The world was safe. Melbu Frahma had been defeated and the Dragoon's adventure had come to an end. Dart and Shana had returned back to Seles to help rebuild their beloved home. After only two years, you could barely tell that the town had been attacked by the Imperial Army. And during those two years, Dart and Shana had built themselves a home. They weren't alone though, for they had adopted young Duncan as their own after his parents were killed in the raid.
Duncan was a young boy of about 9 years old. He had short brown hair and was tall for his age. He could run fast, hurl rocks far, and thanks to Dart, he was starting to learn to wield a sword. Seles flourished, growing larger everyday thanks to King Albert setting up industries around the area. Shana became a good housewife to Dart, and Dart ran an academy in town for the youth. But he was troubled. Everyday, he thought about those final moments in the Moon That Never Sets. He thought about his father Zieg, Melbu Frahma, and of course Rose. He didn't want to admit it, but he felt something between him and Rose. Nothing like what he felt around Shana. He missed her so much, but he never spoke of it.
One day, Dart was walking along the beach with Duncan, talking about various things, his son very much intrigued by his father's wisdom. Dart started talking aimlessly about Albert and didnt even notice that Duncan had stopped and was poking through some seaweed that had washed ashore.
"DAD!" exclaimed Duncan. "Come see this!"
With that, Dart turned around to see what his son found so exciting. His eyes went wide as he saw his son holding two very familiar stone like objects. One was a deep red, the other was a dark blue, and Dart could hear thier song. They started to glow as Duncan brought them closer to Dart and Dart's Divine Dragon Spirit started to glow as well.
"Dad?" questioned Duncan, not knowing what was going on.
Dart quickly snatched them out of the young one's hand and shoved them down into his pocket. He then looked at Duncan and said, "Just some shiny stones glinting in the sun. We'll take them home for you." He smiled at his adopted son and they headed back home, slowly. Dart had a lot going through his mind on that walk home.
Duncan had asked Dart if he could spend the night at a friends house and Dart happily agreed, the Dragoon Spirits were the main thing on his mind, and we wanted to keep them safe. When Dart arrived home he found a note on the door. It was from Shana and it read "Went to the market, be back tonight, Love Shana" Dart simply shrugged and went inside, only to quickly draw his sword as he saw a cloaked figure sitting at the table.
"Who are you!?" demanded Dart. The figure, whos back was to Dart, just raised their head, slowly pulled down the hood of the cloak, revealing long black hair, and turned thier head. "Hello Dart" they said. Dart dropped his sword to the ground with a loud CLANG. "Rose???" said Dart. She nodded and looked him in the eyes before standing up. "But...But... I thought you were..." he stammered. "Dead? I'm not that lucky" she interupted.
She turned and faced the window as she recounted what had happened. Zieg, being too injured to fly into Melbu Frahma, had to be carried by Rose so he could attack. As Zieg delivered the final blow, the force knocked Rose away from him, she frantically tried to hold on, but was only able to grab the Red-Eyed Dragon Spirit. And when she came to, she was in the rubble of the Moon, and their were tears in her eyes. Her spell to live forever had made her immortal, and only the person who put the spell on her could take that away. In her sorrow, she explained how she threw the two Spirits out towards the ocean, never wanting to see them again. And she stayed, by herself, two lonesome years.
At that point Dart pulled out the two Spirits his son had found and Rose literally almost ripped the Dark Spirit from his hand. "I want this back" she proclaimed. "Hey I have no objections, its yours to begin with." he stated. She looked him in the eyes again, then sat back down. "So I take it you and Shana are married?" she questioned. Dart laughed and sat across from her, "No, not really. We just live together and help raise Duncan."
"Duncan?" she said. "Yes Duncan, we adopted him after we came back to rebuild the town, both his parents were killed. He's really a good boy" Dart said with a smile. "Well he should be, hes got a great fatherly figure in his life." Rose said quite seductivly. Dart blinked and could have sworn that he might have seen Rose bat an eyelash or two at him when she said that, but he just smiled and laughed, "Thanks Rose. Hey what brings you here?"
