The Dragons of Edon

The Dragons of Edon

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Oleh:  E.B. EaklorOn going
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The ancient Mother Dragon Neyalha used her magic to help bring life to the world of Edon. Neyalha and her mate Gheyaral then gave birth to a pair of Dragons named Nayara and Ghaeron, and they were tasked as Guardians and advisors to the benevolent rulers of the realm. The people of Edon created two forces to preserve the good: The Black Knights, and the Sorceresses. Together they protected the realm against threats physical and mystical. Despite the Guardians’ efforts, Dark Magic and its practitioners began to rise. The Guardians knew that conflict was inevitable. But they believed there was hope yet for humanity; individuals of rare talent. Randey Edal, son of renowned Black Knights, was one such individual. Keyla Soril, a friend of Randey’s since childhood, was also singled out for her emerging skills as a Sorceress. But can they together help to defeat the forces of Dark Magic?

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Prologue

"Papa ingin menikah lagi, Ma!"

Rio yang tengah duduk di kursi makan berucap lirih, membuat sang istri yang kini tengah sibuk membuatkan sarapan untuk keluarga kecil mereka mematung dengan hati hancur berkeping. 

Hana Humayra—perempuan cantik dengan hidung bangir berusia akhir 35 tahun itu menghentikan gerakan tangannya yang tengah menyiapkan sarapan. Namun, tak berlangsung lama, sesaat kemudian ia kembali melanjutkan pekerjaannya, bersikap seolah baik-baik saja meski emosi seketika meluap.

Ingin rasanya ia melempar wajan di tangannya itu ke sembarang arah.

Setelah selesai, kaki jenjangnya melangkah mendekati sang suami. Meletakkan mangkuk berisi penuh nasi goreng di atas meja. 

Hana menduduki kursi yang berada persis di hadapan sang suami, dengan bibir terkunci dan sorot mata begitu dingin. Menatap lekat wajah laki-laki yang telah menikahinya selama empat belas tahun itu hampir tak berkedip. Hana tengah memaksa agar luka di hatinya tak membuat air matanya tumpah. 

Beberapa detik berlalu tak ada percakapan antara keduanya. Rio hanya menunduk. Tak biasanya laki-laki dengan ego tinggi itu menampakkan wajah kalah di depan sang istri yang biasa dianggapnya lemah. 

Rio Zamzani, laki-laki itu kini memberanikan diri untuk menatap mata Hana. Ada rasa bersalah di sudut hatinya. Namun, ego dan rasa sayangnya pada perempuan di seberang sana lebih penting dari sekedar rasa bersalah, toh, kesalahannya pada Hana sepertinya tak lagi dapat dihitung jari. 

Rio seakan tak lagi memiliki empati terhadap sang istri, ia tengah dimabuk cinta oleh perempuan yang 20 tahun lalu pernah menjadi cinta pertamanya, Inez. 

"Mama denger Papa?" Rio kembali melempar tanya. 

Hana bungkam. Wajah perempuan itu tak menunjukkan ekspresi apapun, hanya helaan napas panjang yang kemudian terdengar sebagai gambaran hatinya yang tengan tidak baik-baik saja. 

Bukan, bukan ia tak ingin marah. Namun, lebih tepatnya ia sudah sangat lelah dengan ulah laki-laki itu. 

14 tahun mendampingi Rio bukanlah hal yang mudah. Laki-laki dengan ego tinggi serta keras kepala itu membuat Hana harus mampu menggandakan sabarnya, demi terjaganya keutuhan rumah tangga mereka. 

Terlebih tiga buah hatinyalah yang menjadikannya kuat seperti sekarang. Namun, sepertinya kali ini ia kalah kuat dengan sikap Rio yang ia rasa tak lagi memiliki hati nurani sebagai seorang suami. 

Tak puaskah laki-laki itu memusuhi keluarganya? Bersikap acuh terhadap perkembangan anak-anaknya? Abai terhadap perasaannya sebagai seorang istri? Hingga kini hal yang paling tidak ia inginkan pun ikut diminta oleh Rio, poligami. 

