Chapter 7
Summary: Modern AU! The Big Four...Guardians of the World. They say that they protect they protect the world from Darkness. So where were they when it took over? Without them, we were the last line of defense if they disappeared, but even we weren't enough and we were forced into hiding. But now that time is over. It's time to fight. For our hopes. For our dreams. AND FOR OUR DRAGONS!
(A/N: Rated T for death, swearing and teenagers)
(Story Begins)
As Randal continued to try and saw his way through the chains, he felt something in his heart died. Randal bowed his head in silence and whispered, "Rest peacefully, my friend. For I will join you soon"
He heard footsteps heading his way and quickly sheathed the blade into the chains. The door swung open, revealing Pitch and a pissed off and dirty Gothel.
"You..." she growled as she pointed to him, "you knew that there was an attack today." Randal blinked his eyes twice, "...Huh"
*SLAP*
Gothel slapped the old man. Hard. But Randal barely felt a thing, because he didn't deserve that.
"Don't play coy with me!" she shouted. Randal groaned in pain due to his sensitive ears, "Gods you nag a lot"
*SLAP*
"Ok I might've deserved that one" he muttered to himself.
"Now thanks to that Guardian, a student is on the run" she said, "that poor innocent angle, out there with that mean, old protector of the world"
"Your only saying that because the children are your source of youth" Pitch said sourly. Gothel looked at Pitch, "Says the one who feeds on their fear"
"Why I ought to-"
"Guys? Hello? Still waiting to be interrogated" Randal groaned annoyed.
The two evil beings huffed and went back to Randal. "Where was I...oh yes, now thanks to you, a child was corrupted and kidnapped"
"Wait, a kid" Pitch asked suddenly.
"Yes a kid" Gothel said annoyed.
"What did he look like"
"How should I know, they wear all black Pitch"
Before they continue to squabble, the door busted open revealing The Stabbington Brothers! Covered in bandages, but still menacing looking as ever.
"What do you two want" the youth their growled, causing them to step back with fear in their eyes.
"Ha, well I'll be damned" Randal laughed, "the Stabbington Brothers enforcing the law instead of running from it. I guess Pitch isn't the only man you've got whipped, aye Gothel"
*SLAP*
"Yup, I actually deserved that one" he groaned.
"Speak" she ordered.
"The kid that was with the Guardian...he had a look in his eyes that told us he was pissed. His left eye even flashed red"
Randal perked up at this, but Pitch noticed and smirked. "What does this have to do with anything" Gothel groans.
"It means that I know who that student was" Pitch spoke as he walked towards Randal, "and it was your grandson."
Randal glares at the king of fear silently, causing him to smirk.
He walked out of the room, beckoning for the rest to follow. "Search the whole city. I want to know where Shawn Kaijira is. Now!"
The door slammed shut leaving Randal alone, once more. Randal cursed and continues to saw at the chains, faster.
(Line Break)
*ACHOO*
As Shawn and Magnus ran down the tunnel Spike was creating, he suddenly sneezed. Now that Shawn had uncontrollable magic power, it was dangerous to do something like that.
Out of his nose, came out a grey fireball! Magnus looks back to see it and reacts quickly. He swung his staff, batting it away to the opposite direction. The fireball hits the ceiling, causing an explosion, rattling the whole cave!
Magnum quickly grabbed Shawn's new cloak and grabbed on to Spike's tail. They were pulled out of the way as sharp rocks crushed where they once were.
They looked at the spot for a second before Magnus glared at a sheepishly smiling Shawn, "Sorry." Magnus stood up and crossed his arms, "What happened to you"
"...Huh?" Shawn tilted his head to the side.
"Don't 'huh' me" he said before pointing his staff at him, "when we fought the Stabbington Brothers, you released shock waves of magic power to rival me before it disappeared. After we left your magic power double to the point where its generating its own heatwave and became more dragon-like. After all that we've been through, I deserve an explanation."
Shawn sighs and rests an arm on his knee, "Your right, you do deserve an explanation...after you tell me what your the Guardian of?"
