A/N: Here is Chapter 4 with Aurica, Misha and Shurelia!

Chapter 4: Meet the Reyvateils! Road to Winlan

Night has fallen, the party were camping near the ruins of Nanai. They have to sacrifice Nanai to save Ryu's world from the effects of the Earth Key. They have gained the upper hand. They got one of the six Goddess Keys first. They need to find the remaining five in order to prevent the evil Goddess Myria from returning.

York was eating his food, Ryu, Zoey, Morrigan, Miko and May were sitting near the camp fire, Lyner too was near the camp fire sharpening his sword and Marie was performing Alchemy much to York's dismay.

"Hey Ryu?" Lyner asked. "Yeah?" Ryu responded. "How many dragon clans are there in your world? I just want to know who's on our side and what we're up against." Lyner stated.

Ryu closed his eyes for about 50 seconds then opened them. "There are two clans of dragons in my world, my clan, the Light Dragons and the other the Dark Dragons. The two clans were once a whole clan." Ryu begin explaining.

"Really? What happened that made them separated?" Zoey asked, now she was interested. "When the evil goddess, Myria appeared, the dragon clan begin arguing for who may ask her to grant them a wish. The goddess Myria is pure evil and wishes to see people fight over which may ask her for a wish. She can grant any wish, but…" Ryu started but May interrupted.

"Her wishes are like a monkey's paw back in Zoey, York and Miko's world. They backfire and cause many misfortunes to the one who got his/her wish granted. That's what fills Myria with evil joy to make people suffer and she wishes to make the universe her own." May frowned.

"Correct. The dragon clan separated into two clans, Light and Dark and they fought a bitter war that almost seemed endless. But then… A warrior from the Light Dragon clan saw through Myria's evil plan and vows to end her evil and bring peace back to the two warring clans." Ryu continued.

"So what did this guy do?" Lyner asked. "He gathered 7 allies from each clan and they fought Myria that lasted almost a century. After many failed attempts, the warrior and his allies and friends managed to seal Myria using the Goddess Keys they created. And that was the legend of the Dragon Warrior."

"So that's how you know about the Goddess Keys and Myria. Your clan, the Light Dragons has kept that secret safe for years." Miko stated. "That Goddess War was probarly one of the worst wars in your world's history. People fight over petty things." Morrigan commented.

"Yeah. I don't know how the Dark Dragons learned about the Goddess Keys, but I do know one thing… They cannot be allowed to free Myria and start another Goddess War." Ryu looked up with determination.

"Yeah! If Myria is freed, then the war could spread to other worlds thanks to the Dark Dragons' world sucking spells. We got to make sure we get the Keys first before they do!" May nodded. Suddenly, a explosion occurred. They turned to see Marie with smoke and ashes in her body and the white dotted eye look on her face. York, Lyner, Ryu and Zoey sweat dropped.

"Well, we better rest up for tomorrow. We head to Winlan first thing in the morning." Miko stated. The party nodded and went to sleep.

The next morning, Ryu and his companions headed northeast to where Winlan, the location of the bird clan is located. Suddenly, Lyner tensed. "What's wrong, Lyner?" Mini-Mew asked. "Listen…" He issued. The party listen really closely. It sounded like a cry for help…

"Someone's in trouble!" May gasped. "Well we got to help them!" Ryu shouted. "Let's go!" York shouted as the party rushed towards the source of the voice.

At the source of the voice…

Three girls were running away from boar like monsters. The first girl is 17 years old, she wore pink and white clothes with a angelic head piece and her long brown hair is tied in a wheel like clip on. The second is an 18 year old woman who has black hair, two Ying Yang like clips on her hair, and she wore purple and red clothes. Finally, the third girl is about 16 years old, has grey hair, some of which are tied into really long ponytails, has hair ornaments on her hair, wore white clothes with accessories and white boots. Suddenly, the black haired girl tripped with a yelp.

The two girls noticed her trip. "M-Misha!" The brown haired girl gasped in shock as she rushed to her aid. The girl known as Misha moaned as the girl tended to her side. "Are you okay?" The brown haired girl asked in concern.

Suddenly, the grey haired lady noticed one of the boar monsters rushing towards them. "Watch out!" She shouted as she ran in front of them and put up a barrier, the boar monster destroyed it with one charge and made the grey haired woman kneeled.

