The Dragon Rider's Chronicles

The arrow flew into what appeared to be an explosion of sand. When it cleared, Sanz was to the side, on one knee, holding Neera in one arm and his other poised to grab the hilt of his blade. Best one could tell, he had rolled away from the arrow the instant it had flown. His eyes were narrowed into slits as he glared at the man and dragon.


Little one!


I know--I know--Just . . . try to keep it down for now


"Who are you?"


He paid little to no attention to the princess in his arms for now. Whatever they had been discussing or what she was thinking right now could wait until the threat of IMMINENT DEATH wasn't hanging over their heads
 
Bane (and by extension Kenzo) rolled and twisted in the air as she dodged the waves of energy, wind buffeting both dragon and rider. "What the hell...?" Kenzo said in his surprise. He ducked as one of the whips swiped at the space his neck recently vacated. The mysterious dragon rider soared past after she'd barely missed Kenzo's jugular, laughing maniacally all the while.


So we're meat for her dragon, is that right? Kenzo thought.


Seems that way, Bane replied seriously.


Kenzo glanced to Ardra...and when he faced forward again his red eyes were all-but blazing. F*** that.


He soared on Bane, rounding on his opponent. "FIND SANZ AND NEERA, AND RETURN TO THE HANGAR!" he shouted behind him to Ardra. "I'LL FOLLOW SHORTLY!" He and his dragon launched forward, sped up by Kenzo's wind magicks. Burn them to ash, Kenzo commanded.


Bane was happy to comply, roaring loudly as she sent a gout of crimson fire at their opponents.
 
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Matthais stood up from his bed and staggered at the sudden motion. He steadied himself on the edge of the hostpital bed and held his head with the other hand. He slipped into his anger, control... always control..., and his head cleared. He began walking to the hanger slinging his shield on his back. "Then let us be off. Is your dragon healed yet?" He wrapped his hands in bandages as he walked.
 
Neera's hand immediately went to her back but then realized that she had no sword along. "...s***..."


Neera, you've got to get out of there. That dragon is beyond any of us. Eldran's voice echoed through her head.


How bad could it be?


In answered, a spray of sharp crystals was thrown at them, along with a well-aimed arrow that sliced through Sanz's upper arm. "Now, Ami, that's a bit of precision!" The rider continued launching arrows.


"Sanz, Eldran says we've got to get out of here. Fast."


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The fire slammed into the Novarius dragon and more laughter came from the rider. "Who do you think you are? What a pitiful fire attack! Fluffy, how pathetic was that?" In response the dragon launched its twisting body at Bane, its talons digging into Bane's hide painfully. A shrieking roar erupted from Fluffy as she flipped her tail around to smack Bane in the face.


"Kenzo!" Ardra wasn't about to leave him.


Orders, milady? Majeir asked.


Crush those crazy creature's skulls! Ardra answered. Majeir came at the Novarius dragon, trying to slam his rock tail into the rider. The rider laughed maniacally and flipped one of the whips at Majier. The whip wrapped around Majeir's muzzle, sending shock wave through him and Ardra.


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In answer to Matthais' words, Verspab came lumbering out, stretching its wings. "...I'll take that as a yes." Iris looked apprehensively at the dragon; she'd never actually ridden a dragon by herself. Ever.


On with it, girl. We have work to do. Iris blinked at the words before jumping on his back.


"Let's go." Iris and Verspab launched into the air. "Follow me." She just started flying towards the greatest source of power, which oddly enough was not coming from the locations of Sanz, Neera, Ardra, or Kenzo. It was coming from the area of Kestus.


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"How about no." Kestus' upper body set itself aflame and Dezeld covered his body in hard ice scales.


"You would resist death....?" The dwarf rider chuckled. "What do you think of that, Necron?" The dragon snorted before slipping behind a wave into the darkness, disappearing.


"Hey! Come back here, you coward!" Kestus yelled.


