text: [Themes: fantasy, RPG, fantasy]
  
  You attack again to keep the momentum up. You continue the attack and push him back. He tries to attack and he gets cut in several different places. Its tiring you out.
  
  > Defend
  You go on the defense while he wears his strength down. He goes blow after blow and on his face you you can see his exhuastion grow. He stops to catch his breath and that's when you strike.
  
  Your age helps because of endurance. He recieves blows all over his body and he falls to the ground. Warren coughs blood from his mouth and mutters, "D-d-do what y-y-you want with m-m-me."
  
  > spare Him
  "You may have some great victories in the way of the sword, but I have more duty to rid this land of a great evil. You may live, but never return to Varon. And if you do I'll have no choice but to end you... forever."
  
  He gets up and with his old gaze replies, "I acknowledge defeat. I retake any claim I've got to Kai. You are a worthy man to marry her. May you two live in harmony for all enternity." He bows to you and asks to King Ponis, "May I see your healer?"
  
  "You may." For that is the last time you see Warren .
  
  A few hours later when a feast is prepared for your victory a messager comes and announces, "The dragons are here."
  
  > Dragons' Arrival
  The dragons filled the courtyard as you exit the castle. Ponis come close behind with Kai and whispers, "Oh my god!"
  
  "They won't hurt you," you assure him.
  
  He gulps and says, "I hope so."
  
  Redscale came through the mass of dragons and heads in your direction. He says, "There's five hundred thousand of us here. The others will be defending our home."
  
  Ponis replies, "That's good. How far is Quon from Yeli?"
  
  "I'd say two weeks away."
  
  "I'll go prepare a meeting with my generals. Come as soon as you announce what to do." He leaves leaving Kai, Redscale, and you with the other dragons. You say, "Let's get started."
  
  Redscale nods and lets go a big roar to tell the other dragons to quiet down. He speaks loudly so every dragon could hear, "We have come to an end of an era of hate and mistrust between our races. We have all agreed to fight together to stop a threat in a man we always trusted: Quon! A man who twisted Calivir's way of peace and trust to hate and bitterness. A man who capture a dragon against his will. A man who wants to destroy both our way of living. I say we work as one to stop this threat. I came to care for a human. So much that the bond we thought never would happen again did happen. Entrin, dragons, Entrin! The bond between a dragon and human. I have bonded with Zaron, but we share more than what our legends say. We have done more than any other pair that has existed. Dragons, will we fight to keep our ways the same or forever killed?"
  
  "Fight for freedom," the dragons yell.
  
  "Now let my friend speak. Zaron."
  
  You walk up and nod. You say as loudly as possible, "We have come together for a common cause: Quon's death. All of you should hide in the forest and wait for his flying demons. The final confrontation will be between Redscale and me against Quon. We will be prepared. Please try not to terrify Yeli. All of you may head to the forest."
  
  They head to the forest, but the red dragon Scaro stayed for a second. He said, "After the meeting come to the forest to talk." He flys off.
  
  "Kai, let's go to the meeting. Redscale, wait for us to be done. Go with your clan for now." He flys away and you mutter, "What a day it has been."
  
  > A Plan
  You follow Kai to the meeting room with Ponis and three large men waiting for you. All sat at a circular table with a map of the surrounding areas. They had little wodden figures on it to represent varon's troops, the dragons, and Quon's demons. You took a seat next to one of the generals and Kai sat next to her father. Ponis stood up. Zaron. I'd like you to meet Generals Aso, Tumera, and Ferka." The one named Aso was a large blond headed man who looked to have years of experience in battle. Tumera was a dark skinned man who must have been a general for a short time. Ferka was the one who was the pale one of them, but he looked to be a good strategist. You shook their hands and sat to begin the meeting. Ponis said, "All the citizens will be sent to our ally Skania. I got the emperor's approval. All the provisions will be provided. Now onto the battle plan."
  