"Lady Shurelia!" The brown haired girl and Misha gasped in shock. That's when Ryu and the party arrived at the scene.

"Hey! Check that out!" York shouted. "Those girls are under attacked!" Ryu shouted. Lyner gasped in shock. "Hey… Is that-!'"Lyner closed her eyes in thought. 'I… know those girls!' "Lyner? What's wrong?" Marie asked him in concern.

"Aurica! Misha! Lady Shurelia!" Lyner shouted as he got out his sword. That alarmed the girls known as Aurica, Misha, and Shurelia.

"Lyner!" Aurica gasped. She gasped again. 'Lyner…? How did i…?' She thought to herself. "Lyner, what's wrong? We're gonna help them, right?" Ryu asked him. "Y-Yeah! Let's go!" Lyner nodded as he, Ryu and York charged into battle.

The first boar monster tried to lash at Ryu, but he blocked it with his sword and slashed the monster three times. Lyner wasted no time in slashing the second boar monster with his bastard sword. York fired quick shots from his guns at the monsters. The boar monster managed to hit Ryu. "Tch!" Ryu gritted his teeth as he slashed it three times with his sword, killing it. Lyner blocked the second boar's rams and managed to finish it off with a Break Blade. Blood was seen in his sword. York finished off the final boar monster with his guns, bullet holes were seen in its side as it fell down dead.

"Talk about a close one!" Zoey sighed in relief. "W-Who are you people?" Misha asked.

May cleared things up 2 minutes later…

"…And that's why we need to gather allies and get the Goddess Keys before the Dark Dragons do." May explained. "I understand what you're getting at." Shurelia nodded.

"Then will you help us stop the Dark Dragons?" May asked hopefully. "Well… Actually we were troubled with the loss of our memories thanks to those Dark Dragons you told us about. Perhaps we were destined to meet you all here. So I humbly accept your request." Shurelia smiled.

"Thank you." Ryu closed his eyes and grinned. "Anyway, let me treat your injuries." Miko started healing Shurelia with bandages. "You should be fine once we get to Winlan. But please, don't push yourself too hard." Miko advised.

"Thank you. I feel much better now. I hope we'll be a great addition to your team." Shurelia collapsed. "Lady Shurelia! Don't try to move!" Misha panicked. "She treated your injuries, but you need to take a good long rest to get all better." She told her.

"I will. Sorry, everyone. I don't mean to hold you all back…" Ryu stared at the girls' bodies. "There's something not quite right about you three. Are you okay?" Ryu asked in concern.

"Oh… well, we're a special kind of human called a Reyvateil. We have a natural ability to use magic by singing Songs." Mish smiled. "We might look frail, but our Songs are really useful."

"Neat! Can't wait to see them." Zoey smiled. "And I'll protect you from those Dark Dragons and other enemies. So just concentrate on using your Song Magic." Lyner smiled.

"Cool! Then let's save the universe together!" May cheered. York thought about that.

"Save the universe, huh?" York muttered. "I think it's a little birzzare that we're saving an entire universe from an evil goddess." Zoey closed her eyes and smiled nervously.

"Still… We have a lot of battles ahead of us and five remaining Goddess Keys to collect." Miko reminded everyone. "Then will it be over?" Marie prayed. "You trying to jinx us?" York glared at Marie who sweat dropped, while Ryu glared at York. Unknown to them, that a man who is 19 years old, has silver hair also, wore a red purple samurai armor with two katanas strapped to his thighs was watching them.

"…It's them… But does it seem right? Will doing what they asked help me gain back my memories?" The man muttered.

Who is this mysterious man who is watching our heroes? Is he friend or foe?

To be continued…

Next Chapter…

Narrator: Ryu and his friends finally arrived at Winlan to seek an audience with the King of Winlan, but they lucked out and have to wait in the castle. While they rest, Nina, the princess of Winlan goes on a secret mission to find the Remedy to cure her father who has fallen ill thanks to a sinister wizard. Her journey takes her to Romero and to Karma Tower. What dark dangers wait the love interest of our hero, Ryu? Find out next time on Breath of Fire: Chronicles of a Dragon Warrior! Keep on breathing, Dragon Warrior!

A/N: Next chapter, will be the appearance of Ryu's love interest, Nina! So stay tune!