A/N: Hi guys. Even though this is just a trial run to see if this story will get the same support the other story (Cynder's Story: A new beginning.) received. It you like this chapter (The actual first chapter of the story I may put up) I will continue the story for you all. Please give me feedback, and please tell me if you like it, or if you see some areas in the chapter that could use improvement. (If so PM me. Don't put the areas of where I need to improve, in a review because I'll ignore it, and you won't read what you want to find out.) Enjoy.
What has happened over the months:
Almost a year has passed since Namigi's sacrifice to save Avalar, and Cynder has not gotten over his death. Shortly after his death, Cynder laid her two eggs and after two months they hatched. However Cynder didn't show any emotion when she saw her hatchlings; she named both the hatchlings on the spot as if she thought of them a long time ago.
Cynder named her daughter Emma. Emma was a black dragon and had a light pink chest and wing membranes. Her eye colour was pink and she was really beautiful for a hatchling.
Cynder's son on the other hand, hatched a little later then Emma did, meaning Emma was the older one. When the egg hatched Cynder almost burst into tears of sorrow at the sight of her son. Her son looked exactly like his father, he was a black dragon and had a red chest, red wing membranes and his eye colour was as red as his father's. Cynder named her son Marcus in honour of Namigi's father.
Cynder never smiled and barely looked at her son because of his resemblance to his father. Marcus knew why his mother barely looked at him, even though Emma didn't. As soon as the two hatched, Cyril came in and told Cynder they were going to be treated as Nobles since that is what they were. Cynder would have objected to Cyril, but he told her it was Namigi's wish, so she allowed it. Namigi had left everything he had to Cynder: his heritage, the home and even his power as a noble: In his will. Apparently Namigi wrote his will two days before Malefor returned and Cynder knew why: Namigi must have foreseen his return.
Although Cynder never looked at her son, she spoke to him, but whenever she did, she looked in a different direction. Cyril had explained to Marcus why his mother never made eye contact with him and Marcus accepted the fact. When Emma asked her mother why she hated Marcus, Marcus hit his sister on the head and dragged her away from Cynder fast. Emma never asked her mother the question again.
Flame taught Marcus how to fight exactly how his father had taught him to and Marcus was a great fighter. Cyril taught Emma and Marcus about being a noble and taught them both about magic. Cyril was surprised when Marcus used shadow as his element and Emma used life as hers. Marcus's skills was extraordinary, he managed to master shadow flame and being able to hide in the shadows within a day. Emma was very talented at her life ability and was able to heal small cuts and medium sized wounds as if they were never there to begin with.
In the morning both hatchlings would wake up, have breakfast and leave to go to the guardian villa really early in the morning to wake up Cyril. Cyril always welcomed the hatchlings and he enjoyed their company. Cyril tried his best to avoid any question that concerned their father, as if it were the plague. Whenever he felt their father was going to be a question they were going to ask, he instantly changed the subject or he would pretend to fall asleep.
Ember always arrived to their class, it was always to pick them up and take them to her house, and since Cynder was a guardian she never arrived home until 8:30 at night. Meanwhile Ember and the hatchlings would either go out and have a little fun, Ember might take them to her work so Emma could see what she could do if she chose to be a nurse or doctor, or Ember would take them shopping. Whenever it reached 8:00pm, Ember would take Marcus and Emma home, so they were there before Cynder was.
Cynder never admitted nor did she show how much pain she was in due to Namigi's death, so many times had she thought of bring her tail blade to her own throat and slicing it to take her life, but every time she thought of it: Namigi's voice always appeared, repeating the last words he ever said to her: "Cynder...I'm sorry. But I won't be returning to you. This is the only way I can protect you all. Raise both of the hatchlings, don't take your life because of me. Live your life and grow more beautiful with each day. Remember Cynder... I will always love you." Cynder could always hear the roar of pain and fury from that day he destroyed both Malefor and himself, and it always made her cry. One day Marcus walked in on his mother crying and walked over to her and looked her in the eyes, Marcus felt really guilty after that when Cynder spoke his father's name for the first time since his death. Cynder hid her face after that and cried even harder than before Marcus walked in.
Marcus didn't know much about his father. One day Marcus had a day off from his lessons due to the fact, both Flame and Cyril had some important business to attend to, so Marcus took the opportunity to enter the local library, Ember took him of course. Marcus never read the hatchling's books, instead he read at an adult dragon level, while Emma read the hatchling ones. Marcus found only one book that caught his attention: Darkness Dragon histories, By Namigi Kiran the 25th Darkness Dragon. When Marcus grabbed the book, Ember tried to convince him to not read the book, or hire it. But Marcus told her. "I'm sorry Aunty Ember, but I really want to know as much as possible about my father." Marcus said. Ember didn't try to convince him after that and respected his wish.
