He saw them in the distance;
Killers dressed in black.
A battle cry split the air,
Signaling the attack.
He examined his surroundings,
And immediately he knew;
Anything that could be done,
He would have to do.
If his foe had advanced this far,
Help would not arrive.
They would already have come,
If they were still alive.
So he called upon the elements
Flowing in his veins.
He demanded that they answer
So the enemy could be slain.
First, he summoned Water,
And called her from the deep.
“I know that you can hear me,” he cried,
“For Water does not sleep.”
Answer me, O Water,
Your powers are what I seek.
I desperately need your help;
Without you I am weak.”
As Water rose to meet him,
She made a thundering roar.
He had never seen her anger
Rumble like this before.
“Why do you disturb me,
The master of the seas,
Do not try to command me.
For I do only as I please.”
“I meant no disrespect,” he replied
“But there are innocent lives at stake.
I ask nothing for myself,
But only for their sake.”
“What ever I do for you,” said Water
“Comes with a cost so very high.
If you hesitate for a moment,
The price is that you die.”
“I am the son of the first warriors,
To walk upon the Earth;
Descendant of the dragons,
Here at mankind’s birth.”
Fear and hesitation,
Are things I do not know;
They vanished from my blood,
Centuries ago.”
Next, he turned to Earth,
And summoned her from below.
“Mother of all life,
I need your help against my foe.”
I must have your assistance,
So I make this request:
Rise and face my enemy,
And help me in this test.”
Earth was quick to answer
The young warrior’s plea,
“What gives you the right
To make demands of me?”
“I am the son of your first dragon;
Her blood is my life’s source.
I am the child of your first man,
In my veins, I carry his force.”
“I will gladly help you, son,
But there is a price to pay,
If I see you falter,
Your life will end this day.”
“I accept this challenge,
Knowing I will win or die.
I will fight this battle ‘til the end,
Or fall from the sky.”
Then, he called to Fire
To help him in his plight.
The warrior commanded her
To stand with him and fight.
“Beware, my brave son,
Hold my warning true,
If I sense your fear,
I must destroy you.”
He scoffed back at Fire,
“My ancestors you disgrace.
I am a full-blooded member
Of a brave and noble race.”
I tell you, like the others,
This battle I will win.
But that is only possible,
With the fire from within.”
Finally, he beckoned Wind,
And the powers in the air,
His voice called for them,
With an ancient prayer.
“All that blows around me,
Come to your child in need.
Help me in this battle;
Complete this honorable deed.”
The answer floated on a breeze
That only he could hear,
“I will stand beside you,
Unless you give in to fear.”
He answered, “I’m the son
Of warriors proud and brave,
And I swear that I fear nothing,
Not even my own grave.”
Water, Earth, Fire, and Wind;
On either side they flew
To meet the mighty attackers,
And deal out what was due.
Water gave him fluid motion,
His enemies she drowned.
Earth swelled up beneath his foes,
And knocked them to the ground.
Fire filled his mighty lungs,
And scorched all that lay below.
Wind blew strong and mighty,
Dealing the final blow.
When the last foe was defeated,
And the dust had settled down,
He gazed upon the battlefield
And his enemies on the ground.
He had proven himself in battle,
And passed his greatest test.
He had bravely faced his enemies,
And succeeded in his quest.
So when you hear the thunder
Roll across the sky,
Do not fear the awesome rumble
Of the Dragon Warrior’s Cry.