Friend of Dragons
On the Ogre Road, heading to Syn City, Nina, Helen, and Teepo found themselves facing a large tiger monster. It barred its fangs, and showed the youths its claws in a threatening manner. The trio brandished their weapons - - Nina's wand, Helen's Ax, and Teepo's sword - - and prepared for battle.
"Stop the fight," called a new voice, "They're not our enemies brother. I can sense their auras, they're Dragons. If we ask them, I'm sure they'll help us in our fight against Syn City."
A youth of eleven years came running up to them. He had blue eyes and short blond hair. His tunic was blue, and his breeches were white. A yellow cape was around his shoulders, and he had tied a golden cord around his waist. The boots on his feet and the gauntlets on his arms were gold as well. Hanging from the cord was a sheath, with a longsword inside of it, ready to be drawn.
The tiger looked at them for a minute, and then he executed a de- transformation. Now, he was a Woren youth, about sixteen years old, with long blond hair held back by a white bandana. He had on orange pants, and an orange vest. A pair of knives was in his hands.
"Valindo, are you sure these guys are from your clan? They don't look like you," he told the boy.
Valindo stated, "I can feel it, they're all Dragons. Their aura is clearly just the same as mine, even that of the Winged Clanswoman. Besides, the other girl has the wings that the females of our Clan develop, as a result of the mating of a Winged Clanswoman and a Light Dragon a long time ago."
Nina looked at them. "My name is Nina, and I am the reborn Queen of Dragons. The girl is Helen, my best friend. And the boy is Teepo. We're off to destroy Syn City, before some of their goons come after a friend of ours, who got on Mayor McNeill's bad side recently."
"You don't have to worry about us," Teepo began to brag, "I beat up this monster called a Nue several years back all by myself. Then, I single- handedly beat up the ghosts of McNeill's ancestors. And when he sent goons after me, I blew them up as well. Just leave it to Teepo the mighty."
"But Teepo, you said that you had your brothers helping you fight the Nue and ghosts, and that those two thugs beat the three of you up after burning your treehouse," Helen stated.
Nina told the duo, "Teepo likes to brag, but he's got a good heart. He's got to avenge a brother of his who died, and find the one that managed to escape death and head east."
The tiger was eyeing the boy. "Teepo, is it really you? You're really alive? And you think Ryu might be as well? This is great, now those creeps will really pay. When we work together you and I can defeat any enemy that gets in our way, be it Syn City or a mad god."
"Teepo," questioned Helen, "Who is this, where do you know him from?"
"Is that you Rei? You'll never change, still getting into trouble. Me, on the other hand, have went out and discovered my destiny as a member of the Dark Dragon Clan," Teepo bragged again.
Nina told Valindo, "Actually, Helen and I got him to find his destiny. He was just playing Dragon and fighting monsters on the mountain when we met two years ago."
Teepo smiled. "Helen, Nina, this is my brother Rei. Since Bunyan told me he was dead, and Ryu went east, I now know that all three of us must have survived. We've only to find one more."
"So, you're the boy that Rei told me about," Valindo said, "Welcome friends. Stay the night with us, we've got to discuss a strategy for handling Syn City. I won't let another innocent death occur due to the greed of these men. I swear on my honor as one of the Light Dragon Clan."
* * *
"Rei, what happened to you after we were separated? We're apart for four years, and I now find you playing robber on a deserted road with a new apprentice," Teepo inquired.
Rei told him, "After the battle, I searched for information regarding who had attacked us. When I learned where they were stationed, I headed out there right away. But on the mountain nearby, I found a young Dragon, fighting for his life. I protected him, and when he became human again, he asked if I would be his big brother. So I took the kid in, he was only a year younger than Ryu. I guess I was also thinking about my past, and how I met you in the first place, when we were both lost and alone."
~ ~ ~ ~
When Rei was a small child of about five, a deranged scientist kidnapped him and two other boys. The man was trying to figure out how to release and control a power that the Woren Clan had sealed away many years ago, the power of the Weretiger. For five brutal years, Rei and the others were worked to death, hoping to draw out their powers in order to survive. Finally, they discovered the powers, and tried to hide them. Knowing they would eventually be found out, they planned an escape. Using the power, they broke out of the lab, and ran for home.
But their kinsmen were now terrified of the three, and they were turned away. In despair, they searched for a new home. A year later, they found Mt. Glauss. It looked like a perfect hideaway, until they found the Dragon. The other boys tried to fight it, and were killed. Suddenly, the beast lost its footing, and fell down the gorge. But when Rei went to see what had become of the beast, all he found was a small boy with long purple hair, lying unconscious. He took pity on the kid, and took him along as he searched for a new home. When the kid woke up, he introduced himself as Teepo.
~ ~ ~ ~
Rei laughed. "I never thought you were the Dragon on the mountain. Didn't even know there were still Dragons until I met Valindo. Doesn't that just beat all."
"Listen," Teepo told the group, "We strike out against Syn City in the morning. I won't let those chumps get away with the insult they showed my brothers and me. Vengeance will be ours."
- - - -
Wonder were I got a name like Valindo? From the same place I get last names, I put letters together and form a name.
Valindo (one year younger than Nina): Miracle, Thorn, Reverse, Life (his special), and he wields a sword.
