Alright...It's been awhile since I worked on this story, so I figured I'd go back and edit this chapter to make it look better. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of the Dragoon, only the characters and Storyline of this particular story.

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A robed figure walked down the road toward a little village. It was a small village, quiet, and peaceful. It was so far out of the way that the only people outside of it that actually knew about it were merchants, and travelers. The robed man was one of those few people that did know of it. He smiled beneath his the hood of his robe. "Soon the world will change to fit my design." He thought, as he continued down the road, drawing ever closer to the village.

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Ron looked up form his work, and looked off into the distance. He could see a figure moving along the road toward the village. "Who would be fool enough to come here?" he thought. "There's nothing here save for the dirt that we farmers try to farm with." he watched the figure a little bit longer, but then looked over to his house where his son and wife were sitting.

His wife was a beautiful woman with back length brown hair, and deep blue eyes, and his son was a handsome lad despite being only five years old. Ron walked over to his wife, stopping to ruffle his son's messy blonde hair, and looked at her. "Someone is coming to the village Rosa." he said. Rosa looked up from the sewing she had been doing, and looked out over the road. "Why are you worried that he's here to do some harm?" she asked, as soon as she spotted the traveler. "Because he maybe here for Elwin." he replied as he looked over at his son.

Elwin was busy playing with some bugs in the dirt. "Elwin must leave soon to learn to fight you know that." Ron said, as he looked back at Rosa. "He is still so young. He can't leave us yet." she said. Ron nodded. "I never said that he should leave now. I just said that he should leave soon. His destiny is coming for him." he said. Rosa nodded. "Yes your right." She said, as she stood up from the chair. "Elwin come with me. We need to start getting dinner ready." she said. Elwin looked over at her, and smiled, his green eyes full of childish youth. "Yes mother." he said as he followed her inside the house. Ron remained outside for a moment to watch the traveler, but soon went inside as well.

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The robed man watched a small family off in the distance. "So they are here." he said. "It is sad that they must die, but it must happen for my vision to come to fruition." he altered his course for the home of the family. "It is time to end this game." he said, an evil smile crawling slowly over his hooded face.

Soon the robed man was at the door to the house. He knocked on it, and was answered by a small boy. "Hello. I'm Elwin. What's your name?" he asked. The robed man knelt down, and placed a gloved hand on the Elwin's shoulder. "I'm just a wanderer looking for a place to stay for the night, could you go get your Father for me please." Elwin nodded, and ran back into the house, and soon a muscular man was standing before him. "Who are you?" he asked. He was holding a sword in his hands, and his brown eyes were cautious. The robed man smiled, as he removed his hood. "My name is something you ought to remember…Ron." he said as his short silver hair came into view.

Ron's eyes widened with horror. "Lyon? No how did you find us?" Ron asked, as he raised his sword to strike at the silver haired man. "It wasn't easy, but all that matters is that I found you, and now you are going to die." Lyon replied.

Ron made a swift slash that was aimed for Lyon's neck, but Lyon had ducked long before the strike had been made. He pulled out a small knife, and stabbed Ron in the chest piercing his heart. Ron fell to the ground, dead. Lyon heard a scream come from the inside of the house. He looked up to see Rosa staring in horror at her dead husband's body. "Don't worry you and your son are going to join him soon." Lyon said as he pulled his knife from Ron's chest, and he made his way into the house.

Rosa retreated back, and found Elwin. "Come on Elwin we have to go now." She said. Elwin looked confused. "But why Mama?" He asked. "No time to tell you now baby just run." she said. Lyon came around the corner at that moment, a evil smile was covering his face. "Now, now Rosa You can't leave yet we still need to catch up on old times." he said. Rosa stood and faced him. "Run Elwin, Run." she said. Elwin nodded, and ran out through the back door of the house. Lyon chuckled. "Sacrificing yourself will not prevent me from eventually killing your little boy you know." he said.

Rosa started to mutter some words under her breath, then she threw a fireball at Lyon, but he dodged it neatly, and closed in on her. "I see you have kept up on your magic practice, but it won't save you." he said, as he grabbed her arm. "You won't win Lyon. Elwin will stop you soon." she said. Lyon laughed. "He will soon be as dead as you, and your fool husband. He will never find any of the spirits."

Now Rosa laughed. "You're wrong Lyon. He already has the red one." Lyon's eyes narrowed. "What did you say?" he asked in a menacing tone. Rosa looked at him defiantly. "He has the red Dragoon spirit with him." she said. "And now you will never find him." Lyon growled. "We will see." he said, as he raised his knife, and plunged it into her heart.

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Elwin stood out in the field, and watched as the strange man set his house on fire. "Mother…Father…No!" he murmured. Tears started to fill his eyes. Something soft grabbed his shoulder. He turned around quickly to see a man standing behind him. "You will come with me now." he said. Elwin was too scared to move. The man crouched down so that Elwin could get a good look at his face. The man was middle aged, with short brown hair, and brown eyes. "You can trust me lad. My name is Dillan, I'm a friend of your father's now move." he said. Elwin nodded, and reluctantly walked away from his burning home.

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Though this should really be considered a prelude, it sets up the story nicely. Well...I think so anyway. I'll be working on this story for while yet, so expect a few more chapters. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. I hope to see a few reviews. Good or bad, I don't care. It all helps me improve my writing skills. See you all later!