"Not quite sure" she lied. Dart nodded and looked her over and he started wondering... If he and Rose were ever together, how messed up would it be, since she was his father's fiancee and all. He just shook the thought out of his head and smiled at her again. "I missed you a lot Rose, I thought you were dead." She stared him down, "I'm like a bad penny, I always turn up." Just then, there was a loud banging on the door.
"DART! COME QUICK, ITS SHANA!" cried the voice on the outside. Dart jumped from his seat and flew out the door, out to where a crowd was gathered. Gathered around the body of Shana, he was ever so lifeless. "Shana!" cried Dart as he knelt beside her, taking her in his arms. In the basket beside her were bunchs of grapes, she had eaten a few of them minutes before she collapsed in the street. Rose, who had made her way outside knew exactly what had happened, for she had planned it, planned the poisoning of Shana, the Moon Child. Rose had completed her mission as the Black Monster and the world was safe for another 108 years. Phase One was complete, now Phase Two was since she couldn't be with Zieg, she would have Dart. He would make her feel whole again, then once he was hers, she would have the spell lifted and have a normal life.
The funeral was attended by everyone in Serdio. And all the Dragoons were there, all sharing in the grief that Dart felt. All but Rose of course, but everyone knew she didnt show emotion so they wrote it off as nothing. Albert and Haschel cried, but no one cried more than Kongol. Dart, just stared forward as he remembered his life with Shana, and he had his arm around Duncan as he attended yet another funeral in his young life.
Dart grieved for months, depriving Duncan and the rest of the town of his company. Fortunately for Duncan, Rose stayed with them and kept the boy in line, teaching him what she knew, and the boy took an instant liking to Rose. Though he noted that she never laughed, smiled, or showed any emotion. That is until he didn't come home one night when he told her he would. Rose frantically searched the town for him, finding him at his friends. She scolded Duncan the whole way back home, but she had tears in her eyes as she did it. When she tucked him into bed, he gave her a hug and a kiss goodnight and she smiled. She actually smiled before leaving the room to cry.
Dart was sitting outside, just looking into the nothingness of the night when Rose came out behind him and grabbed his arm and spun him around. Kissing him deely. Dart just blinked "Rose?"
She put her finger to his lips and hushed him, "Shhhh" And she kissed him again, and again.
To be continued.....
Duncan was a young boy of about 9 years old. He had short brown hair and was tall for his age. He could run fast, hurl rocks far, and thanks to Dart, he was starting to learn to wield a sword. Seles flourished, growing larger everyday thanks to King Albert setting up industries around the area. Shana became a good housewife to Dart, and Dart ran an academy in town for the youth. But he was troubled. Everyday, he thought about those final moments in the Moon That Never Sets. He thought about his father Zieg, Melbu Frahma, and of course Rose. He didn't want to admit it, but he felt something between him and Rose. Nothing like what he felt around Shana. He missed her so much, but he never spoke of it.
One day, Dart was walking along the beach with Duncan, talking about various things, his son very much intrigued by his father's wisdom. Dart started talking aimlessly about Albert and didnt even notice that Duncan had stopped and was poking through some seaweed that had washed ashore.
"DAD!" exclaimed Duncan. "Come see this!"
With that, Dart turned around to see what his son found so exciting. His eyes went wide as he saw his son holding two very familiar stone like objects. One was a deep red, the other was a dark blue, and Dart could hear thier song. They started to glow as Duncan brought them closer to Dart and Dart's Divine Dragon Spirit started to glow as well.
"Dad?" questioned Duncan, not knowing what was going on.
Dart quickly snatched them out of the young one's hand and shoved them down into his pocket. He then looked at Duncan and said, "Just some shiny stones glinting in the sun. We'll take them home for you." He smiled at his adopted son and they headed back home, slowly. Dart had a lot going through his mind on that walk home.
Duncan had asked Dart if he could spend the night at a friends house and Dart happily agreed, the Dragoon Spirits were the main thing on his mind, and we wanted to keep them safe. When Dart arrived home he found a note on the door. It was from Shana and it read "Went to the market, be back tonight, Love Shana" Dart simply shrugged and went inside, only to quickly draw his sword as he saw a cloaked figure sitting at the table.
