Disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun. If (and only if, mind you) I did, then we would be waiting for Golden Sun: Book 23. Yeah, that would be cool.

(A/N): Sorry for the long wait. I'm trying to post this story somewhere else (wink wink). But it turns out, it's not as well as I thought. Therefore I 've been rewriting many of the previous chapters (or episodes, whatever). Plus, I added a Prologue. And stuff.

And now, to answer the reviews:

Master of Reality: Thanks for that 'lol' Here, grab a cookie (gives cookie).As for Dragon's Den,I forgot to say that the sky was red. If you want, you can picture Mordor (from LOTR) with houses and palaces and stuff.I find it easier that way.Also, the Dragon tribe have no connection with Proxians (although I thought about it for a minute), save for the fire stuff. You know, since burning things is fun.

GoldenSunGeek: Thanks for the help too (gives cookie). Heh, people have it in their genes to find a way to insult you, or curse, without anybody else noticing. Lol.

I expect to see updates from you guys soon, and from those who read but fail to review, too. (You know who you are! Go ahead and review!)

Now, without further delays, I give you Episode (or chapter) 15.

Episode 15: Gondowan's war

The dragons took off, and flew towards the south. It was like riding a boat on the middle of a hurricane.

"Whoa, not too tight lady" said one of them "You don't want to choke me before we get there".

Lise was scared of heights. She had never been one for great excitements or adrenaline driven situations, except battling, and this transportation method was one that she hoped would end quickly. Bril was just as scared. He had never been this high above the ground, except that time when He took the Air's Rock challenge, back when He was fifteen. He had stopped at the peak for just a moment, to catch his breath, but when He looked to the city, He felt so dizzy that He had to sit down for several minutes before moving on.

The Dragons soared over plains and great rivers twirling down there. At last, they reached the battlefield.

Several dragons were fighting already. Most had changed again to their human forms, but others were fighting as dragons, breathing fire and crushing monsters under their feet. The five dragons landed in the middle of the dragon encampment.

Several dragoons had been wounded fatally. Every single one of them had scars and burns all over.

"Damn those werewolves!" said one.

"Don't forget the werebears too!" said another. Bril's gaze suddenly fixed on the floor.

"I...didn't knew there would be werewolves amongst them" He said. Lise quickly ran over to him and hugged him.

"This is not your fault" She said "Remember, your people are being mind-controlled, and enlaved".

Bril blushed.

"Lise, stay here and tend to the injured" said Joe "We'll go and fight" And He ran to the battlefield, the burning sword sparkling in his hand. Max and Leng followed close behind. Bril doubted for a second, and left too.

"Well" said Lise, with that 'pretending-to-be-angry-face' again "I'm better at this anyway".

When the four warriors reached the battlefield, they thought that they had reached Hell instead. There was fire everywhere. The dragons had been burning everything around them. Most had serious wounds, but others casted Cool Aura, making the dragons almost unstoppable. But there were thousands and thousands of monsters. This would be a long battle.

Then, as if waiting for the three djinn hunters, a mighty demon came. He was very short and had a strange staff. He was covered in robes and had a pointy hat, made of some dark silk-like material. There was something about those beady little eyes, and those little gloved hands that made them doubt. It laughed with a very high-pitched voice, and charged. He was extremely fast.

Max reacted just in time, and, putting his shield in front, charged as well. The Demon clashed against him, sending him flying backwards at a considerable distance. It laughed again, jumping up and down, and grinning.

"What are you doing, Max!" said Leng. Max groaned.

"He's strong!" He said "Don't let his appearance fool you!"

Leng charged and aimed for the demon's chest. It jumped above him, and kicked him in the back, sending him to the ground too. Leng cursed and charged again. Bril joined in the attack, and they tried to attack the demon, who was evading and parrying with the staff very easily. Then Leng locked weapons with it, and Bril took the opportunity to strike with his claws. But then, the Demon twisted his staff, forcing Leng to back off, and hit Bril with the staff, sending him flying too.

