You all are probably wondering "Where is the romance?" I'm getting there. I'm just leaving things on a cliff hanger. That's all.

Chapter 5: Turning for the Worst

Earlier

Snow softly falling down onto the Knights as they stood waiting to move on with their plan with Bruno keeping a watchful eye from afar. As he stood, he felt like something was... off.

'Where are they? They should be down there. Something's definitely wrong here.' He thought to himself. As he stood, he felt a killing intent emanating from behind him. He disarmed his arrow from his bow, turned, and he thrust it forward. The arrow pierced through flesh as blood seeped from the body as he fell into the snow. Bruno knelt with widened eyes.

"An invader? How? How did they know I'd be here?" Bruno said to himself, then readied another arrow as he returned to his post and fire it near where Gallatine was positioned.

Gallatine's position

As he stood positioned at his post, heard a high whistling sound and tilted his head, just as the arrow zipped past him. At first he was confused as why Bruno would fire at him, until he heard a guttural choking behind him as it hit the ground with a thud.

"It was a trap?!" He said realizing the danger as he saw the arrow lodged in the neck of their enemy. He readied himself from the upcoming strike and blocked it successfully.

Back at Bruno's post

Bruno was firing his arrows near each and everyone of his comrades location the second he saw his team in a fight with the enemy. The more he shot down, the more Knights saved and the more soldiers would come. The plan ... had failed. He then saw Chaos Breaker Dragon descend down from the cloud of the snow storm to his base. Bruno noticed that their was one dragon short missing from the enemy ranks so with a face filled with determination, Bruno left his post knowing his comrades would be okay and do what he had to do.

Now

"AARGH", screamed another Invader soldier as it fell to the ground. Igraine knelt to the ground using her sword to support her.

"Huff, huff, huff." She was exhausted from the constant fighting she had done as she scanned the area, where dead bodies were everywhere. The peace was short lived as Meteor Liger leaped at her from behind. She slashed at its side as it rolled onto the ground and stood up. All the fighting Igraine had done was beginning to take it's toll on her body as her strength began to waver. Igraine struggled to continue standing as the beast's eyes burned with rage. It leaped at her raising its claw to slash her. Igraine jumped back to avoid it's claw, but wasn't fast enough.

"NNNGH!" She tried not to scream when she fell to the ground clutching her left arm as blood began to flow from her wound from where her armor was. 'What?! But... but my armor...' She thought to herself until noticing a pinkish liquid dripping from her finger tips as it soon dissolved more of her armor, exposing her hand. She turned her attention back towards the beast as it pounced at her, pinning her left arm.

"AAAGH!" She screamed in agonizing pain as her left arm twitched when she soon realized that the cyber beast raised it paws . She saw her sword a few meters from her. She tried to reach out for it, but the Liger pinned her other arm and she laid face to face to the beast, growling with it's over-sized fangs bared and ready to go for the kill. Just as it was ready to bite her head off, just as she was closed her eyes and looked away, waiting for the end, she felt nothing. As she opened her eyes, she saw Meteor Liger lying next to across from her dead.

"What... happened?" She thought with a confused look. She reached for her sword and stood up, using it for support. Her arm was throbbing hard which made her wince. She walked over to the dead body and found a familiar arrow pierced into the skull.

"Are you alright? She turned and saw Bruno with his arrow at the ready. "For the moment, Thanks." She said sheathing her sword. "What happened to your armor?" He asked as Igraine's expression turned serious. "I don't know. But, it has something to do with this pink liquid the beast had on it's claws." She said looking over at the body. Bruno walked over to examine the body. As he knelt down, the body suddenly exploded, sending him flying back.

"UGH!" He landed hard on one of the stones and fell to the ground, but recovered and stood up again. "What was that?!" Igraine thought to herself with widened eyes.

"Why spoil the surprise? It'd be much more fun this way. Wouldn't you agree?" The two knights turned their heads to see a dark, menacing dragon with blood red streaks on it's body and four floating rings behind it. 'Great. And here I thought I would've caught a break.' She sighed inwardly, when Bruno whispered to her. "Igraine you have to make a run for it. Now!" "What?! Why?" She whispered as she was shocked to was he was planning to do. "Now!" Bruno show shouted as he made a fast break towards the dragon. Bruno began to shoot his enhanced arrow that combust as it made contact, but it didn't do much damage. In fact, it only seemed to annoy it. "Hmph. Insolent trash!" He shot dark energy volleys from his hands at Bruno who was able to either intercept them with his arrows.

Igraine didn't want to abandon him, but she still felt her arm throbbing. The dragon caught a glimpse of her and simply gave off a devious smile. As Bruno took a huge leap at the dragon, he fire an arrow at his face. It growled painfully at the explosion subsided, but saw this chance to swat the liberator away in mid-air.

"I think I've seen you somewhere before. Let's see... ah yes, that pitiful town in the Sanctuary." Said the dragon holding his laughter in. Bruno's expression hardened as Igraine was unable to see the two's connection. 'Does he know that thing? What's going on?' Igraine's couldn't wrap her head around the situation thats happening right in front of her. "Run!" Igraine looked at Bruno at what he just said. "Run now! I don't want to get you involved in all this." He shouted. "But-" "NOW!" Yelled Bruno as he lunged out of the way from his spot as the Invader wried to crush him under his flick if his tail.

The dragon then turned it's attention towards Igraine who was trying to escape and raised it's hand. "Lock." said the dragon as he sent a sphere at her.

"AAAAGGH!" Igraine bellowed as the dark energy trapped in a small prison. Due to the exhaustion, blood loss, and now this new pain, Igraine fell to her knees with her one good arm trying to support her. The lock on her were released as she gasp for air as if she was being suffocated until Nebula Lord held her in it's hand with a devilish smile on it's face.

"Come now. Don't fade on me yet. You haven't suffered enough." Said the dragon with grin of desire on it's face. Nebula Lord began to tighten it's grip on her as she let small groans escape her lips. "Hehe- AAAARGG!?" It shouted with rage as an arrow bursts in it's right eye. "LET HER GO!" He shouted. The dragon's grip on Igraine soon loosened and she fell.

"I got you!" Bruno said before she hit the ground. "I'LL KILL YOU!" The dragon bellowed as it started shooting beams frantically for a target. A few of the beams blasted a nearby mountain above them and started to fall. Bruno looked up and began to run. As he turned his head he saw the avalanche envelope the dragon and began to run faster, but it eventually swept him over them chasm. As they fell, Bruno held Igraine close to his chest as made sure that he cushioned her landing.

End of Chapter

Finally done. Again leave comments so I can make my story more awesome. I just want to apologize for making this so late. I had a lot of school work to do.