Chapter 10
The stranger quickly woke up. When the girl saw those eyes open her fear was held at ease. The little girl moved closer towards the man, taking a closer look at his injuries and bandages, moving her small pale hand gently across his body. "Sorry.....you're alive.....and I woke you up" the girl shyly looking at him. The stranger looked at her, shoulder length brown hair, her brown eyes and her small plates of armour. She kneeled right next to his head.
The boy and his dragon immediately ran in to see what the fuss is about. They stopped immediately from the sight of him. The little girl immediately told them not to be afraid of him; she slowly touched his face with her cold small hands. His face was so rough and scaly; the bandages that surrounded his body were so soft. The stranger lying on the ground was really surprised. He had never seen these children before. His small eyes looked around at his surrounding repeatedly to look at them. He slowly opened his mouth, just managing to get a few words. "Are you friends of Iolene?" He gently whispered.
"Who?" the boy loudly replied back, the girl nodded for a no. The boy kneeled directly next to his head; similar to the little girl's actions he placed his hands onto his face. "Eww....you poor person..." he clearly said in sympathy. The dragon was waiting just outside the door, thinking of what had happened to his brother. A soft breeze began to pick up, the small flowers swayed side by side but slowly it seemed to be getting stronger. The dragon noticed that the bright sunlight has disappeared. He looked up at the sky; he saw storm clouds starting to appear. The dragon quickly went inside the cottage and gently nudged the children, to show the dark clouds appearing. The kids looked at the storm from the window; then loud noises of thunder began to roar. The rain drops started to crash onto the roof.
"So you are all orphans......all raised together?" the man heavily breathing, trying to use his strength as much as he could, trying to carry his voice over the rain. The children could only feel was sympathy for him, they felt so sad. They wish that they don't end up like he did. "Yes we were...until Maximillion saved us. He is a very strong warrior". The boy sadly mentioning it to him. The stranger's bloodshot eyes opened straight up. MAXIMILLION!? Why does that name sound so familiar....? The stranger's mind was going hay wire. He kept of thinking that name continuously; he could not understand why. He tried to get as much strength as he could to talk.
"So what happened to you?" The boy quickly asked him. The stranger looked straight up at them "The world children...is in such a bad state.... orphans being abandoned.... friends turn against each other.....humans betraying dragons....dragons rose up against humans....the world is shit...." His eyes looked directly forward. The kids and the dragon looked incredibly surprised, they were so clueless of he was talking about. The boy walked up near the flap door, there were noises coming from outside apart from the rain and thunder.
Then Max and with the girls dragon arrived through the flap of the door. He walked straight towards to the other dragon patted his head softly. "MAX!" The girl and boy ran up to him. The dragons nudged softly at each other. The stranger took a close look at the armoured man; he couldn't help but to think if he has seen him before. Max looked to his right and saw him lying there; he gasped and walked back towards the wall "How the hell.......?" The kids and the dragon gave Max smiling and giggling. "You don't need to be afraid of him. He's weird though" The boy mentioning joyfully. Max still looked surprised He's still alive?
"I'm thirsty......."The stranger slowly mentioning something to keep his mind off thinking about him. "Oh I guess I could help you with something." The little girl reached into her hip bag and brought out a small bottle. The boy looked at it "What's that?" He quickly questioned. The girl looked at the tiny Purple Heart shaped bottle in her hand "It's a special healing elixir that Akron gave to me". The boy and Max looked at her confusingly "Akron? As a dragon from the league of eight Akron?" The boy raised one eyebrow.
"Yep!" she cheerfully said. "He gave this to me just before we left for the trip. He told me to give this to a human who is dying and that it must be for humans." Max quickly took the bottle off her, immediately undid the screw and sniffed it. It was pure black, looked like blood and It smelt horribly foul; he quickly screwed the small cork back in. Max couldn't help thinking of why she would have magic elixirs like this. The little girl quickly got up and tried to take the bottle of him, by jumping up and down. "YOU CANNOT USE THIS!" Max quickly but gently pushes the girl down. The girl quickly gets up and tries to push him "Give that back!" She cheerfully tried to get it back. But Max wasn't happy at all he knew that it was dangerous magic and that the league of eight is up to something.