Then Joe attacked. The Demon blocked his hit, and began to focus on a small, black orb, which was sent towards the red haired man. Joe evaded it just in time, but the Demon used this chance to hit Joe with the staff. He fell a couple of meters away. Leng charged again, but the Demon blocked and hit him. He fell besides Bril. Max stood up and charged again, but the Demon casted a barrier around himself. The Mace rebounded and sent Max along with it.

"Are you sure, Mitze, that these are the ones?" said the Demon. Another voice, this one very low and deep, answered from nowhere.

"If you don't believe me,Matze, then kill them and scram".

Then they realized something. The voice came from the staff. A little face formed in it's tip. It was malevolent and it's eyes were full of hatred.

"Come on! Finish them off!" It said. The Demon negated with his head.

"I want them to suffer! I want them to crawl! " It said.

Joe stood up. He readied his sword again. The Demon grinned.

"Look! Look! That one's ready for more!"

"Then kill him already, He's ready to fall!" answered the staff. The Demon laughed maniacally and charged.

Joe leapt backwards. The Demon charged again, but Bril charged at him from the side. He slashed at his face, which began to ooze that strange gelatinous thing. Bril then grabbed an herb from his belt and ate it. His wounds began to close.

"That werewolf hit us! He's going to die!" said the Demon.

"I'm ready if you are" said the staff "Let's squash them like flies!"

Then He began to spin his staff at a blinding speed. The demon then began to focus a black orb, greater than the one before right in front of his staff.

"Black Ball!" both cried. The orb was sent against Bril, who had no time to move.

"Zephyr!"

Bril dissapeared. The Orb struck the monsters still fighting, making a huge explosion afar.

Then Leng (who had saved Bril from certain death) put the werewolf on the ground.

"Are you hurt?" He said. The werewolf could only mutter "thank you" repeatedly.

Leng then faced the Demon. He readied his sword again, but this time something was different.

He heard something all around him. Something like the sound of a wind-swept valley. He saw the currents of the wind all around the field. Then He remembered the words from the man that gave him the sword.

"Just use it out there. You'll know what to do".

Then He realized what He meant. He charged, trying to focus the power of the Sword in one of the currents. The extra speed of the Djinn made him invisible for a second.

The demon blocked. It didn't know what happened or where did it came from. He only saw a blinding slash which severed his arm, followed by several others, which destroyed the staff. It's roar was heard all over the battlefield. It fell backwards and looked up to see Leng pointing at him with the swift sword still sparkling.

"Do it, Leng!" cried Bril.

"I just want you to know" said Leng "that you'll never get this world. Return to where you came from!" and He stabbed the Demon's head. The high pitched voice wailed for a moment, and then faded into nothingness.

Joe and Max kept the monsters occupied while the rest regrouped. Bril was still trembling. He had seen death so close! But this wasn't the time to think about it.

"There are more coming!" said Max "Hurry!"

"I'll take this side" said Joe "Bril, you and Leng stick together".

"Yes boss" said Bril. He knew that Joe didn't trusted him a capable and well trained werewolf warrior.

"Take this" said Leng. He gave him the now black ring. "It will get you out of trouble".

"It's...It's..." He said. Leng grinned.

"I don't need his aid any longer. Not with this sword" He said. "Zephyr, I give you to Bril. You'll obey him from now on". The ring glowed, the turned a bright purple again.

"All right!" said Max "Let's go!"

Back in the encampment, Lise finished healing the dragoons. They were inmortals after all. She didn't needed to cast high healing psynergy to heal them But she kept thinking about the battle.

"Well, not about the war itself" She thought "It's more about my position in this war. What am I doing here? Is it my destiny to be here and fight?"

There were hardly any wounded in battle, so she was just resting on the infirmary. Those who did came were almost dead. She was very lucky to have the sapphire bottle from Joe. The Water of Hermes was very useful in this cases. It only took one drop to heal any kind of poison or wound.

"I know that I should be out there, fighting. I have to fight! But I know that I'll just be a hindrance. Or will I?"

She thought about the battles she had been before. She was skilled with the staff. She was a powerful Adept. She was agile, but somewhat lacking in the strength department.

