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Here is the next chapter, again the story in general overall has not change, but details have, so enjoy the story!

Chapter 16: The Storm Raging

-Neutral pov-

There is the philosophy that anger can be akin to a storm raging, and it can be true a percentage of the time. It is seen as more metaphorical rather than literal, but Saber is very good at proving things differently than others. Saber normally does have good emotional control, better than average and most so he doesn't often "blow his top". However, like most if not all individuals, Saber has his limits that when he is pushed beyond, he loses his temper.

-Saber's pov-

I do not lose my temper often, get frustrated and irritated you bet I do, but I keep that in check the majority of the time. However, getting shot with electricity slammed into a rock wall and then threatened when I should be thanked tipped the scales. Don't get me wrong, I'll take punishment when it's due or if it's shoved onto me with getting back at the shover. But when I'm forced to take the crap that I shouldn't I put my foot down and do so firmly. So, I wasn't a "happy camper" right now, and venting normally helps me have needed release. That in mind, I sped to the entrance of the cave system bursting into the air like a demon out of hell! And even though I was still angry, my ever helpful and lifesaving mental discipline had asserted itself in my mind to give me a semblance of control.

Outside the cave, the apes were still running around in a chaotic fashion, yet some were starting to get others organized. Were they to get organized, Seth and Cyra would likely have more difficulty handling the apes as they had been. Nevertheless, now I was going to be getting into the mix and I can and normally am a game changer. I drew Yubashiri as I raced towards the nearest apes ready to use my weapon. The fire that had been surrounding me became less violent and seemed to burn brighter as I reigned in my anger. I was still mad, but I had two friends in a situation that was heading southward and I wasn't going to leave them to that! Yet now the flames were heeding my commands instead of doing whatever and it was a different feeling with that.

I didn't stop there, I also added electricity and that underwent the same change as the flames did, the element listened to my commands. It took on the form around Yubashiri as I was halfway to the first set of targets I had in my sites. I was ready to join the fight with a clear mindset and power to back my determination, it was 'Ape Whooping Time!'

The two apes I had been racing towards, I took down with two slashes, one to each ape and the fell to the ground. I gazed out at the area that had become a battlefield, and I studied it hat I was seeing for a couple seconds. You can't blame me really with what I was watching, it took a little bit of time to comprehend for Seth and Cyra were keeping busy. I estimate that they are around my age, give or take a year or two either way, but I'm not entirely sure.

Anyways, the first sight was Cyra still excited to be sure, yet now had an air of seriousness about her, which was rare with her as far as I've seen. For the apes that were coming to be in front of her, she was shooting what looked like snowballs out of her maw like crazy. Where those said snowball hit, be it ape or some other surface became coated with a decent size sheet of ice. As Cyra shooting as she was it didn't take more than two or three hits to freeze an ape fairly solid. Being behind Cyra was no safer for her opponents. Her tail blade was doing a good amount of damage with the contact it made with apes. She was whipping her tail blade around with great force and in the area it affects with each swipe was rather impressive. It was also giving off a kind of mist that seemed to be making the apes slow down, also made the ground slick as there were apes slipping all over the place which was humorous to see.

It took a great deal of effort not to stare and my mouth to open slight at how Cyra had been fighting. When I turned to make sure Seth was okay, my jaw did drop at the sight I was viewing for he was having similar success as Cyra. Yes, Seth who didn't like fighting, who didn't by what I understood, participate in competitions with other dragons was doing a lot. Now was… forgive the use of the rather bad phrase, 'opened a can of whoop a**' on those apes. As I kept staring at the scene I couldn't help but think, Seth would make any teacher or master would be beaming with pride, so why did he lack confidence? He was using his tail blade to great effect and was cutting gashes in the apes behind him and had… black fire coming out of his maw?! Maybe it was an ability that users of the shadow element could do, I couldn't say. I had heard from Sparx, in all the crap he spouts, say that Cynder could do something similar, so I guess he can be useful on occasion. Seth was causing apes to drop slightly faster than Cyra was freezing them and she was doing that at a brisk pace.

