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Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Knights. Never have, never
will!

A/N: Okay, I�m back with a whole new chapter, hopefully ya
like it, I wrote most of it while my mama was in the hospital (she�s okay)!
R&R and tell me what ya think! Oh yeah, I made a few minor changes to the
other chapters, nothing to serious though!

The Book of Counted Sorrows

Chapter 3 � The Bloodline of Secrets

Lily and Rune were walking down the street, arm and arm,
looking at the shops and vendors. Lily would stop occasionally to look at the
jewelry or flowers, maybe look at some pretty fabric, or some weapons, but she
never bought anything. Rune smiled at her happiness, she greatly reminded him
of Tinlet. As he continued to watch her, he began to wonder what kind of person
she truly was.

�Uh, Lady
Lily, I hope you don�t mind if I ask, but could you explain some things about
you?� Rune asked, blushing. He hoped she would give him an answer.

She looked
at him and giggled. �You�re very curious for an elf,� she said giggling a
little more. Rune blushed a deeper red; everyone seemed to be making a comment
about that lately. She smiled to ease his discomfort. �I don�t mind,� she said
leading him over to a caf� table and ordered both of them some hot chocolate.

�What is it
you would like to know about me?� she asked looking deep into his blue eyes.
Rune caught under her heavy gaze, looked down at his coco, and blushed. He felt
like she was looking deep into his mind, searching, and understanding. Pulling
at his inner thoughts, as if she was reading his mind. It made him
uncomfortable when someone looked at him like that, as if they knew every inch
of his being. He coughed and took a sip of his drink before asking his first
question.

�I�m going
to frank and honest. How come you have your particular bloodline?� he asked
bluntly, with a hint of curiosity. He fought off the blush that wanted to adorn
his cheeks like cherries.

She laughed
softly. �Well, Rune, that is quite the question.� For a moment he didn�t think
she would answer it, but she continued. �Your answer is long and complicated,
but that shouldn�t matter,� he nodded his head in agreement and waited for her
to continue. She took a long drink of her coco, before she continued. �Where do
you want me to begin?� she looked at him. �At the beginning I suppose,� she
said laughing. Rune let out a small chuckle.

�I guess it
all begins with my great-grand parents or I suppose maybe a little farther
back, I�m not sure. My great-grand father was Satoshi Spardas, he was human,
and he met my great-grand mother, Anastriana Galanodel and she was an elf. They
married and had my grand father, Michael Spardas, who was of both races. My
other great-grand father was a youkai, his name was Lucius Draconus. He met my
other great- grand mother, Geneva Levesque, who was human. They married and had
my grand mother Cassandra Draconus. She and my grand father met and fell in
love and had my mother, Mikanaei, therefore she was human, elf and youkai.

�My mother
met a dragon passing through the village and took a fancy to him. I think his
name was Dante. And then I came along. My mother died giving birth to me. There
is more but I doubt you would want to listen,� she said taking a sip of her now
lukewarm coco.

Rune looked
at her intently, paying close attention to her story. For the most part it was
interesting and a bit sad, but he still wanted to know more. �Please continue��

She looked
at him and nodded her head. �Alright. Well I�m sure you would like to know what
happened to them?� Rune nodded his head.

�Satoshi
and Geneva both soon died of old age. Anastriana began to die slowly after
losing Satoshi. Lucius poured himself into his work and study. It was quite by
chance that they met. They fell in love and she bore him a child. But he died
sometime after in a battle against the dragons. That finally snapped her heart
in two after losing both of her loves.�

Rune raised
an eyebrow. How interesting. She was right it was getting complicated. Lily
laughed at his expression.

�I know,
but when I heard this story I was totally shocked. But anyway, when Anastriana
and Lucius got together, she was soon with child and her heart was restored.
She then gave birth to my grand uncle. They called him a cursed child because
he was youkai and elf. Soon after her was born Anastriana and Lucius planned to
marry, but Lucius was killed in battle as you know, and Anastriana died soon
after. My grand uncle was raised by my grandparents,� she said explaining in
more detail about the lives of her ancestors.

�My
grandmother died when I was three, but I remember her so clearly. My
grandfather raised be after that and then,� the look on her face told Rune that
this story was about to turn grim. Tears pooled in her eyes, but she never let
then fall. �When I was thirteen, Makototen was attacked my Nadil and his crazy
youkai army. I think part of it was because Lucius had once refused to join his
army even thought he was a Youkai Lord, himself and I believe that this was a
form of revenge against him. I do not know the whole truth. All I remember of
that horrible day was Nadil asking for something and my grandfather had refused
to tell him. I tried to save my grandfather, but I was too late. Nadil then said he would come back for me
someday and then I blacked out.

�The rest
of my life, I�ve cursed Nadil and was raised by a family friend in Old Arinas.
Three years ago I returned to Dusis to find Makototen, but I fear it has been
lost completely.� A stay tear ran down her check. She hastily brushed it aside.
She finished what was left of her lukewarm coco and looked at Rune waiting.

