Geran couldn't believe it, he'd dreamed this moment all his life. There was
something important about it. The minute he touched the creature's blood-
soaked paw a world of song burst forth, filling his body ad mind. Then he
understood. This was what he'd been hearing his entire life, but until now
it had only been whispers, like a dream, for when he came back to himself
when he heard those whispers they were forgotten and lost to him. He knew
what he must do. He carefully removed the guard's keys from his pouch and
slid them carefully into the well oiled lock.
The night was dead and cold as boy, wolf and beast crept out of the stronghold. They moved into the centre of one of the gold wheat-fields of Algaria, the wind stirring the wheat ever so slightly, so it rippled like waves. A cloud shifted to reveal the moon, suddenly the creature exploded with a blinding blue light. The creature drew himself up onto his hind legs, suddenly he was not a creature of beast. No, he was a boy, a boy with ct eyes of gold. As the light faded the boy looked at Geran. He opened his wide wings, they were still bat-like but now they had a strange pattern leaping for the bas of the wing. It looked like fire, reaching up to engulf the entire wing, and at the tip were the wing folded a spike protruded, it shone in the moonlight. He smiled at Geran, and like the wheat, his white hair stirred in the wind.
"Thank you" he said, his voice was gentle, it carried like song "do you hear me now? Do you hear us now?"
Though the question seemed strange Geran knew the answer, "yes, I understand" he replied.
The boy put his hand on Geran's shoulder, "what a singer you shall make" he said smiling, "I am known as Dark Karacan, though many call me Shade".
"I am Geran, Crown Prince of Riva".
"Pleased to make your acquaintance, Your Highness". Geran smiled, this boy did not fear him, "If I am not being rude in asking, may I ask why do you have wings?"
"I have them because I do, I cannot explain it. You have them as well you know, all you have to do is spread them for flight".
Geran suddenly felt a tinge in his back, suddenly huge bat-like wings burst from his shoulders. But unlike Shade's his were not black with the fire design. No, his were the colour of ice. "Welcome to the world of the Singers, welcome, Geran Icefyre!"
The night was dead and cold as boy, wolf and beast crept out of the stronghold. They moved into the centre of one of the gold wheat-fields of Algaria, the wind stirring the wheat ever so slightly, so it rippled like waves. A cloud shifted to reveal the moon, suddenly the creature exploded with a blinding blue light. The creature drew himself up onto his hind legs, suddenly he was not a creature of beast. No, he was a boy, a boy with ct eyes of gold. As the light faded the boy looked at Geran. He opened his wide wings, they were still bat-like but now they had a strange pattern leaping for the bas of the wing. It looked like fire, reaching up to engulf the entire wing, and at the tip were the wing folded a spike protruded, it shone in the moonlight. He smiled at Geran, and like the wheat, his white hair stirred in the wind.
"Thank you" he said, his voice was gentle, it carried like song "do you hear me now? Do you hear us now?"
Though the question seemed strange Geran knew the answer, "yes, I understand" he replied.
The boy put his hand on Geran's shoulder, "what a singer you shall make" he said smiling, "I am known as Dark Karacan, though many call me Shade".
"I am Geran, Crown Prince of Riva".
"Pleased to make your acquaintance, Your Highness". Geran smiled, this boy did not fear him, "If I am not being rude in asking, may I ask why do you have wings?"
"I have them because I do, I cannot explain it. You have them as well you know, all you have to do is spread them for flight".
Geran suddenly felt a tinge in his back, suddenly huge bat-like wings burst from his shoulders. But unlike Shade's his were not black with the fire design. No, his were the colour of ice. "Welcome to the world of the Singers, welcome, Geran Icefyre!"