  Ferka says, "We have one your Majesty. We came up with it while you told us of the dragons. We will have the dragons handle our arial combat while the troops handle the ground. My 7th Legion will defend the courtyard and town area."
  
  Tumera says, "My 1st Division will handle the gate areas."
  
  Aso finishes, "And my 2nd Division will fight further out."
  
  Ponis says, "Okay. What will Zaron do?"
  
  Aso answers, "He will be in my 2nd Division fighting outside with my soliders. Kai will help defend the castle."
  
  Kai looked steamed. Though replies calmly, "I'll fight further out. I'm fighting with Zaron and there's no stopping me."
  
  Aso stammers, "But princess..."
  
  "That's final."
  
  "Fine. This meeting is dismissed."
  
  Everyone leaves the meeting room. You go to where you sent Redscale to see what's he wants.
  
  > Continue
  You think of what could trouble Scaro. Nothing comes to mind as you head through Yeli with speed. Kai and her advisors are talking over some private matters, so she couldn't come. Ponis was too nervous to even consider to. The generals were busy preparing to evacuate the citizens, but you were given no job. It gave you the free time to do as you please, but since Scaro has to talk you should see what he has to say.
  
  You head out the gate and see the first wave heading out the northeast gate. You say to yourself, "I wonder what would have happened if Redscale never came into my life, but I wouldn't have it any other way." You smile and head for the forest with that thought.
  
  You look around for sign of the dragons. They had a habit of scorching trees and have tend to leave huge footprints. You walk for a few hundred yards until you see a few dragons flying overhead. You follow under them until you come to a large open area. The dragons were talking to each other and stop and look as you walk by them. You have to walk to the center of their little camp until you see Scaro, Redscale, and the green dragon Mia. Scaro sees you and motions for you to come to him. He says, "Haru betrayed us. She was working for Quon the whole time. We were fools. Her place will be taken by Sea, but where is she?"
  
  "Oh, Sea? She's with Kai. She seems to have taken a liking to her," you reply.
  
  He laughs. "Seems your bad influence is starting to rub off Redscale."
  
  He snorts. "I doubt it."
  
  "It is! It is! You may be a great king one day."
  
  "Thanks. And how is it?"
  
  "The bond you and Zaron share made her think of it."
  
  "Fair enough. What is the plan?"
  
  "Haru will most likely be carrying Quon. What most people don't know is past Dragon Riders have worn a dragon's saddle. Its used to keep the rider safe from the dragon's scales. We have one here that was newly made from an ally. Its for you Zaron. It is like a horse's saddle, but made for dragons. I'll tell you how to put it on. It has two safety buckles on the bottom to made sure it doen't move around. They are in between a middle buckle to make sure you have it on before you do the other two. You would see two footholds going down with a long piece of strong cloth. Step in it and sit in the saddle. That's about it."
  
  "Where is it?"
  
  "Its behind me. Train for awhile. It will come in handy in tough predicaments. It won't matter how bigger Redscale is, but have a good time flying safer in the sky. You may go."
  
  You bow to them and put the saddle on Redscale. He takes flight and its basically the same without the saddle. Still you decide to practice just in case.
  
  > The first invasion
  The days went by with training with your sword, to your nights spending with Kai, and to the hours training as a Dragon Rider with the dragons. Life would be great if it wasn't for Quon, but you already are ready for him. The thing you don't know is that a preinvasion Quon had. You were in the castle learning about Kai's backround and family history when the invasion started. Bells rang and you leap out to head to the courtyard. Redscale was fighting demons off. None got to him. He slashed and bit and smacked all of them around leaving none left standing.
  
  Redscale!!!
  
  I'm fine. Get on. You were flying earlier and left it on for the invasion. You get on and he begins to circle the city. Demons and soliders were fighting off demons at every corner. He returns to the courtyard to you see Sea and Kai there. They both looked worried. "Kai, it's hell out there."
  
  "Well that's bad. I also got a saddle for Sea. We decided we're partners since we are similar in many ways."
  
