Jake turned toward his one time friends. "You betrayed me just as much as she did. You can all rot." Jake took his place behind the Dark Dragon. The Dark Dragon smiled. His apprentice had betrayed even his one time best friends. He now knew that Blood could never be turned from his side. The Dark Dragon stood their as he contemplated what to do with the prisoners. He decided that he was hungry. He looked at the two prisoners and decided that he would eat the female first.

He opened his massive jaws and lowered them towards her. Pain blossomed from the center of his body. He looked down to see a scaled and bloody arm protruding from his chest. He looked over his shoulder at Jake. "This is for my family." The one time emperor of the world fell to his knees. His body was ruined and his life drained out of him. Jake watched every second of pain. "You should have known. The pawn is the most dangerous piece in the game."

Hours later,

Jake still stood in the same position. He turned his head toward his two friends. His claws flashed through the air. The chains fell apart. Jake looked at his one time friends. He looked at the girl he loved.

"Tell her, I'm sorry. It, can never be."

With these words the American Dragon flew off into the early morning light. Their were still the dragons that had followed the dark one. He had to finish the job. The war was just beginning.

So was his redemption.

FIN