the last dragon (yona of the dawn)

Chapter Two

Chapter Two: Beginning of the Journey

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"Hakuryuu-sama! The sky!"

Kija turned to gaze at the heavens with wide eyes while at the same time; his dragon hand had throbbed and enlarged painfully. His blood boiled and sweat beaded his forehead from the strain. W-Wha…?

Unaware of his state, the people of the White Dragon village gasped and watched in reverence and awe at the miraculous spectacle. He himself was gaping in wonder and in that moment, he knew the stunning colors swirling in the skies would remain forever imprinted in his mind.

"It is the colors of the Dragon Gods!" His grandmother proclaimed, and he nodded stiffly in agreement. Seeing this, the people began to bow low to the ground in respect.

"The Dragon Gods…" Kija repeated in a reverent whisper as he leaned against the wall, his hand throbbing simultaneously.

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Zeno immediately curled up in shock and pain from his position above a tree. His whole body had suddenly started throbbing and hurting and golden scales began to form everywhere on his body. He gritted his teeth from the pain before a swirl of bright lights caught his attention.

The moment he saw the display, he instantly knew they were from the Dragons. The first sign from them he had ever witnessed since those days, in fact.

"Hakuryuu, Ryokuryuu, Seiryuu, Ouryuu, and Hiryuu…" Zeno murmured uneasily. "What has happened for you to show yourselves like this?"

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"Jae-Ha!"

To the everyone's shock, the Green Dragon suddenly collapsed on the ground with a cry in the middle of a fight. Captain Gigan immediately covered for his downed body by throwing knives at everyone who got too close. The other pirates also started to surround his body to protect him. It didn't take long for everyone to stop fighting though as the sky above suddenly began shining with endlessly bright colors. Red, White, Blue, Green, and Yellow bathed everyone's faces as they looked up.

Unlike everyone, Gigan didn't watch as she headed straight for Jae-Ha's prone form on the wooden floors. He was awake, but he was clutching his leg with his face contorted in pain. "Jae-Ha, are you all right?" She questioned.

"F-Fine…" He gritted his teeth, "my leg just suddenly started hurting for no reason."

"I think I found your reason."

Jae-Ha stared at her in confusion and she pointed up. His gaze slowly followed her finger and he proceeded to gape unbeautifully.

"What the hell is that?!"

"Beats me." Captain Gigan shrugged indifferently. "One thing's for sure though, you probably have to stop belittling those Dragon gods of yours."

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"King Il! Something has happened!"

Princess Yona stared in concern as her father stood up, his normally kind and passive face becoming serious. "Show me."

The servant had led them outside, and Yona noticed everyone gasping and screaming while pointing up at the heavens. "The gods have come to take us all!"

The King stopped in his tracks as he stared dumbfounded at the sky. Yona soon followed his gaze until she was finally confronted by a dazzling whirl of colors coming straight from the heavens. "W-What…?"

Blue, White, Green, and Yellow shone brightly all around the heavens, with the color Red the most dominant of them all. It doesn't look like a rainbow, it practically took up the whole night sky. To her, it looked almost like snakes swirling among the clouds. Not snakes… Yona realized with great delight. Dragons!