DISCLAIMER: As you already know, I don't own Legend of Dragoon and I will never own it unfortunately because this game is AMAZING. All characters and anything not appearing in the game that are in this story are all owned by me.
Hiro was the first to wake the next morning. He looked around, seeing Lillith and Kraven still sleeping. He smiled as he looked at Lillith, laying on her stomach, using her arms as a pillow. He stood and climbed up a nearby tree, watching the sun. He glanced down at Lillith and smiled.
"Great view..." he said. Realizing what he said he shook his head, laughing.
"I've hung around Kraven for far too long." he added. He looked back up to the sky and leaned against the trunk. Lillith soon woke up and looked around. She looked up to see him and smiled. She pulled herself up the tree silently and sat on a nearby branch.
"Good morning. Are you always up this early?" Lillith asked. Hiro turned towards her and nodded. He motioned to the sky as if to tell her to look. She looked up at the sunrise and smiled.
"Wow..It's beautiful!" she commented, amazed at the sight of the clouds and colors blending to create a stunning mural in the sky. He laughed a little.
"Yeah. We really couldn't see it from my colony. The magical barrier blocked it from view. I would always sit outside early in the morning in hopes of catching a glimpse of the outside world, but it never did until one morning. There was a large storm out and the magical barrier was weakened. I saw the morning sky and it looked beautiful even in the storm. For years I had heard stories of how evil humans were and I had always wanted to meet some and prove the stories wrong. So without a second thought I flew through the barrier when it flickered off. I ran into a nearby village and soon found out how humans were afraid of winglys just like winglys were afraid of humans. Soon after I began wearing something over my hair while around humans, other than Kraven." he explained. She smiled and nodded.
"When did you team up with Kraven?" she asked, curious of how he teamed up with an immature guy like Kraven.
"Well, I had heard that an important wingly relic was being kept at Hellena Prison. I decided to check it out and Kraven was being kept there. I found that the relic wasn't there and on the way out I ran into a bit of trouble. Kraven had escaped and was fighting some guards. They were blocking my way so I stepped in n and helped him. We escaped together and we've been traveling together ever since. We trust eachother in battle so we trust eachother in life, ya know?" he answered, smiling. She nodded.
"I wish I had a friend like that to travel with......" she commented. He smiled and put a hand on her shoulder.
"You can travel with us. The more the merrier." he replied. She smiled and nodded.
"Thanks. The sun is up now, should we get him up now?" she asked, motioning to Kraven. Hiro laughed and nodded before leaning back and flipping to the ground next to him. Lillith climbed down as Hiro knelt beside Kraven.
"Too bad Kraven wasn't awake to see that hot babe who came by asking for him!" Hiro yelled and jumped back as Kraven jumped to his feet and ran around the campsite, looking all over the place.
"Where! Where! Hot babe.....asking for me.....WHERE!" he yelled as he ran around. Hiro and Lillith laughed while they watched him.
"Uhh, sorry man. I forgot, that didn't happen except in your dream. But now that you're awake we can head on to Bale." Hiro said, grinning. Kraven stopped running around and glared.
"That was low, Hiro. Low. You won't know when, you won't know where, but I am going to kill you. A horrible and painful death!" Kraven yelled. Hiro laughed.
"Sure ya will, Kraven. Let's just get going. We've got to talk to the King today!" Hiro replied as he began walking down the path, Lillith walking beside him. Kraven walked a bit behind them, cursing under his breath.
About an hour and a half later they came to the entrance of Bale. Hiro pulled a bandanna out and slipped it on his head, covering his platinum hair. Lillith smiled and looked around.
"The castle is that way. I'll meet up with you tonight right here at about nine, okay? I need to see my family and the doctor I help. I should be done in a couple hours so see you whenever you two are finished." she smiles and walks away. Hiro and Kraven looked towards the castle.
"Here we are, Hiro. Getting here was hell so this better be good." Kraven said. Hiro laughed and nodded as they began walking towards the castle. As they approached the entrance to the castle, two guards stepped in their way.
"State your business." announced one guard. Kraven sighed and shook his head.
