Chapter 9: Visiting Dragon World
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Morihito was having a weird dream.
"Ugh...headaches. Wait, wasn't I fighting Aggravius? Why did I end up here?"
Morihito looked around and saw everything was unrealistic. He soon recognized he was in a dream, like the last time.
"It seems I fell asleep in reality." He sighed.
Suddenly, he had flashbacks of the last hit of Aggravius and the moment that Xander was broken into pieces.
"No...Xander...NO!! What have I done?!"
"Please calm down, my host."
A mature deep voice switched Morihito's attention.
"Drago Blade…?"
"Your buddy is totally fine. You shouldn't put too many worries."
"Thank God...thanks for telling me he is okay. Huff…"
"Apart from that, all wounds are recovered during the coma. The power is fully recharged after 12 hours since 7 pm last night…"
It sounds like I was a phone which was out of battery… Morihito thought. (-_-)
"Moreover, there is something I have to tell you."
Morihito looked at him seriously and stood erectly.
"I knew you wanted to take back your memories, but it is not the time."
"Huh? Why?" Morihito asked doubtfully.
"You need more power to handle that force. There is a long way for you to acquire your memories, you must be prepared before finding your own past. Aggravius will be your first challenge of the task."
"That means I am too weak...How can I be strong enough to defeat him and take back my memories?"
"You and Xander can train together to obtain the new powers. The power becomes stronger as your bonding with your buddy."
"I see…"
"It is time for you to go back to your friends. They have been waiting for you. I hope for the best for your journey…"
Everything turned blurred and Morihito closed his eyes.
The dream gives Morihito headaches and dazzling images, being disoriented for a while. Later, he saw the light shines into the room and warmed his body. He got up from the unconscious and saw Xander is sleeping right next to him. The next second he noticed this was not his home, which startled him. He rubbed his eyes to wake himself up.
Right after he got off and sat on the bed. Morihito heard some footsteps outside, someone opened the door silently. A boy with red hair and orange eyes, wearing sunshine on his face showed up in front of Morihito, a surprise to him.
"Morihito? You are awake! Did you sleep well?" Kai asked with a friendly smile.
"Kai?! Is this your house? Why am I here?!"
"Yes indeed! Come, mom has cooked us the world's best meal!"
Kai pushed Morihito out of the room and encouraged him to walk downstairs.
"Wait...what?!"
When the door was closed, Xander turned around and fell off his bed.
"Ouch...what time is it now? Morihito?" He asked.
Xander rubbed his eyes and found out that Morihito was gone. He quickly opened the door, but a smell stopped him.
"Um...what a great smell...that means…FOOD!!!"
Xander ran downstairs and saw Morihito and Kai's family were eating breakfast.
"Good morning Xander…did I wake you up?" Morihito said embarrassingly.
"Morihito?!"
"Come here and have a taste! They are fresh and hot!"
Kai's mum has orange hair and green eyes. She prepared the meal for her family and Morihito. Kai's family is very friendly and warm. They welcome their guests with abundant meals.
"Really? Thanks so much!! I have been starving!" Xander found a sat rapidly.
Xander grabbed the sandwiches and drinks the miso soup with tofu quickly. Then he put all the ham and eggs on the plate into his mouth. Meanwhile, Blast mixed the soup slowly and drank it quietly.
"What are these...so tasty!! Ahh mhhhh…" Xander kept munching.
Morihito saw Xander is energetic and calmed his heart.
He is cute as always...haha. I'm glad he is fine.
"Don't worry, we still have more!" Kai's father has red hair and orange eyes, the same as Kai.
"Really? Thanks!" Xander ate non-stop.
"By the way, Kai, what happened last night?" Morihito asked.
"Yesterday? Blast and I were heading to the mall and we saw you and Xander sleeping in the alley. I wonder what happened to you so badly! Was everything fine?"
In the alley? Weren't Xander and I outside the police office before we fell into that black hole? Is that some kind of teleportation?
"I am alright, don't worry Kai."
Kai's face showed from restlessness to relief.
Their conversation reminded Xander of yesterday's fight with Aggravius. He stopped drinking his juice and stared at Morihito for some reason.
