A Dragon's Crimson Cry
By: Tippi
A/N-Sorry not posting yesterday but there were some technical difficulties.
Ch 54 Deep Well
It been a week, Saturday to be precise, and Jake had managed to either hid his wings or tail but had yet to master both at the same time.
"This is more frustrating then not being able to hide either" Jake complained his wings now hidden but the tail refusing to follow suit.
"I'm just impressed you got this far in a week but yet you have been working at it rather hard all week" LS said.
Not caring for what his grandfather had to say Jake gave a groan as the tip of his tail swished back and forth in irritation.
"It takes time young dragon; you can't master an ability just because you want to" LS said trying to calm his grandson.
His frustration wasn't so much the fact he wasn't in complete control of his chi it was more due to cabin fever. He had finished his book and the homework he missed, that Al had been kind enough to bring him everyday, and was left with nothing else to do.
Fu, Gramps, Sun, and Al were the only people he'd seen all week and the last people a teen wants to hang out with are the authority figures which minus Al, was everyone.
Jake was in his room bounce a ball against the wall and his tail when a miss calculated throw sent it off the wall and onto his dresser knocking a few items to the floor. Jake groaned at seeing his many belongs crash to the floor.
He slipped off his bed and got down on his knees picking up the items when he noticed an object he hadn't thought of in a while.
The ball had knocked the ring box off the dresser causing it to open and the ring fell out.
Jake crawled in closer to the ring. It had landed in front of his window having the rays of sunlight hit it.
Jake could swear he saw flames dancing in the black opal. He picked it up and brought it closer. It wasn't a trick of the light or his imagination there were actually flames dancing inside the jewel.
Jake wasn't sure why but he thought to put it on. Any normal person would have been pondering about the flames.
He slipped over his right ring finger and was surprised to see it fit perfectly but the surprise was short lived.
Suddenly Jake felt as if something was digging into his body. Borrowing deeper with every second, he wrapped his arms around him, shut his eyes, and clenched his teeth to not make a sound then as he fell on his side. His right arm reached out digging into the floor, at doing so it suddenly felt like his right hand was on fire. But as suddenly as the pain came it left.
Jake opened his eye and breathing hard. He got back onto his knees; he quickly removed the ring and throws it away from him across the room.
Jake felt odd it wasn't a bad feeling in fact it was good.
He felt like he had more power and energy then ever before. It was like some one unsealed a deep well and now he could reach into it and pull up all the power he needed.
Then he remembered to burning of his hand and looked at his right hand that seemed to be un-harmed. He then looked down at the spot in the floor his had been digging into. That spot on the floor was scorched like a lit mach the size of his had fallen there and burned to floor. Jake looked at his right hand again confused.
'Okay weird' Jake thought.
Then an idea struck him maybe this uncovered well could be used. Jake focused on his chi and tried focusing it into the well. After a minute Jake took a look at his back. It was clear of both wings and a tail.
A smile spread across Jake's face, he couldn't contain his excitement. He had to show his grandfather right away. He raced down the stairs to find his grandfather.
"Gramps," Jake called.
LS turned his eyes away from his work to look address Jake.
"Look" Jake exclaimed turning around to show his sudden lack of dragon appendages.
LS smiled and congratulated Jake on a job well done. Fu turned away from the TV to have a look as well and gave a quick clapping of the paws.
"Finally I can get out and get some fresh air," Jake yelled. "In face I'm going to do that now." Then Jake ran up to the roof.
"Aw, to be a teen again" LS sighed.
"Glad that's over with" Fu added.
On his way to the roof Jake stopped in front of his room and retrieved the ring.
Once on the roof Jake sucked in as much fresh air into his lungs as he could. It felt great to be outside again after a week of confinement.
After getting some air his thoughts went back to the ring. Before he put it on he was still working on controlling his chi but as soon as he did he could control it.
Then there was the burning the floor thing. Jake thought could he do it again.
He closed his eyes and tried to think of the feeling he had when he did it.
Jake dug into the well and he felt an intense heat spread over his hand.
Jake opened his eyes and look at his hand it was completely engulfed his fire.
Jake stood wide eyed at his hand before a voice called to him.
"Jake" Sun's voice called from behind Jake.
Jake turned around hiding his hand behind his back.
"Sun what you doing here" Jake asked.
"I hadn't seen you since Thursday and I was wondering if you be joining us on Monday" Sun said making it obvious she didn't see the fire in Jake's hand. "Guess from the lack of wings and tail I you will" Sun added.
Jake felt the heat disappear from his hand and brought out form behind his back seeing it was free of any fire.
When unhide his hand Sun saw the ring in it.
"Jake, what is that" Sun said with the sound of worry in her voice.
"It's a ring" Jake said holding it up.
"Give me that" Sun said with urgency and snatched it from Jake's hand.
Before Jake could say or do anything Sun throw the ring to the ground and stomped on it.
The opal of the ring shattered and it gave off a small black flame that fizzed out in five seconds.
"Jake where did you get that ring" Sun demanded turning to Jake.
"It was a gift" Jake answered.
"From whom" Sun asked.
"I don't know" Jake responded. "What's wrong?"
"That ring is black magic" Sun said.
She picked up what was left of ring and left the roof.
"Are you sure you don't know who sent it" LS asked Jake.
After Sun had found and destroyed the ring she decided to tell LS and now Jake was being asked a series of question about it. Jake hadn't told his grandfather or Sun about the pain he felt when putting it on or the fire.
"No I told you like 20 times" Jake said getting a bit irritated.
"Don't you find it suspicious that you get a gift without a name" LS advised Jake.
"Why not I got a present without a name last year" Jake informed.
"What" LS yelled in surprise he was just finding out about it.
"Yeah it was leprechaun gold" Fu said entering the conversation.
"Actually a friend of mine sent it" Sun admitted.
"Why would your friend send him leprechaun gold" LS asked.
Sun just gave an 'I don't know jester' and it was left at that.
"Are we done" Jake asked not wanting to continue with the repeating strand of questions.
"Yes" LS said as Jake walked away and went to his room.
Jake went to his dresser and got the gold pouch out. He sat down on his bed and pulled out a coin to look at it but then a cherry voice came from his window.
"Looky who can pass for human now" Al said sitting on Jake's window sill.
"And look you took the fire escape, forgot we have a front door" Jake replied.
"Yeah but that's no fun" Al said getting off the sill. "Don't make plans for tomorrow I've got plans as my birthday gift to you. Be ready to go by two and bring the gold."
With that Al left back down the fire escape.
~In a dark cave~
"My master it appears our gift has been destroyed" a hooded figure said to a large dark dragon.
"It doesn't matter it has served it's purpose" the dragon answered.
A/N This may get confusing later on if it isn't already so any questions just ask. Review
