Boy of Shadow
One day, Casey and Nina were out shopping at McNeill. There had been some nasty rumors about the mayor hiring out a monster to guard his house, and the girls wanted to see if it was true. While they took care of this, Helen and Teepo were checking out the road, hoping to find an agent from the criminal syndicate that McNeill partnered with coming this way. Through that, they were looking to find out who exactly sent the people that killed Teepo's older brother, and caused him all the grief.
While the two girls were walking down the street, someone bumped into Casey. She fumed at this, nobody pushed her around. And she turned to tell the stranger just that.
"Hey!" she yelled, "Watch where you're going you big oaf! You could hurt someone."
Nina looked at the man. He seemed to be about Casey's age, and had brown eyes and short black hair held up with a gray bandana. His breeches were gray, and his tunic was black. A brown belt with a golden buckle was around his waist. The boots on his feet were black, and he had a gray sheath on both arms, with a dagger inside of each. A sour glare was on his face.
"Why don't you watch where you decide to stop? I'm in a hurry, and don't need some little girl getting in my way. Go skip rope or something kid," he demanded.
Casey screamed, "I'm no kid! You're not much older than me bucko. Who are you to start saying such rude things to my face? I'll take you on here and now if you want."
The man shrugged, and turned away. "If that's the way you want it, meet me outside of the McNeill manor after dark. We'll settle things then. Bring your little friend, you're going to need someone to pick up whatever pieces are left of you after I'm through." Then, he left.
"Same to you, jerk," called Casey, "Let's get going Nina, we'd better get ready for tonight."
* * * "Are you crazy Casey?! You could get badly hurt out there, and the only Light Dragons we have are either Helen, who is half Dark Dragon and knows only attack spells, or Nina who has yet to awaken. What were you thinking challenging a stranger to a duel?!" exclaimed Teepo.
Casey inquired, "What, do you think I should just let those remarks slide? He insulted me just for being a girl. If it makes you feel better, all of you can come along. Watch what I can do."
So that was how four young Dragons - - or Dragons sealed in a Winged body, same thing - - and one over eager young wolf ended up at McNeill manor late that night for the battle. The youth was sitting on a tree stump, looking quite pleased with this turn of events. "I would like to applaud your efforts, I didn't think you'd have the guts to show up tonight. Before we start, I would like to know your name, just so I can put a name with a face when I add you to my long list of kills and beaten up morons. I'm an efficient assassin, that's why McNeill hired me to guard his mansion for him."
"Casey," she stated, "My name is Casey. And these are my packmates, Nina the Winged woman, Teepo, Helen, and the wolf Demon. We stick together through thick and thin."
"Did you say you work for McNeill?! That slimebag, let me at him," demanded Teepo. He would have rushed forward too, if Helen hadn't grabbed onto his shirt before he did something stupid.
The boy replied, "Casey, that's quite a pretty name. You may call me Crest, the greatest assassin in the known world. Now, you will die by my hand." He unsheathed his daggers in one motion. If you looked at it from a neutral point of view, it was quite impressive to watch.
If this wasn't a duel, Casey would have transformed into a Dragon right away. But she believed in playing fair, unless her enemy decided to cheat. That was one of the major differences between the two Dragon Clans, Light Dragons wouldn't even cheat if their lives were in danger due to enemy Treachery - - only if there were others at risk too - - but a Dark Dragon would copy their enemy's patterns, fair play for fair play, cheating for cheating. Since he hadn't cheated yet, all Casey could do was to bring up her clawed gloves into the attack position. Even Demon was banned from the fight.
Crest laughed. "Claws, what weak weapons. They are no match for my daggers." He charged her, but Casey was too smart. All of her time fighting on Myrneg had done her some good. She dodged the attack with relative ease, and managed to scratch the assassin across the back.
"Don't underestimate me," she told him, "I've fought all of my life, so there's no way I can lose."
"You're good, I'll admit that. But not good enough girly. I too have fought all of my life, and know how to survive on the battlefield. And now, I will show you my true power," stated Crest.
He then began to concentrate, and light surrounded him. When it cleared, a tall humanoid Dragon stood in his place. It was gray with red eyes, and was wearing a black jumpsuit.
Casey yelled, "A Dragon! I'd better change too, or else I'm done for."
But before she could do that, Nina stepped forward. "Crest, member of the Dark Dragon Clan. It is I, Nina, the long awaited Queen of Dragons, come to reunite my people. Listen, you no longer need to serve McNeill, your people are willing to welcome you with open arms to our home. We need all of the help we can get, if we're to live through the coming storm."
Crest then turned back into a human. He looked at Nina, and suddenly remembered a vision he'd had involving a Winged girl and a Dragon man. They had called themselves the King and Queen of Dragons as well. The young Ninja Dragon instantly knew she spoke the truth.
"I guess I'll go with you," he stated, "But we're going to have to do something about McNeill. He might try to kill me for betraying him. We have to take out his power, or we could all be dead soon."
"How about Teepo, Nina, and I head to Syn City to take out the syndicate that we found out was located there? Then, you and Casey head to Rhaphala in order to hide out until the storm passes. With luck, nothing bad is going to happen while we're fighting," suggested Helen.
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Rhaphala. I already ordered what events are going to happen, just need to put them into chapters and add other little pieces where I find we need to. Here is Crest's information.
