Chapter 2 YAAAAY!!!!!!!!
This story is a novelisation of the events that transpire in Breath of Fire I. Of course I have thrown in a few of my own scenes and dialouge.

'Breath of Fire' isn't owned by me. I have nothing to do with Breath of Fire except playing the game.
'Breath of Fire' belongs to Capcom and Square Enix

Ryu stumbled along the road trying to keep his eyes open as the darkness of night took over the sky. He felt completely exhausted from lack of food, the long walk and the many encounters with monsters. Out of all the enemies Ryu had faced so far he hated the Bullas the most; those bull like creatures charged at him at high speed with their sharp horns lowered whenever they caught sight of Ryu's red cape.

"I never thought that it would be this hard" Ryu thought as he wiped the sweat from his brow. "Well thinking like that won't get me any closer to saving Sara."

Shaking his head, Ryu looked up to see the walls of a large town rising in the distance. A look of relief came across his face at the prospect of a warm bed and good food. With some new determination in mind Ryu settled his rucksack more comfortably on his back, sheathed his dirk and set out running.

A Few Minutes Later

"YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!"

The people of Camlon turned towards the crumbling entrance of their town to see the figure of a young, soot covered, exhausted boy with long blue hair who was panting loudly with a look of frustration on his face. A middle aged man walked up to Ryu with a look of concern on his face.

"Are you ok lad?" the man asked.

"Of course I'm not ok! My town has been destroyed, my sister has been kidnapped and now I find that this town is also so badly damaged that I can't even have a place to rest before going off to save my sister and defeat Zog!" Ryu yelled.

"…….sheesh, you have quite a temper there lad. Well it's not all happy and flowery here either you know. Our lives have also been ruined by the Dark Dragons. My home town of Nanai was taken over and now I've retreated here only to find that the castle is filled with foul beasts and while they are there no one is able to rest and rebuild!" the man replied with a hint of rising anger.

Ryu looked down at his feet, ashamed that his anger had taken hold.

"…I'm sorry mister; it's just that everything seems so hard. I shouldn't think only about myself but about the feelings of others as well. Thank you for making me realise that" Ryu said softly.

"That's ok lad. Stay here for a bit to recover. The Dragon Shrine should be empty and though it's not the most comfortable place, the monsters seem to keep away from it."

Nodding in appreciation, Ryu walked towards a small dome like structure that was identical to the one back in Drogen. Stepping inside the shrine Ryu was astonished by how warm and bright it was inside. In the centre of the building was the statue of a proud, wise looking dragon. For some reason Ryu felt inclined to touch the statue.

Walking up the stone steps and onto the dais, his footsteps echoing in still atmosphere, Ryu reached out a hand, his fingertips edging forward until the brushed against the tip of the dragons nose.

"WELCOME YOUNG DRAGON!"

Ryu fell over backwards in surprise, landing heavily on his backside as the statue dissolved to leave a glowing, green, ghostly dragon with…a long white beard and moustache!?

"I SEE YOU ARE SURPRISED. I SUPPOSE I WOULD BE AS SURPRISED AS YOU IF A STATUE TURNED INTO SOMETHING AS AWESOME AND HANDSOME LIKE ME!"

Ryu looked at the Dragon Spirit (for that is what he assumed it was) and started to laugh, quietly at first but eventually building up in temp.

"WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT YOUNG DRAGON?"

"Y-you say… th-at you are awe…some and… handsome" Ryu said between laughs. "That is…the fun-niest th…ing I have…ev-er heard!!."

"SUCH IMPUDENCE! I SUPPOSE YOU ARE TOO YOUNG AND SIMPLE MINDED TO TRULY APPRECIATE MY MAGNIFICENCE"

"Wha-tever" Ryu replied as he managed to stop his laughter and sit up.

