DDX- Thanks reviewers.
Chapter 2: New Breed
Dark storm clouds brewed over the Mille Seaseu. Deningrad was unusually quiet and calm. The rain had started to drizzle on the stone. The Crystal Palace was in a hustle as always. But one thing was missing. Miranda wasn't in the large castle.
Since the events on Orth, otherwise known as The Shadow War to the Dragoons, Miranda had disappeared. After the Moon Campaign, Miranda had given back Shana the White Silver Dragoon Spirit. From there it was given to Jade, whom Miranda hadn't met.
When Melbu Frahma was defeated, Miranda flew back to Deningrad, supposedly. Nobody had escorted her. From the words of Queen Theresa, she hadn't returned. Nobody had fulfilled her position as Sacred Sister. Theresa still had a hope that the tough girl was out there.
-*-
Altec stood in the middle of Gloriano. The snowfield was raging with wind and snow mix. Hail even struck down and embedded themselves in the fresh powder. A mountain range was to his right, and it wasn't very far. Altec took out the Divine Dragoon Spirit, and thankfully, it shone with a dim glow.
He activated the transformation, and soon the divine light took over his body and hardened to armor. His left arm was the familiar cannon it once was. His long sword was now curved like a scimitar, but had two parts. On the inside part, it looked like it was chopped. A red binding held the two parts together.
He flew with a great speed into the snowstorm and towards the mountains. When he reached the largest mountain, he landed on a small ledge where he was safe. Altec noticed the change in altitude, as it was tough to breathe.
The Divine Dragoon summoned his divine energy into the cannon. Once he had the attack set, he turned around slowly, facing the mountain.
"Here we go. Divine Dragon Cannon" he shouted.
He aimed for the highest peak and shot the attack. Then he waited for a few moments until he heard what he wanted.
An avalanche.
As soon as Altec saw the snow racing like an animal toward him, he plummeted down the slope. The snow raced after him, tumbling over itself. It was out of control. Altec's feet were just inches away from the rushing snow and ice.
The lime green magic his wings trailed was immediately sucked into the avalanche. He braced himself to go faster. By now the destructive disaster had gathered up enough snow and ice to take out Deningrad. But the city was far away from where Altec was.
As the avalanche broke the normal speed barrier, Altec was flying for his life. But he realized there was only one way to stop this thing before the slopes ended. Altec made a U-turn and then rushed into the raging snow. With the cannon in front of him, he used all of the energy he could gather and fired. His yell was shrouded by the intense disaster. The attack though, cut the avalanche in half and it was diminished. Altec was plopped down on the new snow.
"Nothing like fresh powder" he chuckled.
-*- Lavitz awoke to his Dragoon Spirit, glowing brightly. His eyes adjusted to the light of day, and he grabbed the gem. Immediately, he knew what was wrong.
"Someone's in trouble" he muttered to himself, then louder to Dragoness and Nimbulo "Someone's in trouble!"
Downstairs, Dragoness was startled and fell off the couch and onto the floor with a loud thud. He didn't sleep in his robe but thankfully he kept it on the floor so it broke his fall. Nobody had ever seen Dragoness without his Mage robe. He wore a black sleeved shirt and dark, tattered jean shorts. Where the shorts stopped, there were foreleg protectors. Then came his boots. On his right arm, including the shoulder, he had it armored well. Then he had his belt, where Electidad's sheath was set. Altec also had a small velvet bag, the color matched his robe. It was full. But then the Violet Dragoon reached in, and pulled out, not surprisingly, his Dragoon Spirit.
Lavitz and Nimbulo rushed downstairs. Dragoness quickly pulled on his robe, just before their eyes met his. With a glance, they all ran out the door and to Indels Castle.
-*- The enemy kept on advancing while Dart struggled to free himself from the throwing stars. Thank Soa it was a long and wide hallway. The thing had only reached the middle, and kept on taking its sweet time, like nothing was going to happen.
Dart took this to his own advantage. But he had an idea. He still was in Dragoon form, and he could use magic.
"Flameshot!" he managed.
