Kingdom Shifters (Started/Closed)

I start to trample down the dirt, not liking it, before finally getting to a weird-shaped building thingy.

I glance around it, bricks covering each side, before seeing a pheionix or whatever it was fly overtop and then dissapear. This had to be it. I mean...I've never seen anything like it. It's so...cultural.

I take a deep breath and stumble my way to the front, squinting and having to back up a bit to see the letters on the huge sign, Orphanage?

Thinking I'm reading it wrong, I scan the area a little bit before just plopping down to see signs of anyone else, not daring to even attempt to enter yet.

Gaius Sinclair

When I came down, I hit the ground hard. My body slamming on top of the wood and steal that made the building, I groaned in pain after slamming on the ground. I was human again and every part of my body hurt after the fall, I open my eyes as I could see doubles. I could barely move my head, this was bad and it was only getting worse for me. I force myself up and endure the pain I had suffered, I could barely move let alone get to my feet, this day couldn't get any worse, could it?

In the distance I see four or five people, a guy and three girls. One of the girls stood up and stepped forward, I breathed heavily as my chest hurt.

"I'm, getting tired. Of playing games." I barely mutter.

"Gaius, leave now and no more harm will come about." The woman said.

"No, he's not going anywhere." I heard from behind me.

Suddenly I'm tackled to the ground which only causes me to groan more the pain in my body only worsening from my fall, the pain becoming to much. I blacked out from there.

Enko

A woman and man who I had never seen before appear, the guy tackles this, Gaius guy to the ground. I finally shake off my groggyness and get to my feet with Lizzy. I look at the two not saying a word I look at Lizzy hoping she would know these two from somewhere, I soon take a step back and move behind her as if using her as a shield.

"Ummm, Lizzy. Do you know these two?" I ask.

She doesn't answer, instead she just stands there looking at the guy who had tackled the Gaius guy to the ground. What was up with her? I grab her hand and give her a hard squeeze, which seemed to pull her out of her trance. She looks at me and she seemed surprised that I was bothering her when this was no time to be day dreaming.

"Are you okay?" I ask her.

Jayden

I break my gaze away from the girl and am about to ask for her name when Gaius tumbles out of the sky and shifts human again. He groans and for a moment I sympathize with him, remembering my impact with the ground. I tense and watch him sit up, catching sight of my sister near the girl and wondering how I hadn't noticed her before.

Sera steps towards Gaius and I immediately begin to follow suit, not wanting her near him. If he's after me for what I think he is... he won't hesitate for accuse Sera when she's caught here. He mutters something I can't hear and I pause behind him for a moment, knowing Sera would have a response.

"Gaius, leave now and no more harm will come about," she says calmly.

I shake my head and step closer.

"No, he's not going anywhere," I say, tackling him forcefully to the ground.

He blacks out immediately, which leaves me frowning at the lack of a fight. Sighing, I push myself away from him and bind his wrists behind his back.

"What are you doing?" Sera asks.

"I want to know what his problem is with me," I reply, "I want to confirm it."

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Lizzie

I watch the guy, trying to find any recollection of a name belonging to him. I slip into a daze of sorts, the dreams flickering through my mind again. With each second, the fear springs back only to numb again with an unexpected chill that blankets inside me.

Someone squeezes my hand and I snap out of it, finding Enko cowering behind me.

"Are you okay?" she asks.

I hesitate before nodding and looking back at the boy, making eye contact with him again.

"Yeah..." I say distantly, "Just...confused. I-I want answers."

With that, I squeeze out of her grip and march up to him as he speaks with another girl. I cross my arms and wait for him to finish, trying to form a sane sounding question in my mind.

Zander.

It was as if I was in one horrible movie. The dragon...it turned into a human. I'm not even lying about that, you'd think I'd gone mad but it happened. What the hell was going on? He walks past me not even noticing my presence. I turn my gaze to follow how stride. Then I remember that lizzie and Enko were behind me.was he aiming for them? I turn back to see two other strangers around my siblings. Ugh! This whole time they were close to danger and here I was too far to protect them. Not that they really needed protection, they were strong but I still looked out for them. I make my way ha k to them as the dragon dude tackles another person. I get infrint of them trying to block them from site. Enko seems better, I think we could quickly move away uniticed. Nudging lizzie gently and then jerking my head away from the stranger, to tell her ,
"Let's go." But shes got that look on her face. The curious look where she won't leave till satisfied with answers.