"So much light." The voice was suddenly behind him and Kestus barely dodged a thrust from the giant lance. "It's easy to find you."


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"How sweet." Verus, along with Mistriel, stood in the doorway, watching Draconas and Sapphire. "Guess we know where the two little bastards came from, now don't we, cousin?"


"How dare you." Sapphire stood up, pushing Draconas away from her and standing in her full glory.


"I think we dare." Mistriel slinked past Verus into the room. "I think we dare a lot more than that." Draconas' hand immediately went to his twin scimitars, which were suddenly magically lifted away from him. "Ah, ah, Draconas. Let's have a friendly chat without pointy things."


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The rest of the Council were standing in the kitchen, sporting themselves to a larger bottle of wine that had been left in plain sight. All seemed merry here and there was no knowledge of the fighting outside or inside.
 
Sanz grit his teeth as a flash of pain seared through his mind. The world around him was starting to be covered in a red haze


. . . ittle . . . on . . . ld on . . .


Sanz ripped the crystal arrow from his arm, and didn't seem to care about the fact that he was bleeding. From the corner of his vision, Sanz could see Neera's mouth moving, but her words didn't register. His breath was coming between clenched teeth as his gaze focused on the dragon and rider


. . . ne . . . yo . . . n't tr . . .


Auntymarun's voice was in his head, but it was quickly being overwhelmed by the sounds of his past . . . and the lust of battle. Finally, something snapped inside of him and his eyes went completely wild. Within seconds, he was already leaping at the rider, his massive blade in front of him.
 
Matthais flew after Iris. "Any idea what's going on?" He called through the night wind. "I... I can feel some, chill coming from the ocean."
 
Bane let out a roar born of equal parts pain and rage. My fire had no effect. Any other bright ideas?! she thought, annoyed.


Keep a firm hold on them, Kenzo replied. Bane dug her claws in and clamped her maw around the tail that had affronted her face. Once Kenzo was sure that the two dragons were locked together, he closed his eyes. Though he'd cut ties to his clan, he wasn't about to forget their techniques, especially when they were so useful.


After a few brief seconds he opened his eyes and his arms became cloaked in rapidly swirling wind: the Soromine Soaring Eagle style, useful for times like this when he was without his blades. He thrust his arms down and behind him and twin gouts of air rocketed him off the saddle and sent him in an arc through the night sky. his falling trajectory was aimed straight at he female rider with the twin whips and the loud mouth. His fist clad in the fury of a tornado was brought back as he prepared to smash it into the woman's face. His red eyes glared with cold hatred towards the one who had the gall to affront the only person he dared to love.
 
Kenzo's move would have been quite epic, if not for the dragon wing that slammed into his body. He was knocked away from the rider, falling to the ground below. Majeir lost altitude and began falling from the shock of the whip. The intense magic of the whip had bypassed his rock skin. The second whip slammed around into Bane, twisting around her neck.


"Fluffy, we must hurry. We have more important people to kill. Little Queenie, time...to.....DIE!!!!" More laughter escaped her lips.


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"Child's play." The rider with a bow smiled. They had all been briefed about the people here and this Sanz had one obvious weakness: his anger. It was then that his bow began to glow red with fire and the arrows began to arc instead of fly straight. The arrows were slashing larger gashes in Sanz's chest and the Crysais dragon flew backwards to avoid getting hit by the giant blade. It also launched another spray of crystals at Sanz.


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Kestus turned to blast fire into the darkness but there was nothing there. "....pathetic, little fairy. You have raw power, but you have no way to control it." The lance thrust again from the darkness, this time catching Kestus' right arm. He grimaced, trying to cauterize the wound. Kestus knew that he was alone here and this person was beyond him.


No way that we can run, can we? He asked Dezeld.


....the odds aren't really in our favor either way. He can just stab us in the back if we run. He can also stab us in the back if we don't.


