You…you were a friend of Tiamatt's correct? The spirit asked, looking at a young man with blonde hair. The green glow of the Lifestream surrounded the both of them as they talked.
Yeah, of course. Why? The man asked. His long blonde hair was back in a ponytail as he looked at the spirit with blue eyes.
Would you like to help your friend Hiro?
What kind of question is that? Tia's my friend! Of course I want to help. Hiro retorted. Geez Terran, why the sudden interest in Tiamatt?
The Calamity has returned. A small group of her friends are currently trying to stop her. I would have sent someone else but he will not fight Tiamatt even if she is controlled by the Calamity. That is why I am asking you. Terran explained with a sigh, running a hand over his brown hair. Will you accept?
…..
Oblivion sat in the cockpit of the Ragnorok, easing the ship into Saturn's atmosphere. Kai was stretched over a row of seats, sleeping soundly. Sivu sat quietly, watching the plasma trails dance above the ship as they flew through the highest layers of the atmosphere. Soon, the Ragnorok had broken through the sea of clouds and the capital city of Kryian was visible. Dragons and winged humans flew through the air with grace while normal looking humans and visitors walked on the streets below.
"This is where Tia is from?" Gawked Kai, sitting up and looking out the window. "It's amazing why would she leave?"
"She didn't leave by choice Kai." Oblivion noted, landing the ship on a landing pad near the royal palace. "She was banned from Saturn."
"What? Why?"
"She…" Oblivion started stopping in front of the elevator leading down to the lower levels of the ship.
"Tiamatt was banned for the murder of the royal family." Sivu finished. Kai looked at his friend in shock.
"That doesn't sound like something Tia would do. How did the authorities know it was her and not someone else?" Kai asked, following his friends out of the ship.
"Your right. It's not like her." Oblivion agreed. "Tiamatt was taken in by the royal family when she was young. I'm guessing her life was somehow restarted because she grew up here. When she was in her teens, she was found covered in the blood of her adoptive family. They were relatively clean kills. No evidence could be linked to other suspects except for Tiamatt. Supposedly, her fingerprints were everywhere."
"Perhaps we should discuss our suspicions with Lord Granis before its too late." Sivu reminded quietly.
Oblivion and Kai nodded in agreement. The small group carefully manuvered around various vechiles before taking an elevator which connected the airport to the fort like palace. Kai, Sivu, and Oblivion all gaped at the building as they walked inside.
The walls, which appeared solid stone on the outside, allowed everyone to view the city of Kryian from the inside, while the large vaulted ceiling made even the quietest of footsteps echo loudly. On the other side of the large room was a recentionist desk. Oblivion walked up to the desk as Sivu and Kai followed.
The woman was in mostly dragon form, the transformation looking complete except that she stood upright and still had full use of her hands. She was dressed in elegent white robes, which covered her pale blue scales.
"May I help you?"
"Yes, Ma'am. We wish to see Tysil Granis immediately." Oblivion asked the dragon woman.
"I'm sorry but unless you have an appointment, then I can't allow you to see Lord Granis." She replied, shaking her head.
"Please tell him that Lord Silver of Mars has news of Tiamatt that he must hear immediately." Oblivion insisted, showing the royal emblem of Mars that was engraved on his hand. The woman's eyes widened as she nodded.
"I understand. Please, wait one moment." The dragon excused herself and walked through a pair of extravagantly craved doors that showed Earth's Lifestream spilting to give life to the other planets. After a moment, the receptionist returned and nodded the approval to enter.
Two guards stood outside the door and bowed their heads as Oblivion, Kai, and Sivu entered the royal chambers. The marble floor reflected everything in the room. A large oak desk sat near the back with a silver dragon leaning over it, looking over some paper, as a fire crackled behind him.
"Ah, Lord Silver! It is a pleasure to meet you. I welcome you and your companions to Kryian." Cried Granis happily, looking up from his work. "I hear you have news on my beloved Tiamatt is that correct?"
"Beloved?" Kai asked, looking shocked. "I'm sorry but I just can't imagine Tiamatt being with any one, let alone you."
"So she hasn't mentioned me? How sad." Granis mumbled. "I thought there was something between us…"
"Sir, have you heard the Calamity Prophecy?" Oblivion asked.
"What? Yes of course. Everyone has. What does it have to do with my Tia?" the silver dragon nodded.
"Lord Granis, I suspect that you most like grew up with Tiamatt. If that is so then you should know that she was not born into the royal family." Oblivion sighed, shaking his head.
"Yes, I know. She used to tell me of these strange dreams she used to have about being locked up and some creepy human taunting her. How I miss her…but I suppose she still hasn't forgiven me for when…" Granis sighed, eyes clouding over. "Even after I tried to show I was sorry be lessening her sentence from death to exile."
"this is just to freaky." Kai exclaimed, eyes wide. "you two didn't actually do anything did you?"
"Kai this is not the time nor the place!" Sivu scolded.
"No, not that I didn't try!" Granis grinned. "I still desire to be with her."
"pervert…" Kai mumbled, looking disgusted.
"Anyways…Lord Granis, we came to inform you that…" Oblivion sighed, filling the silver dragon in on what had happened.
"This is disturbing news." Granis growled, tapping his talons on the desk. "But it has cleared by a lot of things. Tiamatt has always possessed powers no one else possessed or could explain. She had no memory of how she got them and tried to ignore the fact that she was different. When she was first adopted into the royal family, she knew nothing but her name."
"Yes, that was the injury from our last battle." A female voice said coldly. "And I must thank you, Oblivion, for making my mission so much easier."
