This story is following the creation of my OC Nightwing Sandwing Hybrid known as Nightpeircer/Atomsplitter. This story will contain canon content showed from his Point of view and form relationships with canonical characters as well as make backgrounds for rarely seen characters without a proper backstory in the books.
This story is based on the "Wings of Fire" book series by Tui T. Sutherland.
Introduction
The sky was full with the three bright full moons, his parents still believed that it should be done. They took him to the clearest area they could find in the hope the dim light through the smog would be enough to give their dragonet powers. Their names were Snowhunter and Shadowseer, both huddled side by side waiting for their dragonet.
Sitting in a warm crevasse made from lava runoff many years ago, the silvery egg started to hatch. Cracks spreading along its surface like an earthquake splitting the earth apart, nearly effortless across the fragile surface. The dragonet inside spilled out onto the hot stones, the tell-tale silver 'tear' of a future seer permanently marked him in the corner of both his eyes.
The first thing he saw was the bright silver glow of the moon, his eyes closing tightly for a short period of time as he adjusted to the blinding light. He heard the rumbling purrs and chuckles of his parents as he fell backward from looking up to high.
"Hello, little one..." A soft voice purred from the white dappled dragoness.
"Arwrk!" He squawked and reached for a glistening dragon that clung to the moon that dangled on a string as his mother lowered her head to nuzzle him with unlimited love.
"What's wrong with his tail?" A deeper voice rumbled suddenly causing the small dragonet to jump.
"Nothing, Nothing is wrong with his tail." His mother's voice was suddenly hostile and alarmed at the same time as she put her talon down in front of him as if to shield him from view.
"He has a Sandwing tail! What do you mean nothing is wrong with it?!" His father's voice was suddenly twice as loud and filled with rage.
Why did he need to have the tail? "I can explain Shadowseer…" The softer voice defended, their wings flaring back slightly in a nervous reaction to being exposed.
The newly hatched dragonet watched with wide eyes as his parents argued, his head was hurting and he caught glimpses of flashing teeth and searing flames. Legs still wobbly and weak, he managed to push himself upright, and place his talon on his mother's. She looked down at him with a gentle gaze while his father growled at him with a piercing stare. He suddenly felt a burning pain across his snout and he was sent sprawling across the hard ground with an agonized squeal as rocks ripped along his belly. A looming shadow fell over him and lingered for a painfully long moment of silence before it suddenly disappeared as a sharp roar of fury split the smoke-choked atmosphere, as his mother suddenly struck out at Shadowseer to defend him. The commotion of the two dragons fighting drew the attention of neer by dragons on the rocky ledges of the volcano, all of which were peering at the quarrel and murmuring to each other.
The fighting Nightwings took to the air as Shadowseer raked his talons down Snowhunter's neck, dulled down from walking on the volcanic stones. His smaller mother was trying hopelessly to push his aggressive father away from her new hatchling. Shadowseer was having none of it. He took blow after blow from his mother's desperate attempts to fend him off but he kept advancing in his fury fueled by his burning sense of betrayal from the one he had loved. Fights like this weren't tolerated, the Nightwings did not have resources to heal injuries due to the isolation of their island from the mainland. In a matter of moments, guards were swarming them in a turmoil of dark wings surrounded the feuding dragons like ravens over freshly killed prey and for just an instant he saw a white splotched dragon plummet into the lava pit, followed by his father.
And for a moment, the dragonet saw nothing but a glistening dragon reaching for the moon.