"That doesn't matter" she thought. "The only thing that matters in these battles is your psynergy. The one with the most powerful psynergy wins".

And, worst of all, she had only fought mindless monsters before. Slaying a monster that's destroying a village is something. But killing creatures that were posessed and ordered to fight was something else. She thought that those people deserved more than death in this war. She cried.

"Stop that, you fool! Crying is not going to solve your problems. You are strong. You must fight!"

But she couldn't decide by herself. There she was, aching to fight along her friends. But she wasn't brave!

"I am brave. I am brave!"

She took her staff in hand and ran.

The battle was raging on. There were losses on both sides, but the dragons were slowly gaining terrain. All of the soldiers back on their human form. Being a dragon, fighting in that form, required tremendous amounts of energy; and everybody had reached their limits. Except for Shinryu.

He stood high and mighty above everything else. His golden eyes sparkled, and He breathed fire everywhere. The monster army retreated. The dragoons used the brief rest to heal and transport the wounded to the infirmary. But then something happened. When they thought that they were safe, they saw the figure of a knight among the enemy army. He had a large sword, and ornate armor, with a blood-soaked cape. But the most surprising thing about this warrior was the fact that He was headless, and as soon as He reached the lines of the Dragoons, He let out a shriek and a giant whip formed in his right hand. It emanated a dark aura like no one had ever felt. And he raised his arm, ready to attack.

"Formina Sage!" He said, with an demonic voice.

"Watch out!" said Leng "Don't let him hit you!"

The whip moved horizontally across the army. The dragoons that didn't ducked had been split in half. Others had lost their eyes. Most were decapitated, but the wound was so clean that their heads fell off only after a while.

"Who's that guy?" said Bril. The knight proceded to draw his dark sword, and fought. He was incredibly strong, and no one could resist him. The dragoons ran before him.

"It's him!" said a deep voice besides them. It was Shinryu. He seemed tired. His eyes were wide open, staring at the headless knight.

"That's the knight that came to our castle so long ago. He's extremely powerful, even for you. Leave this place!"

"What?" said Max "You're telling us to leave?"

"Yes, I am, Master Max" He said. His eyes sparkled for a second "Even your powers are nothing against this demon. Leave him to me!" And He charged.

But when Shinryu reached his opponent, they saw him drop to his knees. The knight raised his arms, and Shinryu fell. The Leader of the Dragon Tribe then began to float in mid-air, as if the Demon was holding him.

"You are not my enemy, Shinryu, son of the Dragon Emperor, Bamut" He said "Do you not wish for the salvation of your tribe?"

"The only way to save my people is to banish you and your kind to hell forever!" He said.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. How amusing. True collide!"

Several dark orbs appeared from within Shinryu's body, making him scream in pain.

"We have to do something!" said Joe "Everyone, attack!"

They charged. Joe waved his sword, sending several fireballs at the knight. But He didn't even reacted. Shinryu's face was dull, and his eyes were clouded. He descended slowly.

Then the knight turned to them, although it was difficult to know who was He looking at. He raised his sword again, ready to hit the first on that dared to come any closer. Max charged from the left, and raised his mace, putting his shield in front of Him. The knight turned in his direction, and then Leng charged. He focused his power in the sword, making it glow with psynergy, and He dissapeared.

Then the Demon moved his sword behind his body, and blocked the hit. Leng couldn't believe it. This knight had not only managed to see him coming at that incredible speed. He had managed to block the hit! But Max took this opportunity and jumped, striking the knight from above. The mace hit the armor which let out an empty sound. Then He spun in midair hoping to hit his flank, but the demon catched him and just tossed him away. Leng tried to hit him again, but the demon parried his blows, until He countered with a dark wave, which sent Leng flying backwards.

"You did not seriously think that these toys would be enough to defeat me, did you?" He said "It's funny how the Adepts from ages ago were stronger than you, who have received the blessing of the gods for so much time". Then He laughed coldly.

"Shinryu was right" said Bril, who could not believe what was happening. "This guy's out of our league!".

