A Serpent's Story
After reuniting outside of town, the five headed back to Angel's Tower. Once there, they waited for the night, so the guards would go to sleep. When the time was right, all five snuck past the gates, and headed for the basement area where Dies was said to be sealed.
There, they found a naked woman with blue hair sleeping in a pyramid of energy. Nina walked up to the pyramid, curious as to how the fight had helped them if she was still sleeping. But the second Nina touched it, the barrier disappeared, and Dies was free. She then stood up.
"Finally, I'm out of that stupid cage," she stated, "And four little Dragons have come to my rescue. As well as Princess Nina, it seems like she's finally beginning to awaken her true powers."
"Excuse me, why have you called me a princess? I admit that I'm the reborn Queen of Dragons, but I'm not a princess. Just a young sorceress suffering from memory loss," Nina told her.
Dies said, "But the Queen has always been reborn as a Wyndian princess. That was because she was the Princess of Wyndia before her transformation into a Dragon. I should know, I've fought alongside her on three separate occasions after the Dragon Clan was formed."
Nina looked at her. "I'm really a Princess?! All these years, I've heard about how the princess went missing or got kidnapped by someone. I never imagined that it was me."
"Lady Dies," inquired Ryan, "Could you tell us all about the wars, and how the Dragon Clan came to be Myria's enemy? You're her other half, right? So why do you two have such different ideals?"
"I may be Myria's other half, but I'm not the same as my sister, am I? King Ryu was not the same as Fou Lou either. That was why they fought for control of their body in ancient times," Dies replied.
Lumina asked, "Could you just tell us the story, my lady? We need to know what to do next."
Dies looked at her. "I can see that you are one of my priestesses. Tell you what, come to the temple at Mt. Zublo. I'll tell you the story there, once I'm changed. You don't know how embarrassing it is to be stuck in the body of a human, without any clothes on. I'd like to deck that sister of mine for getting her servants to do that. I know I never embarrassed her like that."
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Once at Mt. Zublo, the group found a cave with what appeared to be a temple inside. As this was the only thing that relatively matched what Dies had said, they entered. A plaque with some words in the ancient language of Dragons on it was at the back. When Nina touched it, a white- hot light covered the group. Then, they stood in another room before Dies, and Nina was in her Dragon body.
Dies looked much different now. Her legs were now gone, with a green snake tail in their stead. She had on some clothes to cover the rest of her body as well, and her hair was in a ponytail.
"Welcome," Dies stated, "It is nice to see you all. Do you still want to hear the story of the battles between the Dragons and Myria? It might take a little time, as there's much to stay."
"Yes, tell us. I wish to know all about my people, and why we are always in battle," Ryan begged.
Dies began with, "Well, it started over 10,000 years ago. That was when the Dragon King created your clan by sacrificing his godhood. He also helped me get out of this stupid suit of armor I was trapped in, as well as give the suit its own life as a Dragon. Then, ten years later, he was taken by a deranged scientist, and became a god once more. After that, he and his queen transferred their souls to Zephyr, but the second half of the king still existed as a Dragon God. He flew off, in order to watch over his people from afar. From that day forward, he was called Ladon, which means Silent Protector."
This amazed Felina. "Our god is actually the King's other half?! So he really our creator."
"Yes, Ladon is the one who created the clan," Dies continued, "Some time later, my other half, called Myria came down to the world. She tried to get the Dragons to follow her, and to ignore Ladon. The half that did became the Dark Dragon Clan. But Ryu and Nina had been reborn, and with the help of six others, they used the Goddess Keys to seal her away. With her gone, the peace returned to the world once more. The King and Queen married, and left the first bit of Dragon blood in the Wyndian Royal Family. But that began the deterioration of the clan's wings, to the point where the Great Bird was only accessible to adults, and wings were unable to grow until they were about ten years old."
"Why are my wings so grown? I know we lost most of our power due to some ancestors who married outside of the clan and diluted our blood, but how can I look like this?" inquired Nina.
Dies informed her, "I cannot say how. Maybe because you're awakening your true power. Or it could be because of an outside factor. Now, where was I? Ah, yes, the second war with Myria. Her name was changed to Tyr and mine to Bleu after the first conflict, due to my deciding to hide our ties to the Dragons of the past. Some time later, the emperor of the Dark Dragons tried to revive her. Again, Ryu and Nina came to fight against her with six companions. This time, Nina was much younger than he, but ended up at the same age once she fell backwards through a time warp five years. Again, they married. And again, the blood became diluted. The Great Bird was lost, but Healing magic became part of the Light Dragon Clan, and Battle magic part of the Winged Clan. Dragon females also grew wings."
Garth looked awed. "Wow, I never knew our clans had been through all that. But didn't the Dragons all make peace, and protect the world from a demon 500 years later?"
"You are right," Dies replied, "A demon tried to destroy the Dragons by weakening Ladon and getting people to worship him. Again, the King and Queen fought against him with their companions, seven this time. And again, they married and the blood became diluted. This time, the Wyndian Wings became much smaller, and even a magical ceremony couldn't awaken the Great Bird. But I can see that Nina has the power within her, and she just has to find it."
At that moment, Nina became a Winged Clanswoman again. She felt a new power within her. It felt just like the legendary Great Bird, who could carry her friends high above the clouds.
"Good, it looks like it worked. Now, use this power to complete your mission, and save the Dragon Clans from destruction. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help," apologized Dies.
Nina told her, "That's ok. Now that I have this, I think our chances for winning just became much greater. Let's get going, we must return home to plan our strategy."
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Ok, now we've connected all four games. Five ain't really in timeline due to the immense differences.
