Shadow of a Promise

A peaceful tranquil meadow flowering in the distance every thing seams like a peaceful utopia but, not everything can be perfect Shawn is hidden in the grove of trees near by watching a man struggling to move Shawn watches and waits for the man to stop moving so he can being the sole to the afterlife

Shawn is a reaper which is a species that may look like humans or dragons, they can kill people by touching any exposed skin. Shawn is kind of a young reaper this would be the first soul he has ever reaped. Shawn waited for the man to give up since it would be easiest if the man does not fight death. Shawn had learned that letting people give up and want to die makes it simpler for the soul to reap from his fallen angle friend Somber.

 A fallen angle is the offspring of a angle and a demon. Somber doesn't like humans that much since they killed his dad who was a demon, sarcastic narrate "to save his mom." Somber cares for Shawn like a younger sibling. Somber tries his best to take Shawn under his wing when it comes to killing people. Somber had told Shawn that it was just reaping souls not killing people.

Shawn is now bring the soul he reaped to the after life. first by going through the Forest of Flame where all of the trees look like they are on fire. second getting to the gates of the dead opening the gate and putting the soul inside.  Shawn heads back to where him and Somber live which is a runes of a castle with lots of skeletons. Shawn sneaks passed any one who could attack him out of fear of death.

People are careful around the shadows of the trees if they don't want to die. not everyone is afraid thou some think they can at least trick Shawn when their close to death to leave their souls their.A piret ship comes based on rumors of tresher on a island of danger the prits ignore the stories the natives tell of danger in the shadows, Somber sees the pirits as a challenging to his asason ways. The pirets go deep in to the shadows in search of trecher. One of the prits spots Shan on his way back from delivering the soul to the after life in his dragon form for quick travel the prit thinks that Shan is a normal dragon and trsher is near Somber follows like a pretender watching its pray, he sees the preit getting closer with a sword to attack Shan who just saw the predicament he is in unshorn if he should defend himself or run.  Shan decides to defend himself which ends in the prites dead and another soul for Shan to take to the after life. Somber helps Shan out and the prits, which are either frighted half to death or their corpses are badly mangled. Somber has a habit of causing massicers but Shan feels bad for how many people had died.Shan tries to put their souls back in their bodily but doesn't know how and makes them zombies. Wile Somber tries to confers Shan. Shan feels miserable since so many people who didn't give up died. Shan thinks he should maybe find out if their is somewhere. He and Somber can stay safe without killing people.

Somber can tell Shan is uncomfortable killing people which is weird for a reaper and strange to him. Somber found Shan in the runes of a massicer of dead reapers from a sky serpent which in a Chinese dragon (sorry if raseist).

The village was rich with crops and gart by a huge dragon of shadows. But the garden dragon was killed by a "brave knights" sarcasm nerater. Shan was too young to remember this. Shan's dragon form is fluffy and spiny. Somber had realized that Shan's family was most likely dead. So Somber adopted Shan but didn't tell Shan this. Shan might know that his family is dead when he goes to bring souls to the after life.Somber says to Shan "It's not your fault humans are selfish creatures." Wile Somber is descraced the surviving piroist sneak away and sped a romer of powerful Island. Some fled of five war ships from a royal navy. Somber and Shan are finely turn and see how much trouble the prits, prits cased for them. the Royal war ships  were there in a few second. the problem is Somber can't figt all of them and Shan can only take out so many. only 25% of the men died and the others pined Somber down and Shan escaped to get backup. Shan internally yelling for Somber to escape (since he is mute).  Shan is trying to glide to the Flame Forrest for backup from the fluofs who are a cute but dangers in herds. Shan remembers that these little fluff balls a good at helping him in a touth spot like this.

Mean wile Somber is trying his best to fight free the chains a round his arms and legs. Somber might of heard Shan's internal screams for him to escape. Somber tried to chanaile his energy to let Shan know that he is ok or at lest for now. Somber lays his head down now."I hoping that Shan come in time or not at all if I die" Somber whispers qutily to himself.

the ship carrying Somber docks at a castle of a enemy of Somber. the King of the castle comes out to the bout with two hevaly armed garted to protect him if Somber bracks free. The king gets close to Somber and gives him a menising glance full of malnatent.  Somber mermers "jerk king Anglo" the king is reaty to execute or throw Somber in the dungeon.  Somber wishes Shan won't get a blood lust as bad as him.Shan trys to gater flufs together to rescue Somber by luring the flufs into a group with peanut butter. The flufs fall for the plan to gatter them together and try to explain the best he can without words. the flufs can tell that Shan doesn't know what to do to rescue Somber and agree to help him on one condition he keeps Somber from using them as grenades. Shan agrees to that condition with slitent muffled  giggle, some of the flufs that didn't have wings or the ability to fly he cared to where he saw the bout going.

Shan flies to the castle dock where he sees Somber who seem to just sighs at what Shan has done, wile the king just laths at the fact the flufs stand no chance ageist his army. Shan not sure what he did wrong. the king friendly says "cute how such a inasint creacher can stand such a monster like Somber." Shan realizing how much trouble Somber is in, and his presents only made things worse of Somber, since the king could finely hurt Somber badly by taking the only thing he cares about.Somber knows what the king was about to kill Shan, after all that is what he would do if he truly wanted some one to hurt. Somber pleated "anything but killing Shan!" Shan realized the this wasn't something him or Somber could just solve with killing the enemy. Shan knew that Somber loved him and that the worst thing he could do was lose him. the king knows that if his men and him take Shan with force that it would hurt Somber but also have someone that could kill with a touch ageist him and most likely the rest of humanity. No one moved on ether side their was no esey way to the solution, both chooses had catastrophic consensuses. the king finely moved and stabbed Somber steart in the leg. Shan decided to try and heal Somber's leg but got taken by the king who realized what Shan was and need to suppres him before he gets to strong and smart to trick. the king threw Shan in a magic proof garden that was fenced off from the rest of the castle. the fence were to high to clime and Shan to weak to try. Shan thinking "what is going to happen to Somber, What is this jerk's problem." Shan starts to cry since he knows that Somber is most likely lieing dead in a casket. A small Crystal fox apers from behind a large bush and goes to confer Shan. Shan stops crying and wrights thank you in the mud the vixsint under stands that Shan is struggling to not kill something out of anger for the only person who was family to him dead just like everyone else in his family. the vixit stayed knowing that you need someone to stake with you so you don't become depressed. Shan laid down knowing that if he finds out anything that he can use ageist the king to do so for Somber. one of the king's men picks up Somber's unconscious body and bring it to the dungeon. the king now thinking what to do with his enemy who had killed his beloved sister by being born. Anglo thinking "what should I do with my danger of a nefue, should I kill him or try to rase him. what should I do with his friend or is he his girlfriend." (best Joke ever!) . Anglo walks over to the garden that he trapped Shan in and opens it. Anglo tries to talk to Shan and says "sorry for having to hurt you so bad." Shan looks over and gives him a "do you not feel bad for hurting Somber also" look.