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Iris could see the fire of Kestus flaming up the horizon. She could also feel the darkness surrounding him. "....oh....Dragons....Above....save him...." She looked back at Matthais. "You know how I said that we're the Dragonborn of the Moon and the Sun Dragons? Well, there are kinda Dragonborn from the Fallen Great Dragons as well. I think that's what is attacking this island. All three of the Dragonborn of Death, War, and Chaos."


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"You know the rules, Mistriel." Sapphire's eyes narrowed. "You are to restrain your psionic abilities during times of summit."


"....you're expecting me to care, b****?" Mistriel smiled chillingly. Draconas' weapons were thrown out of the room, leaving him defenseless. "Against the wall...." The two were thrown back into the wall with psychic force. "Both of you."


"You're toying with them, Mistriel." Verus' eyes glowed with black fire. "We can't take too much time."


"Patience, Verus." Mistriel walked up to them, eyeing them each. "I've waited far too long to destroy the murderer of my father and brothers."


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The Council suddenly noticed that they were extremely tired, tired to the point that they were falling over. "....the wine....drugged...."
 
Sanz left a small crater where he struck the ground, and his head shot back up with a gaze of raw fury on his face. He didn't even seem to care as his wounds started to multiply and get gradually worse. His blade was stuck directly in front of him, flat side facing forward. Each foot went slowly in front of the other, trudging on as the crystals flew against his blade and ricocheting everywhere. Some slashed over his arms and legs, but his mind was a whirlwind of anger and pain at this point, they didn't even seem to register. Auntymarun seemed to have gotten sick of waiting, and a massive ray of violet light shout out of his maw between Sanz and the other rider. In the aftermath, he gripped Sanz firmly in both paws and started to fly in the opposite direction, most of his mental energy was currently trying to cage Sanz's fury


Princess, we must leave this place. We will die if we do not.
 
The massive wing smashed into Kenzo, sending him rocketing towards the ocean expanse below. He was somewhat stunned by the blow, and the wind dissipated from around his arms.


He didn't land a single blow. Even four versus two, they were treated like flies against a falcon. He turned his gaze upwards at the rapidly shrinking silhouettes of Bane...Majeir...Ardra...he was useless.


"...Dammit..." he managed to mutter just before arriving into the cold embrace of the ocean. A loud smack could be heard when he hit and a small column of water erupted upwards from where he'd bridged the gap between air and sea. In moments, the water was smooth once more, leaving no evidence of the dark elf slowly sinking beneath the surface.


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Bane saw her rider hit the water...hard. She roared louder than before, her body becoming cloaked in furious flames. She struggled against the whip around her thick scaly neck, but so far to no avail. She couldn't go after him. Kenzo, get your ass above the water! she sent desperately.


No response.


Bane was worried now. Though he was a total idiot, that guy had his uses. Calm down and focus...what would he want her to do in this situation...?


That isn't even a question. The answer is protect Ardra. Bane couldn't help grinning slightly as she realized that, and with a raw and desperate twist of her body, she finally broke free of the Novarius dragon's grip and the rider's whip. She dove after Majeir, roaring at him to snap out of it and get Ardra out of there, no matter how much she protested.
 
"Well then," said Matthias as he delved deeper into his anger. "I don't think our fairy friend will last much longer if we don't get there soon." He urged Sikstaxen faster as they flew through the darkness. The orange fire over the ocean pulsed. "Be ready for anything."
 
Majeir didn't need to be told twice; he began to fly as fast as he wings could go. He could feel the build-up of horrifying emotions from Ardra and braced himself for the onslaught.


Go back! Kenzo's still-


This isn't a debate. Majeir stared straight ahead. Bane said go. I'm going.


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The rider and Fluffy didn't even seem to care that Majeir left or that Bane was diving after her rider. There was a single goal on this island; find the Queen. "....Fluffy, do you think that our Lord Verus will mind too horribly much if we have some fun on the way there?" Fluffy twisted in a cyclone, shrieking, as he began flying towards the dragon rider base. "I didn't think so either!"