The ball of fire quickly reached the black-cloaked figure, and it halted it's advance. When the attack came within two feet of the thing, the fireball was repelled and scattered into tiny embers. When the flameshot hit the force protecting the thing, a small forcefield emerged and then flickered back so nobody could see it.
Dart's eyes went wide. Even wider when he saw the thing reveal a long scimitar. Suddenly, at the right time, it came to Dart. He turned back to his human state. Since the stars had only pierced his Dragoon Armor, when the armor faded, he would be on the ground. The plan had worked, and he was now standing with his sword in hand. Next thing he would do was turn back into a Dragoon, which he did.
Now he was standing face to face with a black cloak. A figure was inside and he was sure of it. He looked at the scimitar. And didn't like what he saw. It was a scaly hand with nails that were obviously used as claws. And of course, it was black, but the scales were different shades, making it look kind of cool but really creepy.
Without a warning, Dart was suddenly slashed in the chest but luckily, unlike the throwing stars, the sword hadn't pierced him. Dart was taken aback, and grabbed his chest quickly. And fired another flameshot. But, to no avail, it was deflected. The scimitar was becoming closer and closer to Dart. Dart though, didn't know how to beat this thing. He couldn't use a Final Burst, for that would destroy the hallway he was in, and Indels Castle would become rubble and collapse. His sword was no use either.
Suddenly, he had absolutely no hope whatsoever. The thing had somehow, deactivated his Dragoon Spirit. Dart found the gem in his hands, and stuck out his arm, hoping it would work. The figure started to advance. It raised the long sword and was just about to strike down when it was stopped in its tracks as it was frozen.
Nimbulo lowered his spear and chuckled as Lavitz and Dragoness entered after him. The black figure seemingly (because it was hooded) turned its head toward Nimbulo and the group. Then, with one flex, the ice shattered. Dart rolled to the side, avoiding the slash that affected the ground more than it did him.
Suddenly, the door opened, and all eyes averted to Minister Noish.
"What's all this?" he said slowly, overlooking the situation.
As if on cue, the figure disappeared, leaving behind a trail of scattered black smoke. Everyone immediately deactivated their Spirits, not wanting to explain to Noish what they had become. Nimbulo saved them all.
"Frankly, we don't know" he spoke truthfully.
"Well, that thing didn't look too nice" Noish exclaimed.
Dart stood here, "Actually, I think it was going to assassinate you"
"Why would you think that?" Lavitz questioned.
"By the looks of the robe, the sword, and the power. I think we have an assassin to catch" Dart explained.
"I don't think there's just one assassin. Every smart warrior would know that it was hired, the real questions are, why would anyone want Noish dead, and who would hire such a dark force?" Dragoness stated.
"But, how can you know it was a dark force?" Nimbulo asked.
"The power, no human assassin would be so stealthy. And plus, the cloak, all black. And why couldn't we see anything?" Dragoness queried aloud.
"Dragoness is right. Although, I did see a hand on it. And it wasn't pretty, kind of scaly" Dart stated.
-*-
Kongol stood at the base of the Home of Gigantos. His axe was in his hand but he rested it on his shoulder. The Golden Dragoon walked into an opening in the rock face. There was a staircase here, and he descended down. There were burnt out lanterns here, leading him down, but with some magic he lit them. When he got to the bottom, he found the old Giganto homes.
The homes were stationed in a large cave, where he was. There was a shallow stream where they used to get their water. There was a large tunnel where their filtering system was located. It wasn't much though. Luckily for Kongol, it still worked, and he took a long drink.
There weren't much left of the Giganto homes, as Kongol saw. This is where the whole race had vanished. Suddenly, Kongol broke his gaze from the burnt homes and to the stream. He had heard something step into it. Sure enough, it was a black cloaked figure.
Kongol didn't know exactly what this wanted, but it was sure enough of a fight. He drew his axe, and charged the thing. When he swung down, he found his axe swing right through thin air. But he was bent over, and right under him was the figure. It drew a long scimitar, and moments later, Kongol was on the ground with a sword through his abdomen. The thing lifted Kongol, withdrew it's sword, cleaned it off, and disappeared, leaving the same trace of smoke the previous one had.
-*-
Meru trudged through the Evergreen Forest. Creatures scattered as she carelessly moved bushes. She finally found a wall of trees that looked out of place. Using the ancient magic the Ancestor had taught her, she revealed the Wingly Forest.
