Author's note: Okay so Last chapter was a little short, I've actually been thinking of an up coming fight that I don't want to spoil for you. Adamai is here and he's not happy, Yugo is gonna have his hands full now.

Chapter 10: Adamai

Yugo had a horrible feeling in his gut, he wanted to be happy, overjoyed to see his brother again, but something was off, something wasn't right. His brother's eyes did not look happy, they looked angry and frustrated, upset and ready for a fight. He stood there in his humanoid form, he had changed, rather drastically, Yugo was unsure if he had aged or simply changed the way this form looked.

The Dragon' lips, though still visible were much smaller and human like, his eyes were smaller as well, his ears stretched further behind his head and his nose was sharper and more pronounced. Perhaps the most intimidating change was his teeth, he had ceased attempting to hide his draconic heritage there, large carnivorous incisors dominated his jaws.

"You said I'd never see you again." Yugo said cautiously

"Unlike Chibi," Adamai replied "I cannot see or predict the future."

Yugo growled "How do you know about that?"

"I know a lot of things Yugo," Adamai answered "Lady Echo has good informants."

That bothered Yugo, he didn't want that witch aware of what happened in his personal life. He wasn't sure if he wanted his brother to know at this point either.

"You people leave him alone!" Yugo said

"Yugo," Lucian asked from behind him, finally putting his fear to words "Who is this?"

"I'm hurt Yugo," Adamai said in false hurt tone showing his rows of sharp teeth "You didn't tell this little fake you about your brother?"

Now Yugo was angry, he had hoped that Adamai would at least respect the bond they had shared since birth, but appeared he was not willing to do that either.

"That's crossing a line," Yugo said "He's an Eliatrope."

"No he's not!" Adamai retorted in vengeful anger "He's a pitiful creature created by accident by a mortal who tasted godhood for but a moment. A creature without purpose or reason who's creator only barely grasps his existence!"

That was too far, Yugo flashed forward faster than Adamai could react and punched his brother in the face. The blow sent Adamai reeling backwards falling back into the bush he had just stood up out of.

"You don't know anything!" Yugo yelled "Don't you think I know what I did?!" Yugo said

"No," Adamai replied darkly standing up again "I don't, think you understand the ramifications of your actions at all, you never do. You don't care enough."

The dragon disappeared and reappeared behind Yugo he was about to blast him with a stasis energy wave, but was cut short, two portals opened one on each side of him, a scream was heard and Adamai barely moved in time to doge the energy blast that scorched the air between the portals, the heat singing his Kimono as he twisted out of the way.

"How could you be so cruel?" Lucian said with tears in his eyes "You're his brother aren't you? Shouldn't you help him instead of trying to fight him? He's nothing like what you describe, he is kind and patient and thoughtful, I'm proud to be made in his image!"

Yugo simply stood awestruck, even he agreed he wasn't worthy of such praise, he had indeed made grave mistakes, and now he was paying the price for them.

Adamai landed, he stood still for a moment his head downcast, he almost looked sad. He disappeared again reappearing behind Lucian he struck the back of the boy's neck hard. Lucian's eyes rolled back inside his head and he collapsed on the ground unconcious

"You know nothing." Adamai said with a hint of sadness in his voice, his head moved facing Yugo again "Now, where were we?"

Adamai rushed him and Yugo dodged into a portal coming out behind his dragon twin and slamming a newly summoned wakfu shield into his back, pinning him to the ground. It didn't last long as Adamai transformed into his rock beast form and threw Yugo off of him. Something was wrong with Adamai now, he seemed blank, devoid of emotion, he acted without much thought and he was no longer interested in talking.

Returning to his human form he breathed in deeply and roared out fire, Yugo blocked it with his shield using his portals to rush in an arc around the fire and slam into Adamai's side, kicking him away from his standing point.

"I don't understand you brother," Yugo said "I know I messed up, I'm trying to do what's right and fix it, can't you understand that."

Adami made no answer he simply raised his hand as purple energy glowed around it, Yugo dodged as a beam of purple energy scorched the air near him leaving heat waves in its wake. Suddenly adamai was beside him another purple glow visible around his open hand, Yugo cried in pain as this one scorched him, burning his apron and shirt clean off and leaving black scorch marks on his skin.

