Fallen Stars

Mystery Eight

The Eggs, The Stellar, And The Classifications!

Caffua (confused): What?!

Draco, Vega, and Wrath: What?! I thought you said an hour!

Caffua: Sit them down quickly.

Draco: I’m keeping mine in my hands!

Vega and Wrath look over to Draco.

Vega and Wrath: Us too!

The eggs crack apart, breaking into their hands. With Wrath’s and Vega’s breaking apart first, letting out their animals!

Wrath (euphoric): Whoaaaaa. Is this Pure Lightning???!

Draco (stunned): What??!

It jumps out of his arms and runs around Wrath. It takes the form of a Wolf pup.

Wrath: It’s formed of nothing but Blue Lightning. (Wait, what’s this?)

The beast is wrapped in coils of lightning, forming all around its body. Its fur is electric blue, with lightning bolt-shaped markings. One of the bolts glows more than the rest of them, sticking out... It has blue eyes with lightning jumping back and forth in them. It howls, and thunder begins crackling throughout the area!

Caffua: (Whoa!)

Draco looks at Vega, as his eggs start shaking…. Then his creature bursts out!!!

Vega (staggered): A.. A shadow…??!

The demonic shadow, with fiery red glowing eyes, spreads through Vega’s hands. In a taunting form, it has a long tongue sticking out, laughing with it, it showcases razor-sharp retractable teeth, so sharp it looks like they can shred flesh easily. Its color is a dark purple tint. It has a cloudy yet liquid type of body... It has a strange symbol on its body. The shadow’s red eyes have fire quickly moving in a circle in them. It makes an ominous noise, scaring everything!!!

Wrath and Draco (stunned): What???!

Vega: My true self is a shadow? (Wait, what’s this birthmark?)

Vega’s shadow jumps into his shadow and plays around scaring Wrath’s beast pup. On Vega’s shadow, it has nine tendrils coming out of its body. But they disappeared leaving only one.

Vega: (What.)

**Quick remembrance**

M: It’s an egg that will grow into what represents you. It will hatch into your pure self with your real ideals.

Wrath (thinking hardly): Hmm, a red-eyed shadow... I remember that from some mythology or was it folklore….

Vega looked at his shadow.

Vega (secretly covered in bliss): (I love it.)

Caffua: (Mikaboshi and Raijū???? They have two Forbiddens.)

Draco: Hmmm, I’m still waiting.

They all look at the egg, waiting for it to break open, the more they look at it the more it cracks.

Draco: (C’mon, C’mon. You know what I want!)

Caffua: ….

Bursting open and out comes a…..!!!

Wrath, Caffua, and Vega (stunned): A dragon?!!!

Draco (so excited and exhilarated it can't be explained): Perfect! Exactly what I was looking for! (Is it asleep?)

Wrath (taken back): For real?! A dragon!?

Draco: Vega, why are you surprised? You said I seem like a Dragon the most, you predicted this.

The dragon has red scales. Five claws on each foot. Very thick horns protrude on its head from its long mane. Black and red wings that are tucked. Black hair going down its long serpentine body. With a very long tail. Very sharp teeth and a long snout, with a fierce look as it sleeps.

Vega: I see it, even more now.

Draco: (Wait, what is this?)

Caffua: (A dragon? All red?! So his animal Classification is Forbidden too…..) Gather round, and let me break all of this down to you all.

They all gather around Caffua. While holding their animals, they all notice something. Caffua starts to speak.

Caffua: I wanted to wait until your eggs hatched. Now that the time has come, I can explain some things to you.

Draco: Ok.

Caffua: Each animal that has hatched from eggs, is put into different categories. You can call them the Classifications.

Wrath: Alright.

Caffua: They are you. Whenever you are hurt or feel down, they feel the same. Whenever you are in a blood-lusted mood, they are the same.

Vega: Can they die?

Caffua: They can die, but unless you die, they will be reborn. They can feel pain, as much as anyone.

Draco holding his dragon.

Draco: (I’ll protect you no matter what.)

Wrath: Does that mean, every animal throughout this world was once partnered with someone?

Caffua: No. But some animals can range from squirrels all the way up to different animals from folklore.

Wrath: Whoa.

Vega: Can you have the same animal as someone else?

Caffua: No, no one has the same animal. They can be of the same species, but each one is different. Everyone is unique in their own right. Also, they can’t reproduce.

Draco: (There are people out there with dragons too....)

As Draco looks down at his dragon, grinning.

