A/N: HEY HO AND A DILLY-OH! I am back!!! i was away on military camp so i only had time to read n review but not to continue on my chappie.

Duet: military camp? dat sux majorly... so did u passed out?

YESS!!! i'm now a proud owner of a third sgt. rank! muaha-muaha-muahahahahahahahahahahaha! i want a second sgt. but i failed in magazine loading so they stripped one rank off... :(

Duet: poor u...anywayz, in the last chappie, the monster managed to burn Bale and yes, Albert howled!

Albert: *grumbles and mumbles*

Duet: HEHEH! the name of the monster will be revealed too so on wit the story!

WAAAIIT! another thing. the name of the village in chapter one is made up and this will continue throughout the rest of the chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Dragoon but i do own this fic.

RESURRECTION

by: serenade:05

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"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Albert howled and dropped to his knees. His beloved kingdom, torched to the ground by a merciless beast, a kingdom which he had painstakingly led to success economically and politically. "That beast will pay!" Albert growled under his breath and marched out of the room briskly, grabbing his Halberd along the way and ignoring the outcries of protest from his fellow Dragoons.

"Come on! We'd better follow him!" Dart urged the rest and they all grabbed their respective weapons and exited the room. They passed the winding hallways fairly quickly and soon, they reached the main door. A panic-stricken soldier ran towards them and said, "The Knights of Basil tried to fend the monster off but it was too strong! The knights are either in the infirmary or they were killed in battle. His Majesty King Albert heard of this and rushed to confront the monster but I am afraid he will perish! Please assist him in the battle legendary Dragoons!" The soldier's face was a mask of utter terror and this further worry the gang for they fear the life of their fellow companion.

Throwing the great door open, Dart led the team through the burning kingdom and they were stopped short, horrified by the scene before them. Dead bodies were strewn everywhere and not a single soul remained. The once peaceful kingdom which bustled with activities is now reduced to a sad ghost-town, void of any noises save for the crackling of fires.

"H-how can it kill so mercilessly.?" Miranda gaped at the rest, quite unbelieving of the carnage before her eyes. Everybody stood grimly, trying to spot any lucky survivors though the chances are very slim.

After a few moments of silent, Dart questioned softly, "Monsters are soulless creatures, so how can it have mercy if it doesn't have a soul?" He turned to hug Shana who had silent tears running down her cheeks. He knew how she felt, how everybody felt; despair.

Just then, the group heard a soft wailing. The sound was music to their ears as they realized there is a survivor. Searching through the rubble, they found a small girl bleeding on the head, calling out for her parents. Shana rushed to comfort the poor child who was now shivering from fear.

"Kongol! Could you please bring the child to the infirmary to stop her wound from being infected? You're the strongest one here so it won't take you a long time to go there and back," Dart asked, looking at his gigantic friend. Kongol merely grunted as he lifted the small, shivering child and rushed back to the castle without a backward glance.

"GUYS!!!!!!! WE FORGOT ABOUT ALBERT!" Meru cried, waving her arms frantically, breaking the gangs' small moment of pride and rushed off towards a random direction. Slapping their foreheads for forgetting Albert, the Dragoons rushed after Meru and pretty soon, the sound of a battle could be heard in the distance. The clashing of weapons came from the area where Lavitz's house once stood and they saw a tiny pin-prick battling ferociously against a giant. The pin-prick, that is Albert, was tiring steadily and his attacks became more sluggish and his aimings way off target while the monster. well, the monster seemed to be enjoying the fight, almost as if the battle is a form of entertainment for it.

With a smile on its face and a low growl, the 11-foot being kicked Albert easily to a corner and Albert collapsed in a heap. The gang rushed to Albert's side to give him a healing fog which instantly cured him and he slowly sat up, shaking his head to clear off any slight dizzying spells. Watching this small act made the monster amused and he snickered, "Well, well, well. Look what we have here! The king's slaves are here to rescue him! How. noble." and he broke out in great guffaws which seemed to shake the earth.

"Shut up! We're not his slaves! We're his friends and for your information, we're gonna kick your sorry ass off of this planet if you like it or not!" Meru spat at the monster and stuck out her tongue, displaying her signature childishness. Haschel and Miranda made a move to silence Meru in fear of angering the monster further but were surprised when the monster broke out in laughter again.

"OOH! Feisty! I like that in an.uhh. opponent," the monster laughed, stressing on his final words with sarcasm, as if he think the Dragoons are a joke to him. "Nobody can beat me, Gastaphor, Lord of the Darkness. Too bad Rose is dead. She's the only one w-." but Gastaphor stopped in the middle of his sentences, as though he had let slip an information which he meant to keep as a secret. He merely smiled an ominous smile while gazing at the puzzled faces of the Dragoons before him.

