" Moonflower!" Nightholly exclaims running to her mother.
" Who are you?" Night asks.
" He doesn't have a name, but his human calls him Toothless," Nightholly answers for me.
" Toothless?" Darklight asks as he starts cracking up, " What kind of name is that? I mean I get where you human is coming from, but couldn't he have picked something a little more dignifying for such a rare dragon such as you or me?"
I send a glare in his direction, my scales growing a darker blue as flooding emotions influence their color. " It's not like I can change the fact that that's what he calls me."
" Then why don't you give yourself a name? I'm sure you don't want us really calling you Toothless." Fang says moving to carefully sit down, minding his Wing.
" I just. I don't know. I want to know my real one before j go name of myself. And most dragons don't call me anything,"
" You have no name, yet you are an Alpha. In history how do you plan on being remembered? Your memory will die with you," Nightholly's father says, his posture seeming calm and observing.
" Why does that matter?" I ask becoming even more defensive.
Night only squints at me before moving out of the cave, we all follow.
You are not trusted by them, the voice whispers in warning.
" Nightholly why did you come. The island is dying and will take us all with it soon. " her mother asks.
" But we can all leave, The water isn't near here yet, we have time. We can heal Fang's wing and all will be good."
" No Nightholly. It doesn't work that way. We have-"
"Have you tried healing him?"
" Yes Nightholly! I've tried everything possible. No fire is strong enough to heal his wing, and i'm not leaving one of my only hatchlings behind to die alone when the water comes!" She yells tears starting to fill her eyes as she glares down at her only daughter.
She's hiding something. An island doesn't just sink. The ocean dwellers are attacking them. The voice snarls in distrust
But why?
A loud silence follows her outburst as all her hatchlings, her mate, and I stare at her. Fang is the first one to march off. It wasn't long before Night and Moonflower stalked off too leaving the youngest remaining dragons to stare at each other.
Fang didn't understand. How could his family kill themselves for just so he wouldn't die alone. Did they feel like he wasn't prepared? Do they think that he wasn't just strong enough to face death on his own? That he actually thought he'd get somewhere in life?
There are no Night Furys left! He would never have a chance to have a mate or hatchlings. He would forever be alone unless he and his brother forged a completely wrong and disturbing relationship. And THAT was NEVER going to happen.
Nightholly was so lucky that she was able to find her mate. If only that Toothless had a sister, or heck even just a sibling in general. It just angered Fang so much to know he had nothing!
He connected his talons with a tree. Scoring its fleshy bark with his sharp claws.
" Young Dragon!"
Fang jumped from a mixture of surprise and the shooting pain running up his leg up through his wing.
" Young dragon, You will not give up hope! Nor will continue to shred my beautiful tree!" A doe says coming almost from the bark of the tree snaps.
Fang takes a step back as the doe come forward, her sapphire eyes staring at him with so many emotions it was impossible to grasp just one and read it. Her voice was like that of an ancient, beautiful elf with the equal wisdom. She could have been there when the world was created. Her soft bronze colored fur reflected the light of the moon that had risen.
" You will heal Fanged one. You will raise hatchlings. Your family only loves you too much to leave your side. Now return, the darkest flame will hold the secret."
Fang blinked before the doe disappeared like she never had stood in front of him. The only remains of her existence was a leaf falling from the sky burning blue.
" What is the darkest flame? Who holds the secrets? The secrets to what!" Fang shouts.
The woods are silent in response, encouraging him to return as the ancient had told him.
Sorry for the late update. I've been pretty busy with the play im going to be in next week so the next updates will probably be late too. So tell me what you think
and HUGE thanks Too ALL OF YOU!