As she stepped inside the secluded place, the guard spotted her. Immediately, she knew she wasn't wanted.
"Hey! You're Meru, the outsider" the guard yelled.
"Yeah, so?" Meru retorted.
"You're not allowed in here!"
"What! Why not! The Ancestor told me that I could come back anytime I wanted!" Meru exclaimed.
"Well this is not one of those times. We're working on something here, and you are the only one who goes outside, so we can't let you find out anything" the guard told her.
"Screw you buddy! I'm goin' in!"
She stepped past the guard after knocking him on the head with one swift strike. She stepped onto a platform, and was materialized to the Ancestor's home. Two other guards were at the door.
"Move aside, boys"
The guards didn't even look at her, let alone move.
"Very funny, now MOVE" she shouted.
One of the guards raised a brow to her, and pushed her aside. They did tower over her in size, but she was persistent.
"Man, you guys must be deaf. I said.MOVE!" she yelled.
The Ancestor must've heard her, because he came out of the door after she had stopped yelling.
"Meru, what are you doing here?" he questioned.
"You said I could come back anytime, Ancestor"
"Not now. Not ever. We are doing very secret work. Since you're an outsider, we fear you might tell someone, then all would be ruined" the old Wingly stated.
"Fine. You know what? I don't need this stupid forest, you guys are all stupid anyway. I get to LIVE when I'm out there" she gestured to the entrance.
"Then go back, Meru"
With that, she spun on her heel, and materialized back to the entrance where she exited the forest for hat she hoped was for good.
DDX- Wow that took me like forever. Ok so anyway, let's clear something up. I know Meru went back in the third disc. That was just a flashback. Yes, and I FINALLY BEAT GOLDEN SUN, LOST AGE, HERE I COME! The Fusion Dragon had nothing on me, nothing fazed me, none of its stupid attacks. It was actually quite an easy boss. Dreadbeard was actually a little harder in my opinion. Anyway, enough of this Golden Sun talk. Uh, I'll try and get a new chapter up soon.
Chapter 2: New Breed
Dark storm clouds brewed over the Mille Seaseu. Deningrad was unusually quiet and calm. The rain had started to drizzle on the stone. The Crystal Palace was in a hustle as always. But one thing was missing. Miranda wasn't in the large castle.
Since the events on Orth, otherwise known as The Shadow War to the Dragoons, Miranda had disappeared. After the Moon Campaign, Miranda had given back Shana the White Silver Dragoon Spirit. From there it was given to Jade, whom Miranda hadn't met.
When Melbu Frahma was defeated, Miranda flew back to Deningrad, supposedly. Nobody had escorted her. From the words of Queen Theresa, she hadn't returned. Nobody had fulfilled her position as Sacred Sister. Theresa still had a hope that the tough girl was out there.
-*-
Altec stood in the middle of Gloriano. The snowfield was raging with wind and snow mix. Hail even struck down and embedded themselves in the fresh powder. A mountain range was to his right, and it wasn't very far. Altec took out the Divine Dragoon Spirit, and thankfully, it shone with a dim glow.
He activated the transformation, and soon the divine light took over his body and hardened to armor. His left arm was the familiar cannon it once was. His long sword was now curved like a scimitar, but had two parts. On the inside part, it looked like it was chopped. A red binding held the two parts together.
He flew with a great speed into the snowstorm and towards the mountains. When he reached the largest mountain, he landed on a small ledge where he was safe. Altec noticed the change in altitude, as it was tough to breathe.
The Divine Dragoon summoned his divine energy into the cannon. Once he had the attack set, he turned around slowly, facing the mountain.
"Here we go. Divine Dragon Cannon" he shouted.
He aimed for the highest peak and shot the attack. Then he waited for a few moments until he heard what he wanted.
An avalanche.
As soon as Altec saw the snow racing like an animal toward him, he plummeted down the slope. The snow raced after him, tumbling over itself. It was out of control. Altec's feet were just inches away from the rushing snow and ice.
