Winterfall

I waited roughly an hour before falling asleep, as I did not know how long he would need in his office. Soon after I fell asleep, our dream took hold. "Waiting on me?" He questioned as he looked me in the eyes.

"I didn't know what you needed to finish up."

"All the paperwork you made me get behind, but that can wait until tomorrow."

"Good. I still have questions."

"Sit. I will try to answer them." He sat on the log on the beach, and I sat beside him. "Now, where was I? Ah, Dragon King, and how are they selected? As I have stated, bloodline, destiny, and talents are part of the selection process. I've said that my skills and abilities would lead to a great destiny. I guess that's because I had the privilege of working with one of the Great Ones."

"Can you explain who the Great One is?"

"He's a God. It is a better term for it. One of the Great Ones - humanizes him more. Something he does appreciate more than just simply saying he's a God."

Theo had mentioned dragons and their gods before. One was Tiamat - this one was more evil in nature, and the other was Bahamut, or the Platinum Dragon, which was a lawfully good-aligned deity. Those chromatin types, like Crimson, tended to follow Tiamat, and those like Theo, silver or metallic, tended to follow Bahamut. Of course, there were those who strayed, and you may come across a chromatic who follows Bahamut; those were rare, though.

Theo nodded as he read my mind. I did not directly train with Bahamut but one of his successors. Training with Bahamut is rare and very seldom happens. He usually sends his successors to train those he marks for great destiny."

"Does yours have a name?"

"He does. But I can not say his name."

"Why?"

"Bahamut demands secrecy for his successors in fear those who know will get his successors killed."

"Fair enough. He said it gives both of us benefits?"

"Not sure what those will be yet, borrowed power. But we can already do that in a way. We can test that when we wake up and train in the morning."

I was processing the information he was giving me. He was granted more abilities from the past, present, and future in spells and skills. We could naturally do abilities that didn't require too much energy, whereas we had a limited number of spells to utilize daily. Items can enhance both, like the gem-enchanted ring my father gave me. Dragon King came with more power, which came with more danger. And I couldn't help but wonder if Theo marking the kingdom as his layer had anything to do with it. Not to mention, if we successfully defeated Marcel, Theo would be King of Winterfall.

"Are you alright?" I glanced over at him as he read me and watched me process this information. I just nodded. "I know it's a lot, Maria. And it just adds to the mess we are in, but it will help us, which I am sure of."

I cocked my head as I stared at him, "I'm not worried about it not helping us, but I am worried about Marcel finding out."

"He may already know. And he may not. Crimson would have the same chance at being selected as I. It's unheard of for a Chromatic type to be selected as most are deemed dangerous and would run the world into the ground."

I felt my eyes widen in fear as if he knew we were in more trouble than we already were. "I need to talk with Crimson then. Figure out what she may know. But do it subtle."

"Are you sure that is a good idea? She may get suspicious."

I sighed. Damn it. He was right. "Fine. Do you have any ideas?"

"For now, let's just keep this between us. It's better that way. So talking about it will only happen in our dreams." I nodded. "The dream will be fading soon. I'll see you in an hour for combat training."

He leaned over and kissed me on my lips as the dream faded. I woke up in a bit of sweat as my head spun. Theo was marked as the Dragon King, and I was his rider. Who would have thought?