"Thank you, Kai, and uncle and aunt. I caused you so much trouble." Morihito bowed.
"No no no that's totally fine! You may be here anytime!" Kai's father laughed.
"Thanks, uncle." Morihito said politely.
"Also Morihito, will you come to the school vacation?" Kai asked enthusiastically.
"School's vacation?" Morihito asked in doubt.
"It is held in the upcoming July. There will be a barbecue and lots of events on Golden Island. It was said they will make a buddy fight inter-class competition for elite Buddyfighters! Doesn't it sound exciting?"
"Sure! But umm...I need to confirm that…"
Morihito remembered he needs to train himself in a buddyfight. He stood up after saying so.
"What's the matter?" Kai asked.
"No, I just thought something important."
Morihito's words reminded Xander of yesterday's failure.
"That's alright Morihito. It may take you some time."
"Would you like to stay a little longer for our special grilled mackerel? Or Kai can deliver it to your home." Kai's mum asked with her sparkling eyes.
"Thanks, auntie. But I think need to go now."
"Same here."
Morihito and Xander nodded at each other. They walked outside Kai's house.
"See you Morihito, Xander! You are welcome to my home anytime!"
Morihito and Kai said goodbye to each other. Morihito and Xander were the only remained on the street.
Morihito wondered whether Xander was thinking the same as he did. Everything ran silently until Xander started talking.
"Morihito, I may not able to come home with you today."
"Where are you heading to? Wait, Xander! Why are you hasting?"
"An old place."
Xander opened the gate to Dragon World and Morihito sought his answers by patting his shoulder.
"Please let me go with you!" He shouted.
Xander turned back and stared at Morihito. Somehow Morihito could feel his fears and worries in Xander.
"I once thought I am the great elite dragon warrior in my clan, but I was totally wrong…The day I met you, you proved me your strength and courage, that determination to become my buddy."
"But that's not right, you shouldn't have chosen me. I am not a true buddy to you, who is not strong enough to protect you."
"But even that we can be stronger together...not alone!"
"How can you trust someone who failed to protect you twice! You will never call him a "buddy"! That's not what it should be!"
Xander shouted at Morihito at his full volume. Some glistening teardrops in his eyes, but Xander hid them.
Morihito was shocked, he realised he didn't care about Xander's feelings and rushed to find his past. He didn't even try to fully understand him. Morihito hesitated at that time Xander said so.
"Listen, this is a promise between you and me. I will become powerful, even higher and higher to reach the sky, and strong enough to defeat Aggravius."
"If I am not able to do so...please find another monster to be your buddy."
"That's not true! No one can replace you as my buddy! Don't say anything like that!"
"Please allow me to refuse this time. Farewell...Morihito."
"Xander, no! Please!"
Xander disappeared in the portal and comes to a world apart from Earth, the habitat for common dragons, which was a temporal home for him these years.
Am I too cruel to say it? I hope he is fine with it, he is strong after all. Wait...did I just hear his voice?
The portal wasn't fully closed and it enlarged suddenly, he couldn't believe what he saw - Morihito jumps off the portal and grabs Xander's cape, but his hands slipped off after a few seconds.
"Xander! You can't come here without me! Uh...why am I flying?! Woahhhhh-" Morihito screamed.
"Morihito?! Oh no! I'm coming!! Hold it right!"
Xander was unexpected how Morihito can access Dragon World. Nevertheless, he put all his concerns on his buddy. Morihito was falling to the ground at high speed. At that moment, Xander hugged him tightly and lands on the surface safely.
"Are you hurt?!" Xander asked in terror.
"Not really...just a little dazzling."
"Are...are you an idiot?! I told you not to come with me!"
"But you are my buddy...why I cannot?"
"Because it is not safe! This is not where normal humans should come!"
"You mentioned it is not safe here that means you would be in danger too!"
While they were arguing, four shiny cards came from Morihito's deck and formed the dragons with different colours - red, blue, green and white.
"Arrived! Woohoo! Yeah!" Red dragon celebrated.
"It has been a while since we left here. It is great to breathe fresh air." Wind Dragon commented.
