Magi: A Tale of a New Beginning

Scroll 7: Stolas' Dungeon

During the time Azami left the group with Setta

"So where is this dungeon you were saying, Azami-nee?" Setta asked, his eyes full of excitement and a little bit of fear. It will be his first time to enter a dungeon after all. Azami laughed before pointing to the right where a tower stood in the middle of the ocean. It did not look like a water-type of dungeon. It was more like a life with another type she could not fathom. They glided towards the tower before landing softly. Setta jumped off her arms before gushing about the outer appearance of the dungeon.

"Setta. Don't wander off without me inside, okay? I hope that this dungeon will allow us to land together." She said worriedly. Who would not be worried when you have an important person to protect? He grinned before running back to her side and together, they entered the dungeon.

"Woah! So this is a dungeon!" Setta shouted in glee.

Azami's POV

For the first time, landing was not rough with me. I looked around for Setta when I heard a scream of glee behind me. It was when I turned my back that I saw Setta riding a huge bird. Huge ass bird!

"S-S-Setta! What are you doing? It's dangerous!"

"But this bird is kind, Azami-nee! Look, try to pet him!" He suggested. I was little hesitant before touching the bird's beak. It was tamed. I could not help but smile at the bird that nuzzled its head on my shoulders.

"You're right but Setta, you have to get down now." The said boy obliged before jumping towards my arms. He was a little heavy but I was able to catch him properly.

"Where did you find him, Setta?" I asked. He looked at me with his yellow eyes before pointing up. I looked up and paled at the sight. There was a huge bird that soared the sky. The bird beside us, which was about my height, was just a chick. Setta took my silence with a worried face.

"Are you alright, Azami-nee?" He smiled hesitantly. I nodded before taking his hands and running away from them.

"This is so weird! H-Huge birds! I don't know if they're man-eating or what!" I panicked but Setta and the bird stopped me. They both pulled my shirt before pointing up again to show that the Mother Bird was looking at us with kind eyes. It made me stop for a while before glancing at the bird.

"There is nothing to fear off, Miss." It said. 'Wait. It talked.' I froze before I heard an all so familiar voice.

'Stop standing like an idiot, My Queen.' Furcas said.

'Yeah. Setta is trying to hide his laughter you know.' Sitri added. I glanced at the said boy when I saw that he was really laughing.

"It talked. It talked! Ah!" I tried to run again when I was pulled back by the bird. "Azami-nee, please don't be scared! I can't believe that you are afraid of talking birds except for that monster that attacked me!" He was laughing so hard that tears were running down his face. I stopped and nodded when the bird smiled at me. Well, tried to smile. Setta held my hand and it assured me a little.

'What got you jittery, Azami? It's not like you.' Sitri asked. I blushed a little before telling her that I was scarred by the bird that ate humans long ago. They understood my side but Setta still laughed a little. The bird, whom Setta named as Daato, guided us towards the next door. What weirded me out was that Daato was able to pass through the next door.

'You'll find out why Daato was let inside by this dungeon.'

'This is Stolas' right?' They chuckled before their voices disappeared. The next room was horror. Blood was dripping out of the walls and there were corpses everywhere! Setta flinched at the sight before I grabbed my handkerchief and covered his eyes.