The lime green magic his wings trailed was immediately sucked into the avalanche. He braced himself to go faster. By now the destructive disaster had gathered up enough snow and ice to take out Deningrad. But the city was far away from where Altec was.
As the avalanche broke the normal speed barrier, Altec was flying for his life. But he realized there was only one way to stop this thing before the slopes ended. Altec made a U-turn and then rushed into the raging snow. With the cannon in front of him, he used all of the energy he could gather and fired. His yell was shrouded by the intense disaster. The attack though, cut the avalanche in half and it was diminished. Altec was plopped down on the new snow.
"Nothing like fresh powder" he chuckled.
-*- Lavitz awoke to his Dragoon Spirit, glowing brightly. His eyes adjusted to the light of day, and he grabbed the gem. Immediately, he knew what was wrong.
"Someone's in trouble" he muttered to himself, then louder to Dragoness and Nimbulo "Someone's in trouble!"
Downstairs, Dragoness was startled and fell off the couch and onto the floor with a loud thud. He didn't sleep in his robe but thankfully he kept it on the floor so it broke his fall. Nobody had ever seen Dragoness without his Mage robe. He wore a black sleeved shirt and dark, tattered jean shorts. Where the shorts stopped, there were foreleg protectors. Then came his boots. On his right arm, including the shoulder, he had it armored well. Then he had his belt, where Electidad's sheath was set. Altec also had a small velvet bag, the color matched his robe. It was full. But then the Violet Dragoon reached in, and pulled out, not surprisingly, his Dragoon Spirit.
Lavitz and Nimbulo rushed downstairs. Dragoness quickly pulled on his robe, just before their eyes met his. With a glance, they all ran out the door and to Indels Castle.
-*- The enemy kept on advancing while Dart struggled to free himself from the throwing stars. Thank Soa it was a long and wide hallway. The thing had only reached the middle, and kept on taking its sweet time, like nothing was going to happen.
Dart took this to his own advantage. But he had an idea. He still was in Dragoon form, and he could use magic.
"Flameshot!" he managed.
The ball of fire quickly reached the black-cloaked figure, and it halted it's advance. When the attack came within two feet of the thing, the fireball was repelled and scattered into tiny embers. When the flameshot hit the force protecting the thing, a small forcefield emerged and then flickered back so nobody could see it.
Dart's eyes went wide. Even wider when he saw the thing reveal a long scimitar. Suddenly, at the right time, it came to Dart. He turned back to his human state. Since the stars had only pierced his Dragoon Armor, when the armor faded, he would be on the ground. The plan had worked, and he was now standing with his sword in hand. Next thing he would do was turn back into a Dragoon, which he did.
Now he was standing face to face with a black cloak. A figure was inside and he was sure of it. He looked at the scimitar. And didn't like what he saw. It was a scaly hand with nails that were obviously used as claws. And of course, it was black, but the scales were different shades, making it look kind of cool but really creepy.
Without a warning, Dart was suddenly slashed in the chest but luckily, unlike the throwing stars, the sword hadn't pierced him. Dart was taken aback, and grabbed his chest quickly. And fired another flameshot. But, to no avail, it was deflected. The scimitar was becoming closer and closer to Dart. Dart though, didn't know how to beat this thing. He couldn't use a Final Burst, for that would destroy the hallway he was in, and Indels Castle would become rubble and collapse. His sword was no use either.
Suddenly, he had absolutely no hope whatsoever. The thing had somehow, deactivated his Dragoon Spirit. Dart found the gem in his hands, and stuck out his arm, hoping it would work. The figure started to advance. It raised the long sword and was just about to strike down when it was stopped in its tracks as it was frozen.
Nimbulo lowered his spear and chuckled as Lavitz and Dragoness entered after him. The black figure seemingly (because it was hooded) turned its head toward Nimbulo and the group. Then, with one flex, the ice shattered. Dart rolled to the side, avoiding the slash that affected the ground more than it did him.
Suddenly, the door opened, and all eyes averted to Minister Noish.
"What's all this?" he said slowly, overlooking the situation.
As if on cue, the figure disappeared, leaving behind a trail of scattered black smoke. Everyone immediately deactivated their Spirits, not wanting to explain to Noish what they had become. Nimbulo saved them all.