On the Ogre Road, heading to Syn City, Nina, Helen, and Teepo found themselves facing a large tiger monster. It barred its fangs, and showed the youths its claws in a threatening manner. The trio brandished their weapons - - Nina's wand, Helen's Ax, and Teepo's sword - - and prepared for battle.
"Stop the fight," called a new voice, "They're not our enemies brother. I can sense their auras, they're Dragons. If we ask them, I'm sure they'll help us in our fight against Syn City."
A youth of eleven years came running up to them. He had blue eyes and short blond hair. His tunic was blue, and his breeches were white. A yellow cape was around his shoulders, and he had tied a golden cord around his waist. The boots on his feet and the gauntlets on his arms were gold as well. Hanging from the cord was a sheath, with a longsword inside of it, ready to be drawn.
The tiger looked at them for a minute, and then he executed a de- transformation. Now, he was a Woren youth, about sixteen years old, with long blond hair held back by a white bandana. He had on orange pants, and an orange vest. A pair of knives was in his hands.
"Valindo, are you sure these guys are from your clan? They don't look like you," he told the boy.
Valindo stated, "I can feel it, they're all Dragons. Their aura is clearly just the same as mine, even that of the Winged Clanswoman. Besides, the other girl has the wings that the females of our Clan develop, as a result of the mating of a Winged Clanswoman and a Light Dragon a long time ago."
Nina looked at them. "My name is Nina, and I am the reborn Queen of Dragons. The girl is Helen, my best friend. And the boy is Teepo. We're off to destroy Syn City, before some of their goons come after a friend of ours, who got on Mayor McNeill's bad side recently."
"You don't have to worry about us," Teepo began to brag, "I beat up this monster called a Nue several years back all by myself. Then, I single- handedly beat up the ghosts of McNeill's ancestors. And when he sent goons after me, I blew them up as well. Just leave it to Teepo the mighty."
"But Teepo, you said that you had your brothers helping you fight the Nue and ghosts, and that those two thugs beat the three of you up after burning your treehouse," Helen stated.
Nina told the duo, "Teepo likes to brag, but he's got a good heart. He's got to avenge a brother of his who died, and find the one that managed to escape death and head east."
The tiger was eyeing the boy. "Teepo, is it really you? You're really alive? And you think Ryu might be as well? This is great, now those creeps will really pay. When we work together you and I can defeat any enemy that gets in our way, be it Syn City or a mad god."
"Teepo," questioned Helen, "Who is this, where do you know him from?"
"Is that you Rei? You'll never change, still getting into trouble. Me, on the other hand, have went out and discovered my destiny as a member of the Dark Dragon Clan," Teepo bragged again.
Nina told Valindo, "Actually, Helen and I got him to find his destiny. He was just playing Dragon and fighting monsters on the mountain when we met two years ago."
Teepo smiled. "Helen, Nina, this is my brother Rei. Since Bunyan told me he was dead, and Ryu went east, I now know that all three of us must have survived. We've only to find one more."
"So, you're the boy that Rei told me about," Valindo said, "Welcome friends. Stay the night with us, we've got to discuss a strategy for handling Syn City. I won't let another innocent death occur due to the greed of these men. I swear on my honor as one of the Light Dragon Clan."
* * *
"Rei, what happened to you after we were separated? We're apart for four years, and I now find you playing robber on a deserted road with a new apprentice," Teepo inquired.
Rei told him, "After the battle, I searched for information regarding who had attacked us. When I learned where they were stationed, I headed out there right away. But on the mountain nearby, I found a young Dragon, fighting for his life. I protected him, and when he became human again, he asked if I would be his big brother. So I took the kid in, he was only a year younger than Ryu. I guess I was also thinking about my past, and how I met you in the first place, when we were both lost and alone."
~ ~ ~ ~
When Rei was a small child of about five, a deranged scientist kidnapped him and two other boys. The man was trying to figure out how to release and control a power that the Woren Clan had sealed away many years ago, the power of the Weretiger. For five brutal years, Rei and the others were worked to death, hoping to draw out their powers in order to survive. Finally, they discovered the powers, and tried to hide them. Knowing they would eventually be found out, they planned an escape. Using the power, they broke out of the lab, and ran for home.
But their kinsmen were now terrified of the three, and they were turned away. In despair, they searched for a new home. A year later, they found Mt. Glauss. It looked like a perfect hideaway, until they found the Dragon. The other boys tried to fight it, and were killed. Suddenly, the beast lost its footing, and fell down the gorge. But when Rei went to see what had become of the beast, all he found was a small boy with long purple hair, lying unconscious. He took pity on the kid, and took him along as he searched for a new home. When the kid woke up, he introduced himself as Teepo.
~ ~ ~ ~
Rei laughed. "I never thought you were the Dragon on the mountain. Didn't even know there were still Dragons until I met Valindo. Doesn't that just beat all."
"Listen," Teepo told the group, "We strike out against Syn City in the morning. I won't let those chumps get away with the insult they showed my brothers and me. Vengeance will be ours."
- - - -
Wonder were I got a name like Valindo? From the same place I get last names, I put letters together and form a name.
Valindo (one year younger than Nina): Miracle, Thorn, Reverse, Life (his special), and he wields a sword.