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Neera was instantly scooped up by Eldran, who took off after Auntyrmarun. Auntyrmarun, I doubt that this is the only enemy rider on the island. Especially considering that large ball of fire over the ocean.


Neera remained silent, not knowing what was going on. Then, her mind flashed to the fact that her mother was on the island. Was her mother in danger?


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If Neera understood what was going on inside the dragon rider base, she would have been panicking. Mistriel's eyes narrowed as she used psychic energy to carve another gash in Sapphire's body. Sapphire's royal robes were stained now with free-flowing blood. "How does it feel, Sapphire? How does it feel to slowly fade into nothingness while in agony?"


"...why...Mistriel....?" Sapphire asked weakly.


"Because that's what happened to my father in your prisons." Mistriel closed her eyes, drawing in a breath angrily. "He was tortured to death slowly. You said he would just be imprisoned for his crimes; you lied to my people."


"...I didn't...order...that...." Sapphire opened her eyes, the brilliant blue fading a bit as her strength left.


"LIES!!!" Mistriel shouted and the force of the psychic power in her voice cracked bones.


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"...time's up, fairy...." The voice from the darkness echoed around him. "I have no more time for games." From nowhere, the lance flashed out of the darkness, slicing off Kestus' wings. Kestus' scream of agony seemed like it could be heard from miles away. As the wings fell into the water, dark talons sliced across Dezeld's throat. Dezeld didn't even have time to react before his massive body began to fall into the water. As they fell, Kestus knew his fate. As soon as the water put out his eternal fire, his time was up. All he could do was hold onto the bond with Dezeld as he fell into the water.


The rider sighed. "Welcome the fairy to your side, Marfedelom. I took him from the light before his time." The dwarf addressed his dragon. "Let us go to the others." The massive black dragon silently nodded and they took off towards the dragon rider base.


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Iris saw the ball of fire fall beneath the sea. "....no....." Iris shook her head. "....we're too late." Even so, she urged her dragon to fly faster. "We can't be too late....Kestus...can't...be...." Iris' mind could not process what she knew had just happened.
 
Sanz let out some kind of beastial roar from his throat as his hand went up to his face.


"Can't--Leave--"


Auntymarun looked down at his rider, his violet eyes fiercer than Sanz had ever seen before


NO. WE MUST leave if we are to survive! I will not go back to that island just so that you can kill yourself!


Sanz was taking in clenched breaths through his teeth, barely holding on to some grip of his sanity . . . or maybe it was the strength of his memories that were making his speech possible right now.


"Not--Again--I can't--be helpless--AGAIN!"


Auntymarun's eyes were glowing, trying to keep Sanz's rage in some kind of mental shell. He looked over at both Neera and Eldran


If there are more enemies like that, then we don't have any options for survival besides fleeing. Sanz is in no state to fight an opponent like this, and even if he was . . . we would still be weaker than they
 
Not yet.


Kenzo closed his eyes and gathered the air that had been plunged into the ocean alongside him, forming a shell over his form. He took several gasping breaths before settling into a oxygen-preserving rhythm. He felt his back come to a soft rest against the rocky bottom of the ocean. He grit his teeth against the pain of his battered form. His wound from that Shiphon dragon was almost fully healed...but its pain still shot through his entire body, reminding him that it wasn't quite resolved. He was near his limit, and the tension of his body started to leave him, scattering into the bitter cold of the waters that surrounded the dark elf. His consciousness threatened to fade as defeat took root in his very bones...


Not yet.


