Ch.22: And So It Begins
The Dragoon's woke up early in the morning. The next few days would be very tense. Everyone would be preparing and making weapons, getting supplies, the works. Dart and Lavitz took these last few days before the war to train. The Queen had a room that was only for training.
Dart and Lavitz walked inside, weapons in hand. The room was dark and dim, they searched around for a light.
"Who wouldn't put a light in a training room, you have to see to train" Lavitz was furious
"Calm down man, I'm sure there's a light somewhere" Dart laughed
Nimbulo walked past the guy's room, laughing, as he knew the real purpose of the room.
"The point is to not have a light, anyone can train while they can see" he laughed more
Their faces turned a maroon red. Embarrassment overfilled them. Once they had finally gotten used to the darkness, they put on their cold faces.
Forgetting their friendship, the two Dragon Knights went at each other. Lavitz tried stabbing Dart, but Dart had his Dragoon Spirit activated. The spear had no effect but a slight blow, sending Dart back a bit.
He gave Lavitz enough time to transform. The emerald green light over-came his body as the light hardened into armor. Lavitz's spear was now upgraded. He once again tried to attack Dart, but this was only training for him. He dodged the spear gracefully.
Dart's new blade came in handy for blocking too. Lavitz would take his spear and use it as if it were a sword. The result was a knock on Dart and a slash from Dart. They both landed to take a breath.
"You.have.nice skills" Dart complimented
"You.too" Lavitz answered
They both flew up again after their landing, which was short. Dart rushed to Lavitz this time, spinning his enormous blade as he went. Lavitz thought that Dart was going to launch a one-two slash. But he was wrong, instead when Dart reached Lavitz he jumped. Then did a flip in the air. After the flip he landed behind Lavitz who was very confused. He slashed Lavitz and then by the time he had turned around Dart was in the air again. He landed behind him again, the same thing happened but this time Dart stayed for the counter. Lavitz stabbed his spear but Dart was caught. The stab sent Dart across the room. He landed when his armor met the wall. A huge crack developed in the white marble.
"Ohh! Debra is gonna' be mad at you!" Lavitz laughed
"Bull shit let's go!" Dart yelled and rushed at him
He slashed his blade at Lavitz using magic this time.
"Flameslash!" he shouted Lavitz was prepared for this, using his wings to give him a lift. The slash created another crack in the wall, opposite of Dart's.
The fighting started to get a little intense when Lavitz got his game on.
"Cyclone. wind!" he shouted
The same routine started and Dart had to dodge this time. The Dragoon was not weighted down by his heavy armor at all. He knew this wind had to end so he went inside, letting himself get sucked up.
Once inside he slashed the inside wall of the tornado, not being able to open his eyes. He flew out of what he thought was the end and threw his blade into the edge. This made his tornado die and wither. The last gust shifted Dart's hair to the other side.
While Nimbulo was walking down the hallway, he encountered Bejong. Seeing as he was not paying attention, he knocked him down.
"Ouch!" Bejong exclaimed
"Oops sorry let me help you up" Nimbulo apologized and helped the younger man up
"Thanks, so where are you off to?" Bejong asked
"I was going to the library to look at books about Omega and Emperor Neen" Nimbulo answered
"You know, strangely, that's where I was going too" Bejong shrugged
"Well it's this way, let's go" Nimbulo directed
Bejong shrugged again and then followed him. He gazed at the spear on Nimbulo's back. It was amazing, with it's sharp steel tip to it's feathers on the bottom. He whipped out his Sais as if he were fighting someone himself.
Shana and Jade were enjoying the pleasures of the palace. And no, it wasn't by being pampered. It was by training. Shana and Jade trained just as hard as the boys. From Shana's Celestial Flash to Jade's White Sliver Dragon. They both never gave up. Shana would occasionally stop and rest her head. She would get a headache every so often.
Dart and Lavitz were still going. Neither one of them thought about the room getting messed up or anything. This is what they had to be like for the war. Show no mercy on whatever Neen put in his army. If it were men or Basks, Neen would go down. Dart was first to come to his senses.
"Lavitz.stop!" Dart shouted breathlessly
"Huh? Why?" he retorted in mid-air
"Because were pushing too hard, save it all for the Shadow Army, we have no need to take it on ourselves" Dart explained
"You're right, I'm hungry anyway"
Shana and Jade realized the same thing and also stopped.