Caffua: (......) Now, the Classifications. They are broken down like this…

**Animal Classifications**

**Futuristic**

**Modern**

**Extinct**

**Folklore**

**Imaginary**

**Legendary**

**Forbidden**

Caffua: And that’s all of them.

Draco: What does each one mean? Or what happens under each class?

Caffua: Glad you asked. Each one provides an advantage to their partner. Depending on the classification, you will get a boost. It’s like a buff in video games.

Caffua:

**Classifications**

**Futuristic: Futuristic animals get a stamina boost.**

**Modern: Modern animals get a strength boost.**

**Extinct: Extinct animals get a defense boost.**

**Folklore: Creatures from folklores get an endurance boost.**

**Imaginary: Imaginary creatures get a regeneration boost.**

**Legendary: Legendary creatures get a speed boost.**

**Forbidden: This refers to creatures that were once Forbidden to ever exist. When these creatures appear, people are on the lookout. They get a boost to their ability power. Plus a boost from another one of the classes.**

Caffua: Forbidden specializes in a different boost, along with an ability boost. The boost you get accumulates over time too.

Wrath: The fuck…..

Vega: …..But what separates legendary and forbidden?

Caffua: Legendaries, are well-known creatures around the world. They are known for being very powerful throughout mythologies and legends. Forbiddens, rarely appear, but when they do, they bring nothing but destruction to the world. Forbiddens are creatures that mythology or religion is based on. They are worshiped as devils or Gods themselves.

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Wrath: Gods or Devils?

Wrath looks at Vega’s shadow.

Wrath (lightbulb): I remember your shadow now, Vega.

Vega: Hmph?

Wrath: It's called Mikaboshi, worshiped as a demon in a Central Mythology.

Vega: Mikaboshi, huh… (Mikaboshi…. a demon….)

Draco slightly looks over to Vega.

Draco: (...)

Caffua: Well, with Draco’s, his would be-

Wrath jumps in.

Wrath: I know! Since it's all blue. My guess would be a dragon from an Eastern Mythology. If I remember right, The Continent: Cat’s Eye, is where it spawned.

Vega: (East...?)

Draco’s ears perk up.

Draco: What about you, Wrath?

Wrath (thinking): The only place I can think about with a lightning beast is from a Northern Religion.

Wrath thinking, not paying attention to his animal. Wrath’s partner takes the form of a bear cub and then into a lizard. Then suddenly, a shock comes to Wrath.

Wrath: Got it!

Draco: What?

Wrath: I think it was called “Raijū”. I’m sure that means Thunder Beast.

AN* Raijū (雷獣), meaning Thunder Beast.

(AN* = Author’s Note*)

Caffua: (Central, Eastern, and Northern. Hold on, Hold on. Are you telling me, Three Forbiddens are in the same group?!)

Caffua begins to speak to them.

Caffua: Wow, Wrath you sure do know a lot about this.

Draco (laughs): That’s Wrath’s thing.

Wrath: Yeah, I love studying Mythologies and different Folktales.

Caffua (deeply concerned): (Draco prepared for this, Vega the strategist, with Wrath’s immense knowledge of the world.)

Draco looked down with a menacing smile.

Caffua: …..

Vega: I did notice every time you’re on the roof, you face the east, Draco.

Draco: Oh, I do? You notice the weirdest things, Vega. I never really thought about it.

Vega: Yeah… I noticed.

Draco looks off to the side.

Caffua: You all have Forbiddens…… They are a danger to others and themselves.

Draco: What does that mean?

Caffua: Someday it might consume you. They also say, with Forbiddens you can get a different sort of ability. But, it's so rare that no one knows too much about it.

Wrath: (Now that I think about it...)

Wrath shakes his head.

Wrath: Besides that. Let’s test to see which boost I got.

Vega (steps up): Ahaha. I’m first.

Vega starts with speed.

Vega: Let me see if my speed increased.

Vega dashes, running back and forth.

Vega: Did you see it?

Wrath and Draco: Yeah, we saw you running.

Vega: Did you see the cut?

Wrath: What cu…..

A large straight-lined cut appears right beside Wrath, cutting all the sand away!

Wrath: Whoa, what the hell! What if you hit me?!

Vega: Don’t worry, If I wanted to hit you, I would’ve. So I got speed, huh?

Vega holds up his wooden sword.

Vega (smirking): (I did the same slash as Caffua.)

Wrath: I’m next. (I don’t feel any stronger, but let me still test it.) Let me punch you, Vega.

Vega: Alright.

Wrath punches Vega, and Vega takes a step back but isn’t moved much.