Rune was
still confused on one thing. He didn�t mind that she gave no names other than
that of her forefathers and foremothers. It was Makototen that he was curious
about. �I have one question. Your village, Makototen, what was it like? I mean
did all of your family live and meet each other there?�

A wistful
look entered her eyes as she thought back to her home. �It was a wonderful and
beautiful place where we all the races worked together in harmony. Until Nadil
attacked we never knew of the troubles that lay outside our little world. I
miss it dearly,� she replied, continuing to stare off into space thinking
longingly of her naive childhood and her training that made her the way she was
today.

�Sounds
like a nice place. Reminds me of my own home.� He gave her a small reassuring
smile. She smiled back.

She took a
deep breath, and the smile left her lips. �Rune, there is something else about
me that you should know.�

The smile
left his face as her saw her serious expression. �What?�

�Rune, I�m
the��

*

�SHE�S
WHAT?� Rath yelled. The others covered their ears, expecting this kind of
reaction. �So what you�re saying we have the key to the world, the center of
magic, the weapon of mass destruction, the Holy One, the harbinger of doom�
right here, walking among us.�

Lykouleon
only nodded his head.

�There is
no way� it can�t be� You�re not serious are you�?� Rath asked trying to
rationalize this information. But the look on Lykouleon�s face told him that he
was dead serious.

�Holy shit,�
he said, and when Alfeegi didn�t yell at him, he said it again. We have the
center of magic, the dragon, and the Gods, walking among us, and her�� he begun
to say after he had recovered.

�She is the
Ainu, the Holy One. She is the Messiah.� Lykouleon said with unquestionable certainty.
The others noticed and did not question his authority on the matter.

�But, how?�
Rath asked with confusion and uncertainty shinning in his eyes. It was just too
much for him to handle. That woman with bright violet eyes and mixed blood was
the true savior of the world. This had to be joke�so he looked to Thatz to see
if he could find the punch line or at least an explanation, but he looked as
shocked as them. Okay, so maybe it wasn�t a joke after all.

�He�s right
you know,� they heard a voice from behind them say. They all turned to see Lily
standing on a hill not far from them. Rune had been behind her and now moved to
join the rest of the group, not wanting to be smushed by what was to come. Lily
had warned him, and was glad she had. Her once lively violet eyes were now
hardened and cold. Her soft features had chanced to ice. Her pink lips were in
a tight frown. She now looked like she had last night, only with few slight
differences: she was neither wet nor muddy, and she only had one weapon with
her (they figured the arrows always stayed in her hair).

The sky
around them had darkened when she had spoken and now the wind seemed to pick
up, making her hair fly behind her like bronze fire and serpents. Rune looked
at her in awe, so this is what she was talking about. All different races
flowing in her veins were now shown all mixed together, all as one. The others
looked one as well, with astonishment clearly written on their faces.

�How you
ask?� her voice was cold and dark, much like it had been last night, with a
hint of mysteriousness. �I�ll tell you how. My blood. For 18 generations there
has been a Chosen One, the Messiah, the Ainu, the Knight of the Eternal dragon.
And in each generation the One has the blood of all the races and they are
called upon to wake the land. However, the 18^th will destroy and
give birth to a New Age. I am the 18^th One. I am the true Ainu. I am
the true Master of the Eternal One.� She saw the uncertainty, the doubt, the
fear in their eyes. She smirked.

She pulled
out the sword that was on her back and held it high in the air. She leaned her
head back and began muttering in an ancient language, her voice loud and clear,
and very enchanting. Lightning stuck down on the tip of her sword, but it did
not seem to affect her. Then all of the sudden a massive dragon came forth from
the green jewel on the sword. Its enormous wings spanned the skies. It was
green with eight white horns place upon its head like a crown. Just below the
two center horns was a green gem the symbol of infinity upon it. It tossed its
head, its long mane falling back like a cascading waterfall. She then settled
next to Lily and went it its smaller from, the only difference was it now had
one horn upon its forehead. It held up a card that said: Hi, I�m Nyra!

With her
energy drained, Lily closed her eyes and dropped her sword as she fell to the
ground. The sky immediately cleared and went back to the way it had before, as
if nothing had affected it from it daily schedule.

::Mistress!
Mistress!:: was Nyra�s reply as she ran over to Lily, nudging her face. Thatz
ran over to her fallen form and cradled her head in his lap. The others soon
followed. Wordlessly, Lykouleon took out a tiny jar and handed it to Thatz.

Thatz unscrewed
the lid and using his index finger, he took some of that stuff and placed it on
her lips. It took a moment before her eyes fluttered open; there was a
collective sigh of relief. She licked her lips, immediately coughing and
sputtering.

�God,
Thatz, you know how much I hate that shit. Yuck!� she complained taking the
back of her hand and wiping that stuff off, before taking the hand and wiping
its contents on Thatz�s shirt. She sat up, looking around her, slightly
confused. �What the Hell happened?� she asked sitting up.

