After flying through the night, the group managed to make it into the isle. From there, everyone agreed that they should head toward the dragon gate. The pace that he flew worried Hector, Emerald, and Lyn due to the fact that he flew from Ostia to the isle.
"Hey Chrono. You can land. We can make it to the Dragon gate from here. So you don't have to push it." Hector said.
"No. I can't do that." Chrono replied through the energy stone.
"But look at yourself. You can barely talk to us. How can you keep flying like this?!" Lyn exclaimed.
"Don't worry about me... What's that sound?" Chrono asked.
Everyone stopped talking and listened. Over the sound of Chrono's wings flapping in the air and the wind rushing past them, everyone heard the faint sound of steel against steel.
"That must be from below us." Hector said.
"Let's take a look. Is that ok Chrono?" Emerald asked.
Chrono's only reply was the gradual decent from the sky. Soon enough the clouds faded to reveal the battleground with a massive army surrounding three warriors.
"It's Eliwood!" Lyn cried out as she peered over the side.
"Ok. Everyone weapons out and prepare to land and fight." Chrono muttered as he dove for the ground.
On the ground, Marcus, Lowen, and Eliwood are tired with their backs against each other.
"Lord Eliwood... I think we might not be able to make it out of this one alive." Marcus said.
"Yeah. My rash action might be the grave marker for us." Eliwood replied in a worn voice.
"It was my pleasure protecting you." Lowen said.
The army marched closer to Eliwood and his company until a roar was heard. The armies looked up just to be burnt to a crisp by a blast of energy. Once the surge of energy faded away, Eliwood looked again to see Lyn, Hector and the rest of the party there.
"Hector, Lyn." Eliwood said as Chrono morphed back into his human form.
"What was the idea of trying to take on Negral yourself?" Chrono demanded.
"I did not want to let any harm befall on any of you." Eliwood replied.
"Well, don't do anything rash next time." Emerald said as she walked up to him.
"Yeah. It would make my sister sad if anything where to happen to you." Nils replied as he walked to the group as well.
"Guys..." Eliwood mumbled as he looked at each one of them.
"Before we get to the Dragon Gate. Nils and I have to explain ourselves." Chrono said.
"We do?" Nils asked.
"Yes. After everyone has been through, we owe them the full truth." Chrono said.
Nils looked a little nervous as he stared at Chrono to start.
"As you all know, I am the Forbidden God of War. What you don't know and I don't know much myself is that I am born a few years before the Scouring War." Chrono said.
"What?!" Everyone but Nils exclaimed.
"You are a Scouring Dragon?" Lyn asked.
"I don't know much about my past. But from some of the hints that Koumori said and the recent flashbacks I have been undergoing, I think that holds true for me." Chrono answered.
"If that's the case, then that can explain why Koumori hates you so much." Hector said.
"Yeah. But after some point, I can't remember who I am. I was pulled here by Negral five years ago and he want my life force. So I had to run from him. Lyn, you found me three years later on the plains." Chrono said.
"So Negral was after the dragons well before we even knew it." Emerald muttered.
"Nils." Chrono muttered.
The said boy sighed.
"Ninian and I were pulled just one year before we met Lyn. Negral wanted us for the same reason as Chrono, so we fled. We hid our identies by becoming a bard and a dancer trying to hide from Negral." Nils said.
"What about Koumori? He must have been pulled here also." Lyn pointed out.
"I don't know about him. But we have to stop them now." Pent stated.
"Yeah. Let's go end this." Chrono replied as he regained his breath.
Just then, a portal opened and Athos walked out of it with two weapons and a couple of books in his hands.
"Athos!" Eliwood exclaimed.
"I have searched far and wide and I have some weapons to face Negral. Hector, this is Armads. He who wield this axe shall not find peace for death." Athos stated.
"It don't matter. I need to help Eliwood out now." Hector said as he grabbed the axe.
"Lyn, there was no sword made from the Scouring. But I have found this. The Sol Katti, is the sister sword of the Mati Katti." Athos said as he handed Lyn a fancier sword.
"Thanks Athos. Are you coming with us?" Lyn replied.
"Yes I am." Athos replied.
"Are we ready?" Chrono asked.
Everyone nodded.
"Let's go end Negral's game of charades." Chrono said as everyone walked into the ruins holding the Dragon gate.
Everyone followed Chrono until they reached a long set of stairs. On the top of the stairs, Negral and Koumori stood.
"So, hear me Eliwood, Lyn, Hector, Chrono. The eve of the destruction of man has arrived and yet, you brought the man that has banished me from the dragon paradise." Negral said mockingly.
"It was not my decision, but the decision of the counsel. You were treading on dangerous grounds." Athos said.
"And yet you scarred him with an attack." Koumori retorted as Negral took off his turban and showed the misfigured right right eye.
"Are you deaf or what." Chrono muttered.
"What!? Let's no forget about you Chrono. You even betrayed you own kin to protect those humans. I had the right idea on placing the sky eyes seal on you." Koumori said.
"What!" Chrono muttered.
"Atho and Chrono sheded tears those days. Athos' tears for striking a friend while Chrono's was to give us humans a second chance." Eliwood said.
