(The voices of the dragons talking will each have a different font for each dragon. Angue-Barl will have a (2), Rada-Manj will have a (3), O-Balon will have a (4), Ze-Kalios will have a (5) and Mu-Anti will have a (1). Anyway, that's just to clear things up, enjoy!)
They ate a hearty meal at Mustafa's home, before heading out. The travellers made the necessary preparations and then they left Segram Village. Cruxie saw them off but at the gate and before they left, Mustafa stopped to say goodbye to Cruxie.
"Hey you take care alright?" Mustafa said, patting Cruxie on the head.
"Oh come on bro, you know I can take care of myself." Cruxie said cheerfully. Mustafa smiled and put his hand down.
"Okay, I will hold you to your word. This is the key to the Flame Shrine, take it." Mustafa said sternly turning towards Adol with his hand outstretched. In his hand was a red key. Cruxie laughed a little and smiled. Mustafa just smiled back at her. Adol nodded and tried to take the key, but before he could, Mustafa withdrew his hand. Adol and Dogi both looked at each other with confused faces.
"Nah just kidding. I'll never trust an outsider with the key to our Shrine. Righty then, be good and take care sis!" Mustafa said, waving goodbye to her while he and the rest walked away.
"Sure thing bro! See ya!" Cruxie said waving goodbye to the travellers.
After a while of hard battles, levelling up, and running away from a giant worm, they finally reached the Flame Shrine.
"It is a shrine we of Segram have revered to since ancient times...Two statues mark the front gate. We must go there first." Mustafa said in his stern voice and marched towards the two giant statues. Aisha hesitantly walked towards Mustafa after seeing Adol and Dogi running by his side. Indeed, they were eager to get inside. They headed towards the door and saw a keyhole in the middle of a large engraving. Dogi smirked, the doors looked like walls.
"Alright, alright! Let me handle this!" Dogi said, cracking his knuckles and walking up to the door. He raised his fist and his face was met by Mustafa's hammer. It was only a light swing, Mustafa thought, but this sent Dogi flying some meters away.
"A-a-a-a-AA! NO TOUCHY UNLESS I SAY SO!" Mustafa yelled sheathing his hammer again. Dogi got up and frowned, waiting for Mustafa to unlock the door. He unlocked the door and the Shrine was open.
"Man, exciting isn't it?" Dogi mumbled to Adol, but then, Adol looked at someone with blonde hair and frowned. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Aisha. This is an adventure of MEN. Therefore get out!" He said to Aisha who looked at him and frowned. Adol just face palmed and rolled his eyes.
"Fine, I'll just head the other way then. Must be other titano phenomena anyway..." Aisha said, her voice trailing off, and turning towards the desert. Then, her face was met by Mustafa's hammer and she was sent flying some meters into the shrine.
"NO ONE SPLITS UP, UNLESS I SAY SO! DID I NOT MAKE THAT CLEAR!?" Mustafa yelled again and Adol, Dogi, and Aisha nodded immediately. "Good, now, follow me." He said sternly, leading the way.
"Man that was a GIRL..." Dogi whispered to Adol and then Adol nodded.
"Hm? Is there something you need to say?" Mustafa said sternly, not even turning to see them.
"N-n-no! Not at all!" Aisha laughed nervously, still shocked by the sudden impact on her face a few seconds ago.
"Good. I thought so." Mustafa said, still not turning to look at them.
"He packs a punch..." Aisha whispered to Dogi.
"Yeah I know." Dogi whispered back.
"Man up you wimps and quit whining, because if you do anything suspicious, your face will meet my hammer again. Got it? That's already strike one for you Blondie. You too Beef Jerky." Mustafa snapped and they immediately nodded their head.
~ Some time after a LOT of lava, fire, and levelling ~
"W-What!?" Aisha said as the ground began to shake. Suddenly a giant chicken-I mean, a titano appeared. The gates in front and behind them closed, locking them in with the monster.
"Hmph. Another titano? Fine." Mustafa said calmly taking out his hammer and charging at the beast.
~ A boss battle after ~
"Alrighty then. Let's move people." Mustafa said, walking calmly towards the now open gates. Up ahead was frozen lava and a treasure chest. The party walked towards the chest and opened it, getting an ice-cold crystal.
"That's the Ice Mist Crystal. Long ago, the Fire Dragon ordered fairies to make this crystal in order to help balance his power. We'll need it to get to the Shrine. Now give it." Mustafa said, holding out his hand. Adol immediately gave the crystal to Mustafa. Then, Dogi noticed something they were leaving behind.
"OH MY GOD NO. NO. NO. NO. We are not sparkling when we run! NO!" Dogi said as he noticed the trail of sparkles, from the Ice Mist Crystal, that they were leaving.
"You gotta deal with it Beef Jerky." Mustafa said as he calmly walked on the lava, which was freezing beneath his every footstep. Dogi only frowned, sighed, and continued to follow Mustafa.
After a while of exploring, levelling and gathering things, they ran into a place that had a door ahead. As they walked towards the door, the cave suddenly began to shake. Then a giant guardian appeared from the lava and roared, urging them to fight. Mustafa and the others readied their weapons and charged at the beast.
