I'm gonna issue a warning here. This chapter may be a little...unhealthy for those in the K to K+ range (well, at least one part), so, from now on, this story will be with a T rating (and possibly an M rating) in the future.

Origins of a Draconic Kingdom

Pre-volume

Chapter 4

Ozpin listened patiently to the rock elder as he was given a tour of the island. The rock elder, whom he recalled was named Terberis, explained to him about evrrything he could, including the many sub-species of dragon that live here, the many jobs each sub-species holds, how some sub-species could change their size, to a limit, and many other facts. But there a few that intrigued him.

The first one was about "Dust Dragons." Apparently, they are a relatively new sub-species that produce Dust like how fire dragons produce fire. The second one was the crystal dragons. Their element is an unknown crystal and are the bulk of this island's defense and military. The third one isn't really a fact, but he didn't sense aura from any of the inhabitants of this island, though he could sense that Hiromi has one. But the last one...kinda scared him a little.

It was about their god-king, Obsidorah.

"Obsidorah isn't like all the other dragons. Sure, he was the one who created us, but he's WAY different. He has there heads, each with it's own personality. He stands upright, and covered in obsidian armor. He also has two giant wings where his "arms" would be, two, thick legs similar to an elephant's, and two tails that end in obsidian clubs. His blood is molten rock, which allows him to survive in the lava in his hideout on Mount Toba," Terberis explained to Ozpin as they reached a statue of said dragon. Ozpin stared at the statue. It was in great detail, showing the many features this dragon had. But then, Terberis said something that he never expected.

"Oh, forgot. He's 426 meters tall from our latest estimates."

426 meters. The Grimm Dragon is around 150 meters long. The tallest buildings in Vale only reached a height similar to that. If what Terberis said was true, Obsidorah alone would be enough to destroy EVERY city, military, and possibly the Grimm horde, just by his giant size.

"Your telling the truth I assume," Ozpin asked.

"If I were lying, I wouldn't have a job as an elder," Terberis told him. Ozpin was a little shocked at this, but he hid it well. Terberis sighed as he walked in another's direction. "That is all the information I know. Is it enough?"

"Yes, that's all I need. I'll need to discuss this with the other kingdoms. They will probably need to know of your existence," Ozpin told him. Terberis raised his head a little and turned to Ozpin.

"There is more than one Kingdom on Remnant," he questioned.

"Yes. Four of them to be exact."

"...I see." Terberis looked up at the top of Mount Toba. He needed to know what to do about this situation. So he decided to do what he thought Obsidorah would do. "If you speak about us, you have to recognize us as our own kingdom. Understand?"

"I will try, though I don't know if the council members will trust a "dragon kingdom." Some of them may as well ask to exterminate this island because they'll think your the dragons from those stories," Ozpin told the rock elder. Terberis only scoffed as lowered his head closer to Ozpin.

"If they ever do attack us, the crystal dragons will not have any trouble in transforming their armadas into ornate crystal trophies to put around our island as a warning to warlords who come across our island," he said with a bit of venom, though not directed to Ozpin.

"I would believe your race would hold out well," Ozpin said. Terberis raised his head up and took Ozpin back to the plaza.

"It's time for you to head off. Like I said before, that's all the info I can give you," he told Ozpin. He nodded and and went inside the airship. He turned back around to speak to Terberis again.

"Your island may expect company in the near future."

"We'll be ready by then." Ozpin nodded as the airship closed its hatch and took off. Ozpin sat back down, thinking about the information he was presented. Not long after, the pilot called him up. He looked out the window to see a swirling blur portal that had formed in front of the airship. On the other side was Beacon itself. Ozpin figured this was how those dragons got to Vale so quickly. He ordered the pilot through, and so he did, ending up back at home after taking off just half a minute ago.

The council will be having a field day when he tells them the news. But he also has a feeling that they won't believe him.

Terberis sighed as he watched the airship go through the portal. They've been discovered. But that didn't matter now. He had no grudges against humanity. For now, he will check on Hiromi.

He walked to Vapor's cave. He let out a roar, and Vapor stepped forth with Hiromi and Volance by her side. He crooned to her, asking if Hiromi was okay. Vapor told him that she was...somehow okay, despite almost being constricted to death. Any wound she seemed to have disappeared after a minute or so, which shocked her a little.

He was also shocked about this, but smiled. At least she was alright. He also asked where she was going, and she told him that she was heading to the coast to fish for dinner. Terberis nodded and took off, most likely back to his district.

After a minute of walking, Hiromi and Volance, with their mother, made it to the beaches of the island. She told them to stay put as she went to fish, and took off into the sky. Hiromi lied down on the sand as Volance kept watch. He was scared for his sister's life. If she was in danger from the steam dragon elder, than she needs protection. Luckily, he was there to watch over her while their mother done things.

After a while, their mother came back with a basket of fish. She motioned the two to follow her home, and they did so. When they got to the main plaza however, they say Hurican. He was looking around for something, and by that angry look he's giving, he's probably looking for Hiromi. Not wanting to risk her children's lives, she took a detour. That detour took them into territory she didn't want to go in but realized too late.

The rock dragon district.

It was eerily quiet around them as they walked through the district. Volance stayed close to Hiromi as their mother lead the way. She knew her way around this place. They end up running into a trio of rock dragons that blocked their path. She recognized these three.

"Why hello there. Didn't realize you were coming through today," one of them started.

"Mom, who are these guys," Hiromi asked as she cowered behind Vapor'e leg.

"Those are the Rocking Trio. They're a reason why I don't want you around this district," she told them. The Rocking Trio laughed as they began to circle around them.

"Yeah, and you stumbled into our territory," the first one said.

