4: Darken War

22: Alexandria

i looked at the gem in my hands, once called by many names; the Gem of the King, the mind stone, the great dragon's eye. no one really knew what it really was though, not even myself. 

i closed my eyes and focused on those lost memories. i could feel my body fall to the ground, but i kept focusing. 

the image in my mind changed, i was standing in the throne room of the kingdom of Ignisfatia, the dragon kingdom. myself and my many sisters bowing to our father at the time, someone stood next to him, Alexander, with matching golden horns and wings as my own.

wait, that cant be right. i knew i looked just like the great dragon had back then, does this mean Alexander had been reincarnated as well?

all of us stood. i missed what was said but i knew it was orders from our father. the others left but myself and Alexander remained. i was dressed in the silver-white armor i had been wearing now, and he was dressed in the armor that Theo had been wearing.

"you  two are my strongest children." the kings voice boomed. "when i die, i want you to take the throne."

"but both of us can not take it." i heard myself say.

"indeed." he nodded. "the two of you will have to fight to the death."

"i cannot do that father." Alexander bowed. "i will give it to my sister freely, she is the more powerful of us."

"the two of you are known far and wide as the Great Dragon." the king spoke. "you are considered to be one and the same person who fight in two bodies. we need to end that rumor."

"then i will leave." i spoke. "i did not return here to tell you of my victory over the humans, there was no victory."

"what do you mean?" the king stood. "did you or did you not kill the human king?"

"i did not." i knelt next to my brother. "i came to tell you that i am leaving, i have fallen for the human king. we have already been wed."

"you came back to tell me of your betrayal?" the king pulled his sword. "how will you fight in my wars if you are married to a human?"

"i will not fight anymore." i told him as i stood to my feet. "i will also never fly again, i am dont fighting for you pointlessly." 

my brother stood to his feet. "i did not know of this father." he looked down on me disappointed, pulling his sword. 

he walked over to me, as if he attended to kill me. my hand fell to my side, reaching for my sword. but when my brother swung his sword he did not swing it at me, he turned, killing our father with one swing. 

"Alexander." i spoke. "why?" 

he turned to me. "go and find your happiness." he then took his sword and ran it through himself. 

"NO!!" i ran to his side. "why would you do this?"

"because father was right." he coughed up some blood. "the great dragon should only be one person, you sister."

i focused my energy and pulled from inside of him a familiar stone. then pulled a matching one from myself.

"why sister?" he asked.

"because, these hold our true souls." i felt myself smile. "they belong together." she took her sword, merging the two gems on either side of the sword. "now i will carry you with me no matter where i go."

"i love you. sister" he coughed before losing all life from his eyes.

i closed them. "until our next life brother." i could feel tears falling from my face. "may we be reborn as twins once again."