The anniversary of Namigi
Cynder awoke to find her hatchlings were asleep under her left wing and kissed Emma's head, she looked and saw Marcus's head and closed her eyes to kiss his, before she got up slowly and walked in the kitchen and started to prepare their breakfast like she did every morning. "It's been a year now...and I still can't let him go." Cynder said as she reached into a draw and removed some fresh meat. Cynder wasn't going to work today and the other guardians told her she could always have this day off, on account of it was the anniversary of Namigi's death. Cynder planned to do one thing today: she would re-visit Namigi's grave. But the very thought of visiting his grave made her.
Cynder rested her head to table after she placed the two bowels on it, she didn't realize Marcus was awake and standing in the door way. The small hatchling looked at his mother and when he moved forwards to sit at the table, Cynder looked and saw him. "Good morning mother." Marcus said as he sat down on a stool and looked up at his mother.
Cynder looked away from Marcus. "Good morning Marcus. You and Emma will not be going to Cyril today." Cynder said.
"Why not?" Marcus asked in his high pitched hatchling voice.
"Your aunty and uncle will be taking care of you today, and later in the day... they'll take you to your father's grave."Cynder answered. Marcus didn't speak another word knowing that his mother meant what she said; she would never joke about his father. Marcus looked away from Cynder and dug into his breakfast. As he ate Emma jumped up on her stool and looked at her mother.
"Mommy... can I ask you something?" Emma asked in her little high pitched voice.
Cynder looked at her daughter. "Yes darling." Cynder said.
"W...What was father..." Emma didn't finish her sentence as Marcus stopped eating and grabbed her snout, shutting it tightly.
"Don't Em." Marcus said using her nickname that he had given her.
"It's ok Marcus. What was your question dear?" Cynder said.
"I was wondering if you could tell us what father was like?" Emma asked in a very polite way. Cynder showed the same sorrowful face she always had whenever Namigi was brought up.
"See Em...Mother is sad now." Marcus said.
"Ah...Mother I'm sorry. Please don't cry again." Emma said, panicking that her mother was about to cry.
"No...It's quite alright... I suppose I should tell you both, since it is his anniversary." Cynder said. "Well off the top of my head. Your father was one of the most cunning and daring dragons I had ever met. He was strong, fearless and very handsome. He always protected me and loved playing with the hatchlings that walked up to him to say hello. He was a great fighter and a wonderful..." Cynder stopped when she realized what she was about to say.
"A wonderful what?" Emma asked. Marcus's curiosity spiked as well, and he wanted to know what his mother was going to say.
"D...Don't worry. Maybe you'd like to hear how we met?" Cynder asked trying to change the subject fast. The two hatchlings nodded and were happy that their mother was now in a calm mood. "Well the first time I met your father, was in a cave I walked into to rest for the night, I thought the cave was deserted at first but when I lit a fire I saw him. I looked at him and noticed he was covered in blood." Cynder explained.
"I don't think I want to know that mommy." Emma said as she pictured an older version of Marcus covered in blood. Emma always pictured an older version of Marcus, when she thought about her father, since Marcus looked exactly like their father.
"Sorry dear. After I healed his wounds and woke up the next day, I found he had disappeared and I followed a trail that was left in his place to a nearby lake. When I walked up to the lake I saw the water had begun to spiral and I hid in some bushes that were behind me at the time. I watched as a black and red dragon shot right out of the water and flew into the sky. I was amazed at the sight of him, and when he found me hiding he asked me to step out, so I did and he thanked me for healing his injures. He was really formal when he thanked me; he even bowed to me while doing so. I looked into his eyes and instantly fell in love. He stayed with me for awhile and soon I fell pregnant with you two." Cynder explained leaving out all the personal details.
"How?" Emma asked.
Cynder blushed as she remembered that night in the cave. "Ah... I think I'll tell you when you're old enough to know. Sorry dear." Cynder said. Emma looked at her mother and nodded before digging into her breakfast. Marcus was happy to see that his mother had a different expression then her sad one she always had, it brought a warm feeling to his heart.
After the hatchlings and Cynder ate their breakfast, a knock on the door was heard and Cynder answered it. When the door opened, both Flame and Ember stood before Cynder. "Hello Cynder." Ember said as she hugged her best friend.
"Hello Ember, hello Flame." Cynder said.
"Hi Cynder, I hope you're feeling ok." Flame said. Cynder just nodded.
"Uncle Flame, Aunty Ember!" Emma yelled as she ran up the two dragons. Ember lent her head down and hugged her little 'niece' with her pink wigs, before Marcus appeared.
"Hello Marcus." Flame said to the young hatchling.
"Hello Uncle Flame and Aunty Ember." Marcus said calmly, trying to keep cool. Marcus always tried to act older than his age, he always acted like the cool and extremely calm guys you find, almost depressing. Kinda like Cloud from FF7. Marcus always thought of showing his feelings to be a sign of weakness, he also read that his father was kind of the same in his days, after the death of his parents.
"I suppose we should let you go then Cynder." Ember said to Cynder. Cynder nodded as she was 'eager' to get to Namigi's grave. Cynder spread her wings and took to the sky in a hurry, Marcus and Emma watched with Flame and Ember as Cynder flew out into the distance and disappeared from sight. "So what have you been doing this morning?" Ember asked.
