Ryu and Bow looked at the frighting beast. As mentioned before, they were on mission to search a mysterious black crystal. So as they were standing in front of that horrible monster, they started to wonder if the pay was really worth the try.

"He is. Definitely. big" said Bow.

"No doubt about it!" said Ryu. He pulled out his long blade sword, and stood ready.

They both examined the creature. He was a huge (yea you sort of figure it out), brown red and yellow horse-like creature. He had a long tail with red hair feathers on it. On his back there were two, larges pure white wings, his supreme part of his body was covered in hard shell and he had muscle arms and sharp nails. The head was filled with black mane and there were horns sprouting out of his nape.

"Don't do any suspicion move!" Ryu commanded. He looked at the beast with fear.

"Yea. sure. as you say", Bow said trembling.

The beast roared.

"That was quit of yawn", Bow said again.

"Be quiet!" Ryu said with anger. He looked at the beast eyes and the creature looked at Ryu's jade green eyes as well. They kept exchangeing gazes until the beast fade up with that and he landed his big hand on the two.

"look out!", Ryu screamed

They both dodge away quickly

Ryu quickly got stand up and rised his sword. He ran alert to the beast but he was pushed away by the beast's large tail. Ryu was still dazed when he heard a cry.

"Nooo. help me buddy!" Bow shouted

"BOW". Ryu cried as he saw that his best friend was caught in the beast large hand.

"Let him go!" Ryu said. The beast didn't seem to be bother.

"Fine. But I warned you!"

Bow looked at the white aura that started to wrap Ryu. Bow knew what was coming up next. Ryu would be changed, Literally.

"Don't do it! You know how much it takes of you!" Bow said. He knew it was Ryu's superior power. but also his great weakness because after his power will run out. he would be hopeless.

*** "What we gonna do Rand", asked the young worren.

Katt and Rand were on their way to Township. They have just come back from Homtown. (Does anyone remember the power contest I mentioned?)

"Well if you wouldn't smash the boy arms." Rand mentioned.

"Well, we were kinda.. in a middle of a battle", Katt said.

"He told you that he needed to tie up his shoes"

"I didn't hear him!"

"You didn't even bother to listen!"

The cat woman was pissed off, but she Knew Rand was right.

"Man, the contest is in two more days and we get no one to replace him with", said Rand

"Well we can always ask Ryu", said Katt.

They looked at each other, smiled and started to run toward the town. Suddenly a gigantic bird was bursting at them, and they quickly ducked .

"Was that Mina?" asked Katt.

"Yes, Ganer and Nina were there too. Do you think something bad has happened?" asked Rand.

"Na.."

***

"Hurry up Mina", I cried.

"She is flying as fast as she can", Gener said. After my strange vision I had previously, we both decided to see what had happened to Ryu and Bow. I lower my gaze. "I hope we are not too late", I said.

*** There was a strong cry.

"Ryu!", Bow called to his friend.

Ryu had changed into a dragon in order to defeat the beast and to save his friend Bow, but when even his power is useless against the beast, who is going to save him?

They (Ryu and the beast) had fought for hours, but now Ryu started to loose his strength. After all he was only an half dragon. The Ryu-dragoon breathed heaviness. He was tired.

"RYU", a young woman voice was heard..

"Gener?.. and Nina?", asked Bow surprised

*** We quickly got off Mina's back. I saw Bow who was caught in the hand of the most frighting creature I had ever seen, and in the other side I saw the dragon, who had changed back to Ryu.

"Do something Nina!", I heard Bow's crying.

I really wanted to act and to cast one of my magic's powers but I couldn't.

for some reason I couldn't hurt the beast.

The beast probably saw my confusion, because he took the advantage and tried to attack Ryu again.

"Ryu look out", I heard Ganer voice who was escorted by a lightning ball. The beast was, no doubt, weaker after the duel with Ryu but I guess that it was Ryu's father touch that finished him off. He fell to the ground and then disappeared.

"You came!..just like before", Ryu said with a smille and then he fainted.

The trio took care of him while I was walking away from them. "Why couldn't I attack the beast?" I asked myself..

Bow looked on the ground. Something attracted his attention. "Here is the crystal", he suddenly screamed.

I approached him quickly. We all looked at the shiny black crystal we had just (or Bow) found.

"Well, I think we should all go home", Gener said and we did so.

To be continued..

So what do you think?.. plez R&R!