Magnus blinked in shock, "What"
Shawn stood up to full height, "My grandfather was the Guardian of Randomness and Flames. The power that radiates from your staff, didn't feel as malevolent as that shadow thing you used to put out the dragon's flames."
"So here's how this'll work" Shawn continued as reached behind his back to unsheathed the now grey sword that killed R! "You tell me what your the Guardian of, and I'll tell you everything you wanna know"
Magnus was stunned to see a sword in Shawn's hand, 'Where did that come from? I didn't even see it!'
Magnus couldn't help but laugh out loud. Shawn pulled his blade back slightly and tilted his head in confusion, "Um...are you OK"
"Yeah...yeah *cough* *cough* just thought of something funny" he chuckled before turning serious, "alright then, I'll tell you who I am"
He slammed the butt of his staff into the ground, releasing magic power in the process causing wind to blow, "I am Magnusthered1999, the Guardian of Shadows and Trickery, and Rider of the Whispering Death." For dramatic effect, Spike flies besides him and screeches.
"C-cool" Shawn whispered. Magnus reaches into his bag and takes out the same black book he was reading before, "this here is a spell book full of Black Magic. I accidentally stumbled upon it before I became a Guardian. Since that day, I couldn't get rid of it. The irony is that this book of evil makes the power of my Center stronger"
"Center" Shawn said, confused "that shadow thing? But aren't you afraid of that dark power?"
"Ever heard of the saying, 'I may be ugly as a monster, but I'm sure as hell ain't one'" he asked. Shawn shakes his head.
Magnus smiled as he lifted his hand up and conjures up a ball made of shadow, "The saying means that just because you look evil, doesn't mean you are"
The shadow ball turns into a baby dragon Terrible Terror! The baby squeaks before flying around. Shawn chuckles as it flew around Spike's head. The dragon snapped at it, but it quickly flew back, landing on Shawn's head.
Shawn chuckles as it began to roll around in his hair. Magnus smiled, "Keep him. Consider it a welcoming present." The baby shadow dragon yawns and flies into Shawn's shadow, vanishing completely!
Before Shawn can react, Magnus spoke up, "Relax, he's just sleeping in your shadow. You can summon him again in 4 hours"
Shawn sighs before smiling, "I think I'll call Kage. It's Japanese for 'shadow'"
Magnus blinked in shock, "I didn't know you knew Japanese." Shawn looked at him blankly, before looking terrified, "...Neither did I"
"How could you not know" he sweat dropped, before continuing. "Alright, it's your turn. Start explaining"
Shawn sighs, "Ok...when you told me to go to the roof, I passed out cold. But then, I got a tugging sensation in my gut. Ever since then, my instincts have been guiding me ever since."
"Wait, so you have been blindly following your instincts this whole time?" Magnus asked incredulously.
"No, I've been following you" Shawn said before continuing, "Anywho, when we reached the house that sensation disappeared...but when you left the room, I found something"
He reaches into his bag and takes out the Dragon's Eye. Magnus gasped, "T-that's the-!"
"Dragon's Eye" Shawn interrupted, "but I think this one's different from what your probably use to." He handed it to Magnus and he took it to inspected it. He enhanced his eyesight to inspected the inside of the device.
"I see that you mean by it being different from what we use" Magnus said, "the schematics are the same but are more advanced. Usually uses as some kind of flash light, but the design...looks like it can be used as a reversed looking glass"
He unscrewed the lens, revealing a burnt out stone piece. He took it out and inspected it, "This is a memory stone. Huh, I haven't seen these in decades. But we haven't heard of it being used as a power source."
He threw the stone away, "Useless now"
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.
.
Magnus' eyes widened, "D-did you use this...on yourself?"
"Well it was an accident actually" Shawn said, "but when it flashed, I blacked out...again. And in my head, I heard my grandfather's final words. He told me that I was adopted, that I have the same magic power as him. And I have to guess it's fire"
"And your left red eye" he asked pointing to his own eye.
"That's where that thing comes in. This device gives the powers of a dragon as long as you have key. Whatever that means. Now I have the power of a Speed Stinger, I guess."
