Dragonic Destiny

"I see it!" exclaimed Teepo, "That big floating station that's just up ahead. It's got to be where Myria dwells. After all, who else would want to live in a place like this?"

Nina landed on the welcoming platform. Then, she became a human again. Once that was done, the group started to look through the station. In order to quicken the search, the preliminary search was divided into groups. Rei, Momo, Peco, and Garr went one way, while Ryu, Nina, Helen, and Teepo went the other way. They met back at the entrance, talking about what they'd discovered.

Rei had picked some locks, and had managed to find some special shells for Momo's bazooka that could destroy plants. Ryu had found some weeds that blocked a door in one of the corridors, after breaking some glass and sneaking through the hole to steal a Keycard A from a monster who was sleeping there. They figured that the two objects might connect, so they all went to see the plants.

Momo blew up the plants, and they then began to journey through the newly opened door. It looked to be a green garden of some sort. Soon after, they found what appeared to be a locked door. Rei picked it, and they continued onwards. It wasn't long before they found an elevator that was labeled "Eden". Curious as to what it was, the group all took it to the top.

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A world full of greenery awaited them there. To the Dragons, it was surprisingly calming. Teepo let a bird land on his finger. Ryu sat under a tree to doze. And Helen sat near some flowers.

"Just as I suspected. This is the perfect place for the Dragons to live. It calms their senses, so they have no desire to fight. The world will be safe only if all Brood move here," a voice echoed.

Suddenly, a woman appeared. She was blond with blue eyes, and had many white wings on her back. The woman wore a pink low cut dress. But she seemed too perfect to be real.

Nina yelled, "You must be Myria. Why have you attacked the Dragons? They never wanted to destroy the world, and if they hadn't let themselves be destroyed, then they would have done just that."

Myria shook her head. "Even if they didn't mean to, they still are a danger. It only takes one Dragon who is uninformed on who he is to go on a rampage and destroy the world. But you should be relieved, I've found a place where all Dragons can live without the will or desire to battle."

She waved her hand. In that instant, all of the other Dragons appeared in the room. They all immediately calmed down due to the spell Myria placed throughout Eden. Even little Sylvia sat down and began to relax, and Selene didn't charge Myria looking for justice at all.

"Now then," Myria told the others, "You all will be able to go home without memory of this adventure. You can go back to your former lives, and live in peace for eternity."

She waved her hand at Momo first. But to everyone's surprise, Rei jumped in front to shield the scientist. He vanished in the next instant. For when she was in danger, Rei finally noticed just how much he cared about the scatterbrained young woman. Not that his sacrifice stopped Myria from blasting Momo with her next spell. Garr was next, and then she turned towards Nina.

"Poor little princess, so scarred from her encounters with Dragons. I will fill you with false memories of a happy life with your parents, and you can go home to them. They will remember spending the last ten years with you too. Everything will be as it should be," she stated.

But for some reason, the spell didn't effect Nina. Suddenly, the woman was again surrounded by a hot white light, and turned into her Dragon form. She said, "Nothing will ever separate me from Ryu again. There's no way I'm going to forget him again, and I won't allow my parents to control my life."

Myria shook her head. "Then, I guess you can stay here as a Dragon, and live out your life in this little enclosure. It is what is best for the world anyway, what if you awoke and did something foolish?"

"But she will not, Myria," a new voice commented, "You think too little of the Dragons. Although you stopped the desert from consuming the world after Death Evans scarred it, you are still supposed to be working to guard the world, not playing police officer to the Dragon Clans."

"Yggdrasil! How can you be here, you're just a tree?" Myria inquired.

Peco told her, "Some of my sap was used in an experiment at the Plant in Wyndia. Many mutants were created with my powers on accident. This here is one of those mutants. Now, I must allow Ryu to chose, should he fight you, or should he and his people stay here for eternity?"

Myria was unnerved. "But if I die, the desert will consume the planet again. Are you going to take that risk, Ryu? People can't survive on their own if something like this was to happen."

"I believe in the power of humanity," Ryu stated, "If I didn't, Fou Lou would have consumed me back when I was first sent into this world. We're going to fight you, to prove that point."

With that, Rei, Momo, and Garr appeared again. They all wondered how they had gotten back to the Station Myria in an instant. Why had the goddess seen it fit to bring them back?

"This is a battle between me and the Dragons. But if they insist, you can all watch the fight as well. Choose your party wisely, your majesty. I would like four to battle with me. That was how it was in the times where I existed, none of this three people only junk," she said.

Ryu informed his crew, "I want Nina, Helen, and Teepo to battle alongside me. This is the best bet I have for victory. After all, we're the heirs to Infinity. Ready your weapons, this is the final battle."

Nina pulled out her wand. Ryu and Teepo brandished their swords. Helen grabbed her Ax. Together, they stepped forward, ready for battle. Everyone else headed for a safe spot to watch.

Myria looked at them. "Foolish Dragons, you could have lived on in this little room of mine. But if you insist on fighting against me, you will die by my hands."

"The world has no more need for you," Ryu yelled, "We can make a future on our own. If we have to fight to prove that, then so be it. Ready everyone, CHARGE!"

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