Hello all! This is my first story. So, please be gentle.
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, or any other shows that are used in this story.
Pyroxivos glared as he lied on the ground, Merlin having proved stronger than he thought. The fact that Merlin had already killed his brothers and sisters didn't help, as they were more powerful in a group than alone. The large draconic demon had attacked him just as Merlin had done to his brothers and sisters, powerfully and without warning. This proved useful, but Merlin, even with his mortal limitations, proved the victor.
Merlin glared back at the demon as he limped forward. Obviously, Pyroxivos had wounded him badly, if the fact that Merlin had a stump for a left arm was anything to go by.
"You are beaten demon," said Merlin "There is no escape from me." "Why do you do this Merlin? My brethren and I only intended to keep the balance between order and chaos, not take over the planet!" questioned Pyroxivos as he slowly got up from the ground.
"I do this because you demons are nothing more than a stain on God's shoe." Merlin stopped to cough after he said this. Pyroxivos's flames, while having done much external damage that only Merlin's wide array of healing magic could heal, had filled the air with smoke as black as coal. "Drat, our battle has drained me of most of my power. However, while I can't end your life, I can trap you somewhere you can't escape from!" Merlin then spoke an incantation that wrapped the large demon in chains of energy. They then dragged him into the cliff that he was in front of.
Pyroxivos roared in defiance, the flames that still burned the battle damaged landscape growing hotter and brighter as he did so. "This is not the last time we will meet Merlin, this I swear!" Pyroxivos vowed "We will return, and we will have our revenge!" This was all the fiery dragon-like demon could say as he was sealed in the cliff, a strange and ancient magic symbol had been positioned on the cliff that he once stood in front of.
Merlin stared at the symbol, then turned around and began the long walk back to his castle. Pyroxivos glared at Merlin's retreating form. Unbeknownst to Merlin, the demon could still see and hear. All the spell had done was bind him into the rock, and the power the spell had was the only thing that kept the demon in.
"I hope you stay as powerful as you currently are Merlin, for if you aren't, you will not walk away from our next encounter!" the draconic demon promised in the seal. Merlin stopped where he stood, and turned around quickly, as if he had heard what Pyroxivos had said. Merlin then relaxed, and left the clearing. Pyroxivos thought that Merlin had heard him, but was most likely dismissed as a trick of the wind. The demon then began to plan something that would not only bring back his family and restore the balance, but would also stop Merlin once and for all. Pyroxivos slowly fell into a long sleep, one that involved dreams of his vengeance.
Artemis sighed as she remembered Kid Flash's earlier attempts to impress M'gann. 'When will he learn that she doesn't like him like that. It is obvious she likes Superboy. Although, the look on Wally's face when he realizes it will be priceless!' She grinned to herself as she thought of the speedster's face.
Artemis usually did this. After team training, she would go out and explore the various forests around Happy Harbor. She doesn't know whether or not anyone knows of her little hikes, but she doesn't really care. However, before Artemis got to far into her own musings, she saw something shine in a nearby stream. She walked over and saw that there was a stone in the bottom of the stream. The strange thing about this stone was that it looked like obsidian, which could only have formed if there was a volcano nearby. The blonde girl knew that there was no way that a volcano could have formed in a forest right near Happy Harbor, as it wasn't located on any known fault lines. Looking back at the way she came, the blonde haired girl went in the opposite direction, wanting to know where the obsidian stone had come from.
It took some time, but Artemis finally made it to where the stream began. It was a pond. Artemis walked to the edge of the pool of water, and was shocked. In the bottom, was what appeared to be a symbol of some kind. She couldn't see what the symbol was though due to the cloudiness of the water. Artemis then heard a hissing sound. This hissing didn't sound like something a snake would make, no it sounded like water boiling. She looked into the water and saw the symbol releasing a bright red light, which caused the water to boil and evaporate.
Artemis took a few steps back as the pond quickly disappeared. A few minutes after it began, it ended, and Artemis walked back to the bank of the once existing pond. She noticed that the heat needed to evaporate the pond as quickly as it occurred wasn't there, and the temperature felt like any other part of the forest. Artemis walked over to the symbol she had seen from the bank. Now that the water was gone, she could see what it was.
'Japanese' she realized 'and if I remember correctly, it means fire. Well, it definitely explains the whole pond evaporating, but why is it down here?' The symbol began glowing again, and Artemis took a few steps back in shock. It released a large flash of light that caused Artemis to cover her eyes in shock. When the flash subsided, she uncovered her eyes and was once again in shock.
Standing in front of her was a very large dragon. It was covered in reddish black scales, and had a very large wingspan, one that fitted it's large size. It's tail, from what she could see, was long, and ended in a spear-like tip that looked VERY lethal. The dragon hadn't opened it's eyes yet, so Artemis believed she had a chance to get somewhere safe, and call Mount Justice . She took a few steps back, when the dragon's eyes opened. They were blood red voids, having a black slit pupil that was like a crocodile's. It began looking around, most likely trying to see who caused it's release. The dragon's eyes then fell upon Artemis, who was trying to slowly walk away. It's eyes widened and it uttered a word that Artemis barely heard, but was utterly shocked by.
"Sister?"