(A/N : Sorry this took so long. I did kinda unintentionally make this hard on Blue. I'm really sorry Blue. ^^; But also make sure you read the note at the bottom of this page for something important I need to say. Also make sure to wear your glasses for the Eclipse on the 21st.)
Lucy sat on the ground as she looked through the dragon book she had. She was trying to find anything that looked like spells like the Iced Shell till she found a part that talked about three forbidden Ice Dragon spells.
The three forbidden ice dragonslayer spells. Sealing, defense, and finally offense. The sealing spell is like the spell Iced Shell but unlike it it can't be melted even when using Moon Drip. But the reason these spells are forbidden is because they come with the ultimate price.
The sealing spell is known as Ice Dragon's Final Tomb. As stated before it's like the Iced Shell but for those who don't know what the Iced Shell is it's a forbidden ice spell that uses the casters body as an extremely hard to melt ice shell.
The defensive spell is known as Ice Dragon's Last Stand. This spell is like the sealing spell but it's a thick mist that blankets the area the dragon wants to protect. Anything deemed harmful by the ice dragon that casts it will forever be lost in the mist till it freezes.
All those that aren't threats can navigate the mist at anytime. No one knows how the mist can determine what´s a threat or not but wizards that had gone through such mist covered areas say the following.
"It feels like a kind voice is always in my head leading me to safety and is always watching over me. It's nice."
The offensive spell is known as Ice Dragon's Dying Breath. This spell turns the dragon and most likely dragonslayer into a dragon statue made of ice. The dragon statue sits atop a pedestal with what people say is a watchful gaze.
"I know the dragon is just a statue but its eyes seem to follow you whenever you're in its line of sight. Like it's going to come to life at any second."
Not much is known about this spell but we speculate that if the statue 'senses' any threats coming into the area it's 'guarding' it will as the spells name says will ward off the threat with the dragon's dying breathe.
For each spell the dragon just has to channel its energy and then release it. But for dragonslayers they have to take different stances to help channel their magic to cast the spell. Through extensive research we have found out what the stances are.
Ice Dragon's Final Tomb : This spell has the dragonslayer have their arms in line with their body. They would then make a complete circle while widening the placement of their feet to one foot apart.
They will then run their hands over their arms till their palms touch. Twist their hands to have one hand with the fingers pointing up and the other hands fingers pointing down. Their palms are always touching while doing this.
After that they say the spell in the dragon language. This is when they repeat the beginning of the stance but without widening their foot placement. But when their palms meet they continue to extend their arms.
Once the spell has been uttered they will clap their hands together and from there the spell can't be stopped. Their body grows scales all over their eyes become draconic. But then the scales will start to crack and fragment.
The immanent area will be covered in a cloud of cold shimmering mist that will then rush to the target of the spell. The finished spell will then have the target or targets in egg shaped shells with a dragon siting over them.
The look of the dragon varies from slayer to slayer. It most likely represents the dragon that resides in their soul. Sadly this form is final and irreversible. But accounts from people who knew the slayer all say the same thing.
"Whenever I see it it feels like they are still watching over me and keeping me safe."
Ice Dragon's Last Stand : This stance starts with the user's feet one foot apart and them leaning back to look at the sky. They will clap their hands above them then they will right themselves. They will lift one leg in the air knee pointed to them and toes to the ground.
They will then lightly place their foot down in front of them till their toes touch the ground. They will then slowly pivot a full 360 degrees on the foot they are standing on drawing a circle with their toes form the other and their arms outstretched to their sides.
They will slowly suck in breath and utter the spell in the dragon language. They will lift their heads to the sky while slowly placing their hands together just like in Ice Dragon's Final Tomb.
Palms together. One hand with fingers pointed up and the other with fingers pointed down. After the spell is uttered they'll take a deeper breath then exhale it. Out of their mouth will be a shimmering white mist that will cover what records say is a variety of sizes.
It appears that the strength of the slayer will have affect to how far this mist will travel. The minimum we've recorded is the size of a distance of one mile in all directions.
