Chapter 15: The Prophecy

The moment Yona and Hak came into a clearing down below from the cliffs they spotted a tiny cabin with an outbuilding. Zeno was sitting on the tiny porch with a bowl of fruit in his hands. He was talking to a Sandy haired man in poor looking robes. When Zeno turned his head towards them his eyes widened. "Miss!" Dropping the bowl on the porch Zeno ran over to them.

This was when Yona noticed that he was wearing something different other than his normal clothes. "Zeno!" She cried out as his arms wrapped around her, pulling her into a tight hug. She pushed herself away to look at him. "Where are your other clothes?" She inquired gaining a sheepish look from her friend.

"He ruined them." Yun stated as he walked passed her with annoyance in his voice.

"Huh?" Yona asked confused. "How?"

"It doesn't matter." Zeno stated hastily as he waved his hands in front of himself. Hak, however spotted the cloth that had made up Zeno's old shirt and noticed that there was a lot of blood on it. He frowned before looking at the other man. "Zeno was worried about Missy and Mister."

Yona blushed lightly. "Hak and I found a small opening in between the cliffs and hid there until Tae-Jun left with his men." she explained.

Yun took a bite out of the red fruit he had picked the day before and looked at her over his shoulder. "Why is he after you? You're a noble lady. Shouldn't you two be friends."

Hak frowned. "Not all nobles are friendly towards each other." he told the boy as he sat down.

"All is not as it seems in the palace." Yona explained gaining a raised brow from Hak "I've only just recently realized this since my exile began a few days ago."

"Exile?" Yun snorted in disbelief. "What'd you do, look at someone's husband the wrong way?"

Zeno frowned at the young boys attitude towards Yona. She didn't deserve it. "Somebody murdered my father and I witnessed it." Yona answered, though she left out the fact that she was the king's daughter and it was the king who was murdered.

Yun paused from taking another bite from his fruit. "Sorry." he muttered with some shame at his attitude towards her. I

Zeno picked up a bowl of broth before standing up and handing it to Yona. "Miss has been through a lot Lad. She has lost everything, but in losing everything she now is left with a choice that could help her gain everything back or more." Yona breathed in the sweet smelling broth before looking up at Zeno who had a serious look on his face. "Miss, what is it that you want?" Zeno leaned forward towards her, cupping her cheek as he did so. Her cheeks had a dusting with a light pink color. "You know who and what I am. I will do everything in my power to protect you. This is both my vow as the chosen Ouryuu warrior and as your friend; but what is it that you want to do? We can find my brothers, and the four of us can keep you safe or," Zeno's eyes darkened. "we can start a war, kill the Kingslayer, return you to your rightful place and keep your enemies at bay with our powers." Hak's eyes widened as he realized that Zeno was dead serious about everything he just said.

Yona suddenly dropped the wood bowl of broth, threw her arms around Zeno and took a shaky breath in. "No. No more killing." She felt tears well up in her eyes before falling. "Nobody needs to get hurt because of me!"

Yona felt Zeno's arms tighten around her before she felt him rest his chin on top of her head. "Always a gentle heart." She heard him mutter softly. "Okay!" Zeno suddenly said cheerfully. "However, Zeno isn't very strong and Mister can't protect you by himself forever. So we'll have to go visit Zeno's brothers!" Zeno grinned happily at her.

Yona blinked in confusion at the sudden change in Zeno's attitude. He went from serious to that happt-go-lucky attitude so quickly. "Huh?" She questioned him only to get a broader smile before he let go of her and walked away. Yona looked at Hak with a questioning look, he just shrugged his shoulders at her.

"That broth is coming out of your portion." Yun told Zeno who gave a groan before begging him for a little more. The day went on with no more mentioning of the dragon warriors or who Yona truly was. By nightfall everyone had settled into their beds and fallen asleep, except Yona who began dreaming of darkness.

Yona found herself surrounded by a thick darkness with no light in sight. The ground beneath her feet began to shake. She suddenly found herself unable to breath as the darkness seemed to latch on to her body. The ground beneath her feet suddenly gave way and as she began to fall backwards a deep foreboding voice echoed around her.

"Darkness has fallen upon the land. The blood of the dragons will revive once again, and the ancient pack will be kept. When the four dragons are gathered, the sword and shield which protect the king shall awaken, and the Red Dragon shall restore the dawn at last."

As these words were spoken a bright yellow light surround her body, pulling her back up on steady ground. The light turned into a person, Zeno. Beyond him three more lights began surrounding her. The white light turned into a young man with soft blue eyes, white hair which was tied back and a white scaled arm. His eyes were hopefully as he looked at her. Turning she saw the blue light turned into another young man with short cropped blue hair. He wore a mask with bell on it and made noise as he moved. His eyes were hidden behind the mask and her heart clench at the deep sadness she could feel from him. The last light, was a bright green color. It too turned into a young man, though he seemed more mature than the others. The man had long green hair, violet colored eyes and wore a long blue tunic. He held a dagger in his hand, spun it in his hand before he looked at her with such contempt that it made tears threaten to fall down her cheeks. He turned his back to her when suddenly lightning struck nearby, a large blue and black striped tiger appeared out of the lightning. The tiger snarled at the green haired man who ignored the feline.

The encroaching darkness suddenly began to be pushed away by the presence of the men and feline, but it wasn't enough. Something was keeping it from being destroyed by them. The dark tendrils reached out for them and just as they almost touched her a bright red light came from the horizon. The darkness screamed as if it was being burned away.

Shielding her eyes, Yona suddenly felt a warmth encompass her entire being. Uncovering her eyes she saw that a large red dragon was starting at her. It's golden throat seeming to flow with its red scales on its back. The long red mane danced in the wind around its face. Leaning down towards her, Yona suddenly felt an intense need to touch the creature. As the tips of her fingers touched it, the dragon exploded into a bright light. Looking away, Yona cringed at the brightness. That was when she felt arms wrap around her in a tight hug. Her cheek touch a soft fur like substance.

Opening her eyes she saw red surrounding her vision. Looking up she saw a red haired man was holding her. He leaned his face towards her and whispered into her ear. "Don't be afraid. Everything will work out in the end. Go with your instincts and trust Zeno, he knows more than you'll ever imagine."

Yona squeezed her arms around him. "I don't know what to do and I AM afraid."

The man petted her head like a loving father would do to his child in order to calm them down. "Gather our brothers. Afterwards you'll know what you need to do." As his words registered Yona went to ask something and looked up towards his gentle face only to find herself staring up at the wood plank ceiling of the one room home she had fallen asleep in.

M-Angel: Two chapters in the same night! Wow! A shocker there! LoL! I hope everyone enjoyed this.