Anglo asks "can you not speck?" Shan answers with a nod. Anglo said " so I guess you are worried about Somber and are wondering what connection I have with him." Shan just nods again. Anglo answers "Somber is my nefue, he had ran away from me when his dad died." Shan looks with a little suspicion at Anglo. Anglo asks "so he seems to care of you die or not, so are you his girlfriend or his son?" Shan shakes his head no and is surprised that Anglo would make a guess like that. Anglo realizing how strange that must seem to Shan that he would ask something like that. Anglo apologists "sorry I have a habit of assuming when people as close they are in a romantic relationship." Shan gave Anglo a look of understanding. Anglo said "good bye" as he left to go to the dungeon.Anglo is entering the dungeon thinking about how Shan can't speck and how Somber must of done the talking for him. Anglo reaches the cell Somber is in. Anglo says "wake up sleepy head." Somber wakes up and asks "is Shan ok?" Anglo answers "so that's his name, I forgot to ask that, and he is fine." Somber exhales and says "thank god". Anglo says "that's kind of ironic coming from you." Somber answers rudely "Shut up!" Anglo asks "where did you find such a inacent reaper." Somber answers bitterly "I found him alone on a island massacred by a sky serpent." Anglo apliaging "I am sorry, I hurt you!" Somber says "You lier your not, but I am!"

Anglo Says "What?" Somber said "That's right I said I'm sorry you bastard you lost a sister, but I lost both my parents. Anglo says "What if we become a family." Somber said "No, you are just trying to control me!" Anglo thinks to himself "I knew that jerk would be so stubborn, why did I get my hopes up for us to be a family?" as he leaves the dungeon crying.Shan saw that Anglo was not a bad person, gust in pain. Shan sees Anglo crying and makes a noise with a stick and the fence that got Anglo's atenchin. Anglo walks over to the fence and asks Shan "Did he ever tell you about me?" Shan answers with a nod of no. Anglo Asks " Shan do you want to leave here, because you can just not with Somber." Shan nods yes, and writes in the dirt "why can I not bring Somber?" Anglo Asks "would you be alone if you left without him?" Shan answer with a yes nod. Anglo lets Shan out of the magic blocking garden, but stops him from getting Somber out of the dungeon. Anglo says "you are free to go as long as you forget Somber!" Shan realizing that Somber can't be freed. Shan stops his quest to free Somber and flies away hoping for the best.

Anglo goes down to the dungeon. Anglo tells Somber " Shan he left for good and is never going to see you again until you die." Somber "No your lieing he would never leave me!" Anglo leaves the dungon knowing that the only other thing Somber can do besides rot is pray that Shan comes back. Somber worryingly saying "Shan please come back or at least come and kill me if you hate me."Shan feeling bad for leave Somber and tries to forgetting that Somber exists but can't. Shan decides when night comes to sneak in to the castle when everyone is asleep or loopy. night is coming soon and time to take out the guards if they stand in the way of freeing Somber.  Shan flies near the eage of the castle seeing a opening to the dungeon Shan swapped back to his human looking form and walked in and none of the guards were awake. Shan took the keys from the sleeping garden the only one awake was Somber who followed Shan. Shan went back to his dragon form and Somber got on his back off they went in to the night sky.

Shan landed on a near by island Somber could tell that Shan did try to forget but that could not happen for more then a few hours. Somber had saw when Anglo talked about  Shan that he saw him like a pet. "hey Shan when Anglo wakes up he will hunt you down for this" Somber had said. Shan looked back and gave a look of challenge and joy.Shan asks Somber by drawling in the sand "where should we go next?" Somber answers "somewhere tranquil and quiet." Shan when to scout out a Island like that. Somber can tell Shan cares about him that is why Anglo will never be family to him. Shan come back to where Somber is to take him to the island. the island has no one there only flowers, cliffs, and caves. Somber and Shan feel safe here Anglo will not find them here.

Shan look in case Anglo came to catcher them and Somber was growing plants that they could eat. Shan would make some of the flower colors blend to make new flower colors. Somber made some tunnels throth the caves in case they needed to hide form Anglo.Anglo wakes up and goes to the dungen. Anglo "wake up sleep head, what he is no here!" Anglo relized "Shan he had come back I guess to save Somber." "Somber sees him as famly, but why not me?" Anglo questons to himself. Anglo thinks "suold I go after thouse two or leave them alone to fear I will come to hurt them."

Anglo with a suge grin says "call the Navey men I have a plan to get two dangers to help protect us."  gards "yes sir right away." The gards gatered the navey men to Anglo's thron room. Anglo says "men I have gatered you here to let you in on a plan to get my nefue and his good friend to work with us for the coming war agiens the sky serpent kingdom." "here is the plan come unarmed with a olve branch of peace and if they ask what I am planing tell them that we need the help and if the help we will not hurt them eney more."the navey set sail for a list of ilands Shan and Somber could of gone. frist, they check a iland known for lots of shadows and merders (5 men died). Secont they check a iland know for meany tunales. threed the travle to a iland that is completly dead. no sign of Shan or Somber what so ever on all the ilands that would be most like Somber.