"We need to see the King about a baby and a monster." Kraven replied, obviously annoyed. The guard rose an eyebrow as he looked at them suspiciously.
"Maybe you two should grow up. Monsters don't exist, kid. King Albert is not interested in fairy tales." the guard said.
"Monsters don't exist, huh? Then how do you explain that black flaming shadow I fought, the huge wolves that attacked us, the lizard people who tried to EAT us, and the giant spider in the Limestone Cave?!" Hiro yelled. Kraven looked up, surprised at Hiro for losing his temper.
"Hey kid, just chill. What is so important about these "monsters" that you need to tell King Albert about them?" the guard replied.
"I don't think you need to know. Just let me in to see the King or I'll go in forcefully. Your choice." Hiro answered. The guards nodded and stepped to the side. Hiro and Kraven walked forward. Kraven grinned and turned around.
"That's right. You're lucky you let us in. If you didn't, I'd go buckwild on your ass!" he said, laughing. The guards turned and stepped forward and he jumped in front of Hiro, walking at a fast pace. Hiro shook his head.
"You are sad, Kraven. Really sad." Hiro said. Kraven hit his arm. They walked into this room with a large opening and a statue of a dragon. The statue was very interesting, especially its eyes. On eye was an onyx stone in the shape of a sphere that could fit in the palm of your hand and in the other was an amethyst of the same shape and size.
"Wow. This thing is awesome! Nice craftsmanship here. Ya don't see too many statues like this around...." Kraven commented. Hiro shrugged.
"We need to get to the throneroom, Kraven. This is important." Hiro said. Kraven was ignoring him, though. He put a hand on the onyx eye of the dragon and it began to glow. Hiro stepped forward and the amethyst began to glow.
"What the hell did you do, Kraven? Can't trust ya with anything!" Hiro yelled. The two gems pulled themselves free of the statue and floated towards them.
"This is cool! I wonder what they are....." Kraven said as he grabbed the onyx from the air. It started to shine brightly and then the light dimmed out. Hiro did the same with the amethyst.
"Great, now we're thieves. Let's get going to the throneroom. The longer we stay in here, the more chance we have of getting caught. Now let's go." he said. Kraven nodded and they stuck the gems in their pockets. Hiro lead him to the throneroom. They knelt and bowed.
"You may stand. I hear you have a story of a monster....and a baby?" the King asked. Kraven and Hiro stood, nodding. Hiro picked up the baby from his strap around his stomach.
"Yes, your majesty. I am Kraven, and this is Hiro. We were traveling near Seles when Hiro noticed smoke coming from it. We ran to it and saw that the entire village was burning. I heard crying so I followed the sound into one of the buildings. In the room the baby was in, there was this monster. It was on fire, and seemed to be made of black shadows. I got out but it followed me. Hiro took care of it then and it flew off." Kraven started to explain but Albert stopped him.
"A monster made of fiery black shadows? I think Minister Noish may know something of it." Albert remarked. The elderly man in a black royal habit next to the throne nodded.
"Yes. It derives from the legend of the Dragoon Campaign. When the Dragoon Campaign ended, the Black Monster appeared every 108 years to kill the Moon Child. The Moon Child is supposed to bring happiness to the world, but so far one has never lived to be a year old due to the Black monster killing it. This baby you have found very well may be the Moon Child. And you saved it from the Black Monster." Minister Noish said. Kraven grinned.
"Did anything else happen before you came here?" King Albert asked. Hiro laughed and nodded.
"Loads of stuff. First, when we crossed through the forest, we were attacked by a pack of rabid giant wolves. We dispatched them easily enough, a little trouble but nothing big. Then, we were crossing the prairie when we suddenly got knocked out. We woke up in this huge underground cavern, full of these lizard people. They were trying to eat us, so we had to fight back. We were able to get out, but had to take some of their weapons. That is how we got this strange sword and Kraven's bow. After that, when we went through the Limestone Cave, we got attacked by a giant spider. We almost got taken out but the most beautiful woman distracted it so Kraven could kill it. but this woman, she-" Hiro explained. He was cut off mid-sentence as Kraven spoke up.
"If you let him, he'll talk all day about her." Kraven interrupted. Hiro glared.
