CHAPTER 7: Fly, Dive, and the Hidden Paradise.

Devil's Squad P.O.V

Zephyr approached Lune as she ate her sushi with her pet wolf, Glacier, who's now two times bigger than a truck.

"Hi Lune." he started. She seemed to be shock as she jumps on the back Glacier. She blushed as she slid down from an annoyed Glacier to properly meet Zephyr.

"H-hi m-master Zephyr" she stuttered. At first, Zephyr thought that she's really just shy, but that quickly change when he found her beating the crap out of the general commander of Eros unit when he flirted on her. He became confused as to why she is blushing and stuttering when she talks to him, but as the time flows, he just learned to shrug it.

"Are you enjoying the party?" He knew that that's a stupid question, but he is him remember? He simply doesn't care.

"Y-yes master, as always when y-you're h-here master" she grinned sheepishly. Glacier snorted then proceeded on devouring his food. Zephyr just grinned as he approached Conner and Scott, but he quickly changed his mind as he found them on top of the table while devouring each other's face, oblivious to the stares and wolf whistles their getting.

Zephyr sighed again as he continued reminiscing.

Flashback

Zephyr P.O.V

I woke up from my nice dreamless sleep. My back cracked as I stood up. Numbness soared through my body. I gritted my teeth and stretched to neutralize the numbness.

"I swear I'll never sleep on the ground again." I mumbled. Cracking sounds came from my back. Damn, that's good. I shook my head and started readying my body. I opened the CGFpad to look for my next mission.

Hmm... interesting...

Name: Taylor Black.

Gender: Female.

Type: demigod.

Godly Parent: Thanatos, Greek god of death.

How ironic is it? God of death, making a child that is life. I shook my head, that's not right to laugh at. Everyone is entitled to find love and create a life even if you're the so called death. But it's still pretty funny to think.

Anyway...

Ability: she has wings, very agile, very fast, and very stealthy 'cause she can hide on the shadows.

Age:16

Add Info: only loved by his mother. Children on a certain age can see through the mist and afraid of her. Radiates the fear of death so many people stay away from her. Her mom died when she was six so she was left on an orphanage. The orphanage didn't treat her well but stayed for four years. She spent two years on the run. When she was twelve, she came into camp half-blood. She had friends until her father claimed her, in which everyone became afraid of her. She quits camp and lived on the streets until now.

Current Position: Los Angeles, California.

So... she came from CHB, why didn't I know her? Maybe because of all the quest that I did.

With a sigh, I readied myself then mist traveled to California.

Bad move.

I appeared on the sky, free falling from 10,000 meter high distance.

Oh men, this will surely gonna hurt. Why oh why did I appear on the sky. Well, not like that I'm afraid to heights or being shot by a lightning bolt now, but...TRY BEING ON MY PLACE, AND LETS SEE IF YOUR NOT GONNA BE SCARED!

"Don't worry, son, show me your wings..." said a familiar voice into my head.

In which I replied "OH, and now you'll just appear, after not contacting me for ages" my tone is full of disdain and sarcasm.

"Well, I'm busy you know!"

"Like I'm gonna believe you."

He sighed, "Just spread your wings and be done with it!"

"Be done with it? Are you crazy! After all of everything you've done to me-"

"Like?" he cut. I feel him doing the innocent act.

"Like- like- like, making me fall in love with my sister!" I shouted, I focused the annoyance in my tone.

He laughed whole heartedly. I knew that he's the one that makes me feel this way, he is the only powerful being that can top me.

"I knew it!" I shouted, not on my mind, but physically shouted it.

He laughed harder. In which annoyed me most. Do you know about the felling of wanting to drown someone to the river styx? I feel that now, but I'm still not sure if he could drown on the styx.

"I didn't do it." That took me, If he didn't do it, then who did.

"Then who did it?"

"Son, love is not just controlled by some god or goddess...its maybe on the leash in the hands of them, like Aphrodite for example but even they, couldn't find the true love they wanted. She love Hephaestus with all her heart, but is being blinded by lust to the other gods, and anger of being forced to marry him. Make Hephaestus divorced her, and she will surely cry and try everything to win him back.

Love existed since the very beginning, it may not be a being, but it's just the feeling that you had when someone became close to you. I loved you, my son, since I created you from my very flesh. From that love, I decided to create the perfect woman for you...er...I'm sorry, but I couldn't say that to you now. It is you, who fell in love with her, no one forced you to it, you did it all by yourself.