The navy then trys to think how Anglo desribed Shan, friendly, cameing, quiet, deadly, hopful, and lost. The navy remeberd hearing of a iland that can disaper and reapier in a mist day, like the night Somber disapered from his cell. lukaly the navy had a map with the cordains of where that Iland is.The navy lands at the Iland Shan and Somber are at. The navy perpose "the king Anglo wants to ask you two to help protect him." Shan is waching what the men in case this is a trick. meen wile Somber asks "what is in it for us?" the navy ansers "if you do this he promises to to hurt you guys ever agien." Somer "hey Shan are they unarmed?" Shan nods yes.

Somber "we agree is you hold him to that promise." "Then come about our ship" the navy men said. "Fine, Shan you sould probly change back to your human form." Shan nod ok and shifts to his human form. They bourd the navy ship sailing to Anglo's Casale. The ship rocked back and forth vilinty. Shan gave the ship a lift in to the air to get there faster."sir their here now" gard. Anglo "well that was fa- wate what oh my gosh the ship was flying." Somber " um Shan I think you suprized them all." Shan changes back to his human form with a big cheer grin. Somber smiles at Shan and then up at Anglo seeing that Anglo is imprest.

Anglo asks "did they agree to protect me and the casale from the sky serpents?" The navy comander ansred "yes, but only if you hold up you promise." Anglo "good thing i am a man of my word." Somber gave Anglo a doutful look. Shan just looked at Anglo's expression change slightly more sad.Anglo "let them come in and I need to tell something." "Yes sir" gards. The gate opens Shan and Somber enter. They are pushed in to the throne room, Anglo "it is the sky serpent kingdom there threating to kill me, so can please keep your bius out of this Somber."

Somber sarcastically says "What do you mean your hines?" Shan just looks at both Somber and Anglo then rolls his eyes. The guards agree with Shan's eye roll that Somber and Anglo are being foolish. Somber and Anglo turn and see the gards and Shan whach what was happen like a movie. Anglo "back to the matter at hand, protecting me from these sky snakes."

 "sir you mean chinese dragons and heven" Shan wourt and showed Anglo. Anglo in a scard voce asks " what do you know about them, and about where you were found?" Shan nod no and then a small yes nod. Somber asks "what does that have to do with this war and Shan?" Anglo ansers " Shan is a reaper who bring souls to be juged, Shan is the only reaper alive senes he was to young to stop the knight of light like the other reapers had done." Shan stares with fear at what Anglo just said. Somber said "sorry Shan, I guess Anglo can't of put that in nice terms." Anglo "sorry, I did not know Shan was going to get scaired, since he has been around you for so long I thouth he was use to that kind of stuff."Somber asked "why would Shan be use to his past being imprtant, and that was an insolt to wasn't it?" Anglo "well I guess the sky serpents did not try to kill Shan, and yes it was." Shan now wanting to shout "stop trying to make me fear for my life" and thinking "if only I was not mute." Shan wrights down "what is you plan to defet the "sky serpens"?"

Anglo "what do you think I should do other then gard the casle?" Shan wights down "well I was able to easly sneak in to the casle and the dungle, so maybe more gards in areas that are valuble to the war like the dungen." Anglo wonders "are you the one who plans out of Somber gets capcher what to do?" Somber "why wold that be importan to the war and what Shan knows about you poor gard statigy?" Anglo "well he has good in site in the ways of war why is that?" Somber "because a lot of people die in war!" Shan wrights down "why do people asome since I can not talk that I do not know what they are saying and that I would be bad at infateson?" all the gards then look at Shan and what he wrout And thout "how can some one so inacent be able to trick people?" Anglo "what the heck you are cute not dagis anuf to do that." Somber "what do you know about reapers and how dealy they are?" Anglo "well that for starters reapers are not cute-" Shan wights down "you only know myths not reality about that not truth." Anglo "how do you know you were to little to experence that war!?" Shan wights down "shatered peaces of wepins and skeletons." Anglo "now I do not know if I should trust you, but I know I can just keep Somber down." Somber " hey!, Shan I can tell you did think of a plan can you lead the serpents away from Anglo in to a trap?" Shan nods yes.The Chinese dragons came down to attack Anglo. "Ready men, fire!" General. 10 dragons fell, 20 dragons left. Shan changes to his dragon form and leads half of them away from the castle into a cave then sealed it with ruble and skeletons from near by Ilands. Somber stabes some of the other sky serpents in the heads. Anglo asked "how many of the Serpents are left?" Somber ansers "only 5 more left." comander "their waveing a white flag of serrender!"

Anglo said "Victory, their surrendering to us tell Shan to let thoues other Serpents out." Somber tells Anglo "It is a trick to get more even odds, you ideot!" Shan moves one rock of ruble to see if the Chinese dragons are alive or dead. one of the Chinese dragons stricks Shan in his dragon form's wing. Shan swichs to his human form and trys to run but could not, since the Chinese dragon that had hurt him erelyer escaped and has pinned him down. The dragon asked "do you know what the king you are helping did to us?" Shan wrights in the blood coming from his head "no what did he do?" then Shan passed out from exation and pain. The Dragon relized he had passed out and he was not one of Anglo's men. Somber tried to get to where Shan was at and killed a dragon that tried to pin him down, but the dragon had taken Shan to a near by cave to heal Shan's ingerys.

Shan woke up and the dragon aserd him that she mean no harm. Shan tries to ask her "what did Anglo do to anger the Chinese dragon kingdom and does this have eney thing to do with the "Reapers and the Chinese dragon war"?" she understands and asers "he was the brave knight "doing the right thing and freeing the villigers from the dragon" who was the qween's husben, and we have been trying to find and kill Anglo, you know a head for a head."Shan understand what the dragon did was just avenging a loved one and she was not afraid to tell some one who could be a enamy to her. Somber is trying to climb to the cave that Shan is in. Somber thinking to himself "Shan please don't be dead, If you are dead I will kill the one who muterd you!" Shan looks over and sees Somber panicing that he is dead. Shan lets the dragon know that he has to leave for now and he will try to explain to Somber that the sky serpents were only aveing the death of a imoprtant loved one. the dragon let him go to explain why the war started.

