Gaozong and his troops were marching their way back to their capital city. Gaozong bore a smug grin. He was happy that his recent attack 6 hours ago proved to be successful. He knew that if they were smart enough, they would back off. But considering if that human man was there with them, they could possibly attack again.
'Bùguǎn. Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng huǐmiè tāmen suǒyǒu de, rúguǒ tāmen huílái (No matter. If they come again, I will just destroy them all)', Gaozong thought darkly.
They continued their march. After an hour of marching, they stopped in a narrow, rocky valley to rest.
"Wǒmen huì tíng zài zhèlǐ xiūxí. Nín yǒu 3 gè xiǎoshí, yǐ zhèyàng zuò. Wǒmen hěn kuài jiù huì jìxù jìnjūn kāifēng bàngwǎn. Wǒ bìxū yǔ jìn qiàtán, zàicì (We will stop here and rest. You have 3 hours to do so. We will continue our march to Kaifeng at nightfall quickly. I must negotiate with the Jin, again)", Gaozong announced to his army.
Another hour or so past. The sun was beginning to set on the horizon. Everything was uneventful, until they heard the roars of dragons. The whole military was on high alert, arming themselves with their deadly weapons. They looked up towards the sky, but not a single dragon was in the air. That scared them. They could not locate where their enemy was coming from.
Suddenly, a desolate rumble could be heard coming from above. They looked up just in time to see a bunch of massive rocks fall from above. The Song screamed and ran, trying to avoid being squashed. Some of them were able to evade those massive boulders, others weren't so lucky and all that could be heard were their cut-off screams as they were crushed.
Then, more and more massive boulders started falling from all around them. The Song body count was starting to rise. Out of the dust, Gaozong was able to recognize dragons in the sky. A group of 2 or 3 of them would fly towards a side of the valley and unleash their fireballs at once. Then the surrounding rock would break apart and fall down onto his men.
"Lóng! Huǒzāi yuǎnchéng wǔqì de tiānkōng! (Dragons! Fire the long-range weapons at the sky!)", Gaozong ordered, pointing at the sky.
His men did as they were told. They pointed their catapults at the sky, armed them with the Huo Yao balls, set the adjacent spheres on fire, and launched them into the sky. Their counterattacked worked, somewhat. Some dragons did get knocked down into the sky, but the following explosions made the situation even worse. It caused more rocks to fall onto them, killing even more Song soldiers.
Gaozong seethed as his plan backfired on them. A good number of his troops died because of his poorly-planned counterattack.
"Qiēhuàn bàozhà qiú dào wǎng hé liúxīng chuí. Dìmiàn duō lóng yuè hǎo, shā tāmen! (Switch the explosive spheres to nets and bolas. Ground as many dragons as possible, and slay them!)", he barked.
His troops performed the order quickly and soon began firing nets and bolas into the sky. Although, they were firing blindly since dust and smoke filled the sky. It did not hinder them though, as dragons were roaring and thudding to the ground. Groups of Song troops would rush towards the down, struggling dragons and jab all their weapons into them, effectively killing them.
Even with their strategic attack, the Song's numbers eventually started to trounce the dragons. Windwalker looked around the valley. She observed the Song slaughtering her brothers and sisters yet again. She really hoped Chris would make it in time.
'Hurry up Chris!', she thought to herself.
"Everyone! Activate your- ". Windwalker couldn't complete her command as she was hit with a net. She roared in pain as she impacted the ground. She struggled with the net, trying to break free. She blasted the net with a plasma blast and escaped just as a group of Song troops approached her. She flew off with the Song trying to knock her down unsuccessfully.
As she flew up, she noticed that the Song were moving out of the valley and into an open, nearby field. From there, the Song were able to spot the dragons more easily and were soon grounding more and more dragons. The tide started to shift in favor of the Song.
Just then, massive explosions filled the field. Song troops were dying by the dozen. Windwalker looked around, trying to find the source of the explosions. She looked up as a certain dragon-rider duo dived past her. It was Stormfly and Astrid. Stormfly was holding a black sphere similar to the ones that were launched at them not so long ago. She dropped the sphere just as she pulled out of the dive. Right when the ball was about to impact the ground, a Night Fury and his rider zipped through the sky and fired a plasma blast at it. The air was filled with a deafening boom and a bright orange light as the sphere exploded, just as Hiccup and Toothless pulled out of the dive. She noted that her 'allies' were dropping the Huo Yao spheres with the two male Night Furies igniting them-as they were the only ones fast enough to escape the resulting explosion.
