And here's the next part. I'm starting to run out of things to say in these author's notes…. Meh, what can I say?
A giant blue dragon sat on the cliff of one of the sky islands. She saw a peculiar sight just a few seconds before, and wondered what creature could possibly be high up in the sky like that, and so close to the dragon's territory. She assumed it was a dragon, but it went too fast for her to pay attention to detail. The blue dragon thought about going after whatever was in the sky at that moment, but remembered that Gorethik only wanted her to be on patrol. However, licking her scaly lips in anticipation of a new kill, the dragon thought aloud.
"This might just be that Manasa character he's been hunting for… Plus, it's getting rather boring up here." Scanning the clear sky with green eyes, the blue dragon propelled herself off the cliff and followed the mysterious creature. Coming closer, she noticed that sunlight glinted off something very silver, and a deep purple mane came into view in the center. Getting ever closer, she noticed wings, a tail, and a splotch of green?
Let's find out who that is!
Meanwhile, as Cyrene and Link were getting ready to descend, a wicked bolt of lighting struck just to the side of the silver dragon's wing. She yelped, and Link screamed.
"What in the name of-," she was about to swear, but turned her head around and saw the silhouette of a dragon in the sky, getting closer! "Link, we can't let a dragon near the city! We have to either battle it, or run from it!" Thinking about the choices, he gave his answer. "Right, let's run!" Quickly flapping her wings faster, Cyrene shot back up into the sky. "Hang on tightly!" The other dragon exploded through the clouds above them, and she managed to roll out of the way just in time. Sighing in relief, she sped faster away from the menacing blue dragon. However, she didn't feel Link on her back anymore! In horror, she looked around franticly, trying to dodge the attacking dragon's lighting breath. Listening intently, Cyrene noticed a small spot of green falling down…. "No!" She screamed, and spiraled downward, folding her wings to let momentum and her own bodyweight pull her down fast enough.
Link kept falling, screaming as loud as he never knew he could. The ground got larger and larger, growing in detail. With the wind rushing past his ears and howling mockingly in his brain, he knew that this was his last moment alive. Just as he thought he would feel the sickening thump of his body against the earth, a mass of scales appeared under him, surrounding him. Examining his surroundings, he realized that he was going back up! But how…?
Cyrene! He thanked the Goddesses. She saved my life!
"I'm sorry! I'm not used to having a saddle and experience less rider!" This time clutching the hero in her talons again, she flew as fast as she could away from the attacking blue.
"Manasa! The King requires your body! Come to me!" she hissed, flicking her bright red tongue. Taking a deep breath, she shot another bolt of blue lighting, this time barely missing the silver dragon. It burned the membrane of her left wing, and she tried her hardest to keep her distance from the attacker.
"I'll never succumb to his power!" Cyrene roared to the wind, suddenly angry. Spiraling into the sky, she concealed herself into the thick clouds above. Link tried his hardest not to be too sick as the entire world became sideways, upside down, and any other way a person could think of! "You're a fool if you think I'm weak enough to fight in his useless war, Nysada!" At this insult, Nysada growled.
"We will see, weakling!" Satisfied at the enraged evil dragon, Cyrene smirked.
"Alright Link, just hang in there for a few more minutes! I have an idea," she winked. She flicked her wings to the side and her body faced Nysada for a few seconds. Letting out a cloud of smoke from her nostrils, the blue was temporarily blinded and thrashed about in the air. Cyrene dived and came up underneath her, barreling into the large body. It didn't do much except knock her off balance, but succeeded in allowing her to notice that the younger dragon was indeed somewhat of a threat. Nysada then saw through the smoke, and something odd occurred. Cyrene closed her wings and dropped straight down, seeming to surrender. Licking her lips in anticipation for the kill, the blue dragon followed suit, careful to keep her own wings slightly open incase any accidents happened.
Link started to scream at this sudden action, but just as he was about to let out a breath, it exploded from his lungs as the dragon holding him caught herself just as the forest came up beneath them. Nysada shrieked, and barely recovered. The tips of trees scraped painfully against her soft underbelly, and she growled in anger, chasing Cyrene with more malice than before. The boy glanced behind him and for the first time took a good look at the attacking beast. With a slimy maw opened wide, he shivered at the thought of falling into the fanged mouth and kept his gaze forward. He felt Cyrene speed up more and more, until something came into his view. They were heading straight for a mountain! He tried to protest, struggling in Cyrene's iron grip. However, he couldn't tell her that this was a bad idea, and only prayed that she was doing something smart.
Nysada took in another deep breath, thinking that she was about to finish off this pesky wyrmling. Cyrene stayed right in her field of vision, and the blue dragon's green eyes narrowed, focusing on the finishing blow. The silver dragon's own breath was still, as she hoped that the maneuver she was about to perform worked as it did in her mind. The enormous mountain grew as the dragons sped nearer and nearer. Link shut his eyes, preparing for the mountain's blow, but it never came. Mere inches from the rock face, Cyrene bolted straight up into the sky. Looking down, the young hero noticed Nysada scream in surprise and tried to move away. However, the big blue dragon was too heavy to maneuver out of the way in time, and her large mass hit the mountain with earth shattering force. Hitting the mountain, she went partially through it, and her head was stuck. Struggling wildly, enormous boulders from above that were shaken loose by the dragon's vibrations came down upon her like earthen rain. Hearing one final gasp and gurgling roar, Link could look no more and shut his eyes.
Going into slow descent, Cyrene angled her wings and spiraled downward toward the giant pile of rocks. Setting her friend down gently in the grass, she landed beside him and stared at the wreckage.
"It was either her or I," the dragon said sadly, looking down. Link stared up at the silver beast, regarding her with sad blue eyes. The only trace left of Nysada that could be seen was a single arm dangling from one end of the pile of boulders, limp and lifeless. Dust covered it, and the clouds in the sky started to increase and become gray. Gentle rain poured down, making Link's hair and clothes sag as well as Cyrene's beautiful mane.
I'm sorry Cyrene. I didn't know you had to kill her, he sighed, and stared up at the rain falling from the heavens, as if the Goddesses were weeping, saddened by the fallen dragon.
"I'm sorry for putting you in that situation, Link. I'm also sorry you couldn't really help… But we're going to change that. I want to teach you how to ride a dragon. First, though, we'll need the proper supplies." He tilted his head to the side.