"Listen Bril" said Joe, almost whispering "Go get the King. I'll keep him occupied" Bril nodded.

Joe focused his psynergy in a wall of fire, surrounding the knight, and then He charged. The Demon walked through the fire, and charged as well. Joe moved swiftly to one side, and casted a fireball, which the Demon caught with his hands. Max and Leng joined the attack, casting their most powerful psynergy, without results.

"I am not here to take your lives...yet" said the Demon. "I, Dullahan, will forgive you this time".

"What?" said Max "He thinks we will let him go! Well I'm not going to let you get away with it. Grand Gaia!"

The powerful current of Venus Psynergy was felt as a great earthquake, ripping stones from the depths of Weyard. But the Demon was unscathed.

"You amuse me, human" He said "a valiant effort, but as useless as the others".

"Zephyr!"

Bril unleashed the power of the Djinni, giving him tremendous speed, and fought his way towards the king. Seconds later he was beside Shinryu, who was still unconscious.

"He's all right!" He said "He's not hurt!" Shinryu opened his eyes, but these weren't the same eyes that He used to have. They were red, like fiery pits. And his expression, usually calm and honorable, had been replaced with a strange smirk.

"Your majesty, are you all right?" said Bril. King Shinryu stood up slowly.

Meanwhile, Leng and Max had recovered and where fighting against the demon. It was strong enough to fight the three of them at the same time, casting barriers and fireballs made of pure darkness. Then suddenly they heard a roar in the distance, and the Demon dissapeared, leaving the three of them defeated. It was Shinryu.

"Your Majesty, w-what's wrong...?" said Bril, tking a step back. Shinryu was turning into a dragon again, his face stretching forward while his skin became scaly and his body began to grow. His eyes went blank, and the dragon let out a terrible roar.

"He's not himself!" said Leng "That Demon turned him into a monster!"

He was right. Instead of attacking the monsters that plagued the battlefield, Shinryu faced his own people, concentrating all of his fire against the dragons. Those that were still fighting against the monsters were burned to ashes. He attacked with a rage not seen in any sane creature on Weyard.

And then He noticed them. The Dragon's face made a smirk, and focused his fire breath into a single (and huge) sphere, capable of burning them to mere dust. There was nothing they could do against this attack. But Lise appeared from out of nowhere, and stood in front of them, readying her staff. She smiled.

"Shade!"

Shinryu released his attack. A giant ball of volcanic might advanced slowly towards them, and suddenly stopped against an invisible barrier of Mercury psynergy. Lise focused, trying to contain this attack, but the might of the Dragon King was too great for her. With a sound a shattering glass, the barrier was broken, and the ball advanced against them.

"This is it" said Bril "We're done for".

But then they saw another giant ball of thunder clashing against the fire. Both fought for a while, until they exploded with such a terrible force that sent them flying through the air.

But if they thought that they would fall on the hard ground, they were wrong. The wind suddenly changed, and they fell slowly into a huge ship, that was sailing throught the air. The Anemos had come to their aid.

"We're here, djinn hunters" said one of the giants. They were all blonde, and had purple eyes. Most were dressed in armors and had huge spears, that only they could wield. But another one was sitting in a throne, and was dressed in kingly robes. His rage was clearly seen in his face.

"That fool!" He said "He has joined their forces!"

Joe quickly bowed before him. The others looked at him confused, but He motioned for them to do the same, and they did.

"Arise, young djinn hunters" said the giant. But instead of rage, His face was full of joy "I am Atlas, King of the Anemos. We'll take care of this battle from now on".

Several others ships could be seen all around them. Several lightning bolts were raining down on the monsters, killing hundreds of them in seconds. The ship then began to lower altitude, until it landed not too far away from Shinryu.

Atlas jumped down, and faced the mighty dragon, but Shinryu just opened his wings and fled.

Atlas saw him and sighed. They had gained a new enemy. A powerful one.

"He'll return. His future is unclear, but I know that He won't die soon".

(A/N) Pretty cool, Huh? You know you hate that headless dude. Review and say what you think! Also, I'm hiring a muse right now. Expect to see one next chapter!