But now, spread your wings and fly before you splat on the ground." And with that he was gone, my trance seems to be gone as I noticed that I'm freefalling very fast.

A memory came back to me...a man, my father, is teaching some kid with black hair and white-gray eyes...then it hit me, it's me. My father then pushed me on the cliff. If some did it, I'll call them mental. I mean, who the heck in their right mind, push their kid in a very big chasm of nothingness.

Anyway, the kid(me) instead of crying like any other kid will do, is laughing like crazy as he falls, I have a crazy childhood, I thought. Then a weird feeling came up to me. As the wind soars through my face, I felt something on my back, a sudden urge to stretch came to me, and what happen shock- well...not really- me. A black beautiful wing that looks like has been crossed of an eagle and a bat. It's the wing of a dragon. I'm sure that I saw this before, the wing of my dragon form, the wing that knocked Chaos out...while she's naked... uh...that sounds weird.

The memory retreated back on my mind, and I noticed that I'm only 50 meters now from the ground. I tried to open my wings, and then, the nice feeling when you're cracking your fist came to me. The wing sprouted before I fell into the ground, and then I soared upward into the sky with a roar of enjoyment. And again, an unexpected thing happened, with the roar, a blast of white flame came from my mouth. With the confusion, I lost my balance on the air, and plunge again. I quickly steered myself towards the sea. Then...

FLAAA BOOM!

I shook my head, then much to my annoyance, I heard my father again, laughing so hard, I could picture him clutching his stomach and rolling on the floor.

"Yeah, laugh, I hope you step on a lego." I shouted mentally at him.

"Hey! Take that back! But anyway... haven't you remember, that you have almost the same power as mine? You can control all of the known and specially the unknown elements anywhere. Oh wait, you don't still have all of your memory, only the perverted ones, 'cause you're a pervert!" He then laugh again as I swam back to the shore. I glared mentally at him then vowed to myself to practice controlling all of my powers.

I looked for some witness, but thankfully, there's no one on sight so with a quick jump, I flew towards the sky again. I checked the CGFpad to locate Taylor. As expected of the Chaos technology, I quickly found my target.

I grinned as I quickly flew to where she is then I saw her, on the top of a very large tree, napping. I'm sure that mortal will just see some very large bird perched on the tree, but to anyone that can see through the mist, you'll find a young woman with very beautiful black wings. I decided then to watch her... but I'm not a stalker, geez...

Taylor P.O.V

*Sigh*...what a peaceful day at California. It's been a while since I've been attacked. Well, guess... I shouldn't jinx that. My life is pretty good now, though I'm still wondering if my life wouldn't be different if I stayed at camp, probably miserable. I smirked. I don't care about the camp now, even if they merge the two camps into one, but anyway....

It's still a peaceful day. The trees swaying with the wind, the sound of the animals that avoided me, and the swarm of Stymphalian Birds ready to eat me...wait, uh oh...that ain't good.

I traced quickly my Umbr, or my set of stygian knives, two are for close combat fighting and the other ten are for throwing. I've been so close to my weapons that if any of them will be lost, I'll surely be burned in anguish, but that's not highly gonna happen, cause they always come back to me. They are one of the only few things that my mother left to me.

I quickly flew away to escape them. Even though I'm a very good fighter, I can't expect my luck to fight these thousands of pesky birds. But I didn't escaped fast enough and it's still day so I can't hide well. They spotted and sped towards me, they're glinting bronze beak shimmered wickedly at the sunlight.

I drew my hunting knives and quickly braced myself at the wave of monster birds. I shouted then sliced at the first bird that approached me, ducked at the second bird, grabbed then sliced again, it's the same pattern, slash, duck, dive, roll, slice... but it seems that they never stop attacking.

My breath is running fast, fatigue and exhaustion haunts my body. Then three Stymphalian birds struck my left wing. I've been thrown off balance and fell down from the sky.

Dizziness struck my head, it hurts like a hammer, pounding my brain. Then I saw a black spot at the sky. It's maybe a bird I thought, or maybe a plane, but not likely Superman. Damn, I'm getting delirious, and to think that it's all because of my broken wing. I wonder if the birds, that has been shot through the sky also feels like this.

I'm getting closer to the land, am I going to die? Yes, maybe, but at least I'm going to see my father right?

