Its been a while since ive been here but Im back with story advancement. I hope you like it. I'm sorry to my readers who were actually keeping up with the story line.

Summary: Last chapter, the shadowy figure is helping Ryouga and well Ryouga doesnt like the help that much.

---------------------------------Chapter 9: Pre-decided Fate--------------------------------------

Ryouga and his dragon companion walk around the forest. The dragon starts yawning so they stop and rest for a bit. Ryouga sits under a tree trunk and the dragon curls up onto his lap.

"Hmmm... I wonder what will happen. I mean I know I will pass the test. But will it mean your death or not."

Ryouga rubbed the dragons head.

"Well I dont want to fight you, but if I have to..."

He paused in mid sentence.

"What was that?"

He felt the presence of someone watching him. The dragon's ears stood up. Both Ryouga and the dragon looked around for some thing suspicious. They turned and saw nothing.

"Hmm. We gotta keep an eye out for anything. I know Fushingi. And he isnt the friendliest person you could meet."

The dragon looked at Ryouga and nodded.

"By the way. Since I cant call you dragon all the time you will need a name. So what should I call you."

The dragon looked at Ryouga and smiled.

"Smiley?"

The dragon looked at Ryouga and shook its head. Then it smiled again.

"Well I really cant call you something cool becasue I have never seen you fight or anything before."

Ryouga gets into a fighting stance.

"Now come at me. Show me what you got."

The dragon looked at Ryouga questionably. It shook itself and then began to fly around.

"Yea. Thats what I'm talking about."

The dragon flew straight for Ryouga at lightning speed. Ryouga dodged to the left making the dragon hit the tree they were in front of. The dragon went through the tree and continued to fly until it found something. Ryouga watched the dragon as it charged into the ground. He heard the dragon waining at something then the waining stopped quickly.

"He found what we heard earlier."

Ryouga started dashing towards where the dragon was.

"IM GONNA GIVE YOU A TASTE OF MY FIST WHATEVER YOU ARE."

Ryouga jumped through a bush and found the dragon on the ground. He examined the dragon and saw something green in its mouth.

"So he got away. Damn. I was hoping..."

Ryouga saw the dragon swallow the thing it had in its mouth.

"WAIT. YOU ATE HIM!"

The dragon opened its mouth at Ryouga.

"OH NO YOU DONT YOU PERSON EATING FREAK!"

Ryouga kicked the dragon in the mouth and sent it flying into the air. It flew out of the forest and landed far away.

"Phew. I thought I was baby food. Speaking of that I wonder if there is something I can eat here."

Ryouga looked around for something edible and found some blueberries. He started picking them and noticed a chunk of one of the leaves bitten. He then remembered what the dragon had in its mouth. Ryouga threw his hands into the air.

"I cant believe this. Why does everything bad happen to me? Why?"

Ryouga started to march towards where the dragon is.

Meanwhile, up in a tree, not to far from Ryouga.

"Well him and Bajin took seperate routes. Maybe this will end differently."

The shadowy figure jumped the treetops, stalking Ryouga.

"Its just matters if his luck changes now."