Hi guys. I'm almost done with the major stuff in school. And I finished Chapter 6. Enjoy and Review.
Chapter 6: Siblings in Training
In Michael's Dream
Not all dreams are pleasant for Michael. On rare occasions he would have one happy dream and not waking up randomly at night. In most of his dreams consist of him and his dark half and... that's pretty much it. He opened his eyes and lifting himself off the ground and looked around. It was dark and seemed endless no matter where he goes. Glancing around him to find nothing but darkness. Then his feels an unpleasant feeling, turning around and seeing red mist cloud toward him. Chain like sounds clattered and echoed through. Then his dark wolf half stepped out of the mist. All black fur all over his body. Only this left red eye was showing, yet the other is unable to be seen. The chains making the sound were on his fore paws.
These chains are the Chains of Suppression. After his dark powers were discovered, they would sometimes be too much for him to handle. As in the name, they suppress some of the dark power, but he can still use it if need be, but not too much of it. His dad was the one who used his power to make these. In all, this dark self can roam in his mind freely, but the chain keeps him in his mind and see what Michael sees, hears, and feels. His dark form growled.
Michael crossed his arms, "Still not scared."
He growled and looked at the floor beneath Michael's feet. He lifted a brow and looked. Word formed in front of his feet that read "Out."
"You want out and free?" Michael asked. He nodded, but Michael stomped and the words faded away.
"The last time I did that, you almost killed us. No."
Then his wolf form snarled and ran and jumped on him, pinning him on his back, yet he didn't flinch. His teeth were close to his face.
"My no means no," a light flew around him and blasted him off. He got up.
"I don't why you can't talk like me. Then I would know what you're trying to say."
His dark form's expression changed from always fierce to sadness. It couldn't talk after it tried to control his physical body, but he can only show him things.
Michael sighed, "Can I asked you just this one thing?"
He lifted his head and opened his eye in curiosity.
"Can you at least control yourself when it come to your emotions."
His red eye widens in surprise. Most of the dark power come from his most feared and angry thoughts, but sometimes good thoughts give him good movement to use his dark power. He closed his one eye and nodded. At least they can agree on something. With that settled his dark form backed into the red mist and Michael glowed bright.
Dream End
He slowly opens his eyes only to close them again. The morning sun beamed in his room lighting his room. He glances at his sleeping siblings and smiles and yawns. A blanket behind him glowed white and levitated to as he quietly moved out from under them and substituting the blanket as their "pillow." He shakes his fur, making it smooth and proceeded to the bathroom. He shifts back to his human form in his previous PJ's. Washing his face and brushing his teeth like yesterday and changing into his casual clothes: A t-shirt, jeans, and a black and white jacket. He takes a glance at his room again; Oran and Astell are still sleeping.
"They'll wake up soon"
He cracked the door closed and walked down stairs, he can smell something good. His mom was cooking pancakes and pancakes with blackberries, their dad's favorite. The smell of food was calling him over, he responded.
"Morning honey," his mom greeted and setting down the last three pancakes, "You seem better than yesterday. No more nightmares?"
"I finally talked to him," he responded.
"Interesting. He didn't even try to give you a nightmare for once. What did he say?"
Michael scratched his head, "Uh... more like we came to an agreement. If he controls his emotion, I can control some of my dark power and not lash out."
She sighs, "At least is a start."
Michael grabbed the stack of plates and put them on the table, "Plus I was wondering if Astell and Oran want to train with me."
"Using your dark power," she was curious, "I know you have it under control, but are you sure you're not rushing it?"
"I have to learn somehow."
She sighs but then smiles, "Alright I trust you," she stares at the ceiling, "I should call everyone else. Your dad's a heavy sleeper."
Then she shouts, "HONEY, KIDS BREAKFAST IS READY!"
In a few moments the rest of the family came down to enjoy the sweet breakfast that their mother/wife made them. Soon everyone was happily eating together. Even Oran made two circles with his teeth and put the pancake over his face; like a mask. They all laughed. As Michael was finishing his last pancake, he turned to his siblings and asked, "How would you guys like to train with me?"
They looked at him with wide eyes while Oran's pancake face fell off his real face.
"R-really," Astell stuttered.
"We would love to! But aren't you still sick?" Oran cocked his head.
Michael smiled and rubbed his head, "No. I'm getting better. I know I am."
"Well what are we waiting for!" Astell shouted and jumped out her seat to the outside.
"Hey wait for me!" Oran followed her.
Before Michael went to meet them, he quickly went upstairs and grabbed his bag and his notebook from his desk. He took out old papers, folders, and binders that he didn't need. Until he spotted a pamphlet about Moonlight Camp. He takes it out and opens it. It was filled with descriptions about the camp itself. Deep in a forest, a few fields for training or battling, and has a nice view of the vast lake from the cliff.
"I will get in. I know I can," he thought to himself.
Before he went back downstairs he stopped his phone on the bed. He picked it up and unlocked it. He knew that he and his friends were going to meet today, but he wanted to train with his siblings. He texts that he wasn't going to be back in the woods with them. A few moments later he got a reply from Lilt saying, "That's fine. Just go easy on them please," Michael chuckled. He put his phone in his bag and went out.
They are behind their house in the backyard closer to the woods. Michael set his stuff on the side and walked to the other side of Oran and Astell. "You guys ready?"