"Maybe we should stop Shana." Jade suggested
"Stop? Why? I don't want to stop, your just mad because I'm beating you!" she slurred her words
"No, because we're overdoing it" Jade explained
"Yeah I guess your right, let's go eat something" Shana added
The two groups met each other in the kitchen at precisely the same moment. They argued about who could eat what and took practically everything from the chef.
"No way, you can have that!" Lavitz yelled
"Nuh uh! You can take this!" Jade spat
"Why can't we just eat everything in sight?!" Dart got mad
"Let's do that!" Shana rushed to food
Nimbulo and Bejong had no luck finding things about Neen or Omega. The two seemed non-existent. They were both furious that they had been racking their brains all day and not found anything.
"Ugh! I'm so mad!" Bejong yelled
"Yeah me too, let's go take a break by eating" Nimbulo decided
"Good idea but you can go ahead, I'm not hungry" Bejong refused
"Ok suit yourself" Nimbulo concluded
He left the room, leaving Bejong to himself in the huge library. Its shelves were packed with thousands of years of history of Orth, but none of the current Emperor. Bejong decided to take a break and go wander the halls of the Palace.
The food frenzy was set to a stop when Nimbulo finally came in. They all looked at him.
"STOP!" he shouted over them
Everyone froze with food in his or her mouths. They all stared at his angry face.
Jake was the only one who was alone besides Bejong. He was on the topmost balcony where nobody could see him. This was his time to think.
He looked out over past the palace gates to the barren, desolate lands of Minos. He noticed the fort held there. That's where the war was going to be held. He didn't want to say the beautiful land here was going to be covered with blood because it was not beautiful.
'This once peaceful land, now to be held as a battle ground for war.the ultimate war. This is Orth's fate as a land. Just like Endiness' he thought.
Jake suddenly remembered seeing the Dragoon's when they were about to attack Melbu.
'I have become the god, I have everything, death to all who wish to rebel against me!'
'We are the Dragoon's! We will change fate!'
Meanwhile, Bejong was wandering the main hall. He expected to see pictures of the old kings and queens. He only saw pictures of what seemed to be a war. Then when he saw one picture, he knew what war. These pictures were of the Divine War. The one that gave it away was the Dragon. He knew that Dragon.
The picture showed a bunch of Dragoon's flying around the Divine Dragon. They bore blades or spears or even bows. He spit fire all over in their directions. One seemed to be shooting a huge blue beam at the Dragon. Others were nearby slashing away. When he heard footsteps coming down the hall, he ran into the nearest room he could find. He had a feeling that he wasn't supposed to be there.
Dart was actually the one who came down the hall. Him and everyone else. The Dragoon's were calling out Jake's name. Bejong came out of the room to reveal himself.
"Have you seen Jake anywhere Bejong?" Dart asked
"Nope haven't seen him since we got here" he answered
"Well, it's getting black outside, like it's going to rain" Dart said with concern
"I'm going to check the balconies" Nimbulo announced
As if on cue, Jake ran into the hall.
"Guys, that's no rain outside, Neen is coming. He is beginning the war today!" Jake yelled
Everyone ran outside to see the black sky. It was going to rain, but not like a regular rain, Korma was coming.
"He's using Korma also!" Shana cried out.
Lavitz rushed into General Cloud's room. He busted open the locked door.
"Hey! That was locked for a reason!" Cloud scowled at him
"Yeah well I busted in for a reason! Assemble the army, the war is beginning! Neen is here!" Lavitz scowled back
Cloud ran to sound an alarm. As soon as it was sounded, at least a thousand troops rushed out of the castle. They ran for the fort at Minos Hills. The Dragoon's transformed once again.
The group flew to the fort. The troops were in neat and orderly lines. The Dragoon's floated over them. Bejong stood at the front line.
All of the sudden, a black cloud busted out of the sky. It created a small whirlwind that was impossible to see through. Moments later it cleared up and standing there, almost identical to the army, stood the Shadow Army. Neen showed up riding on Korma's back. That was when it started to rain.
"Your cue Dart! Go ahead and start us off!" Neen shouted
"No problem." Dart muttered
All eyes were on Dart as he started to raise his Dark-Flame Blade.
DDX-O! What a cliffhanger! HAHA! And we will find out how Jake knows about the fate of Endiness next time. And I can't wait until you guys see the next chapter! The War begins next time!
