RISE AND FALL

Dragon Lord's View
Part 4: The Royal Family

By: Michelle



Although I enjoyed killing and looting, I did miss my family. Now, it might be hard to believe but I have a family that I love and care for. Every few months or so, I would leave the Leader of the Rank with orders while I would go home. At home, I made sure my sons were being raised to become dragon men and to impregnate my wife. So before I continue with my story, I wish to tell you about my family. This is before the attack on my kingdom.

Dorei was the most beautiful dragon in the world. I loved her even more than killing humans. She was a very devoted and loyal wife to me. She gave me nine, almost ten children. Although she did not wish to marry me, she slowly began to fall in love with me. At the time of our banishment, she was 8 months pregnant with my tenth child.

Bitoku is my first born and eldest son. He is stubborn and unruly. When he was 14, I made him join the Rank. I wanted him to learn from the greatest dragon that ever lived, me. I also had him schooled in shamanism, like most of the dragons were. I personally trained him in different areas. He refused to marry when I wished him to take a wife. He was to be the next ruler of the dragons. He was 18 at the time of our banishment.

Kat is my second child. She is as beautiful as her mother. This beauty made me fearful. Many members of the Rank would eye her up, but she was not like her aunt. I don't think I'll ever let her marry. She also has a smart mouth. Even with quick slaps in the face, she still raises her voice to me. Who knows where she got this from. I also had her trained in shamanism. She possess a powerful gift. She can control the Prism. The Prism use Chi energy that makes one think one is one there and then can disappear. Her little disappearing acts can't fool me. I know and taught her those tricks. She was 15 at the time of our banishment.

My third child is Hana, my daughter. She is younger than Kat by less than 2 years. She is not as beautiful as her sister either. Hana mostly spends her time alone. Right now, Thanks the gods, she is not interested in boys. She is the most distant of my three daughters. She hates magic and fighting, but she loves dancing. Her moves are so peaceful and graceful that she looks like a flower in a gentle breeze. She was 13 at the time of our banishment.

My fourth child is Suri, my second son. He was more like I am. We were very close. He loves to fight and kill. I would have had him joy the Rank, but I wanted him to be 14 like I was when I joined. Until then, I gave him the responsibility of being the "man" of the house while Bitoku and I were at war with the humans. I think he would have been a better ruler than Bitoku. He was my favorite son. He would have been 12 at the time of our banishment.

Genki is my fifth child and third son. He also was interested in fighting. When I would be home practicing my katas, Genki would be watching and mimicking me. He also was very inquisitive. He wanted to know everything I did and everything I've seen. He would have been10 at the time of our banishment.

Moju is my sixth child and my fourth son. He was nothing like his older brothers. He was very attached to my wife. This worried me alot, because I wanted him to learn how to be a man. He was too interested in being his mother's son. He would have been 8 at the time of our banishment.

My seventh child was also a son, Nemui. He was the prankster of my children. He often places bugs in Kat's room or tried to trip Hana while dancing. He was punished alot, but it did not stop his behavior. He was just so hyper. His energy would be too risky to have him join the Rank, unless he grew out of it. He would have been 7 at the time of our banishment.

My eight child, Teisai, was my sixth son. Every time you turn around, he would be eating. I did not want no sumo wrestler prince in my family. He also got in alot of trouble. He would often sneak food out of his siblings plates or steal food our servants were preparing. He would have been 5 at the time of our banishment.

My youngest child and youngest daughter is Kira. She was my favorite daughter. Every time I would come home, I would tell her bedtimes stories my mother told me. Her first word was "father". She was 2 at the time of our banishment.

After the attack on my kingdom, my family changed.....