The stranger was still lying on the floor "I'm thirsty". The boy's dragon looked at the stranger. He turned and softly growled to the girl's dragon. The girls dragon quickly gets up and mags the elixir away from Max, magging it high in the air. The girl's dragon sits directly next to the man. Max and the children were wondering what was going on. Then suddenly the boy's dragon slammed them of towards the wall with his two tonne body. SLAM! The humans were groaning in pain, the girl and boy were getting crushed by his back. The dragon slowly turned downwards, completely crushing them. Max and the kids tried to force the dragon off, but it was almost futile. They were all screaming and grunting in frustration.
The girl's dragon magged the bottle down to her claws, unhinged to cork with her small teeth. The dragon carries the bottle with her tail and gently tips the elixir all over his body and tipped a bit in his mouth. The boy's dragon roared as if to tell the other dragon to hurry up. The girl's dragon completely emptied the elixir bottle, she turned o the other dragon and gently roared at him.
The stranger closed his eyes still trying to remember where he had seen Max before. Then suddenly quickly images started to go through his head! The strangers heavy breathing started to go rapidly fast. His heart has started to pump way faster than it should be. He had no idea of what was happening. He felt power surging through his body. He slowly started to move his fingers, he could not believe it! His old strength was returning, but he still cannot understand why. Black draconium started to slowly pulse through his body. The liquid started to flow through of what was left of his flesh, seeping through his clean bandages. Images flashed through his mind, so much of his past, all the hatred that he has burdened and the reason of how he was like this. He has started to remember it all. Max couldn't help but watch, but he kept on thinking of how he could still be alive and how he betrayed him a few years back, he knew once the stranger gets his memories. He will try to kill him.
The stranger started to seizure violently and quickly, he could not control it. His hands cringed, through the pain, his eyes rolled to the back of his head. The girl's dragon smiled at him. His body had turned completely black, his once skeletal looking frame, started to fill with normal body structure. Strand by strand of his old muscles and skin started to reconnect. His tongue became fixed, all of shattered and broken bones. Were joined together and was fixed.
Max manages to push the dragon off and he stood up straight. The kids fell to the ground, they couldn't move. But the boy's dragon retaliates and pushes them away. CRASH! The three humans are pushed through the wall into the pouring rain. The girl and boy were all scratched and bruised, they quickly got up. Noticing fully of what is happening. The boy quickly shouted "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" The dragon roared loudly in a reply back. The girl's dragon with the stranger noticed the roar. Quickly ran outside into the pouring rain along with his brother.
Then suddenly the stranger started to squeal a high pitched yell, still having a seizure, he lifted his hands high above his body. He wasn't able to do that in years. All his memories basically have returned, of what has happened to him all his life. Then suddenly a black draconium light appeared completely lighted up the cottage. The light beam went high in the sky.
Then suddenly His Seizure stopped. Lying on the ground, he was breathing extremely heavily. But he was breathing clearly. He looked down and saw alot of his deep injuries have healed. He turned his head around and saw the massive amount of dark liquid on the floor. He quickly sat up; he grimingly smiled, revealing his sharp teeth. It Worked! I almost have my powers and my memories back! I can continue to create a better world!!
With his hands he gently stroked his muscle toned naked body, removing the darkened bandages and old herbs. He shifted his long black hair away from the liquid, he softly stroking it. It was so soft; his violet eyes looked at the hole in the wall. He looked around even more at his surroundings; everything was so dark, just how he prefers it. But in the other side of him were dead flowers. They were dark purple and crispy. These were once bright and colourful and full of life.
Then suddenly Iolene's image came into his head and those times they have talked together. He couldn't help think of how beautiful she was and how she was so kind to him. Noticing of how he got his body back, He started stroke his body more elaborate. He could not help but think of her now, not mattering of what happened to him, with his large hands he stroked against his chest, slowly lowering his hands. He was sighing deeply all he wanted is her; all he felt was the desire to touch her soft and gentle body. He wanted to be with her, to feel her passion. But through his fantasy he so desires. He suddenly saw his feet starting to deteriorate. They were turning into the way they were before.
