HOW IT ALL ENDS!

Medieval England-a hundreds years in the past. 

Colin did not look once at the hooded stranger, but continued with his work, over the burning flames. Colin was the blacksmith of the king, but the robed, hooded stranger had offered him two bags of gold for the job. He looked down at his work and the picked up his hammer and chisel and continued to tap away with great care, the inscription that was about to be imbedded in to the metal. 

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered it keeps no records of wrong. Love does not delight in Evil but rejoices with the truth. It always trusts, it always protects, always hopes, always perseveres"

Colin quickly cleaned away the waste and wiped it clean before staring at it, it was truly his greatest work and he doubted he would ever make anything like that again. It was a shield, a pure golden shield encased with sapphires and rubies. Around its rim was the inscription, written in Latin, and in the centre was a dragon.  The dragon was odd, nothing like he had ever seen, and was given orders by the robed man to take great care of it. The dragon was a deep blue with sliver markings; its body was long and twisted. There was something rather sad about it, very unlike the great fierce red dragon that faced St George in battle. He then turned around, holding the shield up, so that the robed man could see it. Colin could see the man smile and was amazed when he saw the man pulled out not two but three bags of gold for his payment.

"You have done magnificent job my friend" said the stranger his voice deep and warm.

"Thank you sir! I have to admit this is my very best work. Would you be offended if I ask you a question sir?"

"Depends on the question?"

"I was just wondering about this Dragon, it nothing like the ones I have seen"

"And never will again I imagine, Diannya is one of a kind"  

"Would you like me to wrap this up sir? We do have thieves about and…"

"No thank you. I will be alright" The stranger took the shield and wondered off in to the night.

As soon as he was away from the small kingdom, Auran he moved his hood.  His Black hair was longer now and thicker with strands of grey starting to appear. He was not really old by beast standards but he certainly felt like it. He had searched for years for Diannya bit, while the other elders remained at abandon church. Suisei had tried to convince him otherwise, saying that Diannya wished to be sealed away with their people, but Auran did not care, he soon realized that allowing Diannya to be sealed away alone was the biggest mistake of his life.  He started down sadly at the shield, it was beautiful but it would have looked like a pile of rust and stone against the Diannya's true form.

"I miss you My Diannya" he whispered as he hugged the shield tightly, not once caring for the tears running down his eyes.

Modern Japan- the here and now

The bladebreakers had returned home, still the world champions. Kai and Tyson were now living together happily (Read Our Home), and Dragoon and Dranzer was still with them. Things between them were strained as well was Dragoon relationship with Kai. Dragoon could not, had not forgiven Kai for what he had done to Dranzer and Tyson during the Russian tournament. Dranzer now had a huge red star shape scar on the right side of her face, when Kai had hit her. (Read Dranzer's loyalty)  It had taken both Tyson and Dranzer to stop Dragoon from killing Kai. Kai had tried to make it up to both of his loves, by showing them with gifts, since he was now the head of Bio Volt. Dranzer was now dressed in black pants and a tight red leather top with red buckles. Kai had also bought Dragoon some clothes which the storm beast accepted but only after Tyson threatened him. Now the storm beast was dressed in lose black pants and a blue shirt that he wore open. Dragoon now tied his long blue hair up like his master, and with the new clothes even Trygle had problems insulting him. Kai and Tyson had decided to go out on a date and Dranzer and Dragoon remained behind. Dragoon sat down on the chair and stared at Dranzer who was leaning against the wall. They looked at each other now and again but they did not say anything.

"I don't get you," he muttered suddenly not looking at the fire beast.

Dranzer stared at him in confusion but waited for him to continue rather then butt in.

"You have to forgive him you know! He is the only family you have left!"

Dranzer knew that Dragoon was talking about her uncle, Auran, who she was now no longer talking to because of the stupid law.

 "How can you remain angry? How can you cling to hate?" Dragoon growled in frustration running his hands thought his wild blue hair. Dranzer stared at Dragoon and bit back a laugh. Dragoon appeared to be simply another version of Tyson, Just as impatient and as stubborn as his master, she knew Dragoon would moan and nag until he got his answers. She pushed herself up from the wall and walked over to the frustrated bit beast and smiled with her arm crossed.  

"I do not cling to hate and anger Dragoon. If I did, I would have stopped talking to you a long time ago"

Dragoon gave a sly smile "You couldn't resist my charm."

"Was it your charm that got me pushed in the lake, and gave me a cold. Or covering me in mud for a joke?"

