Chapter 24-Uria's Calling
Uria awaken we do not have much time! The Leviathan snarls as he slithers into Uria's sleeping quarters.
Uria shakes his black head and opens his gleaming red eyes.
Yes Leviathan I heard you, Uria snorts as he gets out of his thrown-together bed of sheets.
Uria walks after the Leviathan who leads him to what remains of the throne room.
Uria I awoke you because the time hasss come for you to reenter the Dominion of the Beassstsss to capture a friend of oursss and bring him to me, the Leviathan explains.
Yes my all-powerful serpent I shall do as you ask, Uria replies.
Good. I ssshall give you the information that you will need after we rise to the sssurface of the water, underssstood? The Leviathan asks.
Yes my lord, Uria answers.
A few hours later Uria soars over the tree tops of the Dominion of the Beasts. Uria snarls as a flock of ducks fly by. The black dragon shoots a fireball into the flock removing them from the food chain and out of his way.
With those unpleasant birds out of my way now I can concentrate on the task that I was sent here to do, Uria snorts as he speeds up.
Night soon falls on the realm and the mighty Guardian lands, folding his wings in.
This darkness is similar to the nights with no moon to shine on us in paradise, Uria comments as he lights the grass in front of him with his green fire.
Uria curls up next to the fire and begins to stare at it.
The Leviathan warned me not to do anything risky with my new powers but he didn't say anything about dropping in on Tronay, Uria chuckles softly as he watches the flames dance into the night sky.
Uria lashes out his tail onto the fire, extinguishing it.
Tomorrow I shall find this human and drag him to my lord, Uria hums as he closes his eyes.
The next morning, Uria awakens to the sound of birds chirping. Uria, displeased by their song, blows a small stream of flames onto the bird's tree; therefore, sending the tree, and the birds, up in flames.
Annoying pests, Uria snorts and he unfolds his shimmering four black wings and takes to the sky.
Within a few hours, Uria can see the outline of the castle that overlooks the Guardian chamber. Uria halts, hearing the snarl of a female dragon behind him.
What are you doing here Uria? The female growls.
Uria spins around to see the blue, female dragon Ameria snarling with hated at him.
I have returned to see Tronay, Ameria. Now out of my way! Uria barks.
Ameria chuckles for a minute then goes back to snarling at the black dragon.
Uria you aren't here to see Tronay at all, Ameria snorts. You've come to capture someone and drag them back to the Leviathan, correct?
That little blue runt just read my mind! Uria snarls.
Correct Uria, Ameria growls.
Uria growls and lunges at Ameria tackling her and sending the two spiraling down into the forest below. Both dragon strike the ground hard and struggle to get back on their feet. Uria is quicker though and soon he stand on top of Ameria, his claws poised for her neck.
Get off me! Ameria snarls.
Uria ponders the question for a minute then extends his right paw showing Ameria his claws.
Ever wonder what would happen to a Guardian if they were to get slashed by their own kind? I can tell you should you continue to fight me Ameria, Uria snarls, his voice holding just a slight bit of a hiss in it from being with the Leviathan for so long.
Ameria looks at Uria in fear.
You're not the same Uria I remember . . . Ameria begins.
I'm not and you want to know why? Just ask Tronay, Ameria, and she'll tell you what she did to make me this way, Uria suggests, his red eyes flickering with hated at the thought of his former owner.
Uria removes his clawed paw and walks off, leaving Ameria laying in the grass, stunned with all that just occurred.
Now to find this little human so that I can return to the underwater darkness that I so enjoy, Uria snorts as he continues his advance toward the castle.
Several hours later, Uria pauses at the entrance to the castle. Uria looks around for guards but none are around so he enters. Uria easily finds the room that the Leviathan had told him to go to and before long the black dragon stands at the room's entrance.
The Leviathan has been informed that Santerous had shattered the Seal's control over him in a battle some months ago and deciding that he didn't need the useless runt to spoil his plans, the Leviathan had erased all memory of him and the remains of paradise from Santerous' mind. After that had been done Santerous returned to the Dominion of the Beasts to stay for good but that time was short lived. A few days after his return, Santerous and Mirage were stuck by a lighting bolt while circling the castle to look for danger. Most Guardians blamed the yellow, male dragon Taurus for the incident but most remained unsure of whether or not Taurus was the one to blame. Mirage had made almost a full recovery except for the fact that he was paralyzed on his left side.