Magnus looks at the device stunned. "Now I'm not sure what it is, but I can't wait to try it" Shawn said as he took the device back and walked past the stunned Guardian.
"What th-! but tha- how?!" Magnus exclaimed. "Cmon Magnus" Shawn said as he drags the stuttering Guardian down the tunnel.
(Line Break)
Sunlight.
There was actual sunlight in this dark cruel world. There were also full grown trees, green, freshly cut grass and a fresh clear river that leads to an ocean. The scene was something to die for.
Laying in the grass, was young man with brown hair, dressed in leather armor. His armor was a special one. Inside the leather material was made out of the one of the most indestructible and lightest material in the world; Gronckle Iron! The armor itself looked pretty modern thanks to a hood. Actually it looks like one of those suits you'd see in Call of Duty Ghost.
Strapped to his back was a short curved sword and sheathed knives on his torso and inside gis coat. Resting beside him was a jet black creature with two large wings on his back, two flaps behind it, and two flaps on the tail. On it's head were two ears and in between the two were two plates. This creature is a dragon known as the Night Fury! The unholy offspring of Lightning and Death themselves! Only when provoked of course.
This pair is thedragon1010 or most commonly known as Dave to others, and Thane the Night Fury. They are also Members of G.M.A.D. The two actually looked similar to a brown haired dragon rider with a black dragon.
I wonder who?
The ground suddenly shakes, making the trees to shiver and the river trembles! Thane's ears suddenly pearked up and his acid green eyes shoot open. He raised his and scanned his surroundings, growling.
Dave opened his eyes slowly, revealing reptilian slit blue eyes. They usually turn green if it's dark outside.
He scowls, "I swear to the gods, if he pops up exactly where we are-!" He and Thane role away as the spot where they once were explodes!
'That bastard' Dave thought as he raised his arm to block debris from getting in his eyes. Having enough, he slipped his hoodie and and zipped his hoodie all the way up, covering his face all the way. The hoodie had a face on it that resembled a Night Fury. Thanks to his dragon-like eyes, he looked more terrifying.
In a good way.
"Magnus you bastard! You interrupted my nap!" Thane growls in agreement, his retractable teeth barred.
"Oops, I'm sorry Dave" a voice said sarcastically, "I didn't mean to." Spike and Magnus pop out of the hole with Shawn beside him.
"You were supposed to be here half an hour ago"
"I know"
"Who's the kid"
"My name is-!"
"Don't worry about it" he interrupted as he reached into his bag and take out an orb. This orb is actually a snow globe that can be used for teleportation!
Before he could do anything else, a knife knocked it out of his hand and embed itself into a tree! Magnus looked at Dave, "You nearly hit me!"
"I did...let me try again" he takes out another knife and throws it. But Magnus was ready this time. He pushed Shawn away and fell back, vanishing into his own shadow!
Dave, though use to his "rivals" ability, was left stunned for a moment. And so was Shawn, 'What just happened...where'd he go?' He then felt a malevolent presence within the area.
'He's using that Center thing again' he thought.
He was brought out of his thoughts when Magnus popped up out of Dave's shadow with a magic infused fist raised! But before he could even make contact, something purple was caught in his trill peripheral vision.
He turned to a plasma ball heading directly for him! Reacting quickly, he caught the blast with his enhanced hand while skidding back!
With a grunt he threw it into the air, letting it explode. The force was strong enough to make the trees rumble.
Spike roared and tackled Thane into the ground, causing a brawl between two mortal enemies. The Whispering Death shot spikes and rings of fire while Thane dodges a shoots plasma blasts.
Dave unsheathed his short sword and charged. Magnus unsheathed his staff and charged as well. With a shout, they slammed their weapons into each other; Magnus for an upward swing, Dave for a downward strike.
*CLANG*
*BOOM*
The minute the two clashed, their strike was so powerful that it caused a shock wave! Shawn was sent flying into a tree. Shawn clutched on to the tree as if his life depended on it. Which it kinda does since he's in such a high tree.
