Chapter 14

The librarian walked into her dormitory and locked the door. With a fast pace she walked to her closet and opened it, to reveal a small vault imbedded in the wall. She entered her password and the small door popped open. Hesitatingly she took out a small wooden box, littered with ancient runes. Smiling slightly she walked to her bed, setting down the small box.

After she did this she took a book from a shelf above her bed and opened it. Turning a few pages she arrived at the one she needed. Slowly whispering the words that were on the page, her hand outstretched at the box. Almost singing the words, which sounded like a mixture of Latin and old English. Slowly made the runes disappeared, as they were fully gone she stopped.

Again she took the box in her hand opening it this time. There wasn't a lot in it. Only a few photo's of a Chinese man in his fifties, a younger woman in a hospital bed carrying a small red dragon with black and green hair on its skull.

"It's definitely a long time since I saw you." She smiled, running her thumb over the picture. Putting down the picture she took out the item she needed. A small but o so powerful bracelet that gave her the ability to be aware in her dreams, a dream bracelet. Made a long time ago by tribes who do not longer exist, killed by her own people. Only because they were living peacefully together with magical creatures.

She slipped on her wrist and lay down in bed. slowly she started a technique she had learned to get to sleep in no time. Focusing on her breath and mind, her room started spinning and darkened. In a matter of minutes she was vast asleep.

Dream world corridors…

Groaning the woman sat up, rubbing her eyes till they were fully adjusted to the dark corridor she was in. She got up to her feet and started to search for the door of the man she loved and still loves. After almost an hour of endless searching fear crept into her heart. What if the Huntsmaster was lying and he really had killed Jake's family. A wave of nausea swept over her and she had to lean against a door for support. She looked up just as the doors name changed from one name to another. The name she was looking for Lao Shi. She took hold of the doorknob and twisted it. Making the door fly open and suck her into a black void.

She hit the ground with a thud. Jumping to her feet she looked around to see where she was.

The sky above her had a crimson color, and somewhere far away she could hear an approaching storm. Looking further as the first details she looked at a giant golden palace.

"Draco isle," She whispered, using her imagination a huntsboard appeared. She got on it and flew towards the castle. Setting her board down in front of the huge doors. She walked into the palace. Amazed by the sight she was seeing. Hundreds of dragons all seated in something that resembled an auditorium. Six people sitting at a large desk facing every dragon. One dragon was chained to the ground in front of the six people. Judging by the looks of it, she knew this had to be a trail.

Getting closer towards the front rows. She could now make out, the dragon that was being trailed. It was Lao Shi.

"Dragon master, Luong Lao Shi," A woman bleu skin and fins on her head, said. Her voice booming through the hall. "Do you know why you are here?"

The librarian saw, Lao Shi nodding. "I know why I am here councilors."

"You failed," A man with white hair and beard barked. "You failed to protect your student. You failed to protect your grandson."

"I know," Lao Shi answered his voice barely a whisper.

"I can't believe you gave up your own flesh and blood, only to follow the rules. Even after I and Kulhukan offered you to pretend that never happened."

"I can't use the councils resources for my own personal gain." Lao Shi answered as he looked up, the librarian could see tears in his eyes. "It's not the right thing to do, I wouldn't follow the rules."

"The rules?" A female voice asked with an sarcastic undertone. "You broke the rules, as you forced the council to let you train him."

The librarian looked at the woman who had spoken, and despite the situation she found a wave of happiness enter her. it was her daughter and next to her, what used to be her son in law. Susan and Jonathon Long.

"I can't forgive you dad, I never will," Susan said getting up. "Councilors do what you have to do."

A dragon with a enormous axe made his way, towards Lao Shi who didn't dare to look up. The woman looked with fear in her eyes. If she didn't intervene quickly Lao Shi would wake up. Using all the imagination she could muster, she thought of the place where she and Lao Shi met for the first time. In a whirlwind of color the palace changed into the downtown of Tokyo.

Lao Shi was awaiting the blow, but it didn't come. He opened his eyes, only to find himself back in human form and several years younger. A lot of years actually…

"How did I get here?" He wondered aloud. Looking at his surroundings he remembered his old neighborhood. Slowly he got back on his feet, several people passing him looking at him confused. Lao Shi had to jump out of the way as a cart came at him at full speed.

Lao Shi started to shout at the driver in Cantonese. Only to get insults thrown at him by the driver. Shaking his head, partly from annoyance but mostly from confusion he turned towards, a small food stall. "Why the hell am I here?" he said as he sat down.

"That answer is in fortune cookie." The cook behind the counter smiled as he handed Lao Shi a bowl of soup.

Lao Shi sighed and took the chop sticks to start on his soup. The cook looked at him with a frown. "Not wanting answer?" He asked.

"What answer?" Lao Shi asked annoyed. The cook looked at him with narrowed eyes as he pushed the fortune cookie towards Lao Shi.

"Why you are here," The cook said.

Lao Shi looked at the man confused and quite unnerved at the same time as he took the fortune cookie and broke it in half.

"Read," The cook said not taking his eyes of Lao Shi. Lao Shi looked at the little piece of paper and read the lines. Look behind you. it read. He turned around immediately coming face to face with a woman wearing a black dress her wavy black hair to her waist and her brown eyes staring at him.

"Aileen." He whispered as he dropped the little paper.

End of chapter.

Okay, this is getting out of hand, originally I planned on telling a bit of the process that envelopes the taming of a dragon. but now I am adding more and more to the story. This might mean there might be a sequel I don't want to add to many chapters to one story or… you guys say that you don't mind more chapters. :p

Stay tuned,

Onej6