  "Great!"
  
  "We going to fight?"
  
  "From above." Your both in your saddles and get in the air. You draw your sword and Redscale and Sea flew upside down so you could slash demons. This is around the time when they began to retreat. You watch until they are no longer in view.
  
  The deaths were in the hundreds. You were all over and did many jobs. The final fight will start the next day.
  
  > The final invasion starts
  You were summoned to the throne room. Kai, Sea, Redscale and Ponis were there talking as you got there. "... no way Zaron can win," Ponis says as you walk up.
  
  "Win against who," you ask.
  
  He jumps. "When did you get here?"
  
  "Just now."
  
  "Quon's army did some serious damage, but we have millions of soliders left to the hundreds we left."
  
  "Were you saying I wouldn't beat Quon?"
  
  "I did."
  
  "Well I'll win."
  
  Then a pounding noise was outside. It shook the whole castle. You were to put on a suit of armor. You did that and wore a suit of armor made of ruby, metal fused into it. Then that's where the talking stopped.
  
  Quon has arrived. "Redscale!" Both of you rush outside. You see him and Haru waiting in the sky above. You mount Redscale and he flaps his wings with strong gusts of wind and pushes himself into the sky.
  
  > Quon's Challenge
  You head in the direction of Haru. Quon was in his saddle. His snow white hair became much clearer on his pitch black armor. He had a golden sword in one hand and a shield in the other.
  
  You drew your sword. Its red blade gleemed in the morning sun. A smile crosses Quon's ancient face. "So its come down to student and teacher. Will you back down?"
  
  "We won't."
  
  "Join us! We can teach you so much. We could make all your desires come true!"
  
  "My dreams are here. With Kai, Redscale, and Sea. They're my desires."
  
  "Then I suppose you leave me no choice."
  
  > Redscale blows fire
  Redscale blows fire at them. The fire hits them and you think its over. You can't see as smmoke covers the area they're at. The smoke clears and they were not even damaged. He smiles and Haru does the same to you. Redscale flys sharply left to avoid the flame. You can't get why the fire didn't hurt them, but you don't dwell on it for long.
  
  They move in and it's now close combat. You aim for a leg on Quon and he blocks you sword with his own. The fight between you and him with the dragons is getting you nowhere. He gets a pleasant look in his face and says, "Let's do this alone."
  
  > A Long Fall
  Quon snaps his fingers. A rumble went through Redscale's body and he begins to fall to the ground. "Redscale! Redscale! Are you okay," you ask nervously.
  
  "I can't move my body!" He wiggling underneath you, but still no major body movement. Looks like the end of you two. In your mind it goes the other way. I can't die here. We came too far to lose now. He defeated Redscale so easily with his magic. I need the power, you say to yourself. You know that your family used to use magic for the royal court to help the people of Varon. You hope that the power is somewhere in you that remained dormant, but its unlikely. You get mad. Then some spark of unknown energy sparks through your body. Redscale begins to slow down and lands in the city unharmed. You slide out of the saddle as Redscale landed.
  
  Redscale collapses to the ground. "I can't move. Looks like you'll have to fight on your own..." Redscale is either dead or knocked out, but that makes you check for signs of life just to make sure. He's breathing, so he should be fine. Your anger is flaring and you look at Quon in the sky to see him smiling.
  
  The fighting is further down the street. Among the fighting is Kai who saw what happened and runs over to you. Your anger is preventing you from noticing her. She says, "Zaron, is Redscale okay?"
  
  "He's unconcious, but he should be fine."
  
  She sensed something. Something abnormal, so she looks at you to see a red aura coming from your ruby armor. "Your armor is glowing."
  
  "I know," you reply.
  
  "You were falling to fast to slow down by normal means, so you must have used..."
  
  "Magic. I did to save Redscale. I didn't know how to use magic until now. My family as you know used magic all those years ago to aid the royal family."
  
  "But yours is aided by your anger. You must calm down."
  
