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The great beast loomed over the horizon, it's many mouths snapping at the sky as if to devour the sun itself. It's shadow was like an eclipse, it's form like the coming of a storm. Saito found a strange kinship in the sight, the great beast before him. So this was the legendary Yamato no Orochi, the great beast that had been sealed by Suanoo'O. He smiled, and recognized in the great mass of scales and teeth a rival, a beast that could match his full destructive power. It garnered his respect, but respect fell secondary to his duty. It was a challenge, as the beasts of the mountain he had defeated. It would be his opponent this day, and the storming skies would meet their match in the thunder of a thousand tons of hydra.

Beside him sat the Herald, silent as always. Quite frankly the silent samurai freaked the shit out of Saito. He just couldn't read the guy, couldn't understand him. And then there was that aura, as if the Herald knew he could kill every other person in the room. It was just unnerving, as well as frustrating.

Kiyoko was in his lab, making some last-minute preparations. The news of the beast had taken them all by storm (no pun intended) and the Dragon Guard had been gathered. The Emperor had refused to evacuate from his chambers, and sat on his throne even now. This city represented the power of the Empire, and if it fell it would not matter where he ran to. The Empire would fall with it's walls, and the heart of the Empire would die with it's people. It felt strange, all this responsibility heaped onto him.

Silently and calmly, his brother Kaito approached him. They were twins, and had shared all things in life. When he had gained the power of Fuusen, his brother had gained the power of Raijin. Wind and lightning, together they were the seeds of storm. Although his brother's new appetite for babies had always been mildly disturbing. "Brother! About time you showed up. Big lizard heading this way."

"Then we will kill it. It's nothing new, just on a bigger scale." His brother replied evenly, nodding towards Saito.

The other Dragon Guard had either been too far away or engaged in too important a task to be called up for this mission. Just the four of them would need to face this beast, and come out victorious. But hey, they were the Dragon Guard, the strongest in the Empire. Each of them bore the power of a God in their own right. The shit did they have to fear?