Revenge is Sweet
The next day, the group traveled down the road in order to get to Syn City. Once there, Nina, Helen, and Teepo scoped it out. Rei and Valindo stayed behind, as the guards as might recognize them the two who'd been making a mess on the Ogre Road for some time now, and they'd lose the element of surprise. When the three returned to the meeting place, they gave their report.
"The boss is in the back," stated Nina, "But they won't let us meet with him. So we've got to just bust right in there, and start a fight. There's no other way we can get to the switch."
"Can't we just nuke the whole city with some Dragon power? I'm sure between me, Helen, and Valindo we can deliver a big enough bomb to kill everyone inside," Teepo added.
Nina told him, "No, I would like to avoid civilian casualties. Any member of the syndicate is open game, but if a person runs away, just let them flee. Otherwise, we'll just show them the cruelty of the Brood, and not the real side of it. That'll alert the Last Guardian, and we'll be in deep."
In the end, Teepo agreed to the plan. The five walked right in the city, and drew their weapons. Rei stepped to the front of the group. "Listen up people. My name is Rei, and I've come from the Cedar Woods to extract my vengeance upon those who destroyed my peaceful life with my brothers. Let us through to see the boss, and we won't hurt you. But try anything and you'll die a painful death."
Most of the shop keepers and customers began running away instantly. They'd heard of the Woren and Dragon who were making trouble on the road, and didn't want to have to fight them when they were alone. But now that they had more friends, they were triply sure they didn't want to fight. Rei, Teepo, or Valindo's blades, Helen's ax, Nina's wand, or the magic of the Winged Clan or Dark Dragon Clan quickly dispatched the few fools that stayed to fight them off.
Finally, they came to the switch. Rei hit it, and they headed back to find the boss. But he was long gone, had moved to the North Checkpoint several years back in order to run his empire away from the direct action. The five warriors quickly headed to the Checkpoint.
There, they found Mikba of Syn City lounging about with some expensive wine that his men had smuggled from a foreign province. This angered Rei, here was this man who got whatever he wanted, or else someone died. And he didn't have to lift a finger to do anything, as he had all those lackeys.
"Mikba," demanded Rei, "You're going down for what you did. You messed with the family of Rei of Cedar Woods, and now you'll die. Let's go, Teepo, Valindo. You ladies stay back, this is our fight."
'As if. I feel as if this is my fight as well. What is my past connection to Syn City? I feel like they hurt me and/or my loved ones in the past, but I can't remember when,' mused Nina.
With that, Rei became a Weretiger, Teepo became a Dark Warrior with defensive properties, and Valindo became his special, the Cleric Dragon. In this form, he was yellow, and had wings powerful enough to help him fly a little bit. In fact, the interior of his wings looked almost like they were made of energy. There was no horn on his head, nor spikes on his back, and his eyes were gold and not red.
Mikba exclaimed, "Dragons?! Those beasts still exist. Now I need one, it'll be worth a mint on the Black Market. Come to me, little monsters." He then began to transform into a huge demon with bat-like wings. He had on armor, and a large ax was in his hands.
The group began to fight. But Rei was completely berserk, unable to tell friend from foe. Often, he hit the Cleric Dragon or Shadow Warrior, knocking them down. And neither could heal themselves.
Helen looked at Nina. "We've got to help somehow. At times like this, I curse how my magic was distributed. I got mom's Dark Dragon attack spells, and Dad's Light Dragon strengths - - in instances where the two races divide their power or values. Couldn't I have been a healer who could unleash the full fury of the Brood without a thought to the consequences?"
"I wish I could help too," Nina stated, "I also am an attack mage. And I haven't been able to awaken my Dragon Powers at all, so I can't even fight alongside you at an equal level."
Suddenly, she felt a strange force come over her. Nina's body began to glow white, and a brilliant flash lit up the air. When it died down, the girl had changed. Her once graceful bird's wings were now white Dragon's wings instead. She raised her hand, and cast Vigor on the trio.
Helen took the opportunity to use the Target spell on Mikba. It took effect on Rei instantly, and he could not resist attacking Mikba, and had no more desire to fight his party. That took much of the strain off of Valindo and Teepo, as they'd been beaten up pretty bad.
Soon Mikba had fallen. All turned to Nina, to thank the young woman for a job well done. But they saw her lying unconscious on the ground, with Helen standing over her trying to resuscitate her. The young woman had also reverted back to being a Winged Clanswoman.
* * *
"She probably woke up seeing our plight. Now that we're no longer in any trouble, she's returned to her sleep in order to conserve energy. Her body probably isn't ready for such power to flow through her veins. Looks like her real awakening won't be for some time," commented Helen.
Teepo told Rei, "Carry her back to town for us. You're the strongest of the group, so it shouldn't be too hard for you. Besides, I'm still aching from you trying to kick my butt."
Rei blushed. "That's why I didn't want to use that power a long time ago. I thought I might accidentally hurt you or Ryu when I wasn't myself. Guess I was right."
"Don't ignore your own power," Helen told him, "You need to work with it in order to develop your true strength. And we need all the help we can get if we're to take on Guardians, and protect our race."
- - - -
About Dragon eyes, yes, unless directly stated, they will be red. Red fits their fiery personality, and beast nature.
