Dragon Zone: The Code Of Heart and Hate

Chapter 36: The Code Of Heart And Hate

CHAPTER 36: THE CODE OFHEART AND HATE

Everyone had assembled outside, beneath the starry sky. The dragons had been summoned. When asked to tell them the truth about the Code Of Heart and Hate and its origins, the dragons were hesitant at first.

"We don't like to recall our tragic past" Crystal had told them.

"No Crystal, this time, I think they really need to know. Gaiden died without full knowledge of what he was really fighting for. These ones should know if they really wish to end the evil for good. They should know the truth about the creation of their world, the birth of light and darkness, of Ryuujinn and Tristran" Molten said.

"You tell them then Molten" Crystal said.

Molten nodded.

"What do you humans think of when you hear the word 'nothingness'?" Molten asked Ryu and the others.

"The state of non-existence, that's what we imagine. An endless darkness" Meena said.

"She's right. That's pretty much how we imagine 'nothingness'" Ryu agreed.

"Unfortunately, the state of nothingness is not something as simple and peaceful as that" Molten said as he narrowed his eyes.

"Long before we dragons created the world, we existed as elements. There was absolute chaos. There was no order. Imagine a world where fire spreads throughout existence, battling with wind and water. Where there is nothing as firm as the ground or life. Where everything seems so immensely huge, yet so small, you feel choked. And you're thrown right into the centre of all this chaos. All we knew as elements was a continuous battle for supremacy. Even we began to lose hope until suddenly, out of nowhere, he appeared, legendary dragon Ryuujinn. When Ryuujinn first appeared in our bleak existence, the first thing he did was to weep for us. His tears spread throughout existence and bound the elements. Then, Ryuujinn separated the elements and gave them form, thus, we dragons were born. Ryuujinn created the Dragon Zone, the source of all power in existence, the source of life. Then he separated the elements into two major categories. Elements of generation, also known as the Light side elements, water, wind, earth, light and crystal and elements of destruction, the Dark side elements, fire, lightning, dark, and crystal. Crystal was a unique element since she stood for both generation and destruction and had the wisdom of both. She was thus chosen to lead the Light Dragons who wielded the elements of generation. Another dragon, whom you may not have heard of, Tristran, was chosen to head the Dark Dragons who wielded the elements of destruction. Ryuujinn directed us dragons to create order out of chaos, thus the world was born. Then Ryuujinn went out of his way to create humans. Initially, we wondered why he would do such a thing but Ryuujinn answered us saying..." Molten narrated as he recalled Ryuujinn's voice.

"Look at the Dragon Zone that sustains order. There are two parts to it. An outer part of great power, and an inner part wielding a reflection of the powers of the outer part, yet the Dragon Zone is one, not two. The outer part represents the spiritual part of all things, we dragons. The outer part is divided into light and darkness yet if you observe closely, you will realize that, there is a bit of light within the darkness and a bit of darkness within the light. This symbolizes the co-existence of the confronting wills of each entity. No matter how good an entity may be, there is darkness lurking within it. Likewise, no matter how evil an entity may be, there is always some good lurking within it. The reason I created humans was to show you that the spiritual and the physical are parts of a whole. Humans have the strength of dragons, and we have human compassion. Humans may also be good and evil but none lack the potential for the other. That is a choice, each one of us must make. For me, I believe that both humans and dragons are good creatures" Molten recalled Ryuujinn's lessons.