Chapter 19-Darkness Awakens

{Finca -narrator}

Later that night, Tamli and I reach our home. Paradise! I'm downright shocked as we enter the remains of the Guardian chamber. The next morning I awaken after a very good sleep and discover that my master is staying here along with the Great Leviathan. When Tamli speaks the serpent's name I begin to snarl.

That serpent caused paradise to sink beneath the waves and become as it is now.

You have returned lord Tamli, I am glad that your trip wasss sssuccessssssful, the Leviathan hisses as he slithers up to us, his gaze on Tamli.

I snarl at the Great Beast, hoping that he will look at me but he doesn't.

Will you cassst the ssspell tonight? The Leviathan asks as he flicks his forked tongue out to taste the air around him.

Yes, the time has come. No more shall I flee from my fate, my master answers, his purple eyes gleaming under the feeble light of the Guardian chamber.

Suddenly the Leviathan senses my presence.

Why isss the Dragon of Ssshadowsss here massster? The Leviathan asks as his remaining yellow eye glares at me.

She has come to help me with the spell tonight, my master replies.

The Leviathan hisses at me before slithering away into the darker parts of the chamber. Later that night the three of us stand in a triangle.

'The Leviathan shall leave once the spell has begun,' my master says to me through telepathy.

I nod and Tamli begins the spell. Although it is very long and complex, I manage to understand why my master wished to use this variation of the spell. Unlike the one that Santerous had preformed to release my master from him, this variation required no sacrifice of a spirit to complete it's purpose. A dark energy begins to circle around Tamli. At first I think it's nothing but as it remains for more than a few minutes, I began to get worried.

Suddenly a blast of light shoots toward the top of the chamber, engulfing my master in it's energy. I bellow in concern as soon as Tamli disappears from my sight. The light soon recedes and the image before my eyes was truly a sight to behold! Before me stood the monster that had caused Tamli and myself to fight Nor'ac in the first human opens his blue eyes and stares at me.

'Your usefulness has ended Dragon of Shadows,' the human says to me as his eyes turn from their sapphire blue to a dark, rich, almost black, blue.

I scream as he picks me up by telekinesis and sends me flying into one of the chamber's walls. I struggle to remain conscious but, in the end, I finally black out . . .

I'm awakened by the sound of voices as I feel the warm sunlight on my scales.

Is she alright? A female asks.

I think so, a male replies.

I struggle to raise my head so I can open my eyes.

She's waking up, the male says.

I know Cryill but let's not trouble her with our problems until she awakens, the female says.

Wait a minute! Did that person say Cryill, the Guardian Dragon of Darkness? If they did then I might be in the hands of friends. I struggle to open my eyes because I sense a black dragon looming over me.

Cryill don't be so pushy with our guest, a voice calls out to the dragon.

I wasn't Isis I was simply checking on her, Cryill replies as he snarls at someone.

'Where am I?' I ask through telepathy.

You are lucky that Cryill found you, young one. My dragon was looking for food and he ran upon you instead, Isis says.

I blink my eyes and open them but to my surprise I'm shrouded in darkness. I snarl and lash out at the shadows surrounding me.

Easy now young one, take it easy, Isis says.

I growl in rage and begin to blast the shadows with my Shadow element. The dragon Cryill bellows for me to stop but of course I'm so worked up that I don't even hear him. Cyrill roars and a blast of shadows come flying at me. I dodge and return the blast with my own. Cryill screams in pain for me to stop once more but I continue in my rage.

Cryill release your Dark Crush attack on her mind before you end up even more hurt! Isis screams.

At once the darkness lifted and I could see the area around me. My gaze fell on Cryill. He had crouched down, his green eyes shone fear towards me as we locked eyes.

Allow me to heal you, I say as I walk toward him.

No, Cryill stammers as he backs up.

Isis walked over, her brown long hair whipping around her.

I'm sorry for hurting Cryill, I say as I lower my head.

"It is fine, besides Cryill needed someone to fight back and teach him a lesson," Isis laughs.

I will heal him if you will allow it Isis. Think of it as a way to thank you for making Cryill stop his attack on my mind. If he had continued, I'm pretty sure he would not be with us now, I say softly.

"Very well," Isis replies. "By the way what is your name? Cryill tried to find out earlier but that's when you awoke and he knew that he needed to keep you busy if he was to find out your name."

My name is Finca. I am the Atlantean Guardian Dragon of Shadows. I had joined my master, Tamli Nekita, in paradise so that he might be able to cast a spell to release his brother's energy from inside him before it was too late. The spell worked but his brother threw me against a wall of the Guardian chamber by telekinesis and I blacked out, I explain as I begin to heal Cryill.

"I figured that you were a Guardian Dragon by the way you defended yourself against Cryill's Dark Crush attack," Isis says as she watches me heal Cryill.

You did? I ask.

"Yes. Although Cryill is not a dragon that was born in Atlantis, his ancestors were pure Atlantean Guardians so I recognized the way that you fought back against Cryill as a move that Cryill's ancestors would do," Isis says.

I blink, not understanding what Isis meant.

"Let me try to explain it another way. Your energy, or aura, is similar to the ancient Guardians of Atlantis," Isis says.

I think I understand where you're going with this, I say.

"You do?" Isis asks.

Yes, I reply.

"Anyway, Cryill's story with me is quite interesting, do you want to hear it?" Isis asks.

I would love to, I reply.

"I found Cryill's egg one day while I was at the beach and I brought it home with me. Within a few days, Cryill hatched for me and I had a playmate. When Cryill turned a year old, he began to show his element. He nearly put me in a coma twice before he even turned two years old! Over the years Cryill got better at controlling his element and soon he even began to catch my supper for me while we trained in solitude. One day Cryill took me to the Dominion of the Beasts and needless to say I wouldn't mind going back there again," Isis says.

You wouldn't mind returning to the Dominion of the Beasts? I ask.

"No I wouldn't," Isis replies.

This human could be a useful tool in order to ensure that my master's legacy lives on, I think as I stare at Isis.