Ryu Kunshu
The warriors began their search for Rutee on a small island near Carinz. It was rumored that the legendary Dragon Bahumut lived there. They had all figured that maybe the Dragon Lord would have some idea about where to find a human turned Dragon.
On the island, Stahn discovered a large cave. He motioned to the others, beckoning them over to check it out. After looking for a few minutes, he said, "Well, this is as good a place as any to start looking." Then, he entered the cave, followed by his friends.
They walked for what seemed like hours. Many powerful monsters decided to face them, but all were fried with ease. Some time after they entered Stahn began to feel funny. It was as if he had just gotten drunk, but no one had so much as brought alcohol on this quest.
"What's going on?" asked Leon. Then, he fainted. The others looked on with awe. But all of them were also feeling a bit woozy. One by one, all of the warriors began to fall to the ground in a dead faint. Even Vapor was powerless to fight whatever was causing the affirmed affects on the warriors.
The last person to fall was Stahn. As he closed his eyes, he thought, "Rutee. . .I'm sorry. I couldn't do anything for you."
* * *
"Stahn. . .wake up," a voice echoed, "You'll be late for your date."
The young man awoke to see his sister, hands on her hips and extremely angry. He ran to the kitchen and ate his breakfast with rapid speed. Then he put on a dress suit, and ran right out the door and into the bright light.
He continued running through Lienna, until he suddenly found himself in Darilshied at the harbor. There, he saw Rutee and Vapor sitting on a dock. As Stahn approached, the young Summoner turned around and gave him an angry look.
"I knew you'd be late. You're always the same, making me wait like this," she chided.
Stahn began to apologize, but then he realized that something was wrong. Rutee wasn't even listening to him, but staring ahead of herself. Suddenly, a light surrounded her. The young woman screamed in pain, until the screams became a Dragon's roar. When the light cleared, Rutee had transformed into a Dragon.
She began tearing across the sky with Stahn on her back. Soon they arrived at a small cave. Rutee entered the cave, where a Dragon's nest was found. The Dragon dropped the young man into the nest, opened her mouth, and moved in for the kill.
* * *
Stahn awoke for real to find himself in what appeared to be a Dragon's cave, on a bed made of hay. Nearby he saw a black haired man with red eyes sitting nearby reading a book. Around the room - - on similar beds - - were his friends, sleeping soundly. When the man saw that Stahn was awake, he walked over to him and smiled
"Good," he stated, "You're awake. You are very lucky to have not been killed. The gas in this cave is quite poisonous. If I hadn't come along and brought you to the safe area of the cave, you wouldn't have been so lucky."
"Who are you?" inquired Stahn. The man replied, "I am Bahumut, Dragon Lord. This is my human form that I use when I have reason to go into the smaller areas of the cave."
He and Stahn walked along the cave, leaving the others in the care of some of the Dragon Lord's servants. Vapor - - who had woken up shortly after Stahn - - followed them down the hall. Soon they came to a room where they saw a Black Dragon sleeping.
"You came for your friend, did you not? Well, then I can get on with the healing of her condition," Bahumut said.
Stahn asked, "How did Rutee get all the way here?"
The Dragon said nothing. Instead he grabbed Stahn's hand, and placed it on Rutee's back. Power flowed out of Stahn's hands and into Rutee's body. Suddenly, she began to shrink and her human features began to replace the dragonic ones. When it was over, she opened her eyes.
"What happened?" Rutee mused, "Last thing I remembered, I was untying Chelsea from that altar." She looked up at Stahn and Bahumut.
"You became a Dragon. That is the curse of the one who uses the Demon's Eye. It was only through my power that you were prevented from destroying innocent towns," Bahumut told her.
Rutee inquired, "How did you turn me back to a human?"
"It was Stahn who did that," Bahumut answered, "You see, the only cure for the curse is the touch of the one the affected person holds most dear. It could be a family member, best friend, or - - in your case - - a lover."
Rutee smiled. She pulled Stahn closer to her, and gave him a kiss. He held her in his arms, savoring the moment as much as she did. The moment was again ruined when Vapor decided that she couldn't take it any more and give her owner a kiss.
"Now I will give you my powers in order to aid you on your quest, young Summoner. And I will release the curse on the Demon's Eye so you can use it's power to summon your dragonic form and be in complete control," Bahumut spoke up. He covered Rutee with a gray mist, and disappeared.
"Let's get back to the others," said Stahn, "Then we should all go home to your father's house and explain the situation to him to figure out our next move."
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Dang, a Breath of Fire reference. In that series, your hero has the power to transform into a Dragon. I just didn't want to get rid of that Dragon when Bahumut cured her. And the title of this chapter means Dragon Lord (Ryu=Dragon, Kunshu=Lord) in Japanese (although the grammar of it may be off, since I just found the words in my Japanese Dictionary).