Then, something grabbed me, is my dad saving me? That's unlikely, death is death. He's one of the fair god, he will not save me just because I'm his daughter. But I know, this is a man, I can feel that he's still alive, I snuggled up to his chest, a strange feeling came up to me, a feeling that I haven't felt for a while. The feeling of being protected... I looked up at my savior, only to see the most beautiful man, I have ever seen. He has an unruly jet black hair, gray that almost silver eyes, he's just so perfect it's almost impossible to think that he exists. Am I still hallucinating? No, I'm sure he's real.

He slowly hovered down, cool winds soared towards us as he flaps his beautiful wings. He put me down on the ground, just under a maple tree. He then flew fast and attacked the birds. "NO!" I shouted, there's too many of them, he needs my helps. I tried to stand, but an excruciating pain strikes my injured wing, I felt use less as I decided to just watch.

But he really didn't need help, for he alone, massacred the monsters. It happens so fast, you'll never know who is the real monster. In a minute or so, the sky rained gold powders from the birds, and the unknown man, remained unscathed. The aura of his power is still fresh on his body. Fear seems to be emitted from his whole being. He looked at me, I of course, flinched. But he just smiled and the deadly aura that he emits a second ago was completely gone. He then silently flew towards me. It's still a wonder for me to meet a demigod with wings like I am. But you know, never mind that, at least I'll not be alone.

Zephyr P.O.V

So, I fought the birds, easy feat. Their weak anyway, and with my high speed flight abilities, they can't top my flying prowess, so they don't have a chance on beating me. But any way, at least I saved her. I quickly approached her and asked if she's okay. She answered yes, but it's obvious that her injured wing pained her. How I wish that I have the power to heal...

Wait.

Heal...

Dad said that I have many powers, is healing one of that?

A memory came to me again, I was floating in space, watching a lone planet, the planet is the size of a hundred thousand of earths combined, it has one hundred suns and moons, but the weird thing is, it's not the planet whose revolving the suns, it's the opposite, the suns seems to rotate the whole planet along with the moons. I shot through the planet, and have gone through a mountain, the height on a hundred of thousands of Mount Everest that has been stacked.

But somehow, I knew this planet. It's the planet that I created, my home. It's the paradise that I created for my citizens...

The Planet of Ragon, the hidden Paradise that only its citizens and few outsiders knew...

I closed my eyes. I focused my mind at the fresh wind of the Ragon. I feel like it's embracing me, welcoming its creator. I opened my eyes, and I saw a very familiar place, my temple. Its architecture is so beautiful. The temple is created from the most precious stone of the planet Ragon, the blue Ragonite. It's a hundred million times more precious than a twenty four k diamond, in fact, compared to its beauty and preciousness, the diamond may seem to be a dust.

And yes, as I recall, there's a dessert here that's entirely made of diamond dust. The blue Ragonite can only be found here in this Planet, and can only be cut and crafted by the greatest of the smiths and craftsmen.

The scene change and suddenly, I'm on a very large room, the main temple room. The entire room is decorated by pictures and stuff of, well...me, technically my dragon form. And on the middle of the room is the largest statue of me, but it's not really that accurate. I don't have a large horn on my neck, and my neck and tail are not that long, but in totality, it looks like me.

Then the door burst open, revealing three dragons, he remembered the old looking one, he was the king of the Ragonar kingdom, Regonar the humble, he is one of the oldest dragon-folk that has lived for four thousands of years, I gave the throne to him when I decided to be sleep and be reborn. He's just a child then, a few hundred years, a teenager for the Planet Ragon. He looks old now, very old, then, I saw that his right hand was severed, fresh blood ooze from it, I winced.

Wait, this is not a memory, it's a premonition. It's happening on the present time.

"Father" the young, beautiful, green dragoness on his left spoke. Oh, I thought, so he has a daughter. She continued speaking.

"You shouldn't have had accepted Ran's challenge..." care and sadness is in her voice, "You're too old to be fighting."

Regonar readied to answer but he is cut by her daughter.

"Yes, you won, but look at the price..." she eyed the severed leg of him.

Regonar just smiled and answered. "It's just a small price my dear, I will do everything to protect the position, the great Nebular has given me... I can't back down until I find the most suitable ruler to replace me." His Daughter just silently shook her head. He continued. "I'll protect my position till the last of my breath if needed."