He could feel Bane at the very edge of his senses, urging Majeir and Ardra away to safety. He felt some solace in knowing that Bane knew what he would have ordered. He tried to move, but his body disregarded his command. He couldn't feel anything; he must have gone into shock from the impact of the wing and hitting the water. Desperately staying aware and awake, he ordered the earth beneath him to move. Meanwhile, he snatched more air out of the sky above the water, dragging it down to him. Rock and coral cracked and groaned as it moved over him. Water receded air took its place. Within a couple of minutes, he'd formed a small cave, big enough to hold him and enough air to breathe for several hours. He shivered at the cold air against his drenched form, but that wasn't enough to prevent him from resting. He would need more energy than this if he wanted to make it back to the surface, much less fight that psychotic rider again.


"...Not yet...Ardra..." he muttered, an exercise in futility as he knew full well that she couldn't hear him. In his last act of being awake, he sent a message to Bane, who hovered at the edge of his senses still. Protect her in my stead...for now, he sent, and with that he let go of consciousness.


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Bane received the message. Her eyes widened in surprise at it, but then her features set into a grim determination. She said nothing to Majeir at the moment, but flew along side him and Ardra. No harm would befall them, if she had anything to say about it. She would honor Kenzo's request, on the condition that he didn't make it his last.


...We should find the others, she told Majeir after some tense silence. I refuse to believe we're the only ones dealing with opponents like this.
 
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Matthais saw Kestus fall and he knew he was too far away. He urged Sikstaxen faster but he knew there was nothing to be done and his anger boiled. He tried to pierce the darkness and find Kestus's attacker but it was fruitless with his human eyes. He channelled his rage into a pulse of light that went out in a sphere around him. It would illuminate, for a brief moment, anything flying nearby.


There. A dragon and a rider flying towards them and towards the base behind them. "Iris..." Matthais called in the dark as he and Sikstaxen pulled up. "Don't get in my way." His eyes began to glow with wisps of orange energy as they began to dive upside down. He could see everything, the waves below, the rainclouds on the horizon, and the black dragon with a dwarf upon its back.


As they fell towards these new enemies his whole body clenched with anger his mind was blank, save for a simple desire.


A desire to kill. He pulled at his core of energy as they dove and within a dragons length of the newcomer he released a cone of light, that could burn the flesh from bones, with a scream of primal hate and rage.
 
Matthais' cone of light met only darkness as dragon and rider disappeared. "....I was warned about you." The voice echoed into the darkness. "The Dragonborn of Solonosus." From behind Matthais, a blast of dark energy slammed into Sikstaxen's back behind him. "But you're still no threat since you apparently still have yet to master the light."


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Iris saw Matthais go and pressed on. If there was even a sliver of a chance, she was going to save Kestus. He couldn't be dead. It just didn't compute in her head.


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Eldran addressed the psychic dragon. We have no chance here. We've got to get all of the others together and fly to the main land. The others.... He stopped asked as he realized the full extent of the situation. The Council is still on the island. The Queen is still on the island.


Neera could hear her dragon speaking because she reached out with her bond to her dragon. "....Mother...." She spoke aloud as she looked back to the island. "....Mother's still there...." She wrenched her body around, trying to pull herself from her dragon's talons into the saddle. "We've got to go back. My Mother is still on the island!"


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Majeir's eyes scouted the area, trying to find a friendly being. He saw the flash of purple scales and immediately began to fly towards the psychic dragon, projecting ahead of him so he wasn't fired on. Coming in from the side, Auntyrmarun. Don't blast me, please.


Ardra saw the others but remained silent. Her thoughts were with Kenzo. "....come on, Kenzo...." She whispered into the wind behind her. "Don't you dare leave me here alone...."


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Fluffy pulled up, noticing a familiar shape on the horizon. "I see Necron! We have found friends, Fluffy!" Fluffy shrieked in agreement as she dove towards the dark dragon and its rider. "And he found another toy for us!"


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"Ami, I see Necron." The rider with a bow addressed the crystal dragon. "Let's rendezvous with them so we may got finish off the rest of them together." Ami agreed with a nod and began to fly towards the dark dragon.


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Sapphire gritted her teeth as Mistriel's psychic shout cracked her ribs. She couldn't speak, for the pain was too great.


