Origins of a Draconian Kingdom Re:MIX
Chapter 1
It was like any old day in the year 2748. The world had calmed. Everything was at peace. But, deep down, everyone knew peace did not last, and, in Earth's current state, it wouldn't be long before something major happens. And, on that day, something did happen.
You see, there is an eye-shaped island, somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea, known to us as the Continent, or nowadays called Zlarca. On the eastern portion of the island lies a mountain range. The Tobian Mountains are praised for its huge stash of gold, diamonds, and other material you'd find deep inside the planet's core. But there is a reason that this place is feared among humans.
There be dragons.
They call this range home. Dozens of elemental dragons, ranging from fire to ice to radiation, exist in this one range. And, at the center of it, lies Mount Toba, a massive volcano and the lair of their king...no, their god! He, Obsidorah, is the reason why they are all there. He watches over and protects them from harm. But this protection can lead to chaos, such as the case of the devil dragons. But, on that fateful day, chaos beyond the control of the devil dragons occurred, sending the island into a frenzy.
The elders had congregated at the top of Mount Toba for a meeting with the dragon god, who resided in the volcano. One of his greatest soldiers had predicted that an anomalous portal will open, sucking the entire range into it. Obsidorah, however, was not quick to believe these claims. Why his land, specifically, and not all of the island? It didn't make sense.
But, what the dragon predicted came to pass. Something broke through the atmosphere in the bright of day. Lightning shot around it as the vortex grew larger. Obsidorah got out for the first time in ages to try and stop it, but it was hopeless. It engulfed the entire mountain range before vanishing, leaving a bay where it once stood.
The dragons were not dead, though. This vortex had sent them not to their demise, but a whole other world. So many things were different about this world that it interested Obsidorah to no end. The Dragon Kingdom was rebuilt from the ground up, and they prepared to live a peaceful life alone on their new, mountainous island.
But it won't be all sugar and gumdrops for long.
Among the many subspecies that congregated in the plaza are a pair of steam dragons, a mother and her hatchling. They were listening intently to the elders that stood at the center. They were telling them all sorts of information that was obtained by scouts and the Crystal Dragons, including the introduction of a new subspecies of dragon known as Dust Dragons. It was an exciting day for the young one. He was never around to see a new group just pop into existence thanks to Obsidorah.
He wanted to meet these dragons, but the elders said the new dragons are getting used to being amongst the lands and figuring out what they can do thanks to their element. It made him frown a bit, but hey, at least they won't be throwing dust around since they will have control over their powers then. For now, he just wanted to be by his mother.
The elders stopped when a roar flooded their ears. They looked up as the crystal dragon elder, who was absent from the meeting, had arrived. After landing, everyone noticed black smoke fuming off his wings, teeth, and tail.
"Mind telling me what happened, Vokun?" the rock dragon elder asked.
"Those creatures that had been attacking our kin as they fished were spotted a few miles northeast. They were attacking a cruise ship when my patrol found them. We dispatched them quickly, but we did not bother to look for survivors, which, as I suspected, were humans." The dragons gasped at the mention of humans. The young steam dragon tilted his head, wondering what humans were.
"What were humans doing so close to our island?! I thought they did not know of our lands!" the steam dragon elder spoke, a hint of venom emerging.
"Beats me. But, as the king said, humans are not worthy of us. While I don't believe that personally thanks to that old general I fought with back in the day, but orders are orders. We are not allowed near that ship for any purpose! Did I make myself clear?" Vokun roared. Everyone remained silent. The crystal dragon took that as a sign and snorted.
"Good riddance. Humans are a plague that wants to spread to our land for the resources! Am I right boys!" the steam dragon added, earning a roar from most of the dragons. The rock dragon elder, however, was not pleased.
"You must realize that not all humans are bad. They are born pure, no good, no evil, but their experiences in life and the environment they grow up in can make them go either route, just like us! Most are good people, you are just too blind to see this, Hurrican. All you talk about is how much you wish humanity is extinct!" he yelled.
"Are you saying you support the humans more than your kin!?"
"That's enough you two," Vokun mumbled, causing the two dragons to look at him. "Just be grateful that none are coming to the island to do any right or wrong. Dragon territory is dragon territory, and it shouldn't be tainted by humans unless Obsidorah took a liking to a certain individual, got it?"