Noticing this he quickly walked outside into the rain. The dragons noticing him, they both smiled nastily. The children ran straight to Max, they were so afraid. The stranger looked at his left arm; it started to deteriorate like his feet. The dragons looked at him; the stranger stared at them back. "WELL GO AHEAD KILL THEM!" He loudly commanded at them "I NEED THEIR SOULS!"
Max was holding the children tightly. He commanded the children to run. The boy and the girl quickly ran down the hill into the forest as fast as they could.
One of the dragons followed them in a deadly pursuit, his two long legs made him propel, the puddles with ease. The boy and girl started to cry. "Why are you doing this to us?" They both questioned. The dragon just roared through anger, he got closer and closer. The dragon jumped and with the whip of his right claw. He Swiped the little girl across her neck, the boy completely shocked tripped over a small tree branch. The dragon with his teeth started to throw her around like a ragdoll. The boy turned around and saw what the dragon was doing. His eye's widely opened, he felt horrible fear. Massive tears started coming out of his eyes. The dragon dropped her lifeless body on the floor, her blood slowly started to slip into the puddles.
The dragon looked up at the boy; his mouth was drenched in her blood. The dragon snarled at him. The boy didn't know what to do; he sat there, leaning against a tree in the darkened storm in the rain. The boy could not help but stare at his, once best friend and faithful companion. He saw the Dragon Lung at him. He shut his eyes tightly; he felt a massive pain in his head. Then everything went black.
Meanwhile Iolene looks at the black draconium light from a far distance, just outside her cottage. Aaron and beau walked directly behind her, "What's going on?" Aaron quickly asked looking at Beau. His back was all bandaged from the previous fight. Rain is still pouring from the dark sky; Beau Aaron and Iolene were all soaked. The black draconium light vanished downwards to the ground. "The light seemed to be pointed at the other cottage." Iolene said as she was extremely worried; she had no idea of what to make of it. Aaron looked at her. Her expression was clearly shown that she was worried and scared. Aaron slowly reached out for her hand and picked it up to his chest level; he covered her hand with his other hand. Aaron thought about how cold her hands are, but they are soft to touch, they were so silky smooth. Iolene looked at what Aaron was doing. Beau softly growled at Aaron at what he was doing, he didn't like it at all. He turned his large head away not to look at them.
Aaron stared directly into her crystal blue eyes "Are you going to run? Or are you going to fight?" Iolene deeply swallowed, her heart was racing. He has never done this before...... But all she could think about was the battle that she and Beau might have to face in the future. "I fight when I only need to fight......but this is for Beau's sake....he's my friend" Iolene said quietly. Aaron Let's go of her hand and crossed his arms and rolled his eyes "You don't have to fight. You know.....you have nothing to do with it". Iolene just stared at him There was a sweet moment of his gone...... Iolene was thinking to herself. Aaron was trying hard to convince her not to go, since it wasn't really any of her business.
"I'm going to fight! My old enemy must be dealt with. I'm fighting whether you like it or not Iolene. I can still sense him." Beau started to growl furiously at the direction, scraping his claws on the ground. "What about your injuries dragon? You should slow down." Aaron chuckled as he looked as he looked at beau's bandaged body. Beau looked at Aaron menacingly "I can adapt my injuries better than humans can." Iolene quickly looked at beau and his looks turned into seriousness. Beau didn't want to wait anymore; he just wanted one more match with his old enemy and the dragon that caused those injuries. Without a second thought Beau rushed off towards where the black draconium light was standing.
Aaron was waiting for Iolene to see if she was leave or not. She slowly walked forward, through the rain, on Beau's path. Aaron told her to stop, Iolene quickly turned back. "I have to help Beau at least Aaron. He's my best friend." Iolene looked down at the ground Aaron couldn't help to think of what things that she is capable of. Even though he had nothing to do with anything, he'd wanted to help her just in case. Since she has helped him so much through the few months, he's been with her.
So Aaron looked straight in front of him. There was still a glimpse of Iolene walking in the distance where Beau headed. He sighed heavily, "I just hope I know what things I'm getting into here." He ran on to catch up with Iolene.