"Ma," panggil Rio saat melihat wajah datar sang istri. 

Hana mengerjap. 

"Papa minta izin," ujar Rio mengulang kalimatnya dengan kata yang berbeda tapi tetap mampu menyayat luka baru di hati Hana. 

Hana kembali terlihat menghela napas panjang, mengalihkan tatapan matanya ke atas meja makan. Ia sudah tahu ini akan terjadi. Seminggu lalu ia bahkan sudah menemukan chat mesra dari nomor kontak yang diberi nama 'Johan' di ponsel suaminya. 

[Aku akan melepaskan Marwan secepatnya jika Abang sudah mengantongi izin dari istri Abang.]

[Iya, Sayang. Abang akan secepatnya meminta izin pada Hana. Do'akan saja keinginan kita untuk mengulang cinta yang dulu menemukan jalan lapang.]

Pesan WA yang mampu membuat Hana meringis menahan sembilu yang menoreh luka di relung terdalamnya. Pesan singkat yang mampu membuat kepercayaan Hana pada Rio yang memang tak banyak tersisa kini semakin sirna. 

Hana cukup lelah untuk menangis, cukup lelah untuk marah-marah. Namun, ia pun menemukan titik lelah untuk bertahan. Mempertahankan pernikahan yang memang sudah cacat sejak lama ini rasanya sudah tak mungkin, kecuali ia ingin hancur bersama kemenangan sang suami. 

"Apa yang kurang dari pelayananku selama ini?" tanya Hana dengan suara tercekat di tenggorokan. Namun, dengan ekspresi wajah yang begitu dingin. 

"Tak ada yang kurang dari pelayanan Mama." Rio kini tertunduk. Tak biasanya laki-laki itu berekspresi persis seorang petarung yang mengaku kalah. Biasanya ia akan  membusung dada seolah setiap ucapannya adalah titah raja yang tak boleh dilanggar. 

Rio tak menampik karena selama menikahi Hana ia bahkan selalu dinomorsatukan oleh istrinya itu. Bahkan, Hana tak pernah memintanya untuk membantu pekerjaan rumah sekecil apapun. 

Setiap hari istrinya itulah yang mengerjakan semuanya. Bahkan 14 tahun menikah ia tak pernah sekalipun membantu sang istri memandikan anaknya atau sekedar mengenakan baju putra putrinya hingga saat ini. Semua Hana yang melakukannya sendiri. 

Rio bahkan tak tahu kapan Hana bangun untuk melakukan segalanya. Namun, semua pengorbanan sang istri seolah tak berarti apa-apa bagi Rio. Itu terbukti ketika beberapa detik lalu Rio meminta untuk menikah lagi. 

"Lantas?" tanya Hana berusaha tegar. 

"Pa—Papa masih sangat mencintainya, Ma," aku Rio dengan tergagap. Ia khawatir Hana akan mengamuk ketika mengetahui semuanya, karena ia sadar jika sejatinya tak satupun perempuan di bumi ini yang bersedia dimadu. 

"Cinta?" Hana berucap dengan dada bergemuruh. 

"Ya, Papa masih sangat mencintainya," lirih Rio pelan. 

"Lalu, apa alasan Papa menikahi Mama dulu? Bukankah kalian lebih dulu mengenal sebelum akhirnya Papa bertemu Mama?" tanya Hana masih dengan tatapan dingin. Jujur, ia mulai tak nyaman dengan panggilan 'Papa Mama' setelah tahu hati suaminya terbagi untuk wanita lain. 

"Dulu, kami sudah merencanakan untuk menikah, tapi orang tua Inez memintanya menikah dengan  laki-laki pilihan mereka." 

"Ternyata Inez namanya … Mama kira Johan," ucap Hana dengan penuh penekanan membuat Rio susah payah menelan ludah sendiri. 