I managed to shut my jaw though I have to admit that I'm impressed for between the two of them they had taken down thirty or so. The problem with the current situation is no matter how many apes that Seth and Cyra downed one, usually two took their place. The way this was going Seth and Cyra would tire and drop and the apes would win. As impressed as I was with how the two were fighting, I wasn't one to be outdone or one-upped by anyone even friends if I have a say in the matter. So, I rushed forward to the nearest group of apes and joined the fight without any other thought.

Yubashiri switched from having electricity over it to having the blade glow red-hot, yet the metal wasn't deforming or melting. I reached the first ape and sliced through him like a hot knife through butter, little to no resistance. My eyes flicked down for a moment to view Yubashiri still flowing red and if there had been blood from the ape it had already evaporated from it. I could feel the heat from the blade and it was amazing just how much manipulating an element could change the flow of a fight.

I spin around sidestep the apes who had charged in anger at me at what I did to there fellow. Repositioning Yubashiri to be lower before I brought the blade in an upward diagonal slash for the closest ape. I kept going with a circular arc shifting to swinging Yubashiri downward in the opposite diagonal direction slicing another ape. The two apes fell to the ground in a bloody mess though that didn't discourage the other primates.

I switched over from fire to electricity to have Yubashiri go from being red-hot to having electric arcs wrap around the blade. I continued the fight with the single change, still cutting down apes that came at me. Instead of heat enhancing the cutting, electricity more extended the reach of Yubashiri that was unseen. I honestly like both ideas of what the two elements do and don't exactly have a preference of which I used. So as the skirmish kept going, I was changing between using fire and electricity between the apes I fell.

The other neat thing I discovered, when I used electricity, I could focus and raise my sword then bring it down hard and from my sword would come an arcing line of electricity that would race along the ground. The first time I used the idea, the line of electricity hit one ape but didn't stop as it surged forward. The bonus was the ape that took the electricity wasn't the only one effected for arcs went off and hit others apes not too far from the first. Such an idea wasn't a fluke either, it was consistent with each time I sent a wave of electricity. I instantly dubbed the technique 'chain lightning' and it did bring a smile to my face each time I saw it.

The fight overall lasted a little over twenty minutes longer after I joined in, the majority of the apes that had been there being dead, the rest ran away. I had to admit upon further consideration that the fight had been a hell of a brawl, can't say if it is good or bad yet. Once the apes were gone, I put Yubashiri's point into the ground and I leaned against my sword to catch my breath. I did glance over at Cyra who had sunk to the ground and also breathing hard, clearly tired from the fight. She also showed marks of the brawl in the form of a few cuts and blood sporadically over her body, and it was hard to tell if it was her blood or ape blood. I then looked over at Seth who was like Cyra and I was breathing hard. He was much in the same condition as Cyra showing marks from the battle itself. Among the three of us, none of us had broken any bones or any serious injuries as far as I could tell by my observations. It wasn't a surprise that we were tired and were exhausted for we had just fought off close to a hundred apes and had won and those odds aren't easy to work with!

Leaning on Yubashiri wasn't cutting it for me, so I fell back to the ground in a sitting position, then I started laughing. I couldn't help it, this entire situation was so freaking hilarious, now that I looking at it. It was nuts no, it was freaking ludicrous, I mean, I had just fought a bunch of apes with two dragons, it sounds more like a fantasy really. And yet, here I am having just done that, and not only come out on top against the odds, but I had also gotten some of the ideas of working the elements worked out. Seth came over to where I was, looked at me and then joined in with me and begun to laugh as well. I higher pitch of laughter came in and so Cyra had joined us in this humorous point. After a couple of minutes, we were able to calm down and Cyra was the first to speak up, "I have never done anything like this before."

