Cage Bird in the Dark
Chapter 2
Rune refused to open his eyes. He felt pain over his whole body, especially on his back. Then everything came back to him. Nadil had dragged him out of the cage and taken the whip upon him. All he knew before he blacked out was that Nadil had called Shydeman in and..
"Oh, no." Rune said, reaching a hand up toward his once long blonde hair. It was now shoulder length. A hiss then escaped his lips and he brought his arm back down. Rune was almost afraid to look down and see the damage the whip had caused, but he did. All that was left of his shirt was a few bits of rags, and his back and chest were covered in dry blood. Unfortunately for him though Nadil had put oil on the whip that affected the knight's healing powers, so now he could not even heal himself.
Nadil suddenly popped up in front of him and pulled out a small ugly looking fruit. "Do you know what this is little one?" Indeed Rune did know what it was and if Nadil made him eat it, well it wouldn't be good.
Area Surrounding Nadil's Castel
Thatz, Rath, and Lykouleon had arrived a lot sooner than they had expected (which was a good thing since Thatz had eaten all the food). Now they had to get in without Nadil, Shydeman, or Shyrendora noticing them.
Rath's head suddenly shot up and a small evil grin began to tugging at his lips. "Hey Thatz I bet they have a lot of treasure, so what would be the easies way to get in?"
"Treasure?! Where?! I knew this would come in handy." Thatz started to throw things out of his bag and brought out a shovel. With amazing energy he began digging.
Rath sat down and leaned against a rock, with his eyes closed and hands behind his head. "What are you doing?" Lykouleon asked.
"Well with Thatz digging that fast and as far as he has to dig, we'll be in that castle in about an hour. All we have to do is sit back and wait."
"I don't think we can do that!"
"Why?" Rath opened his eyes and directed them to where the Dragon Lord was looking. A large form of a figure was coming closer and it looked badly injured. A gasp escaped the dark haired boy's mouth when he realized what it was. "Fire!" he yelled summoning his dragon. "Go help him." The dragon looked in the distance and raced off.
"What's going on?" asked Thatz coming out of the hole. By now Fire was back and he was gently laying the beaten form of the water dragon on the soft soil.
Nadil's Room
As Nadil came toward him, Rune suddenly spotted his sword and ran toward it . Just as his fingers brushed lightly against the hilt, Shydeman came from behind and grabbed him. But not before he sent one thought to his dragon. 'Go water. Find the others! Go now!'
That Water Dragon burst from the sword and seeing his master in trouble snapped at Shydeman. "No Water! Just go! Find the others! Now!" Water reluctantly unfurled his wings, and rising flew out the large window. When he was a few yards away from the castle Nadil used his power and sent an energy ball at the Dragon. The cry that was heard from both dragon and knight was almost unbearable.
Nadil just glared at Rune, knowing that he had taken upon Water's pain. He walked over to the knight who was still fighting to get out of Shydeman's grip, yet stopped struggling when he saw Nadil holding the Restuion Fruit in his hand. The fruit that could very slowly destroy the mind.
Rune refused to open his eyes. He felt pain over his whole body, especially on his back. Then everything came back to him. Nadil had dragged him out of the cage and taken the whip upon him. All he knew before he blacked out was that Nadil had called Shydeman in and..
"Oh, no." Rune said, reaching a hand up toward his once long blonde hair. It was now shoulder length. A hiss then escaped his lips and he brought his arm back down. Rune was almost afraid to look down and see the damage the whip had caused, but he did. All that was left of his shirt was a few bits of rags, and his back and chest were covered in dry blood. Unfortunately for him though Nadil had put oil on the whip that affected the knight's healing powers, so now he could not even heal himself.
Nadil suddenly popped up in front of him and pulled out a small ugly looking fruit. "Do you know what this is little one?" Indeed Rune did know what it was and if Nadil made him eat it, well it wouldn't be good.
Area Surrounding Nadil's Castel
Thatz, Rath, and Lykouleon had arrived a lot sooner than they had expected (which was a good thing since Thatz had eaten all the food). Now they had to get in without Nadil, Shydeman, or Shyrendora noticing them.
Rath's head suddenly shot up and a small evil grin began to tugging at his lips. "Hey Thatz I bet they have a lot of treasure, so what would be the easies way to get in?"
"Treasure?! Where?! I knew this would come in handy." Thatz started to throw things out of his bag and brought out a shovel. With amazing energy he began digging.
Rath sat down and leaned against a rock, with his eyes closed and hands behind his head. "What are you doing?" Lykouleon asked.
"Well with Thatz digging that fast and as far as he has to dig, we'll be in that castle in about an hour. All we have to do is sit back and wait."
"I don't think we can do that!"
"Why?" Rath opened his eyes and directed them to where the Dragon Lord was looking. A large form of a figure was coming closer and it looked badly injured. A gasp escaped the dark haired boy's mouth when he realized what it was. "Fire!" he yelled summoning his dragon. "Go help him." The dragon looked in the distance and raced off.
"What's going on?" asked Thatz coming out of the hole. By now Fire was back and he was gently laying the beaten form of the water dragon on the soft soil.
Nadil's Room
As Nadil came toward him, Rune suddenly spotted his sword and ran toward it . Just as his fingers brushed lightly against the hilt, Shydeman came from behind and grabbed him. But not before he sent one thought to his dragon. 'Go water. Find the others! Go now!'
That Water Dragon burst from the sword and seeing his master in trouble snapped at Shydeman. "No Water! Just go! Find the others! Now!" Water reluctantly unfurled his wings, and rising flew out the large window. When he was a few yards away from the castle Nadil used his power and sent an energy ball at the Dragon. The cry that was heard from both dragon and knight was almost unbearable.
Nadil just glared at Rune, knowing that he had taken upon Water's pain. He walked over to the knight who was still fighting to get out of Shydeman's grip, yet stopped struggling when he saw Nadil holding the Restuion Fruit in his hand. The fruit that could very slowly destroy the mind.