Previously

Yona pulled herself together long enough in between sobs and screams, "Get me out of here!"

Without another word, Kija lifted Yona and cradled her back with his claw. She curled into him and held onto his robes for dear life as the pain increased along with her tears. Shin-ha and Jae-ha stood on either side of him. Jae-ha looked over at the general, "Thank you for your hospitality, but we need to get her somewhere safe." The general held up a hand as soldiers from the throne room began to run into the room.

Nodding to him, the three dragons made their way up the stairs into the throne room with a sobbing Yona in Kija's arms.

Zeno looked over at the medallion and picked it up. He could hear the voice of Hiryuu echo through his heart, "Take care of her Zeno."

He rubbed his thumb over the dragon on the medallion and smiled, "I will."

Zeno ran up the stairs with a confused sky general in tow. A breeze from the shrine hit the back of the general's neck. He shivered and closed the doors behind him as they followed the sound of pain echoing throughout the palace.

-x-

Present (Rewritten Chapter)

Bursting out into the courtyard, Yona felt everyone looking at her as she screamed as another wave of pain hit her.

"Jae-ha!" Kija yelled and began passing her into his arms. She pushed against the blue cloth.

"Yona dear?"

She looked up at him gritting her teeth through another wave of pain. At that moment, Zeno bumped into them hard enough that they lost their grips on Yona. She tumbled down the stairs and ended up at the bottom on her side.

The dragons ran forward to grab her, but were stopped by the King's voice. "Stop them!" They were surrounded by soldiers who had their weapons pointed at the panicked quartet.

Lily ran forward, "Yona!" She bent down and hugged her.

Mundok locked gazes with the dragons, "What did those bastards do to her?!"

The crowd around them slowly erupted. Yona couldn't make out anything within the chaos. She felt someone hugging her as she slowly came back into consciousness.

She slowly opened her eyes and found Lily holding her in her lap. Her eyes widened at the princess, "Yona! Are you okay? What happened." Lily's eyes began scanning over Yona for anything that would alert her to what was causing her so much pain, but she couldn't find anything. That caused her to panic even more. "Someone! Please, she needs help!"

The dragons looked helplessly upon the princess. They had planned that in a situation where Yona was hurt, they wouldn't retaliate unless she ordered otherwise. This was one of the many scenarios that Yun and Hak had prepared for them. The only time that they were allowed to attack without her consent was if her life was in danger or their lives were being immediately threatened. They knew that there were weapons pointed at their heads, but there was no indication that they would be used as they were originally intended. They didn't want to break her trust, so they watched her from the top of the stairs, unsure of what they should do.

They all met Zeno's hardened gaze, 'Everyone, get ready. We may need to fight out way out of here.' They furrowed their brows and nodded. Understanding what he was trying to tell them.

The Xing generals surrounded Yona with swords drawn as soldiers surrounded them.

Each side was yelling at each other not sure of who was threatening who. She looked around and allowed her tears to slow. "Stop it." Nobody could hear her pleading whimpers. Lily was too panicked to hear what she was saying as she shielded Yona from the chaos.

"Please, stop it." 'It's no use... They won't listen.'

She looked up at the heavens as the pain dulled, "Hiryuu, help us please." Her pleas came out as nothing more than a choked whisper, but she knew that he was watching.

Above the screams of the crowd, Yona heard faint rumbling in the distance. She looked toward the direction of the throne room and stared at the sky. At that moment, a second rumbling ripped through the sky as the wind itself seemed to tremble from fear. Everyone stopped their deafening cries and searched for the source of the noise.

Yona struggled to her feet sweating in exhaustion, with Lily and her bodyguards supporting her. The pain had subsided when the roar erupted through the sky as though it were a battle cry straight from the heavens. In the sky above where the dragon warriors were held, the heavens themselves seemed to open as light poured out on the cloudy day.

Yona managed to take a step forward and nudge the Xing generals out of the way. "Hiryuu!" Her cries echoed throughout the silent courtyard.

Suddenly, a ghostly image of two dragons began to descend from the sky. They appeared like they were made out of sparkling grains of sand. The upper halves of their bodies showed a darker shade than their lower halves. Their thin beards looked like silent whips as they danced along with their owners. They looked so delicate as their descent danced along with the breeze. The red and yellow dragons were dancing around each other as though they were constantly about to embrace each other, never quite touching each other.

The red dragon coiled itself on the roof. It's piercing violet eyes burrowed into the awestruck people below.

-x-

Looking up, the dragon warriors could see the tip of the dragon's tail and it's head hanging over the roof. They felt weak at the sight of a mighty dragon god. They each fell to their knees, mostly due to the sudden urge to respect the new presences. The only one to remain standing was Zeno. He didn't know why, but he felt as though someone was there for him.

The golden Ouryuu coiled himself around his youngest brother and peered over the edge of the roof. He twisted his face down so he could once again look upon Zeno.