"I would have to agree with you on that Cyra. I cannot say I am fond of this messy part of the idea, but I could be okay with it sometimes," Seth remarked.

Seth was coming along and developing nicely I have to say, I figured he would do fine given the chance. And if given more time I could see Seth becoming someone like Spyro, a hero when the need comes up. He did have the potential to become such, "See Seth and none of this would have happened if you had not chosen to come along," I replied.

Seth nodded, then came the subject change, "So do you find anyone in the cave," Seth questioned.

That question wiped the smile off my face as it reminded me of why I came out here as quick as I did. Being shot with electricity wasn't nice by any means, hurts like hell I attest to you listening to my story. After time to think about it, Ruben wasn't at fault for shooting the electricity at me, he was defending himself most likely. So, I kept a straight face at Seth's inquiry, "Oh yes I did, I would guess that they are still getting their bearings at the moment," I replied evenly. And I wasn't looking forward to going back into the cave soon, still, maybe it would go better as Cyra and Seth would be with me on this jaunt than how it went last time.

When we had recovered, the three of us went into the cave and we came to where the three dragons were who were still recovering. The three looked better than when I first found them, but not up to long distance walking yet by the look of it. Ruben was on his feet though he was very unsteady on his legs while the two dragonesses were still on the ground but awake. One of them, the pine green dragoness was looking around slowly taking in her surroundings. Her eyes were neon green and I swear they were almost glowing, but they probably are not. The other was breathing showing that they were alive, but not doing much else at the moment.

Ruben turned and the second he saw me, he opened his maw and aimed at me, which did not have my entertaining high hopes right now. However, his expression changed instantly when he saw Seth and Cyra along with him shutting his maw, which I was not complaining about. Ruben's eyes widen a little as he took some time to study them and a look of recognition appeared on his face. "What the… is that you Seth? What are you doing here," he uttered.

Seth smiled at Ruben's question, "We came here to find you, by the Chronicler's beard what do you think we would be here for?" Seth then turned to me with a look of slight confusion, "Saber did you not tell them the reason we came?"

Oh I most certainly did say something about what we were doing here, or at least I had tried to, I was just sent flying into a rock wall in return before I could finish the explanation. I turned from Seth and gazed at Ruben with slight contempt and frustration. I cleared my throat, "Oh trust me I did if fact I believe I yelled or shouted it after being sent flying. I did attempt to do the idea without that, but Ruben here was not exactly all that keen on listening to me. That's when he sent me flying into the wall after I was shot up with electricity at point blank range, and it hurt something awful I can assure you!"

Everyone in the cavern was now looking at me confused, Cyra began to giggle and Seth rolled his eyes. The other dragons just started not understanding, which is an expression I've unfortunately been growing accustomed to. Ruben was the first to speak up, "Okay Seth what is with this unusual traveling companion you have? First, he took a shot of electricity and is just fine shortly after. Second, he talks unlike any ape or any other creature that I have come across."

"Yes, he does that a lot, and some of it can be really funny even if you do not understand it," Cyra giggled.

Now, I don't exactly know if I should take that as an insult or a compliment, I could go either way in this. I mean, I sure Cyra doesn't intend what she's saying to be seen or taken as mean, but still, it can be seen that way. "Oyo," I piped up, "for your information, I do not talk weird… uh, okay maybe to dragons I do, but for humans I talk normal just like everyone else." I was forced to pause for a moment, as I kind of does talk differently from the average around those I normally am. "Well, maybe I use slang a great deal and inference as well," I was saying, but I was starting to realize that I wasn't helping myself. "Fine, perhaps I do talk differently, but that is not my issue, but since you bring that up I guess I will ask which phrases or words did you not understand," I asked with a sigh.

Cyra thought a moment, "Well, what does 'point blank range' mean," she asked.