"I see. This is very interesting. Seems that the Black Monster is sending it's minions after you two for having the child. Perhaps you should leave her here. They may still come after you, not knowing she is here, however." commented King Albert. Hiro and Kraven nodded. Suddenly a guard ran into the room.
"Your Majesty! These men are thieves! They stole the Dragoon Spirits from the statue! I saw them leave the room, putting them in their pockets!" the guard yelled.
"Is this true?" Albert asked. Kraven shrugged.
"Not really. When we got close to them they started glowing. They pulled loose by themselves and floated at us!" Kraven exclaimed. Hiro shook his head, thinking they'd believe they were crazy.
"If this is true, then you may try to take them into custody if you wish, but these two men are more powerful than you and your knighthood put together." King Albert remarked. Kraven laughed and nodded.
"Finally, I get some respect!" Kraven exclaimed. Hiro shook his head.
"Shut up, Kraven. What are you talking about, more powerful than the knighthood. And Dragoon Spirits, I thought all of that was just made up stories for kids!" Hiro asked. King Albert smiled and shook his head.
"No, Hiro. They are real. And you two are the Dragoons. This deserves a feast!" he announces. Kraven's eyes widen and he smiles.
"Feast. Food. Royal feast. Royal food. Royal feast of royal food." he says, mind wandering.
"What about Lillith? She should be here as well. I mean, she did help us with the spider. If it wasn't for her, we wouldn't be here." Hiro suggested.
"Sure. Bring your sweetheart along. There is still an hour or so for the feast to begin." King Albert said, smiling. Hiro shook his head.
"No, no. You've got it all wrong. We're only friends. I'll be back with her." he replies before walking out of the throneroom. He walked out of the castle and headed to the entrance of Bale. There was no sign of Lillith there so he headed to the medical office. He walked in, but Lillith wasn't there.
"Doctor? I'm looking for Lillith, do you know where she is?" he asked. The doctor came from his office and nodded.
"Ah, yes. Lillith. She headed home a little while ago. she lives just down the road. Her house is the blue one on the left." the doctor answered. Hiro nodded and thanked him before walking out and down the road to Lillith's house. He knocked on the door and Lillith answered.
"Oh, Hiro. What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the castle? And where is Kraven?" she asked curiously.
"Kraven is still at the castle. I came to get you. Turns out, Kraven and I are Dragoons, the girl is the Moon Child, and they are having a feast in our honor. I thought you would want to come, since if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have gotten here." Hiro explained. Lillith smiled up at him.
"Sure, but would you like to come in for a couple minutes? You can meet my parents." She said before pulling him in. Hiro shrugged and followed her in. Her parents were sitting at the dining table.
"Oh, hello! You must be Hiro. Lillith has told us alot about you! I'm glad she's found a nice man." her mother said. Hiro looked confused and turned to Lillith who mouthed the words: Just go with it. He nodded a little and turned back to her parents.
"Mom, Dad, we should be going. We're having dinner with a friend tonight." Lillith told them. They nodded and told them to leave. Lillith grabbed his hand and lead him outside.
"I am so sorry about that. Thay always ask me about any guys and I wanted to make them happy so I mentioned you and then you showed up so I had to go with it. I know you probably have a girlfriend and we don't have to mention this to her or anything." Lillith blurted out.
"It's fine, don't worry. Actually, I don't have a girlfriend. Between being a wingly and wondering, no way to get a girlfriend. Let's go." He says and laughs a little. She nods and walks with him back to the castle. Kraven was already well into his third plate of food when they got there. An hour or so later, the feast was finished. They headed back to Lillith's house to stay for the night.
"Hiro and Lillith, you two take Lillith's room and Kraven, you can take the guest room." her dad said. Kraven grins.
"Go Hiro. Lucky, lucky man!" Kraven laughed and said. Hiro shook his head and walked into her room, laying on the floor. She laid on the bed as Kraven walked into the guest room.
"I really am sorry about this, Hiro. I didn't think they would put us in the same room." She said, sincerely sorry.
"Don't worry about it. I'm fine with the floor. Better than the ground outside. But Kraven will never let this die down." He replied. She laughed a bit and they both soon fell asleep, countless adventures awaiting them and Kraven.