"My father died after years of torture. Now, you answer for his suffering!" Mistriel lashed out another psychic wave that gripped Sapphire's throat tightly and squeezed. Verus looked on, a content smile on his face.


"Let...her....go...." Draconas tried to struggle free while reaching out within his mind to Elise. Elise, I need you. The answering rush of energy told him that his dragon was already on the way and was close by.


"I'll let her go all right. I'll let her greet the same darkness that my father did, after she's suffered for what she has done." Mistriel reached out with a second psychic wave that slammed Draconas in the chest, knocking the breath out of him.
 
"My mother is still on the island!"


It took several seconds for that sentence to register in Sanz's mind . . . but once it did something broke. And it wasn't the pure rage that was threatening to overtake him at that moment . . . it was something he was certain had been lost to him, and didn't fully understand what was happening. But he stopped struggling for one minute.


Auntymarun. We're going back.


I've said--


I'm not going to let history repeat itself.


Sanz's eyes bored straight into the violet dragon that was holding him. The stillness that now took hold of him was a stark contrast to his usual activity in battle, and Neera writhing in Eldran's grip. Auntymarun slowed his speed of flight, and Sanz pulled himself up into the saddle. He was standing up, holding his massive blade to one side


I'm taking you away if you throw yourself into inescapable danger. And I'm not going to return again.


Auntymarun's eyes followed Sanz's back towards the island, along with multiple dragons flying over the land, right before shooting back to the massacre that was happening.
 
Eldran saw Sanz get on top of Auntyrmarun, seemingly calmed. ...we are returning to the island then? Right now, it seemed that Auntyrmarun held the most sway over the others. When he saw Auntyrmarun shoot back into the fray....he did what any scared being would do. He followed the only creature around that seemed to possibly have a clue what to do.


Neera used the moment to flip herself back onto Eldran's back. My weapons. We need to get my weapons.


That's not going to be easy. Eldran glanced back at her.


I know. But if what I'm thinking is right, we're going to need them. Neera answered, a determined look on her face.


Auntyrmarun! Eldran addressed the psychic dragon. We've got to get the weapons for the ones who don't have their weapons on them!


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Out in the ocean, Iris and Verspab dove into the ocean. She gathered what light she could from the moon and scanned through the water. What she beheld was not a pretty sight.


The once beautiful shiny scales of Dezeld were now seemingly dead, his eyes open in a vacant stare. The giant cut across his throat still oozed blood. Kestus' body was still attached to Dezeld, the ragged stumps that once held lustrous wings still bleeding out into the water. Verspab reverently pulled the body out of the saddle and wrapped it in sea weed.


He is dead. There is nothing that we can do except take him out of the water. Verspab sighed.


Among the fairies, it is a high dishonor to not be buried in Koda. We should return him to the fairies. Iris said, finally accepting that there was nothing that she could do.


....Koda is a haven, a place well-hidden. We would do well to return there and give them news of this grief. Verspab suggested as they began to rise to the surface. Iris fastened the wrapped body of Kestus to the back of her saddle.


Let's get the others out of here first.
 
Matthais began piercing the night with spears of light in random directions hoping to catch the Dragonrider of Darkness with a beam. His wanton desire to destroy was only pierced by the cool splash of spray that hit his cheek as Sikstaxen pulled out of her dive.


Cease, young one. There is no benefit to this waste of energy. Calm yourself and think.Matthais blinked twice and bottled some of his rage. The darkness of the night hid them from the peering eyes of the other dragonriders, but who knew what powers they had. He saw Iris a short distance away and indicated for Sikstaxen to go to her. We need to regroup, get everyone together. We outnumber them greatly and can use that to our advantage. He thought as they skimmed waves of the black ocean.
 
Little one, Neera must acquire her weapons before she can continue in earnest.


Sanz let out a sigh and looked at their destination.


