Royal Message

"You have done well," the man said, "You have found the power inside to accomplish your goals. All of you are truly worthy of this victory." It sounded just like the man who'd spoken to them before.

"Who are you? Why have you come to us? I know you're the one who helped Celia and me gain the Unity Gene. For what reason do you have for helping the two of us out?" asked Reina.

The woman replied, "We are Ryu and Nina, the king and queen of Dragons. Although I greatly prefer the Winged body I was born into, Great Bird is quite a useful tool. As to why we have come, we vowed long ago to protect this world from all harm. But because we'd regained the power of the Dragon Clan, we no longer were able to return to Zephyr. Guess Ladon thought that the evil would be able to be fended off by the rest of the Brood if it came to it. He was right. But we must not get cocky. Others might just arise from Marino's ashes in the future. When the time comes, we must fight."

Celia looked at her. "So, the both of you will return to Zephyr? Just in case of another incident? Or will you continue to guide young Dragons towards the path of battle to face the enemies?"

"We will return," Ryu told her, "If Ladon says that it is necessary. We'll try to convince him that it is. Our destiny is to fight, so we will do so. I do not want others to have to go through all of the pain that Nina and I have in our battles. The power of the Dragon is with us at all times, so we'll be safe."

"Your Majesty, you have married your king every time the two of you return to this world. But how have you gotten it past your parents? I mean, I want to know how Reina and I can be together. My parents will want me to marry inside of the Clan, to keep our blood pure," Nida informed them.

Nina explained, "Love isn't something that can be broken so easily. No matter what happens, you and that special person will always be together in spirit, even if your bodies are far apart. Besides, you are the only one who can control your destiny Nida. Your parents aren't able to make such decisions for you, even if they are royalty. If all else fails, threaten to run away from home, it worked for me."

Nida sweatdropped. "Thank you for the advice, Queen Nina. I'll tell my parents that I want to be with Reina, and there's nothing they can do to change my mind. My pop's pretty understanding, he'll probably listen. Mom might take a little while to get use to the idea of me marrying a Dragon though."

"My parents were the same way in each life," Nina admitted, "Although it took them time to get used to the idea, they eventually agreed that my life was my own, and nothing they said could change my mind. Then, they let Ryu and I be together forever. I wish the two of you happiness."

"Good luck in the future. We will be watching from afar to see how the two of you live out your lives. Goodbye, and godspeed," Ryu said. Then, he and Nina faded away.

* * *

They returned first to Dragonite, to tell of the demon's defeat. After a large feast and party, they went to sleep in the inn. The next day, after saying goodbye to Reina and Celia's family, the group flew back to the Empire on the Great Bird. There, Celia left them in order to help her Empress rebuild the capital. Sabrina wanted to make restitution for her sins, and Celia felt she needed to help.

The woman told her sister, "I'm partially responsible for all these disasters. So it's my duty as an Imperial Soldier to help my Empress fix all of the towns that were destroyed. She's also let all of her prisoners go, and they've begun heading back to their homes. Everything is getting back to normal."

Reina looked at Celia. "Sister, will I ever see you again? There's so much that I wanted to tell you, so much that we need to speak about. But if we will never again meet. . ."

"We will meet again, Reina," she replied, "Maybe not soon, but sometime in the future. Then, we can tell all of our stories about what has happened to one another. After all, you're gonna be the Princess of Wyndia, and I'm the heiress to the Mordaris Empire. So we'll at least have political dealings in the future. Empress Sabrina plans to make peace with all the neighboring countries, and that means that you and Nida will have to come down with the Wyndian delegation."

After that, the two sisters said their good-byes. Then, the remaining members of the group got on the Great Bird once more, in order to take everyone back home. In Foxfire, Auroroa was reunited with her parents, and thanked Reina greatly for all of her help. Barbara didn't go home, she decided to continue her journey. So Nida let her off on the roads in the West, where she hoped to go next. Katrina and Jarin wanted to go on a journey together, and got off with Barbara to look for a bounty to take on in a nearby town. Once that was done, Nida and Reina returned to Castle Wyndia.

* * *

"My baby boy! You're home at last, and you're never going to go anywhere again," sobbed the Queen of Wyndia. Poor Nida was stuck in her grasp, trying to get lose with little success.

He said, "Mother, Father, I've something that I need to talk to you about. I'm in love with Reina, and I want to make her my princess. Would that be ok with the two of you?"

The king looked at his son. "Nida, you've grown up. Years ago, you'd never get the courage to ask me such a question as allowing you to marry outside the Clan. I'm proud of you son. Of course I have no problem with the two of you marrying. You are in charge of your own life after all."

Nida smiled at his father. He was expecting a battle of some sort, but none had come. Even his mother wasn't trying to rebuke him. The youth looked at Reina, who smiled back at him.

"We've finally found where we belong," she stated, "No matter where we go, or what we do in the future, we'll always be at home in one another's arms. Promise that you'll never leave me."

"I promise. I'll be with you forever. Till death do us part Reina," Nida answered.

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Ah, a satisfying end to a story. It's as cheesy as some game endings. Romance thrown in for no reason. Ok, thanks time. First, to Capcom for making the series. Then, to the variety sites that got me into Breath of Fire in the first place. Next, my English teacher for the meaning behind Omega (it's the final letter in the Greek alphabet, and means end. Finally, to my love of females who kick butt for the idea to use a female Dragon pair and an almost all female party.