"Toothless?!", she shouted abruptly, pulling alongside the human and dragon alpha.
"Don't think you can get rid of us that easily, girl", Hiccup smirked.
"VIkings are really stubborn. Once they have their minds fixed on something, they will see to it that nothing stands in their way", Toothless chuckled as he looked at Windwalker.
"You-"
"You can deal with us later. Right now, we need to end this once and for all", Toothless growled as he activated his Titan Wing.
Windwalker shut her jaw as Toothless was right. She nodded as she flew away. She dive bombed a couple of more troops before she spotted Re dropping another Huo Yao sphere before Tenor ignited it.
Tenor flew a little slower and was consequently engulfed by the explosion but escaped it unscathed a few seconds later, but his armor vanished.
Aurora noticed this and pulled up besides him, with her Titan Wing activated as well. "What happened to your armor?", she asked inquisitively.
"When I was caught in the explosion, it burnt off the leather straps holding my armor together. Even though my scales are fire-proof, they are not so much heat-proof. My armor would've heated up and branded me, so I shook it off before it did", Tenor replied truthfully.
Aurora sighed, "Just don't get hurt. You are vulnerable, especially without your armor"
"Yes ma'am", Tenor answered. She nodded before she departed. Tenor then made his way over to Re.
Meanwhile, Windwalker pulled up alongside Re, who already activated his Titan Wing. "How did you manage to get these bombs?", she asked.
"When Hiccup showed us the map, he showed us all the mountain range that houses a key ingredient of Huo Yao. Hiccup remembered that he saw a familiar mountain range that we passed when we were attacking the supply camps. So he decided that half of us would go and collect as much of that ingredient as possible. The other half went to the first supply camp we attacked to see if there was anything worth salvaging….there wasn't any, but we did happen to capture one of the soldiers that was there. Apparently they were there trying to salvage what they could too. We interrogated him, asking how to make Huo Yao. That was difficult since we both spoke different languages. The best he could do was show us the rest of the ingredients. But, with Hiccup's genius, we were able to figure it out", Re grinned.
Windwalker was stunned. She, or Chris, would have never thought of that.
Just then, Tenor was shot down by a bola.
"Tenor!", Windwalker screeched as she put on a burst of speed.
He crashed to the ground, struggling against his bonds.
He saw Windwalker flying towards him, unfortunately for her, so did Gaozong.
He smirked evilly as an evil thought formed in his mind.
"Dǎ nà hēilóng, yǐ 'lóng chǐ' (Hit that black dragon, with a 'Dragon's Teeth')", he told one of his soldiers, who was in charge of a catapult. A 'Dragon's Teeth' was a special type of bola. It was made of thick, twisted metal wire. The bola was lined with sharp, metal spikes jutting out in all directions. The soldier armed the catapult and pointed it toward the speeding Night Fury. He focused his aim on her and launched the Dragon's Teeth a couple of feet in front of her.
Tenor saw it flying towards her. He gasped, "Windwalker look out!".
Windwalker looked all around her and her eyes grew wide as she locked onto the projectile that caught up to her. She tried to steer herself away but was too late. Time seemed to slow down as the Dragon's Teeth wrapped itself around her with a whipping sound, lodging the spikes firmly into her body. She cried in agony and fell out of the sky. She hit the ground, about 85 yards from Tenor, with a sickening smack and tumbled a few feet away before she stopped. She wasn't moving, and a group of Song troops were advancing towards her with their weapons raised.
"NOOO!", Tenor screamed. He closed his eyes as he started to change. He felt a surge of power flow through him. He snapped open his eyes and growled deeply. He easily broke free of his restraints and sprinted toward Windwalker.
Windwalker groaned in pain. She felt light-headed. She blinked her eyes a couple of times. She turned her head as she heard the Song soldiers coming. She was tried to move but was too much in pain. Her eyes widened as her fate drew nearer. She was scared, knowing that the inescapable was about to happen. When they were within 15 yards of her she closed her eyes, waiting for it to be all over.
What she heard next, perplexed her. She heard a plasma blast explode right in front of here, accompanied by a snarl. She forced open her heavy eyes and what she saw next amazed her.
It was Tenor. He looked different. There were scarlet red, thin markings and lines covering all of his body. But these weren't just any red markings and lines. They were glowing! The scarlet red, glowing pattern was unique. It looked like a bolt of lightning hit Tenor and the proceeding lines streaked and fanned outwards in jagged lines. The lines stopped near the base of his tail, his paws, and his face. All the lines stemmed out from the middle of his back.