"You come back to me, you always did. No matter what I did. I never understood why"

"All the other bit beasts at the time feared and respected me for two reasons, my uncle Auran and of course my so called twin Black Dranzer. They treated me differently and never let me play in they games. You were the only one that didn't; you treated me like anyone else. For the first time, I wasn't lonely…I had a fri…I had somebody"

"I know what you mean. Before you all I had was my dad. All the other bit beasts wouldn't play with "a lowlife bit beast" or a "Poor second class klutz". Before you I was just another stupid storm beast"  

"Don't you ever say that again!" Dranzer growled, "You none of those thing Dragoon and you have proven that time and time again!"

"But that doesn't change what I am Dranzer" Dragoon smiled sadly.

"Well we all know you're a klutz   Dragoon but I don't think we should rub it in"

Dragoon chuckled out load and smiled happily at Dranzer. The fire beast was extremely beautiful, well she was to him anyway.  There were not many female bit beasts around and all of them were beautiful but Dranzer was exquisite. 

"Why do you hang around with a bum like me Red?"

Dranzer smiled at her Old Nick name and sighed.

"Lets see, your master and mine are team mates, my master is possessive of your master, and if I up set you, you tell Tyson, Tyson tells Kai, and I get told off by Kai! But other then that, I think you're a wonderful person that knows me well. You're a good fighter that is my equal and because and most impotently because I want to be with you"  

Dragoon blushed at the sincerity of Dranzer's words that he squirmed a little in his chair. Dranzer also blushed but slid in to the seat next to Dragoon.

"Goon…why do you like me? I mean I'm not exactly easy on you, and during the Russian tournament I was pretty cold to you"  

"Red, your master had just left you! You were hurt so I had to stay with you! You always push me to be my best Red. No one knows or even cares for me the same way you do. I stay and put up with you because…I guess your all I got!" 

Dranzer bit her lip and gently placed her hand on top of Dragoon's. Dragoon's dark blue eyes looked up and stared at Dranzer. She looked nervous, which was wrong, though she did look cute biting her lip. There was something wrong in Dranzer's stone red eyes, an inner struggle. He knew what the struggle was, hell he had been struggling for a thousand years with it. He started to notice Dranzer's struggle some time ago just after the American tournament and a part of him was happy that she too had these feelings but in another way it made his struggle a lot harder. 

Feelings between bit beasts of different elements had always been strained at best. Water element beast were the highest in the chain, followed by the fire elements, Earth and Dark elements shared their status while his kind, the storm beasts were considered the lowest of all, right there under scum!  Though that had slightly changed because of Black Dranzer dragged the name of dark bit beasts in to the mud with his antics. He wondered what the elders would do if they found out that Black had taken his human, Tala, as his mate! Probably the same thing they would do to him if they found out that he had fallen in love with Dranzer. Send him in to the abyss of no return! Personally he thought death was better…but no bit beast has ever killed another, so banishment was the ultimate punishment. He suddenly snapped back in to the present when he felt something slide in to his lap. It was Dranzer, and she looked scared and determined. Before either knew what was going on, their lips were locked tight in a passionate kiss. Dragoon wrapped his arms around Dranzer's waist pulling her closer to him. Dranzer's hands were frantic though Dragoon's hair pulling him deeper in to the kiss she had so desperately craved.   

Dragoon suddenly pulled away, with the need for breath but something more.

"Red…Dranzer" he panted "We CAN'T!! Its' wrong!"

"No" She moaned and suddenly he could see black tears falling from her stone eyes. This was a dangerous, all it would take were three words from both of them and they would both be damned. Their eyes were locked for a moment and they both knew it was far to late to walk away. Dranzer quickly wiped her cheeks and cupped Dragoon's face.

"I…I love you Dragoon" There. She had taken the final step in to the pit, would Dragoon follow her?

"I have always loved you Dranzer!"

The sky outside had darkened, a growl of thunder quickly followed. As Dragoon led Dranzer away to his room the heavens opened and it began to rain.  Had they only been more aware, had they only notice the shadows out side, their greatest test for they love could have been avoided.

To be continued…

Next Chapter

"By the order of our people" shouted Wizard "Lady Dranzer will be eternally in poisoned in her bit. Dragoon will be sentence either to death or banishment to the abyss!" 

"No" shouted Tyson as heavy metal chains wrapped around his bit beast holding him prisoner.

"It is the law of our people" said Wizard sadly.

"No!" panted Dranzer her hand covering her bloodily wound. "I call out for…Denn'sha"

"What's Denn'sha?" asked Ray to Drigger.

"Dranzer has demanded that they be put on trail before the council of bit beasts. If they found guilty they will BOTH be put to death!"