Chapter 5

Morning came and Kai's group was still asleep despite the several monsters that roamed the ruins. Kai stirred as Colette's group enter the Triet ruins, they were talking as they looked at the ruins. Before Raine could reach the steps a monster came out and attacked Colette's party. They put down the monsters with ease, although the fire elemental sent rocks flying as it blew-up. One of the rocks hit Kai in the head and woke him from his slumber.

"Ow! Who in Martel's name is throwing rocks at me?!" Yelled Kai as he rubbed the place where the rock hit him and sat up.

"Kai, what are you doing here?" asked Raine as she walked over to Kai

"I-I-I-I-I am on a journey of discovery with my friends." He replied as he pointed to his friends.

Both Tria and Shirro woke up at the sound of talking, they both got up and Tria asked, "Kai what's going on? What's with all the talking?" as she was holding her head.

"Tria and Shirro, these are my friends..."He gave them a wink, "...Raine, Lloyd, Genis, Colette and I don't know him." Replied Kai as he looked at Kratos

"He is Kratos, he is protecting Colette." Said Raine as Shirro and Tria shook everyone's hands.

'There is something about him I don't like.' Kai thought as he shook Kratos hand.

'This feeling, it reminds me of Colette...could he be the one that escaped from Oyen, the one that has the special exsphere?' thought Kratos as he stared eye to eye with Kai.

They broke off the handshake and Kratos said, "Shouldn't we be entering the ruin now?"

Raine looked at him and replied, "Yes, yes should." She then headed up the steps and started to laugh and examine the slab that Kai could not open.

"Kai, why did you wink at us?" asked Tria, as Colette's group was around the slab.

"I don't need you to tell them that I am related to Colette, even she is not to know." He said in a shushed voice so only his party could hear.

'So that's the feeling I had, he is related to the Chosen.' Thought Kratos as he looked at Colette who opened the door to the shrine. 'It looks like he might be trouble, or he just might help out in the end, but he is a danger none the less, and he will be until he is no longer wanted by the Desians.'

They all entered into the shrine, Lloyd was complaining about the heat, Genis teased him, while Colette was listening to Raine, and Kratos just followed them. Kai was talking to Tria and Shirro about their plans.

"So we look for a door that is inscribed with the same symbol that's on your necklace?" asked Tria as they followed Colette.

"Yes it should be near the door that leads to the seal for this shrine." Replied Kai as they walked down a curved corridor.

They walked down the corridor and saw a dead end that had one opening. Colette's group went in that door while Kai and the others looked at the other wall. Kai saw the mark and placed his hand on it; the wall vibrated and opened up to a dark corridor. They walked in and torches lit up the way. They traveled down the corridor, that was covered in dust, there was pictures that hung in between the torches, they were too dusty and moth eaten to see.

"Looks like this place use to be used, many years ago." Said Shirro as he looked over at the pictures.

"I'd say this place hasn't been used in over 100 years." Tria said as she walked along side Kai.

"Your wrong, young ones." Said a deep voice shrouded in darkness.

"Kai did you say that?" Asked Tria as she stopped at the sound of the voice.

"No, that wasn't me." Replied Kai as he looked at the pitch black room the voice came from.

"You who as been chosen to save the world from darkness, step forth so I may see you." The voice called out from the darkness.

Kai stepped forth into the dark abyss and flames shot up from the ground to reveal an room filled with lava and a ancient red dragon that has seen better day.

"Yes I see...you are the new Dragonmaster, chosen by the angels of Martel, to save this world from an enemy that causes many to die for his own personal needs, and makes the world suffer." Said the old dragon, "It has been many years since the last Dragonmaster had come, to save us."

"What was the last Dragonmaster mission?" asked Tria as she and Shirro came and stood next to Kai.

"He was protecting Spritua, during her teachings on Sylvarant." Replied the dragon.

"That was the last time he was around, what happened?" asked Kai as he looked at the Dragon.

"He lost his powers during a battle, and died protecting Spritua." Said the dragon as he yawned; "Now it's your time, you must first prove yourself and retrieve the Dragon Emblem from the bottom of the ocean, near Izoold."

"The bottom of the ocean? How do I do that, I can't hold my breath that long or dive that deep." Asked Kai

"Use these iron boots and necklace, these will allow you to retrieve the emblem, and when you get it, return and I will give you my power." Said the dragon as he fell asleep.

Kai took the items and looked at his friends, "I have to go in the ocean, I don't like this...why did they leave the emblem in the ocean?" he asked

"Well he did say you had to prove yourself." Laughed Shirro as he looked at Kai.

"Shirro...shut up." Kai said as he headed out of the room.

"You-got-yelled-at." Said Tria as she followed Kai out.

Shirro was silent as he was the last to leave.

They walked back though the corridor, as they left the corridor the torches went out and the hall became dark behind them. As they left the ruins, Colette and her friends walked out and saw the corridor that Kai had been it minutes before.

"This room wasn't here before; I wander what's in it?" Said Lloyd as he looked at the dark room.

"Lloyd I don't think we should go in there, there is no telling was is in that room." Said Raine as they looked at Lloyd.

"What can happen?" he asked as he put one foot in the corridor. He was forced back and a loud voice echoed through the ruins.

"You who is not chosen by the angels who serve Martel shall not pass, leave and never enter this corridor." Yelled the dragon.

Colette walked into the corridor and asked, "Am I able to enter this place?"

"No, you are not chosen by the angels who serve Martel, but by Cruixs."

"Then who is this person?"

"I cannot say his name, for I am bound to the laws of the dragons."

The voice became silent, and the door closed.

"I wonder who is this person, he was talking about?" asked Colette

"Well, I don't know and we need to find the next seal." Replied Raine.

"Yes the seals come first; we can worry about the person later." Said Kratos as they started to head for the exit.