I exhaled more heavily than I had just done wondering once again how can a race talk without inference? At least draconic language had yet to show any use of inference that I understand. However, I thought it had no sarcasm and I had been proved wrong on that so, it wasn't impossible that the draconic language did use inference and I hadn't heard it or I didn't understand it. "'Point blank range' refers to a range that you have extreme difficulty missing your opponent. However, back to the situation at hand, I am pretty sure we have yet to introduce ourselves," I suggested.

I saw that the two dragonesses were rising to their haunches and they were smiling politely. I was still kind of wary of them, Ruben had hit me with a bolt of electricity, I would rather not get any other element shot at me today. The green dragoness spoke first out of the two, "My name is Nightbane, thank you for helping us."

At last, I received some gratitude for my efforts and not an attack, or disapproval, that's what I've been getting lately. "Finally, a thank you for a service, you are welcome," I replied with a bow.

The Black dragoness had opened her eyes by this time and had been listening to the conversation with great interest. Her eyes were a blood red and gleamed with an odd sheen. She giggled slightly at my comment, and I would have taken comfort normally with that, but there was something about her laugh and pitch of her voice that sent a minor chill through my spine, but I can't say why. "You are quite amusing, I am Nightmare," she greeted.

My mind came to a screeching halt as I processed the information about these two dragonesses. Nightbane and Nightmare those names have some rather pointed inference that I don't like. As I recall Nightbane a fictional toxin that causes you to have nightmares that get increasingly worse until you get the antidote. Oh, I can just see problems and misunderstandings coming from this at some point down the road with this idea and not just for these two dragonesses! Not only that were to guess with these two dragonesses, but I will also get to work and travel with users of poison and fear that's just a wonderful combo. Am I the only one that sees there being something to worry about in this?

I'm not really looking forward to the return journey to Warfang, for a couple of reasons both not nice and much less nice. Not saying that I don't want to get to Warfang and out of ape controlled lands, I do especially with those like Mara around. But where traveling with Seth and Cyra is fine, adding three more companions that I know little about isn't very appealing. I know I shouldn't ask, but I will anyway, are the two dragonesses related somehow, that would spur things in a direction I don't want to go. "So this may not be my concern, but are you two related in some way," I posed.

The answer I received was Nightbane nodding, "Yes we are sisters."

GREAT, that's what I get for asking the questions I know are better not to, I get the answers I don't want. Then again, it isn't like I haven't had trouble in its many different shapes and forms banging down my door so to speak since I got here. So, why would things be any different now I suppose, could this get any worse?

As if the thought was a command, when I spun around thinking I would get some fresh air, a step or two later, yet I hadn't gotten even one step when I collided into a column of rock. Like most people, I let out an audible oomph as I hit the column which transformed into a groan of pain. You know, slamming into rock really hurts firsthand, why must my bad luck torment me so?! This isn't the first time that my bad luck has screwed with me like this, slamming into things is a fairly common theme for it.

I peeled myself off the column of rock and shook my head and found the world spinning horribly like a washing machine on the spin cycle. I ended out holding my head to attempt to stop the world from spinning and I felt a warm liquid running down my face. I assumed that said liquid meant my nose was bleeding as it was my blood I was guessing, I had hit the column hard. I felt my face burning or at least that is what it felt like with the pain I was in that's for sure. "OW! That hurt damn it," I cursed, knowing that the dragons here would unlikely even know the curses that I was spouting. "I had to ask if things could be worse didn't I for my luck always enjoys proving me wrong. I have got to stop asking myself that, if the answer gets any quicker in coming, then my wellbeing will be in jeopardy."

With blood trickling down my face and my hands clutching it to dull the pain, I couldn't really see where I was going. So, wouldn't you know it, my luck heard my cursing and took that as I was wanting more punishment it shoves onto me. That being said, I smacked into one of the walls with my front and grunting in pain. My face was burning before, but it was now it felt worse now with my body joining in the complaining. I resorted to cursing not in words, but in grunts and sounds of pain and anger that I was in pain. Once I was able to push past the pain, I managed to look through the gap between my fingers over to the dragons who were staring at me with varying expressions. Nightbane and Nightmare gazed over at me worried while Ruben looked at me surprised at what had happened to me.