"It won't matter. Show us what their tears has given you." Koumori retorted as he drew his sword.
"Everyone, take out Negral. I have Koumori." Chrono said.
Everyone nodded as the two winged beings took to the air.
"You won't be getting away from this now." Koumori muttered.
"I won't let you get away ever again." Chrono said as he repaired a spell to attack.
"But first..." Koumori said before he tossed a sword to Chrono.
"Fine then. I'll play your game." Chrono muttered as he took the sword.
His body then fell into an unknown stance.
'What the? Why does this stance feel natural for me. I never touched a sword in my life.' Chrono thought.
"Let's begin then." Koumori said before rushing in for the attack.
Before he knew it, Chrono blocked the attack and retaliated.
"What is this? Why do I feel like I know this stance?" Chrono muttered.
"I forced you to train in the sword when you were in my army." Koumori muttered as he went into another attack.
Clash after clash, both swords met and each time the sword met, Chrono's reflexes responded to his unspoken will.
'That must be the reason. I don't know any other reasons that I can use a sword this well.' Chrono thought as he parried another deadly attack from Koumori's sword.
"Looks like you are understanding your pitiful past. Let's me put you out of your pain!" Koumori yelled as he rushed into for a killing shot.
"Not so fast!" Chrono yelled as he shot a fire spell at Koumori, which hit him full force and sent him flying backward.
"Nice try. It'll take more then a fireball to take me out." Koumori stated as a subtle black energy started to pour into him.
"Ah so your little friends stopped Negral. Looks like I have to finish what he started." He muttered as he flew off toward the back of the room.
"Get back here!" Chrono yelled as he followed after him.
Chrono flew after Koumori as he prepared himself for any possible. A few minutes passed by and he found himself looking at a sight of where everything started: the Dragon Gate. Chrono flew closer to the ground as a voice called out from behind him.
"Chrono!" the three lords voices and Emerald's voice cried out.
"Be careful. Koumori is here." Chrono said as they got to him.
"Where did you get the sword?" Hector asked
Before he could answer, Koumori's voice rang out.
"Now let's see. Which of the group should I kill? The red head caused me more trouble then I wanted along with his friends. No. I think I'll start by taking something away from you."
"It's over. Give up Koumori!" Hector yelled.
"Give up? Why should I do that. After all, I pretty much beat you guys." Koumori's voice rang out as the Dragon gate flashed three times.
Out from the portal came three red dragons, bearing down on them.
"Oh great." Chrono muttered as he morphed into a Dragon and started to attack the three dragons.
"Can't we help him?" Emerald asked.
Athos then felt a surge of energy behind him and smiled.
"Eliwood. My friend has found a spell of revival. Ninian is revived." Athos said as the surge of energy erupted into an ice storm that slammed into the fighting dragons, killing the three red dragons.
Chrono shifted back to his human form, bloodied and barely able to stand.
"Chrono!" Emerald ran out and grabbed his arm as Athos told everyone to prepare for Koumori.
"I know now who I should kill." Koumori said.
Everyone's blood ran cold.
"I shall kill YOU!!!" Koumori yelled as he flew out from behind the Dragon Gate and threw his sword as Emerald.
"Emerald!!!" Everyone yelled just as she saw the sword rushing at her with no time for her to dodge it.
"MOVE!!" Chrono yelled as he pushed Emerald out of the way.
A loud puncture like noise was heard as the sword pierced right through Chrono's chest. Everyone's heart froze on the spot as they saw the sword go through Chrono. Blood splattered the ground as he fell to the floor.
"Chrono!!" Everyone exclaimed as they ran over to him.
Emerald reached him first as she picked Chrono's head and placed it in her lap as Jaffar, Nino, Eliwood, Hector, and Lyn reached her.
"Chrono, stay with me." Emerald said as tears started to flow.
"Don't worry ...about me. Finish Koumori...off." Chrono whispered as he coughed up blood.
"No. Don't talk." Eliwood muttered as he, Lyn and Hector had tears forming slightly.
Jaffar and Nino bowed their head, knowing that it was already too late to save him.
"I can see it now. The reason why I abandoned my race for the human race. Humans, who shared only one lifetime, experience more things then any dragons can ever do in a thousand years. Do me....my final wish. Stop....him......." Chrono whispered before his voice died away.
Emerald cried out as she hugged the once living being named Chrono. Eliwood, Lyn, and Hector gripped their weapons tightly as they stood up.
"Emerald. Stay with Chrono." Jaffar said as he and Nino walked up with the three lords.
"We won't let you die in vain." Nino said.
"Koumori!!! We will prove that Chrono is not just the God of War, but the God of us Humans!" Hector yelled.
"You will pay for killing him! Your body will not find rest in Mother Earth's embrace!" Lyn screamed.
"You will fall and pay for your crimes!" Eliwood muttered as he pointed his sword at Koumori.
Koumori smiled before he himself morphed into a black version of Chrono's dragon form.
"Let's put your resolve to the test, insects!" Koumori yelled as he prepared to attack.
He yelled out one phrase before attacking.
"Let this day be the fall of man!"