Somber in a painced voice "Shan your alive!, what happined, did thouese stuped serepents hurt you?" Shan gives him a look that let Somber know he needs to tell him something. Somber asks "What did he do to start this war?" Shan ansers with sign langnige "he killed the king dragon and his greed led to all thouese dead reapers." Somber "must kill that basterd this was a trap!" (this could be a refrince to a anime OwO) Shan tries to let Somber know "be smart show this evadince when it would most hurt."

Somber commints "that is a good idea Shan lets do that as a backup plan." Somber "lets get back to the casle and keep this a secrit." Shan nods in agreement. they head back to the casle. Anglo asks "are the serpents in the trap dead?" Somber ansers "yes".

Anglo asks "so is Shan aright Somber?" Somber ansers "Yes, his injereys are healing that is why he is not here." Somber wispers under his breath "you basterd lier." Shan wakes up in the metical chamber with his injerys baneged. Shan tries to move to the thron room, but falls on his face when he got up. one of the healers looked over when they heared a miner "thump" they walk over and see Shan trying to crale to the throne room wile stuck to the healing bed with a ive in one arm. the healer said lafingly "you must have lost a lot of blood to not notice the ive in you arm." Shan just gave a small grunt of anoense in responce. the healer picked up Shan and put him back on the bed. healer waningly said "now do not try to go enery were until you are all healed."

Anglo walks to the healing chamber and dismiss the healers there. Anglo makes the statment "now Shan I know you do not trust me now that you must of found out that I was the one that led your family and people to death, but I care about you and know that you can forgive me, right?" Shan wright down "I am not the only one you should apolies to, you muderis peace of human trash!" Anglo is shocked that Shan is not going to forgive him esaly. Anglo "how do i apolgies to the dragon?" Shan ansers by wrighting down "you should sent a gift of peace with a aplogy letter or something like that." Anglo asks "how do you know so much about aplogising to people?" Shan ansers by wrigts down "I know a lot about apalogising, since when Somber kills someone's family member I person wight them a letter to let them know I am sorry." Anglo said "that is kind of funny, since a lot of people think you would be dumer then Somber, since you seem like a presoes cinamin roll." Anglo tells a gard "put Shan in the dugen metical chamber blindfolded, that is an order."Anglo asks "so is Shan aright Somber?" Somber ansers "Yes, his injereys are healing that is why he is not here." Somber wispers under his breath "you basterd lier." Shan wakes up in the metical chamber with his injerys baneged. Shan tries to move to the thron room, but falls on his face when he got up. one of the healers looked over when they heared a miner "thump" they walk over and see Shan trying to crale to the throne room wile stuck to the healing bed with a ive in one arm. the healer said lafingly "you must have lost a lot of blood to not notice the ive in you arm." Shan just gave a small grunt of anoense in responce. the healer picked up Shan and put him back on the bed. healer waningly said "now do not try to go enery were until you are all healed."

Anglo walks to the healing chamber and dismiss the healers there. Anglo makes the statment "now Shan I know you do not trust me now that you must of found out that I was the one that led your family and people to death, but I care about you and know that you can forgive me, right?" Shan wright down "I am not the only one you should apolies to, you muderis peace of human trash!" Anglo is shocked that Shan is not going to forgive him esaly. Anglo "how do i apolgies to the dragon?" Shan ansers by wrighting down "you should sent a gift of peace with a aplogy letter or something like that." Anglo asks "how do you know so much about aplogising to people?" Shan ansers by wrigts down "I know a lot about apalogising, since when Somber kills someone's family member I person wight them a letter to let them know I am sorry." Anglo said "that is kind of funny, since a lot of people think you would be dumer then Somber, since you seem like a presoes cinamin roll." Anglo tells a gard "put Shan in the dugen metical chamber blindfolded, that is an order."

Anglo starts to wright a sorry for killing your husban letter (yes this is a bad joke line.) "dear Chinese dragon queen, sorry for killing your husben, please asept my apolgy and this peace offring." Somber asks kind of meanly "what are you wighting ideot?" Anglo asers eqaly ruodly "a peace letter jerk!" Somber asks "why are you doing that Anglo?" Anglo ansers "Shan sajusted that if I want this to end without more hevaliny blood shed." Somber states "Shan is smarter then he looks do you not agree, Anglo?" Anglo ansers Somber's retorical queston "yes, he is which is frithing, since who knows what is going on in his mind or what he is thinking."

Somber asks polity "hey speaking of Shan is he healing well?" Anglo ansers "yes, one of the healers told me he tried to get up and get to the throne room for the metting and fell on his face, funny right?" Somber says "yea funny that he fell on his face when he had some good info from the enamy thinking he was an ally." Anglo asks "what did the Dragon tell him?" Somber ansers desetfuly "you know that they plan to kill you since you killed their king as revenge." Anglo "that sounds true, but you seem like you are leaveing some thing out what is it, tell me!" somber "never you jerky bastard, and I promised Shan eney way and I intent on keeping that promise to him!"Anglo "why keep a promise now to Shan who could be tricking you!" Somber makes the statmeint "I know that Shan is not tricking me he cares about me, I can tell when he is lieing to me and he is like a lost soul without me!" Shan wakes up and pulls his ive out of his arm. Shan is trying to find Somber in hope that Somber can help him. Somber can sents that Shan is trying to find him but can not see where he is going. Somber "I must leave you so I can make sher he is safe." Anglo asks "why does Shan trust you so much?" Somber stops and ansers "he trusts me since I could of easly killed him when he was little and when you know someone long anuf you can trust them."

