Tatsu turned to face the girl he befriended. She stood trembling, staring at the giant beast before her. He lowered his head to her level and apologized for lying about who he was. The girl just smiled and began petting his furry snout. Tatsu slowly turned away and said he had to leave, but the girl grabbed him and begged not to be left alone.
No human had ever been to Lord Tatsu’s castle. It was created in the sky intentionally so they could not enter. The animal gods could cast a spell to teleport there, but never any mortals. The dragon was about to turn her down... but when he looked her in the eyes, he decided she couldn’t possibly do any harm. Elizabeth climbed onto Tatsu’s back and he flapped his wings, slowly lifting them off the ground, and flying toward his home in the sky.
Elizabeth stood next to Lord Tatsu’s throne and watched as he yelled at Neko and Kitsune. He finally dismissed them to their wings of the castle and began to speak with his guest. She mentioned the god’s fight that Tatsu had interrupted. If they had continued, who would win? If all five had been there, who would be the strongest? Tatsu often wondered this himself, but never felt the need to test it. The girl laughed and suggested a tournament. Tatsu looked at her and laughed, but then said ‘why not,’ thinking it might be fun.
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