Zeno's blue eyes widened. The soldiers surrounding them whimpered in fear and backed away from the dragon. Their weapons were still drawn and were prepared to fight the creature if it lunged toward them. Zeno took a step forward towards the dragon. Hesitantly, he reached out a shaky hand and touched his golden scales. His beard floated in the air as the coiled around Zeno as if he were embracing him. The sand reflected light onto his skin causing his skin to sparkle the same color as if his scales were present underneath a blazing golden sun. "Ouryuu."

The golden dragon purred underneath his touch and seemed to sadly smile at Zeno's recognition of him. Zeno stroked the dragon lightly as he leaned forward and cradled his massive head in his hands. Golden light dancing off of the two as they joined, Zeno smiled and looked into the eyes of Ouryuu sensing the reason behind his sadness, "I forgive you Ouryuu. Your blood allowed Zeno to serve his king once more and protect her this time."

He was truly grateful. When he served Hiryuu, the king never let him fight. Even after Zeno suspected that Hiryuu knew about his immortal body, he always would protect the young man. He stood on the sidelines of battle. Only ever being called in if his brothers were injured. He remembered feeling useless during those moment. But not anymore. Now, with the reincarnation of Hiryuu, he could fight. He could fight and finally be the one that protected them instead of the other way around. He was finally a warrior who wasn't useless. This is the reason, why he didn't hate the fact that he was immortal. He got the chance to actually serve his king.

Ouryuu purred and nuzzled Zeno before pulling backwards and coiling his body around Hiryuu's neck.

-x-

Yona looked up at Hiryuu and smiled warmly at him. He seemed to smile back at her. (at least, smile at her the best a dragon could smile without scaring anybody)

Locking eye contact, the two pairs of violet eyes seemed to share love and understanding with one another. The dragon leaned down as Yona began to bring her hand up towards his approaching head.

"Princess!"

"What are you doing!?"

"Don't touch that monster!"

The cries of her friends fell on deaf ears as the pressed her palm up against his nose. Even though his body was nothing more than sand, she felt his scales underneath her palm.

Joyful tears began to overcome her as she felt his soothing warmth ebb through her body. She giggled as Hiryuu leaned forward and nuzzled her face.

The red sand of Hiryuu made Yona's blazing hair seem to sparkle and dance along with him. Like Ouryuu who was leaning over the balcony looking at something, his beard wrapped around her, hovering over her skin. She could feel the sand lightly bounce off of her dress. The strange tingling sensation felt like an embrace from the dragon god.

To those around them, the exchange was silent. A human girl and the image of a dragon god were joined together as though the Earth and the heavens were joined as one. To Hiryuu and Yona, their expressions that they exchanged spoke volumes to each other. His concern, worry, and love all spoke to Yona. She could see that he hated to see her in pain. He heard her calls for help and he came. Even though his physical being was still stuck in the heavens above, he detached his spirit to come to her in her time of need. Ouryuu heard the call as well and followed his brother towards the crying princess.

Her eyes sparkled with kindness to combat his worries. She held Hiryuu's face still as she searched his familiar eyes that mirrored her own, "Don't worry Hiryuu, I won't let anything happen to your people. I will protect them."

Hiryuu's eyes widened. She could tell that he wasn't expecting to hear that, but the glint in his surprised eyes ensured her that he appreciated her words of reassurance.

Yona leaned over and saw Ouryuu join his brother for her touch. She gladly removed one hand from Hiryuu and placed it upon Ouryuu. They both purred within her touch like two small kittens. She lightly drew the two heads together as though she were trying to force them to touch each other's cheeks. At the point where they made contact with one another, the colored sand appeared to be weaving in and out of one another. Blurring the line between where each of the dragon's faces started.

She sighed, "I know you two are worried, it does hurt, but I will be okay. Now that your here, your presence is enough for the pain within me to dull. Thank you for everything."

The eyes of the dragons began to sparkle as the sand from their bodies seemed to coil around Yona. Soon, she was surrounded by a thin whirlwind of gold and red.

The crowd around her gasped and stepped back unsure of what was happening.

She let her hands fall to her sides and closed her eyes. She could feel their spirits dancing around her soul. It seemed as though they were speaking to her through their dance. She felt their spirits nudge hers in a probing question. Understanding what they wanted she smiled and nodded, "Go ahead."

The whirlwind edged closer to her body and danced along her skin. Skin that was exposed along with the skin that was concealed underneath her dress were affected by their touch. Yona could feel ghostly imprints of the dragons hug her body. They were no longer dancing by her, they were now dancing with her very soul.

It felt like a missing piece of the puzzle that was her existence had finally been put in place.

She opened her eyes and saw that the sky had returned to normal and the dragons had disappeared. She looked down at her left hand and smiled. The image of a dragon was wrapped around the base of her left ring finger. She knew it was Ouryuu showing her his trust in her with Zeno and the power of the Ouryuu. It was though the image was a scar of a burn on her skin, but she didn't feel any pain. She was sore and her throat was flaring due to the immense pain from earlier, but Hiryuu and Ouryuu somehow took away her pain with their appearance. She felt warmth encapsulate her as she felt the world pulse around her as though everything in existence was letting out a few heartbeats on contentment.

