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Chapter 6: Thunder's past

Thunder flew swiftly across the treetops, the moon lighting the way. With his (A/N: Sorry, but I just HAD to add this in. Notice the 'he'. I put that on purpose because since he's the King of Eagles, he deserves it, right?) keen vision, he found the "special tree" and landed on the branch for the night. Before letting himself drift off to sleep, Thunder looked around and felt the memories rush back to him. It had been 21 years ago when he first met Torrance Camrize…….

21 Years Ago

"The humans are destroying our land, our troops had tried to stop them, but the humans didn't listen to our warning. Instead, the humans attacked and kill many of our soldiers. We must fight back and prevent them from destroying our homes, King Thunder. There has already been too much death for our kind."

King Thunder and his brother, Prince Sunal were flying through their forest, observing the chaos mankind had caused.

"These people are monsters," Thunder said with disgust as he saw all the trees cut down by the humans. More than half of their forest had already been destroyed, just because they wanted to use the wood for themselves. But that wasn't what made Thunder and his people angry. What made their race angry was their selfishness. They didn't even think once about the consequences of doing this. They didn't even care that they were destroying the balance of nature and never thought about how many homes they were destroying. They didn't even try to reduce the number of trees they were cutting down

"Have you told them all the consequences, brother?" Thunder asked.

"Yes, my Lord. Governor Corlas told them all the consequences of doing this, but they not only refused to listen to us, they started to attack us too."

"These humans will never learn," Thunder said angrily, "Sunal, go immediately and send a 100 soldiers to attack their towns. Do this as quickly as you possible. Maybe they will learn their lesson when they see how it feels to have their homes destroyed."

"Yes, my Lord," Sunal obeyed. Then he turned around and flew back to the base hidden in the forest. After his brother had flown out of sight, Thunder flew to the human's town.

"Never venture to the human's side, King Thunder. They are treacherous and ruthless. They will kill you."

As King Thunder saw the tips of the human's buildings, his chief advisor's warning came to his mind, but he quickly brushed it away. His chief advisor was always so cautious over little things. Thunder growled to himself as he saw all the buildings mankind made. Destroying so many homes just for making those things! How selfish could these humans get?! Suddenly, the King of Eagles heard a cry from below and looked down to see a huge bunch of humans pointing weapons at him.

"Kill him!" A man shouted. At his call, all the humans fired their weapons. Thunder was fast and powerful, but even the strongest eagle couldn't avoid so many bullets and arrows being shot at him at once. An arrow pierced through his right wing, knocking him out of the air and towards the ground. He was unconscious before he even hit the ground.

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King Thunder creaked open his eyes to see something moving. It was night, and his keen eyes could hardly make out the moving object in front of him. He tried to fly away, but a jolt of pain shot through his right wing.

"So I see you're awake," a man's voice said from the darkness.

"Who are you?" Thunder asked telepathically.

"Oh! So you're one of those telepathic race of eagles," the man said amusingly as he stepped out of the darkness. Through the glow of the fireplace, Thunder could see the man's short, curly brown hair and bright grey eyes. He was well built and wearing a leather outfit.

"Who are you!? You better release me, or else you will regret it! I am King Thunder, the king of all Eagles!" Thunder burst out before he could stop himself.

"King of Eagles, eh? Well, Torrance Camrize, famous monster slayer and master thief, at your service," the man bowed with a smile.

"Feh. You are just a pathetic, arrogant and selfish human," Thunder spat.

"Really? And what made you think that all humans are like that, King Thunder?" Torrance asked, raising an eyebrow. He knelt down and reached towards Thunder's broken wing. Thinking that he was going to hurt him, Thunder withdrew his wing quickly, causing him more pain.

"Get away from me, human!" Thunder snarled in Torrance's head, "it was your kind that caused this to happen to me!" Torrance crossed his arms and got up, looking curiously at Thunder.

"What are you looking at, filthy human!?"

"I was just thinking that someone like you would understand that not all creatures are the same," Torrance said thoughtfully, "I've read the history of the telepathic eagles and I know that a long time ago, your race were treated as monsters. Your race was scorned and hated by all because one of your kings, I believe it was King Stroania the third, killed every creature in his path. After he died, your race was still accused of being ruthless and evil, until one day, another King proved to everyone that not all eagles are like King Stroania." After the man's long speech, there was a moment of silence. "You are right," Thunder realized. He slowly stretched out his wing and looked up at Torrance.

"I am sorry, hu--I mean Torrance."

"No problem," Torrance grinned. He knelt down and carefully attended to Thunder's wounds.

Torrance stayed with Thunder for a few days, tending to his wounds. "I can't go unless I see that your wounds all better," the man had said with a twinkle in his grey eyes. For those few days, Thunder learned a lot about humans and about Torrance's life. He had a family, consisting only of his wife. Every time he talked about his wife, Thunder could see the happiness radiate out of the man's eyes.

"She's has beautiful jet black hair and beautiful blue eyes," Torrance said, leaning against the tree trunk, "she's a wonderful woman and the love of my life. Marrying her is the biggest accomplishment of my life."

Torrance also talked about his job and the danger that comes with it.

"Everyday, my wife and I has to cower in fear because some of the monsters I kill come for revenge," he said with a frown, "but we all agree on one thing, it's all worth it. Seeing everybody free from danger and families reuniting is all worth it."

When King Thunder's wing finally healed, he went up to Torrance to say goodbye.

"Goodbye, Torrance. I am glad that I met you," Thunder said, looking into the man's eyes.

