Prologue
Myria was defeated.
A group of six unlikely, rag-tag heroes banded together and worked to save the world, right the wrongs and punish the wicked. And perhaps, in the doing of all that, find answers to the many questions that plagued their souls as well. For some, the confrontation with God did all of that and more.
For others, that epic battle was only the beginning.
Ryu, the forgotten Prince and rightful heir of the Brood legacy and their unspoken leader. Nina, Princess of all Wyndia and heir to its throne, also madly in love with the blue-haired dragon. Momo, mechanical genius and engineer, a woman with a heart of gold and a robot friend made of copper. Rei, a weretiger without a home, an incredible thief with a very troubled heart. Peco, mutant onion and the mighty Yggdrasil in disguise, who returned to the earth and nature upon Myria's defeat. And Garr, Guardian of Urkan who—after meeting the challenges placed before him and fulfilling his purpose—finally took his rightful place with his brethren in eternal stone slumber.
Because of all this, it was a very somber group of four who made the long trek back across the Desert of Death. They had won the fight, yet somehow it felt as if they had lost more than they had gained in the doing of it. Yet little did they know what lay in store for them on the other side of their journey. Resting for a while at the Oasis, the group came across a battered and bloodied man, violet hair hanging long in front of his face and garnet red eyes troubled with pain and guilt. Free at last from Myria's control, and somehow having survived their epic battle, Teepo had returned.
The Dragon Lord fell to his knees before a stunned Ryu, head bowed, and brokenly offered his Prince his life. A small token, he murmured, for the pain he had caused them all.
After this was said, Teepo was then quickly yanked to his feet by a scowling Rei without further preamble, cuffed upside the head with a growl for him to shut his yap about all that dying nonsense and then briskly ushered inside the tent so that his wounds could be seen to. Ryu was not one step behind, grin on his face and a hint of moisture in his cerulean blue eyes.
Upon returning to Dragnier it was then discovered, somewhat miraculously, that the powers given up by the Brood to escape Myria and her Guardians' notice had been utterly restored! No one could explain it (though Ryu suspected Deis probably had a hand in it). Once but a memory, the Brood had fully returned to the world. They turned to Ryu to lead them. As the Kaiser dragon, it was his birthright and his duty. At first hesitant, Ryu eventually accepted his responsibilities as rightful King of the Brood. He then named Teepo as his highest General and second-hand, much to the other dragon's shock and disbelief. After things had been settled, the Brood flew west to set about rebuilding their orginal home—once known as Dragnast, in the mountianous North Duana Region—to its former glory. Meanwhile Ryu took his leave to continue escorting the others back across the ocean and back home again.
Formerly denounced a kidnapper and a criminal, King Ryu of the Brood was welcomed into Wyndia with open arms. The King and Queen were then delighted when Ryu asked them for Nina's hand in marriage. After the fuming Princess had her say about him failing to ask her first, she happily accepted and it was the first of many ties that would bind the Brood and the Wyndian Nations together. Teepo, still steeped in shock and wonder of his twist of happy fate, stood grinning widely at his friend and lord's side at the ceremony.
Momo, after the wedding, made her way back to her father's Tower with an armload of Techno-Age relics and a few uneasy questions on her mind that remained unanswered. She now had the means and the drive to answer them, though what those answers might be only she could guess.
And Rei, after seeing his two young friends find the happiness they so deserved, soon took his leave of them, turning down their offers for him to stay. He still has unfinished business himself. The beast inside of him still cried out for answers, and Rei cannot rest until he finds them.
Until he finds somewhere to belong.
