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A/N: Thank you everyone for reviewing once again! This chapter I hope will be longer than the last one and it will probably end with a cliff hanger. If not, then the next chapter will end with a cliff hanger.
Chapter 28
Luna tried to look around but the net was being pressed onto her. Growling, she glared at the men.
"It's staring at me...What do I do?"
"Just ignore the creature. Eventually it'll pass out from the pressure being applied by the net." Luna narrowed her eyes. 'I think not...' She attempted to snap her jaws, but the motion created too much pressure on her skull, so she just continued to glare.
"Hey I heard that one of the DragonRiders has a half breed as a child." Luna stopped herself from attempting to lunge forward and bite the mans head off for calling her rider a half breed.
"Yeah. I heard it too. But I didn't hear which one."
"Too bad no one knows since then we could...oh I don't know, kidnap him and hold him as a hostage until the DragonRider agrees to give into lord Mardonio and lord Fraener." Luna growled at them, trying to shut them up. 'If only they knew that they already have Murtagh's son as a hostage....then I don't think they'd be so confident. Especially if they found out that the son is also a DragonRider.'
"Dude, can we just knock the creature out? Or kill it?"
"No. Lord Mardonio wants at least one dragon alive."
"True. But there is still like eighteen of them still."
"True...very true." One of the men grabbed an axe and approached Luna cautiously.
"Do you think it'll squirt blood when you chop off the neck?"
"Who knows?" Right as he was about to swing, a wolf came flying out of the bushes and attacked him.
"Dude!! Look at the size of that thing!!" The wolf growled at them angrily, making them back away slowly. Using his left foreleg, he cut the net and Luna stood up, growling as well.
"Oh no...." The wolf narrowed his eyes and barked.
"Run away!!" Luna looked at the wolf and nodded her head.
'I thank you.'
"Don't worry about it. I hope you can help me."
'With what?'
"Finding Sapphire and Arian."
'Sapphire and Jayden were kidnapped by Fraener. And Arian fell somewhere over in that direction after Fraener injured him.'
"I think we better hurry to where Arian is. A wound from a dragon demon is very fatal." Nodding her head, Luna followed after the wolf.
'My name is Luna. You are?'
"Lykaon."
'Lexand was talking about you. He said you were the strongest wolf demon king and that you lived through a battle with a dragon demon.'
"Yes. I'll tell you the story some other time."
'Okay.' When they reached the flower field, they froze when they saw Arian's body laying limp.
'Arian...?' Lykaon walked over to the dragon and nudged him with his nose.
"Fraener killed him. We're too late." Sitting down on his haunches, Lykaon threw his head back and howled mournfully. Luna saw the jagged scar on his chest and somehow knew instantly that was the wound that had killed him.
~With Mordecai~
Going into a steep dive, Mordecai flew down through the trees and made a quick, easy landing on the grass. Raising his head, he looked around until he saw the very person he was looking for. Turning back into his human form, he marched right up to his father and grabbed his shirt.
"Hij nam haar! Vader, wat moet ik doen?!" (A/N: He took her! Father, what do I do?!)
"Eerste, rustig. Nu wat bent u het over?" (A/N: First, calm down. Now what are you talking about?)
"Fraener nam Sapphire en hij Arian gedood. WAT KAN IK NU DOEN?!?!?!" (A/N: Fraener took Sapphire and he killed Arian. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?!?!?!)
"Mordecai..Fraener will not kill Sapphire. I know that much for sure. But I do know for a fact that you need to calm down."
"I am calm."
"Uh-huh."
"I am!"
"Then why are your eyes glowing black?" Mordecai looked away for a moment. He had forgotten that his father used to be a dragon demon. So of course he would know how to tell if one is angry or not.
"I can't calm down. Arian told me that I have to let Sapphire be the first dragon demon rider."
"He said that?"
"Aye."
"Then honor his last wishes. If he wanted you to be Sapphire's dragon demon, then be her dragon demon. Allow her to actually ride you."
"But we aren't made to be riden by anyone! We-" Lexand put his finger to Mordecai's lips.
"That's enough. Believe it or not Mordecai, but your mother and I participated together in battle a few years before you and Nathanel were even a possibilty in our hearts. She wasn't my rider, but I carried her away from the battle when she almost died. So that is what we've always believed was the dragon demon destiny. To never be rode. But in reality, all we are is a different type of dragon that can birth to live young. And of course talk, but our mouths don't move in a normal pattern like the elves, dwarves, or humans. Our mouths just move up and down and the words come out. But some, their mouths don't even move. It just hangs open while they talk. An example of this would be Fraener. His jaw doesn't close when he's speaking in his demon form. But yours does. I'm getting off subject aren't I?"
"Very."
"Forgive me. All I'm trying to say is that if Arian believes you are meant to be the first dragon demon who has a rider, then respect his beliefs and allow Sapphire to ride you."
