Over the next couple of days Shadow had spent around the town, he managed to get to know the people, and their desires through sitting in the tavern. People were wary of him, but he never intended any harm to any who didn't try to harm him pretty soon after people started approaching him and talking with him, and they found out he was a very sociable fellow. Soon after that, he was gambling with them and drinking with them. One particular day though one of his friends in town decided to ask him why he hunts Jake, and he grew grim in response.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, just pretend I didn't ask!" he said throwing his hands up like he was about to be shot

"No, it's fine... I'm sure you heard of the hero who took on the bandits that were threatening the town over there?" he asked pointing towards the north-west

several heads nodded in unison, and one was calling other people over for the tale "so what happened? Who did it?"

"Your looking at him." Shadow said in response "I took down them all, one bullet to each. The only one left was Rattlesnake Jake. He was the one that got away, barely, but he did. Left him with a shot in his side. So I've come looking to finish him off. You see, Jake is an anchor for a portal that leads to my world, and with him still alive, that portal stays open leaving any amount of creatures big, small, holy, and demonic, to enter. I'm here to stop that, to shut the portal so that it doesn't tear our two worlds apart." Shadow told

"That portal is the cause of a couple of the people here, being here. Like him, he is a Naga; half snake, half man. Him he's a cockatrice, why he wears those darkened glasses all the time. To keep from killing people. So there is your proof, and if you want more, find Jake and look at his right side. There should be a bullet-wound there." Shadow said asking for a round of drinks for the entire Saloon "although there are more reasons, I wish them to stay next to my heart, so do not ask, you will not receive any." he said getting up and donning his hat, walked out to the murmurs of the crowd. The fourth time he had done this since he arrived

"What you think it is Wounded Bird?"

"Probably Girl."

"Right, you Waffle?"

"I dunno, maybe he had some sort of life changin' event?" Waffle said as a familiar rattle sounded near the back

"Or maybe..." Rattlesnake Jake replied "He is looking to stop that fellow they call Lucien." he finished as the entire saloon grimaced at the name, the mythological inhabitants more than the others

"I heard he killed a man by staring at 'im" Waffle said

"I heard he had killed someone just by saying their name." another said

"I saw Lucien with my own two eyes." said a dragon from the back of the room, female by the sound of the voice

"Well lil' missy." Jake responded dipping his head "Do tell."

"He is a black dragon, with a black cloak, but that isn't his most distinctive feature. When at the height of his power he would appear as a demon, torn black wings, with jagged red slash-marks running along them, with more running along his body connecting to blood red eyes that see into your soul. If he sets you in his sights, you might as well kill yourself, and let god judge you, for this demon should your alignment show dark, will send you to the deepest, darkest, pits of hell. There has only been one person to escape his wrath, and that person is sitting in this room, and slides on his belly." She said as all eyes went to her a stark white dragoness with silver accents "Shadow, isn't hunting Lucien though. And his secret is one that tortures him every day. One that I swore to a higher power to keep until the day hell comes to earth."

"He told it to you?" everyone asked at once, Jake staying silent upon realization of who this was

"And it will not come from my mouth either, if it is told, it will come from him, not me, or anyone else." She said getting up and following Shadow out when everyone would look outside though, they wouldn't see anyone.

"Well, well..." Jake hissed lightly "I think we just saw the Spirit of Silver."

"Silver?"

"Yeah, the lil' one was a Dragon named Silver, Sitael's mate. Lucien ended up killing her, and Sitael disappeared. Some say she looks after the people she thinks is her lost mate, others say she empowers those hunting Lucien, so she can have her vengeance upon him for killing her and making her lose her Sitael." Jake told chuckling lightly "Whatever the reason, the appearance of Silver marks the coming of Lucien, and she was told to be a bad omen, something to fear. When Lucien decides to come, though, differs from story to story, once I head he came three days after, others I head he came years after." Jake said slithering towards the door and taking a look to see if Shadow was anywhere around "All of them are clear that Lucien does come, and when he does, it leaves an eternal scar on the land." Jake said exiting as well and quickly making it into the inn and into his room before Shadow could find him, still not ready to face him

"Lucien, coming here?" a couple people asked to their friends as the mythological patrons dropped to their knees, or in some cases, their upper part of their underbelly. Two even fainted, and two more rushed out to their homes looking to get the hell out of town.

"Jake better watch out..." one said with a dry mouth "Should Lucien get to him... He's going to wish he died by Shadow's hand."