The Trail of The Map

He knew he should not have listen at all because the moment he does he won't be able to help himself out of it.

But he does. God knows he want to see what the outside he spent all his days drawing look like.

It was a surprise to all when he came out before the emperor and take the job of mapping out the land far inside the jungle.

His father is the map maker not him but who is so strong to go against the will of the heaven.

His father had gone on the water to take a look at the land on the water.

That year the army had conquer the Northland and the news has be spread throughout the empire.

Everyone had rejoice greatly, when going to that war the empire has been at a great disadvantage so the emperor commanded that the first son of every household must join the army and go defend their fatherland.

His father did not go because he has an elder brother that can lead and command.

This is how it goes for every other household, that was why when the war was won and the other land was conquer every rejoice.

The army's joined over the water to reconcile with their love ones quickly.

It would have been a good thing if fate did not keep something in store for them and that something was big enough to make all the army vanished but a troop of ten.

And when this ten was ask what happened they had said they met with some huge being on the water.

His father had asked more of the beings and every one was curious about them too but the troop cannot give a detail explanation.

The matter was dismissed from the court and the diviners has been order to prepare a ritual to the gods so the empire can be protected when the being decided to strike.

And that matter was put to rest but pained were the heart of every family.

That same year his father has resigned from being the king's map maker to go in search of his brother.

He had said that year, the journey can only lead him into two ending. Either he finds his brother and the missing army or he also go their way.

Then he had gone and had written them every three sunsets for seven sunset tell them of his journey and his progress.

Then it stops the letter and his trail. The family has gone in search of him but couldn't find a thing. His mother has been optimistic the whole time saying as long as his horse did return home alone they are both fine wherever they are.

But her hope was crumbled when the horse hallowed through the backyard door of the household leaping and bleeding.

People said he has really gone there way but he, his son knows he had not just like his father knows his brother was not seize by some huge man.

So when the emperor gather the map maker to draw out the vanity around the water.

He had journey the assembly and submit his final piece before the deadline.

The map was a symbol of everything he knew could be in the vanity.

No treasure cave. Just the landscape.

He was not surprise when his map was selected. 

He had already know what he would be requesting from the emperor.

Three soldiers to go outside the borders and bring back what they see.

With this experience he has told the emperor their empire will be of great advantage.

And it all went smoothly and today he will be aheading out with a group of elites militants to investigate what happened that year.

The journey to the sea was easy.

None of the huge men was seen after search around the water surrounding to not vanity 

So they took a boat and far in to the deep sea they went to the mystic land away from their land, first moon became full moon and full moon.

During of day, he would sit outside the ship to observe and remember and at night he is behind his board identifying the important.

The saw land in front of them when the moon becomes thin again.

For a far, the land looks mystic, green plantation covered in white mist in the middle of a blue sea.

It looks like a drawing. But it's real, this is proved as they sail to the harbour.

No one was there to welcome or stop them so they advanced into the land.

Then they knew it, the nature that is mystic the man here are not .

At the entrance of the city he and his crew of two were stopped

" Who are you" a man clothed in a blindily white clothing asked 

"I am Oyelabu, the son of Arofi and these are my companion all from the mainland"

"Too obvious" the man laughed "come with me" he said before turning to one of the man behind him " bring their ship to the Eastern Harbour"

They went with the man into the heart of the island which was of no different from the hustle and bustle of the market back home remembering he could not help thinking if his aged mother who he had left in the care of his paternal family.

He could only comfort himself with the fact that he is out to look for the trail of the man she love.

They were led out of the noisiness of the market and into the seclusion of an inn.

"Stay here," the man said "I will go inform Master of your arrival"

With that the man left just to come back after a few minutes to invite Oyelabu to the shrine alone.

On getting to a private room in the inn what he met was a sight he had want to behold for so long 

He was surprised and had asked lots of questions.

His father just smiled and order the meal "How is my wife faring"

"She had try her best to be strong, why did you hide away from us and make us thought you are dead"

"I am met to be dead"

"How, did someone want you dead"

"Not only me but also anyone that search the bag"

"Whose bag could that be"

"His highness"

"The emperor's, is what the bag contain in anyway have something to do with the disappearance of the ten thousand army"

"It has everything to do with it, think of it this way the general that lead that year's war was his highness's newphew

He at that young age has won the heart of both the novels and commoners without the gleam of an hero on him

If he had returned that year what will be the a highness's portion"

His Highness will be forced to make his nephew his successor instead of his own son but how did he manage to bury a ten thousand soldiers

"He ordered those ten clowns to poison them all then the whole camp was burn down to ashes

When I went in Search of them they was only but a few trail let but I was still able to caught the wind of the situation

That was when assassin comes in and the other you know"