"Y-yona?" A timid voice softly came from behind her. She could feel an equally timid hand touch her shoulder. She turned around and smiled at Lily, "I'm fine." She held her hands in hers, "Everything is fine."

She turned to her dragons who had stood back up at one point. She felt joy fill her as she could feel their presences. The dancing flames of green, blue, white, and gold all knowingly looked at their guiding red light. "Let's go home guys."

She crumbled to the ground as her strength finally gave out.

They looked over at the king before they ran to her, making sure he wasn't going to stop them this time. He gestured to the soldiers to stand down.

-x-

Zeno was the first to reach her. He cradled her face in his hands and searched her face for any signs of pain, "Do you hurt miss?"

She shook her head as the others knelt down and lightly touched her. "I'm just tired."

He smiled lovingly at her, "Let's get you to bed then little miss."

Kija, Shin-ah, and Zeno all carefully lifted her up into Jae-ha's arms. Zeno stepped forward and stroke her cheek. He smiled at the warmth of her smiling face. "Welcome to the family sister Hiryuu."

She reached up and lightly brushed his hand, "Thank you, brother... Oury...uu." Her voice trailed off as she fell asleep in Ryokuryuu's arms.

He chuckled as Kija helped him lean Yona on his chest so she would be more comfortable. "I've always wanted a little sister." He looked down at her lovingly with his purple eyes that he knew wasn't as radiant as hers, "Our Yona dear is full of surprises."

Kija stepped forward and stared proudly at the shocked king and the surrounding soldiers who were obviously unsure of what they should be doing in that moment. "Thank you, on behalf of all the Hakuryuus before me, and my brothers that stand behind me, thank you for allowing the chance for the crimson dragon to return from dawn."

Without another word, Jae-ha launched himself into the sky over the castle walls. Not a single sound could be heard through the courtyard as he disappeared over the wall. The others turned around and walked out of the shocked courtyard, gesturing to their companions to start walking.

A group of civilians stepped forward and slightly blocked their path. The dragons gestured to their friends in front to keep going.

A small child ran from his mother's grip and hugged Shin-ha's legs cooing, "Dragon."

Shin-ha looked shocked and a faint blush could be seen from the child's attachment to his legs.

Zeno walked forward and grabbed the child by the hand and pulled him away from his brother. He looked down and chuckled at the pouting toddler, "Brother Seiryuu is shy." He gave the boy a gleaming smile that hypnotized the child, "Go back to your mother now little one."

The child ran to his mother who scooped him up into her arms.

She looked up into Zeno's kind eyes, "The stories are... true then?"

Zeno nodded excitedly, "They sure are ma'am." He threw his arms up in the air as though he were cheering, "Zeno remembers his adventures with King Hiryuu! They were fun!" He giggled and skipped forward leaving an awestruck woman. Kija shook his head and gestured to Shin-ah to continue walking, "Well, he seems to have lightened up."

Shin-ha nodded, "Zeno is... Happy."

Kija smiled as they continued outside and met up with everyone outside of the gate.

-x-

They arrived back at the hidden camp a few hours later, exhausted. Lily and her bodyguards were the only ones that joined them.

After explaining what happened without going into too much detail to the generals and to the wind tribe, they decided that they needed to get back to their homes in case the king decided to send out any sort of retaliation against their homes. They all had mixed reactions of fear, uncertainty, and curiosity but accepted their assurances that Yona would be fine.

Lily ran towards the tent as Yun emerged, "How is she?"

Yun blinked in surprise, "She's fine. She is just tired."

He looked at the dragon warriors, Lily's bodyguards, and Hak sitting around the campfire, "Her body has been scarred so prepare yourselves for when she wakes up."

Lily grabbed his shoulders and forced him to look back at her, "Scars! What scars! What happened? Was she hurt."

Yun rubbed the back of his next, "I don't really know..."

Her eyes filled with anger as she started shaking him, "What do you mean you don't know! Aren't you supposed to be a genius?"

Yun gave the other a pleading look. Zeno, seeing his desperation, stood up and placed a comforting hand on Lily's shoulder.

She turned and he smiled at her, "The miss is fine Lady Lily. Zeno thinks those 'scars' are just markings left by Hiryuu and Ouryuu. I can tell you that they didn't hurt her." His face beamed with pride and joy, "If anything, Zeno thinks they were giving the miss a big hug!"

He launched himself forward and hugged her as an example (and as a distraction from murdering Yun).

When he pulled back and skipped back to the others, she blinked in surprise. She looked at Yun and pointed towards Zeno with her thumb, "Is he always like that?"

Yun scoffed joyfully, "Actually, that was pretty mild on his part." He walked past her to join the others, "Normally he would have knocked both of us on the ground by the sheer force of his embrace."

She blushed and watched Yun sit down at the fire. She turned towards the tent and sent a silent quick prayer to Yona as she ran to join them.

Author's Notes

I decided to rewrite this chapter because I didn't like how it turned out. Leave a review and let me know if you want me to continue this story! I have a few ideas that I can work with.