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Tj99joy: I never played Skyrim but I have heard of it. I'm honestly not surprised that a game like that would make you go on adventures where you just have to get a single item. Been there and done that with Pokemon. There will probably be a lot of linking chapters because I think it's fun doing it. Have I not had a single chapter link between to different settings before? I would call them flashbacks or visions. Depends on what you prefer though. ^_^ Still can't wait if you do put up the one-shot.

Ayume Kudou: Prussia is ready to do anything at anytime because he is awesome like that. In other words you might have to worry now or maybe later. I won't say~ Vietnam should stay that way. I'm kind of tired with tsundere characters after a long period of time. Not that I have anything against tsunderes but I think we have enough of them in Hetalia. If she starts turning out tsundere tell me so that I can reread my work and change it.


"What a long week," Lukas said to Hydra as he slumped into his armchair with a cup of black coffee in his hands. He took a sip and stared at the orb laying on his desk. He thought about his adventure on getting the orb and had questions buzzing in his mind though he was too tired to ask them at the moment for it was midnight when he returned home.

"Are you going to call your younger brother?" asked Hydra. She wrapped her long scaly body around the orb ready for any attack that might be launched at them if the enemy wanted the orb.

"I'm going to have to sooner or later. I'll probably do it tomorrow morning or something like that. It's too late to call. Though with the presence of the orb here, I don't know if we'll be able to hide it." Hydra chuckled and Lukas gave her a look. "What?" he asked not wanting to deal with her humor.

"I'll apply an invisssible ssshield around it where no one can notice itsss presssence. The Ssseraphim are not invincible and I have enough power to do ssso, ssso I do not think we have much of a problem."

Lukas huffed and said, "You could have said something sooner."

"You never sssaid anything about it." She chuckled again and started to walk up to bed. He took a quick shower and put on his pajamas. He slipped into his bed and pulled his covers over his head, allowing the warmth of the sheets to make him drift to sleep. Hydra slithered under the covers somehow bringing the orb along with her and fell asleep next to Lukas' body.

The next morning the sound of the wind howling and rain banging loudly on the roof woke Lukas up. He groaned and when he turned in his bed, he found Hydra and the orb next to him. Lukas saw a small comfort in seeing a peaceful snake in his bed with a beautiful blue crystal-like orb... Almost. Waking up with a snake in his bed became normal yet life threatening to other people so he tried to keep Hydra out of sight when he went into town. He then wondered if Viet had a similar problem or an easier life having a less scaring looking creature in her room.

He got out of bed and brought the crystal with him as he did his daily hygienic habits of the morning. The window frames rattled as the wind blew harder from outside. What was going on out there? Lukas made a quick check around the perimeter of his house and land only to find nothing suspicious. He walked out of the bathroom to the kitchen with the orb in his hand. It was a few centimeters larger than an orange and completely occupied one hand.

The light inside the house and from the flashing lightening reflected from the orb making blue lights dance along the walls. It was beautiful as the mixture of transparent blues within the orb which seemed to flow around like water. Lukas stared at it for a moment until he noticed that he was no longer on the stairs but of the first floor of his house. He walked over to the hooks attached to the walls and grabbed a bag that was large enough to hold only the orb. He placed the blue crystal into the bag and slung the handle of the bag over his head and on his shoulders.

Lukas walked down the hall and through a door to the a light-colored room containing a stove, an oven and several other cooking utensils. He was about to open the refrigerator door when he heard his phone rang. The Norwegian sighed in disappointment but walked to the phone anyway. He picked it up.

"Hallo?"

"Lukas?" said a voice from the other side.

"I was going to call you later Emil," the Norwegian said tiredly.

"I was starting to get worried since you haven't called about a week."

"What I had to get for my boss was pretty well hidden so I wasn't able to contact you for a while."

"I see..." A silence separated the siblings for a moment. They both heard something different in each other's voice. They sounded the same yet different. Lukas sounded more... emotional to Emil. He sounded less stoic or emotional for some reason. Emil knew his brother was associated with the Water Dragon but he couldn't turn him away completely. Lukas was his brother.

