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nSarwana walked alongside Archer for hours, informing him about the empires and kingdoms that resided there.

nThe two of them ignored the constant worrying of the caravan guards until one of them ran up to her again, advising her to return to the carriage. .

nShe relented before turning to Archer.

n“I’ll head back in. My husband is starting to get worried. If you need anything, just knock on the door.”

nArcher nodded and started to think about all the information she had given him.

n‘The Land of Mediterra is massive. If he were to compare it to anything on Earth, it would be the size of Asia and Europe combined.

nMost of the Medi population is made up of mostly humans, demi-humans, elves, nomadic tribes.’

nAs he was thinking his AD started pinging like crazy, Archer quickly scanned the tree line but didn’t see anything.

nHe calmed down but remembered the Wendigo attack months back and started using his Dragon senses.

nArcher smelt a horrid stench but couldn’t pinpoint It, it vanished as quickly as he smelt it.

nShaking his head, he pulled out an elven cake and started eating it while he thought about all the forces in the Land of Mediterra.

n‘There’s the Lunaris Empire, which is the strongest force in the north but doesn’t attack the other kingdoms.

nThen there’s the Solari Empire, which is strongest in the south. The two empires fight all the time.

nFinishing the cake but not feeling satisfied, he pulled out some chocolate pastries.

n‘The way Sarwana described the land, it seems like this world’s version of the Mediterranean, but five times bigger and more dangerous.’

nThere are seven kingdoms in the Mediterra, the Aeternum, Byzantine, Achaean, and Arcadia Kingdoms are in the west, and the Sicilia, Olympus, and Elysian Kingdoms are in the east.

nThe Solari Empire takes up all the north, and the Delphosia Republic is in the east.

nArcher stopped thinking about all this and decided to think about it later on.

nThe caravan continued on as he overheard the guards speaking of the Southern castle located a day away from here.

nHappy with what he found out, he continued walking.

nThe sun was setting over the simple stone road.

nArcher couldn’t see far into the forest that lined one side of the road, while a grassland desert stretched out as far as the eye could see on the other side.

nOne of the caravan guard commanders shouted out that they were going to set up camp just up the road. .𝒎

nAn hour later, as the tents were being set up Archer looked around for a tree to sleep in. Seeing one not far away, he walked over to it.

nJumping up to the lowest branch he climbed up.

nHe summoned his wings and used them to wrap around himself and keep himself warm.

nA little while later Archer was lying there watching the stars.

nThe beautiful night sky was full of shining stars, twinkling like diamonds against the black backdrop.

nArcher looked up in wonder as he saw countless shooting stars flying through the sky, leaving trails of light behind them.

nStars stretched across the sky, creating a ribbon of stars that seemed to go on forever.

nThe night air was cool and crisp, and the silence of the night was only broken by the guard’s quiet chatter and the footsteps of the patrolling guards.

nIt was a beautiful moment, one he would never forget.

nAs he was lying there, his Aura Detector started going off, and he noticed that the whole camp was surrounded by big humanoid creatures.

nArcher jumped to his feet and activated his Draconic form.

n”Draconis.”

nBut as soon as he activated it, an ice blast flew at him, but he quickly deflected the attack by using his wings.

nHe realized they were surrounded, but his Aura Detector didn’t detect any enemies.

n”It’s the mountain men, be careful and keep your guards up.”

nArcher heard the caravan guard commander shout out as the attacks died down, he wanted to go into his Domain but didn’t want to miss anything.

nHe sat back down and kept an eye out until he fell asleep.

nWaking up in an unknown bed, Archer raised his head and looked around to see a room that was beyond his expectations.

nIt had an African-like style and many windows.

nLooking through the open windows, he noticed a massive African-like city spread out, stopping at an expansive savannah.

nHe had no idea where he was until he looked down and noticed a young woman in her early 20s lying next to him.

nNot recognizing the wild blonde hair, smooth white skin, her muscular body, or the lion’s tail lying still on the bed.

nHe examined this strange girl until she started to stir and woke up.

nThe girl turned to Archer with a cheeky grin before blood started dripping out of her lips, and her blue eyes became unfocused.

nShe collapsed on the bed, and Archer rushed forward to help her.

nHowever, he was thrown into another nightmare as he found himself on the same street that led him to Thrylos.

nHe saw the old him and Alexa walking down the sidewalk, his brown hair and slim build compared to his now snow-white hair and muscular body.

nSeeing a man moving towards the two, he tried to look away but couldn’t move at all, he saw the old him push her out of the way and take the knife to his chest.

nSweat started to trickle down his back when the old him dropped to the floor.

nAs soon as he hit the floor the scene changed yet again and he was in the hospital room, seeing his body on the bed.

n”ARCHER!”

nHearing someone shouting his name, looking around the room in his dream he saw Alexa and his Mother crying.

nArcher was ripped out of his dream when something slammed into his body sending him flying out of the tree, and crashing onto the ground hard.

nLooking around, he saw the same ice blasts from last night flying out of the forest, hitting all over.

nScrambling to his feet, he saw Sarwana standing there, casting rock blasts into the forest as the guards got into formation.

nThe attack died down as the men all prepared themselves, but after an hour, there was nothing.

nThe commander called for the men to calm down and get as much rest as they could until morning.

nArcher looked up and saw the giant moon shining down on him.

nHe started thinking about the nightmare, wondering why there was a random woman he had never seen before.

nShaking his head to clear his muddled thoughts, he climbed back into the tree.

nSettling back down as fell back to sleep.

nThe next morning, he woke up to bird chirps but noticed the weather: black clouds in the sky and a drizzle of rain.

nHe pulled out a black cloak and wrapped it around himself, dismissing his wings. Archer jumped out of the tree, landing with a heavy thud.

nLooking around for Sarwana’s carriage, he spotted it and walked towards it.

nAs he approached, a guard stepped in front of him and spoke.

n“What do you want, boy?”

nArcher looked at the guard and replied, “I want to talk to Sarwana.”

nThe guard’s eyes widened, and he was about to berate Archer when a man’s voice was heard.

n“Leave the boy alone, Haider. Sarwana likes him for some reason.”

nA black-haired man in his early thirties stepped out of the carriage.

nHe had blue eyes and a clean-shaven face, he smiled at Archer as he approached.

n“So, you’re the boy my wife wouldn’t stop talking about.”

nLooking up at the man he nodded as the tall man stopped in front of him.

n”So you’re from up north?”

n”Yes, got lost down here and trying to make my way home.”

nThe man raised his eyebrow as he asked another question.

n”Why are you traveling south then?”

nArcher didn’t know where the man was going with his questions but answered.

n”Looking for a friend.”

nHe could clearly see the man didn’t believe him but didn’t care either way, he wished the man goodbye and left.

nAs he walked alongside the forested road, they continued their journey for a few more hours until his Aura Detector suddenly went off.

nHe looked around and was shocked at what he saw standing no more than 10 feet away from him.

nArcher stood frozen, staring at the massive Bigfoot-like beast that loomed over him.

nHis eyes widened in awe as he took in the creature’s size and strength.

nThe Beasts fur was thick and matted, and its muscular arms hung at its sides.

nDespite its intimidating appearance.

nHe wondered what it was thinking as it stared back at him with its piercing eyes.

nIt roared at him, throwing him off guard as it started to charge.

n‘What the **.’

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