Adamai didn't stop there, he appeared behind Yugo kicking the young eliatrope in the back and forcing him onto the ground under his foot. Adamai stood over him, and yet still no emotion showed on his face, Yugo summoned a portal beneath him closing it as quickly as he could. Adamai lifted his foot to avoid having it caught in the portal.

The dragon twisted expecting the blow to come from behind, but it didn't. instead he felt heat from above him moved as a huge wakfu beam blasted the ground creating a Crater in its wake, blue energy rising like wisps of gas from the scorched earth.

Everyone felt it, it was like an earthquake, and earthquake proceeded by a bright blue light. Percedal knew instantly what it meant and without even explaining himself he blasted out the door ripping the brittle wood from it's hinges as everyone stared in awe. That light could only be Yugo fighting, and Yugo only fought like that if he was serious about it.

The other's quickly followed, except Elely and Flopin. Percedal could sense Elely enter a state of medidtaion and flopoin simply stood next to her and put his hand on her shoulder. A godly glow enveloped them both. He smiled, that girl of his had some of her mother brains after all, she knew this was too dangerous for her to get involved in directly so she chose to watch from a distance with her brother.

Ruel and Cleo stayed with them, the rest rushed to the battlefield.

What Percedal saw shocked him, a fierce battle ensued between Yugo and, if he wasn't mistaken, that was Adamai. The dragon was in his human form, though that form appeared to have changed recently. Yugo was clearly distraught, a mixture of anger and sadness but Adami appeared emotionless, nothing but logic and action.

Yugo summoned two Protals on either side of Adamai and placed his hands together as though about to unleash an attack, Adamai simply allowed himself to fall, Percedal rushed in, he slammed his fist into Admai's back forcing him back up between the portals, That put some emotion on the dragon's face, surprise and fear evident as he was consumed by the energy blast that proceed to appear between the portals.

Adamai fell to the earth, but he got up quickly his now tattered Kimono making him look more menacing than before. It also showed that he had given this form visible musculature, probably for intimidation.

"Thanks Dally," Yugo said as he slowly descended to the ground next to his friend "But this is my fight, please stay out of it."

Percedal looked at his little friend, he had always thought of Yugo like a little brother, and he always wanted to protect that little brother. Adamai was powerful, he had clearly undergone some intense training the last few months to become so powerful, Percedal could feel that Yugo was only scratching the surface of his brother's abilities, but Yugo looked as though he had plenty left as well.

"Alright." Percedal said reluctantly. He walked back towards the others gathered on the ridge nearby and sat down, his godly glow diminishing.

"What happened?" Amalia said upset "Get cold feet all of a sudden?"

"No," Percedal said "Yugo needs to fight this battle himself," he said.

Eva sat next to her husband, he was such a Iop, always rushing in to the fray without thinking or considering consequesnces. But sometimes, he seemed so wise and learned, as though he had been taught these lessons through a harsher life than he had lived. It was quite attractive to her, even if it was fairly rare.

"You get a free shot Adamai." Yugo said standing still and pointing at himself with his thumb "That last blow wasn't fair."

Adamai looked at the gathered members of his former brotherhood, his face still a mask of unemotion "Idiot." He uttered.

Adamai launched himself at Yugo covering his fist in stasis energy and slamming it into the side of his face. The blow sent Yugo reeling sideways out of his control and left a scorching black mark on his cheek. Yugo was pretty sure that Stasis was causing pretty serious damage to his skin, but pushed on anyway.

Yugo summoned his wakfu shield and sword using the former to block another of his brother's blows. Blue wakfu markings on his chest glowed intensly as he pushed against his brother's strong fist, finally succeeding in knocking him aside. His eyes glowed blue and blue marks appeared on hif face as he rushed towards his brother swinging his sword, he missed Admai dodged into the air and hurled fire at Yugo again.

This time Yugo arced behind Adamai, and dissipating his wakfu weapons slammed both fists into the dragon's back forcing him down into the earth he had just scorched. To his credit Adamai didn't stay down long disappearing quickly and reappearing behind Yugo with a Stasis blast ready. Damn! Yugo thought Where did he learn to teleport like that? It was a lot like the teleporting that Nox had used back when he was on a wakfu ravenous rampage. Yugo summoned a portal and disappeared into it as purple energy rained down from above slamming into the earth and making several small craters.