They nodded eagerly and transformed into their wolf form. Michael did the same and took his stance, "Show me what you got!"
Oran and Astell ran at him and started swiping at him, but he was dodging every one of them. His paws glowed white and slammed the ground and the light pushed them back. Astell closed her eyes and concentrated. Her paws flared with her shadow power a little then went out as she was panting.
Michael told her, "You have to concentrate harder on your shadow power."
She nodded and tried again, the result was the same but when she opened her eyes a shadow fire like appeared around her paws. Michael smiled and continues the training. He summons vines from the ground and lunges them. Oran enhanced his movement with his air powers to dodge them. Astell quickly used her shadow paws and shift them into claws to cut through the vines. Oran dodged and weaved through the incoming vines and slicing through if necessary. Getting closer and closer to Michael, he jumped over one more and dived down with his claws extended. Michael saw him and closed his eyes and opened them with his red eye glowing bright. He extended his claw and swiped them forward and released a dark wind. Oran stopped in the air then was blown backwards. Astell saw Oran in the air falling, her rose pattern and her eye flashed simultaneously. A big red rose grew from the ground and caught Oran. Once Oran was back on the ground the rose receded back to the ground. Astell summon her shadow paws again and rushed to Michael. She used her shadow paws to slash him. She slashes left and right, but Michael dodged. She threw the third strike, yet Michael blocked it with his glowing red paw. He trusted one forward, but she had another trick in her fur. The shadow on her paws surrounded her and she sank into the ground. She turned intangible and slipped under and behind him. Then she jumped out from the ground and onto his head covering his eye. He was flicked his head and she flew off landing on all fours.
It was Oran's turn as he used his air powers and powered up his movement. Now he is moving two times the speed of sound. He was slashing at light speed, but Michael blocked paw after paw of Oran's attack. The last strike collided and made them slide back from the force. Oran then changed his attacks. Air blew around him in a small vortex, but it was different. It was colder and it didn't feel the cold air. In one howl, he released the air to where it reached Michael. Everything around it started to frost then freeze from the air. Michael's head was down trying to hold his ground. Then he red eye flashed again and he breath his white fire piercing through the frigid air, cancelling it out.
"Not only am I having control over my dark powers, but my sibling are doing great," he thought with a smile.
"You guys are doing great," Michael complemented his brother and sister. Their tails wagged in happiness.
"You guys are going great even for your age."
"Did you think we couldn't hold our energy," Oran said.
"Yeah. Yeah. We been practicing a lot and I know I'm having fun. Right Oran?" She asked.
"Yeah, but nothing will stop me from becoming stronger than you," he pointed at his older brother.
"Then show me what else you guys can do," Michael taunted.
As the they charged to one another, a person in the blue robe watch quietly behind a stump. He can be made out a little: yellow claws, a big wizard hat, a yellow snout, and something shining from his face, glasses. He watch the family train together.
"I am glad that your doing fine. And have a very nice family," he whispered to himself, "but you still fear the worst that has happened."
He watches from a distance as Michael blocks attacks from them.
"And you barely know your own family history. Still showing you is better," he took out his wand from his sleeve and waved it around until it glowed.
Oran and Astell slid back to the opposite side of Michael. Astell charged back while Oran saw a flash of light that came from it. Curious he went to the stump and he was about to look around it a white ball flew out from behind it. He jumped back a bit, but then he approached it again and it flew wildly around him very fast. Not even his eyes can keep up with it. Then it instantly flew into the woods behind. Oran chased it with his air powers and speeds past Michael and Astell. Michael felt Oran fly by him into the woods alone.
"Oran!" He shouted, but he didn't hear him, "Oh no. Astell follow me," he grabbed his bad and dashed into the woods and Astell followed him with no questions.
They followed Oran's scent, even if he is very fast, through the woods. Even past where Michael and his friends meet up. Although, Oran couldn't hear them because of how far he was. He was still chasing the white ball as it made a sharp left. He extended his claws and stick them in the ground trying to slow his movement then following it again. Michael and Astell were still behind him, by a few meters. Each time they get close Oran can out run them by a long shot. Finally, the ball of light floats upwards and circling an area. Oran slowed down to the unknown area and glanced around. Two rocks were on the opposite side of each other with strange symbols and ruins in graves him them. Oran was confused of why the ball of energy lead him here. He heard his name, "Oran!"
Michael and Astell finally caught up to him and came to him.
"Why did you run off that? You know you're not supposed to sprint off in other direction like that," Michael told him.
Oran's ears flattened, "Sorry big brother. I saw something shiny and chased it here."
Michael shifted to his human form and had a look around," I don't know what this place is. I don't think I've been here," he looked at the tall stones with the marks, "yeah. I've never been here," he turns to everyone and shifts, "let's all go back," they all nodded.
Oran and Astell were in front until Michael stepped on something with caused the stones to glow. Oran and Astell turn just to be flung off as the light energy flashed. The stone under Michael's paws glowed and the energy formed a big circle. Michael was standing very confused, "What is this?" He asked.
Then the ball of energy floated down and the man appeared.
Michael took his stance and some of his fur stood up, "Who are you?" He demanded.
He only sighed, "I knew you wouldn't remember me. But I know who you are, Michael Moonfang."
