It took only about an hour to reach the dig site. It was a camp at a side of… actually not so big ravine. There was a bridge above it, carrying an elevator in the middle that went deep down into the abyss. As we were passing the rift I saw lights at the bottom, signalizing the path into a cave. When we landed, we were greeted by some man "Sir Thomas…" he said bowing down to us all "your wife and children went down to get detailed copies of the writing around the temple."

"Good." Thomas replied signalizing him to get back to work "Say Oritel…" he turned back to us "Why don't you and Marion to my tent and have a good tea." Then to me "Princess, would you like to go down to see the temple?"

"Of course." I immediately replied. I was really excited. The more it was approaching, the more I wanted to see it all.

"All right." He clapped his hands "I will be back in a moment. I'm sure Maria will want to see you too. We'll be back in a moment."

"Have fun!" Mom said and we wanted to part ways. However, one of us was against this idea. Little Erania began reaching for me from mom's arms, almost crying.

"Ohh." I moaned and picked my little sister up. Her arms reached around my neck to get a good hold "Don't worry my little one. I will be back in just a few."

She held to my shirt really tight. I tried to hand her back to mom, but she just didn't want to let go. Thomas however just laughed "She really likes you, doesn't she? She can come with us. We'll be back soon and it's safe."

It was obvious mom wasn't really inclined to that idea, but dad seemed just fine. He really trusted this man. Although… something still seemed off. Erania didn't mind being further away from me this whole time, but the moment I was to leave with this man… she wanted desperately to stay with me. Could she… could she maybe feel the same from this man? No… that's impossible. It was probably just her being a baby.

Dad then proudly spoke "Why not. If she wants to be with her sister. But do take care of them, Thomas."

"But of course." He put a hand on my shoulder. That moment… I felt Erenia shiver a little. Something was off "I will look after them as if they were my very own."

And like that, we headed out through the camp to ravine to the bridge and elevator. We stepped on a platform, railing closed behind us and we began descending. I must say it was quite impressive. Rift sure wasn't too wide, but was deep. When we hit the ground, it was cold, but not too much. It would be dark if it weren't for lights by the path into the cave before us.

We stepped out and we headed into the dimly lit cave.

"Careful, princess." Thomas said "We did our best with this tunnel, but there still might be few…"

That moment I hit something right in the head "Ouch!"

"… stalactites left."

"Oww…" I moaned, rubbing my forehead "That hurt. Luckily Erania didn't get hit."

That reminds me… she didn't move one bit ever since we came down here. She was just clinging to me, holding tight to my shirt. She was scared…

Could she… no way. I was a wyvern, sure. Only that amulet on my neck Mirkaria gave me was keeping me in this human form, but… could she be clinging to me like that… because she felt safe? This was getting weirder and weirder. Erania was usually very active, always looking around, exploring, but now… she was just clinging to me, motionless.

"It's not far now, princess." He said carefully guiding me around the stalactite. Soon, I saw another light at the end of the tunnel. We entered a giant chamber. It was truly magnificent. A giant dome, must've had miles across and so perfectly smooth… I don't thing even glass is this smooth. And in the middle of it… was a temple. A ziggurat, big and beautiful, almost like made of gold. It was dark, maybe enlightened by only a several floodlights, but still beautiful. There, in front were giant round door, sealed shut and before it was another small camp and I could already hear people working there.

As we walked onward, I completely forgot about the camp and immediately went for the round gate. I was so excited to see what was written on it that I didn't even notice Thomas left my side. I stood there and I could finally read it. It was a truly old dialect, but I was managing to read it somewhat.

"We think it's a story." I quickly turned around to see a boy, black hair and blue hair… I mean… I mean black hair and blue eyes. What's with me? He was pretty handsome, had nice clothes, surprisingly clean of any dust down here. He must've been about 16 or so. He stepped next to me and watching the door spoke "We think it's about some kind of tragedy."

"Not really." I replied "It's a story all right, but not a tragedy. It say about a hero, who fought great black phoenix. It's an old legend, or more like a fairy tale."

"A fairy tale?"

"It's almost impossible to translate this writing." I said, averting my attention back to gate "It's a legend older dragons tell children before sleep. Long ago, there was a great dragon king, who had 7 daughters and a son. As time was passing, so was king. Day by day, daughters were sitting by his bed, keeping him company. Daughters accepted death as part of life and were spending time the best they could with their father." I pointed at the dragon silhouette in the middle of gate "Son however, didn't. He got scared that death might come for him too, so he left his home to seek immortality. When he returned… he was different. He was Dark Dragon, harbinger of death. He became evil, tainted and began terrorizing the kingdom. King stood up to him, but was too old to fight such a force. His daughters stepped in." I lowered by hand to show seven figures standing up against the dragon "They defeated their brother, but price was high. Youngest daughter was badly injured and in embrace of her father, they passed to other side, together."

"Wow." He exclaimed "Dragons sure treasure their heroes. This temple must be dedicated to the king and daughter then, right?"

"Most probably." I smiled at him "And you are?"

"Oh, sorry." He bowed down "Where are my manners. I am James, Thomas's son."

"I see." I bowed slightly. I couldn't go too deep since I was still carrying Erania "I am Mira and this little bundle is my baby sister Erania."

