MUST READ: most people chose to Elzmara so here you go. I tried to write a long chapter
Part 5: Fear and Shard
Chapter 14A: Imposter of Fear
Ninjago Date: February 1st 2043
I glanced to Uncle Zane once more as we flapped our wings in perfect rhythm with each other. It still amazed me how he had returned from the 'dead'.
"Uncle… how is it you are here? I thought you said you could only see me in my dreams?"
"Ah. Yes, I remember that. Hm…? Maybe there was a strong enough bond between us that I had returned to the realm of the living." He said with a smile.
I snorted with amusement.
"Have you always been poetic?" I asked with a smirk. Zane seemed to have taken the question seriously.
"I guess. My words always seemed to cheer the other Ninja up when we were in a ruff time… not to mention that it always put Asuna at rest to hear my words when I comforted her."
I frowned. "Oh. Well, as much as I would like to believe our bond is strong enough to revive one of us, I feel it is something else."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. Like… what if… it just happened. Like destiny was just calling for you to come and help me."
"That may be."
"We are flying kind of high… can we go lower?" Wu asked uneasily and we both looked at him with a chuckle. Uncle Zane and I figured it would be faster to the next town if we flew, so we decided to hold Wu up while we soared to the capitol. We slowly floated towards the ground, but remained in the sky.
"You should be enjoying this, Wu." I said with a smirk. "After all, not many people can say they had the opportunity to fly with an angel and a fairy-like being from another world."
Wu laughed and Zane chimed in.
Hours later the sunset and the black sky surrounded us. I frowned and paused, causing Zane to lightly collide with me. I looked around and cupped one of my pointed ears with my hand.
"Do you hear that?" I whispered. The others frowned at me and looked around.
"No. What is it nephew?" Zane asked. I shook my head and gave a low hush.
Wings flapping. Rather large wings. Heading straight to us!
I gasped and gripped Zane's wrist, shoving my weight into him, sending us spiraling to the left as a large ball of searing blue flame shot past us, lightly singeing my white jeans lightly.
I glanced swiftly to the source and saw a large white dragon with pure red eyes swarm towards us angrily. I growled and pulled Guilty Blade from its case, still holding on the Wu's hand. I shook my head and looked to Zane.
"Take Wu to the ground." I said as I gave him Wu's hand and pulled Frost Bite from its case.
"Wait, Frost!" Zane shouted, but I was already soaring towards the dragon.
Who are you? The dragon's fierce voice snarled in my head. It was using telepathy. Its voice was clearly evil, with a hint of wisdom.
"I could ask you the same thing." I growled as I slowed to a stop nearly a football field from her snout. She laughed and glared at me.
"I am what this world fears! I am fear itself!"
"So… instead of Guilt… This world has Fear?" I whispered under my breath. The dragon snarled and opened its mouth. I yelped and flew back as she lunged with a loud chomp. I raked both of my swords across her face as I flew next to the white, crystalline scales. I couldn't help but take along whiff of her scent. She smelt sweet, like vanilla, unlike Guilt who smelt like raw sewage.
She snarled as I pulled my swords out and twirled to evade her shoulders. I gasped as I felt her strong white feathery wing slap into my crystalline fairy ones.
I growled and tried to flap my wings, and I realized that my top left wing was slightly bent. I bit my lip as I neared Fear's tail. I flipped and kicked from her tail and down to the ground, pulling my crystal clear wings right next to my back. I narrowed my eyes, struggling to keep them open as the wind blasted my face. With a shout of pain I opened my wings, and let them glide me straight, feet from the ground. I gasped as I saw Wu ahead of me, and I veered to the left, crashing into the ground.
"Frost! Frost are you ok?" Wu shouted, his voice hazy at first then clear.
I shook my head, placing a hand on my scalp. I nodded and stood, unfolding my wings. At least the impact bent my wing the right way. I opened my wings and floated in the air, glaring at Fear. I noticed Zane zooming around her, continuously throwing his shurikens into the large white dragon with aqua eyes.
I gave a soft grunt as I shot up into the air, both my swords in my hands. I heard Fear snarl and she pulled back her head like a snake about to strike. Uncle Zane gasped and shot upward as a hissing sound emitted from Fear's mouth and chest. I squinted and narrowed my eyes, raising my hands and pointing my swords straight ahead of me, forming a point. As Fear opened her mouth filled with razor-like teeth, I twisted repeatedly in the air, like a drill, and flew straight for her chest. She gave an awful screech as I burrowed past her metallic scales and into her soft skin. But I didn't stop until I eventually broke that as well, barreling into her body.
Fear snarled and gave another roar as blue fire spilt from the corners of her mouth. I gave a shiver as I traveled through the darkness that made up her apparition. I felt myself shatter through the darkness and into a chamber of fire.
It felt like I was constantly being frozen and burned by glacier filled water, and molten lava. I closed my eyes and held on to my position. I exited the chamber, feeling the fire erupt around me as I returned to the blackness, trying to find a way from Fear's chest.
I burst from her back, hearing the shatter of glass as I shot through her brilliant scales. The fire surrounded me as I relaxed and closed my eyes, letting out a breath. My hands felt numb and fell to my sides, and their firm grip on Frost Bite and Guilty Blade lessened, causing the swords to drop from my hands and hurl towards the ground below.
I gave another shaky breath as my wings stopped moving. Time seemed to stop for me. I stared out into the cloudless night sky with exhaustion. I felt gravity finally take a hold of me, and I started to fall back towards the ground. I watched with lazy eyes as Fear screamed and burst into a ball of flame that I hurled towards. I closed my eyes once more and tucked my head into my chest. I felt myself fall into the ball of flame. I coughed and felt fire travel through my throat and into my stomach.
I fell from the plume, leaving a path of smoke behind me.
I gasped and shook my head. I twisted in the air and faced the ground, which was closer than I would have liked. I swiftly opened my crystal wings and cried out from the stress on my muscles as I tried to pull up. I stopped instantly and felt my boots lightly touch the grass. I gave a sigh as my wings stopped flapping and I fell on the soft grass, lying sprawled as I gained my breath.
I noticed that my shoulder was lightly on fire, a small wisp of flame dancing on it. I moved a hand and slapped the flame away, exhausting it.
"Frost! Are you ok?" My Uncle shouted as he suddenly knelt next to me, placing a soft hand on my pained back, causing me to wince.
"Tired… on fire… and it feels like my wings were ripped off… other than that… yeah." I answered as I got to my feet. I looked around. "Where are Frost Bite and Guilty Blade…?"
"Here." Wu said as he walked up, both my swords in his arms. I took them from his hands and put them in their cases. "That was a stupid thing to do, Frost." He said sternly.
"Maybe, but at least that imposter is defeated." I said with a slight shrug.
"How do you know it was an imposter?" Zane asked.
"Fear wouldn't be that easy to defeat. I'm thinking that the Guilt who caused my back injury beforehand and took my parents was an imposter too." I said as I started walking on.
"That is a wild accusation, yet it makes perfect sense." Wu stated as he followed.
"You are very bright for your age, Frost." Zane smiled. I smirked.
"Thanks. Oh, I think we should stop at the next town. I need new clothes." I said as I glanced to my current clothes. My coat was burnt, and was more like a jacket than an overcoat, and the sleeves were torn.
"That is a good idea, yet again." Wu smirked. "You know, I feel bad that I couldn't have helped beat Fear, and yet, I know my time will come when I do have time to shine."
That earned a laugh from Zane and me.