He stood protectively in front of Windwalker as the Song soldiers were recovering from the plasma blast. He snarled deeply and bared his black teeth as they recognized who attacked them. They scowled and raised their weapons, waiting for the other to attack first.
"Tenor, get out of here", she said weakly.
"No! I am not going to sit by and watch as those monsters kill the one I love!", Tenor growled, batting an eye towards her.
"You, love me?", Windwalker choked out.
Tenor nodded.
One of the soldiers sprinted toward the two, trying to take advantage of Tenor being distracted. Tenor snapped his head toward the soldier and fired an enhanced plasma blast. His purple flame was now replaced by the scarlet red color that matched his newly-adorned scales. It hit the man head-on and killed him on impact, sending him flying 100 feet away. The rest of the group looked at each other before they all yelled and rushed Tenor. He growled and lunged at one of them, sinking his highly venomous teeth into the man's neck, instantly killing him. While he did that, he swiped his tail at two approaching soldiers and sent them sailing through the air. Then he fired another red plasma blast at another troop, killing him and sending the last soldier nearby to the the ground. The man sat up and grabbed his head, which was spinning. He was then woken out of his daze by a growl from Tenor. The man opened his eyes and was met by Tenor's deadly gaze. They locked eyes for a moment before Tenor snorted, scaring him. The man yelled and scrambled away, frightened. He smirked but his victory was short-lived as he heard Windwalker groan in pain.
He ran up to her and nuzzled her face. "Don't worry, we will get you fixed up in no time". Tenor quieted.
"Tenor, I-"
"Hush, don't speak. I'm going to take you to Serenity. But I need you to handle the pain as I carry you over to her. Can you do that for me?", Tenor asked, gazing into her eyes.
She meekly nodded.
Tenor gently flew above her and wrapped his paws around Windwalker. She hissed in pain. Tenor, with heavy flaps, started to haul her into the sky. Once he was high enough, he carefully flew around the battle towards where Serenity was located, which happened to be where the mountain-nest's sick and injured were.
"Serenity!", Tenor called out. She looked up at the sky and saw that he changed. She also saw that she held Windwalker in his paws. She ran up to them as he tenderly lowered her to the ground. Serenity knelt down as she examined her, trying to deduce how damaged Windwalker was. Tenor stood next to her.
"Please Serenity, heal her!", Tenor begged.
Serenity got out her supplies as she prepared to heal Windwalker. She looked up at him. "I will take care of this. Go! The others need you!", Serenity replied softly.
Tenor nodded and was about to take off when Windwalker stopped him. Her golden eyes met his green ones. "Be safe", she whispered hoarsely
Tenor nodded and nuzzled her again before he took to the skies.
Back at the battlefield, the Berkians and Draconians were dropping the last of the Huo yao bombs. Hiccup and Toothless pulled alongside Re as they ignited and dropped the last bomb respectively.
"Where's Tenor?", Hiccup asked.
"That last I saw him, he was shot down by a bola and Windwalker rushed toward him. I haven't seem them since", Re answered.
Just then multiple red lights caught their eyes. It was Tenor and he was shooting numerous plasma blasts at the relentless Song. The two pulled up besides him.
"Wow Tenor, you unlocked your Titan Wing", Toothless complimented.
"Thank you"
"Now we know what the Titan Wing of a Night Fury-Blackfang hybrid looks like", Re commented.
"Enough talk. Let's win this war!", Tenor shouted as he dived towards the ground, shooting out a couple more plasma blasts.
The Berkians and Draconians, with their added firepower, still could not defeat the Song. They simply were too outnumbered. Dragons started falling one by one again. The Berkians did their best to avoid being captured, but it seemed like they would soon join their ancestors in Valhalla. The Draconians fought until they exhausted they started to get reckless. They landed near the Berkians who were fighting off a big group of Song soldiers.
"Re, it has been an honor serving beside you and Aurora for all of these years", Tenor said as he was running out of shots.
"Don't give up just yet Tenor!", Re exclaimed as he roasted a row of Song soldiers with his salmon-pink flame.
Just then Gaozong approached the group. "Gāncuì fàngqì, yěxǔ nǐ de sǐwáng jiàng shì wútòng (Just give up and maybe your death will be painless)", he chuckled.
"I have no idea what you just said. But we will never give up. We will never stop fighting!", Hiccup said heroically.
Gaozong was just about to order his men to finish them off when a certain someone called him out.