"I SEE THERE IS NO HOPE IN THIS CONVERSATION AND SO I BID THEE GOODNIGHT YOUNG DRAGON! SLEEP WELL FOR I AM WATCHING OVER YOU!! NO MONSTER SHALL HURT THEE FOR THEY ALL FEAR MY AWESOME POWER!!! LADIES SWOON OVER ME FOR MY BRAVERY!!!! NO FORCE IN THIS WORLD IS GRE-"

"JUST SHUT-UP AND LET ME GO TO SLEEP BEFORE YOUR HEAD BECOMES TOO BIG FOR ME TO SLEEP INSIDE!!" Ryu shouted.

"THE NERVE OF THIS YOUNGER GENERATION"

The Next Day

Ryu rolled over in his sleep and in doing so he managed to fall off the edge of the dais and into the small ring of water that surrounded the dais.

*SPLASH*

"What the hell!!" Ryu shouted as clambered out of the water, his hair having fallen over his face.

"I SEE YOU ARE AWAKE YOUNG DRAGON!"

Ryu look up to see the Dragon Spirit floating above him with a mocking smile on his face. Letting out a depressed sigh Ryu shook his head miserably.

"And I thought you were just a dream. Why do I seem to have the worst luck in the world?"

"I ALOSE SEE THAT YOU HAVE STILL GOT TO LEARN MANNERS BEFITTING AN AUDIENCE WITH MY MAGNIFICENT PERSONA! WHY I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I AM DESCENDED FROM A HIGHLY REFINED ROYAL DRAGON BLOODLINE AND THAT……HEY WHERE'D YOU GO!!?"

Outside of the Dragon Shrine, Ryu had finally managed to get his hair out of his face. Looking around he could make out the exact damage done to the town. Roofs were caved in, doorways had collapsed, the pavement was cracked, windows had shattered and pieces of stone and timber were scattered everywhere. Apart from the Dragon Shrine the only other seemingly undamaged building was the castle located at the head of the town. Standing at the doorway of the castle was a lavishly dressed old man and several other well dressed men.

"They look important; maybe they can tell me something about Zog?" Ryu thought as he walked towards the castle.

"Uh, excuse me. I was wondering if you could help me with something?" Ryu asked when he reached the people.

Turning around, the lavishly dressed man looked Ryu up and down before smiling.

"What can I do for you lad?" the man asked.

"I was wondering if you could tell me anything about Zog? You see his minions also destroyed my home and took away my sister" Ryu said.

"I am sorry to hear of that. However, I am afraid that I can do nothing for you right now. You see, any information I could have given you would be in my castle here. While it is under the control of the monsters, there is nothing that I am able to do for you" the man replied.

"What about your soldiers? Why haven't they defeated the monsters yet?" asked Ryu.

"These monsters are mighty and my soldiers are too tired and afraid to do anymore than guard the gates of this town" the man replied.

Ryu looked at the castle with its thick wooden doors and tall stone walls.

"It's possible that there are things in that castle that can help me defeat Zog and find Sara. I need any help I can get" Ryu thought.

Turning back to the lavishly dressed man Ryu's face took on a look of determination.

"Sir, I will get rid of the monsters for you and restore the castle to its rightful glory" Ryu said strongly.

"I'm afraid that I cannot allow you to set one foot within that castle young boy. It is much too dangerous for one such as you" the king said sadly (yeah he is the king.

Ryu stared at him for a moment before clearing his throat and standing tall.

"If this is too dangerous for me then there is no hope of me ever finding my sister…How can I allow a few monsters to stop me in my quest before I have even begun!?"

People stopped what they were doing and turned to stare at Ryu. The king started to shake his head and the soldiers bowed their heads.

"They won't listen to what I say…I know I don't look like much right now but I'll be damned if I give up now!" Ryu thought.

With that in mind Ryu made a sudden dash towards the castle doors. The king reached out to stop him but Ryu was too fast, being able to duck under the outstretched hand. Soldiers rushed at Ryu as he pushed the great wooden doors open. A foul stench blew out of the open doors followed by horrible sounds and cackling laughter. The soldiers stopped in their tracks and turned pale as sheets. Ryu staggered from the smell and his ears rang loudly. Putting one foot in front of the other Ryu staggered inside. A sudden strong gust of wind came up and before Ryu could stop it, the great doors slammed shut, sealing tight.

