After the guarding of fire announcing the Arthro Project he and his children went back to their world inspect the Catacombs with a couple of dragons searching for the Ryuman ruins.
"This place sure gives me the goosebumps." Mendeleine said and wondered. "Why would the Ryuman hide their technology in a place like this?"
"I am more interested why they would build something outside their world in the first place." stated Saph.
"Maybe… they want to show off?" Mendel suggested.
"Like You want to always show off how good you are with fire?"
"hey! I am good! And some dragons need to see the proof!" she chuckles. "I am not that bad."
"No. You only tend to burn down one or two houses with your stunts" Stated a dragon behind them that earned a Hmph from the dragoness.
"Focus you two." Fugeo said, before turning his attention to a small red flying droid. "Detecting anything, Harmonia?"
"I've found some kind of signal deep in the ruins…. But something is jamming it, so i can pinpoint the location." Harmonia voice came from the droid. Before Fugeo head back to his world, he asked Harmonia to help him for the exploration.
"Probably the Ryumans set it up in case for graverobbers." Spah suggested. "Maybe the key we got can find the path we looking for."
"From what Gyro-san told me… it will glow when we get closer to the entrance." Harm told.
"Blindly walking around to find it. Got it." Madeleine joked.
"Really?" Ask Saph "You are certain we won't get killed on that?"
"We've been through worse remember? Like that time when the Super villains from Spidey's world came." The red dragoness told.
"You should be lucky you survive it, thanks to the heroes." Fugeo stated. "We maybe dragon, human and other races also possesses advantage that we don't. Or did you forget that one time when we're at Chrom's world? "
"Of course i don't!" She said. "Anyway, is this key glowing yet?"
"Nope!" Fugeo told, looking at a high-tech red crystal around his neck. "I believe we need to go deeper."
"I hope we get there soon. Can't wait what for cool thing it have!" Mendeleine said, as the flame dragoness couldn't hold her excitement.
Saph sighed at his twin sister's energetic personality as they walk on a stone bridge. But once across, he suddenly felt something calling him. "Huh?"
"What's wrong, Saph?" Harm asked, noticing the dragon behavior.
"I just… have a strange feeling just now." He answered. "Like… something or someone is calling me?"
"Yeah… got a feeling as well." Stated his sister "The lunch i calling."
"It wasn't your stomach, Mendeleine. I felt it too." Fugeo told, noticing a blue flame on the second bridge below them. "And that flame must be the cause."
"But i don't see any of that on the monitor."Harmtold, checking the bridged with the droid.
Nor do we." One of the dragon said. "Could it be an ancestor calling out to you three only?"
Fugeo and his children watches the blue fire then head towards the head to the north entrance, they flow to the lower bridge when suddenly the gem around the fire dragon giving out a faint glow.
"It seem the flame is trying to lead us to the Ryuman's ruins." Saph stated. "But is there a dragon that use blue fire, long ago?"
"I'm afeard i don't know the answer." Fugeo said. "But it seem the flame is related to us."
"Perhaps the flame of one of our ancestors?" asks Mendeleine "Would like to see some family that isn't mad because of Retac."
"It could be someone before Retac became mad." Fugeo suggested his theory. "We don't know much of our family's background after all."
"Looks like this exploration became a family matter now." Saph said, heading towards the enters with the rest following.
As they go deeper into the Catacombs, Fugeo's crystal start to shine even more for every step they make.
"We are getting closer" He stated and looks at the walls for any writings that could tell about the history. Or at least the purpose of this place.
As Saph inspect the wall for ancient words, he come across a mural that shows a battle that he didn't expect that could happen. "That mural…. it has humans in the drawing!"
Everyone stopped, looking at the wall painted at Saph is watching.
"You're right!" Mendeleine gawked. "I think some of them are holding… Keyblades?!" She then look to the next part of the mural. "There are also more…. but they have wings…? And is that, a couple of Gummi ships?"
"I don't believe. I think, those are some kind airships." Harm told, trying to make a theory. "Is it possible that the winged humans are Ryumans and those ships belong to them?"
