Chapter 7:

Kai looked at the massive monster and went for his sword. The monster swam out of the cave and reviled it self to be a Leviathan. Its body was long and thin, its wings were huge and transparent. The monster roared and Kai hi-tailed it out of there swimming as fast as he could for the boat. He was too slow as the monster attacked him from behind and knocked the wind out of him. The monster swam around and hit Kai again, and did the same over and over again. Kai started to lose conciseness as the monster came around another time. The monster curled up and smacked Kai with his tail, sending him towards the sky. Kai broke the surface and plummeted back into the ocean. Tria and Shirro hear a splash and went to go look and only saw where Kai had entered the sea again. Kai grabbed his ribs which were broken from the hits and hitting the water.

Kai fought to keep conciseness as the monster came around for another strike. Kai quickly took off his belt and used it to grab a hold of the monster as he dodged it. He rode the monster as it tried to shake him off. Kai held on as he took out his sword, the monster went low and under a coral reef. Kai ducked and jabbed the sword into the monsters head. The monster roared and its blood drained out into the ocean, Kai took out the sword as the monster hit the sea floor. Kai began to swim back up to the sea surface; along the way he began to see things.

'So sleepy, why am I swimming?' Kai thought as he looked at the sky. The water became bright and was blinding. 'Can't see, must sleep...' Kai began to sink to the bottom again as he looked up he saw a girl in white. She reached out for him as he fainted; she grabbed him and took him back to the surface.

Hours later Kai woke up on a warm bed covered in blankets. He looked outside it was night. 'Well it looks like that I was saved yet again.' Kai thought as he got out of bed. He was almost naked except for his boxers that seem to be different then the ones he was wearing before, and the bandage wrap that he had around his ribs. "Who changed these?" He asked himself. He grabbed a robe and walked out the room.

As soon as he opened the door, he was bombarded by a group of girls. The group consisted of Tria, Colette, and Raine. They asked many questions, and looked happy and relieved. Kratos looked at them and said, "Calm down and let him speak." They sat down for dinner and Kai asked.

"Alright what are everyone's questions?"

Raine looked at Kai and asked, "What were you doing at the bottom of the ocean!?"

Kai looked at her and replied, "I had to retrieve an item from the bottom of the ocean."

"Why at the bottom, why did you need it?"

"I can't answer that." He said, as he got a dark stare from Raine.

"Kai made a big mistake." Whispered Genis as he leaned against the wall.

"What mistake?" asked Lloyd as Kratos looked at them.

"Never dodge a question, it only makes her mad." Replied Genis as he shook his head.

"Alright can you tell me why you were attacked?" Asked Raine now with a scowl on her face.

Kai looked at her then at the others then back to her. "Well I think it was because I hit a monster with a rock."

Everyone looked at him; Kai did not like this so he looked at Fenrir and said,

"Fenrir, head to the back and I will be there in a minute."

Fenrir looked at him and nodded as he headed for the back.

"Can you excuse me I need to go to the restroom." Kai said as he stood up and went into the room he was staying in.

Fenrir was waiting when Kai walked in.

"What do you need of me?" Fenrir asked.

"I need you to pose as me, so I can head back to Triet."

"I understand, but what will I do about the others?" Fenrir asked as he walked around.

"Go with Colette and the others, when you get the chance tell Tria and Shirro to meet me at the Port to Thoda Geyser."

"What's at Thoda Geyser?" asked Fenrir as he looked at Kai.

"That is where the second dragon lives." He said as there was a knock on the door.

"Kai, are you okay?" Asked Tria though the door.

"Uh...yeah I'm just fixing my bandages. I'll be out in a few minutes." Kai replied as he went to get his clothes.

"Fenrir, transform now." Said Kai as he took off the robe and put his pants on.

Fenrir in mere seconds went from a wolf to an exact copy of Kai.

"Good, now when I leave out the window. Go back outside and act like nothing happened." Said Kai as he put on a new shirt and jacket.

Fenrir looked at his friend and replied, "I will, don't worry...you just be careful."

"I will." Said Kai as he opened the window and got ready to leave, with his sword, shield and emblem intact.