"But how can you protect it now that your right claw is severed, many young soldiers will surely challenge you. How can you protect us, father, how."

I smiled at the loyalty that my old friend, then I decided to intervene. I made the giant statue of me glow and let my voice be heard by them.

The three's eyes widen in shock. I smirked.

"Hello, my old friend." I started.

"Lord Nebular!" they immediately motioned to bow, even Regonar, who flinched in in pain.

"Stop, don't bother." I said, not really wanting that crap. They stopped and started to talk so fast that I can't understand them anymore.

I rolled my eyes and stopped them. "Stop talking, you're just giving me a head ache. But anyway, I'm eaves dropping at your conversation and learned that you lost your leg on a fight to protect your position as the king, is it true?"

"Y-yes milord, h-he did." answered the dragoness.

"Who are you?"

"I-I'm Catharn, sire, I-I'm the only daughter of my father." She said not meeting my eye. I smiled at her and continued to talk.

"And you?" I directed to the purple dragon on Regonar's right.

"S-Sorn, my lord, j-just a servant." I smiled at him and answered. "Don't 'just' your position, kid, without a servant then life would be more complicated." He smiled then nodded.

"And you, my old friend, you've grown since the last time I met you." I snickered at his red face. The two, tried to hide their laughter, but it just came out as a snort.

"Y-yes milord, I've became old." he answered, blushing.

"Yeah, I see that the impulsive little boy thousands of years ago, had grown into a wise old dragon, thank you for your dedication."

He blushed again and winced at his wound. I eyed it and tried to remember if I have healing powers. I grinned as I remembered that I have.

"May I touch your wound?" I said, I need to do this to heal him. Catharn started to object but is cut by a glare from his father, he then said "It'll be my honor sire." His face is full of courage. They closed their eyes, as I touched his wound.

After that, Regonar then started to glow, the lost limb seems to grow again. He also became to look young again, well, not really that young.

"That'll do it, so, my work is done here Reg, continue you're kingship, and wait for me to come back, Catharn, be nice to your father, Sorn, don't look down your job. So, bye guys, Farewell!" They started to object but I'm already gone.

I woke up and continued healing her as if nothing happened. Really, I think I've never been out for even a second. I shook my head then grinned and praised myself at my work. "Taylor, now that it's all healed up, I'm here to formally invite you to join the CGF or the Chaos Guardian Force." I said with a grin.

The Hidden Paradise, Planet Ragonar, Catharn P.O.V

I woke up feeling good, thanks Lord Nebular for another blissful morning, I prayed. I quickly got up from my monstrous bed, but it's just really average because I like to sleep at my dragon form. Yes, you heard that right, dragon form, I can change to a green dragon. Only the Ragonarians can change into Dragons, though the others still change into other monstrous being, like my best friend for example, Princess Rion, she came from the smallest kingdom of the twelve, the Leonar kingdom, she could transform into a huge lioness.

There are twelve kingdoms all in all.

The Leonar kingdom, the kingdom of courage, they will fight into death if needed to protect their most important things for them they can change into any type of cats, they are located on the great savannah of Leonar. Though they are courageous warriors, they are also somewhat peaceful, because their patron god is also the god of peace.

The Bullnar kingdom is the kingdom of the strong, fire, crafts, and forging, their race can transform into very large bull that almost as big as two story house, alcohol is forbidden to them because it makes them crazy, and start rampaging. They are the greatest blacksmiths on Ragon. They are located on the continent of Bullnar.

The Bearian kingdom, is the kingdom of peace, family, and child protection, which contradictory of their appearance as a giant Bear when they transform. It is the most peaceful kingdom out of the twelve. They are located at the mountains of Bearian.

The Agilaz kingdom, the kingdom of flight and speed, they are expert flyers and messengers, for they transform into any type of birds, when there is conflicts between kingdoms, they always stays neutral unless if it's the sister kingdom of theirs. They are located at the second highest and second largest mountain ranges, the mounts of Agilaz.

The kingdom of Snakurrn, they are shy but fierce fighters, they transform into giant snake. They are located in the caves of Snakurrn. Many always tries to not offend them, for they will be the most fearful enemy that one can have.

The Kingdom of Ratrr, they may be small, but they are the smartest, they transform as a rat, a small, but, super smart rat. Their kingdom is located on the island of Ratrr. They are also called the industrial kingdom because experiments and research about anything happen there. They are also very fond of mischiefs and pranks.