Lukas could hear a coldness in Emil's voice. He did notice that his brother was sincere about his worried state of mind but he couldn't help but feel that it was for a different reason. He closed his eyes and sighed.

"So, do you want to meet sometime?" asked Lukas, breaking the silence.

"Sure. At the usual place or at one of our houses?"

"Let's eat at my place since the weather seems to be acting up and I don't want to go out."

"You're being lazy Lukas."

"I'll see you next week around noon then, Emil," Lukas said.

"Wait! I didn't agree to-" Lukas cut the last part off of what his younger brother was about to say because he knew it was going to turn into an argument.

The Norwegian stared at his house phone and saw that it was getting worn out. The black buttons with the faded out, white numbers, were dull and didn't have a gloss to it due to the fact that he had this phone since his adopted parents gave it to him when he decided to live out on his own. His parents had this phone years before he was even born and looking at it now, it was still in good shape but old-fashioned and starting to become more difficult to operate from it behind used over a several years.

Lukas placed the phone back, shoving the feeling of nostalgia away and walked into the kitchen, orb in hand. Why was he feeling so much nostalgia lately? Lukas didn't know and soon forgot about his thoughts when he saw Hydra on the island of the kitchen and stared at the refrigerator.

She hisses impatiently as she stared at the door. "Lukasss, you need to hurry up and get breakfassst. I feel ssstarving," commented the snake as she slithered in agitation.

"Sorry about that. Emil just called. We'll see him in about a week here," explained Lukas. He placed the orb on the island then opened the refrigerator and took out a container that contained sliced pieces of raw meat which he prepared for Hydra when she wanted to eat, and several buttery biscuits for himself. Using his cold and dried hands, Lukas placed the red meat, marbalized by lines of fat and wet with ruby colored blood onto a plate. He washed his hands in the sink and prepared hot, black coffee for himself. He then took a biscuit and took a bite into one of the savory and buttered down biscuit. Despite being in the refrigerator, the pastry bread was still soft and contained a blastful of flavor. Each bite he took melted into his wet and warm mouth.

The coffee was soon done and he poured into into his mug that was decorated like the flag of Norway. He took a sip tasting his favorable bitter taste of the coffee. Lukas finished four cups of his coffee and all of the biscuits after about another half hour still standing on the island where he set his food and Hydra's food on.

"Now I underssstand why Arthur sssaysss butter-licking in hisss name calling when he isss irritated at you," commented Hydra as she stared at Lukas' finished plate that was once filled with a large amount of biscuits. There weren't even crumbs on it that could have indicated what kind of food was on the platter.

"It helps with digestion," argued Lukas quite stoically. There was silence between the two. They both stared at the orb as if they were afraid someone was about to take it. Something else was on the Norwegian's mind though. "Hydra," he said, "what am I suppose to do with the orb now? I feel that it can give me power but to keep it with me at all times like this is somewhat troublesome."

"There isss another way to carry it around much easssier," Hydra said.

"What is it?" Lukas asked with curiosity.

"You mussst prove yourssself to the Water Dragon," Hydra said bluntly, not explaining further.

"How?" Lukas questioned once more but with slight irritation.

"I will tessst you," replied the teal colored snake.

"You are not going to tell me any more, are you?"

"No. It hasss to be a sssurprissse." Lukas sighed, knowing that arguing with the reptile was no use.

"When do we begin?" Lukas asked his last question... kind of.

"Why not now? The weather isss perfect. The ocean ssshould be quite raging today."

"What?!" Lukas exclaimed, spitting out the coffee he was about to swallow. A dark brown liquid was sprayed onto the floor and the light-colored walls. Hydra's eyes was filled with a blue light then disappeared. A ball of water was formed in front of her and it moved across the floor and walls cleaning up the sprayed coffee.

"Come outssside for a sssecond Lukasss and you will sssee what you are up againssst," Hydra said, not surprised by Lukas' shock. She calmly slithered down the island and outside the kitchen, making her way to the front door. Lukas grabbed his coat and sword, just in case she forced him to go without getting prepared.