Kai waved goodbye and left out the window, into the dark night. Kai left the small port village headed for the Ossa trail. He clutched his chest as he ran in the night, stopping every so often to catch his breath. When he got to the trailhead he heard a familiar woman's voice.

"So, out on your own so soon after being attacked by a Leviathan?" asked the voice.

"Show your self Sheena!" Yelled Kai, as he looked around for her.

Sheena appeared before him, looking as good as ever.

"Well it looks like your okay." She said with a smile.

"Yeah, but how did you know about the fight?" Kai asked Sheena as he looked at her.

"I know, because I was the one that saved you. I only did what you did for me." She said as she blushed.

"Well I'm glad it was you. So did you bandage me or was it someone else?" Asked Kai as he grabbed his side again.

"I did, but Tria was the one that changed your clothes." She replied now blushing a little harder now.

'Man, too bad it wasn't her who changed me.' Thought Kai as he let go of his chest.

"So you're headed back to Triet?"

"Yes, I need to get something done at the ruins and then head for Thoda Geyser...wait how do you know about Triet?"

"Tria told me, but that's all she said." Replied Sheena as they started walking up the trail.

"Well I'm guessing that, you're going to follow me and help me?" Asked Kai as he looked at her.

"You got it." She replied with a big smile.

They head up the trail and down it; they face no monsters as they were asleep. The journey though the desert yielded no excitement either. They reached the ruins by sun up, Kai and Sheena sat down on the steps and looked at the sunrise.

"It's so beautiful." Said Sheena as she looked at the sunrise.

'Not as beautiful as you.' Thought Kai as he looked at Sheena, "Yes it is." He said as he looked disappointed that he did not say that she was beautiful too.

"They walked into the ruins and headed for the entrance Kai went to. They found the entrance and the voice called out. "You may enter, friend of Kai."

They both entered and went to the far back room where the dragon was. The dragon had aged more, since the last time he saw him.

"You have proven yourself, now stand in front of me and accept the powers of the Red Dragon." Said the dying Red Dragon.

Kai walked up to the dragon and stood in front of him as per requested. The dragon lifted his head and cried out. "Goddess Martel, hear my call give my spirit to the young master, so he may fulfill your wish!" The Dragon began to glow as a white light bathed him, a Magic circle appeared under Kai as he began to float in the air the red light turned into an orb and left the dragon. The orb of light ran into Kai's body causing him to clutch his sides as the bones in his back began to burn. Kai yelled in pain as the bones burned and grew. His jacket, shirt and bandages burned as he began to glow with the same red light that the dragon once had.

'Please make the pain stop!' Yelled Kai in his mind.

'It will be over soon.' Said a heavenly voice.

Seconds' later blood splattered from his back as long black leathery wings sprouted from it. The pain subsided as a cool sensation came over him as a red breastplate covered his chest and back.

Kai landed on the ground and he clutched his chest as he breathed heavily from the pain. Sheena rushed to his side as the dragon fell to the ground lifeless.

"My son, you have felt the pain of the suffering, which your father has caused so many to feel." said his mother as she came down from the white light.

"Mother, these wings, are they permanent?" asked Kai as she bent over to take the soul of the red dragon.

"No, they are part of you but you can put them away, when you don't need them. Like I said, that was the pain of the suffering." She said as she placed her hand over the soul. "As you find and take the items of every dragon you will feel a different pain that the people or there families have felt."

"I understand." Said Kai as he looked at his mother that now had a baby dragon in her hands.

"Now go my son, find the Blue dragon that inhibits Thoda Geyser." She said as she laid the dragon down and floated back into the air.

"I will make you proud mother." Replied Kai as she left.

"That was your mother?" asked Sheena as she helped Kai up.

"Yes, she died and came back as a angel of Martel." He said as he looked at Sheena.

"I'm sorry Kai."

"Its okay I never knew her or my father." He said as they began to walk out the ruins.

"I never knew my parents either." Said Sheena as they left the corridor.

They walked out the ruins and as they got outside Kai collapsed. Sheena ran to his side and yelled, "Kai? KAI!"