"We don't like it when someone goes into our territory, isn't that right Umber," the second one questioned. Umber laughed like a madman as the first of the trio approached her from the side.

"But since your a nice dragoness, we'll let you hang around a little bit, right fellas?" The other two laughed as the first one used his tail to touch her leg. She used her own tail to smack him away.

"Tail off! I have children here," Vapor growled. Hiromi and Volance clambered up onto her back as she took off. However, Umber bit onto her leg, pulling her down. The sudden pull caused Hiromi and Volance to fall off of her. They landed without harm as Vapor was pushed to the ground. The leader put his front foot on her neck, preventing her escape.

"You thought you could get away from us? I don't think so," he said darkly. The other two grew menacing smiles on them as Vapor's eyes widnened.

"You leave mom alone," Hiromi yelled, running to the leader and hitting his leg. Her hits did nothing to him, and he simply flicked her at Volance with his tail. She crashed into Volance, the both of them tumbling into Umber, who looked at them with the same menacing smile he gave Vapor. Hiromi screamed in fear, which caught the attention of a nearby dragon.

"Now...where were we," the leader said. Before he could do anything, Terberis came down from the sky, ramming himself into the leader before he launched boulders at the other two. This shocked them enough to make them flee. Terberis roared at them before looking at Vapor.

"You alright?"

"Y-yes, I'm fine," she told him as he helped her up. Hiromi and Volance rushed over to her. They were scared, and Vapor could see that. Terberis offered her protection for the way home, and she took the offer. They arrived home, and Terberis bid her farewell, flying back to find the Rocking Trio to put them in their place.

A week after that little incident, Cyclos called over Fuego and Vapor, who brung Hiromi and Volance with her. The two dragons landed, and Vapor let her two children off her back. Cyclos was already there to meet them.

"You have arrived. Thought you wouldn't make it," Cyclos told them.

"What's the problem," Vapor asked. Fuego looked at her.

"You see, about a week ago, Hiromi asked me to help her become like us. I was a little shocked at first, but agreed to teach her and brung her to Cyclos to figure something out," Fuego explained. Vapor looked down at Hiromi. She was smiling at her. Vapor sighed before looking up at Cyclos.

"What did you think of this time," she questioned him. Grinning, he gave Hiromi a circular device about the size of her hand.

"Decided to give her a Battle Suit 1300, though with a few addons. Go ahead Hiromi, put it on your waist like you would a belt and spin the center," he told them. Hiromi did what she was told. When it activated, metal started to cover her body. She panicked a little, but calmed down as it finished. Covering her was a modified metal suit, that had unfurled a draconic-looking helmet, metal dragon wings, and metal claws on the hands and feet with smaller devices in each palm. Fuego was impressed by the looks of the suit.

"That's...incredible! She looks like a dragon now," Vapor exclaimed.

"And...I kinda want to teach her." Fuego and Vapor looked at him in confusion. "You know nothing about this suit. I know however," Cyclos told them. Vapor looked at the knowledge dragon for a moment. Sure, he can get kinda crazy and idiotic, but he's a great dragon to have. And if this thing Hiromi has is a human invention, and Cyclos holds most if not all of humanity's knowledge...then she might just trust him.

"Y-yeah, you can train her. Just be careful, alright," she told him. Cyclos grinned as Hiromi struggled to deactivate the suit. Cyclos took his claw and turned the device, shutting the suit off. It furled back into a small belt, and Hiromi sighed in relief. She heard the whole thing, and she smiled at Cyclos.

"Thank you." Cyclos grinned before noticing Volance trying to get his attention.

"Train me, train me! I wanna be a big dragon like mom," he told him. Vapor smiled at her young before crooning in approval.

"Alright. Looks like I'm training you both. We can start training toomorrow," Cyclos told them. Hiromi and Volance smiled and nodded, and followed their mother home.

"I can't believe it! I can't wait to become like mother," Volance exclaimed, running around the field as Hiromi and his mother rested under a tree. She laughed as he watched Volance running around like a hyper, human child.

"He's turning out to be a lot like his father," she said quietly. She didn't realize, however, that Hiromi heard her.

"Father?" Vapor looked down at her human child with a shocked expression. She wasn't supposed to hear that yet. Volance stopped and wandered over to them.

"Is there something wrong," he asked. Vapor sighed. She was the going to get out of this easy.

"Volance...you've wondered about your father for a long time, haven't you?" Volance nodded as she sat up. "I...wish he was here. But, before you were born, he dissappeared during a fishing trip. I don't know what happened to him, he..."

Volance and Hiromi could see steam escaping from her eyes. Volance knew that meant she was upset. He went up to her mother and nuzzled her.

"It's okay mom. Me and sis will be big, strong dragons! We'll go and find him, we promise!"

"Yeah!" Vapor couldn't help but smile at her two children. She would've told them it was too dangerous, but then Cyclos agreed to train them. In his hands, she's sure that they will become the dragons their father once was. She brung the two close, nuzzling them both with her snout. Hiromi giggled while Volance nuzzled her back.

"I'm sure you two can," she said. Hiromi and Volance smiled at her before they turned towards the sunset.

"I wonder what I will look like when I'm old enough," Hiromi asked herself.

"You'll grow up to be a strong and beautiful woman. I just know you will," Vapor said. Hiromi smiled.

"Well...I cant wait. Who knows what the future holds."

Woop! It be a finished! I hope you enjoyed this...chapter. If you got any questions or want to see ideas for future chapters, leave a review.

Before I leave, I will like to tell you this chapter is the last of the "Pre-Volume." Volume 1 will begin in the next chapter, and will occur six years after chapter 4.

This is Sporedude135, signing off...