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AnoKamiRyu landed on what seemed to be a palace floor.ShoRyu and ShinRyu followed him.Still in Dragon form,they proceeded to the Shrine part of the giant alter.They all bowed to the large Dragon figure and turned to each other.

ShoRyu:"So you say you have lost your family to more humans?"

ShinRyu:"So you have no one else to continue your legacy?"

AnoKamiRyu:"Yes...and immortality doesn't seem to help...My father here still calls me ShinAnoKamiRyu,for he believes I am the only Dragon of my kind left."

ShoRyu:"RyuKenShin?"

AnoKamiRyu:"Actually,it is ShinShoAnoKamiRyu.But he is known to many as RyuKenShin,for he is the forgeman of the Masamune.Yet,whenver our kind used it,it took that oar shape,and never the true sword."

ShinRyu:"Yes,why?Because your father,our Dragon God,creator of our philosophy and first God of the four Gods and 10 Guardians,wanted the Muramasa form of the sword so it would not kill the wielder?"

AnoKamiRyu:"Ehh...yes.Correct.But how did you know?"

Both:"It is in your father's philosophy,plus the most recent things the Gods have secretly informed us of-"

"When the world was young,the Dragon God, ShinShoAnoKamiRyu,created the East Universe.From the farthest corners of the Universe,the Phoenix created the West,the Turtle the South,and the Tiger the North.Then they created Guardians for their most favorable planet,Earth:the Dog,Ram,Horse,and many others.For the other planets,they registered one Guardian,though.So each of these Guardians/Gods' animals peacefully stayed on this planet.But then,the Monkey Guardian once felt he was smarter than the other animals.He felt this way for a long time until his animals started to evolve.The others noticed this and evolved also.But they each formed and opposite,which were the Akuma Guardians.These Guardians created Jigoku,and had some of their Ma on Earth.The most destructive,though,was the Monkey Ma,forged from the Monkey Aku.They once revolted,but were captivated and forced to forget everything that had once been their Philosophies.Of course,one of the strongest of the Akumas,the Rising Flood Dragon,leader of the Black Dragons,was a Dragon himself.So the Gods fated him to do battle against the True Rising Dragon for ages due.The Flood Dragon did not know his future enemies would be of his clan,so of course,when the Black Flood met the True Rising Dragon,the True Rising Dragon would Rise again and defeat the Black Flood."

ShoRyu:"That is what we have been informed-"

ShinRyu:"And what has happened."

AnoKamiRyu:"...My father has...recently informed me through the Lotus of a further...philosophy.You see,the Lotus is the Anti-tyranny leaders of the Gods.They are also the Gods' seers.It goes as follows-"

"When the True Rising Dragon has Risen,its holy reign shall protect once again as the lands will be overcome in a Black Flood for the second passing."

ShoRyu turned to ShinRyu.Both had a horror-stricken look.They knew they had to defeat ShoKouziRyu once again.Bot how,if he was not dead?Was he immortal?

ShoRyu:"What will we do,Shin?"

ShinRyu:"We shall become the True Rising Dragon once again.With the help of the Holy reign.AnoKamiRyu,will you join us?"

AnoKamiRyu:"Well,of course my friends!Am I not your protector,being a part God myself?We sahll stop him again,you can believe it,but first we must find your friend-"

They stopped as the clouds progressively darkened and turned into water,floating freely in air.

Black water.