The Dragoon's woke up early in the morning. The next few days would be very tense. Everyone would be preparing and making weapons, getting supplies, the works. Dart and Lavitz took these last few days before the war to train. The Queen had a room that was only for training.
Dart and Lavitz walked inside, weapons in hand. The room was dark and dim, they searched around for a light.
"Who wouldn't put a light in a training room, you have to see to train" Lavitz was furious
"Calm down man, I'm sure there's a light somewhere" Dart laughed
Nimbulo walked past the guy's room, laughing, as he knew the real purpose of the room.
"The point is to not have a light, anyone can train while they can see" he laughed more
Their faces turned a maroon red. Embarrassment overfilled them. Once they had finally gotten used to the darkness, they put on their cold faces.
Forgetting their friendship, the two Dragon Knights went at each other. Lavitz tried stabbing Dart, but Dart had his Dragoon Spirit activated. The spear had no effect but a slight blow, sending Dart back a bit.
He gave Lavitz enough time to transform. The emerald green light over-came his body as the light hardened into armor. Lavitz's spear was now upgraded. He once again tried to attack Dart, but this was only training for him. He dodged the spear gracefully.
Dart's new blade came in handy for blocking too. Lavitz would take his spear and use it as if it were a sword. The result was a knock on Dart and a slash from Dart. They both landed to take a breath.
"You.have.nice skills" Dart complimented
"You.too" Lavitz answered
They both flew up again after their landing, which was short. Dart rushed to Lavitz this time, spinning his enormous blade as he went. Lavitz thought that Dart was going to launch a one-two slash. But he was wrong, instead when Dart reached Lavitz he jumped. Then did a flip in the air. After the flip he landed behind Lavitz who was very confused. He slashed Lavitz and then by the time he had turned around Dart was in the air again. He landed behind him again, the same thing happened but this time Dart stayed for the counter. Lavitz stabbed his spear but Dart was caught. The stab sent Dart across the room. He landed when his armor met the wall. A huge crack developed in the white marble.
"Ohh! Debra is gonna' be mad at you!" Lavitz laughed
"Bull shit let's go!" Dart yelled and rushed at him
He slashed his blade at Lavitz using magic this time.
"Flameslash!" he shouted Lavitz was prepared for this, using his wings to give him a lift. The slash created another crack in the wall, opposite of Dart's.
The fighting started to get a little intense when Lavitz got his game on.
"Cyclone. wind!" he shouted
The same routine started and Dart had to dodge this time. The Dragoon was not weighted down by his heavy armor at all. He knew this wind had to end so he went inside, letting himself get sucked up.
Once inside he slashed the inside wall of the tornado, not being able to open his eyes. He flew out of what he thought was the end and threw his blade into the edge. This made his tornado die and wither. The last gust shifted Dart's hair to the other side.
While Nimbulo was walking down the hallway, he encountered Bejong. Seeing as he was not paying attention, he knocked him down.
"Ouch!" Bejong exclaimed
"Oops sorry let me help you up" Nimbulo apologized and helped the younger man up
"Thanks, so where are you off to?" Bejong asked
"I was going to the library to look at books about Omega and Emperor Neen" Nimbulo answered
"You know, strangely, that's where I was going too" Bejong shrugged
"Well it's this way, let's go" Nimbulo directed
Bejong shrugged again and then followed him. He gazed at the spear on Nimbulo's back. It was amazing, with it's sharp steel tip to it's feathers on the bottom. He whipped out his Sais as if he were fighting someone himself.
Shana and Jade were enjoying the pleasures of the palace. And no, it wasn't by being pampered. It was by training. Shana and Jade trained just as hard as the boys. From Shana's Celestial Flash to Jade's White Sliver Dragon. They both never gave up. Shana would occasionally stop and rest her head. She would get a headache every so often.
Dart and Lavitz were still going. Neither one of them thought about the room getting messed up or anything. This is what they had to be like for the war. Show no mercy on whatever Neen put in his army. If it were men or Basks, Neen would go down. Dart was first to come to his senses.
"Lavitz.stop!" Dart shouted breathlessly
"Huh? Why?" he retorted in mid-air
"Because were pushing too hard, save it all for the Shadow Army, we have no need to take it on ourselves" Dart explained
"You're right, I'm hungry anyway"
Shana and Jade realized the same thing and also stopped.
