Hello, this is another story featuring characters from A New Beginning as well as OCs. The plot is concieved by me and AkikazeRyo55 who also owns one of the OC involved.

But before we get to the story proper, let us tell you an old tale as the back story of everything that is about to unveil in this story.

Dragon was revered as the one of the noblest lineage of monsters. In ancient times, dragons and human lived side by side in harmony. As a sign of their bond, dragons created a technique to transform themselves into humans so that they could live in their settlements without much hassle, reverting back to their draconic form when the need arose.

There was a rare gem they could only obtain from a dragon: Dragon's Tear. It was said that the first Dragon's Tear was created for a man, whom a female dragon had fallen in love with. They were inseparable lovers, until one day another dragon went on an unusual rampage and she, knowing that only a dragon could withstand another dragon's wrath, shielded her lover with her own body. She shed tears as her body returned to the Nature, and the crystallization of her genuine tears turned into a teardrop gem that sparkled more brilliantly than the brightest and clearest diamond on Earth.

Humans were greedy creatures. Upon hearing such gem existed, they began to develop method to obtain it in large quantity. They began torturing dragons with any conceivable method, only to extract that teardrop-shaped gem upon the latter's return to Nature.

The bond that had been forged for centuries was broken beyond repair.

Dragons decided to retaliate. They began attacking humans, shredding their flesh apart to avenge their fallen brethrens. It wasn't long before a war between humans and dragons erupted, a great war that dealt a huge blow for both parties before the dragons decided to retreat into the depths of forests and mountains, far from human settlements.

However, dragons, not easily forgiving by nature, returned quite often to human settlements to obliterate it, just like how humans had tortured their brethrens in the past. Granted a much longer lifespan than humans, dragons that had existed during those dark times survived long enough to pass down the tale to their progenies, and that was how dragons kept the determination to destroy the humankind alive.

Humans began developing the arts of defeating dragons, so that their race would be safe from oblivion. Those practicing the arts were hailed as the Dragon Hunters, and given higher respect than other kinds of warriors.

Some Hunters hunted down dragons to obtain the Dragon's Tear whose tale of existence was among those who survived in human history, others to keep the people safe. In any case, the tale of how dragons and humans used to be brothers-in-arms was slowly being forgotten in the trail of times.

So... how was it? I know the characters aren't in yet, but as said earlier, this is only the back story. The characters will appear soon enough, I promise.

Welcoming any review!

Thanks for reading ^^