"And i think what this story is all about." Fugeo said, looking of the next mural which show a battle with in the top middle a large heart symbol on it.
"Is that Kingdom Hearts? Then this wall tells about the Keyblade war, isn't it?!" Saph gawked, astonishment to see his race also are involved with the ancient war.
"I wonder why this conflict didn't survive the sea of time in our world. According to Riku, many worlds have legends or stories regarding the keyblade war or keyblade self. But aside what Ignitus shared we have nothing." Fugeo stated. "Harm, take a couple of pictures and sent it to Leon, everyone need to know about this."
"On it!" The droid flashes each time as it make pictures of the mural, once that is done. The drawing start to involved in blue flames and vanishing, leaving the wall completely blank.
"That's new!" Mendeleine blinked her eyes.
"Could it be a safety measure that our ancestors made?" Saph wondered.
"That outsiders don't know the story? For what reason?" asks Mendeleine "I mean why bothering try to tell it if nobody is supposed to see it?"
"Perhaps it was waiting for someone worthy to know the truth of the war." Fugeo theorised. "And to know that, we need to go further."
"Wouldn't it be easier to set it up that only somebody worthy gets here in the first place?" Mendeleine asked, feeling a bit confused.
"We can only guess what our forefather intentions are. But standing here, won't get our answers. "Saph stated.
"Agreed." Fugeo said.
The group move even deeper in the ruins, Fugeo noticed his son is in deep thought. "What is running in your mind, Saph?" He asked.
Saph looked at his father and said. "It's about the drawing we saw. it made me wonder if we can make a relationship with humans from Radiant Garden."
"I can understand that. You were attacked by a horde of angry mod and Disney castle was invaded by those super villains from Spider-man's world." Fugeo said. "Those event can give one doubts after all."
"But i know not all humans are like that. But there are a lot of dragons who don't think so…." Saph sighed. "It's really confusing and frustrating."
"A feeling i know too well." Fugeo mused. "But we should thank our lucky stars to meet a fine group of humans who we can call friends. Also those who attacked? They only had interest to wipe out what they fear, instead of trying to learn how we really are."
"But isn't that the same with us?" Mendeleine asked, butting the conversation. "There a lot dragon, mole and other races who are too scared to see who's who, right? From what i can see, we're not that so different."
"Look at that, Mendeleine said something reasonable. I think i heard the Destroyer's foot steps just now." One of the dragon joke.
"Hey!" The young dragoness turn her head to the group as they start laughing.
"I can't believe what i say, but your sister is right for a chance." Fugeo chuckled, earning a glare from Mendeleine.
"Ha, ha very funny." She mumbled. "But we all know that the one your worry about the most is your future mate, Youta. " That turned the male red and she chuckles "Looks like my twin is turning to a fire dragon!"
"Indeed. Maybe there is some fire inside of you after all." Fugeo joked, smirking at his son's reaction.
"T-that no- I mean-" Saph stuttered, getting red by the minute.
"Just give up and admit you like her. Everyone knows about your feeling to Youta." Mendeleine said. "You're a easy reader when it comes with relationships."
"N-no i'm not!"
"Oh? Really? And how?" she asks.
"T-that! uhm…" Saph stirred, trying to think for a excuse.
"There is nothing to be embarrassed. I was like that too when i met your mother." The dragon of fire told Saph. "And if you want my personal opinion, Youta would make a good mate, just make sure you keep it easy when you go to bed or in a hot spring together. Even in her human form."
DAD!" Shouts Saph, hides his face behind his wings.
"Never gets tired seeing Saph been embarrassed." Mendeleine giggled.
"You're not helping!" The ice/crystal dragon yelled at his sister. To which she simply laughed and grins.
While Fugeo laugh at his son's reaction, the gem around his neck start to shine brighter when the group arrived at a large round room with a large dragon statue that resembles Fugeo a little.
"Dad, why is there a statue of you here?" The dragoness asked, surprised to see the statue.