Caffua: So not strength.

Wrath: Damn it! Hit me.

Vega punches Wrath and he steps back a little bit.

Wrath: Ah! That hurt a bit. Did I get endurance or defense?

Caffua: Defense you wouldn’t have moved. It didn’t seem like Vega hit you hard, endurance wouldn’t have felt any pain at this stage.

Wrath: Well, what did I get?

Vega takes his wooden sword and does a slash cutting Wrath’s arm.

Wrath: What the-!

The cut starts healing itself...

Caffua: So that’s what you got.

Wrath: Nah, I’m known for my cuts or scars healing fast.

Caffua: Vega, do it again, but more.

Vega does some quick slashes cutting up Wrath.

Wrath yells out.

Wrath (mad): Fuck you!

All the cuts over his body start healing faster. With all the blood disappearing and the scars disappearing, his body looks good as new.

Caffua: See.

Wrath yells out again, covered in anger!!

Wrath: Damn it! I wanted to be a motherfucking UNSTOPPABLE FORCE!

Caffua’s face has concern all over it.

Caffua: You rather have Offense over Regeneration?

Wrath and his animal start sparking!!

Wrath: OFFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Draco: FACTS! TELL 'EM, WRATH!

Draco and Wrath laughing.

Caffua: What is with those two? (And isn’t it “defense wins championships” ?)

Vega: I guess they’re remembering our basketball days. They were super focused on offense.

Caffua: Regeneration is very useful, Wrath. You’ll see it in the future.

Wrath: Whatever.

Draco: I guess I’m last. Let me test it.

Draco goes through all of them. Strength; Failed. He punched the ground, but only a couple of lumps of sand jumped around. Defense; Failed. He got knocked down by Vega. Speed; Failed. Vega and Wrath saw every move. Endurance; Failed.

He took an attack and couldn't get up for a minute. Regeneration; Failed. Wrath cut him with his lightning and he still hasn’t healed yet.

Draco's face gets madder and madder!!

Draco: Man, what the fuck! I didn't get anything!

Caffua thought with worry.

Caffua: (Wait, Wait, Wait. Don’t tell me.) Draco, try to use your power. Your power of a star.

Draco: Alright.

Draco holds out his hand and does a slight hand motion bringing down some starlight.

Draco: **Mysterious Light**

A huge array of light comes down! It strikes the ground creating a huge gaping hole in the sand! Everyone's jaws drop, even Draco’s!

Draco: WHAT THE HELL?! I only did a little bit!

Caffua (worried): (This is not good.)

Vega: ....Draco didn’t know you had this much in you.

Draco: Me neither.

Wrath: Oh my Wrath.

They all walk over to the hole and see how deep it is. It’s about 3 meters deep.

Caffua: This is a rare case.

Vega: …

Draco: It is?

Caffua: For someone to not only be a Forbidden, and not have another class boost, but an extra ability boost. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone with this.

Vega and Wrath have scowling expressions.

Vega and Wrath: Fucking Draco.

Draco just smiles it off.

Draco: Hahaha, c’mon guys.

Vega starts looking at Wrath’s animal.

Vega: What about these birthmarks? Yours has one too, Wrath.

Caffua: Huh?

Vega: See this.

Vega picks up and shows his shadow’s symbol.

Vega: It’s a Hidari Mitsudomoe. On its right side.

Vega’s shadow’s symbol

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/603784191850577941/729021564346957874/Hidari.png

Wrath picks up his partner. As he looks at the mark that's glowing the most.

Wrath: Ok, it has a Lightning Bolt symbol on its left side. Same as my brand.

Wrath’s raijū’s symbol

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/603784191850577941/745714657217740920/LightningBrand.png

Draco: I guess all our animals have birthmarks…

Vega and Wrath look over. Draco holds up his dragon, showing its head in between its horns, as it still snoozes.

Draco: My dragon has some marking on its forehead…

Draco’s dragon’s symbol is just a regular line...

Caffua: (....)

Wrath and Vega: Hmmm.

Caffua cuts in.

Caffua: But, there is more I have to tell you.

Draco: Really?

Caffua: You should name your animals now, it’ll help in the long run.

Draco: Ok-

Draco is interrupted by Wrath.

Wrath: I’m going first.

Wrath holds up his Thunder Beast.

Wrath: Hmmm. I think I got a name. Zion! No, Zeno! Nah. Zephyr! Nope.

Draco with a sarcastic tone.

Draco: We’ll be here all day with him picking a name.

