Dragon Master
Part Two
Dragons Power
By,
TigerWolf
~ Chapter Fore ~
New Direction
I just stood there in the entrance of the room admiring my wife. She stood in a very artful stance with her staff in hand. The wind blows in through open windows blowing her high ponytail around her. She had on traditional clothing; a white hakama and a dark green gi, it fit her loosely but tight enough to not distich her female qualities, and on her feet she had a pair of black slipper like shoes. Her clothing had her seam elegant and mysterious. The silence and stillness of the room was all most unnerving, but yet peaceful and full of anticipation.
Her opponent stood a distance away from her mimicking her stance. She stood there in the silence with a black hakama that tied off at her ankles and a royal blue gi, but hers was worn in a different fashion compared to my wife. Her gi was not tucked in and ended about mid thigh, and around her waist she had a black sash tied off in the front with the ends ending at her knees. And then to finish her appearance off was a pair of shoes exactly like my wife's, but in a royal blue color. It was obvious she was waiting for my wife to make the first move.
And so she did. My wife made a sweep with her staff to the right, to have it blocked, then she did the same thing to the left, only to have it blocked again. The next movement was a head strike followed by two more sweeps, but they where all blocked. The next strike was an overhead strike which made her opponent bring both her arms up with the staff to block, my wife took the opportunity to quickly draw back and deliver a spear blow to her opponents chest.
But her opponent moved with incredible speed to my wife's right, she all most looked like a blur when she did so. Then she came at my wife with a head strike that my wife blocked with a classic diagonal upper block which allowed the strike to deflect to her right. Then my wife followed by a head strike to the right, then left, for both were blocked by her opponent. Then she followed by a low strike meant for the groin, but her opponent blocked with a straight block with both hands. Then my wife yet again took the opportunity and quickly drew back to deliver a spear strike.
This time her opponent but her staff out vertically with her body and quickly turned it counterclockwise to deflect the blow. The she stepped forward and stopped, for her staff was resting a few centimeters from the right side of my wife's head, a sign the match was over. But my wife just grinned at her and moved her eyes to her left. Her opponent looked that direction to see my wife's staff centimeters from the right side of her head.
"Nice job Hitomi." My wife's opponent said, with a satisfied grin.
"Thank you, Maya." My wife said back. Then they both drew there staffs back and bowed to each other.
"With this kind of improvement from you, you will be beating me soon." Maya said with a smirk while she walked to a wall with a cabinet that held the weapons, to put the staff up and to grab her sword that leaned against the wall. As she walked back to Hitomi she placed the sword at her waist where it belonged. "So Van, are you going to stop admiring your wife from the doorway and come in here?"
I stepped out from the doorway and walked up to my wife. "Well done Hitomi." I said to her and gave her a kiss on her forehead, she blushed slightly, and I stood there admiring how I could still make her blush.
"Well if you excuse me, I will be going to make sure everything is ready. Will you two be ready to leave in an hour?" Maya asked us. We both nodded and she left.
Hitomi sighed and walked over to the windows. "It's going to be a long time till we get back to Fanelia." She said while looking down at my, I mean, our country. It looked so peaceful at this moment with the sun just rising over the forest line; you would never have guessed that there was a battle there just yesterday. "All most reminds me of the time when I first got here, just this time we know that we are leaving and don't have to leave a damaged country behind."
"Don't worry Hitomi; while we are away our country will be just fine, I have faith in our people." I said admiring how she is now just as protective as our country as I am.
"I know and I have faith in them all so. It just makes me wonder where our adventure will lead us this time." Hitomi said.
"That's the fun of it." I said, we both laughed at that and she nodded in agreement.
Then her body tensed and her eyes glazed over. And she fell back I reached out to catch her and fell slowly with her to the wooden floor where I laid her down.
//~~\\
(Hitomi's Vision)
Clang
Clang
Clang
The form of a staff appeared as it hit the ground in a soiled motion and lifted again, at the base of the staff it a metal peace was there that pointed like a arrowhead and each hit caused a 'Clang.' The top of the staff had one main metal ring that curved to make three mine lops (like a shamrock shape). Then there was a metal bar that went through the shape and ended in an arrowhead shape form before completely going through the shape, and on either side there where two smaller rings. This is where the clangs came from as the staff hit the ground each time.
It hit once more and a red circle formed around it with a huge diameter, and then the lines of a star formed inside the circle. Then on the next hit the hands of a women showed holding the staff, her left hand was decorate with several silver bracelets. Then slowly her body faded into Hitomi's sight. Her body was covered in a long lose white dress, that accented all her curves. She had long beautiful blond hair and deep blue eyes and on the center of her forehead was a tattoo of an eye.