The bahamut transformed into a human and was running around toward Jayden, I turned to the children.

"Let's go." I say harshly and get them to move. The oldest, Lizzie; stops me.

"We aren't going any where until you answer some questions." she imparts sternly.

Gah! You stupid humans! Jayden is going to get hurt!

"Fine! What do you need to know?!" I yell, indicating that I needed them to hurry.

"We saw all three of you when you came here, you were all animals! And now your humans! I wanna know how you can do that, and what you're doing here." she says cleanly.

I sigh loudly, I ponder making up something but then realize that I don't have the time.

"Okay, me, my brother, and that dragon guy are all from a special place - everyone there can do it..." I catch my breath.

"We're here looking for some important children that came through the portal and are here on Earth." The girls eyes are wide,

"Where are you from?" I sigh loudly again.

"The place is called Veri..." her eyes stretch out wider, she stutters. I grab them and rush them along.

I get back to Jayden, the bahamut is unconscious at the moment.

"Jayden!!!" I yell, he shoots me a look.

"Sera! I can handle this! Just go!" I hear.

I run after the children...

Gaius

I feel angry, strenght surged in my body as I woke, ticked off and not happy. I surged up throwing the person off who tackled me roaring like a dragon I head straight for the woman anger pulsing though me like power, I tansformed partitaly into my bahamut form claws and wings rearing to slice. I roared with anger dead straight at the woman from before.

"Watch out!" A little girl screamed.

She shoves the two out of the way, her hands out to block my swipe. I was about to fly right over her when suddenly I see fire I do what my insticts tell me to do, block.

Boom!

The fire hits my wings just as I curl up into a ball, smoke around me hiding in the dragon scaled wings.

Enko

I do the unthinkable, I shove the woman and my sister out of the way, holding my hands out I see the guy coming straight at me and my mind just goes blank. The next think I knew there was smoke, my arms were still out smoke right in front of me. Slowly it clears as something begins to gust wind blowing the smoke away from it, the half man half dragon stared at me angrily.

"Now that was a surprise." He, it said.

"Whoa..." I said looking at my hands.

"But now, it's time to die!" He roared.

His claw comes down, I hear Lizzie scream behind me, but she'll be to slow it'll be to late. I'm frozen stiff I close my eyes to afraid of this thing, when suddenly nothing happens, I hear a grunt and then, something unexpected. I open my eyes to see a tail in the claw coming down on me, it haulted it in its tracks. The guy bled drops of dark red blood driped from his now open wound, I swallow and realize that tail had sprouted from me.

"Oh, your just full of surprises ain't you?" He asked slowly.

Jayden

The younger girl jabs her arms out and shoots fire towards Gaius, and it's then I realize he was headed towards my sister. I rush to the four or five of them just as the same girl sprouts three tails. Three kitsune tails.

The Lost Western Heir. My long lost sister.

A wave of protectiveness washes over me and I stop where I stand, five or so feet behind Gaius, then form fire in one hand. Without second thought, I shoot it towards him and purposely miss. The flames hit the ground between his feet and cause him to jump.

"It's me you want," I tell him, shifting into battle stance, "Come get me."

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Lizzie

It all happens so fast. I'm still caught on the very words the girl had spoken to me before Enko shoves the two of us aside and does something I wish only existed in movies. Fire shoots from her palms. Seconds later, three tails shoot out from her backside.

No... It's true then.

I stay on the ground, watching with shock and confusion.

All those dreams... They were true. Everything that happened in them really will. It isn't just some silly fantasy land I'd made up in my head. It's real.

My eyes dart to the boy and I watch as he uses fire too.