Crest (two years older than Nina): Force, Defender, Eldrich, Miracle, ???, Stalker (his unique)
One day, Casey and Nina were out shopping at McNeill. There had been some nasty rumors about the mayor hiring out a monster to guard his house, and the girls wanted to see if it was true. While they took care of this, Helen and Teepo were checking out the road, hoping to find an agent from the criminal syndicate that McNeill partnered with coming this way. Through that, they were looking to find out who exactly sent the people that killed Teepo's older brother, and caused him all the grief.
While the two girls were walking down the street, someone bumped into Casey. She fumed at this, nobody pushed her around. And she turned to tell the stranger just that.
"Hey!" she yelled, "Watch where you're going you big oaf! You could hurt someone."
Nina looked at the man. He seemed to be about Casey's age, and had brown eyes and short black hair held up with a gray bandana. His breeches were gray, and his tunic was black. A brown belt with a golden buckle was around his waist. The boots on his feet were black, and he had a gray sheath on both arms, with a dagger inside of each. A sour glare was on his face.
"Why don't you watch where you decide to stop? I'm in a hurry, and don't need some little girl getting in my way. Go skip rope or something kid," he demanded.
Casey screamed, "I'm no kid! You're not much older than me bucko. Who are you to start saying such rude things to my face? I'll take you on here and now if you want."
The man shrugged, and turned away. "If that's the way you want it, meet me outside of the McNeill manor after dark. We'll settle things then. Bring your little friend, you're going to need someone to pick up whatever pieces are left of you after I'm through." Then, he left.
"Same to you, jerk," called Casey, "Let's get going Nina, we'd better get ready for tonight."
* * * "Are you crazy Casey?! You could get badly hurt out there, and the only Light Dragons we have are either Helen, who is half Dark Dragon and knows only attack spells, or Nina who has yet to awaken. What were you thinking challenging a stranger to a duel?!" exclaimed Teepo.
Casey inquired, "What, do you think I should just let those remarks slide? He insulted me just for being a girl. If it makes you feel better, all of you can come along. Watch what I can do."
So that was how four young Dragons - - or Dragons sealed in a Winged body, same thing - - and one over eager young wolf ended up at McNeill manor late that night for the battle. The youth was sitting on a tree stump, looking quite pleased with this turn of events. "I would like to applaud your efforts, I didn't think you'd have the guts to show up tonight. Before we start, I would like to know your name, just so I can put a name with a face when I add you to my long list of kills and beaten up morons. I'm an efficient assassin, that's why McNeill hired me to guard his mansion for him."
"Casey," she stated, "My name is Casey. And these are my packmates, Nina the Winged woman, Teepo, Helen, and the wolf Demon. We stick together through thick and thin."
"Did you say you work for McNeill?! That slimebag, let me at him," demanded Teepo. He would have rushed forward too, if Helen hadn't grabbed onto his shirt before he did something stupid.
The boy replied, "Casey, that's quite a pretty name. You may call me Crest, the greatest assassin in the known world. Now, you will die by my hand." He unsheathed his daggers in one motion. If you looked at it from a neutral point of view, it was quite impressive to watch.
If this wasn't a duel, Casey would have transformed into a Dragon right away. But she believed in playing fair, unless her enemy decided to cheat. That was one of the major differences between the two Dragon Clans, Light Dragons wouldn't even cheat if their lives were in danger due to enemy Treachery - - only if there were others at risk too - - but a Dark Dragon would copy their enemy's patterns, fair play for fair play, cheating for cheating. Since he hadn't cheated yet, all Casey could do was to bring up her clawed gloves into the attack position. Even Demon was banned from the fight.
Crest laughed. "Claws, what weak weapons. They are no match for my daggers." He charged her, but Casey was too smart. All of her time fighting on Myrneg had done her some good. She dodged the attack with relative ease, and managed to scratch the assassin across the back.
"Don't underestimate me," she told him, "I've fought all of my life, so there's no way I can lose."
"You're good, I'll admit that. But not good enough girly. I too have fought all of my life, and know how to survive on the battlefield. And now, I will show you my true power," stated Crest.
He then began to concentrate, and light surrounded him. When it cleared, a tall humanoid Dragon stood in his place. It was gray with red eyes, and was wearing a black jumpsuit.
Casey yelled, "A Dragon! I'd better change too, or else I'm done for."
But before she could do that, Nina stepped forward. "Crest, member of the Dark Dragon Clan. It is I, Nina, the long awaited Queen of Dragons, come to reunite my people. Listen, you no longer need to serve McNeill, your people are willing to welcome you with open arms to our home. We need all of the help we can get, if we're to live through the coming storm."
Crest then turned back into a human. He looked at Nina, and suddenly remembered a vision he'd had involving a Winged girl and a Dragon man. They had called themselves the King and Queen of Dragons as well. The young Ninja Dragon instantly knew she spoke the truth.
"I guess I'll go with you," he stated, "But we're going to have to do something about McNeill. He might try to kill me for betraying him. We have to take out his power, or we could all be dead soon."
"How about Teepo, Nina, and I head to Syn City to take out the syndicate that we found out was located there? Then, you and Casey head to Rhaphala in order to hide out until the storm passes. With luck, nothing bad is going to happen while we're fighting," suggested Helen.
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Rhaphala. I already ordered what events are going to happen, just need to put them into chapters and add other little pieces where I find we need to. Here is Crest's information.
Crest (two years older than Nina): Force, Defender, Eldrich, Miracle, ???, Stalker (his unique)