"Who are you!?" demanded Dart. The figure, whos back was to Dart, just raised their head, slowly pulled down the hood of the cloak, revealing long black hair, and turned thier head. "Hello Dart" they said. Dart dropped his sword to the ground with a loud CLANG. "Rose???" said Dart. She nodded and looked him in the eyes before standing up. "But...But... I thought you were..." he stammered. "Dead? I'm not that lucky" she interupted.
She turned and faced the window as she recounted what had happened. Zieg, being too injured to fly into Melbu Frahma, had to be carried by Rose so he could attack. As Zieg delivered the final blow, the force knocked Rose away from him, she frantically tried to hold on, but was only able to grab the Red-Eyed Dragon Spirit. And when she came to, she was in the rubble of the Moon, and their were tears in her eyes. Her spell to live forever had made her immortal, and only the person who put the spell on her could take that away. In her sorrow, she explained how she threw the two Spirits out towards the ocean, never wanting to see them again. And she stayed, by herself, two lonesome years.
At that point Dart pulled out the two Spirits his son had found and Rose literally almost ripped the Dark Spirit from his hand. "I want this back" she proclaimed. "Hey I have no objections, its yours to begin with." he stated. She looked him in the eyes again, then sat back down. "So I take it you and Shana are married?" she questioned. Dart laughed and sat across from her, "No, not really. We just live together and help raise Duncan."
"Duncan?" she said. "Yes Duncan, we adopted him after we came back to rebuild the town, both his parents were killed. He's really a good boy" Dart said with a smile. "Well he should be, hes got a great fatherly figure in his life." Rose said quite seductivly. Dart blinked and could have sworn that he might have seen Rose bat an eyelash or two at him when she said that, but he just smiled and laughed, "Thanks Rose. Hey what brings you here?"
"Not quite sure" she lied. Dart nodded and looked her over and he started wondering... If he and Rose were ever together, how messed up would it be, since she was his father's fiancee and all. He just shook the thought out of his head and smiled at her again. "I missed you a lot Rose, I thought you were dead." She stared him down, "I'm like a bad penny, I always turn up." Just then, there was a loud banging on the door.
"DART! COME QUICK, ITS SHANA!" cried the voice on the outside. Dart jumped from his seat and flew out the door, out to where a crowd was gathered. Gathered around the body of Shana, he was ever so lifeless. "Shana!" cried Dart as he knelt beside her, taking her in his arms. In the basket beside her were bunchs of grapes, she had eaten a few of them minutes before she collapsed in the street. Rose, who had made her way outside knew exactly what had happened, for she had planned it, planned the poisoning of Shana, the Moon Child. Rose had completed her mission as the Black Monster and the world was safe for another 108 years. Phase One was complete, now Phase Two was since she couldn't be with Zieg, she would have Dart. He would make her feel whole again, then once he was hers, she would have the spell lifted and have a normal life.
The funeral was attended by everyone in Serdio. And all the Dragoons were there, all sharing in the grief that Dart felt. All but Rose of course, but everyone knew she didnt show emotion so they wrote it off as nothing. Albert and Haschel cried, but no one cried more than Kongol. Dart, just stared forward as he remembered his life with Shana, and he had his arm around Duncan as he attended yet another funeral in his young life.
Dart grieved for months, depriving Duncan and the rest of the town of his company. Fortunately for Duncan, Rose stayed with them and kept the boy in line, teaching him what she knew, and the boy took an instant liking to Rose. Though he noted that she never laughed, smiled, or showed any emotion. That is until he didn't come home one night when he told her he would. Rose frantically searched the town for him, finding him at his friends. She scolded Duncan the whole way back home, but she had tears in her eyes as she did it. When she tucked him into bed, he gave her a hug and a kiss goodnight and she smiled. She actually smiled before leaving the room to cry.
Dart was sitting outside, just looking into the nothingness of the night when Rose came out behind him and grabbed his arm and spun him around. Kissing him deely. Dart just blinked "Rose?"
She put her finger to his lips and hushed him, "Shhhh" And she kissed him again, and again.
To be continued.....