Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or any of it's characters...I really, really wish I did, though.
Author's Note: The 'Simulacrum' arc continues! I'd like to thank everyone who's reviewed so far. Fo rthose of you who seem a little confused as to what's going on, I'd suggest reading the prequel to this series of drabbles, which is titled 'Imperfect'. This particular chapter of the arc was inspired by Chinese mythology. Interestingly enough, the dragon and phoenix are often used to represent marital bliss. Tyson's bitbeast is a dragon and Kai's bitbeast is a phoenix...need I say more?
Oh, and if anyone has ideas for more Tyson-torture, please send them to me!
Now, more often than not, it was Dranzer by his side.
Dranzer that arced across dish after dish, shattering blades and crushing those too weak to challenge him…
Sometimes Dragoon was in his pocket and he gripped it to remember himself.
Sometimes he didn't.
He'd leave Dragoon at home and the others would find it and sigh.
"You aren't Kai and you aren't the phoenix. You're the dragon…" Rei finally said, pushing dragoon into Tyson's deadened hand. "Phoenixes are meant to die, Tyson."
"…and from the ashes, they are reborn." Tyson replied.
No one ever brought the matter up, again.