"Frankly, we don't know" he spoke truthfully.
"Well, that thing didn't look too nice" Noish exclaimed.
Dart stood here, "Actually, I think it was going to assassinate you"
"Why would you think that?" Lavitz questioned.
"By the looks of the robe, the sword, and the power. I think we have an assassin to catch" Dart explained.
"I don't think there's just one assassin. Every smart warrior would know that it was hired, the real questions are, why would anyone want Noish dead, and who would hire such a dark force?" Dragoness stated.
"But, how can you know it was a dark force?" Nimbulo asked.
"The power, no human assassin would be so stealthy. And plus, the cloak, all black. And why couldn't we see anything?" Dragoness queried aloud.
"Dragoness is right. Although, I did see a hand on it. And it wasn't pretty, kind of scaly" Dart stated.
-*-
Kongol stood at the base of the Home of Gigantos. His axe was in his hand but he rested it on his shoulder. The Golden Dragoon walked into an opening in the rock face. There was a staircase here, and he descended down. There were burnt out lanterns here, leading him down, but with some magic he lit them. When he got to the bottom, he found the old Giganto homes.
The homes were stationed in a large cave, where he was. There was a shallow stream where they used to get their water. There was a large tunnel where their filtering system was located. It wasn't much though. Luckily for Kongol, it still worked, and he took a long drink.
There weren't much left of the Giganto homes, as Kongol saw. This is where the whole race had vanished. Suddenly, Kongol broke his gaze from the burnt homes and to the stream. He had heard something step into it. Sure enough, it was a black cloaked figure.
Kongol didn't know exactly what this wanted, but it was sure enough of a fight. He drew his axe, and charged the thing. When he swung down, he found his axe swing right through thin air. But he was bent over, and right under him was the figure. It drew a long scimitar, and moments later, Kongol was on the ground with a sword through his abdomen. The thing lifted Kongol, withdrew it's sword, cleaned it off, and disappeared, leaving the same trace of smoke the previous one had.
-*-
Meru trudged through the Evergreen Forest. Creatures scattered as she carelessly moved bushes. She finally found a wall of trees that looked out of place. Using the ancient magic the Ancestor had taught her, she revealed the Wingly Forest.
As she stepped inside the secluded place, the guard spotted her. Immediately, she knew she wasn't wanted.
"Hey! You're Meru, the outsider" the guard yelled.
"Yeah, so?" Meru retorted.
"You're not allowed in here!"
"What! Why not! The Ancestor told me that I could come back anytime I wanted!" Meru exclaimed.
"Well this is not one of those times. We're working on something here, and you are the only one who goes outside, so we can't let you find out anything" the guard told her.
"Screw you buddy! I'm goin' in!"
She stepped past the guard after knocking him on the head with one swift strike. She stepped onto a platform, and was materialized to the Ancestor's home. Two other guards were at the door.
"Move aside, boys"
The guards didn't even look at her, let alone move.
"Very funny, now MOVE" she shouted.
One of the guards raised a brow to her, and pushed her aside. They did tower over her in size, but she was persistent.
"Man, you guys must be deaf. I said.MOVE!" she yelled.
The Ancestor must've heard her, because he came out of the door after she had stopped yelling.
"Meru, what are you doing here?" he questioned.
"You said I could come back anytime, Ancestor"
"Not now. Not ever. We are doing very secret work. Since you're an outsider, we fear you might tell someone, then all would be ruined" the old Wingly stated.
"Fine. You know what? I don't need this stupid forest, you guys are all stupid anyway. I get to LIVE when I'm out there" she gestured to the entrance.
"Then go back, Meru"
With that, she spun on her heel, and materialized back to the entrance where she exited the forest for hat she hoped was for good.
DDX- Wow that took me like forever. Ok so anyway, let's clear something up. I know Meru went back in the third disc. That was just a flashback. Yes, and I FINALLY BEAT GOLDEN SUN, LOST AGE, HERE I COME! The Fusion Dragon had nothing on me, nothing fazed me, none of its stupid attacks. It was actually quite an easy boss. Dreadbeard was actually a little harder in my opinion. Anyway, enough of this Golden Sun talk. Uh, I'll try and get a new chapter up soon.