Upon an bird's eye viewing the area looks like a dragon made of the mist is curled around the area it is protecting. And as stated before those deemed as a threat that go in never seem to come out again.
We've strapped a observation lacrima on a serial killer to see if we could recover the footage. The footage we recovered showed the killer continuously roaming around in the mist but never seeming to be able to find their way out.
They then started to go crazy and the lacrima seemed to pick up images of a shadow wandering around in the mist wherever the killer went. As the killer wander more and more they soon fainted and proceeded to freeze to death.
The people who are able to walk in and out of the mist without this happening were asked about the shadow in the mist. And they all say that it looked like the dragon from the bird's eye view curling around the area.
"It feels like they are watching over me and protecting me. Or showing me the way to where I need to go."
It is currently unknown if the slayer gains the same scales due to the thick mist, but it is assumed that they do.
Ice Dragon's Dying Breath : This stance it appears to be a combination of the two but in all the stances they seem to have one thing in common. That is the hand position at one point.
Both hands with their palms touching. One hand with fingers pointing up the other hand with fingers pointing down. This stance starts with them clapping their hands. Then drawing a circle with their arms.
Once the circle is complete they clap again then do the hand position. They'll then lift their leg and lightly touch the ground. Then spin in a full circle. Their body will gradually be covered in scales and grow horns, wings, and a tail.
Once they return to their starting point they will say the spell again in the dragon language. But a large pedestal made of ice will grow under their feet. It's the size of a small house.
They will lift their heads to the sky and let out the same shimmering mist from their mouths as their body starts to crack and shatter. But in this process the ice they are made of doesn't drift along to the winds.
It instead uses the mist and reshapes them into a large statue on the ice pedestal. Again through observations the size and look of the statues seem to vary from slayer to slayer.
With the dragon formed on the pedestal it will sit stationary till a threat comes near it or what it protects. The statue 'springs to life' and will proceed to attack the threat.
The statue doesn't seem to ever run out of magic energy but it never strays to far from its pedestal. From witness accounts people say things like this.
"The dragon is comforting. People who just enter the area are unnerved but they soon say the same things."
Thus concludes our research on the subject of the three forbidden ice dragonslayer spells. Through extensive research the slayer that casts any of these spells body is never recovered.
Their souls seem to keep these spell working even after years. But further research might yield results of finding a way to reverse the magic. The only viable thing that might reverse the process is one magic.
The magic Ark Of Time might be able to reverse the affects but we are unsure.
It's no wonder you never see any ice dragons flying around they're so selfless they sacrifice themselves to protect anything. It's awful that they are taken as secondary mates just for these three spells.
They're giving up their own bodies in order to protect the things they hold dear. Its something that should make anyone want to cry for them. Until further research is done I shall conclude these notes. Hope this helps anyone who finds this book.
Researcher : Glen Stark
The book of dragons sat in Lucy's lap as a knocked out Eclipse and sad looking Happy were near her. Gray had said earlier in the cave holding Deliora that ice dragons had a similar spell to the Iced Shell.
But this? They had three spells that took their lives just so that they could protect the ones they cared about?
"Why do ice dragons suffer so much Happy?"
"I don't know."
Happy had his head down as tears filled his eyes as well as Lucy's. She sucked in a breath.
"They deserve to be happy don't they? So why are their lives so tragic?!"
She screamed to the moon as more tears left her eyes. The stars around the moon just twinkled at her. That's when she saw the dragon curled up to make the moon and the tears she seemed to shed become the stars.
(A/N : Kay this chapter will be the last for awhile. The reason I start school in a few weeks. I'll be swamped with homework and have barely anytime to update. I hope you all understand. If I want to be a successful author I need to have good grades. But don't think I'll stop updating all together I'll just be really really painfully slow. So please be patient and why not look at all my other stories and see what you think. Anyway I'll still be updating but again I have school. School is the most important thing you could go through. Also the poll is still Gray with twins and wearing a suit. But I have an idea to get him in a dress for those who want him a dress. Also for one chapter that is coming up he will be genderbent if you don't mind I just thought of it being a good idea. Hope you enjoy the hunt everyone. ^w^)