On the next hit of the staff, the background of the cosmos came into view, and on the top of her staff a ball of energy formed. Then many small lightning bolts of energy came from the staff and connected with stars that were within the magical barrier. Then a column of transparent white light came up from the circle and the women closed her eyes, then an invisible wind blow her hair upwards along with the ends of her dress, but her and her staff stayed where there were in the center of the circle.
"Fore stars have been set into motion. But a lone black star signified the rebellion against haven's power." Then the seen changed to a picture of the fore Dragons, Van, Maya, Dilandau and her. "The fate of your destiny will be set by your own deeds." Then Hitomi saw the women's face, her eyes were closed but you could now see the eye on her forehead in more detail. It was red and outside the eye where two thick red lines that outlined the eye half way. "You must embark together with the child, before the blood line meets its end." Then the seen changed again to a picture of Maya shadowed by Dilandau. "The child shall settle what is good from evil, determining the fate of the haven's as the fore stars join." Then the seen changes back to the women, and now Hitomi could see that the woman was actually slightly floating. "The one born from darkness will link with the stars in her hand. This black star shale be drown in along with the stars of heaven. Here in the consolations of Heaven we can only wait." The seen again changed to a young girl that could not be much older the twelve; she had black hair drown back in a high ponytail with the front strains hanging down framing her face. Her most distinguishing quality's been her big bright golden eyes, and pointed ears. "She shale blossom like the red lotus, scorching all evil within her path. The fore stars will free the world from oppression." Clang. Then Hitomi's vision was changed yet again, to the top part of her staff, and then she was drown into the green jewel that was placed right below the rings. Then a seen of all the dragons again was shown, as if they were ready for battle, but now the same little girl was with them, with a sword drown. "She shale become the will that will destroy the Heaven's power."
//~~\
"Hitomi! Snap out of it." Van cried shacking Hitomi slightly.
Her eye's scrunched and she let out a soft mown. And then she slowly started to push herself up, and brought her other hand to her head and rubbed her temple. Then she opened her big green eyes and dropped her hand. "Ahhh, I think we're in for it this time." Then she robbed her head again, and I offered her a hand up, which she accepted.
//~~\\
I stood in the front of the castle and walked up to my horse, Aurum. She had a beautiful black coat, golden eyes, and a perfect temper, in my opinion. The reason why I say in my opinion is that, she will let no other ride her except me, and barley tolerated others handling her. Aurum was ready for travel, but also fashioned in an elegant manner. She had a royal blue saddle blanket that had the Fanelian crest on both sides, but the crest was modified to include the symbol of the Dragon Master. Then she had a black saddle with dragons engraved into it. I went up to her and made sure the saddle bags were tied down well and gave her a gentle pet.
Van was all ready mounted on his white horse, which was decorated like mine but in white and without the Dragon Masters symbol, and he was to my right. He had on a white long sleeve shirt with a white vest that carried the Fanelian crest. Then a pair or black pants and his white cloak that was the sign of him being a Dragon. Across his back was his bow and arrows, and at his side was the Fanelian sword.
Next to Van was Hitomi on her own white horse, decorated in green. She was wearing clothing similar to what she was wearing before when he were practicing. The difference was, was that now her green gi was embroidered with the Fanelian crest and had small dragons embroidered on the sleeves. And instead of small soft shoes, she had on light weight soft white boots that ended below her knee. Then on her back was her green cloak. Then strapped across her back, diagonally, was her staff. Then her hair was held in a high ponytail tied off with a green ribbon.
Then to my left was Dilandau, on his black horse which was decorated in red. He had on similar clothing to Van but in red and black. On his back was his red cloak and his spear strapped on for travel similar to Hitomi. But at his side was his sword. Then in his hair was a red headband with a dragon symbol, which replaced his trademark tiara long ago.
I then mounted onto my horse. I was wearing clothing similar to before, but my royal blue gi, was replaced with a sleeveless gi, that had the Dragon Master symbol on the back. Then on top part of my black hakama (on the side) the Fanelian crest showed. But it was only seen with cretin movements otherwise my gi covered it up. Then I was wearing boots like Hitomi's, which were meant for comfort and silent movements. Then my short hair had the front parts pinned back, like when I first arrived on Gaea a year ago, and I did use the same dragon pins to hold it back in the same fashion. On my back was my trademark cloak and on my waist was my sword. Why I still wore it was kind of silly, since it was now damaged and useless really to fight with. Its just I could not leave it behind, it belonged at my side I felt. Some how I had the hope that the sword could be fixed in some way, I guessed. So I kept it there, weather because I still wanted to sport it or because I felt naked without it, I could not tell.
Then Van and Hitomi moved their horses forward to address the people in front of the castle, who were there to see us off. The other two generals stood there along with Merle in the front, for they were the once who would be making the decision making in the King and Queen's absence. Behind them were the court advisers, and the court officials. Van went to address them. "Generals, Lady Merle," He started, using all formality as possible for this was a formal event, "I trust you to look after the country in your King and Queen's absence. Keep the defenses at high till our return and use our means of connections if something happens to my country."