The kingdom of Crocorr is a kingdom of hard workers, and food loving people, you can trust them to keep anything, but food, they will always have the urge to eat it. Though, they are also peaceful and very great merchants of many things. They are located at the island of the Archipelago of Crocorr.

The kingdom of Sharkarr, they are one of the two kingdoms that mainly live at the middle of the Great Ocean of Grandeur. They are expert fighters at sea because they can transform into giant sharks and many other carnivorous fishes. Their kingdom is directly located at the sea of Sharkarr. They often trade to their neighbor kingdom at the sea of Whalearrn.

The kingdom of Whalearrn, one of the two kingdom who lives a the ocean of Grandeur, its people turn into one of any kind of whales and peaceful ocean beings, they are peaceful, though if someone attack them, they will face the Sharkarr kingdom's wrath, they are in direct protection of them cause of their friendship, and also because many of them are married to each other. They are also musicians and fighters.

The kingdom of Wolfrrn, also known as the kingdom of night, for their kingdom is almost never had sunlight, but they are still okay for their warm fur and vicious personality, though, hey always visit the kingdom of Agilaz. They transform into Wolf. Many women there strive to be a virgin priestess for Nebular. It is said that these beautiful priestesses serve on the main temple at the mountain of Nebulas bare naked, so no male is allowed to enter, even the other male gods and but of course, lord Nebular. Though rumors, says that, Lord Nebular doesn't even know this practice, and it was just started as another prank by Lady Ratrr, but due to time, it became a tradition.

The kingdom of Scorprr, they are blessed with beauty, but fierceness is still in their veins. Their voice is also venomous, they can ask a man or a woman to do whatever they want, but this act is forbidden for it caused many wars between the kingdoms. They are located at the valley of Scorprr. They transform into scorpions. They are a war kingdom, and will fight for their love ones.

And the last, but not the least, the most powerful and the biggest kingdom, the Kingdom of Ragonar. We have the second biggest shrine for lord Nebular, the great creator of the gods. We are located at the continent of Ragonar, the biggest continent of all, and of course, we, are dragon folks, meaning, we can transform into dragons.

There are twelve gods all in all, lord Nebular is not included at that because he is far greater than them. He is the god of the gods, the creator of the universe, legend says, he can transform into all of the twelve holy animals, and each shrine of the kingdoms lays one of his twelve forms, and here, he is a dragon, his most powerful form.

My father said that he was directly blessed by him when he is just a child, then the next day, he won the contest of kingship, for the last king has died and has no child to be given the throne, he defeated thousands of contenders, many of which are far most experienced and older than him, but he still won. Every day, since then, he always go to the shrine and pray to lord Nebular a thanks, and to find help for his problems.

Let me tell you who are the gods then.

Lord Leonar the brave, the god of war, courage, and peace, he is the Patron of the Kingdom of Leonar. In the legend, his roar could brought down many of his enemies. One story of him, is when monsters that the other gods created for their amusement was accidentally unleashed, and started rampaging and killing many innocent lives, Lord Nebular asked him to fight them as a test for him, and in three days and three nights, he conquered them. His skin is harder than the Ragonis, the toughest metal here in Ragon. He fights for honor, and peace. He hated peoples who don't believe in the gods, or those fools who starts worthless wars, and only fight for their amusements.

Lord Bullnar the strong, the god of fire, strength, building things, he is the patron of the kingdom of Bullnar. Legend says that although he is not handsome because of the mask that he always wear, he unknowingly captured the heart of the Goddess of Love one time that she fell into a deep chasm for three days. He then heard her crying, and with his own bare hands, he dug into the chasm in which became the valley of Scorprr. He also created the heart of the twelve kingdoms that provides the power the citizens need. He is the Patron of the kingdom of Bullnar.

Lady Bearian the kind, she was the goddess of fertility, motherhood, and kindness, though she never really had a son or a daughter, though she treats her citizens and anyone as such, and one time a great monster that have escaped the Carion, or the land of the dark and death, she directly fought it in the form of a great bear, though she pitied it and let it go back to the Carios. That fierceness also resembles the mother Bearians when their child is in danger. She's the Patron of the Kingdom of Bearian.

