Here we go. Another chapter. The plot thickens, what will happen? Just comment and check out my other stories. Now here we go.
Cirrus POV:
I made my way as quick as I could fly to the icewing camp. I need to get at least a few icewings on my side to get Glacier's attention off of the rest of us. I finally got there and landed while sliding to a stop. "What's going on?" One icewing, supposedly the general. "My name is Cirrus, I'm guessing this is the resistance camp?" I asked. "That is true. Why do you ask?" He said. "I'm with a group called The Guardians. We're working to stop Glacier from using that thing. Are you with us?" I said. "The Resistance is with you, just tell us the mission." The general said.
Glacier POV:
The time is almost upon us. We just need to wait for Chill and the others to get here. I watched from the overhang that overlooked all of the work going on. All was well, but I had a bad feeling.
Earlier today
My plan was all ready to go. I just needed Chill to get his butt over with his 'soldiers' who could somehow make this all happen. Then my daughter Snowfall came in without knocking. "Snowfall you know to knock before you enter a room when it's occupied. You even aren't supposed to be in here, now could you please wait till I clean this stuff up? Then we'll talk." She shook her head. "No, we talk now about the 'stuff' you needed to clean up." She said glaring. She's glaring at me, her own mother and Queen. "I will admit, I have snuck in here a few times. I don't think all the other tribes will like this." She said. "You've snuck in here before? You realize that's a violation and can result in lowering your place in the circle."
She only rolled her eyes. "Let's forget the circle system for a few minutes. I don't think your plan is as foolproof as you think it is. The tribes may..." I stopped her there, "This is for the benefit of our tribe, we have the smallest land out of all the tribes." Snowfall shook her head again. "Ever thought about the other tribes' benefits? Or what the other tribes will do when you do it? They'll retaliate, rebel, whatever you want to call it. I don't think it's a good idea. If I were Queen..." I just about snapped. "If you Were Queen You'd do the Same!" She growled. "Don't growl at me miss." She stopped me, "Or what, lower my place in the circle? Ug, I'm starting to see what Winter was talking about. This Circle System is so much more complicated than it needs to be." With that she stomped out, but stopped at the door. "Watch this plan backfire and I'll become Queen." Then she left.
Present time
That argument still broke my heart. What if she's right? What if this is my downfall? Thinking I'm helping the tribe when in reality I'm giving a reason to start another war? I don't want that? All I want is what's best for the tribe. Maybe Snowfall is right. Wait a second. This wasn't my idea to begin with. This was all Chill's idea. Some guards bromight me out of my thoughts. "Your highness, you cousin has arrived." I nodded, "Send him in." He left, and another icewing came in. "My dear cousin, nice to see you after so long." He greeted. "Save it Chill. Are we almost ready?" He smiled and nodded. "Then let's gather the supporters. It's time." I said, and some icewings entered. So, here goes nothing."Welcome. I am proud to share that with this new device, the icewings shall be known as the most powerful tribe in Pyrrhia." No one moved. "Let's say the we knew that the skywings had some prisoners that they were about to execute, but you could stop it all, at the mere mention of a word and a location. Would you?" Only one stepped up. "Not if it was your device." She sneered. Then Chill gave a motion with his tail, that meant "kill". The guards were ready to stab them with their tails.
Then one icewing who was snow-white with purplish highlights took them down in a few swift movements. And held his icicle tail to Chill's throat. "Oh I'm sorry. Did I step on your moment?" When he spoke, I instantly recognized him. This was Cirrus, a rogue icewing. "Looks like I have the floor." He said.
Skyquake POV:
This tower was so much bigger than it looked from a distance. "So how do we knock this thing down?" Sub asked. I blew fire on it. Nothing changed. "It's fire proof." I exclaimed. "Correction, it's animus touched. Let's head to the top." Sub said. We flew up there, and were greeted with icewings. They charged at us, but thanks to Submarine's animus powers, they were all thrown off with one wave of his claw. One dropped an odd spear. I looked at it. "This spear seems oddly relevant." I said. "Over here." Sub called. He pointed to a small hole in the center of the tower's top. I held the spearhead over it, they fit. "Coincidence?" I asked. "I think these spears are a sort of fail-safe." That was all I needed to hear. I then plunged the spear into the hole. There was a loud crack, but nothing happened. "Perhaps they're all connected, so we need all three to be stuck with these spears."
Nightwalker POV:
Roast was busy taking down icewing guards up close while I shot from a distance. I fired an arrow at an icewing, whom fell off the tower. "That's all of them." Roast called. "Now let's knock this thing down." I said. I fired an explosive arrow right at the base of the tower, and not a scratch. "Well that's nice." Roast said. Then I heard Submarine's thoughts. We need all three stuck with this spear in order to knock them down. I looked around for a spear. "What are you looking for?" Roast asked. "An odd looking spear." I said still searching. "Like this one?" Roast asked holding a weird spear. "Yes. Go to the top, and plunge it into the hole." He nodded and flew up, and I followed. We reached the top, and Roast stuck the spear into the hole that fit it. There was a loud crack.
Resistance General POV:
"Come on, move. We're all the support the Guardians have." I yelled. Then there was an explosion in one of the tents. Then another in the middle of a group. I looked through the smoke to see a pale scaled skywing walking this way, his face blank. We threw a small something, and it blew up another group. I threw a spear, but he blocked it and knocked me back. He threw some knives at some other soldiers, then stepped on top of me. He raised a knife, then plunged it into my neck. All I could see before I bled out was the skywing looking at one of the ice towers, which had another skywing fighting off some icewings. The pale skywing took off after the other, then I was gone.