"I don't know… But it might be an ancestor of mine." Fugeo answers, moving closer. Just then, the eyes of the statue start to glow and shoot out a blue light beam, hitting the gem around Fugeo's neck.
Just then the statue sinks into the ground and in its place a 8 meter tall female anthro dragon like robot, It's color scheme is dark red with golden highlights and got gemstone-like protrusions on its body, colored in white. The robot got blades on the forearms, coupled with bird-like wings on its back, it got a long tail with a white gem on the end rising from the ground.
"Is that… a golem? I never seen one that elegant before." One of the dragon said.
"No, it's a robot!" Harm told, scanning the robot with the drone. "And it's very advanced! I never seen something like this before!"
"Did the Ryuman leave this behind?" Saph wondered, looking at the machine. "Is it…. staring at us?"
"But why wou-" But Harm sentence got cut off as the droid suddenly fell to the ground. All the dragon looked as the machine came back to life, floating next to the robot and start to talk with a different female voice. "I have waiting for you, descenders of Druma."
"Druma?"Mumbled Fugeo "I don't recall having an ancestor named Druma…"
"Who are you?!" Saph asked the droid.
"I am Inferna, one of the Dragonic Guardian Deities leaved behind by the Ryumans and your ancestors, many ages ago. I have hack this droid to speak with you."
"Hack? So where is the real you?" Mendeleine asked, as the mechanical anthro dragoness rise it's hand. "THE GOLEM?"
"What do you want to talk about?" Fugeo asked.
"About the Dimensional Portal and the Azure Fire that is hiding in this ruins." Inferna told. "If you want them, you will have to fight me."
"Azure Fire?" Saph wondered.
"The Azure Fire is a unique flame leaved behind by the Azure dragons, your ancestors. Those who has blood of the azure can touches it and gain the power from their forefathers." Inferna informs, looking at Fugeo and his children.
All three dragons look at eachother confused from the info before Mendeleine asked. "What for powers can those Azures do?"
"They are strong as any Fire dragon, but can sense life form from any organic or magical creatures. They can swep blue flames and have pyrokinesis abilities."
"Pyro-what?" Mendeleine asked.
"It's a psychic power that allowed you to control and summon fire with your mind." Saph explained to his sister. "I've read it while i was in Youta's world."
"Neat! Can't wait to get that power boost!" Mendeleine glee, imagining her using pyrokinesis to burn sheeps. "How do we get it?"
"A trial." The robot answered. "All you need to do is defeat me in battle. But only Druma's descenders can fight me."
"We are twins" Stated the girl "So if he is one" pointing with her tail at her brother "I am as well."
"I think that doesn't matter, Mend." Saph said. "But what about the others? Not to mention this room is too small."
"Then how does she expect us to fight her?" asks the fire dragoness and thought for a moment "Wait… is it even a she?"
At that moment, Inferna's eyes start to glow as the dragons been swallowed by a red light and got teleported just outside the Catacombs. "I presume fighting outside won't be a problem?"
"How do we get here?! What did you do?" Fugeo asked, looking around confused.
"This metal body possessed a device that every Dragonic Guardian Deities can use to travel to other worlds. But it will take time to recharge if i want to make another jump. Lucky, bring you all outside doesn't require a lot of energy." The female robot told, pose in a relaxed fighting position with both her hand open while in a awkward ready stand. "Are you three prepared to face me?"
"All three of us?" Asks Fugeo "You must be quite strong to be willing to face all three of us."
"Correct. That why i will lower my strength to 65% and won't use the Bust Mode in this fight."
"You're going to hold back?" Saph asked.
"65? Bet 50 of that goes to dad, and 7,5 to each of us" She chuckles to her brother.
"I don't remember you been good with math." Saph deadpanned, He turn his attention to Inferna looking at her stand. "But we better keep our eyes open. The stand that robot is using is giving me a bad feeling."