Yugo reappeared inches from Adamai slashing the dragon with his sword across the chest. The wound bled, but didn't seem to phase him at all, the drgon kicked Yugo with a stasis enhanced blow to the somach and slammed his fists down on Yugo's back forcing him to the earth below, followed quickly by a stasis blast that scorched him and forced him down.

Yugo was montionless for a moment before reaching up to his head and rubbing an ache he felt there. something was tugging on his cranial wings, he wasn't sure what, an after effect of the stasis blast maybe? His thumb rubbed against something warm and fluid like. Yugo's eyes widened in horror, he looked at his friends who all stared in wide eyed wonder. His pupils looked up and he grabbed his head with his hands. His hat had been burned to cinders, mere scraps remained tugging at his cranial wings as they blew in the wind, eventually blowing away completely.

Yugo felt naked, exposed and ashamed. This was his and his alone, his most privately held secret. Only Chibi, Adamai and Alibert knew about this, more recently Lucian he supposed, but Lucian was another Elaitrope, he didn't really think that counted.

"What have you done?!" Yugo yelled looking up at Adami who floated there like a king looking down at his beaten enemy, arms crossed over his chest, the wound Yugo had inflicted there was still bleeding. Adamai's head bowed a bit and he closed his eyes, Yugo saw a tear fall down the dragon's cheek before his brother disappeared, not to be seen again.

Yugo tried hard to keep a calm head, he tried to think about why Adamai would have come in the first place, what he could've possibly wanted from Yugo. But found himself unable, he simply fell to his knees and cried.

He felt a feminine hand on his head, someone kneeled in front of him, he opened his blue eyes and stared into Amalia's hazel ones, his eyes moved away in shame.

"I think they look majestic." Amalia said

Yugo's eyes returned to Amalia's "You're just saying that."

"Why would I do that?" Amalia asked.

"These wings make me a freak." He said

"Don't all Eliatropes have them?" Amalia said "I kinda just assumed that when I saw them I guess."

"Well," Yugo said "Yeah, all Eliatropes have them."

"Then how are you a freak?" she asked "You're an eliatrope, so eliatropes have wings on their heads, so what?"

"It's been a secret for so long." He said, "Alibert told me I wasn't supposed to tell or show anyone. I figured that had been a part of Grougal's message to him when he left me with him."

"did you bother to ask?" Amalia asked

"No." Yugo replied simply

"Then how do you know?"

Yugo supposed she was right, she hugged him tightly, his wings twitched a bit in response, then relaxed as he hugged her back.

Percedal was the next to approach him "Those are cool," he said in his typical Iop manner "I wish I had wings on my head, can you fly with 'em?"

Evangelyne slugged Percedal in the shoulder.

"What?" Percedal asked

"Leave him alone," eva said "He's obviously pretty distressed about all this. Go pick up Lucian, he looks like he needs help too."

Percedal looked across the now scorched and ravaged battlefield to see Lucian laying on undisturbed grass on the other side. It was amazing how the two combatants had gone to such lengths to avoid hitting the boy. More likely Yugo had gone to great lengths to make sure Adamai never had a reason to point his stasis blasts at the young eliatrope.

Percedal floated over and picked Lucian up, the boy was surprisingly light, he had expected Lucian to weigh at least a hundred pounds, but he felt lighter than that.

Amalia escorted Yugo to the house, tears still streaming from his face. She was sad for him, he had guarded that secret so thoroughly, it had become a part of his identity, and now that part was shattered.

Adamai appeared in the dark valley where the Brotherhood of guardians made their base, slowly descending the stairs to its center. As he hit the bottom floor he passed Ush who was leaning against the wall

"So, how did it go?" The demigod Ecaflip asked

"I beat him." Admai said

"You don't seem too thrilled about that." Ush replied

"I'm not." Adamai stated simply as he walked forward towards his chambers. His march was interrupted by Jack, who stood in his path.

"You seem a bit depressed," Jack said "Didn't you win?"

Adamai offered no response and tried to move around him, jack moved to the side preventing it.

"I don't want to talk about it," Adamai said "And I need to have my wounds treated."

"You did something you're not proud of didn't you?" Jack said "I've had a few fights end like that myself. The fight with Sram and I'm guessing she was Feca…" Jack was still trying to figure out which god was which.