Somber then continoes to get to where Shan is now. Shan trys to sense with his reaper abilaty to sense lost souls, but it is hard since when he uses this ability he can not tell where walls or doors are. Somber "where is the metical chamber I sould asks someone, there is a gurd their." Somber asks "where is the metical chamber?" the gurd asers "make a left then a right then strate" Somber "thank you." Somber makes his way to the metical chamber, but he does not know that Shan is traped in the dugon's metical chamber. Shan hits his head on the wall which lets Somber know that he is going the wrong way. Somber " that noses came from the coreadoor to the right of the dungon, Shan must of gotten traped in the dungen's metical chamber."Somber rushis to where he heard the nouse. Shan rams with all his stranth agenst a door and it is barly standing in place. Somber says "Shan I am going to stop Anglo from keeping you here!" Shan relizis that he is blind fulded since he can see some light up a head, Shan takes off the blind fold and it is rilly bright since there is a chaned down dragon of flame enlumanted the sad dark room. Shan trys to brack the chains on the dragon's neak and wings. "ruurr" flame dragon. Shan smiles as the flame dragon noges Shan's body lightly as a thank you. (so sweet :) )

Somber is getting closer to where Shan is. Somber wondering to himself " there is a broken door here did what ever brack it that make the thump sound? or did Shan brake the door and make that sound as it broke?"  Somber goes throut the broken door and turns right and finds Shan. Somber "back away from that flaming danger with wings!" Shan tells Somber throue sign langer "it was chained down in here with fire proth chains could  Anglo of done this?"  Somber ansers "yes, that monster of a man could get away with enery thing in his kingdom as long as they are hidden from the publice's site." Shan says in sign lange "that man does not deserve to win eney thing, but a worst person in the world compatison!" Somber happily says "I agree with you on that Shan." Somber asks "hey I heard that Anglo plans to gather all his people in one place to tell them that he plans to make peace with the Chinese dragons, you know be the better man should we tell them why this war started in the frist place?" Shan nods yes.Anglo gatter all his people out side the throne room. Ango "I have something to tell every one I plan to make peace with the sky serpents!" Somber "also he was the one who stricked first, and started this war by murdering the king of the Chinese dragon, that is why the Chinese dragons attaked the castle to avenge the death of a loved one." Anglo's people asks Somber "how do we know you are not lieing to us?" Somber feeling hurt asks "how do you know if Anglo is not lieing to you?" The people Anglo rule aser with "we can trust some Anglo because we know he would not lie to us."

Shan walks out with the flame dragon that was chained down to let it get back to it cave. All of the people instantly shout "where did that dragon come from, It is going to kill us!" Shan lets the dragon free and it flys away, Shan just smiles at the comsont he had cased. Shan says in sign lange wile smileing still "that dragon was chained down in the dungen and it is not a Chinese dragon so I guess Anglo has lied to you." the people are now freacing out since Anglo had lied to them "h-how co-could he l-lie to us?" Anglo trys to spot Shan out of crowd of freaking out people but is unable to since he is able to blend in. Shan made his way to the throne room wile the gards are destraced and up the stairs to the balcain that Anglo is at now. Anglo turns around and relizes that Shan and Somber are right there. Anglo says as he is trying to think of away out of this mess "lisen I know I am traped and you could easly throw me off this balcaine, but please do not I am afraed to die and not like this."Somber asks "why sould we spair you after a this misery we have been throut?" Shan says in sign langer "I think we should not kill him but leave him here with no help so he can clean up his mess." Anglo says achisly "you should lisen to Shan!" Somber "Shan does make a great point, but I am going to hurt you." Somber lightly hits Anglo on the cheach. Anglo says wile trying not to cry "please do not leave me!"

Shan tries to confert Anglo in sign langie "I want to help you reconect with Somber but you both push each other away." Anglo asking heart broken "what do you mean by we push each other away?" Somber looks back and sees Shan trying to give Anglo hope. Somber thinks to him self "how can Shan give hope to some one like Anglo?"

Somber walks over to Shan and pulls him away from Anglo. Anglo "wate I am sorry please at least try to forgive me!" Somber quietly says "I will try." Shan can tell Somber wants to forgive Anglo as much as Anglo wants Somber to forgive him. Shan sign langise "he is trying to forgive you and you are trying too I can tell you do truly do care." Somber asks "Shan how can you tell that people care?" Shan ansers "It is revealed by their gesters, body lanige, and eyes." Somber saying in a soft voice "I can tell you may not have a family that is why you want to want to help me with my family proubms since you care about me."

Shan smiles showing that what Somber said was right about him, he does care. Anglo prodly says "I will fix my mistakes with my people first, then you can come here when ever you want Somber and Shan." Shan can tell Somber seems more at ease now that he is away from Anglo. Somber "thank you for helping Anglo get on a better path, Shan" Shan says "thank you" in sign lagige.Shan asked in sign langige "where to now?" Somber ansers "the place I had found you Soul Village or at lest the ruins of Soul Villge." Shan asks "how far is Soul Village from here, we never went back there after you found me." Somber ansers "not vary far from here Just 5 ilands  to the right." Somber "the reson we never went back was that I did not know how you are going to react."

Shan trasforms in to his dragon form to fly to the iland to get to Soul Village. Somber and Shan land in Soul Village, Shan looks around and sees the distroyed buildings. Somber "I know everything is destroyed here because the reapers could not talk to the people invating the village for tresher." Shan asks in sign langie "so all reaper are gone but me?"  Somber ansers "I do not know Shan." Shan says in sign lagige "that is good." Shan asks with sign lagige "what kind of tresher were the invaters looking for?" Somber ansers "probly a deadly wepon kind or curested gold."

Misty shadows formed in to dragons and people almost ghost like. Shan amased as the shadows in goth the land in shadowy mist. Somber unsoule what is happning. Somber says "this did not hapin last I was here this is amasing." all the other near by ilands disapered from site. Shan said in sign lagige "I think the mixter of lost souls made this shadowy mist." Somber asks "how dangeris is this shadowy mist, is it alive in a way?" Shan ansers in sign lagieg "It depends on how vengeful the mix of lost souls are, and yes they are alive in away so do not try to attack them."

The shadow forms turn and look at Shan and Somber. The shadow forms blind Shan from seeing Somber and Somber from seeing Shan. The shadows push Somber to the ground, Shan hears this and try to move tords Somber. Somber trys to yell at Shan "you are going the wrong way." Shan tries to turn and get to Somber, but the Shadows pulled him away.The shadows start to claw in to Somber's throat, Shan tried to brake free and move closer to the scream he hear along with a gurgle nose. Shan tries to brake the shadow form and free Somber. Shan kills the shadow form, but also ends up punch Somber in the chest. Somber "thank you and ow that hurt a lot."

