Chapter 16

  Lunala Isle was a port town and island located only a few feet away from the shore. It was adjacent to a body of water that led to Waning Crescent.

  If one wished to travel to Waning Crescent, there were actually two ways to get there. One was by a boat that traveled between Lunala Isle and Waning Crescent and the other was through a path that wound around a mountain called Flowering Mountain.

  The mountain path was uneven and treacherous, filled with dangerous wild animals. It also took a day longer to get to Waning Crescent using this path when compared to taking a boat from Lunala Isle. With these factors considered, it was pretty obvious what the most utilized method of travel was.

  Locations with more land than villages and containing a larger congregation of people were separated into cities and towns. They could be separated into three groups: outer towns, inner towns, and inner cities.

  Those located within a certain proximity to the capital and deeper within the Empire were known as Inner cities or towns and those further away were known as outer towns. Shadowy Ridges, Waterfall’s end, Dark’s Divide and Nevermore were examples of outer towns while Lunala Isle, Waning Crescent and Prancing Hills were examples of inner towns. Some examples of Inner cities included Heaven’s Path, Immortal Peak, Auspicious Sign, Joyful Encounters, and the Royal Capital, Dragon’s Dwelling. Besides their proximity to the capital, Inner cities and towns also had their own special traits.

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  The appeal of Waning Crescent lay in the fact that it was perfectly situated near lustrous and healthy fields, was a hub for trading, and was located near the Thousand Petals Swords Clan of Lunala Isle. With its favorable location and boundless potential, people eventually built many businesses there and it became filled with brothels, stalls, temples, shops and other businesses.

  Others went there seeking opportunities, but Drakkel only wished to make some money before departing for Nevermore and settling down for a while.

  He sighed and looked out the window

  His clan was in Immortal Peak. There was Densai forest and a few towns and villages separating Immortal Peak from Waterfall’s end which would make it so that anyone in his clan who attempted to go there would have to take on the arduous task of traveling two weeks at least on foot to even arrive. But the same could not be said for Waning Crescent. It was only a three days’ travel on foot from Immortal Peak if one were to first cross Lunala Isle. So Lunala Isle was even less so, being a two days’ travel away from Immortal Peak.

  With this thought, Drakkel frowned. He really couldn't stay here for long.