chapter eleven
"Is that-?"Nina gasped as she looked ahead of them. There was a mountain surrounded by tall, dead grass. But what amazed her the most was the gray, sleeping dragon at the base of the mountain. Deep cuts were inflicted in the dragon and looked as though they had been done not too long ago. Its beautiful gray and lavender wings were cut and bleeding fresh blood. Scars was every where on it's body. It's chest lifted as he breathed heavily.
"The poor thing..." Nina stepped closer to it and a big, emerald green eye shot open. Flames started to come out of it's nostrils and the breathing became harsher. A few growls escaped his throat.
"Why have you come here?!" spoke a deep voice. The group looked around them and saw nothing.
After a minute of silence, Ryu finally spoke, "We were sent here by Lord Ladon. Deathevn is rising and we are here to stop him. Who are you? Where are you?"
"I' am here. I stand before you. I'm Ryu Bateson." The warriors looked at the dragon . He was maintaining his breathing and held his head up. "You are?"
"I'm Ryu of the Brood. These are my friends. Princess Nina of Windia. Rei of the woren tripe. Momo the scientist, and Guardian Garr." Ryu said.
"Ryu, you have the infinity power with in you..." he looked at the group of warriors. "I have waited for this day... it will soon be the time of his defeat." the dragon looked at the sky. A frown came to his lips as he looked back at them. "It will be day soon. You need your rest before you fight him. Over there is a building with some beds. Ryu, stay here. We have to talk." as the dragon spoke, he tilted his head towards a building that looked like it was still intact. The three of them started to make their way for it as Ryu stood there watching them go. After they were gone, he looked back at the dragon.
"Uh Ryu? How come our power feels identical? I mean, the infinity feels almost like the power I feel coming off of you." Ryu asked him.
"There was two parts to the Infinity power. Your human half and my dragon half. My power, the Angi, is the dragon form of your power. A long time ago, when this power was first discovered in the Light Dragon clan it was too hard for anyone to control, thus it was split. In ancient times, only the blood of a true dragon could use it. In other words, you and me. Now, imagine what it could do if the two half's were to become one again?" the dragon explained.
"So, if it was to become full, it could kill a god?"
"Yes. It has the ability to do so."
'Then this must've been what Myria feared. She was afraid of the power becoming one again...' Ryu thought.
"You must understand young dragon. That once you become complete, you will have no control over yourself. You loose everything. Your memory, your hope and yourself." the dragon warned him.
"Is it the only way? I mean, there has to be another way..." Ryu was hoping for a different way to kill Deathevn.
"I'm sorry Ryu of the Brood. I give you the rest of the night to think it over. Good night." the dragon said. Ryu turned to the building and started walking.
Damn... If I don't transform, we'll be smashed. But if I do use the full power, I want know my friends anymore and I could end up killing everyone... I need some rest.
Ryu suddenly jerked to the side as someone called his name.
"Nina! Don't scare me like that!"
"Sorry. I just wanted to make sure you were all right." Nina apologized.
"Yeah. I'm fine. I just need some rest." Ryu said as he held her hand.
"Is that-?"Nina gasped as she looked ahead of them. There was a mountain surrounded by tall, dead grass. But what amazed her the most was the gray, sleeping dragon at the base of the mountain. Deep cuts were inflicted in the dragon and looked as though they had been done not too long ago. Its beautiful gray and lavender wings were cut and bleeding fresh blood. Scars was every where on it's body. It's chest lifted as he breathed heavily.
"The poor thing..." Nina stepped closer to it and a big, emerald green eye shot open. Flames started to come out of it's nostrils and the breathing became harsher. A few growls escaped his throat.
"Why have you come here?!" spoke a deep voice. The group looked around them and saw nothing.
After a minute of silence, Ryu finally spoke, "We were sent here by Lord Ladon. Deathevn is rising and we are here to stop him. Who are you? Where are you?"
"I' am here. I stand before you. I'm Ryu Bateson." The warriors looked at the dragon . He was maintaining his breathing and held his head up. "You are?"
"I'm Ryu of the Brood. These are my friends. Princess Nina of Windia. Rei of the woren tripe. Momo the scientist, and Guardian Garr." Ryu said.
"Ryu, you have the infinity power with in you..." he looked at the group of warriors. "I have waited for this day... it will soon be the time of his defeat." the dragon looked at the sky. A frown came to his lips as he looked back at them. "It will be day soon. You need your rest before you fight him. Over there is a building with some beds. Ryu, stay here. We have to talk." as the dragon spoke, he tilted his head towards a building that looked like it was still intact. The three of them started to make their way for it as Ryu stood there watching them go. After they were gone, he looked back at the dragon.
"Uh Ryu? How come our power feels identical? I mean, the infinity feels almost like the power I feel coming off of you." Ryu asked him.
"There was two parts to the Infinity power. Your human half and my dragon half. My power, the Angi, is the dragon form of your power. A long time ago, when this power was first discovered in the Light Dragon clan it was too hard for anyone to control, thus it was split. In ancient times, only the blood of a true dragon could use it. In other words, you and me. Now, imagine what it could do if the two half's were to become one again?" the dragon explained.
"So, if it was to become full, it could kill a god?"
"Yes. It has the ability to do so."
'Then this must've been what Myria feared. She was afraid of the power becoming one again...' Ryu thought.
"You must understand young dragon. That once you become complete, you will have no control over yourself. You loose everything. Your memory, your hope and yourself." the dragon warned him.
"Is it the only way? I mean, there has to be another way..." Ryu was hoping for a different way to kill Deathevn.
"I'm sorry Ryu of the Brood. I give you the rest of the night to think it over. Good night." the dragon said. Ryu turned to the building and started walking.
Damn... If I don't transform, we'll be smashed. But if I do use the full power, I want know my friends anymore and I could end up killing everyone... I need some rest.
Ryu suddenly jerked to the side as someone called his name.
"Nina! Don't scare me like that!"
"Sorry. I just wanted to make sure you were all right." Nina apologized.
"Yeah. I'm fine. I just need some rest." Ryu said as he held her hand.