Lord Agilaz the fast, the god of flight, message, sky, light and the hundred suns. The legend says that he personally pulled the hundred suns and while doing it, he also delivers messages. he's the twin of Wolfrrn. He's the patron of the kingdom of Agilaz and rivals his father in speed.

Lord Snakurrn, the silent serpent, the god of the dead, death, shadow, and Carion. He silently slithered the Ragon and kindly took the ones who are on his list. He is very fair and will never let one of his job be disturbed, unless it was Lord Nebular who did it. He is also very addicted to his wife, Lady Ratrr, that he would fight anyone who will try to hurt her. He's the Patron of the kingdom of Snakuurn.

Lady Ratrr the smart, the goddess of wisdom and mischief. She usually tries to embarrass or prank her husband but always failed because he always seduced her to bed. She is usually the one who creates monsters and creature to annoy her husband and the other gods. She's the Patron of the kingdom of Ratrr. It is said that lord Nebular loves her pranks, and always allowed her to do more.

Crocorr the hungry, he is the god of rivers, harvest, and anything that is food related. He is one of the kindest, but also the most gluttonous god. The legend says that Lord nebular had to close Crocorr's mouth with a large boulder in order to stop him from eating the lands food. He is depicted as a petite man that looks like he's suffering from hunger, he looks like that because he vowed to himself to never to eat much again after he embarrassed himself in front of his god. He's the patron of the kingdom of Crocorr.

Lord Sharkarr the vicious, the god of the sea and storms. He always tries to fight other gods, he is only loyal on his wife, Lord Nebular, and his people. One legend says he tried to fight Lord Nebular in a battle of speed in swimming, but he lost drastically even when he tried to cheat by biting his opponent's tail, but Lord Nebular is fast so before he get beaten, he grabbed Sharkarr and flung him upward, he never challenge him again. He hates cocky persons that in reality, were weak, that's why citizens there doesn't boast.

Lady Whalearrn the musician, she's the goddess of the sea creatures, song, poetry, arts, and prophesy. Her song can make any man drown themselves for her. It also soften the hearts that even the most vicious god has fallen for her. Though, Lord Nebular enjoys, her voice, he is not affected by her charms, so she just had a go for the second greatest for her, which is her husband, Sharkarr.

Lady Wolfrrn the alpha, the goddess of night, moon, and sleep. She is the twin sister of Agilaz. Legend say that she led the hundred moons with her pack. The wolf in his Kingdom celebrates the full hundred full moons with a howl as a signal that she has come to rest for a while. He is only loyal to his twin and Lord Nebular. She acts differently on the presence of Lord Nebular, she became hyper and humorous, and always try to entertain him, different from her usual serious silent killer self.

Lady Scorprr the beautiful warrior, her beauty gets all the attention, par Lord Nebular and Lord Bullnar. She gave up trying to court Lord Nebular when Bullnar saved her from the chasm. She fell in love on him, but until now, he never knew. Though, she's always sneaks on Bullnar's room to join him to sleep, he asked Wolfrrn to bless her so that she will always know when he's going to wake up. She's the goddess of Love and War.

Lord Ragonar the king, the god of justice, the youngest god creation of Lord Nebular, he always tries to do whatever Lord Nebular asked him. He is one of the two gods that can maim Leonar being Lord Nebular as the first. Lord Nebular gave him the leadership of the gods many eons even when before he was gone. Yes, sadly he needed to fulfill a secret mission that he alone should accomplish, many says to find a love, some says he needed to fight some unragonly monsters that will destroy our planet, no one really knows, and the gods have been moody since then, cause at first, the twelve gods tried to join him, but he refused. It's been four thousand years, and the gods never come down from mount Nebulas to join their people because of the incident.

There are also many minor gods like Farin, the god of minor god of air, Garthrr, the minor god of the wild, Drothrr, twin brother of Garthrr, minor god of rivers, they are the sons of Crocorr.

There were too many of them to discuss...

"Sigh...how I wish to meet Lord Nebular..." I mumbled.

"Someday, my dear" someone said in my back, I quickly readied to attack but when I saw the one who talked, I quickly changed into my human form and bowed.

"Father" I said as he also changed in his human form.

"Rise my child, how many times that I've told you to not bow to me?"

"But father you are the king" I said, but he just laughed. I looked at him in confusion.

"I also said that once into a great king" he smiled warmly as if he's remembering something.

"To whom, father?"