"So you want me to wear a saddle and that ridiculous battle armor they have the dragons wear?"
"Yes and no. Yes to the part with the saddle, so Sapphire can be comfortable on your back whilst in battle. No to the dragon armor because you are not a dragon. You are a dragon demon, but dragon demons are not immortal. Once something hits your heart, then its all over for you. Are you going to let Sapphire ride you?" Mordecai lowered his head thinking about his answer. When he lifted his head, Nathanel came running towards them.
"Father! Oh, hi Mordecai! But father, I haven't seen Jayden for a few hours now." Mordecai looked at Nathanel in confusion.
"Jayden?"
"You know Murtagh's son."
"I know who Jayden is, but he hasn't been seen in a while?"
"No." Mordecai's eyes widened.
"Fraener took Jayden with him as well..." At that moment Luna landed behind him and shook herself off.
'Glad to see you're still alive Mordecai.' A wolf came running towards them and stopped. Lexand's eyes widened.
"Lykaon?!" Nathanel looked at the wolf.
"You mean that's a wolf demon?"
"Yes. And it's Lykaon."
"He looks like a normal wolf. Except for his eyes of course."
"Wolf demons are slightly larger than normal wolves. Other than that, they are pretty much the same but capable of taking down dragons and other large creatures." Lykaon went to his human form and looked at them all seriously.
"We have a lot to get started on right away. I know that I've killed a dragon demon before, but Fraener is working with someone blessed by something."
"Mardonio. He's been blessed by an elf and he's totally and utterly evil." Nathanel told him in a hurry.
"I see. What on earth has this place come to? I've heard all these stories about how wonderous this world is, but I hate to say it but...this place is anything but wonderous. I have no idea how elves, humans, dwarves, DragonRiders, or any creature for that matter can live here. It's too chaotic."
"Alagaesia is really a wonderful world, lord Lykaon. But with it being ruled by evil, it is starting to lack that quality."
"I see." 'Then there is no other choice but to destroy the evil.' Mordecai narrowed his eyes while he stared at Lykaon, who had gone very silent.
"Your silence worries me, Lykaon."
"Why is that?"
"First, I have to save the woman I loved quickly or else I'll go crazy. And second, I don't like it when another demon goes silent when I haven't known them for a few days."
"Well them I'm sorry to worry you."
"Who says I'm worried?" Lexand put his hand on Mordecai's shoulder.
"Son...do not start something that you'll regret later." Nathanel nodded his head.
"He's right Mordecai, and you know it. Lykaon?"
"Hm?"
"Will you both please try and work together?"
"I'll try. It's up to your brother now if he'll work with me." Nathanel looked at Mordecai, who narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"For now I shall. But as soon as it nears Sapphire's ninth month, and she's still not back, I'm going after them myself. Got it?!" Nathanel backed away for a moment from his brother. He could easily tell that his twin was angry.
All right review!! I hope you guys are glad that this chapter is longer than usual. Please try to expect that for now on. I'm making the chapters longer now, so I can cover more stuff okay? And seeing as how I am so very nice to you guys, I decided I'll put up the prologue to my actual story Coven's Legacy into this chapter. If you want to you can read it.
At the beginning of time there were such vampires called Guardians. The oldest vampire, Alrek, and his followers made these such vampires to protect the other races, such as humans, vampires, elves, werewolves, and the half vampires/humans/ and/or elves. These Guardians had markings on their bodies telling which Guardian Coven they were from. But as time went on, greed grew between the covens, which caused war. Alrek and his followers disappeared into the unknown land, known as in later centuries America. The covens continued to fight until peace became known.
The wars began to rise up again some more. One vampire, who later becomes the leader of the Wolfgang coven, found a way to stop the new wars from happening, in hopes of Alrek showing back up, but he was never found. The elves helped the Phoenix coven create something called Guards. These Guards would help the Guardian vampires protect the vampires. The Guardians eventually excluded the humans, elves, and the hybrids. The older, original Guardains, knew for sure their maker would not show up now, since they had destroyed their original purpose.
The Guards over time began to evolve. They were now able to transform into bigger creatures, rather than their original forms. Plus, a Guard is now able to speak to their masters, to warn them where there is danger. Guards can range from anything, from the smallest insect, to a might dragon. But like with the Guardians powers, the Guards also became misused. In the next major war, the Guards would be forced to fight against each other.
A whole century before Ragnor gained control over the Ragnor coven, which he was named after, a human witch came to him with a prophecy: "All covens will die, only son loses his way, may find love by one they do not trust, and peace shall rule the land." Ragnor fearing the witch's prophecy ordered his Guard, Micah, to kill her. When she was dead, Ragnor believed that the prophecy no longer existed. What he didn't realize was that he was entirely wrong and another war is to come.
Okay that's the prologue. Let me know what you think about it. And yes I know it is short...but it's just the prologue. Okay review now please!