"Hēi tánggāozōng (Hey Gaozong)", Chris shouted from the top of Tiir's back.
"Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme? (What do you want?)", he shouted back
"Wǒ huì líkāi zhèlǐ, rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ (I'd get out of here if I were you)", Chris warned.
"Yǐjí wèishéme yào zhème zuò? Wǒ yào huǐle nǐ (And why would I do that? I am about to destroy you)", Gaozong said smugly.
"Yīnwèi nǐ yào tōngguò nǐ de méngyǒu bèipàn (Because you are about to be betrayed by your allies)", Chris smirked, folding his arms.
Gaozong wore a confused face. His face then turned to one of horror as he heard the battle cries of another army. He looked to the edge of the field and saw a massive army flooding towards him. In fact he recognized their armor. It was the Jin!
Tiir landed and Chris got off, approaching Gaozong. "Nǐ yǒu liǎng gè xuǎnzé: Nǐ kěyǐ dǎ wǒ de lóng yíng, zài jīn sǐwáng, huòzhě nǐ kěyǐ táolí zhège dìfāng nǐ de gǒu mìng, xīwàng jīn bù huì zhǎo nǐ (You have two choices: you can either fight my dragons and win and die by the Jin, or you can escape this place with your pathetic life and hope the Jin won't find you)", Chris stated, delivering an ultimatum.
Gaozong looked down on the ground, considering his options. He sighed frustratedly, and looked at Chris. "Nǐ huì hòuhuǐ de zhè yītiān! (You will regret this day!), he shouted as he made his escape.
The soldiers looked back at the Berkians and Draconians, scared as they were now leaderless. They just smirked back and attacked the soldiers, until they were all dead.
"Tiir, call the dragons off. Return them to our young and wounded", Chris said.
"You got it", Tiir responded as she took wing and carried out her task.
"Chris! You're okay!", Aurora rejoiced, nuzzling her son.
"Of course mom. I'm sorry I could not join the battle", he apologized as he rubbed his mom's snout.
"Who are they?", Fishlegs inquired.
He let go of his mother and regarded the group. "They are the Jurchen. They are a rebellious group of tribes that inhabit a region not that far from here. They overthrew their overlords, the Khitan Liao dynasty, and declared the formation of the Jin dynasty. Before you guys arrived at the mountain-nest, Kang-Jie informed me that they allied with the Jin against their common enemy, the Liao, and the Jin promised to return some northern territories the Liao controlled. Unfortunately, tensions have been running high between the two. They easily defeated the Liao, but were reluctant in ceding the territories back to the Song because of their military failures. Then, after a series of failed negotiations that embittered both sides, the Jin could not stand them anymore. So, I went to their chieftain, Wanyan Aguda, and proposed a deal", Chris announced to the the group.
"Which was?", Valka asked curiously.
"I said that if they helped me and my dragons defeat the Song, we would leave the area and dragons would never bother them again. Since our nest was destroyed, we would have to relocate anyways and leave this place in search of a new nest. Our nest is comprised of all the dragons in this region, so no dragon would bother them once we left. The only other dragons on this land mass are some dragons in a place called 'Europe', and they are located on the other side of this land mass, far west of here! Such a strange name for a country by the way", Chris finished.
With the dragons gone, the Song now had to deal with their allies-turned-enemy, the Jin. With their now reduced army, the Song were smaller than them. They fought with all their might, but alas, the battle was over within an hour with the Jin coming out victorious. Most of the Song were either dead or enslaved. The Berkians and Draconians were surrounded by the Jin. They waited patiently until one man stepped out from the crowd. Chris approached him.
The man was significantly taller and bulkier than Chris. He had a grey hair, and pale eyes. He wore a white-furred hat with elongated ear flaps that went down to his chest. It looked like a weird version of a Bomber Hat. He wore a long-sleeved tunic that went all the way down to his ankles, with a blue dragon etched into the center of it. Black patterns lined the edges and neck of the tunic. He had wrinkles and a big nose. He had a Fu Manchu moustache and a long, slim goat patch on his chin. He was expressionless as he toward Chris.
He was so tall that Chris had to look upwards. They stared at each other for quite a while, before Wanyan extended his hand. Chris looked down then back up at him and shook it firmly.
"Xièxiè! Wǒ hěn xīnshǎng nǐ jīntiān zuòle shénme (Thank you! I appreciated what you did today)", Chris spoke as he let go of Wanyan's hand.