He smirked, "To Lord Nebular, of course, I'll never say that to the other kings even lord Ragonar." my eyes widen, I know that my father was one of the blessed of Lord Nebular but I'm shock that lord Nebular will say that.

He smirked as if he's reading my mind.

"Catharn, Catharn, Catharn, you should know these things," He said, while acting as if he's disappointed, "Lord Nebular maybe the Greatest king there is, but he is more loved because of his humbleness. Though, mortals, even the gods forgets it when he is on their presence." I pondered for a while because I never really asked what is the feeling of the presence of Lord Nebular is.

"But father, what do you really feel when you're in the presence of him?"

He think for a while and smile "You'll feel worthless, as if your purpose of life is just like a very small grain of sand in the great dessert that he is. Your life seems to be irrelevant and unimportant."

I looked at him, confused. "Worthless? Grain of sand? Irrelevant?"

"Yes, yes, that's the right words, worthless and grain of sand. You will feel like he is your master no matter what, his aura makes you want obey him. Truly, I pity those who still tries to fight him, I only saw him angry once, that's when he said goodbye to us, when we started to protest.

You will be happy if he's happy, you'll be sad if he's sad, and you'd rather be dead if he's angry. Simple rule, but it was really scary, did you know that the almighty Bullnar and Leonar crapped themselves?" we both snickered, for him, because of a distant memory, me, for the revelation that the two strong gods had crapped themselves. I shook my head and started to ask more but I was cut by a call. It was my father's royal servant and my best friend and longtime crush, Sorn.

He is in is human form same as us but he looks like he just run on some racing contest. He huffed and stated to breathe in and out. Then he spoke, "R-Ran, *huff* Ran cha*huff*"

"Wait, Sorn, relax, what is your message?" My father said calmly.

"Ran, milord, he wants to challenge you for kingship." he said fast. My father's face darken, I know that in his old age he couldn't fight that well as when he was still young. But a look of hope and determination is still in his face.

"Tell Ran that I'm accepting his challenge," I would've argued but with a look from my father, I know that I can't change his mind. Sorn flashed me a look then nodded as he jumped on the window, transforming into large purple dragon.

"Father, are you sure?" I said and he just replied with a grim nod

We then we also jumped and transformed into dragons, my father looked at the sky as if it was his last. I just gave him a reassuring smile.

We flew for a few minutes before the fight started, and then we entered the bowl shaped stadium where the fights are done, in the past, it is to death, but Lord Nebular quickly stopped and just made it a sport, though, a fight to the kingship may cause casualties for the opponents are allowed to use all of their skills to the fullest.

Ran showed up, still bearing his annoying mocking cocky smile that will surely cause him his head if he shown it to lord Sharkarr. He stopped courting me after a thousand of rejects, so maybe he thought that the challenge would be the easier choice to be the king. He flashed me of what he thinks a seductive smile. I rolled my eyes than noticed that Sorn is glaring at him, my heart fluttered but quickly shrug the feeling, it's not the right time for that.

Ran then transformed into his dragon form, which is a very large, pure black dragon. He roared and waved on the audience, but they didn't cheer, for they all like my father's ruling.

My father, all clad in gold, the same color as his scales, the scale, that almost impenetrable, that only the claws and horns of the twelve holy animals can make a slice. On the audiences, many of the Regonar's citizens are cheering for my father, though there are also many audiences that came from different kingdoms.

My father roared then waved and the crowd went wild. A smile is on his face.

"Ready to lose, OLD man?" Ran smirked as the crowd booed him. But my father just calmly replied.

"Boy, I will not lose into a pathetic dragon like you, so YOU prepare to lose" the crowd went wild. Ran spitted and gone to his side of the stadium, as father just calmly walked on his side of the coliseum, the announcer from the Kingdom of Agilaz flew towards the middle. He spoke so many things so fast, I think that only he and his race can understand.

Anyway, after that, the two readied themselves, and at the signal, Ran quickly attacked using his tail. But my father is faster so he flew to dodge the swipe. And as quick as lightning, my father clawed Ran's face and left a three clawed mark that also took out his Right eye.

Ran screamed in pain, he looked at the blood on the floor, a look of disbelief is in his face. The crowd laughed at him, if he's not that arrogant I would feel pity on him, no one can top the greatest warrior that the Lord Nebular personally blessed. My father just stood there, you can't see any emotion on his face. Ran flew, then dive to attack my father, but my father saw him first and dodge, resulting Ran to fall directly to the ground face first. They continue that for many minutes, Ran attacking and my father, just toying him.

