A\N – I'm gonna have trouble with this chapter, I know it. I just played the demo to the new game F.E.A.R. and now im looking behind me every few minutes. That game is SCARY! If you get it, you'll start and be like "This isn't scary!" but later, wow, I don't want to talk about it shudders
Previously
They all went to sleep that night, dreaming of their dragons. Ortinbras had curled up on Ginny's pillow, next to Ginny's head. Harry saw this just before he drifted off to sleep. He was glad that Ginny was so happy, but couldn't wait for his dragon to hatch. But this night wasn't meant for sleep. Every few minutes, one of the eggs would make a noise, and everyone would listen for the crack that they had heard earlier. Eventually they all fell asleep. Wondering everything and anything about what their dragon would be like.
Chapter 6 – Growing Abilities
The next morning, the group woke up feeling well rested and ready for the day. They said their good mornings, hugs instead of words in some cases. They continued on their daily events, cleaning up and eating breakfast. Just when they were all finishing up breakfast, Zach called to them from the room they slept in. They all rushed to him because he was shouting about the eggs.
They ran into the room to see Zach standing over Harry's bed, intently watching the black egg. Harry leapt beside him and looked at his dragon egg. There was a long crack going straight across the center. It was already circling most of the egg and was quickly growing. They all watched as the crack met and the top part of the egg hopped a little. Suddenly, the top burst off and a small black dart shot out of the shell, landing on the incubator.
It sat, tall and proud, black scales glittering in the faint light, and watched the group, and they watched him. It had a triangular face, similar to Ortinbras. Its eyes were sunken into its' head slightly, which gave an odd shadow over its eyes. It had a long mouth, full of small but razor sharp teeth. It had three two white spikes above its nostrils, and another in-between its eyes. On the top of its head was a large blade like spike. Instead of being round, it was flat and very sharp on the front. It curved back slightly and looked menacing. There was one massive spike coming out of the back of its head that curved up, then slightly down, then back up to a sharp point. It had another spike below that, not as long, but still dangerous. Below that were two very small spikes curving down and pointing at the dragons' chest. It had a long, strong neck with another blade like spike on the top of it. The neck had larger scales down the front, slightly lighter than the rest of the dragon, traveling along the bottom of the neck, belly, and tail. It had a large chest with powerful legs extending from just behind the chest. Its' wings were unfurled and they grey material between the bones was taught. The dragons back legs were strong, meant to push off the ground. The claws on all four feet were a grey color, but were large and razor sharp. The tail was black with the small, sharp white spikes trailing the whole way down.
Harry felt a prick at his mind and allowed it to take over him. He knew it was the small dragon's mind entering his, and then he heard a voice.
"So you are my Mage? You look powerful, and feel powerful. I think we will get along great." The dragon said in Harry's mind. "My name is Chazor. Come closer, I want a better look at you and your friends." Harry followed Chazor's command and was delighted when the dragon gracefully leapt onto his shoulder. The small head scanned his face with gold eyes. Chazor snorted then turned to inspect the others. He started on Hermione.
"She looks smart, but can she defend herself?"
"Yes. She can defend herself quite well. Her name is Hermione Granger and she is one of my best friends." Harry said, watching the small from inspect his friends. His head then moved to look at John, who was beside Hermione.
"He also looks wise and he looks like he can defend himself. Is he powerful in magic as well?" Chazor questioned, glancing back at Harry.
"He is powerful by normal wizard standards, but by ours… he is more average." Harry said, realizing the group really wasn't even in power. They all were more powerful in one area or another. Harry thought about himself and realized he was almost even in all areas. He was powerful in magic, probably the most of the group. His swordsmanship was extraordinary, but Zach could still beat him. Harry's knowledge was great, but Hermione and John still surpassed him easily. Ginny and Mary were also fairly even in all areas, but not as powerful as Harry.
Harry was surprised when he thought of this. Out of the entire group, he had just learned he was the strongest. He thought that the others might get jealous or mad at him and vowed not to show off.
"You are wise Harry. And those last three must be Mary, Zach and Ginny. Wait, whose dragon is that?" Chazor asked, suddenly delighted at seeing a fellow dragon.