"Itu artinya dia bukan jodoh Papa," lanjut Hana tanpa peduli ekspresi sang suami yang mulai getir. 

Hana terlihat begitu tenang, meski hatinya sejak tadi memintanya menyiram minuman panas berwarna hitam pekat di hadapannya itu ke wajah suaminya.

"Bukankah jodoh bukan tentang siapa yang pertama? Dia mencintai Papa, Ma. Papa paham waktu itu Papa belum bisa membuktikan pada orang tuanya jika Papa bisa mapan dari segi materi, hingga orang tuanya tak merestui kami." Rio mengenang kembali bagaimana hancur hatinya saat itu, di mana ia harus kehilangan gadis pujaannya. Dan ia tak ingin kejadian itu kembali terulang setelah kini ia kembali mendapat kesempatan dari Inez. 

Hana menarik sudut bibir ke atas, menampakkan senyum sinis di wajah dinginnya. 

"Apakah dia janda?" tanya Hana kemudian. 

Beberapa saat Rio terdiam, pertanyaan Hana membuatnya dilema. Harus dengan kalimat apa ia menjawabnya. 

"Apa suaminya meninggal?" Hana kembali mengulang pertanyaannya dengan bahasa berbeda. Menelisik wajah tak nyaman sang suami. 

Rio terlihat mengusap dahinya. Tiba-tiba keringat dingin berjejalan ke luar. 

"Tidak, Ma. Suaminya kasar dan suka main tangan. Bahkan suaminya malas bekerja, hingga Inez-lah yang harus pontang-panting mencari nafkah untuk anak-anaknya." 

Kasar katanya? Apakah ia tak menyadari apa yang ia lakukan pada Hana? Entahlah, laki-laki itu seolah penjahat yang tengah berlagak menjadi malaikat penyelamat. 

Hana terdiam sejenak dengan gigi-gigi merapat. Ingin rasanya ia mengucap sepatah kata kasar laki-laki berijazah sarjana ekonomi di hadapannya itu, semisal 'bodoh' atau 'goblok!' Namun, ia masih mampu menahannya. 

Menurut Hana, Rio memang telah dibutakan oleh cinta haramnya dengan perempuan itu, hingga tak lagi bisa membedakan cinta tulus, dan cinta karena sesuatu. 

Sesaat kemudian Hana menghela napas panjang. Berusaha ia enyahkan sesak di dada, meski sesak itu kini kian bertambah. 

"Baiklah. Mama mengikhlaskan Papa untuk menikah lagi ...," ucap Hana dengan menggantung kalimatnya. 

Diulurnya tangan untuk mengambil segelas teh yang tadi ia peruntukkan untuknya. Menyeruput minuman berwarna coklat kemerahan itu sekedar membasuh  tenggorokannya yang sedari tadi tak nyaman. 

"Hah, Mama serius?" tanya Rio dengan wajah menampakkan binar harapan. 

Hana mengangguk sambil meletakkan kembali gelas bening berisi teh manis yang masih separuh ke atas meja. 

"Ya. Tapi sebelumnya, lepaskan aku," ucap Hana dengan nada dingin. Tatapan matanya lekat pada wajah sang suami, membuat degub jantung Rio seketika berkejaran. 