He walked outside his front door to see a large reptile outside his house with wings. Its scales were glistening like sapphire as it was under the heavy rain. Its wings were open and seemed to be made out of a baby-soft fabric. The muscles of its chest and legs were lean but muscular and its tail was long enough that it could knock down at least five pine trees. The claws of the beast were large in diameter like an old pine tree's trunk, sharper than a knife, and white like a pearl with the hue of a light pink and pale yellow. Its eyes were a misty blue and they looked at Lukas mischievously.

The Norwegian gaped at the European-like dragon in front of him. "Hydra?" he asked unsure if the presence he felt in front of him was the same, small, teal-colored snake he knew for about two months now.

The chuckle was the same as Hydra's and his eyes widened in shock. "I ssshall be your opponent, Lukasss. Thisss tessst will make sssure you are ready to be the Guardian of the Water Dragon. Are you ready?" she asked in a strong and determined voice. Before he could respond, Hydra grabbed him with one of her reptilian feet and flew off, high above the cloud through booming lightning and thunder, and hard, cold, battering rain. Lukas closed his eyes from the instant Hydra took him off his feet.

Soon he felt only cold wind blowing into his face. No more lightning or thunder or cold, harsh rain. Lukas slowly opened his eyes to see large cotton balls of different shapes like mountains or ducks surrounding him and the sapphire dragon.

"It's beautiful," commented Lukas at the sight before him. He recognized the cotton balls around him as clouds and the sun seemed larger and brighter than he had ever seen before. The majestic clouds around him changed their shape as Hydra flew into them or the wind she created forged the wet substance into a curve or formed a hole.

"Let me tell you a ssstory Lukasss. Thisss wasss during the beginning of time. The beginning of the Earth." Hydra's voice became soft and memorable. She cleared her throat and began, "Our Lord and Master, out God as you know made this earth. He made man and woman, the land, the sea, and the sky. He gave light and darkness into this world. Adam and Eve were the first humans ever on Earth and there were many other animals that were created. But to create all this, He divided his power into four parts: water, fire, wind, and earth. There he not only created the my master, the Water Dragon and Haru's master, the Fire Bird. God also created two other beings along with us, the Earth Tiger and the Water Tiger. Before, my master was once known as the Sky Dragon until a tragedy happened."

"Hydra, you aren't hissing your 's' anymore," interrupted Lukas.

"This tends to happen when I am in my dragon form. Haru also has another form but that is another story. Let me finish this," commanded Hydra.

"Sorry," Lukas apologized quickly, wanting to listen more to Hydra's tale.

"The four of them created the land, sea, sky, and life here on Earth. The legend you hear now is false when it says that the Water Dragon has always ruled the ocean and I would think you would know who was in charge of what. Anyway, as humankind multiplied as hundreds of years past, the masters soon became seen as deities along with the Lord but He was seen as the highest god, in a number of religions and cultures. The Seraphim existed back then as well, as a mysterious power." Hydra's eyes narrowed and Lukas could feel her resent.

"Towards the end of the First Dark War, the Earth Tiger betrayed our Lord and sided with the Seraphim. God took away his powers and allowed the land to grow at its own pace in the different regions of the world as the power from the once powerful tiger, seeped into the Earth. The Earth Tiger soon died because its power was not adjusted to the loss of power. In the Second Dark War between God and the Seraphim, the Water Turtle was at the brink of death after fighting the Seraphim. Knowing that he could not let his power fall into the wrong hands, it soon gave its power to the Sky Dragon and died.

"The Sky Dragon could not hold the power of itself and of its partner and so allowed its power to seep into the earth as the power of the Earth Tiger's had. The wind might not seem like it but it can control itself and will work with a mind of its own. That is how the Sky Dragon became the Water Dragon. The Seraphim and our God has been fighting for millennias." Suddenly, Hydra dived into the clouds and soon Lukas saw the gray land underneath him with the flashing lightning , the crashing waves and the dropping rain. They were over the sea and Hydra dropped Lukas over it. Quickly grasping at the situation, Lukas was able to stop his crash by making himself stand on water.