"Gǎnxiè nín gěi wǒmen yīgè jīhuì, zhōngyú dǎbàile kělián de gē. Suīrán sòng yǒu guǎngkuò de, dàn quēfá zǔzhī jūnduì, nǐ hé nǐ de xiǎolóng yě méiyǒu dǎjí tāmen (Thank you for giving us an opportunity to finally defeat the pathetic Song. Even though the Song has a vast, but poorly organized military, you and your dragons did well combating them)", Wanyan replied in his gruff voice.
"Suīrán yuánliàng wǒ. Tánggāozōng shèfǎ liū zǒu. Wǒ xiāngxìn tā chètuì huí dào shǒudū kāifēng (Though forgive me. Gaozong managed to slip away. I believe he is retreating back to the capital city of Kaifeng), Chris said sheepishly.
"Bié dānxīn, gāo zōng bèi zhàogù. Wǒ gěi wǒ de jūnduì de lìng yībàn dào kāifēng, dāng wǒmen líkāi (Do not worry, Gaozong is taken care of. I sent the other half of my army to Kaifeng when we departed)", Wanyan stated.
"Zhè shì fēicháng cōngmíng de nǐ (That's very smart of you)", Chris praised.
"Wǒ zài zhèlǐ bùshì yào chéngwéi nǐ de péngyǒu. Wǒ zài zhèlǐ jiānchí wǒ de jiāoyì de yībùfèn. Shuō dào zhè, nǐ yào jiānchí nǐ de. Xiànzài dédàole zhèlǐ zhīqián, wǒ juédìng shāle nǐ zìjǐ de suǒyǒu (I am not here to be your friend. I am here to uphold my part of the bargain. Speaking of which, you need to uphold yours. Now get out here before I decide to kill you all myself)", Wanyan growled.
"Liǎojiě. Xièxiè (Understood. Thank you)", Chris said as he bowed. Wanyan bowed back before Chris went back to his group.
"Let's go, now", Chris said as he approached his party. The group didn't hesitate and they all flew off to meet up with the rest of the nest.
The group arrived a few minutes later. They all landed and reunited with each other.
"My friends", Chris declared on Re's saddle, "It is finally over. We won! The Song is defeated! We are safe!"
The mountain-nest cheered and roared in victory, or at least what was left of them. Their dead body count rose another 100. It was now at 374. About half of their nest was gone. As sad as that was, they could ensure that the future would be nothing like they experienced these past 10 years.
Chris dismounted and began searching for Windwalker. He soon started to panic as he could not find her.
"Where's Windwalker? Don't-don't tell me she didn't make it", Chris said quietly to Re.
"Of course she made it, but she was wounded during battle. I took her to Serenity so she could be healed", Tenor explained as he came up to Chris.
"Now why would you think I would die? You think that I'm that selfish as to leave you alone for the rest of your life?", Windwalker said sarcastically as she limped towards the two males, with Serenity helping her.
"Windwalker!", Chris shouted in jubilation.
He ran towards Windwalker and hugged her neck tightly.
She stiffened up in pain, and softly grunted, "As much as I want to return the gesture, my body hurts…a lot".
Chris quickly released her and brought her head down to his level. He rested his forehead against hers.
"Thanks Windwalker".
"Thank you, Chris".
He let go and faced Serenity.
"Serenity. I am sorry I banished you guys. I just got really emotional and a lot was going through my mind. One of the biggest things that I thought when that happened was how much I hurt you. I, I forgot that your birth parents threw you out too, all because you were trying to be friends with a dragon. And here you were, doing nothing but helping them. I didn't realize the impact of my words until I saw your face...and that left me heartbroken", Chris said emotionally, looking into her eyes, and cupping her face.
Serenity place her hand on top of the his, rubbing it compassionately. "Chris, you are nothing like my parents and will never be like them. You were always there for me when we were kids at the castle. We did so much together. Whenever something arises, you always pulled through it. I never gave up on you Chris. And I never will", Serenity said dreamily.
Chris stared into Serenity's gorgeous green eyes. He tensed, looking towards her lips, then back at her eyes. Serenity noticed and tensed too. He slowly leaned forward, closing the distance between the two. Serenity started leaning forward too, waiting for it to happen. She closed her eyes, waiting to feel the connection.
Suddenly Toothless came bounding up to them calling her name. "Serenity, Serenity!", Toothless shouted happily. He discovered the two, about to perform that weird action that he sees Hiccup and Astrid do every once and a while, and blushed heavily at their intimate moment.