"If you ask me, she full of opening!" Mendeleine stretch her wings, dashing towards Inferna. But when the dragoness get close, the robot slightly turned her upper body, slammed her hand on Mendelenine's stomach, sending the fire dragoness flying towards a tree.
"Control your urge for battle, or you will not see the light of day." The droid told Mendeleine.
"At least here is the proof of what I try to teach her about slamming headfirst into battle."
Mendelenine getting back up, groaning in pain "I hate that… feels like my failed stunt flights."
"What the? You still do that?" asks Fugeo in shock.
"Of course! They are fun!" laughs the fire dragoness
Fugeo sighs loudly "How did I get a fire girl like her?"
Saph decided to take his turn, taking flight to the sky and spew a strong ice breath to Inferna. "If I'm right, she have no choose to dodge. Once that happen i'll-" But the female robot spread her wing, dashing towards Saph with emitting a neon-orange energy coming out from the wing like thrusters.
Inferna swing hand, cutting the ice breath in two. Once she was close to the ice dragon she press two of her fingers on where his thyroid gland is, Saph started gasping for air and fall to the ground.
"No matter how much you plan. You can not predicted everything in battle." Inferna informed Saph., landing next to him with her arm crossed "One must do the unpredictable to win a fight."
"Quite impressive to see my children's flaws." Fugeo said,lowering himself for the fight, wings slightly spread in case he has to take off or jump quick soon. Inferna turn her attention to the fire dragon, holding a defensive stand, ready to block what everything, he is going to do.
Fugeo slowly circled around the opponent, sizing her, using his experience as hunter and as one who fought in the past to size his opponent and to think of his next course of action. He also notice that the robot doesn't have any opening, the only thing he can to is either wait for to make an opening or he need to go directly.
Mendeleine roared and shoots fireballs at the dragon while jumping on the back, trying to claw the mech.
Inferna quickly fell with her back on the ground, giving a lot of damage to the dragoness. Just as Mendeleine let go of the robot, Inferna jump back up, grabbing the fire dragon's tail and throw throw away her towards Fugeo.
Ignoring his fighting instincts he jumps to catch his daugher from impacting him to hard and rolls on the ground to disperse energy to reduce the harm. But before he can asked her daughter, Inferna gathers energy around its fists and punches forward, launching two dragon-like blasts to them. Fugeo flaps his wings, getting out of the way before dropping his girl off and flies up.
He noticed Inferna is powering herself up, before dash towards him with its whole body glowing red while emitted a white mane-like hair particle from the back of her head.
Fugeo waits before stopping to flap his wings and falls down, avoiding that way the hit. But the robot made a quick turn, flying to the dragon delivery a strong punch on his stomach.
The dragon grunts in pain while flipping to land on his feet. That metal dragon moves way too fast for it's size. Even after giving benefits of doubts.
The female robot fired a barrage of fireballs from the palm of her hands, towards the fire dragon. Fugeo runs forward to avoid the initial barrage and then moves over to random movements to make aiming difficult while shooting his own Fireballs.
Inferna dodged all of the attacks while, keep shooting barrage. Fugeo growled and began to charge up something else, running faster now, using his wings for little jumps.
Then he flew up a hill, skittered on the ground and unleashes his Fire Beam, hitting straight the hand of the robot. Inferna draws her hands back and gathers up her energy. Then, she thrusts her palms forward and discharges a beam of fire towards collide with Fureo's and begin clashing. Fugeo stood his ground and keeps shooting, while his kids were getting up.
"I don't say this much, but that thing kicked our ass real hard!" Mendeleine groaned.
"On that i agreed." said Saph "Dad needs help… But Inferna countered everything we throw at her."
"Then we need to attack even harder!" The dragoness told.
"And get throwed even harder? Not really working." Saph deadpanned. "We almost never fought something like this before!"
"Oh sure, just do nothing!" state Mendeleine "Bro, I don't know about you, but I have my pride!"
The twins start to argue, while beam struggle between Fugeo and Inferna still continued. Until both attacks will explode, leaving a huge cloud of smoke covering the sky. That caught the twin's attention and the two said. "Truce!" and rushed to help their father.