All four men turned to at the left side of the room. Tiamatt stood grinning, swords drawn and at her side. Dsanios stood patiently by her side, waiting for an order.
"Hm…for rulers at once. This is better then I thought." She sneered. "Pluto and Venus are already in turmoil from lack of leadership and Mercury has sworn an alliance to me."
"What?" Granis gasped, looking at Tiamatt in disbelief. "How could you kill those lords so quickly?"
"It was quite easy. After all, Tiamatt has powers that have been lost for thousands of years. It was nothing for me to get rid of those obsticles." Tiamatt grinned. "Now I will offer all of you what has been offered to the others. Will you join me and live or refuse my offer and meet your fate?"
"Tiamatt, why…" Granis started, coming out from behind his desk and approaching the woman.
"Quiet you idiot! Tiamatt is no more! There is only Apocolypse!" She crowed.
"This is nonsense! Release her now!" Oblivion orders, drawing his sword as Kai and Sivu followed suit.
"You fool! Do you really think you can command me, the great Apocolpyse, to do anything? I have waited many thousands of years for this body and I will not give it up." Tiamatt/Apocolpyse jeered, raising her swords. "It is too late to save Tiamatt, just as it is too late for you!"
Tiamatt lunged at Oblivion, grinning as she brought the blades down. Oblivion deflected the swords and tried to knock her out with the flat of his blade but she disappeared and slammed her elbow into his back, sending him crumbling to the floor. Standing back up, he swing at Tiamatt again but she leapt back, swing one of the blades which sent a wave of energy crashing into Oblivion, sending him into the wall. He slumped down to the floor and felt an invisible pressure on his chest as he was lifted off the floor and pressed against the wall.
Kai and Sivu were fighting Dsanios, trying to protect the cowering Granis. Dsanios charged at the pair, his human form melting away into four winged dragon with scarlet and ebony scales. As he fell on all fours, he unleashed a roar that shook the room.
"Granis, you're a dragon! Help us!" shouted Kai, using Wall to block one of Dsanios' attacks.
"I'm a politician, not a fighter! I can't even breathe fire!" the dragon replied, shivering in fear, making his voice shake.
'Useless old pervert! This is why I didn't want to become a lawyer." Kai mumbled to himself as he swung his staff as Dsanios who was busy burning Sivu's barrage of arrows.
Granis, seeing that there was a clear path out of his office, ran to the door. As the door flung open, a blonde haired man leapt into the room and upon seeing Oblivion and Tiamatt's fight, pulled a sword before aiding the wolf king.
"You! You're suppose to be dead!" Tiamatt growled at the newcomer.
"Tiamatt, fight it!" The man yelled.
Tiamatt snarled, and raised her swords, charging at the blonde swordman. They're blades locked as Oblivion crumbled to the floor, whatever strange magic that had been crushing him, removed as he tried to stand and rejoin the fight but failed and fell back down. The newcomer and Tiamatt were exchanging blows at an amazing pace, making Oblivion realize that Apocolypse was only toying with him, not using Tiamatt's full strength. Kai and Sivu's battle wasn't much better as Sivu tried to access a materia after he had used all his arrows.
"Ramuh!" Sivu yelled, a red orb glowing brightly.
The ground shook as a crack appeared in the floor. A bolt of lightning came up from the fissure and an elderly man appeared to rise from it. He held a staff from which lightning sparked from. Ramuh raised his staff above his head, lightning firing rapidly towards Dsanios who tried to dodge but failed. Ramuh, his work done, then disappeared in a flash of light as the dragon crumbled to the floor.
Struggling to his feet, Dsanios returned to his human form and pulled a small dagger from his pocket. It glittered dangerously in the light as it flew towards Oblivion but the blonde newcomer shot the knife down with Fire. Dsanios frowned before collapsing once more, weak from Ramuh's attack.
"You damn weakling, if you weren't so useful, then I'd just leave you here to die!" Tiamatt cried as she bounded over to the dark haired man and helped him stand up. "Don't think this is over. I will complete my mission!" She growled and once again, disappeared into thin air.
Granis peeked back into his now destroyed office, complete shock dominating his features. Kai shook his head as he noticed the cowardly dragon and walked over to Oblivion, who was weak from the strange magic that had been used on him. The newcomer was also examining Oblivion for wounds as Sivu watched.
"Who are you?" Sivu asked, glaring at the blonde swordsman. "Why did Apocolypse know you?"
"Forgive me, I'm an old friend of Tiamatt's. My name is Hiro, Hiro Aoyama." The blonde smiled.
"A friend of Tia's? Hm…well anyways, thanks for your help." Kai said, helping Oblivion stand up. "Hey Granis, you alright?"
"y-yes, I'm fine." Granis nodded, slowly walking back into the room, examining his office. "I can't believe what you said is true. This Apocolypse person really has taken control of Tiamatt."
"I'm sorry you got involved in this.' Sivu sighed. "But if you could excuse us, I believe we should find out more information on Mercury's alliance."
"Yeah." Oblivion agreed, wincing in pain. "We should talk to Fralex. In the meantime, Granis should remain here. I'll get some of my wolves here to act as bodyguards."
"Thank you Lord Silver. In return I will aid you in any way I can." The silver dragon replied, bowing his head.
"What about me? Can I help you guys?" Hiro asked as Oblivion, Sivu, and Kai began to walk from the room. "Tiamatt's my friend too."
"…" Oblivion looked at Hiro for moment, examining the newcomer carefully. "Follow us." Hiro blinked in surprise before nodding and following them back to the Ragnorok…
I definitely owned you that one CR11! Hope you liked it! Anyways, read and review please!
