Dragon Zone: The Code Of Heart and Hate

Chapter 34: The Painful Truth

CHAPTER 34: THE PAINFULTRUTH

"It has got everything to do with the both of you because what is going on amongst you is not being planned by destiny or your own choices but...by Shekan" Meena said as her eyes began to fill with tears.

Ryu stared at her in surprise. Not sure of what to make of this display.

"That's crazy! Shekan wouldn't cause us to seal him!" Nadia yelled in disbelief.

"Are you really that blind? Can you not see how he is playing with your emotions?! How he keeps using you all to make Ryu's emotions unstable?!" Meena yelled angrily.

She was very furious with their ignorance.

Ryu drew back in confusion and a bit of fear.

"What are you talking about? Why would Shekan want to toy with our emotions?" Ryu asked innocently.

"Y-You don't know? Rokkan, Ryu, you two haven't been told, have you?" Meena said in surprise.

"Told what?" Ryu asked.

"Don't listen to her Ryu! Whatever she's going to say is a lie!" Atlanta screamed.

"H-How do you know that? Are you guys really hiding something from Rokkan and I?" Ryu asked.

"Rokkan, you have the spirit of Gaiden within you but you Ryu...you have a part of Shekan living within you and that's why you can both enter the Jinn State!" Meena spilled the secret.

Ryu opened his mouth in shock, eyes wide with fear. Rokkan too couldn't cope with the sudden truth.

"Gaiden?" Rokkan said as he stared at Ryu in shock.

"Shekan" Ryu managed to say.

He was even more shocked than Rokkan.

"It's the truth Ryu. You can't remember how you got out of the Wind ryu, can you? Shekan took over your body" Meena said seriously.

A bright light flashed in Ryu's mind. He could hear a bloodcurdling scream and an evil laugh, he could see fire everywhere and then he snapped out of it.

"Don't listen to her!" Atlanta screamed.

"Let him see the truth! He must know!" Meena scolded her.

"You're hurting him!" Atlanta yelled angrily.

"It's better for him to be hurt now and get over it than to get hurt when the final battle comes" Meena said.

Ryu turned to face Atlanta. There was a sorrowful look on his face. He walked towards her.

"Ryu" Atlanta called gently.

Ryu stared at the scar on her shoulder, the mark of a palm. He placed his hand there and it fitted perfectly. He opened his eyes in horror as tears began to flow down his face.

"It's true. I tried to kill you, all of you" Ryu said as he stared at Atlanta remorsefully.

"Ryu" Atlanta called again as she raised a trembling hand to her shoulder. She placed her hand over Ryu's and looked into his eyes.

Ryu lowered his eyes in shame.

"I...hurt you. I promised never to judge you, yet I did, anytime I got angry. I promised to free you from your promise, yet...I tried to run away. I'm a failure. I don't deserve you guys!" he wept and ran out of the cottage.

"You've made him regretful. You've made Shekan stronger" Atlanta accused Meena.

"No, I have made Ryu stronger. He doesn't need you to protect his feelings with lies and silence. He needs to see how willing you are to support him. He sees that now and that is something Shekan does not expect. Go to him Atlanta. Make him realize just how much of a hero he is" Meena said with a bittersweet smile.