“The mesa used to have a thriving kingdom, or at least, the books say that.” One librarian says to Jimmy, hand clutching a leather bound book- a history book, it looks like. “Mezelea, it used to be called. The most colorful kingdom to ever be built.”
“What happened?” Jimmy finds himself asking despite knowing the story himself. Pix told him the story before they parted ways. He never really bothered to ask why and how Pix knew about Mezelea and talked about it in such details. He’s a historian, an archeologist, of course he knows things like this.
But the way he talks about the Mezelean King like a good friend is kinda weird.
“The books say that a Rapture happened and ruined the world. The king then died of sadness when his palace was destroyed and his wife disappeared.” The librarian said.
“Jo- King Joel was devastated when he found out that the debris reached his kingdom. The palace was hit with a massive debris right in the middle of it.” Pix told him when he asked about the Rapture. He sounds so melancholic, eyes distant like he’s remembering being there. There’s a look in his eyes that screamed ‘I saw the aftermath. I was there’. It was gone as quickly as it came. “And then he found out that his wife, the Ocean Queen disappeared when the ocean dried out. Then he died, of sadness, probably.”
“Oh- oh jeez that’s dark.” He says, lowering his hat in respect. The librarian gives him a sad smile.
“Yeah, it is. It sounds like a simple legend but we have found some relics that proves the kingdom's existence. It is hard to find anything in this land. It has been thousands of years after all, long enough to bury the ruins.”
“It’s been thousands of years but who knows, maybe you’ll unearth something from that empire.” Pix said before they parted ways. Jimmy didn’t dwell on it much.
“Anyway, if you need a place to stay for the night, we have a spare room.” They offer, but Jimmy shakes his head.
“Thanks for the offer, but I’ve already settled on the edge of the mesa. I'll come back and tell you when I find something interesting.” He promises, a grin on his face. The librarian smiles back, waving.
“You better be!” At that, they both bid each other goodbye and Jimmy makes his way back to his soon-to-be home. With an idea for an empire and a plan to maybe play archeologist at some point.
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