Long ago, there was a dragon clan. The clan's name was Cuin Lios clan. There were many dragons. They aged from infant to elder. If someone saw the clan, they would think they had stumbled upon a fallen rainbow because of the color range of the dragons. There was scarlet fading to purple and indigo fading to green. But, there was one dragon that stood out. He was the clan leader, Apo-Nue. He was the only brown dragon in the whole clan. But what stood out were his wings. They were rainbow colored; red shading to orange shading to yellow, all the way to purple. Apo-Nue also wore the Helmet of the Elders. A golden helmet that has many feathers attached to it. One feather for every past leader. Like all Cuin Lios clan dragons, he also wore the clan necklace, a necklace with the clan symbol on it.

One day, there was a big upheaval in the town center. A dragonet had been born. She had the markings of a clan leader, the rainbow wings. Apo-Nue was astonished. There had never been a female leader before. He approached the dragonet's mother, Nartlic, a scarlet and purple dragon.

"Your child must come with us. It is time for the ceremony." Apo-Nue said. The ceremony to crown the future leader. Parents of future leaders know not to name their child when they are born. That is the purpose of the ceremony. To give the dragonet a royal name. Apo-Nue took the dragonet from Nartlic's arms and carried her over to the very center of town and summoned all the Cuin Lios dragons.

"Dragons of Cuin Lios! Come forth to town center for the crowning of the future leader!" Apo-Nue shouted so that all dragons could hear. Dragons flew in from all directions and landed near Apo-Nue. He set the dragonet down on the ceremonial stone and his hands started to glow. Nartlic had a very worried look on her face.

"As is custom all the dragon clans of the world, this dragonet has 18 years to learn the ways of our leader from me before I die. I will die in exactly 18 years from this day, so this new leader must fill in for me, until his day comes. She will be leader for a long time, for I have been leader for around 600 years. I have lost count. Now, for the naming. As the Dragon Spirit has told me, this dragonet's name shall be Atek-Ran. All hail Atek-Ran!" Apo-Nue told all the Cuin Lios dragons. They all cheered. Apo-Nue raised his hands and chanted. Suddenly, a gold ring appeared on Atek-Ran's tail near the spade part of her tail. The ring had the past leader's feathers on it, just like the leader's helmet.

"Now leave! Go back to what you were doing. The ceremony is over." Apo-Nue said. All the dragons left the town center. Some went into nearby houses and some went into the farms to tend to the animals.

17 years passed and Atek-Ran was nearing the end of her training. She had become very skilled in many things. Flying acrobatics, fire breath and magic. She was fully capable to become the leader of the Cuin Lios clan. In fact, Atek-Ran's 18th birthday was in a few days. Apo-Nue was nearly finished preparing the ceremony to crown her as the leader, since he was nearing the end of his time. The days flew by and soon it was time for the ceremony. Everyone turned out to see the crowning of Atek-Ran.

Apo-Nue stepped forward. He took the leader crown off his head and placed it on Atek-Ran. He took a few steps back and said "All hail leader Atek-Ran." He said it in a croaky voice. When he said that, his last breath left him, and he died. It was Atek-Ran's duty to blow her fire on him and smolder his body.

"All hail Cuin Lios clan leader Atek-Ran!"