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Prologue
It began with Dragons. In the deep, endless void of the cosmos, before time existed and all was naught but swirling gasses and cosmic energy; from the complexity of this wondrous collection a consciousness arose. Infinite yet indefinable, it sought to bring some order to the chaos of its being. For reasons no mortal can comprehend, utilizing the substance and energy of the cosmos itself, life was brought into the universe in the form of Dragons. Formed from the essence of the stars, and the primordial matter and energy that is at the heart of all life. Giant beings, there were only two in this beginning of time. As the essence of existence has two components, opposite yet complementary to one another, so were the Dragons made male and female, in order to maintain the balance that holds the fabric of reality together. Equal and opposite, yet incomplete without the other. An integral component of the emerging cosmos was the formation of planets. Worlds where the magnificent variety o
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Chapter One
Randey ran through the forest, uncomfortably aware that he was late. He was not allowed out after sundown. On most occasions, he had no difficulty obeying that restriction, but on this day he had gotten distracted and lost track of time. His mother would be upset with him, that much was sure, but in truth he didn’t regret his tardiness, nor the reason for it. He had spent the better part of the day hiking up the mountain trail not far from their home, to a spot atop the cliffs that comprised the walls of the Haedral Valley. It was a place that offered a spectacular view, with the distant valley floor and the magnificent cliffs opposite, bathed in sunlight and rich with the many colors of greens, golds, and browns of the trees and shrubbery, as well as the rock faces themselves. Randey felt it was possibly the most beautiful place in all the world. Certainly in the realm of Eyrdal. Much of his fascination with the place went beyond its sheer beauty. There was a rich history there, an
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Chapter Two
Randey woke with a start. His thoughts still held the lingering haze of a nightmare, though specific images eluded him now. He could recall only impressions of Goblins and other cruel, inhuman creatures, and that he and his family were threatened. Blinking to clear his vision, he focused on the reality of the room around him. Morning light warmed the space, while the familiar scents added to his sense of security and calm. Still, the dream was troubling. Clambering out of bed, he rapidly dressed. An urgent desire to see his mother drove him, and he nearly tripped on his way down the stairs. Damara greeted him with a warm smile. She was dressed in a simple house dress, her hair still ruffled from sleep, her feet bare. To Randey she appeared somehow vulnerable, despite the fact that he knew she was a more than capable fighter. She would not have been accepted into the ranks of the Grenyaar were it otherwise. He smiled at her in return. “Sit,” she said, “and I’ll bring you some break
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Chapter Three
“You’re joking,” said Randey. Sir Braedon glanced at him as he put another piece of wood on their fire. “Not at all.” “A Mountain Troll? ” Randey’s disbelief was plain. He glanced over to where the bulky form of Kolton Stent stood near the horses, getting them settled for the night. Sir Braedon had been telling him about their companion. The Blade Master had a most colorful past, if the tales were to be believed. Braedon gestured in that direction. “Kolton Stent is possibly the greatest warrior of the Black Knights.” He saw Randey frown, and added, “Your father was a great Knight as well, second only to the Master. It was Kolton who trained him, after all.” Randey looked at the Master again, taking in Sir Braedon’s words. They had the ring of truth, and it was obvious that the Master was a powerful man. Still . . . A Mountain Troll? Randey had a hard time believing that even so powerful a man as Kolton Stent could defeat such a massive and fearsome creature. If they even existe
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Chapter Four
Eodur was a disappointment. Randey had assumed that a village so close to the Capital would be more grand. The homes more stylish, the people sophisticated. It appeared to him, however, to be little different from his home village of Ghaeros. The homes were well kept, that was true, but were no fancier than many of the ones back home. There were a few he saw that were similar to his own, larger and sturdier, and he supposed that they, too, were home to Grenyaar who lived here. He had to admit that the local Inn was more than he had expected. It was a sturdy, three-story structure with a decorative stone wall at the base and colorful tiles on the roof. A stable boy of about Randey’s age guided their horses to the stables as Randey accompanied the Knights inside. It took his eyes a moment to adjust to the dim light, but he found himself in a large Great Room, with polished wood panels on the walls and decorative lanterns hanging from wrought iron hooks providing light. There were a doz
