The worlds hope

Aria-

Everything that I had been through so far was confusing, but it was exactly the adventure I had come out here looking for.

I didn't get the opportunity to morph back into a human before Luna shouted, "I'll race you!"

I smiled with excitement and bolted after her, Karma right at my heels. Though I was horribly confused at this point, what with my first meeting of people and the interference of the black dragon and all this nonsense about a stone, feeling the wind brush past my face felt so nice and calming. It was a sort of relief, really. I heard Karma laugh a little behind me. Luna stayed just barely ahead of us the whole time, and Karma and I were neck-and-neck. I laughed and pushed myself harder. My tongue hung out of my mouth and I chased the never ending ground before me.

Finally, Luna slowed and came to a stop, changing back into a human. Through the trees I could see glints of firelight just ahead. I sat down and watched it curiously. Karma's playfulness disappeared when she spotted it. She sat next to me and we waited for our other friends to catch up.

Jasper

I had watched the race. Amazed.

I turned my back on tribe, and followed. Running as fast as possible in human form.

I ran into Luna when she abruptly stopped.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Lights."

"The rebels?"

"I'm not sure..."


*sorry SO much school work...*

**Could someone bring Zao in?**

Jaspis:

"Yes. They are." A voice said quietly next to me.

I spun around.

"Who are you?" I asked the human next to me.

"Zao. Greetings Dragon Jaspis."

"How do you know my name?" I asked in confusion.

"The wind told me." Zao smiled.

Rachel walked towards us.

"I can tell you mean us no harm. Welcome. I'm Rachel."

If Rachel said you could trust somebody, they were trust worthy.

"Jaspis. But you already knew that." I smiled. "Does the wind tell you anymore about the camp?"

Rachel-

Zao was quiet and still as a breeze trickled gently by. He frowned. "Those camps don't belong to the resistance. The meeting is taking place in a cave around the side of that hill over there," he said and pointed to the direction.

"Then what are those camps down there?"

"They may be the kings armies," said Jaspis.

"Or they could be refugees," Luna put in.

"Well whoever they are, we should report about them in the meeting," I said and then looked at Zao. "It would be an honor for the speaker of the winds to join us."

"Thank you. I shall come."

Anshul, Serpent King

Quietly studying an old battered book, I flicked through the pages absentmindedly, dark thoughts of the stone capturing and diverting my mind from the words. A permenant grin plastered across my face at the thought of having so much power... I inhaled deeply, smiling maliciously at the thought of it.
Then, a ghostly whisper entered my thoughts. Master, it hissed. The voice of Feyrr projected itself into my mind.
What is it? I thought back, setting the book back onto the cold, stone table.
Master, Whilst hunting I have located Tribe. He appears to be recovering after a fight. Angry, he is. Perhaps a good time to ask him to join you.
My signature grin spread over my white lips, baring my pointed teeth. Excellent, Feyrr. You have impressed me.
A shocked pause was all I heard as I opened a dark portal in front of me with a click of my fingers, stepping into its dark depths once more.

*Hope this is okay Sylverdawn, just wanted to get him involved.*

Rachel-

We walked around the hill to the cave opening. Jaspis kept looking up and around, ear and eyes open for the mysterious black dragon we found. He had said that he was Jaspis' brother. I didn't even know he had any living blood family.

"When do you think we'll be challenged?" Luna whispered. I froze hearing the creaking of many bows and the strain of bow strings. We were surrounded by thin dwarf-made arrow tips.

"Does that answer your question?" Aria asked.

"Dragon Jaspis, Dragon Luna, Elf maiden Rachel, you have brought strangers to our secret doors," a voice called from the darkness.

"They are friends. All have shown they are trustworthy and wish to learn what they can do to fight against the king," I said.

"How do we know we can trust them?" the voice asked.

"You doubt the the discernment of an elf?" Jaspis asked.

"She has been wrong before," the voice answered. I looked down and then back up into the arrow tip that stared at me.

"I am not wrong. Discern our friends for yourselves."

"We shall."

Jaspis:

The dwarfs went towards our newcomers.

Arrows still aimed.

I looked around confused.

Normally dwarfs went so distrustful. Something must've happened.

I stepped toward the lead dwarf with the longest beard.

"What happened? Something must've."

"The kings soldiers came, to seek us out. We hid in time. Just in time. But they found some of our own... Now we have to be shure the empire hasnt sent out spies."

"I see." I nodded concerned.

Rachel looked worried too.

She was so beautiful. Even when worrying...

I smiled absently when a call interrupted my thoughts. "They're OK. Let them pass."

I smiled pleased.

Rachel-

We went forward, the suspicous dwarves eyeing us closely. We were led to the main war chamber where a group of dwarves circled around a stone table filled with maps. The head dwarf looked up and extended his arms.

"Welcome friends of the dwarves." We stopped and bowed respectively.

"What has happened so far?" Jaspis asked. He seemed so in control, it was wonderful. Wait,where did that come from? I shook my head and focused on the master dwarf in front of us.

"Scouts have reported that this entire area is being watched by the king's spies. You have seen the camps?"

We nodded.

"Does this mean that he would risk full out war?" I asked.

"So it may seem."

"The what can we do?" sked Aria.

