Black Blood

Prologue

In the Spirit Realm, Duma walked along the clouded paths, the spirits of the dead wandering in peace. He drew back the hood of his cloak as he looked upwards toward the dark abyss above, eyes furrowed. For the past few days, thin white lines like cracks could be seen flittering through, and a general sense of unease had grown throughout the spiritual domain.

"They have grown wider, haven't they," a familiar voice said behind him, and Duma turned to look at the once White Dragon Officer, bright red orange eyes looking up to the black void above, lips slightly pursed.

"It's troubling, considering what's kept there."

Alfeegi's eyes narrowed as another white crack suddenly whipped across the black surface like lightening, a brilliant ribbon of light that quickly disappeared. "Something is trying to break through."

"Could someone be trying to summon one of their souls from the living world?" The seasoned Death Faerie let out an involuntary shudder at the thought of one of those spirits escaping.

"Ri-Ma's been investigating on her own, but we will probably have to make contact with those of the Dragon Tribe, particularly the Water Dragon Knight."

Duma let out a snort. "That meddler? If it weren't for him, the walls wouldn't have been so weak to begin with during the War."

Alfeegi gave him a soft smile. "Perhaps, but his actions were not truly of his own. He is one of the few who can still make some contact with the dead and would be easiest to communicate with."

"…I suppose you're right," Duma finally said with a sigh. "And I had hoped we were through with our troubles once Nadil died."

"I know, friend, but, it seems there are still those who do not wish peace."

In silence, the two Death Faeries stared up at the abyss for a few more moments before slowly turning, the tension of the realm slowly increasing.

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Afterword:

My original debut fic for my return to writing Dragon Knights fanfiction, but my Blood Red Roses ended up being posted first since the first chapter for this fic was still being written, eh-heh. Short prologue is short, but no fear, the first chapter is nice and long.

I'm going to go ahead and say it now: This fic is set after the series and will contain spoilers as it will still remain as canon as possible.I also don't use a lot of the Tokyopop name spellings because they are God-awful when it comes to some of them (Ramganas. Ramganas is so simple what is wrong with it D:). Original characters may or may not be here but…the main characters are the original Dragon Knights characters. If I do end up using original characters, they would be only minor ones. It's all about the Dragon Knights characters.

Uhm…for the basic story summary, it's basically just about how everyone is living after Nadil's death and Rath's ascension as Dragon Lord. There will be a lot of adventuring, romance, humor, and…stuff. I'd explain the story further but…more specifics of what everyone is the situation will be explained within the first couple of chapters, and I'd tell you what the true focus of the fic is but…that would like totally spoil a big part (even if it is like the main point of the story). You should be able to figure it out either way

Here's a hint: Yes there will be a new villain, but it won't be an original character.

Oh yeah disclaimer (haven't done one of these in ages…): All original Dragon Knights characters belong to Mineko Ohkami, as well as the setting of the story. However, the writing, story concept and any original characters that are thrown in were created by my own design.

I haven't read any Dragon Knights fics since I stopped writing oh so many years ago. If someone has had a similar idea that's hidden somewhere amidst the other stories, rest assured, I had no idea. This idea was created while chatting with my fellow RPers and Dragon Knights fanatics, especially with Teshyra who helped spawn the idea and Aqua, my trusty RP buddy as well as someone who I like bouncing ideas off of. A lot of the events that happen in the fic parallel what happens in the RP community, but that's only because I'm pushing this same idea on it, with the enthusiastic consent of the others xD; But I'm trying to make this version is distinct as possible.

So read and enjoy…and wtf, this is longer than the actual prologue, haha. Reviews are appreciated!