Chapter Two - Birdcage Serenata/Plot

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## Legends Of A Hero

*A lullaby resounding throughout history, carried by the lips of mothers, bequeathed to generations slumbering securely inside the walls of what has become the capital of aether. Almaria city, a safe haven for pure and mixed blood alike, a source of aether, richly flowing through the buildings towering above the skeleton of whom once was known as Neaul, lord of dragons, judge of mercy and father of familiars. Every child remembers the story. Though, many have forgotten the hero who had provided aid for those fated for less, a voice of equality for those silenced by poverty and corruption. Selling a fairy tale proves effortless written in ink, rather than blood. Truth is, history is no bedtime story. Past the walls, disturbances are frequent. Ironically, it took one hell of a disturbance for the deities to react. The tides are shifting, myth is about to become reality. Delivered by a dragon’s tongue, there is no choice in believing in the true ending of the heroes of the past. Perhaps learning about the yet biggest sacrifice since Neaul will open the world’s eyes to the circumstances of the tribes, my people. It is about time the people of the world carried on the dragons’ backs will learn what lies past the walls. The brothers and sisters of an era paved with hardships, rather than luxury. The Lord of Dragons awakens, tying our history once again.”*
*- Sincerely, someone who knows what you did*

Nisha is asked to invite citizens of Almaria's capital to an audience with the **Lord of Dragons**, as requested though a letter by his sister Lenora, who states the meeting to be an emergency, yet remains vague on details regarding topics. As the amal arrives on the town square of the city while carrying Himeko on his shoulder, a pack of dragon descends, lead by a volcanic dragon (Golnar) and followed by two boulder dragons serving as tanks, two aerial dragons for potential escape maneuvers and a pair of cloud/storm siblings fogging the general sky from poachers' vision. A crowd of familiar faces (Delta, Xicshagoni, Yuzai, Heyon-Jeong, Sable, Eden, Kairos, Tao, Shizuru, Arthur and Keiran) soon begins to form, all in awe of laying eyes upon the magnificent beasts. Golnar's rider, a small female of tribal and animalistic heritage, quickly informs everyone of a necessary need for dragon armor, in case of injury or an attack, and has the other riders hand out the individual pieces, adjusting all to fit every participant. She allows everyone to touch the dragons as they please and requests for each person to pick a dragon of their likes for the journey. Yuzai decides to fly along, as not to expose the giants to an unnecessary aether amount, revealing a trained dialect in draconic language. Delta and Sable experience draconian speech as well when hitting a language barrier in terms of greeting customs with the volcanic Golnar. Meanwhile, his rider, later introducing herself as Angeline, pays her respects to the remains of the dragon previously slain by Akaneiro, allowing the storm dragons to collect the bones to return them to the dragon nest. Once more precautions are taken and all citizens have found a fitting dragon, the party ascends to the skies, wrapped into a thick layer of fog, to prevent black market poachers from following their tracks.