Heart of a Dragon
By Karasuhato, the "Raven Dove"
(karasuhato@ecmail.i-p.com)
and
Ultima Mayu
(mayu_roxx@hotmail.com)
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The "Metroid" series is copyright of Nintendo co. ltd.
"Rudra no Hihou" (Rudra's Secret Treasure) is copyright of Squaresoft and Graphical Corporations CROWD inc.
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Afterwards
I hope you enjoy our story. Me and Mayu put a lot of work into it.
Rudra no Hihou (Rudra's Secret Treasure) is such a wonderful game, but ironically, it has never seen the west, nor did it get too much fanfic attention either. So me and Mayu came up with a plan for crossing Rudra over with another game series we like. "Final Fantasy" crossovers were too done to death, "Chrono" series would have been too hard to take seriously (I like Chrono Trigger, but not in crossover format!), and the "Zelda" series crossover plan would have been a bit too campy. So Mayu had a plan......
......Since we both like the "Metroid" series, and since there were many great "Metroid" crossovers, we decided to use Metroid and Rudra no Hihou!
About the relationship with Ridley and Riza, may you ask? Well, I do think Ridley is the best foe in most video games series to come (screw you FF villains!), but I also had a strange feeling that Ridley was nothing more than a puppet to Mother Brain as well. So I also wrote in a plot of what it would be like if Mother Brian was defeated and Ridley was left alone. To me, I think he would not have been too bad if it were not for Mother Brain, since she seems to have controlled the creatures of Zebes, not letting them have a mind of their own. I also think Ridley would come from another civilization on another world, since there are none of his kind on Zebes; therefore, I came up with the whole concept of Planet Aeon and others like Ridley populating that planet. The relationship between him and Riza was thought up of by Mayu. She told me "Since Riza was a pretty kind and easy going character, it would be up to her to help this former Space Pirate leader to reform his ways." And so the young maiden with the Holy Jade does help Ridley reform and succeeds to win his thawed out heart.
Now, what is with the strange names like "Hana-Nim", "Xibalba", "Azrael" and so on? Well, here is a key origin of some of these names:
Xibalba- The Mayan god of the Netherworld and darkness, according to Mythical sources of the Mayas of Central America. Since Xibalba is of the Yin/Dark element, I though this name suited him quite well.
Azrael- According to the Koran, there is an Angel of Death that summoned a light to shorten the lives of the human race on Earth after one woman was saddened over the 500 years of changes onto the planet. Heh, I just like the name, so I felt like using it ^_^
NOTE: I am fully aware that Orthodox Islam (there is more than one form of Islam) is entirely monotheistic and does not encourage the creation of anthropomorphic figures, play of fantasy, or anything suggesting multiplicity of gods and idol worshiping. This is not presumed to start any religious argument . Many excellent books and articles on formal Islam are available to the interested reader.
Hana-Nim- Hana-Nim is Korean for "True One", for indeed, a mother-ship from space is indeed the "True One" for exploration.
Iblis- One of the names for the creatures created by Dune and Kidd. Iblis is originally a fallen angel from the Koran that was a metaphor for restless death.
Gulim Che- Name of Manchurian origin, meaning "One Whom Serves". The character himself is one whom indeed serves the chairman.
Dr. Lagua- Lagua in Native American folklore, is a supernatural being who spoke through a Haida shaman who had captured Lagua by clenching his teeth. Lagua figures in the discovery of iron, ushering the Haida into the Native American Iron Age.
Chief Kazeten- "Kaze" is Japanese for "Wind" or "Air", and "Ten" is Japanese for "Heaven"; therefore, Kazeten, means Heaven's Wind.
Ryu-clan- Ryu means "Dragon" in Japanese. Appropriate for a race of a Reptilian clan.
General Arvis- Arvis is the Alternate name for "Argus" in Greek Mythology.
According to legend, Argus is a giant with a hundred eyes. After Zeus had changed his lover Io into a calf to protect her from the wrath of Hera. Hera demanded that the cow was given to her. She then charged Argus with the task of guarding it.
Argus was lulled to sleep by Hermes who then killed him, as Zeus had ordered him to do. Hermes brought Io back to Egypt, where she returned to her human form again. After Argus' death, Hera placed his hundred eyes on the tail of the peacock, her favorite animal.
I came up with that name, because when Ridley recovered consciousness on the Hana-Nim mother ship, Arvis would constantly eye Ridley's actions, just like his Greek Myth counterpart.
Kary: Another version of the name "Kali", whom was the East Indian Goddess of Rise and Downfall. Her lover was Shiva, the destroyer.
Oh, and just to let you know, this story was written before the release of "Metroid Prime" and "Metroid Fusion", so things might be a little different in the story, so don't be too judgmental with things.
I also had people E-mail me about why Ridley was the main character instead of Samus Aran. Even though I do like Samus Aran (she could kick Lara Croft ass!), I just thought the monsters of Metroids did not get enough attention as her, especially Ridley, so that is why he is main character of story instead of Samus.
So, I hope you were pleased with "Heart of a Dragon" and drop me a line if you want me to write more, okay ^_^
Love,
Karasuhato, the Raven-Dove