Khirak roared as his scales as his scales changed from blood red to a glistening silver. His eyes changed from yellow to blue. His teeth from yellow to a shining white. "Khirak!" Agriston said in amazement.
"My name is not Khirak. That was the name of the demon that's been inside me for thousands of years. My name is Rhanak. I am a Silver Fang Dragon," explained Rhanak.
"Tera, how did you do that?" Palin asked.
"It was a purifying spell. It was hard to learn but luckily I mastered it".
"Then I thank you Tera" Rhanak said gratefully.
"So can we go snake hunting now?" Palin said impatiently.
"Wait, there's something you must see", said Rhanak. He led them to a huge stone door. The door had a small hole in the center, big enough for Palin's thumb. Rhanak stuck one of his claws in the hole. A clicking sound started followed by hundreds more. The door started opening. After a few seconds, Palin could see inside it. In the back of the room was a circle with an opening meant for some kind of weapon. Palin quickly walked over to it. Rhanak followed. "Palin, what is that weapon you have?" the dragon asked.
"It's the Katin Stick, a weapon from the Gods".
"Put it in there". Palin withdrew his weapon and put it in the opening. The wall started to shift, and then suddenly it wasn't there. The Katin Stick fell to the ground. Palin picked it up and looked around the new room. The only thing in the room was a large tablet in the middle. Everyone walked over to look at it. The tablet had a familiar picture on it.
"Look", said Tera. "That's a picture of Barador. Each territory has a line pointing to Elvenor close to the gate which has an 'S' on it".
"Then I guess we should go to Elvenor".
"Let me fly you," said Rhanak.
"All right!" exclaimed Palin.
Soon they were flying over Dragonak. Flying on Rhanak was different than Agriston. It was like the world was moving around them. They got to the gate and thanked Rhanak again. "I'll stay here for awhile in case you need me," he said. And so they left for Elvenor.
To be continued…