"We bid you farewell and we hope for a quick return. And remember trust no one about news form us, and don't invite outsiders into out country in our absence." Hitomi continued for Van. It really was amazing how they could talk in turns like this. You may be wondering why we do not want outsiders into the country in our absence, it is because we don't know what the enemy is planning, and the less foreign intrusion means a less likely hood that the country could be taken over secretly.
"Long live Fanelia." The generals and Merle said as they dropped to one knee and placed there right fist across there chest.
"With the Dragons that protect." Van and Hitomi said in unison. Then they turned to the castles gates that started to open at there movement towards them, Van on the right and Hitomi to his left. I followed to the right of van, but slightly behind and Dilandau followed to the left of Hitomi, but slightly behind. Outside the castle gates the Fanelian citizens lined the main street of Fanelia, cheering and waving us off.
//~~\\
We had been traveling all day, and were now close to the border of Fanelia and Austria. The sun was set to set within the next two hours and we had yet to leave the Forests of Fanelia that have long ago said that protect Fanelia. We were going to stop at the wolf-peoples city, were Rumm was the leader. The city was an important city for trade and located all most on Fanelia's border and was the ideal place to spend the night.
Dilandau and I now rode in front of Van and Hitomi. There was complete silence between all of us. Hitomi had just finished telling us about her vision earlier this day. And it made me wonder, I felt awkward about that vision. I took it as a prophecy that had been foretold by the lady in Hitomi's vision. Then that meant that the fore of us were meant to join with another, a little girl, a black star. And we were meant to protect her? Support her? Put her in power of something? It did not make since but I did know that I almost felt jealous. Why was I a Dragon Master then? Why was I given the title of the leader of the other tree if I was not supposed to do something important? I have gotten the idea that I have not completed my role as the Dragon Master yet, especially since all the trouble has started again.
But it bothered me; this girl was supposed to stop the evil as I quote form Hitomi, 'She shale blossom like the red lotus, scorching all evil within her path.' I thought that was my job, to protect Gaea, but now was it to be her? It did not make since. But I had a purpose I knew that, and what it was will be seen latter, I figured. I sighed.
Then I watched as Aurum ears pierced up. And then my senses sharpened. There I herd it a faint yell in the forest to my right. "Dilandau, trouble, fallow me." I said while leaving the path. Aurum ran through the forest, she knew were she was going. She weeded in and out of the trees till we came to a clearing.
In front of me was girl backed up agaist a tree, she had black hair in a high ponytail and golden eyes. She had her hands in front of her wrist to wrist with her palms facing out towards twelve men with swords and black armor. "Stay away or I will hurt you." She said.
"We have orders to kill you, now be a good girl and make it easy, not that it's not all ready." One of the attackers said.
"Just try." She said. The girl did not look like she even was in the right state to defend herself. She was all ready hurt, and looked like she has been running. Then a white arrow flew past me and then another both hitting two of the men, and killing them. I turned to see Van with his bow in hand and preparing another arrow. The men turned to us. They looked half way between shocked and scared. For Dilandau had drown his spear, and Hitomi had her staff in hand, all three ready to fight.
The girl took the distraction to full use, and to our surprise formed a red energy ball in her hand and shot it at one of the attackers, who disintegrated. But it looked as if that was her last defense for she looked like she was going to pass out. Snapping out of my shock I saw that Dilandau, Van, and Hitomi had all ready charged the remaining nine attackers. Hitomi was on foot, and was battling one of the attackers; Van was fighting with his sword and Dilandau with his spear.
I all of a sudden felt left out for I did not have a weapon anymore to fight with. But my attention was brought to the girl, three attackers were surrounding her. I jumped of Aurum, and used my speed to cut them off. I stood in front of the girl in a martial arts stance, ready for the attacks. The three just looked at me in amusement. Then I notice one of them had on slightly different armor, it was less armor, and he had a few red talisman placed on his wrist and chest.
That man smirked and brought a hand back above his head and a white ball of energy formed. Right before he released it flashes came to my eyes.
I brought my hand in front of my face sidewise and closed my eyes. "Winds of protection release!" I said quietly. Then a shield formed in front of me, and deflected the energy ball that was directed at me. After that my hand went to my sword I did not draw it, but I removed from my waist. And with speed faster then the eyes could fallow, I knocked the other two out with the hilt of my sword. The one with the different armor, caught on and charged at me with his sword, I evaded narrowly and passed him, and in the process striking him across the back rendering him unconscious.