After reuniting outside of town, the five headed back to Angel's Tower. Once there, they waited for the night, so the guards would go to sleep. When the time was right, all five snuck past the gates, and headed for the basement area where Dies was said to be sealed.
There, they found a naked woman with blue hair sleeping in a pyramid of energy. Nina walked up to the pyramid, curious as to how the fight had helped them if she was still sleeping. But the second Nina touched it, the barrier disappeared, and Dies was free. She then stood up.
"Finally, I'm out of that stupid cage," she stated, "And four little Dragons have come to my rescue. As well as Princess Nina, it seems like she's finally beginning to awaken her true powers."
"Excuse me, why have you called me a princess? I admit that I'm the reborn Queen of Dragons, but I'm not a princess. Just a young sorceress suffering from memory loss," Nina told her.
Dies said, "But the Queen has always been reborn as a Wyndian princess. That was because she was the Princess of Wyndia before her transformation into a Dragon. I should know, I've fought alongside her on three separate occasions after the Dragon Clan was formed."
Nina looked at her. "I'm really a Princess?! All these years, I've heard about how the princess went missing or got kidnapped by someone. I never imagined that it was me."
"Lady Dies," inquired Ryan, "Could you tell us all about the wars, and how the Dragon Clan came to be Myria's enemy? You're her other half, right? So why do you two have such different ideals?"
"I may be Myria's other half, but I'm not the same as my sister, am I? King Ryu was not the same as Fou Lou either. That was why they fought for control of their body in ancient times," Dies replied.
Lumina asked, "Could you just tell us the story, my lady? We need to know what to do next."
Dies looked at her. "I can see that you are one of my priestesses. Tell you what, come to the temple at Mt. Zublo. I'll tell you the story there, once I'm changed. You don't know how embarrassing it is to be stuck in the body of a human, without any clothes on. I'd like to deck that sister of mine for getting her servants to do that. I know I never embarrassed her like that."
* * *
Once at Mt. Zublo, the group found a cave with what appeared to be a temple inside. As this was the only thing that relatively matched what Dies had said, they entered. A plaque with some words in the ancient language of Dragons on it was at the back. When Nina touched it, a white- hot light covered the group. Then, they stood in another room before Dies, and Nina was in her Dragon body.
Dies looked much different now. Her legs were now gone, with a green snake tail in their stead. She had on some clothes to cover the rest of her body as well, and her hair was in a ponytail.
"Welcome," Dies stated, "It is nice to see you all. Do you still want to hear the story of the battles between the Dragons and Myria? It might take a little time, as there's much to stay."
"Yes, tell us. I wish to know all about my people, and why we are always in battle," Ryan begged.
Dies began with, "Well, it started over 10,000 years ago. That was when the Dragon King created your clan by sacrificing his godhood. He also helped me get out of this stupid suit of armor I was trapped in, as well as give the suit its own life as a Dragon. Then, ten years later, he was taken by a deranged scientist, and became a god once more. After that, he and his queen transferred their souls to Zephyr, but the second half of the king still existed as a Dragon God. He flew off, in order to watch over his people from afar. From that day forward, he was called Ladon, which means Silent Protector."
This amazed Felina. "Our god is actually the King's other half?! So he really our creator."
"Yes, Ladon is the one who created the clan," Dies continued, "Some time later, my other half, called Myria came down to the world. She tried to get the Dragons to follow her, and to ignore Ladon. The half that did became the Dark Dragon Clan. But Ryu and Nina had been reborn, and with the help of six others, they used the Goddess Keys to seal her away. With her gone, the peace returned to the world once more. The King and Queen married, and left the first bit of Dragon blood in the Wyndian Royal Family. But that began the deterioration of the clan's wings, to the point where the Great Bird was only accessible to adults, and wings were unable to grow until they were about ten years old."
"Why are my wings so grown? I know we lost most of our power due to some ancestors who married outside of the clan and diluted our blood, but how can I look like this?" inquired Nina.
Dies informed her, "I cannot say how. Maybe because you're awakening your true power. Or it could be because of an outside factor. Now, where was I? Ah, yes, the second war with Myria. Her name was changed to Tyr and mine to Bleu after the first conflict, due to my deciding to hide our ties to the Dragons of the past. Some time later, the emperor of the Dark Dragons tried to revive her. Again, Ryu and Nina came to fight against her with six companions. This time, Nina was much younger than he, but ended up at the same age once she fell backwards through a time warp five years. Again, they married. And again, the blood became diluted. The Great Bird was lost, but Healing magic became part of the Light Dragon Clan, and Battle magic part of the Winged Clan. Dragon females also grew wings."
Garth looked awed. "Wow, I never knew our clans had been through all that. But didn't the Dragons all make peace, and protect the world from a demon 500 years later?"
"You are right," Dies replied, "A demon tried to destroy the Dragons by weakening Ladon and getting people to worship him. Again, the King and Queen fought against him with their companions, seven this time. And again, they married and the blood became diluted. This time, the Wyndian Wings became much smaller, and even a magical ceremony couldn't awaken the Great Bird. But I can see that Nina has the power within her, and she just has to find it."
At that moment, Nina became a Winged Clanswoman again. She felt a new power within her. It felt just like the legendary Great Bird, who could carry her friends high above the clouds.
"Good, it looks like it worked. Now, use this power to complete your mission, and save the Dragon Clans from destruction. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help," apologized Dies.
Nina told her, "That's ok. Now that I have this, I think our chances for winning just became much greater. Let's get going, we must return home to plan our strategy."
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Ok, now we've connected all four games. Five ain't really in timeline due to the immense differences.