Shan said in sign language "you should run I could only fend of one and that was barely, so please save your self or get back up. Somber "no Shan I will not leave you here!" Somber tries to destroy the Shadow that are trying to separate him and Shan. Somber "huff, this is not working they are only multiplying, huff" Shan was able to sign language "please run away please." the shadows engulfed Shan, Somber flies away and is thinking to himself "I knew I should of not tried to show Shan where he came from." Somber is asking himself "where should I go now, who would help me?"

Somber flies to that peaceful island that he and Shan found. Somber sadly said "I can not stop of stopped thous shadows I am sorry Shan." Somber cried when he saw any thing  that reminded him of Shan. (random thing) Somber starts braining flowers together to let go of his sadness.after the shadows pulled Shan in deeper they showed Shan what Soul Village looked like before it was destroyed. The crops in the village were as tall as people, and shined like golden rays of sun light. The ocean water gleamed like beautiful dimens full of many vibrant fish, and flowed to the plants with ease. the motient formed a point to the sky which at day looked like white fluffy mass floating through a vast blue canvas, and at night like shadows floating in complete darkness.

Shan asked in sign language "what did the things that invaded this land do to destroy this wonderful island?" the shadows show Shan with the arrival of the invaders and how they first burned the crops, then the houses of the villagers. the villagers tried to fight using there reaper ability of dragon form and death touch, but were no mach for the invaders fire arrows and swords. then the shadows showed Anglo cut off the head of the shadow dragon that guarded the village and caves. the mighty dragon fell along with his children.

Shan realizing that the shadows attacked Somber since they thou he was Anglo. Shan tries to tell the shadows that Somber was trying to bring him to the island to lean about his past. the shadows let Shan go back to Somber. shadows "go to him he needs you, more then we do after all." Shan flue to the place that Somber that would most likely fly too, the peaceful hiding place island.Shan lands on the peaceful island right on top of Somber by accident wile he is asleep. Shan turns back in to his human form and falls asleep, the next morning. Somber woke up and hugged the Sleeping Shan as Shan woke up, Somber happy said "Shan I am so happy you are alive and safe!"

Shan smiles at Somber. Somber asked "what did the shadows tell you?" Shan answers in sign language "they showed me how they died, the destroyed remains, and Anglo killing the shadow dragon that was guarding the village." Shan asking in sign language "what did you do when you though I was dead?" Somber answers "I brained some of the flowers together every time I though of you." Shan smiled and signs "that seems like something I would if I was sad, that is a little funny, but more sad."

Shan asks in sign language "were you with Anglo When he invaded Soul Village and killed the shadow dragon?" Somber answers "no, we were 10 days from Soul Village I jumped off the bout to get away from Anglo, he decided not to go after me. I got to Soul Village a day after Anglo and his men left, I had found you hidden in between ruins of a house and a caved in tunnel."

 Shan asks in sign language "Did Anglo ever take the reapers as slaves?" Somber shocked that Shan asked something so messed up ansers "no, I do not know if he did anything that messed up Shan." Shan says in sign language "I asked that since people can do rily messed up things when they need workers or money." Somber siges "It is sad how true you statement is."Anglo tapes his peace message to a messager dove and sends it off to the Chinese dragon kingdom. Anglo hopeing to himself "let this pled for peace work." the messager dove flew and flew as far as it could go without rest. the messager dove rested on a dead tree in a dead island. the messager dove finlly got to the Chinese dragon kingdom and gives the queen Chinese dragon the message taped to it's leg.

the Chinese dragon queen read the message "dear Chinese dragon queen, peases forgive me I did not know your husbane was protecting that village that was his home. please asept my ofering of peace, I will tell you where a reaper is, the reaper is on a island that is full of cliffs and flowers. sunserly king Anglo." the queen of the Chinese dragons "well how do I know wich peaceful island that is, I will forgive him if he shows me wich island."

The queen of the Chinese dragons fly to Anglo's castle. "Sir, the Queen Chinese dragons is here" guard. Anglo says "let her in we need to talk." the guard opened the gate and the queen of the Chinese dragons enters the throne room. "Where is the island that the reaper is on?" asked the queen of the Chinese dragons. Anglo aswers "a island six to the right and five down." "Consiter us in peace then" the queen of the Chinese dragon said. "one queston why are you so intrested in reapers?" The queen of the Chinese dragons answered "because the reapers kind of like the childen of heven and the after life, wich is a merro to my husben and I." Anglo says "that makes since Chinese dragons are known to humans as protecters of rulers, wile Shadow dragons to humans as thouth to be bringers of death." The queen of the Chinese dragons leaves to go to the peaceful island.Chinese Dragons are wating on the eage of the horson for their queen's comand. the Queen of the Chinese dragons tells her dragons grab bouth men there in the clearing. Shan look around and a Chinese dragon instaly picked him and Somber up off the ground pinning Somber's wings to his body and making it to hard for Shan to change to his dragon form.

Somber "What the heck is happening today!" the Chinese dragon contines to glide throue the air ignoring Somber's etemps to escape and Shan rubing it's scales trying to find a weak spot or exposed skin. The Chinese dragon regrouped with the other Chinese dragon heading to the queen of the Chinese dragons.

The queen of the Chinese dragons tells the dragon holding Somber and Shan in it's claws to let them go gently. "yes, your highness." the Chinese dragon says as they drop Shan and Somber sutintly. Somber makes a brake for the exit of the kingdom, wile Shan stays their looking the queen in the eyes. "I am guessing your the reaper Anglo told me about, you do not look that dangers to me." Shan looks down in embarrassment for looking so small and friendly.

Somber turns back since Shan did not try to run like he did, "why did he not run, is something wrong with him?" Somber runs back in to the kingdom's castle and ends up face to face with the queen of the Chinese dragons. Somber sees Shan with his head down in embarrassment, Somber "why are you jugeing Shan on how dageris he looks, since it is more deadly when they do not expect it." "you have no right to speck to me!" the queen said. Shan got in the way of the queen as he swiched to his dragon form.

