Disclaimer: No, I don't own Legend of Dragoon. Stop asking.

Time to answer some questions:

To NeoCataclysm and Seriyu: I now have more. Be pleased and have merriment.

To ChronoGirl: Yes, he's a Wingly. I have a good reason for his hair being that color though, which I will eventually get to. Don't worry. There's more Dragoon heresy in this chapter that you can read. XD And, sadly, I'm a guy, so I wouldn't be able to tell you if Agito is cute or not, but thanks for the kudos. If you want to know what he looks like that bad, I should have picatures of all my characters up on my DevArt page pretty soon. Anyways, for now, enjoy the new chapter!

The Legend of Dragoon:

Shadow of the Dragons

Chapter 2: The Spirits Revealed

Agito climbed down from his tree. "I don't think they'll be bothering you anytime soon," the boy said with a smile.

"I could've handled it," Agito said.

"Sure," the girl said.

"You look hungry," the boy said, "You should come with us."

"I'm fine," Agito said.

"And exactly where will you go?" the boy said.

"…I don't have anywhere to go. I'm a wanderer," Agito said.

"Well," the girl said, "Seeing as we're a couple of vagrants ourselves, why don't you come with us?" Agito began to realize that these two wouldn't take no for an answer. The fact that he hadn't eaten in three days didn't help him, either.

"I guess so," Agito finally said.

The group began to walk through the forest. "So, what's your name?" the boy asked.

"It's Agito," Agito replied.

"I'm Sanjuro," the boy said, "and this is my beautiful girlfriend Mina."

"Why do you live in a forest?" Agito asked.

"Well," Mina said, "A year ago, Agito and I were on a trip together. When we came back, our entire town had been killed, and we didn't know who had done it. After we had finished grieving, we decided to travel Endiness together."

"What about you?" Sanjuro said, "Why are you wandering about?"

"I have someone to kill," Agito said. "I don't want to go into details."

"Fair enough," Sanjuro said.

"How did you do that before?" Agito asked. "How did you turn into a Dragoon?"

Mina pulled the White Dragoon Spirit from her pocket. "Sanjuro and I found these when we found the wreckage of our town. When we saw the Dragon Buster, and how they reacted when we held them, we figured these stones must be the legendary Dragoon Spirits," she said.

"Stones?" Agito said. "You mean there's more than one?"

"Yep," Sanjuro said, "I have one too." He pulled a metallic-looking sphere from his pocket. It had an orange slit running down the front, like a dragon's eye.

"Which spirit is that?" Agito asked in awe.

"This one's special," Sanjuro said. "This is the Dragoon spirit of the Divine Dragon."

"Are you serious?!" Agito shouted. "Why would anyone leave such a powerful object in the middle of a wrecked town?! Are these Dragoon spirits just not worth crap anymore?!"

"I don't know about that," Sanjuro said.

"Then why did one of those drunks throw this at me?" Agito said. He held up the Red-Eye Spirit.

"They actually threw that at you?" Mina said.

"Yes," Agito said.

"You were meant to have it," Sanjuro said, "Just as we were meant to have ours. Everyone who has ever found a Dragoon spirit was meant to use it. Unless you die, no one else will be able to use your spirit."

At length, Agito asked, "How do I use it?"

"Its power comes from your fighting spirit. You have to build up your fighting spirit until it can be contained no longer, then allow the dragoon spirit to share your fighting spirit with you. Watch," Sanjuro said. He stood still, with his hands clasped around the Divine Dragoon Spirit. The spirit began to glow, as did Sanjuro's body. His entire body was enveloped in a bright light. When the light faded, Sanjuro was wearing a full suit of silver Dragoon armor, with the Divine Dragoon Spirit on his chest. Two small wings sprouted from his back, and the Dragon Buster on his arm had turned silver to match his armor.

"What's with that?" Agito said. "That looks nothing like the legends describe. The legends say that the Divine Dragoon's headband was orange, and covered one eye. He had six wings, and they all looked like the ones she had earlier, not those little hummingbird wings you have. He also had the Divine Dragon Cannon and Divine Dragon Ball on his left arm!"

"Did you read the rest of the legend?" Sanjuro said, "Because there's more to it. First off, he was at a level high enough to actually use the Dragon Cannon. I'm not. Plus, the legend said that the Dragoon armor could evolve to suit the need of the user. Allow me to demonstrate. You can add stuff to the armor to make it change. That's why a Dragoon's weapon is changed along with his appearance." Sanjuro pulled out a pair of sunglasses and placed them on his face. As he did, the silver headband grew around them, turning the lenses green.

"Wow. Big change," Agito said.

"You can take it further," Sanjuro said. His wings folded down against his back. The armor on his shoulders changed shape and covered the bare parts of his arms. The headband/visor armor on his head began to cover the rest of his face.

"Now that's impressive!" Agito said.

"You try transforming," Mina said. Agito concentrated for a good five minutes before giving up.

"I can't do it!" Agito said.

"Maybe you need a jump-start," Sanjuro said. "I never told you what I use this extra armor for. I use it to protect myself against explosions." When Agito looked back at Mina, she was gone. She had changed into her Dragoon form again, and was flying to avoid the explosion. "A good dose of fear is what taught me how to use mine," Sanjuro said. The Dragon Buster grew over his hand again. However, instead of forming the energy blade, a small white ball of energy collected on the tip. When it had reached about the size of a volleyball, Sanjuro pointed it at the ground. "Divine Shot!" he shouted. The ball of energy was released, and the ground beneath them began to explode.

Agito couldn't take the pressure. It was all happening too fast. Then, it happened. Something in Agito snapped. He wanted to live so badly that he was willing to kill Sanjuro if necessary. He held up the Red-Eye Spirit. It began to glow brightly. Suddenly, Agito's entire body caught on fire. However, the flame did not hurt him. Instead, it soothed him and formed armor. His sword turned red and changed shape as well. However, instead of wings sprouting from his back, there were what seemed to be two vents on his back. He formed his usual wings, the wings of a Wingly, which had been his birthright. Instead of being their usual blue color, they were covered in flame. He lifted off the ground, and found that the explosion did not hurt him at all. When the smoke cleared, Sanjuro and Mina floated in front of him, smiling.

Agito fell to the ground and changed back to his normal form.

"Feels good, doesn't it?" Sanjuro said.

"You could've killed me," Agito said.

"Are you kidding?" Sanjuro laughed, "That was the weakest Divine Shot I've ever done. It couldn't hurt a dog."

"Why wasn't I able to stay in it longer?" Agito asked.

"You just haven't gotten used to it yet," Mina said. "Plus you haven't eaten in a while. Come on. Let's get you fed."

"If you want to, I can help you learn how to use your dragoon spirit later on," Sanjuro said.

"I think I'll take you up on that," Agito said.

That was the first time Agito had smiled in three years.