With that, the elders dispersed back to their sections of the island, followed by most of the other dragons. The two steam dragons, however, stayed. The hatchling looked at his mother, wondering why she isn't going with the other steam dragons. She, however, did not respond.
Unlike her father, she liked humans. She thought, since they were sentient like she and the other dragons are, they should be treated with respect. But most of the other dragons did not see it that way. They followed her father's lead after what happened many years ago. She wanted to change things, but couldn't since the elders hold more sway over whatever other dragons had to say, young or otherwise.
Hearing that the crystal dragons aren't helping to save the humans trapped on that ship ticked her off. If they weren't going to help them, then who will? She decided to go against both her father and Vokun's words. She looked down at her hatchling before picking him up and placing him on her back. She took off and landed in her cave. She let the child stay there for the moment so she can get things done.
She was then stopped by an old friend of her father's, Fuego the fire dragon.
"Ah, Vapor, what a pleasant surprise! Where are you going?" Vapor's eyes widened and she looked around, hoping nobody was nearby. Luckily, there was none. She sighed and let a bit of steam escape her nose.
"What are your views on humans? I never got to ask..."
"I think they're cute-looking...why do you ask?" Fuego responded.
"Don't you remember what the crystal dragon elder told us about the cruise ship nearby?" she said. Fuego knew exactly what she was going to do.
"I understand you want to help the humans, but orders are orders. Imagine what will happen to the humans that we find if the other dragons find out!" Fuego told her, trying to convince her that trying to help the humans was a bad idea.
"I know that. But still, there are children on that boat! Imagine what the humans outside would think of us when they see the ship had sunk near our territory. They'd think we destroyed it!" Vapor roared.
"That is true. Humans are...quick to make assumptions, much more than we are. But what if you're caught?" the fire dragon mentioned. Vapor finally stopped. Dragons don't take kindly to who they see as criminals or traitors. If she was caught, she would surely be thrown into Mount Toba. Plus, she has a hatchling to take care of. "Who would you rather save? A human that doesn't know you or a hatchling that you've raised for five years?"
Vapor looked down. She felt defeated. She knew that Fuego was right in that her kin needed more protection than humans. But still, she did not like how there are probably dozens of humans that had drowned in the waters near the island. She felt a frown form on her face as she and Fuego noticed the sun had gone down. Obsidorah didn't like dragons out at night, so the two should be asleep by now.
"You should go inside. It's getting late," Fuego told her. He waved bye to her with his tail, which had the tip of it chopped off due to some event that he doesn't like to talk about, before taking into the sky. She sighed, annoyed she couldn't do anything about them. She went into her cave, finding that her hatchling has already gone asleep. She should be glad that she has this one to take care of, at least. She humidified the cave and laid down beside him, closing her eyes to snooze the night away.
Outside of the mountains lies a rainforest. Once planted by life dragons, it had soon become infested by mysterious creatures that they could sense had no soul. They attacked any dragon on sight. They are such a pest. Their appearance had given the crystal dragons something to do, which they were thankful for. They were tired of simply guarding the kingdom. They wanted adventure, they wanted something to vanquish.
The crystal elder, Vokun, wasn't as eager. He knew devil dragons were way more dangerous, but these monsters posed a much more immediate threat since the devil dragons were mostly captured. At first, only the marine versions of these monsters attacked dragons, but soon airborne, and, out of the blue, land-based versions came in for an attack. How land versions got on the island when the only ones he saw were on the mainland he did not know. Whatever the case, he was going to kill them, one way or another.
As the stars glittered in the sky, Vokun and another dragon, this one a carbon-dioxide dragon, flew to the aforementioned rainforest. He did not want to bring this dragon along, but the CO2 dragon would not stop bothering him. He claimed that, despite not being a crystal dragon, he would be just as strong, possibly stronger than him. He shrugged it off, but it persisted for a long time. Vokun finally had enough and decided to teach him a lesson, and this would be the perfect opportunity to do that.
"Mind telling me where we're going?" the CO2 dragon asked as they landed in a clearing. The calls of jungle animals echoed through their ears, but they were not frightened.
"Here, obviously," Vokun growled. His crystals began to glow with the brilliance of the stars, lighting up a small area around him as he and the CO2 dragon started walking through the jungle.
"If we were gonna walk, why didn't we just fly to where we need to be in this forest? We have wings you know!" the atmospheric dragon said to him. He sighed in annoyance.