Hiro was the first to wake the next morning. He looked around, seeing Lillith and Kraven still sleeping. He smiled as he looked at Lillith, laying on her stomach, using her arms as a pillow. He stood and climbed up a nearby tree, watching the sun. He glanced down at Lillith and smiled.
"Great view..." he said. Realizing what he said he shook his head, laughing.
"I've hung around Kraven for far too long." he added. He looked back up to the sky and leaned against the trunk. Lillith soon woke up and looked around. She looked up to see him and smiled. She pulled herself up the tree silently and sat on a nearby branch.
"Good morning. Are you always up this early?" Lillith asked. Hiro turned towards her and nodded. He motioned to the sky as if to tell her to look. She looked up at the sunrise and smiled.
"Wow..It's beautiful!" she commented, amazed at the sight of the clouds and colors blending to create a stunning mural in the sky. He laughed a little.
"Yeah. We really couldn't see it from my colony. The magical barrier blocked it from view. I would always sit outside early in the morning in hopes of catching a glimpse of the outside world, but it never did until one morning. There was a large storm out and the magical barrier was weakened. I saw the morning sky and it looked beautiful even in the storm. For years I had heard stories of how evil humans were and I had always wanted to meet some and prove the stories wrong. So without a second thought I flew through the barrier when it flickered off. I ran into a nearby village and soon found out how humans were afraid of winglys just like winglys were afraid of humans. Soon after I began wearing something over my hair while around humans, other than Kraven." he explained. She smiled and nodded.
"When did you team up with Kraven?" she asked, curious of how he teamed up with an immature guy like Kraven.
"Well, I had heard that an important wingly relic was being kept at Hellena Prison. I decided to check it out and Kraven was being kept there. I found that the relic wasn't there and on the way out I ran into a bit of trouble. Kraven had escaped and was fighting some guards. They were blocking my way so I stepped in n and helped him. We escaped together and we've been traveling together ever since. We trust eachother in battle so we trust eachother in life, ya know?" he answered, smiling. She nodded.
"I wish I had a friend like that to travel with......" she commented. He smiled and put a hand on her shoulder.
"You can travel with us. The more the merrier." he replied. She smiled and nodded.
"Thanks. The sun is up now, should we get him up now?" she asked, motioning to Kraven. Hiro laughed and nodded before leaning back and flipping to the ground next to him. Lillith climbed down as Hiro knelt beside Kraven.
"Too bad Kraven wasn't awake to see that hot babe who came by asking for him!" Hiro yelled and jumped back as Kraven jumped to his feet and ran around the campsite, looking all over the place.
"Where! Where! Hot babe.....asking for me.....WHERE!" he yelled as he ran around. Hiro and Lillith laughed while they watched him.
"Uhh, sorry man. I forgot, that didn't happen except in your dream. But now that you're awake we can head on to Bale." Hiro said, grinning. Kraven stopped running around and glared.
"That was low, Hiro. Low. You won't know when, you won't know where, but I am going to kill you. A horrible and painful death!" Kraven yelled. Hiro laughed.
"Sure ya will, Kraven. Let's just get going. We've got to talk to the King today!" Hiro replied as he began walking down the path, Lillith walking beside him. Kraven walked a bit behind them, cursing under his breath.
About an hour and a half later they came to the entrance of Bale. Hiro pulled a bandanna out and slipped it on his head, covering his platinum hair. Lillith smiled and looked around.
"The castle is that way. I'll meet up with you tonight right here at about nine, okay? I need to see my family and the doctor I help. I should be done in a couple hours so see you whenever you two are finished." she smiles and walks away. Hiro and Kraven looked towards the castle.
"Here we are, Hiro. Getting here was hell so this better be good." Kraven said. Hiro laughed and nodded as they began walking towards the castle. As they approached the entrance to the castle, two guards stepped in their way.
"State your business." announced one guard. Kraven sighed and shook his head.
"We need to see the King about a baby and a monster." Kraven replied, obviously annoyed. The guard rose an eyebrow as he looked at them suspiciously.
