Both of them has been running for quite a while now, so much they don't hear any explosions in the background anymore. It wouldn't be wise to stop there but they decided to go at a slower pace, the idea came from Flora who was exhausted but determined to continue. The more they advanced, the more the crystals became bigger and greener, from deduction it would be wise to say it is because they are older.

They dared not to touch one of them, if something this big came to explode, a real catastrophe would happen. Even Squirrel, who has the tendency to do what it wants dared not, from the previous experience. It was a relief for Flora, at least she did not have to fully focus on Squirrel and its hands touching everything it sees.

The path in front of them turn to the right but they can't see what's in this direction, the view is blocked by a wall of crystals, but what they saw is a greener glow, far brighter than the one where they're at. The path only lead this way and it was not the time to turn around, so they advanced onward, ready to discover the cause of this green light.

With hesitation they finally took a step in a green chamber, where lie an enormous emerald crystal that emit a radiating green aura around it. The walls of the chamber are covered completely by this green crystal, refracting the light and intensifying it. Flora got closer again, even more curious than before, she look closely in the crystal and she saw something in it.

A tiny creature was in a fetal position, eyes closed and its arms and wings covering its body. The green crystal made it greener but it may have other colors, impossible from this perspective to know right now. Squirrel is looking at it with attention too, like phased by what it is seeing, Maybe it knew it?" asked herself Flora.

She place her whole hand on the crystal, suddenly a headache made her crawl in pain. Squirrel, agitated and not knowing what to do lean above her. The last thing Flora saw before falling into a deep slumber was the panicked face of her blue friend.

- Ca-...

- Capt...

"What is happening?" Is thinking Flora, like something is trying to wake her up.

- Captain Regis!

Suddenly Flora get up in surprise, the person trying to wake her up shook her. When she inspect her surroundings, she lie in a beautiful room, walls covered of paintings and banners with five crests weaved in golden thread. Further and closer to the only door of the room are shelves that appeared to be full of books and little sculptures well done. The ground is covered with a magnificent carpet, the same golden thread is weaved in meticulous details, forming a giant helmet with a jewel embed in the center.

- Captain Regis, if you sleep so much you'll be late for the meeting with the Five!

- A meeting? What meeting?

She was addressing a young man with round glasses that suit well his visage. His hairs are mid long and split from the middle and straight. He wears a beautiful long and white clothes with some pieces of metals around the shoulders, the knees and elbow. The well detailed cloth has some medals attached to the side of the heart on the torso of the man, the same helmet on the carpet is carved on the other side of the cloth of the man.

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- Aah captain Regis you drank too much again last night I assume... You can't continue to celebrate each victories like this, someday you will be sick the day of an important war!

- Hmm sure...

The headache didn't leave her head, or was it what they call a hangover? Naturally Flora never drank alcohol before, the only time she did was when her grandpa pour just a drop in her glass so she could understand what it taste like without getting drunk.

- Who's this captain Regis you're talking about?

While saying this Flora get her hand to her head, holding it in pain. When she finally notices, her hand is very large with some hairs on it, far resembling her very hands. Suddenly she inspect herself, touching herself everywhere to comprehend the situation. It seems she's trapped in the body of a man of big stature, scars and muscles arbor its torso.

- Are you alright? Geez, I knew I should have stopped you yesterday when you said you wouldn't abuse again...

- Quick give me a mirror, I need a mirror!

- Alright, alright, is everything alright?

As it grab a mirror on a table that was against the right wall, just below a banner. The round mirror in the hand of Flora, she immediately inspect herself. Her face is the face of a man in its middle age, long hairs hold in a ponytail that got loose in the night. A big and well shaved beard is all around her neck, going to its ears. The top right of its mouth has a scar of a cut. The nose is big but not bad to look at, it suits its visage to say. The sharp and brown eyes of the man looks severe, even scarier from someone who doesn't know the man. His hairs are brown but the age getting back to the man, some strands of white hairs can be seen from time to time. The tanned skin of the man has a scar in a form of a cross on its right pectoral, below, Flora did not dare to look at.

- Y-y-yeah it's alright, I'm better now, I just woke up from a nightmare.

- Oh what happened?

- I got woke up by a young and impetuous man.

The words came out with Flora deciding, like the body taking back controls of its acts. The man gulped at the words of the captain, he did not dare to reply.

- So they're here huh? The Five... get out of the room so I can change but wait me outside, give the castle assistants to tidy the meeting room with everything needed. Am I clear?

- Y-yes captain Regis, count on me captain Regis!

- So what are you waiting for?

The grumpy man had a well established authority with his underlings.

- Aah Lucas, why do you have to be so stressed about this...

Flora understood she was talking about the young man that just closed the door, her memories are mixed of the ones from this captain Regis. There she saw bright memories of him and Lucas, he adopted him while he was an orphan, left to his own demise in the streets of a capital named Asteria. There the memories assembled to make it her own.

Captain Regis is the captain of the royal guard of Asteria, The biggest city in a world named Onyxia. Actually they are at war with the Two Dragons, entity she remembered to see in the temple. Right now they were being pushed back but since the Five meddle in the fight they are on a win streak everywhere they go. Lastly but none the less, Captain Regis is one of the fervent fighters in this war, he participated in all of it but for a reason. He lost his wife and son to the hands of the Two Dragons, from there he swore on its name to eradicate the Two Dragons with his own hands. He see in Lucas his own son, but he knows he isn't, that's why he refrain to act like a dad to him even though he really wants to. Captain Regis from his memory again, is a bout to have a meeting with the Five, they are about to fight the fortress of the Grey dragon, the infamous that rampaged all the continent, the most fearful foe he ever fought. The full name of Regis is Regis Regulia, he made himself, with no noble background to achieve to this position, only his achievement made it this position.

Now that he wore his white cloth, resembling the one of Lucas but with more metal plates and more medals, he is ready to go outside. Flora can't wait to see what really looks like the Five, as she already have an image of them in her head from the paintings. Are they like they are painted?