"Sometimes a mission requires us to wander on our four legs. We can't rely on our wings for everything, Tanarbon. If we did, and we lost them, then what are we to do?" the crystal dragon responded with a question. The CO2 dragon was about to respond when they heard growls coming from the shadows. Vokun stopped, causing Tanarbon to run into him.
"What is it now!?" he roared.
"Quiet. You wanted to come here, so be prepared, for we got company," Vokun said to him. A layer of crystal armor grew over the crystal dragon's body. Tanarbon frowned. Why didn't he get that armor? Vokun's eyes flickered as mysterious creatures with skin as dark as the void emerged from the trees. They all either had the features of wolves and bears, which confused Tanarbon greatly.
"What are those things?"
"The humans on the outside call them Grimm. They may be weak, but they have numbers on their side, so watch out," Vokun explained. The Grimm let out a roar, seemingly challenging him to a fight. Vokun responded with his own.
Vokun lunged forward, slamming one of them into the ground with his foot. His tail reacted quickly and smacked a few others away. One of the bear-like Grimm managed to strike his side but did no apparent damage to his armor, which Tanarbon was surprised. He did not know crystal armor was that strong! The CO2 dragon was unaware, however, that he is also a target.
From out of nowhere, a new type of Grimm pounced on him. The two rolled into a tree, which fell and flattened multiple other Grimm. He held the Grimm away from his neck with his feet, which could maneuver around like hands. It was just as big as he was, which wasn't saying much since he was on the low end. Vokun just had to be the largest dragon!
"If you don't want to die, son, I recommend you use those eyes of yours!" the crystal dragon in question roared, snapping a Grimm's neck in half with his jaws. He did not know what Vokun meant until the flickering in his eyes returned. In a sudden burst, a beam of energy shot out of the crystal dragon's eyes, vaporizing a flying Grimm that came by and slicing more in half.
"Oh, that..." feeling embarrassed for not knowing what the dragon meant, Tanarbon's eyes shot out a laser that went straight through the Grimm's skull, splitting it instantly. Pushing the body off of him, he got up as Vokun finished off what he thought was the last one. The two dragons watched as the bodies slowly evaporated into black smoke, never to be seen again. Tanarbon sighed in relief as he sat down, wiping some sweat off his head with his wing. "That was scary as that other religion's underworld!"
"War is a terrible thing, young dragon. That was only the low end. You are not prepared to face something as bad as the devil dragons!" Vokun roared.
"Once I get some training in, I'll surely pass you up and take them down with ease!" Tanarbon responded, standing up. Vokun growled, knowing that his little trick didn't work. This kid has some guts, he will give him that. Before he flew off, another roar alerted them to the last Grimm. This one seemed to be what they thought was the alpha of the hunting party due to its larger size. But, it wasn't interested in them. Instead, it was chasing something else, something smaller.
Wanting an end to this carnage, he charged at it, flying at a speed comparable to the flying machines humans fly around in, and, with his sharp wings, sliced the Grimm's arm off. It howled in pain before swiping down. It did nothing as the dragon wrapped his tail around its neck and flung it towards Tanarbon. Acting on instinct, a laser shot out of his eyes, penetrating the Grimm, but not managing to kill it. Tanarbon flew into the sky before it could crash into him. Vokun zoomed back and, with a glowing mouth of blue, unleashed a torrent of blue flames. When they made contact with the Grimm, the fire vanished, replaced by the light blue crystal Vokun is known for. To finish it off, Tanarbon smashed it with his tail, causing the crystals to shatter, along with the Grimm. Exposed pieces of it turned into smoke, indicating its demise.
Vokun growled, knowing that the Grimm party that appeared had been vanquished. But what interested this Grimm so much? The glow of his crystals revealed something hidden amongst the broken branches that had fallen off during the fight. The two dragons, itching for a fight, stepped forward. Tanarbon grabbed the bush, ripping it out of the ground with all his might and throwing it away like a trash bag. They looked down, only to find the being they thought would never be here. It wasn't an animal, and it wasn't a dragon.
This thing...is human.
So...I thought I'd never work on this story again. But, while scrolling through my stories to help me make something for Spertias, I stumbled across this story. I thought "hey if Phoenix in The Birdcage could get a remake, so can this!" And then I got to work, giving you this sort of mediocre combination of the first two chapters of the original and adding a new spin on how the first human got there.
I hope you enjoyed nonetheless.
This is Sporedude135, signing off...