Me: This chapter i'm switching roles from Ryuu and the gang to what's going on in the war in Dracovia. this one will focus on Xuryu and another side that he begins to develop.
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Chapter 21: Xuryu's First Mission
Xuryu watched as the shadow soliders attacked the village, setting the place on fire. Xervan gave this mission to Xuryu to evaluate his performance in the battlefield. Xuryu walked along the streets and watched as the shadow soliders surrounded the townspeople, all where earth and lightning dragons, who where afraid and scared. the shadow soldier spoke to Xuryu in a gurgling roar. "Excellent, did any escape?" Xuryu asked. The solider grunted as if saying 'no'. "Good" Xuryu said as he looked at the dragons. There was something bothering him, something that was irritating him.
Xuryu stopped when he noticed a small green female dragon cowering in fear, she looked to be around 8-years old. Xuryu noticed a stuffed animal lying on the ground, he wiped the dust and soot off the animal before giving it to the girl, surprising the other villagers, even the soliders. "I'm going to let you live, only because its against my code to harm young girls, inform your king that his city will be next" Xuryu said. "Well? Go!" Xuryu ordered. As the dragons began to leave the small green dragoness approached him, "Thank you" she said and went to her family. Xuryu...smiled a little, feeling a strange warm feeling in his chest bloom.
'what is this strange feeling in my chest? Why did i act like that?' Xuryu wondered. "i saw what you did" a voicesaid from behind him. Xuryu turned and saw Pobon looking at him. "Forgive me, i..." Xuryu began. "You could have killed them you know, but why free them?" Pobon asked. "It's not my type to kill innocents, especially young girls" Xuryu told him. "Are you sure? Or should i tell master Xervan about this?" Pobon asked. "Please, i-i'll try better next time! i swear!" Xuryu said. "You better, remember: what are we?" Pobon asked. "We are minion s of shadows" Xuryu said. "What is our goal?" Pobon asked. "to shroud everything in darkness" Xuryu replied.
"do we take prisoners?" Pobon asked. Xuryu hesitated, "Well?" Pobon asked louder. "No sir" Xuryu muttered. "Good, now, report to base" Pobon said nad disappeared. Xuryu clutched his chest, something was beating inside it, his breath was shallow and every beat seemed to pain him. 'what's going on? Why does my chest hurt like this?' Xuryu wondered. xuryu calmed himself down before opening another portal and entering it.
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"He appears to be developing emotions" Rado said
"Yes, i wonder if he might be gaining a heart" Rezo muttered and scratched his chin.
"We Fallen have none, nor will we ever need any" Xervan said.
"But what if he is starting to develop one?" Pobon asked.
"We rip it out of course" Xervan said.
"Rip it out?! Don't you think that's a little...extreme?" Ripto asked Xervan.
"Hearts distact a person...they fill their heads with false feelings and other emotions...thats why he have none" Xervan told him.
"Heartless?" the sorcerer asked.
"more like Nobodies" Vice replied.
"Anyway, we should accelerate the plans, gather the nesesary things and bring them here" Xervan told them. 'Yes sir!" they all said and left Xevran on his throne.
'If he develops a heart, then he might betray us...blast it...i must meditate on this' Xervan said and began to meditate.
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Me: It appears Xuryu is sdeveloping a soft side, but how will this affect his work? And who are the Fallen Ones exactly? Stay tuned for more T.F.O! (Reveiws would be nice ppl).