Hello my lovely readers, this is the last chapter of this fic. If you want though, I can post an epilogue where Mai gets married.

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Mabaya's POV

'The little rat is going to die a slow and painful death and I will make sure of that. She dares to taunt me, the king of the dragons, as if I were some raging hatchling!'

"When I have killed you, I swear, I will kill everyone you have ever held dear!" She froze and I took it as my chance to land a hit on her small frame. The crunch that came from her body slamming against the cold stone made me grin. 'The rat's guardian is no more.' I thought to myself. I turned to walk away and saw the room empty 'Those cowards dare to call themselves Lords' but by tuning my back, I had made the greatest mistake of underestimating my opponent.

"No" I barely caught the sound that came from the supposedly dead rat. I looked where she was and watched as she rose. Stepping from the rubble, I saw that her eyes had changed color. Instead of dark human eyes hers were a bight green, the color only a dragon could have. The air grew thick with power and my heart clenched at the new and unfamiliar feeling that filled my chest. I felt like a hatchling being stared down by a bull dragon. A fire burst from her skin, lighting her in a pale blue flame. The ground began to shake as if each step she took made it tremble in awe. The wind around her swirled and she was lifted up to my muzzle. Only when my back hit the wall did I realize that I had been backing away from this…God. Every instinct in me told me to bow before this powerful being but my pride wouldn't allow it. Her flames shot towards me

'So this is what is feels like to burn.' That was my last thought before I became nothing more than a pile of ash.

Mai's POV

When I did finally come to, I found the once fearsome dragon torn to bloody and mangled pieces.

"Mai!" Naru ran to me lifted me into a hug. When he had put me down I turned to the dragon lords who now bowed before me.
"Your two," I said to two of the servants "there's an injured boy in one of the tunnels, Naru will lead you to him. Take good care of him won't you? Also, please get someone in here to clean the mess." I said in my kindest and most non-threatening voice. Both boys nodded, realizing I wasn't going to hurt them. Naru led them out into the hall as I went in front of the council.

"Where is the dragon that kidnapped my brother?"

"In the dungeon your highness."

"Why is that?"

"He tried to hide away whom we believed to be the dragon king before Mabaya could preform the Blood ceremony and remove all royal abilities and keep them for himself. He was one of the old dragon lords."

"Bring him in, I would like to speak with him."

I felt every aspect of my royal training kick in and soon the four of us were on our way home, riding on the back of the white dragon we now knew as Lin.

"Hey Lin." I said, crawling from the others on his back to the little crease between his shoulders.

"Hello Your Highness." He responded

"I told you to call me Mai."

"Mai then, what troubles you?"

"Other than the fact that I happen to be the Dragon Queen?" I asked sarcastically "Before I left home, I was the next in line to be the queen of Toketsu. That scared me, I didn't want to be queen, and I didn't even know if I would be good at it or not. Now though, I can't run away. These dragons need someone to lead them."

"Fate is a funny thing" he chuckled "no matter how much you run from it, you were born to be queen.

"It's not just that though. I am the Dragon Queen, and I'm the only one who can't swap between dragon and human form, even you turn into a human."

"Everything in it's own time. You might not be able to change now but you're only seventeen, most dragons can't shift until we are at least twenty one."

"Thanks" I told him before returning to the rest of the group.

"So, what now?" Naru said hugging me from behind.

"I don't know." I told him sinking into his arms until we arrived.

We landed in front of the castle's ice gates. 'Now that I think about it, this castle really is beautiful.' I thought relishing in the familiar cold

"Mai! Kyro!" My father ran out to greet us before stopping dead in his tracks at the sight of Lin.

"Father!" my brother to embrace the now stiff king.

"This is Lin." I introduced as the large dragon changed form. His new shape was that of a middle-aged man with pale blue hair.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Your Majesty." Lin said holding out his hand

"The pleasure is mine." He said, snapping out of his petrified state. He led us all into the ice castle where I watched as every color shone in the crystals. We finally stopped at my father's study.

"Eugene, Naru, I trust you are doing well?"

"Yes your majesty, we are." Eugene replied

"Father, we have some very important matters to discuss with you."

"You have been gone for weeks, and the first thing you want to do is business? Come my child, we shall hold a ball in honor of your return. You may even meet a nice boy to stand by you." Naru visibly stiffened at his words

"Business first, Papa, then play." I said with a soft smile

"You've grown up. What happened to my little baby that would beg me to stay because she was afraid of the dark? Well then, allow us to discuss these matters." He gestured for Lin, Naru, Eugene, and Kyro to leave.

"Wait father, this concerns all of us" I told him "First of all there are a few things you need to know, one of which is that I have been found to be the Dragon Queen. I cannot be heir to this kingdom. There is another kingdom I have come to rule, a kingdom that needs me to guide and rule the protectors of the land. That is why I have decided to hand the throne down to Kyro."

"How did you become the Dragon Queen?"

"My mother." It was the only explanation he needed. "There is also another thing we must discuss, I currently have no need for meeting young bachelors." I could see Naru stand a little taller with pride as he strode up to my father before taking a knee.

"Your Majesty, I beg of you to grant me your permission to court your daughter. I love her with every fiber of my being." My father looked at him analytically

"Naru, when we first met, you were the most withdrawn, stone-faced young man I had ever met. I truly believed you incapable of feeling anything. If you were to have asked my permission when we last met, I would have laughed in your face. That was two weeks ago, you've opened up my friend. I hereby grant you permission to court my daughter." Naru stood, his face void of all emotion, only someone who had known him for years would ever be able to see the hint of a smile on his face.