"Mommy told us about Daddy and how they meet." Emma said in a cheerful voice.
"Really?" Ember asked a bit surprised. Emma nodded at her aunty. Ember smiled as she realized Cynder was getting a little better. "If only he was here. He would be able to get her out of her depression." Ember said. Flame nodded at her words in agreement.
"He always had some way of lifting her spirit, no matter what circumstances they were in." Flame quoted.
Marcus thought for a bit. "What could Father have done to make Mother happy all the time?" Marcus thought to himself.
Cynder:
Cynder arrived at the graveyard and walked through the gates. She slowly walked up the hill, and stopped in front of Namigi's statue. The sight of his statue made her cry a little, luckily for her: no one was at the graveyard apart from herself.
"I'm sorry Namigi, I can't bear to let you go, it's too painful to abandon your memory." Cynder said between sobs.
"Sometimes it better to let go of it all Cynder." Namigi's voice said.
"Namigi? Heh... I'm hearing things again." Cynder said.
"Hearing this? Ah...Cynder maybe you should turn around." The voice said. Cynder's curiosity got the better of her and slowly turned her head, and what she saw made her shake at the sight.
"N...No...I must be dreaming, this is all a dream." Cynder said as she backed up.
"Cynder... Don't cause yourself any more pain." The dragon said as he walked forward.
"N...no don't come any closer." Cynder said as her back hit the statue. The dragon disregarded her wish and kept walking forward slowly. "You're...You're not real, I'm still asleep. This is all just a dream." Cynder said as tears formed.
"Cynder." The dragon said as he stood really close to Cynder. Cynder looked up at the dragon, and was shocked she saw the eyes, the eyes that belonged to him. Cynder still didn't believe it, but was shocked as she felt the dragon kiss her. Cynder felt the very felling a kiss that only one dragon in all of Avalar could give her, the one feeling that was taken from her that day, and has finally returned after all this time: Namigi was here kissing Cynder. Namigi broke the kiss slowly and looked Cynder in her eyes which began to fill with tears.
"HEY GET AWAY FROM HER!" Flame said as he arrived with Ember and the hatchlings. He didn't realize who the dragon was since his back was to Flame. The hatchlings followed Flame and headed for their mother, but as soon as Namigi turned around and looked at Flame, Flame stopped dead in his tracks, while Emma and Marcus ran past him.
Emma jumped to her mother's side. "Mommy, mommy are you ok?" Emma asked as she heard Cynder's painting. While Marcus stood in between Namigi and Cynder, facing Namigi in his battle stance.
"Stay away from my mother!" Marcus yelled at Namigi, not knowing who he was. Namigi looked down at the small hatchling, Namigi was very surprised by Marcus's resemblance to himself.
"This would have caused her more pain then I had thought." Namigi thought to himself, as he looked at his son. "If he's my son, then that makes that small dragoness hatchling my daughter. Hey...she kind of looks like Cynder." Namigi thought as he looked at Emma.
"It...It can't be. Namigi?" Ember asked as she noticed who Namigi was. Marcus didn't hear Ember and was still in his battle stance.
Namigi just looked back down at the hatchling with a smile. "You are a brave one." Namigi chuckled admiring his son. "What's your name young one?" Namigi asked.
"I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. But you don't look like a shadow dragon, what are you?" Marcus replied.
"I'm a Darkness Dragon." Namigi replied: stunning Marcus.
Emma looked at Namigi and was a little curious, she looked at Marcus and back at Namigi, and kept repeating for another two times before realizing who Namigi was. "D...Daddy?" Emma asked. Cynder began to shake a little as she looked up at Namigi, attempting not to pounce on top of Namigi in front of her hatchlings and friends. Marcus took one good look at Namigi and his eyes widened when he finally realized who Namigi was, and backed up fast.
Cynder stopped Marcus from hiding by placing her paw in his way. "Marcus doesn't be afraid of your father." Cynder said looking at him with a loving expression. Namigi felt a tear form as he heard his son's name, and smiled. Marcus looked up at his father; he had never known just how incredible his father looked, until now. Questions Marcus had about his father that he didn't want to ask Cynder about came flooding into his mind. He could finally learn about his father, from him himself.
Marcus and Emma stood before their Father for the first time ever. For the first time, they had their Father in front of them, and he was very real, and alive.
Cynder felt her heart beginning to beat once again, after all this time without Namigi; she had finally got him back. The only thing she wanted to do right now, was to hold him and never let him go again. But she knew, her two hatchlings deserved to spend more time with him. They had lived their lives without knowing everything about their father, and now they have their chance. The realization that she would now have to share Namigi with not one, but two others made her feel a bit odd, Cynder knew however, Namigi wouldn't favour the hatchlings more than Cynder. Namigi looked at Cynder, before returning his gaze back to his two small hatchlings.
A/N: Come on. You didn't really think for a second Namigi wouldn't return did you? I love my O/C too much for me not to use him again. I actually think this chapter was the best one I have ever written. At least Cynder will be happy again, and now Marcus and Emma have finally met their dad. Please leave reviews to this chapter.
Namigi ^^,