"That is Ginny's dragon, Ortinbras. She just hatched yesterday. You're the second to hatch." Over the link in their minds, Harry felt the delight from Chazor. To everyone's astonishment, Chazor shifted to beside Ortinbras. The two started talking in raspy growls, obviously the dragons' language, but only Harry and Ginny could understand the conversation. The both figured it was new powers bestowed upon them by the two dragons. The group watched the dragons start to play some sort of game. They laughed at the two when they heard a gasp behind them. Harry turned and saw Adila standing behind the group, watching the two dragons. She then smiled and glanced at Ginny and Harry. She got the groups attention to tell them what would be happening today.
"Since we now have two dragons, I will only train the four of you." She said, pointing at Hermione, Zach, John, and Mary. "Those two will begin to practice the new abilities their dragons have allowed them access to." Harry and Ginny both smiled. They had found a way to get out of normal lessons and have some fun with their dragons! "But I will be watching you, so no fooling around." Adila smirked at the sudden disappearance of both the teens' smiles. "Why don't you go into that room to practice? We'll stay here and continue learning elf magic, but you will still have lessons with us. That goes for everyone whose dragons' hatches." Adila said, watching the group of teens. They all nodded and Harry and Ginny walked into the said room with Chazor and Ortinbras is tow. The teens nodded at each other and walked to opposite sides of the room.
"So you learned how to shift into the Shadow Realm and how to bind people with shadows, correct?" Chazor asked Harry.
"I've learned how to shift, but how do I bind people? I can shoot chains of shadows, but I can't turn them or anything." Harry said. "I guess I should've thought of that."
"Don't worry, I'll teach you." And so the two trained, and they trained hard. Harry learned how to bind people with shadows and to grab objects. He learned how to control how visible he was when shifted but still visible. He learned how to make a dome of darkness, but hadn't yet accomplished it. By lunch he was tired, and Chazor's small chest was heaving. The dragon had just filled the room with shadow, making Ginny shriek. Harry knew it was dark, but could see perfectly. He laughed, but then felt how much energy it took from Chazor, whose magical power already surpassed Harry's. They went back to the other room to find quite a surprise. The group was sitting in a circle around the incubator eating lunch. The surprising part was there was a small white dragon sitting beside Mary, tearing at a large piece of meat. The small dragon was about two feet long and pure white. It had a triangular, which Harry realized must be how every dragon's head was shaped. But this small dragons head came to a sharp point at the nose, unlike Chazor and Ortinbras, whose faces were slightly rounded at the nose. The small dragon had eyes set back in its head, with red eyes. Not evil like Voldemorts, but kind, caring eyes. From the back of its head there were eight white spikes, four on each side. It had a smooth neck with a white fin running the whole way down the neck, ending just above the shoulders. It had short, powerful legs and large feet. The claws were long and, but instead of white like Harry expected, but gold. Its wings were light blue, but on the joint in the middle of each wing was a hooked golden claw. Its rear legs were similar to the front, but a little longer. The white tail had very small golden spikes in a line down it. It turned its' gaze on the four when they walked in, red eyes running over each of them.
"Oh! Hey you guys, this is Lex. She just hatched a few minutes ago and tomorrow we'll be joining you in your training!" Mary said gleefully. Harry laughed at her giddiness. He was just about to grab a plate of food off the incubator when Adila stopped him.
"Show me what you learned today." She said simply. Harry nodded and held his hand out. A black bolt shot out of his hand, wrapped around a leg of chicken then flew back to his hand. The cord disappeared and Harry bite off a chunk of the chicken leg. Everyone laughed, even Honruh snorted a laugh. Adila then asked Ginny to do something and Harry was jumped when a flame shot from her hand in a long chord. She flung it forward, the pulled back, making the tip give off a loud CRACK. She smiled, then the whip shot out at Harry and wrapped around his wrist. He yelped, expecting it to burn, but felt no heat at all.
"That's wicked Ginny. I didn't even think you could control the temperature or your flames." Harry said, amazed at the flame wrapped around his wrist. She flicked her hand and the flames disappeared. Mary was now even more excited to see what she could do, as was Hermione, John and Zach. They ate their lunch, and then went back to their lessons with Adila. It was decided that the mornings would be spent training with their dragons and the after noon would be spent learning elf magic.
ALRIGHT! Finished this chappie, now to sleep. Hope you all liked it, please R&R! I only got 2 reviews last chapter and I was disappointed. If you want me to keep writing this, keep the reviews coming!