Seth and Cyra just looked at me with sympathy, which is nice of them I admit, "Will he be okay? He hit that pillar fairly hard and then the wall followed after," Nightbane was asking.

Seth looked over to Nightbane who had spoken, then just nodded and smiled slightly, "Oh he will be fine, this is pretty much normal for him. He calls it an 'unending streak of bad luck'," Seth answered.

Ruben's brows furrowed or at least that is what it looked like, It was hard to tell as I was holding my face in pain. Ruben then began to laugh and then made a comment, "Wow he reminds me of Spyro in a way, ha ha ha."

I replied before I could stop myself for the pain shoved me into the mood of using and resorting to sarcasm. "My bad luck is like an unwelcome visitor, they stick around when they are the least wanted and won't leave you alone," I said. "The only good thing right now is that IC is not around to rub this in though I would not let him get away with that without getting him back good for it."

Ruben looked over to Seth in question as to what I had just said whether it was the sarcasm he didn't understand or something else, I can't say. It was Cyra who answer, however, "When he says Incessant Chatterbox he means Sparx."

Ruben then turned to me with curiosity, and I sighed in minor frustration, "It is one of the many names I have given him that are more fitting than his own. I think you will understand when you hear one of our name calling matches and those happen off and on," I replied.

Seth spoke up at this point, getting us back on topic, "Well, let us get you three healed up and then we can begin the journey back," Seth said shivering slightly as he said this.

I had another mental 'Ah' at this as I understood it to me he was worried about what we would receive when we get back to Warfang. I kind of figured that we would get flak from some when we got back regardless of whether we succeeded or not, I was more expecting it. I'm used to being blamed for things that I get into or get pushed into, it happens for me often enough. However, I don't think that Seth and Cyra tend to be as gung-ho or potentially rebellious as I can be on a regular basis. So, I smiled, "Seth I know that Spectra is not going to be mad or do anything to you, actually I would bet she will be proud of what you accomplished so far." I put a finger to my chin and continued, "I cannot say the same for Cyra when Cyril finds out, I would say it could go either way with what I have gotten from him." I paused for a moment considering what I would face going forward, "I am wondering what will happen to me and what limitations I will have set on me by the Guardian." I snickered, "Not that any of them could put restrictions on me and expect me to follow them if I do not feel like it. But they are welcome to try, yet they will be the same amount of success as others before they have!"

Ruben looked at us confused at what I had said about all three of us, and then he asked, "Why would any of the guardians do anything to any of you? They sent you to find us right?"

I looked away from Ruben as I said for there was a long story and not all parts of it are pretty and I can attest to that. "Well, not exactly," I admitted and attention focused on me. "You see Spyro originally wanted to come searching for you, however, Terrador pretty much said no," I iterated. "We kind of left without telling anyone except Spectra, Solara, Spyro, and Cynder, so the other four guardians do not know we came here to save you."

Ruben looked incredulously at me, "Wait, you are saying you three came without the permission of the guardians?!"

I exhaled heavily, as I'm not one that thinks you need permission from someone else to do what needs to be done. I've been finding that the dragon race does not share that view, and it is irking me the more I come against it. "Well yes, and they will most likely be none too happy that we went without their permission when they find out," I admitted and shrugged, "Why the surprise about that?"

"Do you know how dangerous that could have been," Ruben shot back.