"Seriously" Shawn said, "just when those two clash once, it causes a shock wave?! Is he a Guardian too?"
Down below, the two combatants backed away. Dave threw three knives but Magnus spun his staff so fast it was a blur. He deflected all of them.
He then pointed his staff at him and shot bolts of lightning out of the tip. Dave deflected a few bolts before flipping out the way. He then placed both hands on the sword and swung downwards.
The force of the swing was so powerful that it pushed past the lightning and headed straight for Magnus! The said Guardian cursed and rolled to the way of the invisible force, letting it slice a boulder in half like butter!
"Why don't you ever use magic?!" Magnus asked annoyed. With an unreadable expression, due to his mask/hood, he rested his blade on his shoulders, "Because I'm lazy"
"Fine then" Magnus smirked under his mask and sheathed his staff, "but one of these days, I'm gonna be the one who'll make you get off your lazy ass and make you use it"
"Yeah sure" Dave rolled his eyes, chuckling, "say who's that kid with you." Magnus' eyes widened and he looked around, "Shawn, where'd you go"
"Up here!" Shawn shouted from above. The two looked up to see Shawn clutched to a tree. Using magic, Magnus jumped into the air to the level near Shawn. He created an invisible platform and stood there, "Hey pal...how'd you get up hear?"
"BECAUSE YOU OVER POWERED MONSTERS BLASTED ME UP HERE!" He shouts as his eyes turn comically white and teeth turned sharp. Magnus smiles nervously and holds his hands up in surrender, "Sorry, sorry. When me and Dave spar, we get a little out of hand"
"'A little?!' It went completely out of hand! A-and you call that sparring?! That was a death battle!"
"...You done"
"...yes"
"You ready to come down"
"...yeah"
"OK." Magnus grabbed Shawn's arm and slowly glided to the ground. Once on the ground, Shawn sunk to his knees, "I will never complain about the ground again" he mumbled under his breath.
"Hey pal, you OK" Dave asked as he hefted him up to his feet, quite easily. "Yeah, just ya know, reviewing the life that flashed before my eyes" he said sarcastically.
Dave laughed, "Hahaha, lovin' the sarcasm, bro. The name's thedragon1010, but I prefer Dave. I'm the Guardian of Dragon Training. Thanks to that, I can train and control half the dragon's I've come across. I'm also the rider of The Night Fury."
"Is that a black dragon?"
"Why yes it is"
"He's loosing against Spike"
"Yes- wait what?" He turned and gasped while Magnus snickered as Thane was wrapped up by Spike! The Unholy Offspring growls and tries to break free, but Spike wouldn't budge.
"Magnus, call off your damn earth worm" Dave said. Magnus laughed hard but reluctantly agreed and spoke, "Spike, release him." Just as reluctant as his rider, Spike released the black dragon and slithers to his side. Thane shakes his head walked back to his rider's side.
"Now where were we...oh yeah, you were about to introduce yourself" Dave said as he took off his mask/hood, his eyes turning blue once again. "My name is Shawn Kaijira... and that's just it. I don't have a title yet"
"Yet" Dave asked confused until realization hit him. He grinned, "We've got a recruit."
Magnus smiled, "We've got a recruit."
"I'm the new recruit?" Shawn asked confusedly. Magnus picks up the snow globe from earlier and whispers, "The new G.M.A.D lair. Dragon Stables" He slammed it into the ground, causing a swirling, white portal to appear! Shawn looked at the portal in awe, "Cool!"
"Go on, jump in" Magnus said. Thane nudges Shawn towards the portal, but Shawn hesitated, "Are you sure this is sa-GUAAH!" Thane give one hard shove, pushing him in completely!
"Good boy" Dave said as he patted his Night Fury's head. As he was about to jump in, Magnus tripped him at the last second, making him tumble! Magnus laughed evilly, but was cut off when Thane tail swiped into the portal. Thane gave his own warbled laugh but was interrupted when Spike tackled him into the portal.
The portal closed and the small cove was finally peaceful once again.