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Chapter Five
The two Grenyaar blinked in surprise. Master Kolton looked from Randey to the Dragon’s huge, black head, Ghaeron’s ruby-red eyes shining. King Emerik and Queen Adalyn exchanged a look, but it was unreadable. Sir Braedon looked down at Randey, who was staring wide-eyed at Ghaeron. “I . . .” Randey stammered, “I – don’t understand. What war? How? What . . . what do you mean I am -” He swallowed. “I am the best hope ?” “Ambrose,” said the King, addressing the steward. “Have a chair brought for our guest. I fear the lad may collapse where he stands.” Ambrose bowed and quickly vanished through the side door. A moment later a servant appeared carrying a small wooden chair, placing it beside the stunned boy. Emerik smiled at him. “Please, Randey, sit down. Before you fall down.” Randey nodded absently, plopping into the seat while still staring up at the Dragon. The Knights remained standing on either side of him, eager to hear what the Guardian had to say. Ghaeron’s deep, draconic voice
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Chapter Six
Sir Andric reined in his mount. Before him lay a wide plain, with forest beyond. The jagged line of the Ohresh Mountains cut across the sky beyond the forest, the slopes covered with the green extension of the forest. Not so imposing as the Erimanthe range, but ruggedly beautiful regardless. He took a moment to have a drink from his water skin, patting his horse’s neck appreciatively. “Not far now, Kyran.” He slung the skin back over the saddle and urged Kyran forward. The stallion moved briskly, eager to cross the plain and reach the forest. Andric kept him from going too fast; he didn’t wish to give the appearance of hostility, despite their need for alacrity. They had crossed the borders of the known lands of the Minotaurs the day before. So far they had yet to encounter any of the unusual beings, but Andric had no way to know if that was unusual. No Grenyaar had ventured to their lands for nearly a century. Sir Andric kept an eye out for any signs of habitation. Any community req
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Chapter Seven
Randey ducked, the blade slicing the air just above him. He spun, swinging his own sword in an arc toward his opponent’s midsection. His blow missed as his target nimbly moved back, raising his weapon in both hands. Randey straightened, panting heavily as he raised his own. The two swung at one another, the clash of their blades ringing loudly. Before Randey could recover for a second swing, his opponent dealt him a hard blow to the ribs with his elbow, and Randey went down on his back. He stared up, lifting his blade, but the other’s sword tip was at his throat. For a long moment he remained frozen, trying to regain his breath. His opponent smiled. “I yield,” said Randey. The Blade Master stood over him, saying, “As well you should.” He moved his sword and offered Randey his free hand. As he lifted him to his feet, he went on, “You still have much to learn, but in truth you are a talented fighter, Randey Edal.” He clapped the young man on the shoulder. Randey accepted the prais
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Chapter Eight
Keyla’s memory of her arrival at the Citadel was etched into her mind. After the harrowing few days spent on the run with her grandmother, it had been a haven unlike anything she had expected. Her grandmother’s endurance and skill had been remarkable, far beyond what she had expected. She had always considered her the quiet, gentle old woman who taught her some basic understanding of magic. Clearly there was much more to her than that. Their reception at the Citadel had proven as much. When they stumbled onto the grounds surrounding it, a small group of young women were working a vegetable garden just outside the low wall. They were very concerned about Keyla, given her age and travel-worn appearance, and gave equal attention to the elderly woman with her. Once they were assured that neither had suffered any injury, they escorted them to the Citadel. Keyla gazed at it with wide eyes. The structure was larger than she had imagined. A castle, really, with shimmering white marble wall
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Chapter Nine
The First Commander put down the message scroll, frowning. Kolton asked, “Is there a problem, Commander?” Storr shook his head. He glanced over at his guests. Luceya and Keyla sat in a pair of chairs facing his desk, their expressions neutral. “The Maajira is certain of this?” Luceya nodded. “She would not have sent any message of which she was not certain.” “Why?” asked Randey. “What is it?” Keyla glanced at him, offering a hint of a smile. He appreciated it, but he still wasn’t sure what he was doing in the meeting. The morning following the Knighthood ceremony, the First Commander had met with Luceya and they called for this meeting later in the day. It was fortunate that it was later in the day, for Randey’s head was still pounding from the previous afternoon’s revels. They had lasted well into the evening, and the newly-Knighted Grenyaar had indulged in the supply of ale and other strong drink far more than he had intended. He recalled laughing with Keyla as well as his frien
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