"I exposed something I was not meant to expose," Adamai replied "That's all I will say."

"Fine," Jack said moving aside "But know you aren't the only one who's made those kinds of mistakes Adamai, I know how feels to win a hollow victory."

"All victories are hollow." Adamai said venomously as he moved onward towards the his room.

He felt empty, devoid of anything, what was he doing? He knew this was what was right, but still he felt like it was wrong. He couldn't bring himself to even feel that much anymore, the pain of discovering that he meant so little to his brother had destroyed his emotional nerves.

He still cared about his brother; he hadn't thought that he did. But his emotional response at the end of that battle was proof enough that he still valued his brother's feelings. It was unsettling, he had tried hard to forge himself into an unfeeling weapon during the past few months, one that would prioritize the well being of the world over everything else, people, friends, even family. He had apparently failed.

"Don't torture yourself," a familiar voice said from behind him, he turned his head to see Lady Echo standing there. "A dragon has a strong connection to his eliatrope twin, not a connections easily broken or overcome, it will take a long time most likely. You have made great strides, you should be proud of yourself."

"I should be proud to disown my only family?" Adamai said "I'm not sure I agree with that logic."

"That's not what I meant," Echo said

"Of course not." Adamai entered his room and closed the door.

Echo was unsure what to do with this moody dragon, he was clearly going through his race's puberty stage, he was trying to find his place in the world, trying to understand what he should do. But this also meant he rebelled agaist authority at times, and he was as angry with her as he was with his brother, she needed to find a solution to that, and fast, if not, he might betray the brotherhood of guardians as well in the end, not a situation she enjoyed the prospect of.

"The dragon boy bares his fangs," Count Harebourge said behind her. "Will he bite?"

"Nay," Echo replied, "He is sedate for now."

"He doesn't like this assignment," Jack said approaching them. "Hell, I don't blame him, you're making him fight his own brother."

"He chose to leave his family in favor of the brotherhood," Echo replied

"Besides," Harebourge said "He knows Yugo's abilities and temperament best, he stands the best chance should the Brotherhood of the Tofu stand against us again."

"I still can't get over that ridiculous name," Jack said chuckling "At least your name is quasi cool sounding. Y'know what tofu means on my home world?"

"No," Harebourg said "What does it mean?"

"Basically," Jack replied "It's a health food dish that even health nuts think is disgusting, little puffy mushroom squares with even less flavor."

Harebourg laughed "That is kind of funny actually." He said "The brotherhood of tasteless mushrooms."

Jack laughed at that "Yeah man," he said "Ridiculous right?"

"Indeed."

"If you boys are done cackling like a coven of witches," Echo said menacingly "I suggest we move on to phase two."

"Yes sister," Harebourg said

"Whatever." Jack replied "You don't scare me babe."

Echo's eyes narrowed, had he not thoroughly trounced Ush, harebourg and adamai at once when he got there she would be more inclined to rebuttal his passing humor, but his power was indeed not something to dismiss, and indispensible if what he claimed about the near future was true. Still, he could show some respect, she probably out aged him by a few millennia at least.

"You should show more respect to those you ask for help Jack." Ush said from his place against the wall.

"Yeah, yeah," Jack said "Sorry ma'am."

Echo cocked an eyebrow, interesting, apparently Ush had earned the immortal's respect somehow, she would have to ask him about that later. "You are forgiven." She replied courteously

The question would wait, for now she had a world to protect.

Author's note: Okay so to answer inevitable questions: Harebourg's ice prison from the special episodes was a temporary punishment, one he has finished. Ush (full name: Ush Galoush) is the black ecaflip that Yugo and Joris fight in the Ecaflip dimension, the one that threatens to destroy the dofus and controls that puddly hero and the mask guy, the one who dual wields swords. He happens to be an ecaflip demi-god (Go ahead and look it up on the Dofus site).

Second note: I always thought the series didn't do Adamai justice. Aside from one episode where he fights Igol on Dofus Island we really don't get to see him brandish his power much. He sort of gets relegated to babysitting duty while everyone else goes out on adventures. I never thought that made sense, I mean he trained with an ancient dragon for twelve years, the kid had to know something. Anyway this was a way for me to try and show Adamai as a badass fighter. And yes I redesigned him a bit, never thought he looked that menacing in the show.