This one is an interesting specimen. His name is Brick Prodose. He is, what some would call, a Vessel. A Vessel is a human being with the power to summon the power of a specific Dragon. In appearance, the only difference there is between a Human and a Vessel is the Birth Mark that all Vessels have. The Birth Mark is shaped like one kind of Dragon, or another.
Brick can summon the powers of the Dragon called Aggroar. If he concentrates hard enough, then he can hear Aggroar's thoughts, giving him advice. Dragons don't exactly exist in this world anymore, but they can channel their powers through humans that they are related to.
How did he come across this sort of information? Well, that is a story for another day. We need to focus on this story here for the moment.
Brick was walking along the beach. He had his usual assortment of clothes. Red T-shirt, jeans, black fleece jacket, and black and white checkerboard Vans. He brushed his blond hair free of sand and looked around one last time to see if he really was alone. Then he pulled out two of the shards needed to enter that tournament. They glowed when they get really close to each other. They glow even brighter to show you where you can find another one.
So far, he found the first one embedded in some one's back yard. The second one he found when the first gem started glowing next to a museum. It was actually in a tree. Poor owl was fussing about it. Now they lead him to a beach in Virginia at six in the morning. Not that he's not grateful. Its just.....this place gives him bad memories.
He may kid around, and act like nothing is a big deal, but he has gone through some horrors of his own. He caused a major fire when he was seven. His parents told him it wasn't his fault, but he knew they were as freaked out as he was. He caused those fires, and he knew it.
So, he got up one day and left. Oh yeah, he thought, that would be two years ago today. Happy Birthday to me.
In his mind, if he never took anything seriously, they wouldn't hurt. Or, at least, not as much. The shards led him to a cave. Nice, he thought. He entered and, finally, when he was deep in the cave, he saw the last shard he needed. It was sticking out of a rock at the end, there was a light shining on it from above. How heavenly looking, he thought.
Before he could even start towards it, he heard a voice behind him. "It appears I finally found you!" He spun around to see his "secret admirer". He laughed a little. "Astrid Le' Beouf. I was wondering if you were actually coming back. You mean to tell me that the Guardians of Humanity sent you again? Even after what happened in Cairo?" She fumed. She was very pretty, Brick had to admit. She had brown hair and blue eyes. Its too bad she hates my guts, otherwise I'd totally date her.
She drew her weapon, her favorite sword. Its a kind of rapier that has a golden handle cover. The actual blade reaches four feet. She said, "I am here on my own agenda, Prodose! I am here for that crystal. Once I have it, the Guardians of Humanity will treat me with respect! That will be even more so when I bring your head on a silver platter to them!" He whistled. "You are seriously cute when your angry, you know that?"
She turned red. Then, in a screech of rage, charged. Brick put the shards away and lit his fists on fire like he always does.
Oh yeah. He thought to himself. She totally digs me.
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