"It is pleasure to meet you." He said with a sincere smile "I must say, princess, it is a great honor to meet a dragon. My father and grandfather studied your kind whole lives. To actually meet someone who knows the culture, who lives the culture… it's a great honor."

"Thank you." I said giving him a warm smile "Although I am not a dragon anymore."

"Oh of course." He raised his hands in defense "I didn't mean to offend you."

"Don't worry." I giggled. He was really nice, I admit that much "You didn't."

He exhaled, obviously relieved "Thank the Dragon-I mean…! Sorry. Well… we still don't know how to enter."

"Well it's…" Right as I wanted to say something, I heard cracking beneath me. Just like ice… the floor just broke.

"PRINCESS!" James yelled jumping to catch me, but I was falling too fast. What hell just happened? I was falling down some kind of tunnel straight down.

I had to act, before I hit the ground. Erania was still with me and I was holding her tight. I need to move. Using my free hand, I tore off the amulet. In split second, I was in my wyvern form and I could act accordingly.

I had to hold Erania, but with my second hand I stabbed my tail and claw into the wall. I stopped the fall just in time. Wall soon ended and we fell on ground. It was dark. I felt Erania shaking, but I couldn't see her. At least it meant she was all right.

"Princess!" I heard yelling from above. I looked up and saw dim light "Princess!"

"I'm all right!" I yelled back "It's just da…"

Something covered my mouth and pulled me back with quite a force. I was struggling, but with Erania in arms, I was limited to one hand. They were holding me tight and were pulling me away. After few turns, they let go, making me fall down on my back. Instinctively, I hugged Erania to protect her.

"How dare you come here." Someone whispered. It was a woman, that's for sure "Why did you break the oath?"

"Oath?" I asked, getting slowly up "Who are you?"

"You aren't her, are you?"

"I am Mira, princess of Domino."

"You have no idea what it means to be a Wyvern, do you?" Suddenly, light came. She stood before me, flames enlightening her figure. She… she was a wyvern. Similar to me, but her wings were smaller, engulfed in flames and had sort of bone hooks on the front bone of wings.

"You are…"

"I am Pyrha!" she yelled into the tunnels around us. We must've been under the temple "I am Red Wyvern, ruler of fire!"

"So… I'm not… the only one?" Of course I couldn't really count Mirkaria. She was just previous Blue Wyvern, who managed to break out of this cycle of reincarnation.

"You really do not remember anything." She said taking few steps forward, to me. I raised my free arm and aimed my wing at her. It shined, filling itself with energy and began vibrating. Like this, it could cut through anything "Threatening your own, huh?"

"Protecting my own." I raised the arm so light could illuminate my baby sister "So… what don't I know."

"You know it's really shame." She said, giggling. I still couldn't see her clearly, but I noticed she had bright red hair and eyes "Listen well, Blue Wyvern. This place is not safe for you. You must get out of here, find those your heart trusts. Those you led here… are not who you think you are."

"What do you mean?"

She snapped her fingers and flames expanded before me, creating a circle. The inside of circle was filled with an image. I saw Thomas, James and few others. Thomas spoke "You fall didn't kill her, we have to do it ourselves."

"Stupid pit. I told you it wouldn't get her." A woman, I guess Thomas's wife, smashed into the table "Now we have no idea where she is. Plus she has that baby with her."

"Better to lose an innocent baby than to let dragon be loose." This boy seemed to be James's older brother.

"What are you saying?!" James yelled back "We are Hunters, not murderers. We hunt those dragons, not killing innocent children."

Hunters? I haven't heard of those in years. They have been last seen during World War 2 in Russia, where they annihilated a temple similar to one I grew up in. I thought, or more like all dragons hoped, that they were already out of picture.

It seems I was wrong.

"True." Thomas said "But we cannot take any chances. I can feel her, deep down below us. She transformed."

"You don't know how to conceal your presence, do you?" Pyrha chuckled "I guess that's what this amulet is for." She raised her hand and held amulet Mirkaria gave me. I quickly grabbed it, but didn't put it on. If I was to protect my baby sister in my arms, I had to be in wyvern form.

Fires disappeared and only our wings were enlightening the tunnel "So… what now?"

"Get out of here." She replied calmly "Follow the wall on your right. Whatever happens, do not let your hand leave its surface. It will take you to the main hall. Just go straight through, use your wing to illuminate the path. You will hear voice. Do not listen to it and just go straight and leave. Next hallway will take you to a cave and that cave leads to mountains, where it emerges into the light."

And like that… she was gone. Flames went out and I heard her leave, however, before she left… she said one final thing "Do not let go of the baby. She is more important than you think."

"What do you mean?" No answer returned to me. Erania… I would never let go of her in a place like this. I will hold her until I know for certain she is safe and sound.

That was… when I felt something move on my arm where I was holding Erania. At first, I thought it was maybe her little leg, but… her legs were pressed against my side. Her hand… were sharp and she was digging into my hardened skin. I moved my shining wing… and saw her. Her face was hidden in my shoulder, her hands… her claws of silver were hanging to scales on my shoulder. Her tiny silver tail was wrapped around my arm. Her tiny wings were folded. She was… a dragon?

There you go guys. Things are only beginning to move. I hope you enjoyed another chapter. See ya around!