"Guys, aren't that boss Xander?" Pirate Dragon asked.
"Morihito is here too?" Frost Dragon wondered.
"Hm?" Morihito and Xander stared at them simultaneously.
The dragons' conversations stopped the argument between Morihito and Xander.
"Welcome to dragon world! We didn't have visitors in the force dragon tribe for so long!" Red Dragon said agitatedly.
Pirate Dragon whispered quietly near Red. "Uhh...Red, I think we didn't have any…"
Red burst out laughing. Nevertheless, the four dragons were glad to see Morihito in their home. Xander sighed as he saw the expressions on his fellows when he was concerning Morihito.
"So, may I come too?" Morihito asked earnestly.
"Fine...just once." Xander sighed.
Morihito smiled at his victory. The force dragons took Morihito to visit their home and have fun together.
During the playtime, Morihito asked why the force dragons call Xander their "boss" and Red started explaining.
"We met boss Xander a couple of years ago. It was a really long story! Do you know? We weren't called the "force dragons", just normal monsters. When we first met him, we were being hunted by other dragons."
"That was because we accidentally took the food in their hives…" Wind Dragon said.
Frost Dragon nodded as he agreed.
"So we ran and hid in a mysterious cave. Then we found out that it was a dungeon! But the hunters heard us there and came for us. So we went deeper and deeper in that dungeon, suddenly we saw a shadow moving in the dim light, and it was boss Xander!"
"He had a really terrifying look! It was scary!" Pirate Dragon expressed his face to show how the hunters look.
"But he was heroic." Frost Dragon commented.
"With the great shiny broadsword on his back! Slashing through his enemies!" Wind Dragon said.
"Shh! Listen! This is the most exciting part of the story!" Red Dragon shouted actively.
The rest of the dragons became quiet immediately and waited for Red's sentences.
"We asked for his help. He didn't answer. He was carrying some metals and tools. As we were lost in the dungeon, we followed him all way up to the exit. However, the hunters are already outside!"
In the flashbacks, Xander and the little dragons met each other.
"There they are! Catch them now!" A dragon in a hunter suit said.
"Wait...there is another dragon?"
"That means he is one of them! Catch them all!" The third one cried.
The hunters surrounded them and took their weapons out.
"Oh no...what should we do?!" Little dragons hid and trembled.
The hunters moved closer and closer.
This must be why these tiny dragons kept sticking to me. Xander thought.
"Hey, what else do you want with those kids?" He asked.
"These thieves stole our clan's food and they shall be executed!" The hunters said wrathily.
"But you promised to give us some potatoes!"
"Stop lying! We didn't say anything like that!"
A hunter threw his spear through Red's backpack and it dropped four potatoes.
Xander sighed. He took one of the materials he looted from the dungeon and threw it on the floor.
"Now this is a fair trade." He said.
"Trade? By giving us this trash? Who will accept such a thing?"
The hunters laughed at Xander. Xander got more angry about what those hunters said to him and prepared for a fight.
"Seems you didn't accept the only chance I gave you."
"Huh? Are you trying to scare us away? Ha!" The dragons mocked and laughed.
Xander got even angrier, he clenched his fists as hard as he could and stared at those hunters. His pressure made the ground near him concave.
"I am telling you. I just woke up from a long nightmare. Every day I wake up, I kick my trainer into specks of dirt. If you don't want to be my dear "special guests", I suggest you leave now…fresh breakfast."
Xander threw one of the hunters in the air and punched him on the ground. That hunter could not even move his fingers, which scared the hunters away rapidly. The hunters moved the injured hunter and escaped.
At present, the force dragons cheered about the story.
"That was an amazing story…" Morihito smiled.
"Red asked for his name and knew he is Ancient Force Protector Dragon, Xander." Wind Dragon explained.
"So we called ourselves "Force Dragons" and followed "Boss Xander"!" Red Dragon said out loud.
"He is very kind and taught us lots of things about fighting!" Pirate Dragon said.
"He helped us to achieve our own style of fighting by bringing us to different worlds and training."