"Turn away from the hangar. Neera's dorm was around here right?"


A mental image was flashed to Auntyrmarun, along with an idea of what Sanz was planning


If you do that--


The girl can yell at me when we're not under attack by riders with the power of gods.


Auntyrmarun let out the dragon-equivalent of a sigh before a massive crash resounded throughout the area. The wall to Neera's room was completely torn open by a combination of physical and psychic force, leaving Sanz to jump into the area and find Neera's weapon. He eventually did, a large two-handed sword . . . large by her standards anyway. He easily picked it up with one hand.


"Right. Get her down here and we'll find her mother."
 
Neera currently really didn't care that her room was kinda in shambles. Eldran swooped down and she jumped off, landing next to Sanz. She quickly took the sword from him. "Right. The Council and the Queen are still in this place." Neera was all business now, trying not to get emotional again. "We need to find them."


Majeir dropped Ardra off. She ran down the hallway and grabbed her bow. Also, Ardra grabbed Kenzo's two swords quickly and handed them off to Majeir. "So.....where would the Queen be?"


A feminine voice was shouting down the hallway from them. It was too far away, however, to reveal the words.


"That way." Neera started off towards the source of the voice.


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The dark rider pulled back his dragon. "Hold, Necron. A few mice have slipped past our noses." Ami and her rider pulled up. ".....Cyrus. You took too long."


Cyrus, the rider with a bow, smirked. "I was having a bit of fun, wasn't I Ami?" Ami nodded in agreement.


"So were we!" Fluffy and his rider approached. "They were soooo much fun. Then one died and they ran. Then the fun ended."


"Ziri, we have other things to do." The dwarven rider sighed.


"Reginald, have the others been taken care of?" Cyrus asked.


"They have dispersed but they have returned to the compound." Reginald gestured toward a faint group of dragons. "However, our master is calling for us."


"It is time then?" Cyrus smiled. "Good. With this blow, we will bring a war to this continent that will make all others seem inferior."


"Play time!" Ziri screamed as she and Fluffy headed towards the location of their master. Reginald and Cyrus followed quickly behind her.


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Sapphire was barely hanging on to life, her brilliant eyes now deadened. Her body was covered in lacerations and internally there was much bleeding. Mistriel had allowed Sapphire to collapse to the floor. Verus was growing impatient.


"Come on, Mistriel. Finish it." Verus sighed.


"Maybe our Dragonborn should taste blue blood?" Mistriel's eyes narrowed in amusement.


"....Dragon....born...?" Sapphire whispered.


"Did you think your precious daughter was the only one?" Verus laughed. "We found all three of the ones we needed to release the Dark Rulers Marfedelom, Rivarygat, and Daararyte."


"....you can't do that!" Draconas exclaimed. "They'll tear apart the continent!"


"Exactly!" Mistriel smiled, her eyes filled with glee. "It is time for this world to pass and for the Great Dragons to create a new one. Our world has fallen from the ways of the Dragons. We have no right to live here in the land they created. Thus, this world will be reborn and a select few who follow them will be spared. We will create a new world!"
 
"The council and--but I thought you said your mother was here?"


Sanz followed after Neera


Follow us from the skies. Be ready


Yes little one


"Is your mother one of the nobility?"


Sanz kept his blade at the ready, fully expecting to be jumped at any point. The screaming of a grown woman was echoing down the hall . . . and the memories sent shivers down his spine.
 
As Matthais reached Iris unmolested Sikstaxen landed gently into the water next to her soothing her back in the cold water. "We need to find the others and regroup for the counter-attack." He then noticed the body wrapped in seaweed. "Iris... we can't let them get away with this. The last I saw they were heading to the Island. We need the others. We need to move now." Matthais's sentences were laced with anger, and an uncharacteristic desperation. Sikstaxen dove into the water and then pulled up powering herself out of the depths and towards the Island.
 