"Well I've really stuck my foot in it now" Ryu thought as he scanned the dimly lit corridor. "Nothing to do now but move forwards."

Meanwhile, outside everyone was in a panic. Soldiers charged at the doors trying to break them open, but they were sealed shut; almost as if some force wanted only Ryu in there.

"What do we do your majesty? The boy will be torn apart" one adviser said.

"How can he do anything? All he's got is a dirk and some clothes that monsters will tear through easily. There's no way the boy can fight" the other adviser said.

The king held up a hand to silence everyone before calmly speaking.

"It's true that he doesn't look like much; a young lad, drenched in water, bruises on his body armed only with a dirk. But did any of you see it? When the wind blew, his hair moved and I saw a scar. A scar shaped like a Dragon right in the middle of his forehead. I may not know much about Zog but I remember a legend about that scar."

"What do you mean?" asked a woman.

"That boy has the spirit of a warrior resting within his heart; a strong power of good rests within that boy. If anyone can save us, it's that lad…all we can do is wait" the king said calmly as he stood back and merely watched the castle with a look of hope on his face.

Back Inside

Ryu breathed heavily as he wiped some green blood off his dirk. The bodies of large bug like creatures lay on the ground in front of him, their bodies sliced open and their innards spilling out. Ryu inspected a bite wound on his leg where one of the monsters had gotten in close. A small trickle of blood flowed out of the wound but that wasn't what concerned Ryu. It was the strange numb feeling that enveloped the area of the wound and seemed to spread with every moment. Standing up, Ryu began to walk forward stumbling every so often due to the numbness.

A trio of slimes came around a corner where they immediately began to attack Ryu by lashing out at him with their transformable body mass. As another tentacle like appendage struck Ryu on the arm he sliced it off with his dirk. Rushing forward Ryu stabbed one slime through its centre and into the small nucleus before turning and slashing away half of another slime. The two damaged slimes retreated while the final one writhed on the ground before dissolving to reveal a herb within its body. Ryu bent over to grab the herb but his injured leg suddenly gave way, causing him to fall on his face. Ryu clutched his throbbing head as the numbness in his leg suddenly spread even quicker around his body.

"Poison…that's what it is" Ryu thought weakly as he staggered to his feet and stumbled forward.

In the distance he could hear running water, causing him to move faster at the prospect of clearing his mind. He rounded the next corner to come into a room with a large area of water with a wall fountain. Rushing towards it, Ryu fell over, plunging head first into the icy liquid. Water filled his mouth and Ryu swallowed while trying to get out. As the water entered his digestive system Ryu felt the numbness slowly recede; slowly at first but as he drank more it withdrew even quicker.

"So this water has healing powers. What I wouldn't give for a container of some description right now" Ryu thought.

Cupping some of the water in his hands, Ryu washed the bite on his leg. A brief look of shock came over his face as the wound slowly closed. The shock was quickly replaced with a grin as Ry slowly stood up. As the shrill battle cry of an angry Beak sounded, the grin on Ryu's face seemed to grow larger.

From outside, the townspeople could faintly hear the sound of fighting quickly followed by an agonising scream. One advisor worriedly suggested that it might have been the boy however, the king merely shook his head. The boy had already said it before.

"How can I allow a few monsters to stop me in my quest before I have even begun!?"

Well I hope that you also enjoyed that chapter. I would like to especially thank for reviewing the first chapter.
If I only got one review for chapter 1 then logic dictates that chapter 2 will get me 2 reviews.....imagine if chapter 100 if that logic existed.
Well regardless, if you read this then please review. I don't mind if it is a flame, as long as it shows that people are reading this stuff.

Catcha

~LinkHammer~