AN: Despite what the category says. This story has nothing to do with the Inheritance Cycle. This is an original story I have written and I couldn't post it without choosing a category. This is my first original story. I hope you guys enjoy it. Please comment and review, I would love to hear your feedback.

Legend of Arythmania: The Prophecy Begins

Prologue:

"Your Majesty!" Kidemónas, the captain of the royal guard, cried as he slammed open the silver doors to the throne room. He flew inside landing on the purple carpet leading up to the thrones and looked around the room frantically. Seeing the king was not there, he flew into the hallway on the right, towards the king's chambers. King Argyris and his queen Alessa looked up from watching their newly hatched daughter in their nest, as the chamber doors were slammed open.

"Your Majesty!" he cried out again.

"What is it?" the king asked, his sky blue eyes clouding with worry.

"Abaddon and Eyphah and their army of dragons are attacking Arythmania, they have broken through our line of defense!" the captain reported frantically.

"Impossible! How did they get through our barriers? The only way for them to get in would be if . . . someone let them in!" the king trailed off in confusion before his eyes widened in realization.

The captain nodded solemnly.

"It appears we had a traitor in our midst," Kidemónas said.

"What do they want?" Queen Alessa asked.

"They want the princess your Majesty," he answered gravely.

King Argyris' eyes narrowed in fury, while the queen looked afraid and cried out in terror.

"What!?"

The great silver dragon let out a fearsome snarl. "They so much as harm a scale on my daughter, I'll kill them slowly and painfully!" the king spat, venom dripping in his voice. His scales glistened and began glowing slightly.

Suddenly, they felt the castle quake from the explosions outside. The three looked around frantically. The king and queen heard their daughter whimper as she shivered in fear at the noise and pressed closer against her mother's side. The queen lowered her head then nuzzled the little silver dragon, trying to soothe her daughter.

"Your Majesty, we need to get all of you out of here now!" the captain spoke up urgently. However, to his dismay the king shook his head.

"Forget about me! I'm not going anywhere! I am king. I cannot abandon my kingdom. You must get the queen and the princess to safety!"

"But my lord!" the captain protested.

The queen narrowed her eyes. "I'm not going anywhere, I'm not leaving you here!"

"It's too dangerous for you Alessa!" Argyris argued. "You need to take our daughter and get out of here!"

"I told you, I'm not going anywhere! We fight together. I'm not leaving you here to fight alone!" the queen retorted stubbornly.

The king opened his mouth about to rebuke her but was stopped by the look in her eyes. Then he let out a sigh in defeat as he knew he wouldn't be able to change her mind.

"Besides, it's our daughter they're after. She is the most important right now! Above all else we need to get her out of here," Alessa reasoned as she looked down at their daughter. Worry flickering in her own blue eyes.

Argyris looked down at his daughter as well then sighed again and nodded. He turned to the waiting captain. "Captain here are your commands. Take the princess and get out of here. You must get her to safety! Disguise my daughter! Do whatever it takes so Abaddon and Eyphah will not be able to find her. Watch over her for me, you will be her father-in-law someday. Also, take this necklace. It will keep her disguised until she is old enough to use her powers."

As the king said his commands he held out a clawed hand and muttered a spell. After a bright flash of light, a beautiful necklace attached with a small silver pendant and engraved with the symbol of the royal family appeared. The necklace floated over to the captain who took it. "Take this sword. It is my daughter's birthright and she shall be the only one who can use it," he continued.

After another flash of light, an elegant, double-edged sword appeared. Kidemónas bowed before taking the sword as well. The captain muttered a quick spell and carefully stored away the sword and necklace in a magical seal.

Outside the explosions were getting closer as the chambers quaked again. Without a moment to lose the queen gently picked up her daughter with her jaws and handed her over to the captain. The little dragon let out a small squawk and squirmed in her mother's hold. The captain muttered a transformation spell and changed his appearance into an old man. He took hold of the little dragon then cradled her to his chest. The little dragon was smaller than the size of a ferret but larger than a rat and her scales were a blue-gray color with silver highlights. The dragon's wingspan was about the size of a large bat. She blinked up at the captain with huge blue eyes then tilted her head curiously, making him smile and stroke her tiny head gently. The princess let out a tiny yawn and fell asleep.

Another explosion sounded off, causing the king to cry out frantically. "You must hurry and get out of here!"

The captain was about to teleport away when Argyris called out: "Wait!"

Kidemónas looked up at the king confused.

"Please, look after her," the king said solemnly, "Protect her with your life. I'm counting on you and your son to keep my daughter safe. Do not fail me now."

Kidemónas nodded and assured him: "I will!"

"Thank you," the queen whispered.

The captain nodded to her. He looked at the two sadly before flashing out of the throne room. The king and queen quickly flew to the throne room together. Just as they got there, the doors of the throne room were obliterated into nothingness.