Chapter nine
"Hmmm..." Nina groaned again.
"I guess Windian's can't handle the desert heat." Garr said as another moan came from Nina.
The group was in the Desert of Death camping during the day. Traveling by night was much easier for them as they did it the first time they had to cross the desert. But the heat was too much for the Princess. She was inside the tent with a cold rag on her forehead.
Momo was sitting down next to her, occasionally dipping the rag in cold water. Rei was in the corner trying to sleep but the heat was too disturbing. Garr walked out of the tent to see what Ryu was doing.
The dragon hero was standing nearby staring into the endless sands of doom. He didn't seemed to be affected by the suns heat. His blue hair was still because of there being no wind and his blue eyes moved across the desert.
"How are you?" Garr asked suddenly.
"Oh, fine. I'm doing fine. How 'bout you?" Ryu looked at Garr.
"I've been better."
"How is she?"
"She'll be fine. Just the heat. Are you sure you're all right?" the huge guardian noticed how tired and weak Ryu looked. Though, the dragon tried to hide it.
"I'm okay. I just feel empty... like apart of me is missing. What do you think? Have I gone crazy?"
"Ryu, from what I've been told of, I think that your power is in two different bodies. Your's and one other's." garr explained.
"So, that could explain why I'm human when I use the Infinity gene instead of in a dragon form. Do you think I have to find the dragon form of the Brood?" Ryu thought about the possibilities of there being a second half to his full power. He also remembered when he would transform using the Infinity gene, he would still be a human but stronger.
"You could. And from what I've heard of this Deathevn, you're going to need all the strength you can get."
"You're right..." Ryu thought some more.
"How much further do you think we have?" Garr asked. Ryu lifted his head up and looked in the direction of the sunset.
"Not too far. I have a feeling we'll be there soon."
"hmm... do you seriously love her?" Garr asked, changing the subject.
"What?"
"You know, Nina. Have you asked her yet?"
"No. Yes! No... I mean!" Ryu stop to think about the answer. Garr gave out a soft laugh as Ryu spoke, "Yes. I do love her. no, I haven't asked her yet. I'm waiting. I just want to know her feelings first."
"Well, it's pretty obvious. The way you two were holding each other the other night..."
"Hey! That's my personal business! What happened between Nina and I is completely between us!" Ryu told garr, sounding annoyed.
"Okay, sorry. So what was it like?"
"uh... why should I tell you?"
"Never mind. We better get going now that the sun is down." Garr said as he popped his neck. Momo came out of the tent with Rei. Ryu walked in to check on Nina.
"Nina?" he called as he looked down at her. She was mumbling something in her sleep. Then, she started thrashing around screaming. Ryu started to worry as he reached down to wake her. Nina screamed loudly one last time before graping Ryu. She started to cry as he attempted to calm her. "Shush... it's okay... I'm here. You're all right now." Ryu held her and comforted her as she sobbed.
"They tried to kill you... those monsters..."
"I'm here now Nina. It was just a dream." Or was it? Could it have been another vision? These thoughts traveled through Ryu's head as he calmed the windian princess down.
"There was dozens of those demons. And they took you away from us... and they killed you! Oh Ryu! Don't leave me!" Nina hugged him tighter.
"Shush shhh... I'm not going anywhere, at least not without a fight. Now come on. The sooner we get there the better." Ryu held her chin up to see her tear filled eyes. He wiped away the tears and kissed her forehead.
"Hmmm..." Nina groaned again.
"I guess Windian's can't handle the desert heat." Garr said as another moan came from Nina.
The group was in the Desert of Death camping during the day. Traveling by night was much easier for them as they did it the first time they had to cross the desert. But the heat was too much for the Princess. She was inside the tent with a cold rag on her forehead.
Momo was sitting down next to her, occasionally dipping the rag in cold water. Rei was in the corner trying to sleep but the heat was too disturbing. Garr walked out of the tent to see what Ryu was doing.
The dragon hero was standing nearby staring into the endless sands of doom. He didn't seemed to be affected by the suns heat. His blue hair was still because of there being no wind and his blue eyes moved across the desert.
"How are you?" Garr asked suddenly.
"Oh, fine. I'm doing fine. How 'bout you?" Ryu looked at Garr.
"I've been better."
"How is she?"
"She'll be fine. Just the heat. Are you sure you're all right?" the huge guardian noticed how tired and weak Ryu looked. Though, the dragon tried to hide it.
"I'm okay. I just feel empty... like apart of me is missing. What do you think? Have I gone crazy?"
"Ryu, from what I've been told of, I think that your power is in two different bodies. Your's and one other's." garr explained.
"So, that could explain why I'm human when I use the Infinity gene instead of in a dragon form. Do you think I have to find the dragon form of the Brood?" Ryu thought about the possibilities of there being a second half to his full power. He also remembered when he would transform using the Infinity gene, he would still be a human but stronger.
"You could. And from what I've heard of this Deathevn, you're going to need all the strength you can get."
"You're right..." Ryu thought some more.
"How much further do you think we have?" Garr asked. Ryu lifted his head up and looked in the direction of the sunset.
"Not too far. I have a feeling we'll be there soon."
"hmm... do you seriously love her?" Garr asked, changing the subject.
"What?"
"You know, Nina. Have you asked her yet?"
"No. Yes! No... I mean!" Ryu stop to think about the answer. Garr gave out a soft laugh as Ryu spoke, "Yes. I do love her. no, I haven't asked her yet. I'm waiting. I just want to know her feelings first."
"Well, it's pretty obvious. The way you two were holding each other the other night..."
"Hey! That's my personal business! What happened between Nina and I is completely between us!" Ryu told garr, sounding annoyed.
"Okay, sorry. So what was it like?"
"uh... why should I tell you?"
"Never mind. We better get going now that the sun is down." Garr said as he popped his neck. Momo came out of the tent with Rei. Ryu walked in to check on Nina.
"Nina?" he called as he looked down at her. She was mumbling something in her sleep. Then, she started thrashing around screaming. Ryu started to worry as he reached down to wake her. Nina screamed loudly one last time before graping Ryu. She started to cry as he attempted to calm her. "Shush... it's okay... I'm here. You're all right now." Ryu held her and comforted her as she sobbed.
"They tried to kill you... those monsters..."
"I'm here now Nina. It was just a dream." Or was it? Could it have been another vision? These thoughts traveled through Ryu's head as he calmed the windian princess down.
"There was dozens of those demons. And they took you away from us... and they killed you! Oh Ryu! Don't leave me!" Nina hugged him tighter.
"Shush shhh... I'm not going anywhere, at least not without a fight. Now come on. The sooner we get there the better." Ryu held her chin up to see her tear filled eyes. He wiped away the tears and kissed her forehead.