Chapter 8-Nor'ac's Demise
As you wish Tronay, Uria replies as he flies into the sky.
Uria unleashes a Fire Blast that heads straight for Nor'ac. The dragon dodges it however, flies higher into the air and retaliates with a Light Blast. Uria dodges at the last second possible and Nor'ac tries again. This time Uria doesn't dodge the attack in time and the blast hits its mark. Uria falls out of the sky and lands in a shallow creek.
Nor'ac laughs.
You foolish humans, you cannot defeat me, Nor'ac snarls.
Finca growls and jumps into the air. She tries to blast Nor'ac but she's too slow.
Too little, too late Finca, Nor'ac laughs as he dodges her claws.
I am the daughter of the Guardian of Moonlight and Light so Nor'ac I am more than a match for you, Finca screams, her yellow eyes blazing.
Nor'ac draws his breath and stares at her.
No wonder I sensed your power when we first met all mighty dragon of the shadows, Nor'ac says, bowing his head in respect.
Save it for someone who cares! Finca growls.
Should I Sarina? Silver asks as her spirit rises up behind Sarina.
Go head Silver I don't mind, Sarina replies.
Silver materializes herself and flies into the sky. Mirage materializes himself and joins Silver, Finca and Nor'ac in the sky.
Everyone listen, Silver and I are . . . Mirage begins.
Mirage didn't finish his that Mirage was distracted and that his plan was working, Nor'ac attacks from behind, knocking Mirage out of the sky and sending him plummeting to the ground. Silver watches, horrified, as Mirage plummets to the ground.
Hold on Mirage, Silver thinks as she dives toward him.
She can't reach him in time and he crashes to the ground.
You, you! Silver roars. You will pay dearly for that.
Silver hangs in midair for a few more seconds then, with one mighty flap of her wings, soared toward Nor'ac. Her blue eyes shining with rage, Silver unleashes a torrent of Moonlight into Nor'ac's face. He draws back, using his wings to shield his face. Still the torrent continued for a minute . . . for five minutes . . . then at last to a half hour before Silver stopped her inferno. Nor'ac growls.
He has never had to face such a powerful dragon before, except for Finca of course. Silver was pushing him to fight back, to counter with his own display of power.
No, Nor'ac thinks. I must wait for his signal. . . . Only then can I attack.
Should I? Finca asks Silver.
Go ahead. I care not. Do what you will, but don't destroy him. Save that pleasure for me, Silver replies.
Finca summons her strength and unleashes a Shadow Blast that hits the foul, ghostly dragon and almost knocks him out of the sky.
He is here, Nor'ac thinks.
With that Nor'ac unleashes his most deadly attack: Dark Light. Silver and Finca counter with their own attacks. The result is a blast that sends all three dragons crashing to the ground. The only dragon to not survive was Nor'ac. The blast wipes him out . . .
Suddenly they heard something coming from some nearby trees. Silver, who had just gotten back on her feet, growls and walks over to see what it is. Uria, who had finally gotten back on his feet and over to the others, and Finca began to growl as well. Finca carefully opened her mind to all the things around her. Beside from the other dragons and humans, she sensed another, more deadly force.
Careful Silver, Finca warns.
Suddenly a blast of dark energy came out of the trees. Silver dodges it and counters with a Moon Blast. When the smoke cleared from the attack, they see a burned tree as well as several black feathers floating around.
"Whoever it is knows how to avoid us," Tronay suggests.
I agree, Uria says, Whoever it knows how to play with us and not get caught.
True Uria but I felt that source of power before . . . Finca begins.
Finca stops as she closes her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Sarina asks.
I think I know who it is, Finca replies.
Suddenly Finca is plucked into the air and thrown about thirty feet backwards.
Finca, Silver cries, rushing to her side.
Evil laughter starts to feel the air.
"Show yourself!" Tronay shouts.
'As you wish human!' A voice replies.
A bright light fills the forest. Tronay and several others shield their eyes from the light. A human steps out of the remaining trees. His face is covered by a hood so they can't see what his eye or hair color is. Uria growls; something isn't right.
This human must have extremely powerful abilities to send one Guardian flying thirty feet into the air. Finca decides to see if she can tap into his thoughts; surprisingly it was extremely easy.
Let fate decide our own destiny.
Fate? Destiny? Finca thinks. That sounds familiar, very familiar.
"I wasn't expecting that you would be here Finca," the human says, his rough voice echoing in the still forest.
Suddenly Finca knew!
That voice is the key, Finca thinks.
The human snarls as he feels Finca's presence inside his mind.
I'll handle him, Uria says as he bounds forward.
Uria no! Finca shouts.
What's wrong? Uria asks, stopping.
His power is far stronger than any enemy you have ever faced before, Finca says.
And that's supposed to stop me? I don't think so! Uria roars as he unleashed a blast of fire.
"I suppose that's to stop me? Well I think not! Suron! (Shield me from fire!)"
Impossible! No one knows the ancient Atlantean language, Finca cries.