But then Inferna flow out of the smoke, dashing towards the twins landing in front of them, grabbing their throat picking them off the ground.
"Damn it!" Mendeleine groaned, struggling to break free from the robot's now that the two hands are full, Fugeo managed to shoot fireballs into the face. Which makes Inferna to losses her grip and dropped the twins. they land and began to run around her, shooting their respective breaths against her while Fugeo took their aerial bombardment.
Inferna cross her arms in a defensive state, taking all of the dragon's attacks, creating a large smoke.
Fugeo and his children stopped. "I don't think we got her." Stated the elder, landed between the two, and true to his word, Inferna walk out of the smoke, with a couple of scratches on her armor.
"What the heck is that thing made of?!" Mendeleine yelled.
"Oricalchum maybe." stated Fugeo "That is the only material able to do so."
"The Ryumans sure knows how to make robots." Saph said, keeping his guard up.
"Come on! Doesn't this thing have a weak point, like any good golem?" Mendeleine groaned frustrated. But just as the dragoness is ready for another attack, Inferna suddenly places one knee to the ground and bow to the dragons.
"Ok… well… not complaining anymore" stated the dragoness.
"Does.. that mean we pass?" Saph asked.
"That seems to be obvious." stated Fugeo, looking at the kneeing robot.
"Now that i think of it. She didn't say a word for a while." Saph stated. "Are you still alive?"
"She can't hear you right now, Inferna is sleeping." The dragon look and see the drone flying towards them.
"Harm? when did you get the control back?" Fugeo asked.
"During your fight with Inferna. Even she took the droid, i could still see and hear everyone from here." Harmonia told.
"So what do you mean with sleeping?" Saph asked, while his sister walk to the robot, poking it with her tail.
"Exactly as i said. The Inferna that you were talking seems to be a spirit dwelling in the robot. I just got the info from her during the battle." Harmonia informed the dragons.
"And she is sleeping why?" asks Fugeo "I doubt we were strong enough to do serious harm."
"From i got, she can't stay awake for long. She need something called a Divine Vessel."
"Divine Vessel? What is that?" Mendeleine asked.
"Don't know. Some of the files are heavily guarded, it will take some time to open them. But Infera did give the location of this Azure Flame and the Dimensional Portal. Also you can give any command the robot too."
"Really?" Saph wondered, looking at the robot, ordering. "Inferna, walk over here." The robot eyes flashes, getting back up and walk to the ice dragon.
"Like the simple "Stand up and Salute!" order?" asks Mendeleine
Inferna. You are not to take any command from Mendeleine." Saph told, and the robot nod to the ice dragon's order.
"Damn it, Saph!" The dragoness growled at his brother. "I didn't plan to do anything stupid."
"I doubt that." Shap deadpanned.
"I second that." Fugeo add, laughing watching his daughter making a pouting face.
"I hate you two sometimes!" She complains "So where is this flame?"
"Somewhere in the Ruins of Warfang." Harm answered. "But there is something i need to tell you about Druma. I have a family tree list, and found out that he is related to you."
"Related? How?" asks Fugeo "Is he- wait… how did you get a family tree list of my family?"
"From Inferna. And the how part? I see Retac's name on it, below Druma. He was his son." Harm told Fugeo.
"You're kidding me?! Retac was Druma's kid?!" Mendeleine gawked.
Fugeo made a quick thinking and states "But then… our entire timeline doesn't fit. Either Malefor appeared earlier than ten generations, or how we definate generations is off the loop."
"Looks like we need to dig deep into this, dad." Saph stated.
"No kidding." Fugeo sighed. "I'll go check in the library. You and your sister take Infera to Radiant Garden and look any more secrets hiding in her."
"Roger that dad!" Stated Mendel.
"Then I will search for the Dimensional Portal in the meantime." Harmonia said.
"Hope you find anything about Druma." Saph said to his father.
"Indeed!" He replied "Indeed…."