Everything was true...

zander

Enko...shoots fire and has tails? I hope I was seening things right. Now the fire didn't shock me so much because I always pictured Enko as the flamey type of person in my head. But the tail... And that person said some things important too.
Nothing made sence anymore. I turn to the bahmut guy angrily and the ground begins to shake. Somehow te ground beneath him collapses. I look back at Enko with new founded shock at seeing the tails.
"Enko?" I say.

One of the girls spouts fire, and three kitsune tails -

Shit! The Lost Western Heir!

I dart sideways, Jayden tackles into me to protect me. We fall the the ground, I give him a hug. And whisper to him,

"The western heir..." He nods.

"I know..."

I change into a phoenix and fly above to observe, so I can help if Jayden needs it.

Gaius Sinclair

"I see, its useless in fighting you all at once." I said rising into the air.

I was high above now in full bahamut form, looking down on those who opposed me, I knew they had to die.

"But know this Jayden, when I come back, it will be for your life, and the Western Empire Legion shall stand ready to take your life. Your father's head with you'res!" I roar.

I laugh evily as I ascended into the sky soon with the speed of a mighty bahamut, I flew off at an incredible pace. Soon arriving in the ocean where I open a dimensional portal and disappeared back to the chaotic Veri.

Enko

I sank to my knees after that guy disappeared, I was exhausted, the orphanage torn to shreds and burned. And everyone around saw everything, I'd probably be known as fox tailed girl by now. A guy rushes over to me looking at me with something like worry, or something.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" He asks.

I shake my head. "Not even, I'm going to be known as fox tails for the rest of my life!" I said aloud.

The guy got a look that I could only read as, "seriously? Is that all you can think about at a time like this?" which made me giggle slightly.

"Don't worry, we'll help you out with that later." He said.

"Who's we?" I ask distastefully.

Jayden

My father's head with mine? But he is against me...

I wait until Gaius disappears before rushing to the Lost Heir, wondering how odd this whole thing must be for her.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" I ask.

She shakes her head, "Not even, I'm going to be known as fox tails for the rest of my life!"

I send her a look, not quite sure what to believe: the fact that the Lost Heir was in front of me, or the fact that she seemed more into her reputation than the fact that she just did everything she had.

"Don't worry," I say slowly, "We'll help you out with that later."

"Who's we?" she asks.

I sigh. So much to explain...

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Lizzie

I keep my eyes on the boy as he comes over to check on Enko. Part of me doesn't want to believe this, and the other is in joy that I actually am. So damn complicated...

"The others like us," he answers Enko's question, "The ones from Veri who want peace. From our kingdom, unfortunately, there is only me and my sister Sera. But the other three kingdoms are striving just as hard."

His eyes flicker to me and Zander.

"Though... it is unproven," he continues slowly, still speaking to Enko, "I believe the other two heirs are behind you."

He looks back at the one named Sera for confirmation.

"Wait, what?" I ask, "Heirs?"

Zander

Heirs? From where I stood behind Enko there was only Lizzie infront and looking behind there was no one there. Was she talking about us? I wanted to know more but at the same time I had enough. Were it up to me I'd have left with
lizzie and Enko but they,unlike me, actually did want to fully know. So I stood there shaking with rage. I wanted to get him away from Enko but I was too far. I don't know what happened but it all was a flash. As though I had this temporary feeling that I wasn't human for a split few seconds. Felt like I ran on all fours with great speed. But I didn't have time to let my imagination get wild. I was right infront blocking him.
"Speak!" I snarled Holding him by the collar.

Enko

Heirs? To like, kingdoms? I'm a princess?! I stood quickly. And ran over to the guy, looking at him. The three tails still haven't disappeared yet, the orphanage was a burning wreck, but that wasn't what concerned me. I was gonna be a princess!

"So, so I'm a princess, like a real princess!" I asked eagerly

He smiled, like I had just amused him. The guy was twice my size, but he looked at me like a little sister of sorts, I looked around Lizzie, looked shocked at the news. Zander didn't seemed as shocked, more or less he was taking it pretty well. This was so awesome, we were going to be royalty. I've always wanted to be royalty, and now I was a princess.

"Yes, you are. And your my sister, I'm your brother Jayden." He said.

"So when do we go back to the castle?" I asked still eager.