"Red stayed at Dragon World, Pirate Dragon went to Dungeon World, Wind Dragon learnt magic and created a magic weapon, I acknowledged myself after visiting Star Dragon World." Frost Dragon said.
"Oh I see! That's why you guys have two worlds!" Morihito was amazed.
I wonder what Xander is doing now.
"Hold up guys, I think I need a break."
Meanwhile, Xander walked through his garden and stopped at a place with some graves. The day he lost his friend and his precious family, he still remembered them crystal clear. He startled at those graves he made for them. Yesterday's incident reminded his best old training partner from when he was once in the clan of protector dragons. However, he doesn't understand why the black dragon has the same name as him. The flashbacks keep flowing in his head. The black dragon named Aggravius replaced "Aggravius", they were replacing each other. The images were all mixed up. He then ran away from those graves.
Xander reminded himself again he left him on that day, who shouldn't be in this world anymore. "They are different people", Xander kept putting this in his mind but he cannot put down his concerns - the weakness towards both who are important.
"I won't allow that to happen again…the way is to get stronger than I was." He talked to himself.
"Xander? What are you doing here? Was everything fine?"
Morihito felt that Xander was shocked by something.
"I am sorry if I disturbed you…but the force dragons really want to see you."
"Tell them I will go later." Xander said.
Morihito noticed Xander's abnormal and worried about him.
"You don't look fine. What happened?"
"Do you really want to know it so badly?"
"I just want to comfort you, I can't let my buddy always in worries."
Morihito smiled to cheer up and conform to Xander. Xander sighed.
"It happened a long time ago before I came to Dragon World and met those punks."
Xander had a flashback of his past. In an unknown world, there was a peaceful grassland, and many monsters played and communicated harmoniously. No matter what world they come from, they respected each other and showed happiness on their face.
Every morning, the force protectors must start their training. In the training arena, a black dragon and Xander are fighting with their swords, both of them were very young.
"Hey Aggravius, you have stepped backwards on your sword skills!"
"Hmph. You're gonna regret saying those words, Xander!"
Xander made Aggravius let his guard down. He swung his sword towards Aggravius.
"That's it! I won!" He spoke out loud.
"Not that easy!"
Aggravius blocked the attack at the moment. Meanwhile, they heard their master come to the doorsteps and stopped fighting.
"Welcome back master!" Both of them stopped battling and bowed.
Oh, come on...I almost hit him! But the master came. I wonder why he is here. Xander thought.
"Aggravius, you have been chosen for the force giving ceremony." The master spoke.
"Me?!" The black dragon pointed at himself and questioned dubiously with a frown.
No way! Isn't that an important ceremony for the elite warriors and protectors every year? They will receive the force from the Origin Power!
"Congrats Aggravius! You are making me jealous." Xander smirked.
"I didn't expect that either...but why master?"
"You performed well these years, it is deserved."
"So it is real?" Aggravius asked with his coruscant eyes.
"Master! Master! How about me? I worked hard too!" Xander yelled and said rapidly.
"I guess you have to work harder in the "Teamwork" column."
"Oh no…" Xander voiced frustratingly.
Aggravius appeared to be very excited, while Xander was extremely disappointed.
So Xander has a friend to train with, who has the same name as yesterday's dragon? Could it be…Morihito wondered.
"Everything was fine until after the ceremony. A dark dragon attacked our homeland and destroyed all the places. Everyone felt in terror and fear. The warriors tried their best to fight against him while protectors led the monsters to safety. I was one of the protectors and warriors. I returned to the battlefield after, but that was not what I wanted to see, I was too late." Xander explained.
The day after the dark dragon attacked Xander's homeland. Xander found out that the dark dragon was gone. He rushed to his friend. However, he found out the warriors were hurt and they did not move when he called their names. Xander kneeled on the floor and started crying, he covered his eyes, he wanted to pretend he saw nothing happened here until he heard a familiar voice from his most precious family.
Xander saw Aggravius was coughing out blood and fell to the ground. He went near him immediately without hesitations.
"Aggravius? Aggravius! Come on buddy, please! You must hold on! Don't give up! Did you hear me?"