Zao

"Little," The master dwarf said, "His forces are much larger than ours. Though each of our warriors has far more skill than any one of the king's warriors, their numbers would eventually overpower us. The dwarves have little choice but to hold our stronghold, else we risk the destruction of our race."

He looked at the maps before him, then pointed to a point on one of them "But perhaps if you could offer some kind of help from your races, we could trap them in this bottleneck, one of the defences of the main gates. Force them through there, and enough of your kinds could do severe damage. Can you count on your brethren?"

Zao cleared his throat, his voice tinged with sorrow, "Sadly, I cannot offer the aid of my brothers. The monastery was destroyed some time ago."

The dwarf sighed, "My condolences, speaker of the winds. Were there any other survivors? Master Shen was a friend of mine."

The monk lowered his head, "I saw him fall on the last day, disappearing below many of the king's soldiers. Perhaps they did not kill him, but if they have captured him, he is as good as dead anyway. He will never be turned to the king's purposes, and will therefore be killed eventually. If he is not already dead."

The dwarf seemed greatly saddened by this news, and then looked to the others arrayed before him, "Is it the same story for each of the rest of you? Are you the last of your kind?"

*Hey guys sorry I haven't posted in a while. Will update as soon as I catch up. I have a plot suggestion what if there is a map that leads to the stone. It's divided into seven pieces and hidden inside the minds of seven Guardians. All the Guardians are needed in order to find the stone.

I will post something along these lines and if no one else wants to use this plot just ignore it. And Mad-Moo, I don't really want to run into Anshul just yet, maybe he could find the remnants of the battle.*

*Sorry if this is long*

Ain (Tribe)-

He landed softly on the cottage doorstep. All around the house the field shone with the soft glow of moon grass. Like a sea of light. Tribe smiled wistfully, this was the one place in the world where he felt safe. A figure stood in the middle of the meadow, she wore a simple blue gown, her long silver fell to her knees.

Tribe raised his voice and called out. "Kaoli. It's Tribe."

She turned around and grinned, green eyes dancing with laughter, she ran towards him. "Tribe, what are you doing here? You weren't followed were you?"

Chuckling he shook his head and hugged her, sliding down to sit on the stoop he dragged her with him. "I'm never followed when I come here. I just needed to see you Kaoli."

Kaoli sat next to him and leaned against him. "What happened? What's wrong?"

"I met my brother, Kaoli." Tribe's eyes stared off into the distance.

She was silent for a long time. "I take it it didn't go well."

"No, no it didn't." He sighed. "When I was a kid I was miserable. No father, no mother. No blood ties to call my own. So when I found out I had a brother, I was happy. For the first time in my life I was happy."

"Tribe, you have saved hundreds of lives from the king, and shed more blood then anyone protecting them. If Jaspis can't see that, he doesn't deserve you. Why do you think I gave you my piece of the map and made you a Guardian? Because I know who you are deep down. If you're really evil, why haven't you told Anshul or the King that you're a Guardian?"

"Because it's funny to watch them search for something that's right under their nose all this time?"

Kaoli smacked him on the head. "Be serious Tribe. I know you. Being a Guardian isn't just what you are, it's who you are. It's in your nature to protect people. Please Tribe be the man I know you were meant to be."

Sighing, Tribe stood and opened the door, just before he went inside he spoke softly, "All right contact the rebels. Tell them you know a Guardian and to meet here." He closed the door and went inside.

Kaoli grinned as she stood, and held her hands up to the moonlight. Beams of light coalesced in her hands, taking the form of a snowy owl. She spoke softly so the bird understood the message and no one else would here. "You got that? To the rebels then, they're meeting with the dwarves." She threw her hand into the air and the owl took off flying silently away.

Turning she looked back at the house. "I love Tribe, and I trust you. I just jope you won't regret this descision."

Can Aria be a guardian and doesn't know it yet?

Aria-

I lowered my head for a minute. Karma looked up at me. 'Do you think they would...?' She asked.

'I do,' I responded, using telepathy to talk to her, which was something I didn't ususally do.

I shot my head up. "No, sir," I said. "It's not the same for me." The head dwarf squinted as he looked up at me, looking a bit distrustful, but willing to listen and a little curious. Karma cocked her head to one side. I swallowed hard and continued. "I could get my pack to gather the forest animals. I don't know how much it'll help, but it's better than nothing. There are some ferocious predators out there that would be happy to help any side that I'm on."

I heard some whispers behind me, but paid no attention. I was more focused on what was going on in front of me. The master dwarf turned to his colleagues and after a moment or two, turned back around.

"Very well," he replied a little curtly, then proceeded to ignore my existence.

I couldn't say I completely blamed him for not trusting me, but he could've been a little more open to new recruits, especially ones that could get real bloodthirsty creatures to fight for his side. After a bit, a great snowy owl flew into the cave. I made a perch out of my arm and it landed on it.

**If we're going to have the whole Guardians plot, maybe we could have each guardian come from each race. 2 Dragon guardians, 1 Elf, 1 Dwarf, 1 Man, 1 Animal (or half-animal), and 1 Elemental.**

*Of course. Good idea. Ill post later. Ill also post a list of our guardians. Can I also be a guardian? if that's OK? Or any other dragon wanna be the 2nd guardian?*