"Rose?! What are you to Rose? Answer me!" Dart bellowed, pointing his Soul Eater towards Gastaphor, his eyes lit up by an unseen fire.

"Worried about her? No worries because she's DEAD! I won't bother telling you all this useless information because I'd rather save my breath for all of you are going to die right now!" Gastaphor gave a kind of battle-cry and lunged straight towards the surprised Dragoon. Luckily, Kongol came back so they would receive all the help they could get.

No matter how experienced the Dragoons are, they just can't seem to lay a scratch on Gastaphor. He's too swift and all their attacks were in vain. However, instead of Gastaphor getting injured, the Dragoons themselves received numerable blows which were not life-threatening but drastic nonetheless.

"Ugh! This is futile!" Albert exclaimed after failing to block a blow to his abdomen. "Let us transform. It might help," And with that, all the Dragoons transformed, lighting the dark sky momentarily, and they all hovered in the air as all their wounds and injuries cease to exist.

Raising an eyebrow, Gastaphor exclaimed, "You think your powers as Dragoons will help you to defeat me? Well, think again Masters of the Dragons!" Gastaphor suddenly glowed red and the Dragoons could sense a great magic forming within him.

"Oh-oh! This is gonna get preeeeetty ugly," Haschel gulped and all too soon, the Dragoons were trapped in a raging inferno of fire. There was no way out and the fire seemed to be closing in on them and when the Dragoons could no longer move in the confined, blistering space, it exploded.

A sharp pain coursed through her body as Shana dropped to the ground and was soon followed by the rest of the gang. Everybody was still in Dragoon form and the place smells of burning flesh. Her armour was baking her alive and it seems as though she was the only one conscious. Everybody was KO'ed. Summoning all her remaining strength, Shana cast a spell that would revive the whole ally and also heal them. Silence reined the place and every second seemed like an eternity as Shana feared that she had failed and slumped on the ground in despair. In what seemed to be her doom, she felt this tingle of soothing magic course through her vein and pretty soon, she was healed. With her new strength, Shana sat up slowly and heard the various groans and moans of pain as her fellow Dragoons stirred from unconsciousness beside her.

"Tsk! Such weaklings! No matter. All your efforts will be wasted girl as you will soon witness my display of tremendous powers! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Gastaphor boasted and he cast a spell which seemed to bind the Dragoons to the ground so they were unable to move. He then chanted a spell which echoed throughout the deserted kingdom:

Flames from Hell

Vanquish the winds from Heaven

Despair from Darkness

Deflate all hopes from Light

I summon all the powers

Powers from the Guardians

Reside in me

Flourish in me

Course through me



Everything seemed to stop to a standstill. Nobody breathed a sound as they stared open-mouthed at Gastaphor who was looking up to the sky with both his hands raised, as if to welcome something. Suddenly, the whole place seemed to pulsate to an unknown heartbeat and a roaring sound came from the direction of the castle. Heads whipped to that direction and they saw a shapeless being emerge from the castle. It was glowing so brightly that the Dragoons were forced to squint in order not to blind themselves. Then, without any warning, the shape gave another roar and soared towards Gastaphor at an unimaginable speed. Instead of colliding with Gastaphor, the shape stopped just before him and assumed the exact same shape as Gastaphor's body. It then `walked' into Gastaphor's body, merging with him and as it did so, the place was bathed in darkness once again.

Gastaphor examined his hand, turning it over and over again, palm to the back of his hands. Smiling shrewdly, he slowly turned towards the immobile group and said, "I have done it! With the powers from all of these villages, I will soon be indestructible! Let me see." Gastaphor thought, "Yes. Two more villages to go." Without wasting any time, Gastaphor grew wings on his back and flew out of sight in record time. What happened to the Dragoons? The spell was lifted from them but in the process, they all were knocked unconscious, lying in the wrecked kingdom, only to be found by Minister Noish, (I think this is his name) Albert's trusted advisor and minister.

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WOOHOO! Done with chapter 4!! Phew. too tired.. Duet, continue for me.

Duet: SHEESH! Anywayz, what will the Dragoons do when they realized that Gastaphor was sucking energies from villages to become indestructible? Find out in the next chapter! Oh yes. did any of you realize Gastaphor's mistake? I'm sure you did coz you guys are clever people right? Heheh. even if u guessed right, I won't tell whether you're right or wrong! Such evilness is common practice by serenade:05. I juz picked it up from her.

Too right. Hey guys. I'm considering writing a humor fic so... should I? or should I finish this story first (which will take thousands of chapters)??? Huh? Huh? Huh? Blah. nvm. gonna write one when I'm free so watch out for it kkays??