  "I... can't."
  
  "You can. What would Redscale say?"
  
  That snaps you back into reality. You have a short thought on what'd he say. He'd tell you magic is the energy that flows through the kindness of people and all living things. Its possible to do many things. Your breathing slows down and you can think clearly now. "Thanks. I'm better."
  
  "You have a better chance to beat Quon now. You can use magic, but don't through rage."
  
  "Okay. But what of Redscale?"
  
  She gives you a kiss on the cheek and says, "I'll tend to his injuries. Now go and fight." She starts to care for Redscale's wounds. You run in the other direction to the gate to get to Quon and Haru.
  
  > To fight alone
  You dash out the gate and head in the direction of Quon. He is still airborne. Haru begins to lower herself to give Quon and her a better fighting zone. "So you have unlocked your hidden power?"
  
  You don't answer as you get into a fighting stance. He sighs. "Why do you always want to do the the hard way? You were always like that and still are." Haru breathes fire at you.
  
  > block with shield
  You block the fire with your shield and jump left. Quon shoots electricity before you can attack and you roll out of the way. You use your magic to lift Quon from his saddle and throw him to the ground. You'll have to fight a two on one battle, but you know you can't die until they are dead.
  
  > Attack Quon
  You aim for Quon. He is the reason that this battle is taking place. It's hard at first since of Haru, but eventually you come up with ideas to move around her to attack Quon. He becomes more desperate as he knows your gaining control of the fight.
  
  He began to attack you from a sides and was getting more reckless. Soon he began to regain his senses and used magic on you. You block most of it, but a lighting bolt hits you in the chest and you fly back to hit a large rock. You see them above you ready to finish you when a fire blast knocks them away.
  
  > An Unexpected Arrival
  You are struggling to focus when a familiar voice, but faint, say, "I suppose I'll fight with you."
  
  "Who... are... you?"
  
  "You mean you don't remember me?" Your eyes begin to refocus and you see a former foe: Calivir. That was a shocking since the last time you saw him he was on the brink of death. He stood over you looking for you to get up. "Come on. It won't take long for them to recover."
  
  You get to you feet and look at him. "You are going to help me?"
  
  "I'll fight till my last breath. I will die anyway because of my injuries. I found an old friend who put a temporary spell on me that will help me fight with you. Where's Redscale?"
  
  "With Kai trying to heal him. We fought them and we were tossed around like we were like children."
  
  "I'll hold them off. Redscale will have to fight Haru alone. You on the other hand will fight Quon alone. The dragons in the sky are aware of me and the spell. I'll seperate them."
  
  "No. We fight together."
  
  "Fine. Get on my back."
  
  > Redscale Recovers
  Redscale begins to regain his senses. He moves his legs, tail, and neck. He opens his eyes to see the princess Kai over him. "What is it, Kai?"
  
  "Oh! Your awake? You'd better hurry."
  
  "Why?"
  
  "Zaron is fighing alone."
  
  "Not for long!" Redscale opens his wings and flies off looking for Zaron's scent.
  
  Kai stood there alone. She sighs. "These two were made for each other." She laughs to herself.
  
  A man comes up and says, "You are needed Kai."
  
  "And so here we go." She heads off in the direction of where she's needed.
  
  > fight with Calivir
  You got on Calivir's back and got ready to continue the fight. Haru got back in the air and stood about thirty meters away from Calivir. Quon was rubbing the back of his like he's hurt. He says, "Well this is shocking. Calivir, I thought you were dead. And to think you'd betray me. Yes, very shocking indeed."
  
  Calivir merely snarls at Quon. "What now Zaron?"
  
  "We fight." He launches a ball of fire from his jaws and aims it at them.
  
  That made him go on the defense and you ask what will you do next?
  
  > Sword
  You have Calivir go in close so you can use your sword. That was your mistake. He was wanting close combat. He cuts your back and then stabs your heart. He cuts Calivir and then Haru finished the job.