"Black Wings"
By: Vanpi
Disclaimer: Unfortunately all of the characters here that are from Dragon Knights do not belong to me. A rare thing, but I'm using them at the moment to satisfy my always-twisting imagination. - Usually it only includes my characters but this time it spewed this up and I'm unfortunately only along for the ride.
Parings: None so fare, and I don't know what's going to happen down the road.
Notes: The sentences written in Italics are thoughts.
"Black Wings…"
Chapter 5
Crescent Moon
The moonlight shined brightly overhead as Kai-Stern's coat scraped on the ground beneath them. Thatz was cradled in his arms as he and Rune staggered on in the attempt to get out of this place. Soon they passed a swamp that was covered over with black smoke and engulfed with a dark aura. The mountains of which they had traveled through before arriving at this place weren't too far ahead. Hidden there within the cliffs, the members of the Dragon Clan would be able to rest safely and Kai-Stern would finally be able to get a good look at Thatz's wounds.
The darkness in the sky was fading and the sun rising, giving birth to a new day. A fading color of light blue stretched in the sky overhead as it painted its self over the landscape. The horizon had also mixed various shades of orange, purple, and red in with the sheet of sky as it filled the place with color.
As the light hit the trees resting on the base of the cliffs ahead, the full beauty of this land became breath taking. The dark green of the pine trees, rose bushes, and grass came into view as a mystical masterpiece painted its self against the base of the mountain ahead. One that only Mother Nature could create.
"Just around that corner we can finally rest and refresh ourselves." Rune said, sounding a bit exhausted as they finally reached the border of the forest where the trees met with the cliffs. Thatz's wounds had stopped bleeding sometime in the very early hours of the morning. Plus, due to this, Kai-Stern had decided that it was better to take a chance on finding a safer place to hide then taking shelter in the trees of the demon-infested forest of Kainaldia.
When they both reached the base of the moss-covered cliff, Kai-stern and Rune began to slowly climb the boulders in front of them. Carefully trying not to slip and fall for Thatz's sake, Rune helped Kai-stern as he took each step.
As they finally reached the top of the cliff over-looking the demon land around them Kai-stern gently laid Thatz down on a thick patch of moss. A tiny pool of water lay in the middle of this place and littered around it was a collage of rose bushes covered in white flowers and various species of plants and grass.
"Not something you'd expect to find in a place like this, especially under these circumstances." Kai-Stern muttered under his breath as he pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket and began to walk towards the glistening pond.
Ringing out the little piece of cloth, the blonde stood and walked once again towards Thatz's side. Gently opening the unconscious Dragon Knight's vest and pulling back his black, blood-soaked, sleeveless shirt, Kai-Stern and Rune looked at the sight of Thatz's wounds. He was severely bruised and three huge gashes littered his otherwise flawless body. They had cut deep into his flesh and even though they looked to have already healed a third of the way, the swollen red flesh surrounding them cried out infection. If it were to get much worse, the brunette could forget about having to worry about just having three scars scattered across his chest because he could die.
Horrified by this, Kai-Stern gently placed Thatz in his arms and began to cleans the sleeping boy's wounded body as best he could at the moment. With no proper bandages with them, Rune took off his white T-shirt hidden under his pearl-white coat and ripped it into strips in order to temporarily wrap up his friend's chest.
After tending to Thatz, the Blue Dragon Officer placed the unconscious boy back on the moss-covered ground. Thinking about the severity of his wounds, the man knew they had to make it back to Draqueen by nightfall. ' This means that the only way out is by flight alone, but all the Dragons are out of commission at the moment due to what has happened. That is...except for Rune's.' Kai-Stern thought to himself and then turned to Rune.
" Hey Rune. Is your Water Dragon able to fly at this moment? And if so, is it possible to fly all of us back to Draqueen by night fall?" Kai-Stern asked, hoping to god that they could use this as their way out of here.
After pondering the question for a few moments, Rune finally spoke while a strand of his long blonde hair fell before his face. " Yes, it is possible for Water to do so, but there is one problem. If we were to fly over this demon infested land the demons would surely catch on to us due to the fact that they'd be able to smell the blood on Thatz. We would have to do something about his cloths if we decide to use my dragon in order to get back to Draqueen."
" We don't have much of a choice. His wounds are so severe that we have to do something and do it soon because he's not going to last much longer with that infection. If the demons are going to catch onto the smell of the blood on his clothing, he can wear the shirt I have on under my trench coat. That means that all of his blood soaked clothing will have to be left here before we take flight." The Dragon Officer replied as he looked at Rune, then back to the helpless figure of their friend on the ground.
After coming to this conclusion, Kai-Stern began to unbutton his forest-green trench coat and before long, he let it slip off to then land on the ground behind him. Where the warm coat had hidden his upper torso a few seconds ago, a light blue T-shirt now showed off Kai-Stern's nicely built chest. Within seconds the Dragon Officer had slipped the shirt upwards and over his head to only then reveal his flawless skin underneath. With a body to-die-for and a cute face, it was no wonder that the many people he had came into contact with usually became either very attached or jealous of him. This had slightly bothered him over the years due to the fact that he had never wanted to feel superior in any way, shape or form to anyone outside of his enemies. So, due to this, he hid himself within his trench coat as soon as his shirt was put aside. Rune just looked on, waiting to see what he'd do next.
After buttoning up the last of the buttons on his trench coat, the blonde-haired Dragon Officer bent down beside his wounded friend once again. Slightly placing him in his arms, Kai-Stern slowly began to take off Thatz's vest and black shirt and after a few moments they were on the ground beside them. Replacing the blood-drenched shirt that had covered the young mans body just seconds before with Kai-Stern's blue one, the Dragon Officer then picked Thatz's limp body up and stood to face Rune. They were finally ready to leave this place once and for all.
As Kai-Stern stood before Rune with Thatz in his arms, the Dragon Knight of Water decided that it was time to finally leave this place. Closing his eyes, he used his entire conciseness to call to the depths of his soul, trying to awaken his dragon from its slumber. As he did so, a bright blue aura arose around the former elf, his golden hair dancing around himself and intertwining with the blue energy.
Soon Rune's dragon stood forth in front of the three members of the Dragon Tribe in a shade of the deepest bluish-white that shined like silver. This was a sight like no one had ever seen before. To add to this, his body was not covered in scales like most would expect, but looked as though it had been blessed with feathers. The Dragon of Water glistened against the sparkling waters of the pond and the pool of water only added to the godly look that the creature gave off.
After quietly whispering to Water and gently stroking the dragon on its velvet-soft nose, Rune motioned for Kai-Stern to come forward. Within seconds Rune had helped Kai-Stern and Thatz onto the back of his friend and the Dragon of Water stretched forth his wings to ride on the midday air. After a few minutes past the mystical sight of the beautiful dragon carrying his friends to safety disappeared against the horizon, heading towards the castle in Draqueen, their home.
"To be continued in chapter six..."
AN: Hello. It's me once again. I'm happy because I think I'm finally getting somewhere with these characters but after this I'm not really sure what to do with them. I feel so sorry for Thatz right now, with have that bad infection in all, but I dn't know were to go from here with this part of the story. So if you guys have any suggestions as to what you think should happen, please review? Other then that, please comment and tell me what you think so far because it really helps to know your thoughts and feelings on this story as well. Thanks.