Chapter 10- Polished and prepped- Kratos.

The Shokans took me within an odd room and pulled out an odd looking vat. Curious I peered at it. "What is this?" I questioned them.

They pulled globs of it from the barrel, it looked like wax of some sort and they began to smear it all over my scales. "It's to make you shine, the princess is having the same done to her" one explained. "You cannot go out looking like a dull mutt of a dragon! You are the son of Kane! You must shine!"

The odd wax was rubbed all over my body, but I must admit I have never glistened like this before. My horns looked like polished metal, hell I was damn sexy looking! "You may go and see your bride" one of the other men explained.

I nodded and went to Eva's room, she was stunning! Her purple scales glistened as the white spots on her shined like a stars before me, I was breathless at the sight of her. She approached me with a smile and pulled me within her arms. "I am so happy" she whispered to me.

But… there was something I had to ask of her. Pulling out of her embrace I looked her in the eyes. "Eva… do you know I have brothers? Two who are just as strong as I am?" I asked.

She smiled and nodded to me. "Creed and Beowulf, I know. Princess Kitana told me of them…"

"Kitana? How do you know of Princess Kitana?"

Eva explained when she was younger; Goro took her to Princess Kitana in hopes of knowing of possible mates, they just happened to have arrived on the day my brothers and I were doing a swine job. She watched the three of us eat, yet marveled at me. "You looked like your father, and we all know the tale of him. As well… you… did eat quite abit… it impressed me greatly. For I too have a terrible appetite, I need a male who understands and appreciates that. You seemed the kind that would."

"Indeed, I do respect a lady who can keep pace with myself when it comes to swine…" just then my stomach rumbled. "I keep seeing them all day today and hunger greatly for them!"

"Same with me, stepmother told me it was not a lady's place… I cannot wait to leave here with you Kratos. I will be free of her, free to be a dragon as you are!"

"I promise you, we will go as soon as the wedding feast is over. My family will welcome you with open arms"

"I would like that very much. Come, let's get this done and over with" she announced and led me to the throne room.

We were both stunned as to how fast they decorated the place, it looked like a chapel and Raiden himself stood at the front with a smile on his face. Eva looked among the crowd, trying to find a familiar face. "Why isn't my stepmother here?" she whispered lowly.

We reached the alter where Raiden was about to begin, however he paused at the sight of a bitter Shokan woman approaching us. "Get away from him Sheeva! Right now!" she order.

"What's going on, Father? Make her stop!" Eva pleaded. Her stepmother pulled her away from me in bitterness.

"I will not see to this, you will not see him again!" she yelled aloud. "I will break your heart if it will rid me of seeing such a pathetic creature who dies of such a thing!"

That… pissed me off. Just as the other Shokans were about to attack, I stretched out my wings, they went from end to end in the throne room. I went on all fours and felt my body grow for the first time in a long while. "What… what is he doing?" The stepmother demanded.

"Oh dear, everyone give the boy room" Raiden called, not surprised as to what was going on.

My hands tuned to claws, my body expanded nearly forcing everyone from the room. Eva… was looking very impressed with me. "Unhand… my…. MATE!" I roared, my voice deepened to a vicious roar as Eva's stepmother shook in fear.

"You… barbaric beast!" she shouted. "Goro! He is going to kill us all! Kill him!"

Goro just watched from the back of the room with the others and anyone who didn't want to get in my way. The stepmother threw Eva at me… who was now the size of my little claw. Once she was with me again, I calmed down… shrinking back to my normal size… but… what just happened? Goro ordered for his 'former wife' to be taken away in chains, I kept staring at my hands. "What… what just happened?" I asked aloud.

Raiden came up to me and told me. "You unleashed your full blood, you truly love Sheeva… For you went into a very powerful stance to get her back, dragons are very protective of the ones they love…"

I… nearly turned into a full dragon? Eva however pulled me into her arms and kissed me passionately. "I think we can declare these two wedded" Goro announced with a smile.

My father soon rushed into the room with Kevin Thorn. "What happened? I heard a roar" he asked.

"I just got really upset… nothing major dad" I explained.

He only shrugged his shoulders to me. "What the hell, it's not the strangest thing going on" he muttered.

"What do you mean?" Goro questioned.

I was stunned to see Aunt Sara and my Uncle walk into the room… everyone was stunned to see my Uncle standing on his own two feet. "Did we miss the wedding already?" he asked. "Damn I got up for nothing!"

"There's always the feast Uncle!" I laughed.

However he refused, claiming he was still too full to eat for himself. However he was given a nice corner to sit in and watch the celebration. Goro on the other hand removed me from the room to speak in private. He looked about to ensure no one else was around when his eyes came down on me. "You have saved my daughter's life" he said gently to me. "I never new the creature I had married… was so cruel to her, but I know now"

"I swear to you, I will take good care of her" I vowed.

"I know you will, for it anything happens to my son or myself… You and Sheeva are next in line to the throne" The news stunned me… I… I'm a Shokan Prince now? "Unless I have more children in the mean time or my son takes a bride" he explained.

I nodded to him in full understanding. "Thank you Goro"

"It's father now" he insisted. "Come, you must get back to your bride"