The same disclaimers as last time.
The trip to Lohan was uneventful. On arrival, we took Shana to the house of a doctor named Sanator.
He examined her, then shook his head, "It seems that the mind is poisoned, not the body. The clinic cannot help her." Sanator sighed. "She may live a week, if she is lucky. I'm sorry."
"Isn't there anything we can do!?" Dart asked.
The doctor thought for a moment. "If we get some Dragoni Plant, she may survive."
We thanked him and went in search of the plant. Along the way, we ran into Dabas, the merchant we had encountered in Volcano Villude.
I asked him, "Do you have any Dragoni Plant?"
"No, but there might be some in the Shrine of Shirley."
"Really!? Thanks, Dabas!" Dart cried.
Outside Dabas's shop, we pondered our next move. "How do we get past the poisoned forest?" Lavitz asked.
I snorted. "Isn't it obvious? You three are Dragoons. You can fly over."
"You and Krista are normal Humans, however," Rose pointed out.
Krista grinned slyly. "We're ninja. We excel at moving through difficult terrain. We'll be fine."
Rose nodded. "Good. Now Lavitz must test his new powers."
Lavitz said, "Okay, here goes nothing." He spread his arms wide, and was surrounded by a whirlwind. When the wind died down, Lavitz stood there as the Jade Dragoon. "I like this."
Dart gave the word, "All right, let's go."
Just as we exited Lohan, we saw a nasty sight…another Dragon. It dove in on us, narrowly missing my head.
I shot a look at Rose. "What on Earth is that!?"
"The Star Dragon," she answered. "We are in trouble."
Krista and I gripped our swords. "Not if we can help it. Twin Dragon Attack!!" The synchronized sword combo almost tore the Dragon in half. With the beast's death, two shining gems drifted into our hands.
For the first time since we'd met her, Rose was visibly astonished. "How can this be!?"
"Is there a problem?" I asked her.
She shook her head. "Hardly. You call yourselves the Twin Dragons, now you are the Twin Dragoons."
Krista and I looked at each other, then transformed simultaneously. Her armor was black and dark blue, showing a trace of a Darkness element, whereas mine was black and crimson, showing more than a hint of Fire.
I pivoted in midair. "So now we rule Dragons, too?"
Rose nodded. "In addition to your normal magics, Krista can use Darkness magic, and you can use Fire. Also, neither one of you has any elemental weakness. Plus, you two should have a deadly team-up attack."
"All right! On to the Shrine!"
The shrine was too boring for words. We got in, trounced a bandit named Drake, and got a big surprise.
Shirley, the spirit of the Shrine, questioned Dart, Lavitz, and Rose while Krista and I held back. They passed the test easily enough, and were rewarded with something better than Dragoni Plant…the Dragoon Spirit of the White Silver Dragon.
Shirley spoke to Rose one last time. "Farewell, Rose. I am looking forward to the day when our roads of fate cross again."
Rose looked at us. "Let's go."
The trip back to Lohan was made at breakneck speed. We made a beeline to the clinic on arrival, and got yet another major shock.
Dart laid the Dragoon Spirit on Shana's chest, and was about to draw the healing powers when it started to glow. "What the?"
When the light faded, Shana was sitting up. "Dart, what is this?"
"The Dragoon Spirit of the White Silver Dragon. You are now the Dragoon of Light," Dart answered.
We all held out our Dragoon Spirits, causing a brilliant flare of light.
Sanator held up his hands. "Excuse me, but it's too bright."
We put away our Spirits, and Shana stood up. "I'm feeling much better."
Sanator turned to Dart. "You should try the Hero Competition. It's being held here over the next couple of days."
Dart looked thoughtful. "Sounds interesting."
Author's note: I promise future stories will have more action. Whether I have Solid Shark continue to post my stories for me instead of waiting to get my own internet access running again will depend on the reception this story gets. One thing I forgot, indicates thoughts. Most of you probably figured that out already, but I thought I'd better make sure. Thanks---D.S.