The warriors began their search for Rutee on a small island near Carinz. It was rumored that the legendary Dragon Bahumut lived there. They had all figured that maybe the Dragon Lord would have some idea about where to find a human turned Dragon.
On the island, Stahn discovered a large cave. He motioned to the others, beckoning them over to check it out. After looking for a few minutes, he said, "Well, this is as good a place as any to start looking." Then, he entered the cave, followed by his friends.
They walked for what seemed like hours. Many powerful monsters decided to face them, but all were fried with ease. Some time after they entered Stahn began to feel funny. It was as if he had just gotten drunk, but no one had so much as brought alcohol on this quest.
"What's going on?" asked Leon. Then, he fainted. The others looked on with awe. But all of them were also feeling a bit woozy. One by one, all of the warriors began to fall to the ground in a dead faint. Even Vapor was powerless to fight whatever was causing the affirmed affects on the warriors.
The last person to fall was Stahn. As he closed his eyes, he thought, "Rutee. . .I'm sorry. I couldn't do anything for you."
* * *
"Stahn. . .wake up," a voice echoed, "You'll be late for your date."
The young man awoke to see his sister, hands on her hips and extremely angry. He ran to the kitchen and ate his breakfast with rapid speed. Then he put on a dress suit, and ran right out the door and into the bright light.
He continued running through Lienna, until he suddenly found himself in Darilshied at the harbor. There, he saw Rutee and Vapor sitting on a dock. As Stahn approached, the young Summoner turned around and gave him an angry look.
"I knew you'd be late. You're always the same, making me wait like this," she chided.
Stahn began to apologize, but then he realized that something was wrong. Rutee wasn't even listening to him, but staring ahead of herself. Suddenly, a light surrounded her. The young woman screamed in pain, until the screams became a Dragon's roar. When the light cleared, Rutee had transformed into a Dragon.
She began tearing across the sky with Stahn on her back. Soon they arrived at a small cave. Rutee entered the cave, where a Dragon's nest was found. The Dragon dropped the young man into the nest, opened her mouth, and moved in for the kill.
* * *
Stahn awoke for real to find himself in what appeared to be a Dragon's cave, on a bed made of hay. Nearby he saw a black haired man with red eyes sitting nearby reading a book. Around the room - - on similar beds - - were his friends, sleeping soundly. When the man saw that Stahn was awake, he walked over to him and smiled
"Good," he stated, "You're awake. You are very lucky to have not been killed. The gas in this cave is quite poisonous. If I hadn't come along and brought you to the safe area of the cave, you wouldn't have been so lucky."
"Who are you?" inquired Stahn. The man replied, "I am Bahumut, Dragon Lord. This is my human form that I use when I have reason to go into the smaller areas of the cave."
He and Stahn walked along the cave, leaving the others in the care of some of the Dragon Lord's servants. Vapor - - who had woken up shortly after Stahn - - followed them down the hall. Soon they came to a room where they saw a Black Dragon sleeping.
"You came for your friend, did you not? Well, then I can get on with the healing of her condition," Bahumut said.
Stahn asked, "How did Rutee get all the way here?"
The Dragon said nothing. Instead he grabbed Stahn's hand, and placed it on Rutee's back. Power flowed out of Stahn's hands and into Rutee's body. Suddenly, she began to shrink and her human features began to replace the dragonic ones. When it was over, she opened her eyes.
"What happened?" Rutee mused, "Last thing I remembered, I was untying Chelsea from that altar." She looked up at Stahn and Bahumut.
"You became a Dragon. That is the curse of the one who uses the Demon's Eye. It was only through my power that you were prevented from destroying innocent towns," Bahumut told her.
Rutee inquired, "How did you turn me back to a human?"
"It was Stahn who did that," Bahumut answered, "You see, the only cure for the curse is the touch of the one the affected person holds most dear. It could be a family member, best friend, or - - in your case - - a lover."
Rutee smiled. She pulled Stahn closer to her, and gave him a kiss. He held her in his arms, savoring the moment as much as she did. The moment was again ruined when Vapor decided that she couldn't take it any more and give her owner a kiss.
"Now I will give you my powers in order to aid you on your quest, young Summoner. And I will release the curse on the Demon's Eye so you can use it's power to summon your dragonic form and be in complete control," Bahumut spoke up. He covered Rutee with a gray mist, and disappeared.
"Let's get back to the others," said Stahn, "Then we should all go home to your father's house and explain the situation to him to figure out our next move."
- - - -
Dang, a Breath of Fire reference. In that series, your hero has the power to transform into a Dragon. I just didn't want to get rid of that Dragon when Bahumut cured her. And the title of this chapter means Dragon Lord (Ryu=Dragon, Kunshu=Lord) in Japanese (although the grammar of it may be off, since I just found the words in my Japanese Dictionary).