~ ANOTHER boss battle after ~
"I-Is it over? What was that? I-It scared me..." Aisha mumbled to herself.
"WIMP. That was the Guardian of the Shrine, "Levard Galem". It protects the sleeping Flame Dragon." Mustafa said sheathing his weapon. Then he pondered and a look of worry spread across his face. "I can't believe that even the statues have started moving in here...DAMMIT! What in the name of the Dragons is happening to Segram!?" He yelled in frustration, but then he regained his posture once more.
"I-I heard that Segram has suffered a lot due to the titano attacks as of late..." Aisha said warily, looking down as to not show her concern. That and as to now show what she knew and how much she actually knew.
"It has. We see titanos incessantly and not just the Sand Eater from earlier...Not only that actually...Our oasis has dried up...and we've been getting sand-storms outside of storm season...But the biggest problem..." Mustafa said as his voice trailed off. He looked down and they were patiently waiting his answer.
"Is..? What is it?" Aisha said.
"Hmph. I am under no obligation to tell someone with the likes of you." Mustafa snapped again. He turned towards the door in front of them and then pondered for a while. "I've come this far. I'm going to see the Flame Shrine. If you want to come with me, then do as you please." He said, walking towards the door in front of them. They immediately followed him into the Shrine. The party walked into a room with a giant altar in the middle. They walked up to the altar and looked at it.
"This is Segram's altar huh? It looks a lot like the one we saw at Shannoa right Adol?" Dogi said and Adol nodded.
"Of course you dope. They are dedicated to the same Five Great Dragons. But this one in particular is dedicated to the Flame Dragon, Angue-Barl." Mustafa said and then they nodded. Looking at the altar Adol walked even closer to it, and held out his hand. Just then, the altar started to glow and so did Adol. Suddenly the room started to shake gently and a voice was heard.
(2) "O warrior.
O eternal Altago...
We have created it thus...
BUT SOMEONE MADE A MISTAKE AND NOW..."
(1) "SHUDDUP EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES!"
(2) "HOWEVER THE LAND BEGINETH TO GRATE, ROT, DISTORT AND BE AMISS!"
(1) "SHUDDUP ALREADY! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY I'M SORRY!?"
(3) "Let it go brother. It's not like this can be fixed anyway."
(1) "I SAID I WAS SORREEEEEYYYY!"
(4) "Aww don't bully him brothers! Look he's crying already!"
(5) "ALL OF YOU SHUT UP AND LET HIM CONTINUE!
They're not even supposed to hear our voices yet!"
(2) "ERE ALTAGO MEETETH DOOM! AGAIN AND AGAIN AND-"
(1) "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY I'M SORRREEYYYY!?"
(5) "Shut the fuck up! BOTH OF YOU!"
(2) "Fine."
(3) "As you say Onii-sama..."
(4) "As you wish brother."
(1) "I'M SORREHHYY!"
(5) "OH NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DID!
JUST GRANT CARROT TOP OVER HERE, your seal ALREADY!
I'LL HAVE NO MORE OF THIS!
DO YOU HEAR ME!?"
Then the voices faded away and true to their word, Adol gained a new ability. The cave was quiet for a while and the party were shocked and at a loss of words from what they just heard. Especially that one terrifying voice of the Moon Drago-I mean, that one terrifying voice that made the whole room look like it was gonna collapse.
Adol looked at his hands and then everyone looked at Adol. Turning towards him as if he had answers, which he did, but he'd never tell anyone but his bestest pall Dogi. Who was the only one who could hear him if he explained.
"W-What in the name of Altago was that!?" Aisha said, looking furiously at Adol. Dogi and Adol looked at each other and shrugged.
"We don't know either. But the same thing happened in Shannoa...well, except of course...There weren't so many voices...AND DEFINITELY NO ANGRY, TERRIFYING, AND LORDLY VOICE." Dogi said, referring to the Moon Dragon, which shook the room and made it look as if there was a VERY bad earthquake.
"Don't tell me...Carrot Top, why don't we try using that power you just received?" Mustafa said, eying Adol cautiously. Adol nodded and he concentrated for a while. Then they were all engulfed by a bright light and everyone was suddenly back at the Segram gates.
"Wow...That was...instanantananta." Dogi said, getting lost in the word 'Instantaneous'.
"I think you mean instantaneous idiot. B-but..." Aisha said frowning and then pondering for a while.
"You really do have the power of the Dragons..." Mustafa mumbled to himself while looking at Adol unbelievingly. "Carrot T...Uh...A-Adol...How long were you able to use these powers? No, a better question is, how were YOU able to hear the voices of the Dragons at all?" He pondered and then Adol told him what happened at the shrine near Altago. Of course, leaving out the important detail of him and Dogi already knowing what was happening due to the many times they've replayed the game.
"As Elder of Segram...I have duties to the people here, after seeing something like that...I can't just ignore it. Come to my house. Tell me everything that has happened since you came to Altago." Mustafa said leading the way to his house.