Somber "Shan no!" Shan was hit with all the stranth the queen could use, and Shan's bodly fell to the cloud floor with a painful bang. Somber "why did you do that?!" the queen of the Chinese dragons awsers "I was trying to kill a disrespectful worm like you, not him!" Somber retorts back "did you not think he would try to protect me?" The queen of the Chinese dragons aswers back "not meany things would save someone who just left them behind."a portal opens up to a dark void and Shan's body falls in. Shan wakes up and sees nothing but darkness, Shan thinks to himself "am I dead, is this what it feels like to die?"  Shan looks over at where the impact hit him the worst and sees it has healed some how, it is less bruised and hurts less. Shan then tries to look around and see if anyone or anything make their presents known to him. A mysterious shadowy figure is moving around studiedly is spouted by Shan, Shan asks in sign language "do you live here, what is this place." the figure answers in a quiet voice "this is the void, and yes, I do live here, you seemed pretty badly inger when you fell in here, you can leave now if you want." Shan said in sign language "thank you for healing me, good bye shadowy figure." a portal opens up back to the kingdom of the Chinese dragons.

Shan flies through the portal right in to Somber and the queen of the Chinese dragons arguing and lands right next to Somber. "Shan your alive!" Somber says as he hugs Shan. the queen of the Chinese dragons says mockingly sarcastic "your alive, awesome!" Shan just stairs blankly not knowing what had happened. Somber asked "Shan where did you go?" Shan answers in sign language "the void, and I do not know how." Shan is happy that "there are no dead dragons around like the sice in *Wings of Fire* where queen Scarlet had dragons fight to the death for intertamint."(sorry Ms. Nakata had us put a allson in. cringe sorry). Somber asks "are your wounds healed anouth for us to escape?" Shan tries to nod yes, but gets clawed down by the queen of the Chinese dragons. Somber tells Shan "change to your human form." Shan does change to his human form, but fall down instantly through the clouds. Somber tries to swoop down to chach him but a Chinese dragon cuts through his wings but does not fall thanks to being so close to the ground. Shan trying to control his free fall wile being half conchis. Somber sees Shan falling still and plans to make the impact less as bad for him. Somber gathers sevale bushis togetter to lesson the impact. Shan falls on to the bushes completely unconches. "Shan your prolple unconcese, but your alive at least" Somber is saying to Shan's uncochis body. Shan is getting up from  the bushis. Shan tries to sign "Thank you" but is in to much pain and it ends up looking like "t.y". Somber "I know what you where trying to say Shan" Somber helps Shan up and in to a cave."Are you ok Shan you got pretty badly hurt" Somber asked. Shan signs "I think so, are you ok, since you know your wing?" Somber "ya, I am ok, wings heal fast." "Do you think Anglo betrayed us by telling the queen of the Chinese dragons?" Shan asked in sign language. Somber says "why do you think that it was Anglo, but I know why." "Since he is the only one who know what possible location we could be in" Shan wrote with cave dust.

"We are bad condition to leave if a Chinese dragon spots us." Somber says to Shan. "We should sleep out the day" Shan says in sign language. The day fades to night and Somber and Shan sneak out of the cave. "where should we go?" Somber asks Shan. Shan answers in sign language "Soul village, the shadows will not attack you this time." "good idea Shan, no one would think we would go there." Somber says.

Shan and Somber made a brake for a abandoned bout to row to Soul village. Shan kept a look out in case a Chinese dragon spoted them. "nothing so far, but the stars and clouds" Shan said in sign language. They land at Soul village the shadows help them out of the bout, "thank you" Somber says. Shan lets the shadow know that the Chinese dragons are trying to hunt them down, since the queen of the Chinese dragon wants to get rid of everything that reminds her of the shadow dragon.

The shadows agree to protect them since they know the queen of the Chinese dragons will try to hunt them down like how Spite hunted down Dusk (might be an allusion and drum reverence to *A Dusky Night* and *The Family that Fights One Another Will Die by the Other* by me sorry sell out move.) "she does not care about her husband's death and there murder" the shadows stated. Somber looks at Shan and are both confused "did she use that as a excuse?" both Shan and Somber wonder to themselves.

Shan and Somber try to rebuild the house that were burned to the ground with the ruble of destroyed mountain tops. the shadows that were to little to help protect them from the queen of the Chinese dragons helped them build the houses that were there in memory of the people who passed away. "the shadows care about this island that is their grave, since it gives them hope that some of them are still alive and will raise new generations here." Shan says. Shan says "that is why they are helping us" with a that let Somber know it was funny.

The queen of the Chinese dragons asks "they are dead right?" Chinese dragon commander answers "Your magice I do not know if they are dead, but close to death for shore." "I want them dead they know to much about Soul village." "yes, your magice right away." Chinese dragon commander says in reply.

"dragons lets search Anglo's castle first in case he has them." the commander says to his other Chinese dragons. the Chinese dragons fly to Anglo's castle, and asks him "are you holding Somber and Shan here?" Anglo answers annoyed "No, why would I even do that?" the commander answers that rhetorician question "I do not know."

the Chinese dragons fly off annoyed at Anglo. "lets search Soul village next" some of the Chinese dragons suggest. "all right, but be prepared in case the shadows attack us." the commander says in monatow tone. The Chinese dragons fly to Soul village.

Shadows "the Chinese dragons are coming!" Shan and Somber are ready to protect themselves in this battle ageist the Chinese dragons. Shan fades to his dragon form and Somber grabs a few dozen arrows and a bow to shoot the Chinese dragons in the eye. the Chinese dragons fly to high for arrows and bullets to hit, but Shan could go after them by him self.