I groaned in frustration at having to return to this particular subject as dragons don't get that this subject is different for me. He nor most others had any clue as to the dangers we or rather I had faced on the way here and that is leaving a great deal unsaid. Heck, Seth and Cyra didn't know about Mara either who I've dealt with twice. Nevertheless, that wasn't what was irking me, nope it was once again, the idea of following the 'guardians' was implied to be absolute. In fact, it was that which pushed me to say what I did, "You know, I have to wonder why you dragons follow the guardians so dang blindly! Does anyone ever question the sense of what they say? Do you all really see them as so freaking infallible?!"

Ruben didn't back down to me, "They have the most wisdom," he replied.

I had to exert effort not to smack my forehead in annoyance, as this ignorance was going beyond the bounds of what I would call 'safe stupidity'. "There is a difference between wisdom and fallibility. I agree with a saying my Master, 'All living beings are fallible there is no such thing as a being that is infallible'. Every living thing makes mistakes even your Guardians of dragons and I've seen proof that they are whether others see it or not. Yet you all do not think for yourself when you are told things by the guardians but do it even when it makes little if any sense."

Nightmare cleared her throat to get our attention as Ruben and I were about to get into an argument, "You have a valid point, everyone makes mistakes. However, this is not the time or the place to have this argument."

I looked over her and nodded and deferred to her judgment as Ruben did the same. So, Seth, Cyra and I went looking for those red crystals. I guess some of the adult dragons have some sense though interestingly… I have seen this more in dragoness than dragons. It makes me wonder if that is common or not, female being more practical than males here, it's possible.

It took around an hour for the three who had been prisoners to be ready to start on the journey back to Warfang. Ruben, Nightbane, and Nightmare were doing much better after absorbing energy from the red crystals. I was in front of the group, with Seth and Cyra some paces behind me. I think they were making sure that the three we had rescued were okay. Ruben was a little behind them and Nightbane and Nightmare were behind him.

I was starting to be on edge a bit, mostly because I hadn't gotten a glimpse of Mara and I fully expected to around here. Her words about those sacrificed for good observations had been coming to mind off and on. And that she had told me where Ruben and the others were bugged me as I feel she wouldn't do that without a reason that benefited her. So, when I saw ahead the entrance of the cavern system as the sunlight shown in, I was glancing around for any sign of Mara. And I had gotten no more than five steps out of the caves when my danger sense went off confirming my suspicions. On reflex, I leaped to my right and saw an all too growingly familiar ball of dark grey fur hit the ground where I had been. I faced the monkey as she had jumped away from where she had struck. Mara didn't stop there, she went as far as to fling something at the cave entrance which caused an explosion and boulders to come crashing down over the entrance. "Saber," Seth yelled before the entrance got covered.

I saw Mara smile at what had happened and I glared at the monkey for if I hadn't moved, I just might be a pancake right now. "Okay dude, I mean dudett, what is your issue?! Do you even sleep or do you just work twenty-four, seven? And were you trying to drop that rubble on top of me furball," I snarled.

Mara simply laughed, and I took that as 'if the boot fits' kind of answer from this monkey. So, I drew Yubashiri and brought the blade to the ready as the previous encounters with her had not been picnics.

-Seth's POV-

As we walked towards the entrance to the caves, Saber took a few paces outside and stopped. Then he then suddenly threw himself to the right and I started to rush forward, but there were a bang and rocks started falling over the entrance, "Saber," I yelled.

The cave interior wasn't pitch black with the entrance covered, some light came through the small gaps between the rocks. There was also light coming from other places that connected to the outside. "What just happened," asked Cyra.

"I don't know, but I think something might have attacked Saber," I shot back trying to claw at the rocks that were blocking the entrance of the cave.

"We need to calm down," said Nightbane.

I knew she was right, yet I still listened trying to hear anything on the outside and I heard Saber talking to something or someone. Who he was speaking to, I could not say with the things I was hearing.

-Saber's POV-

I glared at Mara with growing to dislike Mara though as she is trying to kill me, that could be contributing to my dislike. I exhaled, "Okay I get that you have been ordered to kill me even if the reasons that your boss has to want me dead are beyond me, but come on! Do you have to be so gosh darn persistent," I challenged angrily.