"Sanz..." Ardra addressed the clueless elf. "Neera's mother...is Queen Sapphire Sentoni of Dracsofar-"


"Less talking, more doing!" Neera was running down the hallway, her sword out in full attack stance. Her mother's screams were like knives, driving her down the hallway faster and faster. Ardra followed but stopped when she saw the kitchen. "The Council...." She dashed from person to person, checking their pulses.


"....they're all...dead...." The massacre before her was unreal. "Wait...where's Dad...and Mistriel?"


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The three dark Dragonborn arrived by crashing through the giant glass window that over-looked the entire cavern. Reginald, Cyrus, and Ziri walked into the room where Mistriel was torturing Sapphire still. "Milady, it is time to leave this place." Reginald's deep voice boomed through the room.


"Ah, here they are now." Mistriel smiled happily. "My three prodigies!" Her attention returned to Sapphire as she pulled her up off the floor and into the air above them. "Do you wish to help, my three Dragonborn, in finishing this task."


Reginald bowed solemnly. "I will gladly help with the ushering of a soul into the realm of Marfedelom."


"Her death will create a war greater than any other." Cyrus flourished dramatically. "At your service, milady."


"Oh the chaos that will be born from this!" Ziri jumped up and down while clapping.


"Then strike as one." Mistriel held Sapphire's body in the air. Each Dragonborn drew their weapon and readied. "Do what you are destined to do. Destroy the last remaining link in this corrupted country's chain."


Cyrus shot three arrows in a line down Sapphire's torso. Ziri's flail wrapped around her neck, ripping away the skin. And Reginald's spear pierced through Sapphire's heart.


It was at that moment that Neera rounded the corner and she saw the final blow. It was like slow motion as her pulse thudded in her head. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" She dropped to her knees, screaming.


Draconas struggled up, tears streaming down his face. "Sapphire.....SAPPHIRE!!!!" Sapphire turned her head and for some reason, there was no pain in her expression.


"Take care of her, Draconas.....you're all she and Kirion have left....I...." She reached out her hand towards Draconas. "I....always.....loved you....always....loved....." Her breath hitched and her eyes died completely, her arm dropping down limply.


Ardra came around the corner and saw the scene in front of her. Her father and Mistriel looked intensely please at Sapphire's death. Mistriel in fact was laughing in raucous happiness.


"....father...." Ardra saw it all now. "....no...."


----


Far away, Iris clutched her head as a sharp pain hit her. "...Matthais....we're too late...." Tears fell down her face. "Someone....someone has died.....someone has died that could have stopped this......we are too late...." Verspab shot after Sikstaxen, his mournful voice roar echoing throughout the area. Iris was feeling all of the pain and agony from the others and it was affecting her ability to remain in control.
 
"She's--"


It took every ounce of Sanz's will to not stop in his tracks as they ran down the hallway


"She's WHAT?!"


That airhead who continually acted half her age was the princess of the nation? Sanz shook his head to clear away the shock. Worry about that later, right now there was the matter of imminent death that was more important. The entire council dead. Sanz had to grit his teeth at the scene before they moved on . . . but he was not ready for what lay in the main hall. Neera's scream of defiance seemed muted to his ears. He was vaguely aware that words were being spoken, but they were mere vibrations in the air as the scene was layered over by another in his mind.


Burning buildings


The crushing weight on his chest


The limp form of sister above him, protecting him from the burning wood


The glazed over eyes of mother


An arm raised in defiance


Auntyrmarun could do nothing but shout to a void as a sound that should not have emanated from any mortal, human or elven, escaped Sanz's lips. He was already in motion, faster than he had ever moved in his life. The three of power were mere shadows in his mind. All noise was gone as his entire being was focused on one person . . . the man who was responsible for this. The man who now stood their laughing . . . the man responsible for the death of a mother. Auntyrmarun was high above Sanz. All he could do was erect what barriers he could in front of Sanz before someone or something stood in his way.
 
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