"Maybe you two should grow up. Monsters don't exist, kid. King Albert is not interested in fairy tales." the guard said.
"Monsters don't exist, huh? Then how do you explain that black flaming shadow I fought, the huge wolves that attacked us, the lizard people who tried to EAT us, and the giant spider in the Limestone Cave?!" Hiro yelled. Kraven looked up, surprised at Hiro for losing his temper.
"Hey kid, just chill. What is so important about these "monsters" that you need to tell King Albert about them?" the guard replied.
"I don't think you need to know. Just let me in to see the King or I'll go in forcefully. Your choice." Hiro answered. The guards nodded and stepped to the side. Hiro and Kraven walked forward. Kraven grinned and turned around.
"That's right. You're lucky you let us in. If you didn't, I'd go buckwild on your ass!" he said, laughing. The guards turned and stepped forward and he jumped in front of Hiro, walking at a fast pace. Hiro shook his head.
"You are sad, Kraven. Really sad." Hiro said. Kraven hit his arm. They walked into this room with a large opening and a statue of a dragon. The statue was very interesting, especially its eyes. On eye was an onyx stone in the shape of a sphere that could fit in the palm of your hand and in the other was an amethyst of the same shape and size.
"Wow. This thing is awesome! Nice craftsmanship here. Ya don't see too many statues like this around...." Kraven commented. Hiro shrugged.
"We need to get to the throneroom, Kraven. This is important." Hiro said. Kraven was ignoring him, though. He put a hand on the onyx eye of the dragon and it began to glow. Hiro stepped forward and the amethyst began to glow.
"What the hell did you do, Kraven? Can't trust ya with anything!" Hiro yelled. The two gems pulled themselves free of the statue and floated towards them.
"This is cool! I wonder what they are....." Kraven said as he grabbed the onyx from the air. It started to shine brightly and then the light dimmed out. Hiro did the same with the amethyst.
"Great, now we're thieves. Let's get going to the throneroom. The longer we stay in here, the more chance we have of getting caught. Now let's go." he said. Kraven nodded and they stuck the gems in their pockets. Hiro lead him to the throneroom. They knelt and bowed.
"You may stand. I hear you have a story of a monster....and a baby?" the King asked. Kraven and Hiro stood, nodding. Hiro picked up the baby from his strap around his stomach.
"Yes, your majesty. I am Kraven, and this is Hiro. We were traveling near Seles when Hiro noticed smoke coming from it. We ran to it and saw that the entire village was burning. I heard crying so I followed the sound into one of the buildings. In the room the baby was in, there was this monster. It was on fire, and seemed to be made of black shadows. I got out but it followed me. Hiro took care of it then and it flew off." Kraven started to explain but Albert stopped him.
"A monster made of fiery black shadows? I think Minister Noish may know something of it." Albert remarked. The elderly man in a black royal habit next to the throne nodded.
"Yes. It derives from the legend of the Dragoon Campaign. When the Dragoon Campaign ended, the Black Monster appeared every 108 years to kill the Moon Child. The Moon Child is supposed to bring happiness to the world, but so far one has never lived to be a year old due to the Black monster killing it. This baby you have found very well may be the Moon Child. And you saved it from the Black Monster." Minister Noish said. Kraven grinned.
"Did anything else happen before you came here?" King Albert asked. Hiro laughed and nodded.
"Loads of stuff. First, when we crossed through the forest, we were attacked by a pack of rabid giant wolves. We dispatched them easily enough, a little trouble but nothing big. Then, we were crossing the prairie when we suddenly got knocked out. We woke up in this huge underground cavern, full of these lizard people. They were trying to eat us, so we had to fight back. We were able to get out, but had to take some of their weapons. That is how we got this strange sword and Kraven's bow. After that, when we went through the Limestone Cave, we got attacked by a giant spider. We almost got taken out but the most beautiful woman distracted it so Kraven could kill it. but this woman, she-" Hiro explained. He was cut off mid-sentence as Kraven spoke up.
"If you let him, he'll talk all day about her." Kraven interrupted. Hiro glared.