Wrath’s beast looks at him, with its blue eyes. Wrath’s hand on his chin, thinking. He finally comes up with a name!

Wrath (enthusiastic): I got it! Zeus!!

AN* Zeus is the King of the Greek gods and the God of the sky and thunder.

Caffua: (Zeus?!)

Zeus jumps out his hand and starts running around. Changing into an eagle, and starts flying, its wings create thunder clapping.

Wrath (surprised): It can shapeshift??

Then Zeus lands, transforming into a wolf pup. Huffing just like a wolf, with some sparks flying around it.

Draco: It can’t decide on something, huh? Just like you, indecisive.

Wrath: Shut up, I’m not indecisive.

Draco: Who’s your favorite basketball player, of all time?

Wrath: Hmmm. Either Kraz or Labrum. I can’t pick.

Draco: Hahaha! Exactly!

Wrath pouts a bit.

Wrath: …Whatever.

Zeus turns into a sabertooth kitten, leaps onto Wrath, and bites into his shoulder!!

Wrath: Zeus relax!!

Draco: Well, I’m next-

Vega (interjects): Sorry Draco, I’m next.

Vega stares down at his shadow. While it stares back. Both of their red eyes glowed at each other. Draco with a confused look.

Draco: Uhhh….

Vega does a quick nod.

Vega (hiding his bliss): Your name is…. Enma! (Let’s spread some fire, Enma!)

AN* Enma (閻魔), meaning Demon. Enma is also the ruler of Hell in both Jigoku and Meido. Buddhism religion also.

Caffua: (Enma…?!)

Enma with a serious vibe nods back to Vega. It slips through his hand. Enma and Zeus look toward each other with serious faces, gauging the other.

Enma’s shadowy body starts shaking and growing bigger. Trying to intimidate Zeus! But shrinks back to normal size.

Draco: So I’m last. Hmmm. Alright.

Draco’s dragon is still asleep. But its head looks in Draco’s direction.

Anti: (You know my name.)

Draco: (Huh? Anti transferred into my dragon?)

Anti: (Name me Anti, you know already.)

Draco: (No. I’m in control now, Anti.)

Caffua: Draco, are you talking to your dragon?

Draco: Uhh, yeah.

Caffua (quick reaction): What? You’re not supposed to be able to do that until the next tier.

Vega: Oh, so you do know some things.

Caffua (sighs): I was going to tell you all when the eggs hatched, I can tell you now-

Draco: Wait, I still have to name it.

Anti: (I have a name!)

Draco (smiles): Now you do! ***** is your name! Hahaha!

His dragon slowly opens its eyes. And with its black eyes, it's happy with excitement! Its black pupils are in the shape of a star. With a devouring glare, it lets out a loud ferocious roar!!! Shaking the area!!

???: (Yo!!)

Vega and Wrath look at each other after hearing the name.

Vega and Wrath: (.....)

Caffua: (What…!!)

All three of them look at Draco as he continues to laugh with a crazy expression, laughing into the sky.

Caffua: (I would say its Tiamat, but it seems different–)

Draco: Now, Caffua, before we forget. The tiers?

Caffua: Ok. It’s really simple. Stellar, from lowest to highest goes M, K, G, F, A, B, O. Ranging from nine to one on each level. One being the highest.

**Stellar**

O

B

A

F

G

K

M

9 to 1

Caffua: On M, you have two things. Once you reach M1, your time limit is expanded to 20 minutes, and you will be in Peak Human Condition.

Wrath: Hmm.

Caffua: This is where killing stars come in, that’s the only way to reach a new level, at least for the lower ones. When you hit K, you get increased strength, extra durability, can turn into your abilities, increased time limit to 1 hour, and can communicate with your partner, such as hearing each other's thoughts.

Wrath (quick reaction): Damn, all that?!

Caffua: But it seems Draco can already talk to his animal. He isn’t K yet, so how? Also the more the tiers you go up, the different abilities you get.

Vega stares at Enma while it plays around.

Draco: Oh yeah, Caffua, Wrath told us your power. How much did you listen in on?

Draco staring him down, Caffua a little startled.

Caffua: Nothing too much. It’s nothing to worry about.

Draco (returns to his relaxed state): Good...

Caffua coughs to get their attention.

Caffua: *Ahem* There is one last thing…

As they look at him, including their animals. Caffua has an unreadable face showing.

The gang: Hm?

[The Eggs Have Hatched! They Learned About

The Classifications And The Stellar!

But Wait, There’s Something Else?!]

Mystery 8 Fin