"Your pass, please?" the guard just looked at her with a stoic expression while waiting for Mya''s silver card.
"Here is the card," Mya said as she handed out her card to the guard.
The guard checked it, then stared at it for a few minutes. Mya noticed how the brows of the guard furrowed when he saw her card.
"You may now enter." The guard said, then handed the card back to Mya. Mya nced back at Kayden.
"I will be waiting for you on the other side," Mya said. Kayden simply gave a short nod to her, then Mya entered the small gate.
When she entered, it led to another tunnel where there were now torches on every side. "Let us check your things. Can you give your bag to us for a moment?" A female but firm voice resounded. Mya looked ahead and saw another guard in ck armor. But due to her physique and how the armor was perfectly fit to her hourss body, this one was definitely a female guard.
"Ah yes, here is it." Mya said as she handed the bag. Thedy guard just took a look at it with a stick in her hands. At the tip of the stick, there was emitting a small light, enough to see the items that were inside Mya''s bag. Mya felt the sudden strange once again since it reminded her of her past life, when how these people got their items checked when entering some malls or establishments.
''Hmm, this is interesting. Is this just a coincidence or what?'' Then thedy guard pointed the stick to her, and it glowed more brightly this time. Mya couldn''t help but close her eyes.
"We are now done, you''re all clear." Mya opened her eyes when thedy guard spoke once again. "You may now enter the city. Wee to the city of Moon."
"Thank you," Mya said, then walked towards the end of the tunnel. When she thought nothing more could fascinate her from what she had seen outside the city walls, the inside was much more breathtaking.
There were plenty of tall and colorful skyscrapers everywhere. Creatures of every kind were busy talking and walking by minding their own business. Then high above the skies, there were these-like skies, where different images were shed one after another. It was like thosemercial ads popping every time.
''Wow! Is this some type of high technology or the people here were too advanced by creating this kind of City? It was entirely different from the viges above the ground. Feels like I travel from ancient time to future.'' Mya waspletely astonished at what she was seeing right now. Though opposite to flying cars there were only carriages running everywhere the only difference was, aside from the horses, there were other monsters that were pulling these carriages left and right as well. Itpletely looked like a very popted futuristic city to her. ''This is incredible! And far more different what I saw before.''''
Her strange feeling grew into something else. A feeling of suspicion to everything she saw.
"Hey! Mya! Over here!" Mya nced in the direction of L.
She was waiting for her while eating something in some stall.
"L." Mya greeted as she walked towards her.
"Yourpanion is still not here?" L said as she opened her mouth to eat strange green-colored squids that were still moving. ck ink surged out as long as L ate these storage liquids. Then on the stall, they were standing, the vendor was just sitting casually on the side, there were visible tentaclesing out from his long blue robes. Then her gaze shifted to the thing that L was eating. Mya tried her best not to vomit at the scene.
"Yes, he is still in the checkpoint," Mya answered casually as she shifted her gaze back at the city streets of the Moon City.
"I see, then let''s wait for him for a while," L said as she continued to munch on the squid not caring what others may think. Then all of the sudden as if realizing something, she extended another squid in front of Mya which startled her a bit. "Do you want some squish? My treat. They are delicious. It was rude if I''m the only person who eats here."
Mya smiled wryly as she stepped away in front of the squid that L called Squish. "No thanks, I''m still full," Mya said as she raised both her hands. "Besides, you have done enough to help us and I don''t want to trouble you this much," she added. Though, Mya was a foodie. But she still had some delicacy in choosing good foods to eat.
"Oh, I see. That''s too bad then." L popped the squish in her mouth. "Too bad, this is one of my favorites here in the city. If you are hungry, just let me know so that I can treat you."
"I''ll remember that," Mya said, not agreeing nor rejecting her offer.
"By the way, do you live around here in the city?" Mya asked to change the subjects about the food. Since she was notfortable with it.
"Ah, yes, I live in the seventh district," L answered after she picked up another squish in the stall. Mya just tried her best to put her gaze on the view of the City.
"Seventh district?"
"Ah, I almost forgot, you''re still new here. Okay, let me exin to you. The Moon city is divided into nine districts. The first district belongs to the highest priest state and other high-ranking officials of the city. You can say that it is the district for the elites. The second belongs to the nobles. The third for the knights. The fourth is for the dwarves."
"Dwarves? There are dwarves here?" Mya said in astonishment.
"Yes, they came along with the high priest when they arrived here. There were around thirty of them and they helped build this wonderful city. They are such incredible creatures. Then the rest of the district is a home formoners such as I."
After all the things that L said, there were only two things thatpletely caught her interest. Well, first was the district for the high priest. Then the second ones are the dwarves. In her stay in Hacien aside from humans and best folks, Mya just rarely saw dwarves. It was more like she had only seen one dwarf in her life and this is Seraphina. Dwarves were much more reclusive than elves in this world.
But to have thirty dwarves living in one city ande with one person. ''Now, I''m really curious to see this Highest Priest that they''re talking about. And perhaps he has the ornament that the priestess wanted me to get as well.''
"Mya do you have any ce to stay here?" L asked.
"Hmm, to be honest, not really. Like what I said to you earlier, this is the first time we arrived here."
"What?!" L screamed in surprise which made her startled and earned a few stares from the bystanders. But she seemed not bothered by it and continued to speak what was on her mind. "That is strange, for new scouts, your superior should have given you a ce to stay. That is not fair for the both of you!"
''Well, in the first ce, I am not really some scout or whatever she is talking about.''
"Ah. Is that so?" Mya said.
"Hmm..." L pondered for a bit. "If that is the case, if you want, you can stay at my house for a while. You and that one guy named Kayden if I''m not mistaken."
"Really? That''s so sweet of you. Will that be ok?" Mya sounded troubled. "You have done so much for us now. Besides, you don''tpletely know who we are, we only get to know each other earlier."
"Nah It''s alright. And besides, I know both of you are good creatures so there is no doubt for me to second guess. Also, I''m the only one living in such a big house."
"I see." Mya just smiled with helplessness seeing the eager look at L''s three eyes. "Then it will be an honor for us to take your offer." Then her gaze shifted to Kayden who was already walking in their direction.
"Ah, and it seems mypanion is already here," Mya added, L also turned to where she was looking.
"Alrighty then! Let me guide you both to my house. I bet you''re all tired from your travels." L said with a smile highlighting all her sharp fangs that have some ck ink from the ink of the squish she ate. When Kayden is finally in front of her, she offered the squid to him "You want some?"
Kayden just looked at Mya who was secretlyughing at the back of L.
"No." Kayden rejected her coldly.
"What did you guys eat? It looks like your tummy was too small to consume more food. Well, anyway let''s go now.." She led the way and both Mya and Kayden just followed them behind.