"Kee kee kee, I have never failed on killing my target in the end yet and I do not intend to begin that now," Mara replied.

I can understand job performance excellence and failure doesn't help that, still I frowned at her it didn't add up that she attacked now. It would have been more effective should she had attacked when the apes had, then it would have looked like I had fallen by their hands. "Why wait till now," I posed.

"Kee kee kee, I told you why I gave you the location of the dragons."

I thought back to that conversation, 'Kee kee kee accidents happen to grunt labor all the time. It is not my concern. Besides the observation I will get will be worth the one sacrificed,' so she used the battle for observation on me. I figured that was the case, but that meant she had seen me manipulating fire and electricity and those are skills I haven't been showing off to others! Well, since she had seen it then there wasn't a need to hide it and that being said, I mustered the courage deep within me and had Yubashiri glowing red-hot.

Mara laughed again and clapped her hands together which I noticed had gloves on them this time and said gloves had claws. When she clapped hands together, the claws glowed purple which didn't help me. Oh for freaking sakes, do the rules of this realm have to stack the odds so heavily against me?! So Mara can use magic like some of the apes can, well isn't this just peachy!

-Seth's POV-

We had been working for twenty minutes at the boulder in an attempt to move it out the way. We all shot our respective elements at the rock and the rock finally fell forward. I was the first out, followed by the others to the open air and I saw Saber fighting something. I could not tell what he was fighting, whatever it was, it was fast enough to be hard to get a picture of.

"What is Saber fighting," questioned Cyra.

I was wondering the same thing for if it was an ape, it was different than any I had ever seen before. I look over at Saber and saw that he was once again using the fire element on his weapon, what did he call it ... a sword? As I studied the fight and noted that Saber was not doing well as things were going. Saber was being pushed back and that hadn't happened when we had been fighting apes earlier. It also looked like Saber was getting a bit desperate in the fight, "Kee kee kee, you have fought well, but this will end here," said the ape.

Saber held himself where he was, facing his enemy, "Like hell I WILL," he yelled, the last word coming out as a booming shriek that comes with the fear element.

That took us all by surprise I would think, Saber had shown that he could somehow utilize the fire element, but it seems that he can do more than one element. The ape was sent flying back a short distance and then came to a stop and I could only stare. The ape was unlike any that I had seen before, it was an amount smaller than most, but that was not all that was different. Its fur was a dark gray almost black and had a much longer tail than other apes that had them. Then this ape spoke more like Saber does and not like other apes, and Saber seemed to know who this ape was somehow.

The ape got to its feet slowly looking at Saber with a gleam in their eye though what that said I do not know. Yet, a moment later, the ape seemed to notice the rest of us watching as did Saber as well. "Kee kee kee, once again you have surprised me. This will be far more enjoyable than I thought at first," said the ape and the voice had feminine tones to it.

Saber glanced back at the ape, and the expression on her face was odd to me, "You have been seen and revealed Mara. Do not think it will be so easy with your next attempt," Saber said.

There has to be more to what is going on than what we know, but what that is I cannot say at this point.

-Saber's pov-

My position wasn't the best or what I exactly want, but it's what I'm in and I doubt there is a thing I could do to change it for the time being. Fighting Mara had been a task in itself as I was sure it would be, she proved to be a harsh opponent. The problem that I find myself with is that I just had five dragons witness me use a new element and I couldn't truthfully deny that. It's nice to add Fear to my arsenal, don't get me wrong, the more the better if you ask me, but I don't want everyone to know about what I can do. And even the use of the elements I have is changing and I can't explain why they are or why this is happening to me of all individuals!