"I applaud you Lukas. You learn quite fast." Lukas narrowed his eyes, trying to prepare himself for whatever was to be done to him. "Ever since the deaths of their companions, the Water Dragon and the Fire Bird decided to have guardians of their power which are now in the form of the orbs. If the guardians prove worthy to our masters, the orb will merge with them and grant them power unimaginable, to protect the world from the darkness that surrounds us! Lukas, I believe that you and Viet can do this... End this madness that the Seraphim has caused. I no longer want to live for I have lived for too long and have suffered so much. Pity me Lukas for I am burdened with this task to seek an end to this cause. I wish for peace to come not only for the world of others but also for myself. You do not understand the pain of seeing the ones you love die over and over again when you live so long..." At first Hydra's voice was strong and determined but towards the end... she began to sound as if she was pleading... begging.

"I will do what I can to help Hydra. To make sure that everyone is happy, even if it means my own sacrifice," Lukas replied to her pleading eyes. "For the world, for you, for the people I love."

"Thank you Lukas. With that, your goal is to catch me off guard or until I concede defeat." Lukas took a stance ready to defend himself. Hydra's eyes became excited and mischevious once more. She gave a loud roar and jumped, soon diving into the storming waves and causing a huge splash. Seeing what was going on, Lukas ran, hoping that Hydra would have less of a chance to catch him off guard.

A large object shot out of the ocean and water fell on top of Lukas. He heard wings flapping and he tried to run only to find himself in the grip of Hydra's hind claws. She flew upward then went soaring down almost hitting the ocean. Several feet above the surface, Hydra threw him into the water causing a cold and shocking pain spreading through Lukas' body.

He hit the water with his back making it stiff and unbearable to feel. He slowly got up and felt Hydra's aura flying towards him. He looked up and shot water at Hydra which she dodge most of except for the last one but she did not flinch. Somewhat disappointed, he tried to analyze a weakness in Hydra's movements. She was far away and the rain made the sights around him blurry. Needing to decide quickly, Lukas made three pillars of water, one to lift him up close to Hydra's height when she flew, and the other two so that he could shoot water at Hydra faster than him trying to force the water go faster than when it was about twenty meters under him.

Lukas blasted water at where the wings were attached to Hydra's back and restricted her movements by making a current in the water. Hydra fell but landed on the surface of the water and roared, trying to use her own magic to stop Lukas'. Lukas struggled for controlled as he fought mentally with Hydra over the control of her wings. The cold water and the rushing water was starting to make the dragon numb. She stopped fighting over her wings and started to run on all fours towards the pillar of water that Lukas was on.

Suddenly, Lukas felt that he could no longer control the pillars of water. The water that lifted him up soon engulfed him into the freezing liquid. Lukas concluded that Hydra wasn't using her all when she was fighting for the freedom of her wings. Lukas gave up trying to keep control of the pillars and the ones that did not have him, fell back into the dark and stormy sea. The Norwegian struggled to move withinthe liquid but could barely move. He only managed to make an air bubble for himself to breath in. Lukas gasped at the moment air touched his face, freeing him from suffocation. He let his body go limp since he knew he could not fight Hydra this way. He and Hydra had strong magical abilities that could allow them to find each other even if they somehow got blinded.

Lukas started falling and the fall shocked him. He crashed into the water, making no attempt to allow himself to stay on the surface of the water.

"Is that the best you can do Lukas?! How can you fight the Seraphim with only this much of an attempt? Have you really tried to fight? Have you given up?" cried Hydra. These words... Was she mocking him? Lukas' blood started to boil. Had he really given his best? At this point, he realized he never used everything that he had learn up to this day. He not only could use this magic that the Water Dragon gave him, that Hydra gave him. There were other things he had in his sleeves.

The blue orbs that once showed no emotion, became fired up with determination. Lukas placed both hands on the surface of the water and lifted himself up out of the cold water. The wind that blew into his face was harsh and made his muscles numb but the fire burning in his hot kept him going.

"I will never give up! I realized that for the past month, I have been trying to master a power that I cannot control without controlling the rest of myself. I have more up my sleeves Hydra!" Lukas yelled. The sudden outburst startled Hydra but she was impressed by his passion that she knew was obviously there.

"Show me what you've got then, Lukas," she taunted. The dragon crouched and charged at Lukas. The Norwegian had put his hand in front of him. A white circle surrounded him making him the center. The language and markings on the circle lighted up.