Peril POV:
I knocked down the last icewing. The burns wouldn't kill him, but the fall might. One had dropped an odd spear looking thing. I looked over to the other towers. There was a spear on the top of them. I had to get to the top. I noticed some icewings waiting down below. Eh, I can run up the stairs. I ran up the stairs trying not to get caught by icewings. It was too easy. Then I reached the top, but Ember was waiting, a serious expression on his face. "Please Ember, don't make me do this." I said. He stood his ground, I had to fight.
I ran at him. He threw a couple knives but I easily blocked them. Then it was a battle that may happen maybe only once in a lifetime. Peril, the once third most feared dragon in Pyrrhia, vs a fireless skywing who was a trained assassin. We both traded hits on each other. He brought out another knife and tried to stab me with it. I caught his wrist and he grabbed my other with the spear. We struggled to throw the other off. Eventually he really threw me. I landed on the lower level, dropping the spear.
He jumped down and took it. I got back up and tackled him down to the level below that. I got him into an arm lock, and he was trying to get out of my grasp, but I wasn't holding back any time soon. He nearly clawed the arm that was holding him, so I used my tail to keep it off. "Drop it." I commanded. Then there was a loud cracking sound and he yelled. "Drop it." I said again. Then he dropped the spear and passed out. I let go of him, grabbed the spear, and made my way back to the top. Turns out he got a good hit on my wing, so I had to climb. I was on the floor below the top when a throwing star sliced my left arm. I looked back, and Ember was back up, but not looking to good. He stumbled back to get a better shot, I wasn't going to the that happen. I jumped up to the top floor.
I was just about to put the spear in its place, but I wasn't fast enough. Just as I raised it, my stomach flared up in pain. I collapsed onto the ground. I looked down to see a knife lodged in me. I pulled it out, and I felt a small bit of blood dripping out of my mouth. With all the strength I had, I put the spear in, and a loud crack was heard. I looked over to the other Guardians. Do it Sub, bring this thing down. I saw them look a little saddened, but then the towers started to crumble. I watched as the icewings fled and the towers topple down. I heard a yell, and I turned in the direction of it. Ember was trapped under a huge column of ice. I made my way down next to him, and started to lift it. I felt a rush of adrenaline and with Ember's help, we raised the column up just enough for Ember to slip out. He got up and looked at me. "Ember you know me." I said, and his eyes filled with rage and he yelled, "No I don't!" He knocked me backwards but I got back up. "You are Ember, son of Kestrel and Soar." I said. "Shut Up!" He yelled slamming into me. I stayed up still. "I'm not ganna fight you Ember," I said relaxing my wings, "You're my brother." Then he tackled me to the ground and held me there. "You're my mission." He growled. Then he proceeded to continueously to punch me, leaving my face really pale. "Then finish it," I said. He stopped. "Cause I'm with you to, the end of the line." I finished. That line seemed to jog his memory.
Flashback Copper POV:
It was night time. Me, mom and my sister were down by the river. My sister and I were playing in the water while mom watched. I decided to splash mom and she got a little annoyed, but she laughed as well. She picked me up. "You my little Ember, I will always be with you, till the end of the line. You're sister too." She said smiling. I tried to reach for her so I could be close. She understood and held me close to her chest. Then she put me down and tried to hug my sister, but right at the touch she jumped back. Sister looked saddened and confused. I figured out something. I hugged my mom again, then I went to hug my sister. Mom tried to stop me, but I was already hugging my sister. I think mom and my sister understood what I was doing. I was the only way they could touch. I would be what brought this family together. "You're name will be Peril." Mom said, then her highness came.
Present time Narrator POV:
He looked at Peril, eyes filled with amazement and wonder. "Peril?" He asked. Then there was a crash, and Peril started to fall. She crashed into a lake, and sunk below the surface, unable to swim to safety. Her vision started to blur, but she could see enough that Ember had jumped in after her. He grabbed her by the wings without ripping them off, and dragged her to the shore. He layed her down in a comfortable position so she wouldn't wake up aching. Then Ember got to his claws, and walked away from the passed out form of his sister, mind still distraught of what happened.
Back in the Meeting room, Cirrus POV:
I made sure Chill didn't make any moves on me or Glacier. I had a document in my bag that I brought out. "That's a Declaration of Peace, that takes at least two queens in order to work." Chill said coldly. "Don't worry help is coming." I said. I pointed to the horizon, and there were three red spots heading this way.
Eventually the red spots grew into three skywings. Queen Ruby to be exact. "I thought you were out of commission." Chill said. "You thought wrong then." Ruby said. "So Glacier, have you made a decision?" Ruby asked. "Yes I have." Glacier said shoving her way past Chill. Unbeknownst to us, Chill had a few tricks up his scales. He threw a throwing star at one icewing, then killed the other two. I tried to stop him, but he was quick and held a star in his talons. "Unless you want a two inch hole in your Sternum, I suggest you back off." Chill said smiling. Well, I had a few tricks too. I looked at Glacier will a look that said "Sorry". Then I 'sliced' Glacier's throat, and she fell to the ground.
Chill turned around, but was too late. Ruby then blasted Chill with a lot of fire. He fell to the ground, dead. We rushed over to Glacier. "Glacier." I said. No response. "Glacier?" I said again. Then she started to shuffle a little. She opened her eyes and grunted. "Ow, those really do sting." She whispered. "What happened?" Ruby asked. "I hit Glacier with a tweaked Rainwing dart. Short duration, but instant effects. Good for getting your enemy down just long enough to kill him or her." I explained. Then there was a series of crashes over the balcony. We looked over to see the three ice towers toppling over. Then I saw the rest of the Guardians flying to safety, but not Peril. They reached us and I asked, "Where's Peril?" No one talked. "Where's my daughter?" I asked more harshly. Then Nightwalker's ears twitched. "You found her?" He nodded and flew off, me giving chase.
