Asereth waited in the clearing, the moon shone on his scales casting deep shadows around him. His tail wrapped around his body as he lay on the soft grass.... it had been many years since he had visited Anora..... he thought he would never come back after her death.... a tear welled up in his eye, he fought and held it back though, whats done is done he had a mission and he knew he had to be focused, training a new rider was going to be hard. He sniffed as the human came, yes this was the one, he would work well.<br/><br/>Vance pushed through the branches and stood frozen.... before him was a dragon a big black dragon!!!! Vance knew he couldn't out run the thing, he couldn't fight it.... so he just stood there mouth hanging open.<br/><br/><span style="color: #000000">Settle down Vance, I am not here to hurt you...... I have come here because you are my rider.</span><br/><br/>"wha.... I.... me?"<br/><br/><span style="color: #000000">Enough I told you and I meant it! So enough with the excuses and anything else you are thinking of saying.</span><br/><br/>Vance still wasn't sure how to respond to this.... this was all so fast and.....<br/><br/>"Um..... why me? Why now? And why so fast!? I mean........ seriously?"<br/><br/><span style="color: #000000">I chose you because your soul is strong and it speaks to me in a strange way. Why because darkens will soon cover the land and we must stop it! And it must be now because you must train and quickly! We must meet the others and you must be ready!</span><br/><br/>Asereth lifted a wing and underneath lay armor and some weapons.<br/><br/><span style="color: #000000">These are for you, there is no time like the present so try them on. I will train you how to use them and by the end of it you will be a powerful warrior that even the darkness will fear.</span><br/><br/>Vance eyes grew huge, the armor was amazing. He walked over and fingered it, it was light and flexible. The top was silver with intricate designs on it. It was a priceless work of armor! His eyes trailed down to a belt with knives attached to it. There were 8 knives sheathed there. The sheaths were slim and black. Vance drew one of the knives and gasped. The blade was pure silver that glowed in the moonlight. The blade itself had strange writing on it. Vance couldn't read it but the words looked amazing.<br/><br/>Asereth almost smiled at the looks on Vance's face. These weapons were indeed stunning but dangerous. They were of the highest quality and armor was far more sturdy than it looked.<br/><br/>Vance drew the sword from its scabbard. Its ebony handle felt smooth and it fitted perfectly in his hand. The blade was curved like a sickle moon glowing in the moonlight, much stronger than the daggers.<br/><br/>"These are amazing! I have never seen its equal! WHere did you find them?"<br/><br/><span style="color: #000000">They belonged to my previous rider and that is all you need to know. They are sturdy weapons and will serve you well once you learn how to use them. Now try the armor on please.</span><br/><br/>Vance nodded and fit the armor on, it fit perfect, the armor formed around his thin frame and he stretched feeling the flexibility of the armor.<br/><br/>"Amazing! It is so light and I can move freely in it!"<br/><br/>Vance belted on the belt and drew the sword. He looked quiet the warrior. Asereth was impressed.<br/><br/>"So how do I use these? Can you teach me something now?!"<br/><br/>Vance felt powerful in the armor and all the earlier doubt and wondering was fading. He could feel power slowly seeping into him. He liked it.<br/><br/>Asereth closed his eyes, the connection was being formed fast. Vance was strong and eager. Time to start his training!