After sending Mara flying with Fear, I was breathing hard staring at the form of Mara where she landed. It didn't take her long to start getting up be it slowly and I readied myself to continue the fight we had been having for I would not go down easily. The monkey looked at me, her yellow eyes burning with fire, yet not of rage, but of… passion. Oh great, so 1-uping her didn't take Mara down a notch if anything it only made her more obsessed on the idea of beating and I would bet killing me too. It was at that moment that I noticed we had an audience of three dragonesses and two dragons, all of them with their jaws hanging. Oh, dearie me, now the list of those who know I can manipulate elements goes up by four; two dragoness, a dragon, and a monkey. This day just keeps getting better and better for me and I'm not liking these changes much at all.

"Kee kee kee, once again you have surprised me, this will be far more enjoyable than I thought at first," Mara said

I glared at her for I didn't like the look on her face, it was definitely becoming an obsession for her. It was official, I now have a stalker and a lethal one at that! Why oh why, do I attract the weirdest characters to me? But, there was a point here that I will state, Mara is being seen by dragons, and I don't think that has happened before and the dragon is alive too long afterward. "You have been seen and revealed Mara. Don't think it will be so easy the next attempt," I stated.

She smiled at me and laughs, "Kee kee kee, you think they will believe you? One incident does not prove anything," she returned.

Then there was a burst of smoke and after the smoke cleared Mara was gone from sight and from this area the best I could tell. I was forced to grimace at what she had just said for she had a very good point on that it would be rather hard to get other dragons to believe of Mara and others like her did exist. And I have the feeling that I would encounter Mara and others like her in the future at some point. Well, to count my blessing… few as they tend to be, I was alive and that's what counted right now!

Seth was the first to come out of shock and approached me, "Saber are you okay? What was that creature? How did you do that shout with the fear element?"

I turned to face all of the dragons as I knew I wouldn't get out fo the explanation, it's just not going to happen. The others came out of their shock and came to where we were, "I think we would all like to know the answers to those questions," said Nightbane.

It took a little while to calm them all down with effort on my part, but when that had been done, I did begin the Q & A session. I answered the question in the order I had received them and did a fair job of answering. There is something even I don't know how to explain and how I can use elements is one of those things that fall into that category. Explaining what a monkey was compared to apes was a tad more difficult as dragons apparently didn't have reference to the idea of an animal family scientifically speaking. So, saying that monkeys were like smaller apes but were smart didn't get my entire point across, but it was enough for now.

As for the questions about how I can use not just one, but multiple elements, most of my answers went along the lines of "I don't know" for I don't have a clue why I can. That certainly didn't stop the two dragonesses from asking me all sorts of things about me, myself and I. When finally the grilling session was over, the two dragonesses nodded in understanding. At least these two females seemed to understand what I had said and could see my situation to an extent. Ruben just stared at me, "You are unlike anything or any race I have ever encountered," he said.

I smiled a bit, "Yes, I got that kind of response from Spyro too," I returned.

I after getting past the rough start, I had the feeling that Ruben and I would be friends rather soon. The six of us soon started the return journey towards Warfang, the sooner we get back there the better I would think. I don't doubt that Mara would be following us, but she might stave off killing me along the way as I'm not alone, but I say that with reservations. It will depend on if opportunities present themselves along the way, and I don't intend to give those.

Then when we did or in my case if I made it back to Warfang, those of us that went out will likely face reprimanding from the guardians. I don't regret going out on this, the trek had been fruitful and that will be stated and acknowledged, I 'll see to that. I still wasn't looking forward to the lecture that would come in the slightest, but what is done is done. Seth, Cyra and I had one or rather three rays of hope to lessen the coming reprimand that was that Ruben, Nightbane, and Nightmare would give their story and say that we rescued them. Hopefully, that would sway the wrath that would be directed at us, but no guarantee for that. Oh well, it wasn't worth the worry, for now, let the lecture come, I've gotten more than I care to count in my lifetime.

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And that's where chapter 15 will leave off, hope you're liking the rewrite please some of you take the time to write reviews, thank you for reading this.