Thread: The Emperor and his Dragon

Greetings human... this is a message form Lein...Shinryu has heard you call and your prayer has been answered, we have sent the dragon Varnia to your aid. Andol stayed relaxed against the back of his carriage when all of sudden, he heard a voice that seem to dominate his head. His eyes widened at the greeting that he was given. At first he could not believe the words that he heard, yet he thought about it. He knew that he was not crazy, because a smirk crossed his face as he thought of his victories in battle. So he wondered what it could be that caused this voice. Yet even as he pondered these thoughts he heard the sound of a frantic horsemen coming up next to his carriage and some whispered words were exchanged between a messenger and one of the advisors. The whole column had stops and one of the advisors leaned in and said, My king there is news that you must hear. At the head of the army, one of the divine dragons has appeared. I think you will be interested in seeing it. It is in the image of one of the human form of Shinryu. Andol's eyes did not change as he had already suspected this due to the message that he had received. Andol nodded his head, saying, Tell the messenger to ask Varina to wait for me, I would prefer the army say in formation, and when I get to her. I will talk. The advisor looked confused, Who is Varina? Andol shook his head, Just do it. That is an order. He knew how to command people when the time came. Plus he did not want to expose his troops to any danger. So the army would keep marching past the dragon and a man would ride up on a horse and would bow low with his head on the ground before the dragon and deliver the young mans message, He will be here soon Great God Shinryu. He has decreed though in his divine wisdom that the army be protected before all else. It was obvious that it was not meant as disrespect, it was simply a precaution. Andol was a good military leader after all. Yet very soon his carriage came into view and the army stopped again in front of the clearing where the dragon was. By this point there where soldiers who had deployed around the dragon facing him. Andol's men where well train and the instant the front rows of the army had seen him, they had spread out along the edge of the clearing, to keep guard the army as it either went past this mysterious creature, or in case he attacked. They had to take precaution because his intent was not yet known. As the carriage stopped the young man pushed open the curtain and before it could be lowered he jumped out to land on the road. It would become apparent that he was an independent creature, who had a problem with following royal decorum. The young man and his advisors walked forward, and it would be immediately noticed the way the Imperial Guards seemed to tense up when the Emperor closed the distance with the dragon. It was obvious that he had their loyalty. Once they were close the advisors bowed lower just like the messenger had, though the young king did not. He continued to walk forward only to have one of his advisors reach out form there bowed position to try and stop him, to get the young man to also bow. Kings still bowed to Gods. Yet this only resulted in the pulling off of his robe to reveal his black undershirt. It was loose fitting and it revealed another thing about the Emperor that was not apparent if one did not notice that he still clutched the statue of Shinryu close in one hand. Tattooed on his shoulder was the Divine Black Circle, and inside this was Shinryu's symbol. Also on his chest as an artist rendering of the God himself. It was a large and beautiful tattoo of a white dragon that looked almost like the one that stood before him. He continued to walk forward until he was close to Varina and he reached out and gentle touched him on the chest with an almost childlike curiosity. He looked up at him as he ran his hand over her hide, as his advisors looked on fearfully, thinking the king would be struck down. He looked up him, his stoic face now contain a soft smile that lit up his pale face as he said, Are you Varina. You are a handsome dragon you look just like the God himself. He still could not believe it, he had asked for man. He had been sent a dragon, his dreams had come true.