"Same here," the man said with a grin, "I hope we can still stay friends…"

"Of course! We will always be friends, Torrance Camrize. Whenever you need my help, I will be there."

"I'll always be there when you need my help, also," Torrance exclaimed, "let us become blood brothers!" King Thunder nodded in agreement and they quickly gave each other a little cut, letting a drop of blood to drop into the a bowl filled with water. Then they swirled the water around, so the blood blended into each other.

"Now we will always be brothers in our hearts!"

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King Thunder flew quickly back to the base, hoping that he wouldn't be too late. He swooped down to the King's Royal Tree and landed on a branch. The tree was huge, its leaves were a beautiful shade of green. The Royal Tree was no ordinary tree, it had a special enchantment placed upon it by the first King of the Eagles. No creature could ever see it unless the present King told him or her exactly where it was. Tilting back his head, King Thunder let out a loud shriek. He waited for a few minutes, then a huge flock of eagles flew towards the Royal Tree. The first to arrive was his brother, Prince Sunal.

"King Thunder!" Prince Sunal cried happily, "We thought you have been killed!" Dozens of Thunder's men flew to him, happy to see their King return.

"This is no time for celebrations!" Thunder shouted, "Sunal! Have you sent the soldiers to attack the human's towns yet?"

"No, but - "

"Good! Tell them that the attack is cancelled!"

"What?! But why, my Lord?" Another eagle asked.

"They have chopped down our trees and destroyed many of our people's homes! Why must we spare them?" Another eagle piped in. Thunder turned around and glared at them.

"Why must we spare them, you ask? Then may I ask you something? Are all eagles like King Stroania the third?" King Thunder asked.

"Of course not! King Stroania the third was a disgrace to our race!" Governor Tamal exclaimed.

"Exactly! When an arrow shot me, a human saved my life. He didn't ask for anything in return. He taught me that not all humans are the same as each other and that they all deserve a chance."

There was a few moment of silence when King Thunder finished talking.

"If you think that it is the right thing to do, then I will follow your command, my Lord," Prince Sunal said. Thunder nodded and turned to look at his other "loyal" subjects. Slowly, each of them pledged their alliance to the King's decision like Prince Sunal. Thunder sent a group of the men off to stop the soldiers and flew back to his branch. He needed a nap.

A few months later

King Thunder was fast asleep on his branch after a long day. He had spent the day convincing humans to only chop down the wood they needed. Most of them agreed, but he still had to convince a few selective ones. Suddenly, something hit his beak. He opened up his eyes to have another rock hit him right between the eyes.

"WHO IS IT!?" Thunder boomed angrily.

"Don't tell me you don't recognize me," a familiar voice said amusingly.

"Torrance!" Thunder exclaimed with joy, "I can't believe it's you!"

"Well it is, my friend." Torrance Camrize walked out of the shadows and into the moonlight.

"I have come here to ask you if you are still willing to do anything I ask you to," the brown haired man asked.

"Of course! As long as I am able to!"

"Then I must ask you to promise me to take care of my family if anything happens to me…"

"What will happen to you? What has happened, Torrance?" Thunder asked. Torrance sighed.

"God has sent me to kill one of Satan's evil demons. I'm afraid that I might not live through this, Thunder. If anything happens to me, please take care of my family. Please!" Torrance begged.

"Of course I will Torrance! You don't have to beg or do anything. Even if you don't ask me, I'll take care of your family!"

"Thank you, Thunder. You're a true friend."

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A few days after Torrance visited King Thunder, a heavy darkness seemed to have rested on the land. Thunder flew around the night, an uneasy feeling in his stomach.

"Something's wrong," Thunder said to himself. Suddenly, he saw a huge bright light and then heard people screaming in agony. Torrance! King Thunder flew as fast as he could towards the noise. He arrived at a huge, eerie castle that seemed to radiate evil. The large eagle flew silently into an open window and almost flew back out in horror. Blood was splattered everywhere and two bodies lie on the floor. One of the bodies had curly, brown hair and grey eyes that were widened in horror.

"Torrance…I am sorry, my friend, I have come too late…" Thunder bowed his head and looked at the other person. The woman had long, jet-black hair that was covered in blood and unblinking blue eyes. In her hands was a little bundle that seemed to be crying. It was a baby…it was Torrance's daughter! Looking down at the poor crying baby made Thunder realize what he had to do. He gathered all the energy inside of him and felt changes occur in his body. His wings disappeared and the feather shrank away. Replacing them was a pair of human arms and pale, smooth skin. King Thunder, King of Eagles, had disobeyed one of the most important laws. Never transform into a creature of another race or else be banished from the race. There were no exceptions and no mercy, whoever disobeyed it was banished forever. Thunder's great grandfather set the law because his great grandfather's brother was foolhardy enough to turn into another creature and join another race. Thunder's great grandfather felt disgraced and decided to make the law.

Thunder bent down and picked up the little child. The young child stopped crying and looked up at Thunder. When he looked into her small grey eyes, he could feel that it was all worth it.

"You have your father's beautiful eyes," he said to the baby. The little girl crossed her eyes and blew a raspberry.

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Thunder sighed as he remembered everything. For 15 years, he remained a human to take care of Vixen. When she finally grew up and was able to take care of herself, he had turned back into an eagle, in hope that his race might accept him again. But not only did they didn't, they refused to even let him rest in any of their trees except one. So, he was forced to only rest on a special tree that the new King (prince Sunal, his brother) assigned for him. Sighing heavily, Thunder's eyes flickered close and he fell into deep sleep, dreaming of returning to his race.

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