"Maybe we should stop Shana." Jade suggested
"Stop? Why? I don't want to stop, your just mad because I'm beating you!" she slurred her words
"No, because we're overdoing it" Jade explained
"Yeah I guess your right, let's go eat something" Shana added
The two groups met each other in the kitchen at precisely the same moment. They argued about who could eat what and took practically everything from the chef.
"No way, you can have that!" Lavitz yelled
"Nuh uh! You can take this!" Jade spat
"Why can't we just eat everything in sight?!" Dart got mad
"Let's do that!" Shana rushed to food
Nimbulo and Bejong had no luck finding things about Neen or Omega. The two seemed non-existent. They were both furious that they had been racking their brains all day and not found anything.
"Ugh! I'm so mad!" Bejong yelled
"Yeah me too, let's go take a break by eating" Nimbulo decided
"Good idea but you can go ahead, I'm not hungry" Bejong refused
"Ok suit yourself" Nimbulo concluded
He left the room, leaving Bejong to himself in the huge library. Its shelves were packed with thousands of years of history of Orth, but none of the current Emperor. Bejong decided to take a break and go wander the halls of the Palace.
The food frenzy was set to a stop when Nimbulo finally came in. They all looked at him.
"STOP!" he shouted over them
Everyone froze with food in his or her mouths. They all stared at his angry face.
Jake was the only one who was alone besides Bejong. He was on the topmost balcony where nobody could see him. This was his time to think.
He looked out over past the palace gates to the barren, desolate lands of Minos. He noticed the fort held there. That's where the war was going to be held. He didn't want to say the beautiful land here was going to be covered with blood because it was not beautiful.
'This once peaceful land, now to be held as a battle ground for war.the ultimate war. This is Orth's fate as a land. Just like Endiness' he thought.
Jake suddenly remembered seeing the Dragoon's when they were about to attack Melbu.
'I have become the god, I have everything, death to all who wish to rebel against me!'
'We are the Dragoon's! We will change fate!'
Meanwhile, Bejong was wandering the main hall. He expected to see pictures of the old kings and queens. He only saw pictures of what seemed to be a war. Then when he saw one picture, he knew what war. These pictures were of the Divine War. The one that gave it away was the Dragon. He knew that Dragon.
The picture showed a bunch of Dragoon's flying around the Divine Dragon. They bore blades or spears or even bows. He spit fire all over in their directions. One seemed to be shooting a huge blue beam at the Dragon. Others were nearby slashing away. When he heard footsteps coming down the hall, he ran into the nearest room he could find. He had a feeling that he wasn't supposed to be there.
Dart was actually the one who came down the hall. Him and everyone else. The Dragoon's were calling out Jake's name. Bejong came out of the room to reveal himself.
"Have you seen Jake anywhere Bejong?" Dart asked
"Nope haven't seen him since we got here" he answered
"Well, it's getting black outside, like it's going to rain" Dart said with concern
"I'm going to check the balconies" Nimbulo announced
As if on cue, Jake ran into the hall.
"Guys, that's no rain outside, Neen is coming. He is beginning the war today!" Jake yelled
Everyone ran outside to see the black sky. It was going to rain, but not like a regular rain, Korma was coming.
"He's using Korma also!" Shana cried out.
Lavitz rushed into General Cloud's room. He busted open the locked door.
"Hey! That was locked for a reason!" Cloud scowled at him
"Yeah well I busted in for a reason! Assemble the army, the war is beginning! Neen is here!" Lavitz scowled back
Cloud ran to sound an alarm. As soon as it was sounded, at least a thousand troops rushed out of the castle. They ran for the fort at Minos Hills. The Dragoon's transformed once again.
The group flew to the fort. The troops were in neat and orderly lines. The Dragoon's floated over them. Bejong stood at the front line.
All of the sudden, a black cloud busted out of the sky. It created a small whirlwind that was impossible to see through. Moments later it cleared up and standing there, almost identical to the army, stood the Shadow Army. Neen showed up riding on Korma's back. That was when it started to rain.
"Your cue Dart! Go ahead and start us off!" Neen shouted
"No problem." Dart muttered
All eyes were on Dart as he started to raise his Dark-Flame Blade.
DDX-O! What a cliffhanger! HAHA! And we will find out how Jake knows about the fate of Endiness next time. And I can't wait until you guys see the next chapter! The War begins next time!