"I see. This is very interesting. Seems that the Black Monster is sending it's minions after you two for having the child. Perhaps you should leave her here. They may still come after you, not knowing she is here, however." commented King Albert. Hiro and Kraven nodded. Suddenly a guard ran into the room.
"Your Majesty! These men are thieves! They stole the Dragoon Spirits from the statue! I saw them leave the room, putting them in their pockets!" the guard yelled.
"Is this true?" Albert asked. Kraven shrugged.
"Not really. When we got close to them they started glowing. They pulled loose by themselves and floated at us!" Kraven exclaimed. Hiro shook his head, thinking they'd believe they were crazy.
"If this is true, then you may try to take them into custody if you wish, but these two men are more powerful than you and your knighthood put together." King Albert remarked. Kraven laughed and nodded.
"Finally, I get some respect!" Kraven exclaimed. Hiro shook his head.
"Shut up, Kraven. What are you talking about, more powerful than the knighthood. And Dragoon Spirits, I thought all of that was just made up stories for kids!" Hiro asked. King Albert smiled and shook his head.
"No, Hiro. They are real. And you two are the Dragoons. This deserves a feast!" he announces. Kraven's eyes widen and he smiles.
"Feast. Food. Royal feast. Royal food. Royal feast of royal food." he says, mind wandering.
"What about Lillith? She should be here as well. I mean, she did help us with the spider. If it wasn't for her, we wouldn't be here." Hiro suggested.
"Sure. Bring your sweetheart along. There is still an hour or so for the feast to begin." King Albert said, smiling. Hiro shook his head.
"No, no. You've got it all wrong. We're only friends. I'll be back with her." he replies before walking out of the throneroom. He walked out of the castle and headed to the entrance of Bale. There was no sign of Lillith there so he headed to the medical office. He walked in, but Lillith wasn't there.
"Doctor? I'm looking for Lillith, do you know where she is?" he asked. The doctor came from his office and nodded.
"Ah, yes. Lillith. She headed home a little while ago. she lives just down the road. Her house is the blue one on the left." the doctor answered. Hiro nodded and thanked him before walking out and down the road to Lillith's house. He knocked on the door and Lillith answered.
"Oh, Hiro. What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the castle? And where is Kraven?" she asked curiously.
"Kraven is still at the castle. I came to get you. Turns out, Kraven and I are Dragoons, the girl is the Moon Child, and they are having a feast in our honor. I thought you would want to come, since if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have gotten here." Hiro explained. Lillith smiled up at him.
"Sure, but would you like to come in for a couple minutes? You can meet my parents." She said before pulling him in. Hiro shrugged and followed her in. Her parents were sitting at the dining table.
"Oh, hello! You must be Hiro. Lillith has told us alot about you! I'm glad she's found a nice man." her mother said. Hiro looked confused and turned to Lillith who mouthed the words: Just go with it. He nodded a little and turned back to her parents.
"Mom, Dad, we should be going. We're having dinner with a friend tonight." Lillith told them. They nodded and told them to leave. Lillith grabbed his hand and lead him outside.
"I am so sorry about that. Thay always ask me about any guys and I wanted to make them happy so I mentioned you and then you showed up so I had to go with it. I know you probably have a girlfriend and we don't have to mention this to her or anything." Lillith blurted out.
"It's fine, don't worry. Actually, I don't have a girlfriend. Between being a wingly and wondering, no way to get a girlfriend. Let's go." He says and laughs a little. She nods and walks with him back to the castle. Kraven was already well into his third plate of food when they got there. An hour or so later, the feast was finished. They headed back to Lillith's house to stay for the night.
"Hiro and Lillith, you two take Lillith's room and Kraven, you can take the guest room." her dad said. Kraven grins.
"Go Hiro. Lucky, lucky man!" Kraven laughed and said. Hiro shook his head and walked into her room, laying on the floor. She laid on the bed as Kraven walked into the guest room.
"I really am sorry about this, Hiro. I didn't think they would put us in the same room." She said, sincerely sorry.
"Don't worry about it. I'm fine with the floor. Better than the ground outside. But Kraven will never let this die down." He replied. She laughed a bit and they both soon fell asleep, countless adventures awaiting them and Kraven.