Shan asks in sign language "do you see the Chinese dragons' strategy Somber?" Somber answers "yes, their strategy would only make us wast ammo trying to hit them out of the sky which is smart, but would not progress this battle." Somber asks "can you fly me up there so we can bring them down a bit?" Shan nods yes and Somber gets on his back. "Hey Somber is your wing still broken?, or would it be to risky to fly your self?" Shan quickly asks in sign language. Somber answers "it would be to risky, since you saw how easily a Chinese dragon ripped through my wing before." Shan flies up with Somber on his back aiming for the Chinese dragons' eyes. the Chinese dragons try clawing Shan from where they are in the sky but keep missing do to being to high in the air. the Chinese dragons dive down and claw Shan in the tail. Somber fires a arrow right in the attacking Chinese dragon's eye, the dragon fell closer to the ground to where the Shadows killed it. the remaining Chinese dragons retried back to the Chinese dragon kingdom like dogs with their tails between their legs.

"Did you capcher them?" the queen asked. "we failed to capcher then, your magice." The commander answers hopeing to not be there. "how did you fail to capcher them?!" the queen asks half in rage half calm. the commander answers trying not to show that he is scared "they were being protected by the shadows."

"Here is the a plan kidnap the shadows and bring them to the dungeon, this is the only second chance you will get." the queen's voice echoes in the Chinese dragon commander's head. "how do I completle this with out any casalute?" the Chinese dragon commander thinks to him self. the comander brings his dragons (since humans= men) in to the shadows of the cliffs. "wate here untill the shadows are distacted then pick them up and bring them to the kingdom's dungen." the Chinese dragon commander ordered them. "our enamys will be left in the open after tonight, soon to be pinned down unable to get  Shan lands back down on Soul village's shore. Shan collapses in exhaustion and falls a sleep, wile Somber is proud of their victory over this set of Chinese dragon. "we won this battle, but that does not mean we won the war that is coming to destroy us all." Somber states in a serous tone. the shadows heal Shan's tail ingery and carry the dead Chinese dragon carcue in to the ocean to sink to the bottom of the sea to be eating by crabs and bacteria.

Shan wake up and it is night, Somber in asleep near him cuddling up to his soft fur away from the hidden spikes of Shan's dragon form. Shan moves from where he was laying down and changes to his human form. Shan smiles at how cute Somber looks asleep, then looks around, but there were no Shadows around any were. Shan tries to look in the caves if there were any of them there, but none of them were there. Shan tries to wake Somber with vary little success."Did you capcher them?" the queen asked. "we failed to capcher then, your magice." The commander answers hopeing to not be there. "how did you fail to capcher them?!" the queen asks half in rage half calm. the commander answers trying not to show that he is scared "they were being protected by the shadows."Shan finally wakes Somber the night the Shadows were taken. "Shan what is it?' Somber asks half asleep. Shan answer in sign language quietly "the shadows a gone, I think they got kidnapped by the Chinese dragon!" Somber whispers "what do you mean I thou the Chinese dragon are afraid of the shadows?" Shan says in sign language "I guess not, but if we stay here the Chinese dragons would be on us by sun rise." Somber stops and asks "where would we go that are not allies of the Chinese dragons or enemy of mine?"

Shan stops and thinks that vary same question, then says in sign language "what to do, wate what about the void!" "How would we get there?" Somber asks in a doubtful tone. "good point." Shan says in sign language with a pitiful look on his face. "we can not keep running from our problems like I did." Somber says holding Shan in his arms. Shan realizing that Somber know best from expense, then cries. "why does the world hate us so much?!" Shan asks in sign language drying his tears. "I do not know Shan." Somber answers trying to cheer Shan up.

"Here is the a plan kidnap the shadows and bring them to the dungeon, this is the only second chance you will get." the queen's voice echoes in the Chinese dragon commander's head. "how do I completle this with out any casalute?" the Chinese dragon commander thinks to him self. the comander brings his dragons (since humans= men) in to the shadows of the cliffs. "wate here untill the shadows are distacted then pick them up and bring them to the kingdom's dungen." the Chinese dragon commander ordered them. "our enamys will be left in the open after tonight, soon to be pinned down unable to getThe sun rises and at least a dozen Chinese dragon surround Soul village. Shan and Somber are still hugging in sleep, and the Chinese dragon are confused that they did not try to run away from here. "commander their not running in fear of us why?" one of the younger Chinese dragon solders asks. "this might be a trick careful dragons." the commander says. the Chinese dragons approach Somber and Shan careful like they were able to poison the dragons with a touch. Somber wakes up, then Shan and they just look at the Chinese dragons who are curlicuing around them and stare with no emotion of fear or sadness. "sir their scaring us, this is not normal!" five Chinese dragons say. "they have accepted that this as the end of them, or in other words they have surrender which in my opinion is equally as stupid as running." the Chinese dragon commander says trying to settle his scared troops. "lets bring them to the queen now!" the Chinese dragon commander orders his troops to do.

The Chinese dragon fly to the kingdom and report to their queen. "you finely cot them, now what to do with them now!" the queen of the Chinese dragons says ecstatically.  Somber says "do what you want, but once we are dead and the Shadow escape or fade away your husband will come back and kill you for destroying the reapers that were like your children." Shan nods in agreement. The queen of the Chinese dragons says with fear "how do you know if that is true?" Somber says "you told me that the reapers were both your and your husband's elements, just like kids to you." Shan says in sign language "no matter what you do to us we will eventual pass away and be together." the queen of the Chinese dragon says "I know why they surrendered so easily Somber must of known this information to stop me and take us down as a speshes." Shan and Somber lathfe, "what is so funny?" all of the Chinese dragons asks. Somber answer "nothing" muffled laths can be heard from Somber. "he is lying about the shadow dragon coming back, but not about the reapers being like children to our queen." a elder Chinese dragon says. "how do we know if our queen will do that to us?" one Chinese dragon asks. "since she has no one else to rule over!" another Chinese dragon says. "what if she has a hidden kingdom to rule?" a different Chinese dragon says.

Somber and Shan walk away from the Chinese dragon kingdom now exploding with argument. Shan asks in sign language "why did you do that?" Somber answers "what do you mean, oh starting a panic sometimes that is the only way to end something peacefully." Somber asks "did the figure in the void remind you of a dragon?" Shan answers in sign language "a little, do you think that the mysteries shadowy figure will crossover to our world?" meanwhile in the void the mysteries figure says in a soft calming voice "maybe I might see who needs the truth pointed out and help with their emotions."