The Last of the Dragon Kings-Part 1- The Oath(pelude)

[Tapping]

It was near midnight when a young handsome man stepped out onto his balcony. There was a slight breeze that ruffled his unruly dark hair as he lifted his head to the night sky and stared in awe at the sight of the two moons that delicately hung in the darkness among the stars. It was a still night; the only noise came from the crickets chirping in the nearby woods. Taking in this rare moment of peace Van, king of Fanelia, breathed a sigh of relief.
Van over the years had grown much taller, and as he continued his sword fighting technique his body built up quite a lot since his younger days; he now was becoming quite the looker for the young lady suitors that came by Fanelia. Though he was still young at the age of twenty, Van grew in wisdom over time, devoting himself to his duty as ruler of Fanelia.

Van looked back down at his sleeping kingdom. After the Zaibach war Fanelia was able to rebuild and became even greater than it had been before. The small remote kingdom has been steadily growing over the years, its residents seemed to feel safe under the rule of one of the heroes who destroyed the Ziabach Empire and once again brought peace to the land. Van began to rub his forehead in frustration. A lot of stress had been building up on his shoulders. After a short while of peace Gaea once again was being threatened with an era of chaos. Reports were coming in about attacks from creatures that seemed unknown to any of Gaea?s native peoples. People rumored that the attacks came from monsters that fed on any type of flesh. The ominous feel of fear seemed to cling to the air. Van moved closer to the edge of the balcony and leaned forward on the railing letting the breeze flow past him. Though he was wearing a crimson robe, and pants the cool fresh air felt good against his bare chest. It wasn?t stuffy or stale like that in the castle, it allowed him to gather his thoughts. His mind again wandered back to the thought of another war.

?Fanelia?s people have suffered too much as it is, all of Gaea?s people have? Van whispered to himself as he continued to stare off into the horizon towards the black mountains.

?Over those mountains lies our answers and all the scholars of Gaea can do is sit and bicker with each other.? Van laughed slightly to himself, ?And all the councils of the alliance can do is repeat the obvious danger we are being faced with.? Van stood up straight once again and looked to the sky.

?I swear to you Father, Mother, Brother, and all those who died defending our home, I will not let Fanelia fall again, I will protect it with all my might.? Van looked down at his hands and formed two fists ?I will defend Fanelia at all costs, I will stop whatever darkness is coming?

A small glow came from a red jewel hanging around Van?s neck. Van looked down closing his eyes while clasping it in his hand.

?At least I know you?re safe?.hitomi..?

Hitomi sat up and opened her eyes while in bed. She swore she heard someone whisper her name, she swung her legs out of bed and walked to the window and looked to the sky,

?Van?"





This is just the beginning of something that I think will turn out to be rather cool, just putting together some ideas from the back of my mind....

Preview for next addittion:
A sudden flash had hit Hitomi and everything around her was on fire, she screamed but no sound had come out of her mouth. For a moment her ears were engulfed with the screams and cries of people she did not know, but she began to recognize the voices in agony. Hitomi's eyes went wide as she mummbled

"Yukari..."

[*~Illusions Kiss~*]

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