"What language?" Tronay asks.
The ancient Atlantean language, it is how people would commutate back in Atlantis, Uria replies, growling as the fire passed by the person.
"This is how you use fire! Resa! (Flame!)" The person shouts, as a blast of purple flames runs toward Uria . . .
"Uria, hold on!" Tronay shouts. "Suron! (Shield me from fire!)" The fire passes harmlessly by Uria.
No one sends fire back on me human! Uria roars as he pounces at the human.
"Foolish dragon. I have no time for your insults. 'Powers of the ancients I summon thee, warp thy spirit as I plea, in this night so blackest be, turn thy spirit into thee.' " The human chants.
Uria growls. That spell, it sounds familiar, but he can't quite put a paw on where he had seen it before. Tronay starts to rise into the sky. Uria realizes what it is but is far too late. The transformation spell is complete.
Instead of Tronay standing beside them, there is a large sapphire blue dragon. The human laughs.
What have you done? Uria snarls.
"I simply used her dreams and thoughts to turn her into what she never wished she could become," he replies.
The sapphire dragon, Tronay, glaces back at us worried. Uria runs toward the human who stops him in midair then throws Uria backwards forty feet and into a tree. Tronay growls as she sees her former dragon partner thrown into the air.
'This human is stronger than most. His powers are very strong and well used as well,''Tronay growls.
Uria nods at Tronay and the large sapphire dragon unleashes a torrent of flame and smoke at the human, who easily dodges the attack.
{Finca-narrator}
Let me, I growl as I unleash my Shadow Blast.
The human doesn't dodge this attack and allows it to hit.
What is he doing? I think to myself as he takes the hit.
The human gazes at me for a minute before returning his attention to the battle.
Master I know that it's you! You have returned even if you don't like it or not but you are back after all these years, I think as I pass my thoughts to the human by telepathy.
How do you know?
Simple. I learned it from your mind, I reply.
I thought that I blocked you from my thoughts.
Well I don't think so.
Have it your way then! He shouts as he sends a light ball straight for me.
I growl and dodge it.
Still, up to your old tricks, huh?
Be quiet!
Not until you tell me why you're here.
You shall find out soon enough, Dragon! He growls as he vanishes.
I snort and turn my attention to Tronay who is downright very confused.
You know him? Uria asks.
In a way, I reply.
Do you trust him?
Who?
The human that we just battled with, Silver replies.
I growl and walk off.
They don't need me with them. I'm just weighting them down, I think.
Suddenly my eyes fall upon something . . .
What is this? I think as I look at it.
It's round and half covered with dirt. Could it be? No, it can't! The remaining ones were destroyed when paradise sank to the bottom of the sea. But how did this one survive?
I look at it again. The stone is a perfect black with red veins running across it.
Perhaps this was sent here by someone? I think again.
No that's impossible! The other dragons are safe in a realm called the Dominion of the Beast. Unless the stone was being sent to someone, but who?
I care not whom it was sent to but I guess that I should give it to one of our Riders just in case, I think yet again.
So I grab the stone with my claws and fly it to the others.
{Tronay -narrator}
Suddenly something catches my eye. Finca is returning with something. I bellow to get everyone's attention.
'Finca is returning with something, 'I growl as I move aside for her to land.
She places the stone on the dirt and then looks up at us.
This is a dragon egg that I found in the sand. I believe that someone was meant to have it, Finca growls as she releases the egg from her talons.
I gaze at the stone for a second before I realize that it could be for Dartz.
'Could someone go and get Dartz, please?' I ask. Uria glares at me before flying off to find him.
Why do you think that the egg was meant for Dartz? Silver asks.
'I can't tell. It just seems like him to me,' I reply.
Uria returns with Dartz hanging on for dear life.
'Uria, what did you do?' I growl as Sarina helps Dartz get off Uria's back.
Nothing, Uria replies.
'Are you sure?' I ask.
Yes, Uria answers.
'Fine,' I snarl
Dartz walks over and picks up the stone.
{Dartz -narrator}
The stone feels cool in my hands. This is the first time I've ever held the egg of a Guardian Dragon. Suddenly the stone begins to rock. I grasp it tighter for fear that it might roll away. A long crack begins to show and soon a large piece starts wobbling.
Suddenly the piece falls off and we can see a small black triangular shaped head come out of the egg. Finally the little dragon breaks the remaining egg off its body and starts to lick away the membrane that encased it.
"This is a dragon, right?" I whisper as I stare at the little dragon in my hands.
The dragon stares at the other dragons and attempts to growl at them. It sounds more like a cough than a growl but nevertheless it sends us all into a fit of laughing. The little dragon is startled by our laughing and covers its head with its black wings! I stop laughing and look at the newborn dragon in shock.
This dragon is special, Finca says.
Agreed, Uria replies.
The little dragon looks up at me with its yellow eyes. This dragon has yellow eyes? The last time that I saw a dragon with yellow eyes was when the Great Leviathan and I were paired up back in paradise, but this can't be? This dragon can't be his daughter!