Their faces turned into looks of disappointment as they regarded Toothless. Toothless opened his jaw but no words came out. Chris huffed, he was tired of always getting interrupted. He wrapped one hand around the small of Serenity's back and drew her closer to him. The hand that was caressing her face grabbed her chin gently as he made her look at him.
He locked eyes fiercely with her and said what he always wanted to say. "Serenity. I love you", Chris said before locking lips with Serenity.
Serenity's eyes bulged out but soon fluttered shut as she returned the kiss with just as much fervor. They held that kiss for a couple of seconds, but to them it felt like an eternity. They broke apart when they needed oxygen. They rested their heads against each other as they breathed heavily, but happily.
"Chris". Serenity said softly, causing him to look back at Serenity, blushing slightly.
"I love you, too", Serenity stated as she kissed Chris. Serenity wrapped her arms around her neck as he wrapped his around the small of her back.
Tenor watched the two contently, happy that they finally admitted the love they had for each other.
"So...you love me huh", Windwalker said coolly as she approached Tenor.
He blushed a little as he turned around. "Yeah...I, I do".
Windwalker looked at him and smiled, "Well, call me crazy, but I love you too", Windwalker said as she nuzzled him. She felt pain from her injuries but she didn't care, she just found the love of her life.
Tenor laughed merrily and nuzzled her back. "You are crazy. That's one of the many reasons why I love you", Tenor sighed as he rested his head against hers.
"One of the many? I wouldn't mind hearing the other ones", Windwalker purred.
"You will", he stated as he gazed into her golden, honey eyes.
Her eyes softened as she exhaled, remembering what she had to do. "Tenor, I am truly sorry for attacking you. I really regret that. I want you to know that I would've never killed you. When I had my teeth around your throat I...I just couldn't. My heart wouldn't let me, and if I could, I would take back that incident", Windwalker expressed.
Tenor smiled, "I will forgive you, on one condition", he told her.
"And what would that be?", she said in a benevolent voice.
He exhaled, about to finally ask the question he meant to ask her this morning. "Will you be my mate, from now until the end of time?".
She tensed then relaxed, looking up at him. "I'll fly to the ends of the Earth with you...my mate", she said lovingly as she gave him a slow lick across the face.
His face lit up, brighter than all the stars in the night sky. He licked her across the face and nuzzled her neck and face affectionately and fiercely.
Chris approached the Berkians and Draconians, who had nothing better to do.
They stopped what they were doing and looked at Chris.
"Guys, I am sorry for being so rash. I'm sorry for letting my emotions get the best of me. I'm sorry for banishing you guys from my nest. After what happened today, you guys earned your place among our nest. Thank you for risking your lives", Chris said to the group.
Hiccup smiled and approached him. "We're Vikings. It's an occupational hazard", Hiccup chuckled. Chris beamed gratefully as he shook his hand.
"You know even after you banished us, you technically didn't break our alliance", Hiccup added.
Chris turned his head thoughtfully as he recalled his memories. "You're right. I didn't", he laughed. He turned towards his dad who was patiently waiting.
"Dad, I'm sorry for accusing you of things you never did. A lot was going through my mind and I wasn't thinking straight. Can you ever forgive me?", Chris asked as he hung his head.
Re smiled, craned his long neck down, and nuzzled his son on the shoulder. "Of course I forgive you son. That's what family is for", Re said calmly.
Chris hugged his dad's head but soon let go, a burdening thought on his mind.
"Even though we won this war, it came at a price. Now half of my nest is gone and we are homeless. We have nowhere to go", he said mournfully.
"If you are looking for a home. We can help you there", Re suggested as he looked to his queen.
"Really?", asked Windwalker, curious.
"Yes. There is an uninhabited volcanic island on Draconia called Mt. Vulcan. It's big enough to house you and your nest. You are more than welcomed to move your nest there if you like", Aurora responded.
Windwalker approached them with sincere eyes, and bowed with her head low and wings extended, painfully.
"Thank you R-...my king and queen", Windwalker thanked, "My nest and I pledge loyalty to you and Draconia and will help out whenever we can. We are grateful for your generosity in providing us a home and helping my nest and I win this war".
The rest of her nest smiled and did likewise, bowing to show their king and queen high admiration.
Re and Aurora were surprised, but nonetheless happy. They finally earned the mountain-nest's loyalty and respect.
Everyone, albeit dragon or human, was happy. They won the war, peace was restored. No more death, no more suffering. The world finally seemed to be at peace. They were no longer hopeful. They were happy. Happy for the present, happy for the future. They were happy that their lives changed for the better...