The Red King and those who posses the dragon's powers, the five dragon warriors. This is the beginning of our bond.
A long time ago...King Hiryuu became human and, accompanied by five warriors with the power of dragons, founded the Kingdom of Kouka.
"Lord Yellow Dragon!" Zeno turned around at the call.
"Please come, show your face at the soldiers' training grounds. Without a leader around, they lose focus."
"Even if I go, I don't have a commanding presence like White Dragon does. You make a better leader than I do. Take care of them, okay?" Zeno said with a smile before turning around and walking away.
"Lord Yellow Dragon!" The man called out but Zeno kept on walking.
Zeno walked down a path before he was interrupted by a voice talking to him.
"Hey there, useless! You'd be no good at training them, right? Because you don't have any powers." The Green Dragon, Shu-Ten, said.
With a smile, Zeno placed a hand on his hip and said, "Then you go train them instead."
"Who would train a foreign tribe? Idiot..!" Shu-Ten argued back.
"How immature, green guy." A voice called out. Both Zeno and Shu-Ten turned to the voice and seeing the White Dragon, Guen, walk towards them.
"We're brothers bonded by the blood of the divine dragons. Take better care of your little brother." Guen said.
"Tch! Who said we're brothers? Don't make me sick! We're some strangers who all happened to drink blood. The only thing I trust in is my powers. Why should I care about some failure with no powers?" Shu-Ten told Guen before stabbing the end of his spear on the pathway.
"So offensive to the ear." Another voice chimed in from behind Shu-Ten.
"Huh?!"
"Your voice.." The Blue Dragon, Abi, murmured. He stood up from the grass with a small bird on his head.
"Then how about I drive this spear through your ear drums, Blue Dragon?" Shu-Ten growled.
"I'll paralyze you before you can." Abi said while making a movement, the bird on his head trying to do the same.
Guen let out a laugh, "Alright, let me in on the fight, too!"
"Oi! Oi!" Zeno tried to calm down the fight.
"Guen, Abi, Shu-Ten, Zeno!" All four men turned to the person who called them and were greeted by the sight of two people.
"You're all getting along well, aren't you?" Hiryuu said with a small smile.
"Please, it looked like the were about to fight. I'm not going to heal them if it had happened." The only female of the group, The Purple Dragon, Yui, said with a snort.
"King Hiryuu! Purple Dragon!"
"Does it look like we're getting along well? Dumbass King!"
With a small laugh Hiryuu stated, "To me, it looks like you cute dragons are all playing around with each other."
"Cute?! If Shu-Ten looks cute to you then you need to get your head checked. The day he looks cute is the day the world crumbles!" Yui grinned.
"What was that, Shorty?!" Shu-Ten snapped. Yui gained a tick mark and glared back.
"King, go wash your eyes out." Abi said in agreement
"Anyways, It's too early for you to be going senile."
"So mean." Hiryuu said to the trio. He looked over at Zeno and noticed the small frown on his face.
"Zeno, what's wrong?"
"Your majesty, I'm not fit for commanding armies or being a tribe leader. It should be left to someone else. Of the five dragons,I'm the only one without any powers. During battle, I'm nothing but a burden." Zeno remarked.
"He said the Yellow Dragon gave him a strong body, but I guess it's not true?" Shu-Ten added.
"Earlier he fell and scraped his knee." Guen observed.
Zeno turned to Guen and commented, "But my wounds heal fast!"
Hiryuu turned to attention at that, "Your wounds heal fast?"
Zeno nodded, "Yeah! When I get injured, my wounds heal right away. That's the Yellow Dragon's power, right?"
"All young people get better quickly." Guen said.
"It's not like that, watch this."
Zeno raised his fist and slammed it against a small cobblestone wall hard enough for it to start bleeding. It caused Yui to become alarmed and caught Shu-Ten and Guen by surprise.
"Idiot! You Idiot! What're you doing!?" Shu-Ten shouted at him.
"Jeez, are you okay? You're bleed-..."
Hiryuu gasped quietly and made Yui glance at him. She saw the brief look at what seemed to be horror pass through his face before he hid it. The look made Yui uncomfortable and made sure not to mention it to the others.
"There's no...wound!?" Guen said between pauses.
"Told you! Amazing right?" Zeno said with a smile.
"Hold on, I couldn't see that well. Let me give you another wound with my spear."
"No! I'd die from that! Even that little cut hurt a lot!" Zeno exclaimed aloud, holding his hands up.
"Is the Yellow Dragon's power only healing fast?" Abi questioned.
"That won't be any use on the battlefield."
"It's fine. This kind of power is better for me than one that injures others. Right, Your Majesty?"
Hiryuu moved towards Zeno before he finished speaking and embraced him after he finished. The other four watched in shocked confusion.
"Your majesty, what's wrong?" Zeno asked in confusion.
Hiryuu only backed up slightly before taking off the necklace that was on his neck and giving it to Zeno.
"When I descended to earth, the other dragons bestowed this upon me. Zeno, I now bestow it upon you. It is proof that I am always at your side."
The other dragons watch on and Yui couldn't help but nudge the others in the stomach. The other three men glanced down to her in question and in return she nodded her head towards Hiryuu. To the three men, the mischievous look in her eyes was obvious.
They silently moved behind him and interrupted the moment.
"Hey! Only for him?" Hiryuu turned to the other four in startelement.
"That's kind of mean Hiryuu." Yui affirmed.
"Me too!" Abi agreed.
"Give me one!" Guen asked.
"Oh, there's only one!" Hiryuu said with an innocent look on his face. Yui deadpanned on the look is face. 'What an idiot king I have.' Yui thought fondly, a small smile on her face. The other's mocked hurt, fake tears in Guen and Abi's eyes.
"Did you want one?" Hiryuu questioned. Shu-Ten was quick to respond however.
"I don't need one! I don't even want it!" Hiryuu let out a laugh in response.
"Don't laugh!"
It's not that the five dragons got along well. But rather, when King Hiryuu was there, he made us all feel connected.
I was startled out of my memories by the knock on the room door.
"White Dragon-sama, strangers have asked entered the village and wish to speak with you." A lady from the village told us from the entrance the door.
"Strangers?" I asked as I made my way to my window, wanting to catch a glimpse of the so called strangers.
"Yes Purple Dragon-sama, the others say that King Hiryuu is among them. "
I froze for a moment in anger. I, however, calmed myself as I remembered that sixteen years ago, a bright red light glowed at dawn. 'It seems that my King has come for us.' I thought as I smiled.
Before I could say anything, Kija already made his way out the door and to the group at the center of the village in a fit of anger. I sighed fondly and followed behind him.