//~~\\
Hitomi just knocked one of her opponents out, but there were two left. And they were backing her against a thick old tree. One of her attackers just sent a powerful blow at her with his sword and her block still sent her backwards. She ended up dropped on her left knee, with her staff out diagonally in front of her. She was realizing that she was out powered here, and might need help. As much as she did not want to admit to it though. Half her mind was scared the other half determined to prove herself as a dragon. Then she was hit by a brief vision, which only distracted her for a moment.
//~~\\
Her grandmother stood in front of her in her kimono. "Hitomi use your power, its time. The one of the earth around you, the sprits that can protect you."
//~~\\
Hitomi stood up tall and planted her staff down in front of her. "Dragon of forest, protect." Hitomi said out in a mystical tone. Then in front of her a green flying dragon appeared about fore feet long with its wings spread. It gave out a small cry and flew at Hitomi's attackers who where side by side. It flew straight through them then swooped up above them disintegrating like the aftereffects of a firework, leaving the two attackers knocked out.
//~~\\
Dilandau just killed his other opponent with his spear, and watched as Van killed his last with his bow. Dilandau watched as Van then turned to go to Hitomi, and they both watched as she summoned a dragon in shock. Once the dragon knocked the men out, Van went to his wife. Then my attention went straight to Maya. She just knocked all her opponents out with the hilt of her sword and scabbard. Her speed amazed me. She now moved so fast one had trouble following her with the eye because her movements blurred.
As she stood up I caught a slight glow in her eye, but it faded as she turned to the little girl. All three of us walked over to join Maya. As Hitomi laid her eyes on the girl she gasped. "That's the girl in my vision." She said. Indeed, she probably was. I looked at the girl. She had black hair in a high ponytail that ended at the base oh her neck, then the front strains by her ears hanged down. She has on a whitish-gray rap like dress that ended about mid thigh. There was a black slash around her waist and on her forearms and shins there was a black protection guards. (A/N- I don't know the names for them) Around her neck was a gold ring with a red gem in the middle. But Hitomi was right, her most distinguishing fetchers here her gold eyes and pointed ears.
The girl right now has leaning agaist the tree behind her and tried to stand up, but fell forward. Maya was right there to catch her though. Maya fell with her slowly to her knees, and cradled her in her lap. The girl looks at her and gasped. I followed her gaze and it went to the mark of the dragon on Maya's arm. "I found you." She said, with eyes glimmering. Maya shushed her. And coxed her saying "everything's all right" Then the girl passed out in Maya's arms.
"I wonder what her name is and what her story is." Maya said, "It looks like she is the next peace in our little adventure."
"Right you are, Ashura will be that indeed." A voice said from above. Our gases followed to a man sitting casually agaist a tree branch. He then jumped down and landed in a crouching position, and then straitened himself. He had bluish purple hair, and wore a light grayish robe like garment that went to his feet. He had the same color cloak on and had a red talisman around his waist and on his wrist and one on his chest. In his hand was a staff that had markings on it that I could not read, and a red round gem on the top. He had a carefree personality to him, and a lazy smile on his face. I did not like him.
"Who are you?" I growled at him
"Oh, now need to worry, that you don't. I am not your enemy, just a watcher, a rurouni perhaps." He said is a polite happy voice. I did not like it on bit. "Now that Ashura is in proper hands I will leave you. I will see you all soon, that I will, take care of her Dragon Master." He directed to Maya. Then he leapt backwards into the air and he despaired in a white flash.
//~~\\
I looked down at the girl in my arms, how wired things are. Wired they were indeed. A strange girl, Ashura I assume. A mysterious man and new powers within me, and Hitomi too, I see. What is to come? How confusing, that it is.
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Ok glossary for the few Japanese words I used. (and others)
hakama = a wide-legged pants worn by men (and now Maya and Hitomi as they practice and travel)
gi = man's tunic-like garment, worn with a hakama with the tails tucked in
rurouni = by and large means "wanderer" or "drifter"
Aurum= Gold
Ok now credits-
Ashura's character design and the prophecy (I did change it some) come from RG Veda, an anime released by U.S. Manga Corps. I just watched it the other day and went perfect character design! For I was planning to do something like this before. I can say this will be nothing like RG Veda, I am just saying this is where I got this character design and the prophecy. So if you have ever seen it, you cant say I did not do a disclaimer, or give credits!
Next-
Hey hello, I know long time no write. But I am heads over heel in Homework and work and b/f stuff, and martial arts. (first tournament this week, and I cant wait). I can tell you I should be able to write more soon, because I now once again now exactly how this story is going to go, and just cant keep this is my head. So I hope to see you all soon at a different time. And thank you for the reviews!
Oh yeah, I just wanted to post this really, really, bad, so I have not had a person edit it, so sorry for the mistakes, a new post will be up in a day or two. So please don't flame me.
All so if you like Van and Hitomi, I have to say, I am trying to include them more now, I think I have been neglecting them. And I have cool character developments for them, why not use them? So yeah.
Anyway THANK YOU.
-TigerWolf
