A black dragon with glittering wings padded along the forest ground with nervous breath. He trotted along until a cave opened up in front of him. Huge teeth grew up from below and dripped down from above creating an open maw. "Alright Fatedeliverer" the dragon said to himself, "you can do this. It's just past the SeaWing rock and to the left." The dragon stepped in and shook his great wings.
The cave seemed to press down on him from above and open up into nothingness below but Fatedeliverer pressed on until he came to an oddly shaped rock. The rock had a long extension and four squat legs as if a SeaWing had turned to stone. The boulder was so lifelike that the NightWing could almost picture the creature as it froze in a daze like trance of fear and turned to stone. Fatedeliverer shook his head and moved on. The cave split into two passageways, one going left and one going right. Fatedeliverer chose the left tunnel.
The tunnel emanated a mysterious atmosphere that seemed to push the dragon away but he dug his claws in and trudged on. Every scale on his body was prickling with fear as he squeezed through the smaller tunnel and into an empty room. Feeling around and spurting fire, Fatedeliverer found that it emptied once more into another tunnel. "Blast, I hate these," he whimpered before pressing through. He squished through the tunnel and…
Mouth open in shock, Fatedeliverer stared wide eyed at the sight before him. Hundreds of tiny crystals dotted the ceiling bouncing off four clusters of glow worm light. Each cluster seemed to be placed there perfectly so that they lit the whole room. But it was not the room the dragon was staring at, it was the pool. The pool was still and dark, dark blue like the darkest night and the crystal's light shined upon it to make stars shimmer in the reflection. Fatedeliverer's claws clutched the raised ring of rock around the pool. A dark rumbling like that of thunder far away echoed through the cave, shaking the water slightly. The rumbling slowly escalated into a roar of a name, "Fatedeliverer, you have come."
Then the strangest thing yet happened. Fatedeliverer felt himself slip from his body and into the pool. He looked back over to see his neck arched over the pool, talons clutching the rim, and eyes staring deep into the water. Fatedeliverer slipped deeper into the pool and the voice got louder and louder until it thundered in his ears like a dragon's roar resonating within him. He lifted his head to see a gold dragon like nothing he'd ever seen before. The dragon's scales were the color of the sun dripping over the earth at dawn and a shimmering sail ran down his back. "Fatedeliverer, you are here at last."
Fatedeliverer suddenly felt a warm breeze on his face and cool grass under his talons, "Where… where am I?"
The dragon shimmered almost transparently, "I have much to show you in very little time. There is no place for foolish questions at this time." The dragon came up to Fatedeliverer and pressed a claw over his shoulder, "Come, I have little time."
Without warning the ground seemed to disappear and the NightWing opened his wings and took flight. The earth below shook and fire spurted from deep cracks. To the left was sea as far as the horizon and to the right was a tree so large and great that Fatedeliverer didn't quite believe it was really there. The tree swayed back and forth and feathered animals shot from it in a frenzy. They whipped past him with calls and shrieks of fear, wings flapping in no particular order. Fatedeliverer turned in shock to see the tree twisting and cracking, branches waving as it fell taking with it hundreds of birds as it crashed into the sea below. Flames licked at the branches still left and didn't take their time in devouring them whole. In as much time as it took for the tree to fall it was reduced to ashes. The dragon hovered for a moment before the golden dragon appeared once more. "On feathered wings they'll take flight, they'll come here in their miserable plight, they bring with them a great darkness of old, a terrible story untold."
The dragon disappeared once more and the sight before him faded. The NightWing hovered in darkness for a moment and another world began to unfold. This one had a metal den that seemed to stand up on its own. An almost white dragon with thin blue stripes and a blue tail fan stood curled up on top of it and a dark blue… creature stood sunning itself pleasantly on a black paved path. Nothing seemed to be happening here. "On wings of metal he comes, to help defeat darkness 'til the end. His dragon shall follow with steps so awesome; a battle shall make unruly amends and you'll have the friends to fight it."
Once again the dragon dissolved into the air and one last scene slowly came into view. A village of scavengers and dragons was busily bustling along. One dragon caught his eye in particular, a big black dragon with a funny, leathery thing wrapped around his chest. His tail fins were peculiar as well, one being bright red with a white scavenger skull across it. The dragon was lying across the ground along with a scavenger and his friends. Several other strange looking dragons stood, chattering to each other, near them. The gold dragon appeared again, "Perhaps these may look strange, a dragon and boy all arranged, but to fight this war you'll need them."
The scene faded to black and then reappeared to face the warm, wind whipped field they had been standing on before. The gold dragon looked at him, his expression unreadable. "Together with feathers, metal, and skin you'll fight the darkness deep within. But beware! The dragon's pure reign is over for feathers need homes and you need an ally. If dragons rise up you will be brought down, you must let in the birds for you can handle it. Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Sunny, and Starflight you'll need…"
The gold dragon's words were whipped away and Fatedeliverer hung in nothingness for a moment before slipping back into his own body. His claws scraped against stone once more as he walked back the way he came, fear gripping him like hot talons, as he thought about the new prophecy made…