Xander hugged Aggravius tightly and stared at his eyes. Aggravius barely opened them.
"I'm sorry…" Aggravius voiced weakly and almost could not speak a word clearly.
"No! It is okay! You and I are fine! We can make it!"
"Xander...promise me one thing…"
"Yes! Whatever you say I will do it for you!" Xander yelled.
"Please...live...happily...stay...alive…Xander."
"Aggravius? Aggravius Noooo-"
"I'm sorry...I am sorry I couldn't come to save you...If only I was much faster…"
Xander hugged Aggravius. The teardrops fell silently on Aggravius's face. He didn't expect this would happen all of a sudden, crying out alone on the battlefield. The only thing remaining was the dust.
At present, Xander frowned and stared at the river despondently.
"That's why I'm the only Ancient Warrior left in my clan…"
Morihito could not speak a word after Xander said his past. There was a feeling like some stones blocked his heart deeply and cold as ice that he could not describe. This is the first time he ever felt such sadness in someone. He couldn't believe such a thing happened to Xander before.
At the same time, he told himself that he is Xander's buddy. Therefore, he took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Xander, I'm sorry about the things that happened to you. The past might be tough for us, but there are more things we can do for the future."
"The future…?" Xander asked in a quavering voice.
"It is unknown, blurred and a mystery leaving for us to discover and create. I think that's what your friend most wanted you to do." Morihito explained.
"Is there a great future waiting for us?"
"We have to find it out together."
Morihito and Xander stared at each other.
This human...I only knew him for a few weeks, but I can tell...he is a really good person inside, who loves and cares about me that much. The battles I have been fighting together with him, I was delighted. At first, I didn't understand why I had such feelings, later I realised he is just like Aggravius but in a different world, who is my present buddy.
He always put others as a priority, giving his best to protect me. Therefore...I hope I can do something for him too.
"Alright human. Let's see what we'll get for the exciting future."
"That's my Xander."
Xander smiled and stopped a bit.
"I think I should start my training…"
"'We' all shall. Let's go!" Morihito said.
They laughed at each other in a pleasant.
[To be continued…]
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'Mini-Buddyfight Talk!'
'Hello Everyone! Nice to meet you all! I am your host Brave Fist, Red Dragon! And also Pirate Dragon, Wind Dragon and Frost Dragon!'
Pirate Dragon 'Today we will have a little talk about the strongest card of this chapter!'
Wind Dragon 'Today's card is Ancient Force Protector Dragon, Xander!'
Ancient Force Protector Dragon, Xander
Worlds: Dragon World
Type: Size 2 monster
Attributes: Ancient Warrior, Force Dragon
Power: 12000 / Crit: 4 / Defense: 4000
[Call Cost] Pay 3 gauge and put the top two cards from your deck into this card's soul
-"Life Stream" When this card enters the field, if you have 5 or more Force Dragon in your drop zone, your life become 10. If this card is your buddy, you gain more 1 life. This ability cannot be nullified by your opponent's card effects.
-When this card attacks, it attacks all your opponent's monsters and your opponent instead!
[Move] [Soulguard]
Frost Dragon 'Dragon World, it is a size 2 monster.' :l
Pirate 'You may pay 3 gauge to call this card. Boss Xander has 2 souls, with 12000 power, 4000 defense and critical 4! So strong!' =.=!
Wind 'When he enters the field, your life become 10 if you have five or more Force Dragon in your drop zone!' ]
Red 'When Boss Xander attacks, he attacks all your opponent's monsters and your opponent instead!' :P
Other dragons 'Woooowww!!!' *A*
Red 'That's it! Thank you for watching and hope you can build a stronger deck!'
Others 'Bye! Bye!'
[Thx for reading!]
Ending 1 - Tomorrow
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~PREVIEW!~
Morihito: It is summer! We headed to the amazing "Golden Island"! New adventures awaiting us! Huh? A new exchange student from Germany called Krieger Bernhard joined our school camp?!
Kai: And some fire buddyfight competitions during the vacation! I can't wait to join the fight!
Morihito and Kai: Next episode, "Hurray! Summer Vacation!". Let's buddy-fight!!
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