"My true nature! My own magic!" cried Lukas. Hydra pounced at Lukas but she was knocked back by another enchanted circle that came from Lukas palm. The power was one that Hydra had never experienced before. She quickly recovered and slowly circled around Lukas. Lukas kept his eye on Hydra and turned his body around as the reptile circled him.

Hydra growled then open her mouth wide, releasing shards of ice at Lukas. Lukas siad another incantation and arrows of light shot back, ready to hit the shards of ice. Once the two forces touched, they exploded into a powder of light that sparkled even in the storm.

The dragon smirked with pleasure, finally seeing Lukas' potential. Without notice, Hydra jumped then released the water from her wings and began to flap. As she was right over Lukas' head, she breathed out another storm of ice shards. Lukas made another magical shield above him, stopping the shards of ice that were about to hit him. He quickly made the shield disappeared and shot water at Hydra's eyes. He quickly ran towards her and yelled one last spell.

Ropes of light appeared in the air and then pinning her down on the beach that was behind her. Without thinking, Lukas unsheathed his sword and brought it down but then stopped, hovering above her throat by inches.

Lukas panted heavily as he looked into Hydra's eyes. Her misty blue orbs glimmered with excitement and anticipation. The Norwegian sheathed his swords and released the light bindings that held Hydra in place.

"Well done, Lukas. You have past your test," Hydra complimented. Lukas could only manage to nod but his attention was to a faint flow that emanated from Hydra's chest. Lukas jumped off of Hydra and she also stood up. She roared into the heavens and soon, as quick as the storm had come did it vanish. The sea was at peace, no longer did waves engulfed one another or crashed onto the side of cliffs and rocks. The sky was still gray but there was no more lightning and sunlight started to peek through the clouds.

The faint light in Hydra's chest grew brighter and soon the blue crystal-like orb came out of her chest as if it were a portal to another world. The light it gave off seemed to have affected the area around it as the clouds seemed to be moving at a certain pace as well as the water of the sea which seems to be washing up on shore at a calm and happy beat.

A flash blinded Lukas' eyes but when he opened them again, a light blue light moved into Lukas' chest. His eyes widened as he absorbed the power the light gave him. His body shivered at such a powerful feeling.

"Is this the orb?" he asked.

"It is." Hydra gave a low purr that eased Lukas' excitement. "We shall train on controlling your power soon. But for now, I think you might want a break and get some rest at home.

"Definitely," Lukas agreed, suddenly feeling tired. "Thank you Hydra. You made me realized a lot of things."

"Ha, if you apologized as such a small thing as this, it makes me wonder what you would do if I were to save your life," teased Hydra.

"Don't expect too much," Lukas said.

"I expect a gigantic meal filled with the meat of pigs, cows, chickens, and mice," Hydra demanded as she lowered her back, indicating that Lukas could ride on her as she flew this time.

"I wouldn't count on it." Lukas got on Hydra and she flapped her wings, maing sand turn into clouds as she soared into the sky. The sun was starting to set and the sky became a mixture of colors.

"You have much more to learn about child witht the new powers you have, Lukas."

"I have no doubt in that."


Omake

Me: Yay! I finished my 20th chapter!

S. Korea: And this story belongs to me da ze!

Me: No, it does not Yong Soo.

N. Korea: So... What now?

Me: We celebrate the 20th chapter with kimchi and bim bim bap!

S. Korea: That is awesome da ze! So, the topic of today is-

Me: K-pop! There are so many cute boy bands out there as well as girl bands and other singers. My favs are Big Bang, Super Junior, and Girls Generation! I'm an ELF though and Yesung-oppa will always be my number 1!

S. Korea: K-pop originated in me da ze!

Me: I won't argue with you on that one Yong Soo. Ah, Hyung, do you listen to K-pop?

N. Korea: What do you think ? *glares*

Me: *sweatdrops* I was just asking. You don't have to show your Commie side. Geez. Well, this was an irrelevant omake but whatever. Next time we will see Viet-chan. I'm not in a mood for a summary so yeah...

S. Korea: Please review by commenting, complimenting my looks and - Oww! Why'd you hit me hyung?

N. Korea: Please, just review about anything about this chapter or the story in general.