Chapter 23-Uria's Inner Darkness

{Uria-narrator}

I'm thrown to the floor by the Leviathan.

Pitiful Uria! You can't expect to be able to defend yourself against dark magic like that. Do it again! The Leviathan hisses.

I struggle to my feet and charge toward the Leviathan. His tail tears across my face as I pass him. I roar in pain and catch my breathe.

I'm doing the best that I can! I scream.

You aren't Uria, the Leviathan snarls.

I snort and glare at him.

I know your best Uria and you aren't doing it, the Leviathan growls.

I bellow at the Leviathan and fly out of the room.

Our training shall continue tomorrow Uria! The Leviathan shouts as I leave the arena.

I snarl slightly as I lay down. My whole body hurts from the training that the Leviathan made me do. Images of Tronay flash through my head.

Young one . . . I whisper to the still air in my sleeping corders.

The Leviathan happens to be passing by and he stops to check up on me. The Leviathan snarls softly as he hears Tronay' name being spoken.

Uria will regret saying that weaklings name soon enough but right now I wouldn't interfere, for now at least, the Leviathan snarls.

The next morning I walk to the training arena. To be honest, it doesn't look like any sort of training arena to me. As I enter the training arena a thought flashes before my eyes.

"You forgot about me just to fuel your own lust for power. I don't want to ever hear your name spoken again!" Tronay cries as she runs of out of the Guardian chamber.

Tronay wait! I scream but it is too late, she's gone and I stand alone.

Tronay has probably forgotten about me anyway. To her, I'm just a shell of who I used to be. The once mighty Guardian of Fire is now only a memory to his owner.

Tronay cares nothing for me now, I shutter as my body tenses up.

Do you wish to continue our training Uria? The Leviathan asks as he comes up behind me.

Yes my Great Beast, I reply, my voice mellow and soft.

Good then, the Leviathan chuckles as he slithers around me.

Uria's trust in Tronay is gone now. He is mine for the taking. With him under my control, the first part of my plan has come into place without much difficultly, the Leviathan snickers.

I give you this my servant! The Leviathan snarls as the Seal of Orichalcos begins to burn into my forehead.

My scales begin to turn darker until they are a glorious rich black. The Seal moves from my forehead onto my chest. My pure white claws turn black and begin to point downward slightly, turning under, so that if I were to catch something with my claws it would be stuck. My wings split into another two wings, giving me a total of four shimmering, black wings. My eyes, although normally black, turn a beautiful, menacing shade of red.

I snarl and turn to face the serpent.

Your give will be well used my all-mighty serpent, I say bowing before the Great Leviathan.

I rise onto two feet and unleash a enormous blast of fire. Now everyone knows what fire looks like, right? Well my fire was different. You see the Seal had strengthened my fire, causing it to change from the normal red to a gleaming shade of green. The green fire splashes against the Guardian chamber walls.

I roar in pleasure and land back on all fours.

The air is still and calm. Within the castle of the Dominion of the Beasts, Finca, Guardian of Tamli Nekita and Dragon of the Shadows, sleeps. Her ghost-like white scales shimmer in the pale moonlight of a half-full moon. Beside Finca lays her human partner, Tamli, asleep underneath her right wing; the white wing draped across his body like a sheet of pure moonlight. Finca' eyes flutter slightly as she begins to dream.

The underwater remains of paradise. Finca enters the Guardian chamber to find herself looking at what Uria is now, the darken version of the once mighty Guardian of Fire.

Uria? Finca asks.

Finca do not fear me now. I am now far stronger than ever before, Uria snarls.

Perhaps, but you should still remember Tronay and what she is going through without you, Finca says.

She abandoned me Finca! I can't forgive her for that! Uria roars.

Uria listen to what you're saying! Finca snarls.

Uria roars and throws a fireball at Finca. The white dragon easily dodges and return the attack with a blast of Shadow. The attack hits Uria and the black dragon snarls in anger.

Uria please just listen to me, Finca pleads.

Very well Finca.

Your mind has been taken over by the power of the Seal. You must fight the darkness or worse shall occur.

Pitiful Dragon of Shadows you know not of what you speak of, Uria growls.

I do know of what I speak of Uria! I had to endure following the Light of Destruction for over ten thousand years! Finca snarls.

Uria growls and throws another fireball at Finca. This time Finca doesn't dodge it . . .

Finca is thrown wide awake from the dream.

Was that real? Finca wonders.

Finca gets to her feet and folds her wings in, allowing the newly risen sunlight to wash over Tamli. Tamli moves slightly and opens his eyes.

Finca you're awake? Tamli asks.

Finca stares off into the sky, her eyes distant.

What's wrong Finca?

Nothing master, Finca answers after a long pause.

Finca I known you for over ten thousand years, now tell me what is bothering you! Tamli growls as he gets to his feet and walks over to place his hand on Finca' shoulder.

Finca sighs and pulls away from Tamli' grasp.

I had a dream.

What kind of dream? Tamli asks as he crosses his arms.

I spoke with the Guardian Uria and Tronay was right about him being different. What I saw troubles me, master, Finca snorts.