except one, Xalk of course who was walking back and forth on the Volcanic walk way trying to analyse the large skeleton in front, barely paying attention to the one Eric brought.

"How the hell did a Skeleton this large come down here with us missing it?" Laza asked, grunting her way through the question in their own Calidum Lutum language. Eric a few feet close by couldn't understand anything, just four tall people unleashing loud rough whispers.

"Maybe it was down there since the beginning, from the ancient times." Altacin added, feeling the calmest at a high pressure situation like this, too bad that her aura wasn't so spreading around the panicking Grand Masters.

"Do you think that such a tale would be forgotten, do you think that the ancient Grand Masters would keep it a secret?" Pezik added, a bit ragefull on her tone but bringing in the most common sense here to the table come to think of it.

"She has a point." Kazer complimented, but compliments are the least of what he would want to do right now. Now to input some more reason here but at the same time raising more questions, he added. "Let's think about more of what this Skeleton used to be when it was alive, maybe that will give us a slight grasp on how it got here and how it isn't being burned in to ashes by Lava? That thing isn't even sizzling!"

"I don't know... I didn't even think that Skeletons could be this big... Or that a creature could be this big." Altacin, the calmest here answered, giving the Skeleton another glance.

Although not hard to comprehend each of its parts, it still doesn't make sense. It has a big ribcage, the Source of Lava knows if it has feet and its arms portray a large skeleton.

One thing that minorly catch attention, are the two button like bones on the Skeleton's skull, a foot over the eye. If it had large horns, they can all assume it is a Demon, but no Horns, just button like bones as wide as a hand.

"This is a Dragon." Xalk spoke in a low tone, mumbling. Pezik heard him and so did Eric. But instead, through his ears the sentence ended with. "Paratalakadon."

Hard to say for anyone, even Xalk struggled to say it properly. But attention has been grabbed once Pezik pointed out what Xalk has just said.

"What do you mean it is a Dragon?" Laza asked, a bit rageful with her tone but she just became more confused. "How would a Dragon get down here?"

"I don't know." Xalk answered boldly, not ashamed of the fact that he can't know everything. "But I remember such a form described... by my long dead father, he spoke about them once over 1,200 years ago and never mentioned them after."

"Are you sure you remember this right? Your father mentioned it too long ago. I barely remember anything on my one hundreds." Kazer answered calmly, delicate towards the Grand Master's current paranoia, knowing the root.

"I almost categorized this Skeleton unknown." Kazer spoke, still glancing upon it as he felt the heat of the Lava underneath him, providing the most warmth around his knees and slightly less on the rest of his body.

Pointing at a specific part of the Skeleton, he said. "But when I saw those bat like wings, it really isn't something I could overlook or forget."

Since Xalk is the most informed about this Skeleton, everyone thought that he would know more or possibly shed light upon the mystery of its presence here. But, he killed this specific part of curiosity when he answered without being asked. "But that's all I know, I have no idea how it got here. My father told me that they fly high on the skies... While the large hole here is but a natural formation, all the ancient ones had to do was burst Lava over it. But we all know that."

For a sleep deprived old man, he shed more light upon this mystery than the rest could. But it still isn't leading them anywhere to figuring out how it came here and best yet if it is associated with something that has been bothering the Grand Masters over a month, the Blue Bubbles.

"Do you think it can be associated with the Blue Bubbles?" Altacin asked, possibly feeding Xalk's paranoia but since he is the most informed at such a topic, not asking him doesn't really look like an option.

"Highly doubtful, does it look blue?" Xalk answered with unintentional sarcasm.

"No... Also this thing doesn't look like it can melt. Things would need to melt to unleash little or no colour right?" Altacin asked, not paying attention to the old man's words too much.

"Yes that is how things go... So it can't be related with the Blue Bubbles, a whole other problem. Great!" Kazer complained, rubbing the parts over his nose with his thumb and fore finger.

Afterwards he felt a tug on his breeches, looking down he saw Eric trying to grab his attention. "What's the matter?" Kazer asked.

"Well there is a large Skeleton and you five are yelling at each other a little bit. Anything I can do?" It was well determined by his word play that Eric wanted to be helpful, come to think of it the least spooked towards this Skeleton so no one can help better. Well... we can't say no one.

"I don't think you can help here." He answered truthfully and finally revealing what's going on. "Unless you know about Dragons and how on earth it got here."

"Dragons?!" His eyes opened up wide with considerable joy. "Um I don't know much about them but we have right someone in this town who could know more!"

"Who?" Kazer asked with a shout, knowing that every bit of information here could help them big time.

"Osira my companion, one of the Mountain Ignites. Well her mother could know more, but she isn't here." His enthusiasm arose high, to the point where he didn't really think everything through. "I should get her down here to take a look!"

"Boy she would be torched down here! The heat isn't for anyone but a Golden Blood or a thick skinned Grand Master!" Well at least Kazer is thinking things through.

"Right right." He repeated, not at all embarrassed and afterwards added. "I'll take the bone up there, maybe it will help more to gain accurate information."

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"So?" Eric asked, getting tad impatient. "You have been "analysing" this bone for half an hour." He air poked, squatting down along with the poke.

"It barely has been five minutes." She answered to his impatience, not even looking at him come to think of it since Eric is shirtless. Perhaps concentration would be lost if she did look up. Eric doesn't have so many muscles, but she also isn't used to seeing him shirtless. At least he is wearing pants.

"Well this is definitely a Dragon bone." She finally answered, and furthermore explained. "I have no idea how it got down there, but you would expect rare creatures hiding and being mysterious."

Seeing that Eric is listening, she added. "Their bones are practically indestructible. Or at least it would take a huge amount of force, like being buried a hundred yards deep. An Earthquake for example, that shifts the earth can separate the bones from their sockets but to break them it is almost impossible."

"Which is why Lava didn't burn it!" Eric added with a large sigh, finally understanding this huge piece of the puzzle.

"I doubt that Dragon Eyes came out with it too, those things are tremendously powerful but I don't think they can withstand Lava." She knew what should happen, but given that the Dragons are too rare she can never know with absolute certainty regarding each species.

"No, I only saw a large empty skull."