I think my father had enough, he is also beginning to tire. So with a quick swipe, his opponent fell. The crowd cheered, for my father. He smiled at me then started approaching me. And an unexpected happened, Ran Stood and attacked my father from behind. It all went so fast that only silence met me when I saw my father's right hand was severed. He screamed so loud, that's the first time I saw him hurt. Tears flowed down on my eyes. I thought he was going to lose, but with a sudden burst of power and determination, my father stood on all three. My father spitted some blood and sand then swiped at the now grinning Ran. He thought he would win, but because of the anger of losing his limb my father lunged using his teeth.

Gasps, just burst out in the coliseum, as they saw the severed head of Ran roll on the floor. Cheers then followed as my father won. Sorn and I quickly came into my father's side, helping him as he limped.

"Father, we need to bring you to the hospital, there's so much blood oozing and-"

"No" my father cut, "bring me to the temple of Nebular"

"But father-" he just glared at me, I flinch and nodded.

"Sorn, help my daughter" Sorn nodded and he looked at me, as if looking for confirmation.

We helped my father go to the Temple.

We passed the statue of Lord Ragonar, the youngest and strongest god, created by lord Nebular. Then we entered the room of Nebular.

"Father" I said.

"You still shouldn't have had accepted Ran's challenge, you're too old."

My father started to answer but I cut him.

"Yes, you won, but look at the price..." I looked at the severed leg of him.

He just smiled and answered. "It's just a small price my dear, I will do everything to protect the position, the great Nebular has given me... I can't back down until I find the most suitable ruler to replace me." I just silently shook her head. He continued. "I'll protect my position till the last of my breath if needed."

"But how can you protect it now that your right claw is severed, many young soldiers will surely challenge you. How can you protect us, father, how."

Some presence was in the room was felt by us, I don't know where it came from, but I know that it's from someone's powerful.

The statue glowed then started to smirk. I don't know why but my whole existence became irrelevant, it's just like my father said. And from the look of Sorn and my father, I know that we all know who it is.

"Hello, my old friend" he started.

"L-lord Nebular!" we shouted, wide eyes, we started to bow even my father who flinched in pain.

"Stop, don't bother." He said, boredom is engraved in his voice. Then we started to ask so many questions that will make Lady Agilaz proud.

He rolled his eyes and stopped us. "Stop talking, you're just giving me a head ache. But anyway, I'm eaves dropping at your conversation and learned that you lost your leg on a fight to protect your position as the king, is it true?"

"Y-yes milord, h-he did." I said warily.

"Who are you?" he said to me

"I-I'm Catharn, sire, I-I'm the only daughter of my father." I said not meeting his eye. But I know that he's smiling at me, and he continued to talk.

"And you?" He directed to Sorn.

"S-Sorn, my lord, j-just a servant" Lord Nebular smiled at him and talked. "Don't "just" your position, kid, without a servant there's no master, he said. Sorn smiled smiled then nodded, obviously happy.

"And you, my old friend, you've grown since the last time I met you." he snickered at his red face. We tried to hide our laughter, but it just came out as a snort.

" Y-yes milord, I've became old " he answered, blushing.

"Yeah, I see that the impulsive little boy thousands of years ago, had grown into a wise old dragon, thank you for your dedication."

Father blushed again and winced at his wound. My heart leaped, how could I forgotten my father's injury!

"May I touch your wound?" He said. I started to object but I'm just cut by a glare from my father, he then said, "It'll be my honor sire." His face is full of courage. we closed their eyes, as he touched his wound.

We opened our eyes and saw my father glowed, the lost limb seems to grow again. He also became to look like young again, well, a middle age dragon, but still young.

"That'll do it, so, my work is done here, Reg, continue you're kingship, and wait for me to come back, Catharn, be nice to your father, Sorn, don't look down your job. So, bye guys, Farewell!" we started to object and ask why is he going again, but the glow on the statue faded as if nothing happened. But from one look at my father, I know that it's true, it really happened...

We then proceeded on outside, shock is in the face of Sorn, and maybe me. But my father has the expression of full happiness. He kept looking at his new arm and then smiling like a child at the dawn of birth (A/N their equivalent of Christmas). All in all, Lord Nebular is really great.