�You were explaining
why you were the Chosen One, and when your dragon came out and you passed out.�
Rath said walking over to them. �You dropped this,� he said bending down and
handed Lily�s sword back to its rightful owner. �Whoever forged that has my
compliments.�

Lily smiled
and looked at her sword. �I�m sure they already knew that,� she said looking at
him. He held out his hand, which she gladly accepted, and with the help of him
and Thatz, she stood up. The others soon followed.

�Well this
has turned out to be quite and interesting day so far,� Alfeegi said out of
nowhere. They nodded their heads. With a loss as to what to say, they all began
to wander away to do whatever they do.

The sun had
not moved that much since lunch, saying that it was nowhere near nightfall.
Lily looked around and saw that it was just Nyra and herself, but she knew that
someone was watch her, but she wasn�t sure whom. So she continued to stand
there and look around, but soon decided she would rather close her eyes and
listen. She heard the faint sound of a fountain and decided to go look for it.
She briefly wondered if the person watching her would follow, but decided she
didn�t care and walked on.

When she
got there, she took a moment to stare in wonder at the giant stone structure.
There were four dragons sprouting from the center. They each represented one of
the four elemental dragons of earth, wind, fire, and water. Deus and Nyra
seemed to be missing, however, that did not surprise Lily. Only those old
enough remembered the lone dragon. Lily was sure that there was another statue
some where of Deus. On top of each dragon�s head, was a winged woman, holding
her arms up. They seemed to looking up into the eternal sky above. It also
looked as though they should have been holding something in their hands, but
whatever it had once been, was now gone. (I bet Thatz took it!)

She sat on
the edge, and patted her lap. Nyra gladly jumped into her mistress�s lap. She
moved around in circles, like a cat, before settling in one spot. Using one
hand to support herself, Lily used the other to stoke Nyra lovingly.

Not long
after that, Fire decided to walk by, but stopped soon as soon as he saw Nyra,
and turned his head to the side in a cute manor, regarding the new dragon. He
made a cute little noise, which caused Nyra to lift up her head and look at him
in the same manor he had looked at her.. Hearts entered Fire�s eyes as Nyra
blushed cutely. (Do dragons blush? Well now they do!)

Lily looked
on and thought that it was rather cute. But to the person watching Lily apparently
didn�t think the same thing. And so they glared at Nyra as she jumped out of
Lily�s lap and walked over to talk to his dragon. When he couldn�t stand it
anymore, Rath finally came out of hiding.

�You
shouldn�t be talking to her,� Rath said grabbing his dragon. Fire struggled to
get out of his Masters grip, and succeeded as he bit his hand. Rath dropped
Fire and proceeded to look at his injury.

�What in
the Hell do you think your doing? They were getting along nicely,� Lily said
standing up from where she had been sitting.

�I don�t
want my dragon talking to tours,� Rath said rather childishly, moving to get
Fire once again, but he flashed his fangs and flew away over to Nyra. �See,
look what you�ve done!�

Lily glared
at him. �What I�ve done? If you hadn�t of interrupted them, none of this would
have happened. Besides, what in the hell happened to you. You were all nice to
me and now you�re acting like a spoilt brat.� Lily yelled at him.

�I�m not a
child. So don�t imply that ever again. Besides the moment you came I knew you
were going to cause problems and you did.� He yelled back at her.

�What have I
done to you?�

�You�re
going to take Rune away from me!� Rath blurted out, but covered his mouth as
soon as the words had left his lips.

Lily stared
at him for a long time, before she started laughing at him.

Rath glared
at her. �Stop laughing.� When she didn�t, it made him madder. �I said stop
laughing!� he growled and gathered red energy in his palm. �STOP. LAUGHING.� He
yelled the words, finally losing his temper.

�I will
once you stop acting so immature,� she said, not laughing, but still giggling,
tears streaming down the sides of her face. When she saw the red glow, she
smirked and formed her own her own ball of energy, except hers was green. �So you
want to play like that, huh?�

They glared
at each other for a moment longer. Their dragons looking on helplessly. Then all
of the sudden, at the same time, they threw their energy. But instead of
hitting the respective targets, their energy met in the middle and fused. All
watched in horror as they saw what happened next. The energy split and then
went flying back to Lily and Rath, hitting them in the stomach. Lily went
flying back towards the fountain, her back slamming into its cold edge,
knocking the wind out of her, and soon passed out for a second time that day.
Rath went flying back too, but he hit a tree, his back receiving the same
treatment.

Both
dragons went to go check on their respective masters, before going to find some
random person to help them.

Cracking
one eyes open weakly, Rath looked around him. That was not what he was
expecting when he threw that energy ball. He looked around and could not find
his dragon or Lily�s. Lily! He looked around, much more aware. He looked and
saw her laying by the fountain. He barley managed to get and walk over there
but did. He gently picked her up and carried her and himself to the sick ward,
know that neither of them would be happy campers in the morning.

A/N: Okay there it is! I hope ya liked it. I know there are
quite a few grammatical errors. Please don�t point that out in your reviews, I know
this already. The end I have here was not the original one I had in mind, I but
like this one better, though I personally feel like there is something wrong
with it. If you figure it out, please kindly tell me! Thanks everyone for your
support! By the way, Lily has reddish-brown hair.
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