The next day, the group traveled down the road in order to get to Syn City. Once there, Nina, Helen, and Teepo scoped it out. Rei and Valindo stayed behind, as the guards as might recognize them the two who'd been making a mess on the Ogre Road for some time now, and they'd lose the element of surprise. When the three returned to the meeting place, they gave their report.
"The boss is in the back," stated Nina, "But they won't let us meet with him. So we've got to just bust right in there, and start a fight. There's no other way we can get to the switch."
"Can't we just nuke the whole city with some Dragon power? I'm sure between me, Helen, and Valindo we can deliver a big enough bomb to kill everyone inside," Teepo added.
Nina told him, "No, I would like to avoid civilian casualties. Any member of the syndicate is open game, but if a person runs away, just let them flee. Otherwise, we'll just show them the cruelty of the Brood, and not the real side of it. That'll alert the Last Guardian, and we'll be in deep."
In the end, Teepo agreed to the plan. The five walked right in the city, and drew their weapons. Rei stepped to the front of the group. "Listen up people. My name is Rei, and I've come from the Cedar Woods to extract my vengeance upon those who destroyed my peaceful life with my brothers. Let us through to see the boss, and we won't hurt you. But try anything and you'll die a painful death."
Most of the shop keepers and customers began running away instantly. They'd heard of the Woren and Dragon who were making trouble on the road, and didn't want to have to fight them when they were alone. But now that they had more friends, they were triply sure they didn't want to fight. Rei, Teepo, or Valindo's blades, Helen's ax, Nina's wand, or the magic of the Winged Clan or Dark Dragon Clan quickly dispatched the few fools that stayed to fight them off.
Finally, they came to the switch. Rei hit it, and they headed back to find the boss. But he was long gone, had moved to the North Checkpoint several years back in order to run his empire away from the direct action. The five warriors quickly headed to the Checkpoint.
There, they found Mikba of Syn City lounging about with some expensive wine that his men had smuggled from a foreign province. This angered Rei, here was this man who got whatever he wanted, or else someone died. And he didn't have to lift a finger to do anything, as he had all those lackeys.
"Mikba," demanded Rei, "You're going down for what you did. You messed with the family of Rei of Cedar Woods, and now you'll die. Let's go, Teepo, Valindo. You ladies stay back, this is our fight."
'As if. I feel as if this is my fight as well. What is my past connection to Syn City? I feel like they hurt me and/or my loved ones in the past, but I can't remember when,' mused Nina.
With that, Rei became a Weretiger, Teepo became a Dark Warrior with defensive properties, and Valindo became his special, the Cleric Dragon. In this form, he was yellow, and had wings powerful enough to help him fly a little bit. In fact, the interior of his wings looked almost like they were made of energy. There was no horn on his head, nor spikes on his back, and his eyes were gold and not red.
Mikba exclaimed, "Dragons?! Those beasts still exist. Now I need one, it'll be worth a mint on the Black Market. Come to me, little monsters." He then began to transform into a huge demon with bat-like wings. He had on armor, and a large ax was in his hands.
The group began to fight. But Rei was completely berserk, unable to tell friend from foe. Often, he hit the Cleric Dragon or Shadow Warrior, knocking them down. And neither could heal themselves.
Helen looked at Nina. "We've got to help somehow. At times like this, I curse how my magic was distributed. I got mom's Dark Dragon attack spells, and Dad's Light Dragon strengths - - in instances where the two races divide their power or values. Couldn't I have been a healer who could unleash the full fury of the Brood without a thought to the consequences?"
"I wish I could help too," Nina stated, "I also am an attack mage. And I haven't been able to awaken my Dragon Powers at all, so I can't even fight alongside you at an equal level."
Suddenly, she felt a strange force come over her. Nina's body began to glow white, and a brilliant flash lit up the air. When it died down, the girl had changed. Her once graceful bird's wings were now white Dragon's wings instead. She raised her hand, and cast Vigor on the trio.
Helen took the opportunity to use the Target spell on Mikba. It took effect on Rei instantly, and he could not resist attacking Mikba, and had no more desire to fight his party. That took much of the strain off of Valindo and Teepo, as they'd been beaten up pretty bad.
Soon Mikba had fallen. All turned to Nina, to thank the young woman for a job well done. But they saw her lying unconscious on the ground, with Helen standing over her trying to resuscitate her. The young woman had also reverted back to being a Winged Clanswoman.
* * *
"She probably woke up seeing our plight. Now that we're no longer in any trouble, she's returned to her sleep in order to conserve energy. Her body probably isn't ready for such power to flow through her veins. Looks like her real awakening won't be for some time," commented Helen.
Teepo told Rei, "Carry her back to town for us. You're the strongest of the group, so it shouldn't be too hard for you. Besides, I'm still aching from you trying to kick my butt."
Rei blushed. "That's why I didn't want to use that power a long time ago. I thought I might accidentally hurt you or Ryu when I wasn't myself. Guess I was right."
"Don't ignore your own power," Helen told him, "You need to work with it in order to develop your true strength. And we need all the help we can get if we're to take on Guardians, and protect our race."
- - - -
About Dragon eyes, yes, unless directly stated, they will be red. Red fits their fiery personality, and beast nature.