Hmm..

Well, that's it for the character origins. I did all the main cast. All that's left is the villains. Which are the Wyrmlords and Wyrmqueens(Dragon clan leaders). But to go into their background would show too many spoilers, and as much as I love to show people spoilers... This time I won't.

In other news, I intend to buy the rights to a song from Soul Sacrifice to use at some point. What song, you may ask? This one:

Why? Once I played this game, I was inspired by its music, as such this one song reminded me of the battle between Ryu and Sacreia(From Ryu's POV) and the end of her chapter. Music makes things all the better, it helps a scene come to life. I'll even show a bit of that scene now:

Hopping off of him, she sighed sharply and looked up towards his bloodied corpse. Her eyes widened for a moment as Ryu applauded and began to approach. “Here I thought you were going to lose and I had to come in and save you.” He joked. Sacreia began to clench the sides of her head and scream loudly, almost inhumanely. Reddish black ichor began to spew from her mouth covering her entire body reforming her exoskeleton and healing her wounds entirely. It had changed entirely, spikes rose from her shoulders making thick ridges around her collar bone. Small spikes ran up her clawed fingers and toes, much like his own exoskeleton. It seeped up towards her face and finally to the sides of her head, where two horns were formed protruding forwards where they curved quite high. A row of smaller yet more prominent horns appeared upon her forehead like a crown. She had resembled a Wyrmqueen. The screaming stopped and her head lowered, black smoke billowing out from her nostrils.

Slowly she turned towards him and motioned a hand to him to approach her. “Come here for a moment... I have something I want to tell you!” she exclaimed. Ryu approached her curiously, and as she outstretched her hand her sword manifested itself and pierced Ryu's abdomen. His eyes widened in shock as he took several steps back pulling the blade from his body. The others looked at her in surprise wondering why she had suddenly attacked him of all people. “I need you to die, so this body will finally be mine!” she roared.

“What the hell has gotten into you, woman!? Is this about earlier!?” Ryu yelled, yet Sacreia merely smiled and shook her head. “She is no longer here. Only I, Nelai remain. You are the only thing that stands between me and total possession of her body. And for good measure...” She turned to face the other two, her right hand outstretched as she fired two flaming lances towards them which pierced into their bodies sending them outside of the stronghold and pinned them to the sand outside. “There, now they will not interfere. Can you truly bring yourself to kill her...? One whom you've cared for...? Loved...?” she said, as several new markings began to etch themselves upon her face, the same that Ratheran himself had.

Ryu quickly unsheathed Dresera, and Sacreia manifested her other weapon. They lunged towards one another exchanging several blows, their weapons smashing against one another in a brilliant display of sparks.  With each clash of their weapons, a bright blinding flash of energy would burst between them. Within that light… He began to recollect his memories of his time with her. He could see her smiling up at him. Even the day he presented the wristlet came to his mind, the joy that was ever present within her eyes. Ryu’s movements had begun to grow sluggish, Sacreia stared upon him confusedly, wondering why he wasn’t putting up as much fight as he should.

Once more their weapons clashed, and another brilliant burst of energy sparked between them. His eyes widened, and he could see the cliff, when she had confessed her love for him. The feeling of when she had first kissed him graced his lips once more, it had become  heart wrenching. Even the  image of the rose still on her hair was beginning to eat away at him Why was he fighting her, why did such a fate befall her? All this time, he had never known that he had loved her. But now she stands before him, a monster corrupted by her own hatred, possessed by her Dragon Soul just as he had been when he killed Ganyu.

 Ryu rushed at her with an overhead crushing blow, slamming the face of his massive sword upon her. Sacreia parried barely blocking the blow and pushing him upwards, her hands trembling beneath his strength. Their weapons were locked upon one another, a contest strength now took place as they began to try and overpower one another. “Why did you abandon me!? I waited for you... All those years! Was I nothing to you this whole time!?” she cried out. Ryu knew this was not her, Nelai was trying to weaken his resolve. But if it was her... He had to try and reach out to her in the same manner Yoli did to him. “I didn't abandon you by choice! You weren't there when I returned! It isn't my fault!” Ryu grit his teeth pushing as much strength as possible into trying to push her back, Sacreia did the same, the glow in her eyes growing more intense by the second.

“Liar! You forgot about me the moment you met that Nerokois harlot!” she roared as Ryu managed to finally overpower her, forcing her to the ground where he slammed his great sword down upon her.



Those horns by the way? They're not the average Wyrmqueen horns. In fact, there's only one other character that has the horns Sacreia had there.

This was done by a friend. As was several other artwork for my book. Who is she? Her name is Serya, AKA Tiamat; Draconic Goddess of Twilight. Both Sacreia and Serya have a very deep connection to one another. One that is only hinted at. The fact they possess the same horns, and that in Sacreia's chapter, she recollects memories that are not her own, but Serya's.  What ever could that mean?