Santerous however was injured far worse than his dragon. The bolt has struck him first and then Mirage. Although the healers had tried to stabilize him, their efforts failed. Santerous soon slipped into a coma and once Mirage had gotten strong enough, the healers allowed him to sleep in the same room as his master in order to possibly remove Santerous from the coma.
Uria chuckled softly as he entered the room. Only one bed was in the room and inside it was Santerous. A tube connected the male to a computer which displayed his heartbeat for fear that he wouldn't last much longer. Another tube carried a continuous stream of oxygen to the slowly weakening Atlantean. Uria looked around for Mirage.
The Dragon of Light wasn't even in the room.
This will be much easier then I excepted, Uria thought as he closed in on Santerous.
From behind Uria a deep snarl echoed off the walls on the room.
Leave my master alone! The voice echoed.
Uria spins around to find himself staring into the gleaming purple eyes of Mirage, the Dragon of Light and Guardian of Santerous. Uria chuckles slightly as Mirage limps into the room, the white dragon's left wing dragging on the floor.
You know the deal Mirage. I take Santerous back to the Leviathan and you stay here with your little Guardian friends and don't cause us any trouble, Uria snickers.
Forget it Uria! My master is in this shape thanks to you and the Leviathan! He may have changed you to serve his purpose but I can still see your true nature as a Guardian reveal itself, Mirage bellows.
Careful now Mirage You wouldn't want my claws to slip and cut off the oxygen that keeps Santerous alive, now would you? Uria snarls.
Leave Santerous out of this Uria! Mirage screams, his purple eyes looking almost red from his hate at the black dragon that stands so close to his master.
I'm afraid that he's the reason why I stand here arguing with you Mirage, Uria comments. But if you wish then I shall leave him alone.
Uria slowly begins to circle Mirage. Once he gets back around to his former position, Uria pauses, then lowers his head and lets a blast of green fire storm out and head straight for the Dragon of Light. Mirage shrieks and tries to lift up his wings to fly above the fire but the left side of his body won't cooperate enough to allow him to fly. The green fire slams in Mirage; the white dragon screams in pain as the flames lick his side. Uria snorts and turns back around the face Santerous.
Pitiful human, Uria snarls as his claws slash the oxygen tube and the tube that runs to the computer for Santerous' heartbeat.
Uria grabs Santerous with his clawed right forepaw then blasts the window into millions of tiny pieces. Once the window is shattered, Uria spreads his four black wings and soars into the sky, carrying Santerous back to the Leviathan.
{Mirage-narrator}
A complete year passed by and over the months the other Guardians begin to think that I'm crazy for seeing Uria. Of course the others think that he's no longer alive but I know he is, after all he took Santerous away from me. Sarina, Tamli, Silver, and Finca all understood what I had seen and they tried to help in any way possible. Now Tronay I hadn't told. If I did she would probably blast me into a million pieces before I could even explain what I saw.
Although a year had passed, I could tell that she still tensed up when anyone spoke the red dragon name, or should I say black dragon now? I limped down the hall leading to the room where Uria had blasted the window into probably the ocean not too far away. I passed Tronay' room on my way down and to my surprise she was in her room. Half the time now she is helping Jamie learn to control her ability of ice. Wait you don't know who Jamie is?
Well remember the light blue dragon that hatched for Tronay? That is Jamie except she's grown a lot since then. Since then Tronay also gained the white, female dragon Arasies from a egg she found on the shore of Full Moon Lake one day. Tronay sees me as I limp past and so she asks that I come inside her room for just a moment.
What is it Tronay? I ask as I slowly hobble inside her room.
Miss Tronay wishes to speak with you about Uria, Mirage, Arasies hums as Tronay strokes her small white belly.
Jamie rests on the floor, her light blue scales shimmering in the sunlight from the open balcony. Tronay stands up and lays Arasies on her pink sheet covered bed.
"Mirage I haven't gotten a chance to speak with you since your accident. So how are you?" Tronay asks as she lowers her white cloak's hood to reveal her silver hair and beautiful blue eyes.
The pain is still very severe each day but it can't be helped I suppose. After all I wasn't watching the sky, my attention was on the ground instead, I mumble as pain streaks throughout my body at the thought of the lighting bolt that impaired me.
Suddenly my limbs begin to shake slightly as I begin to lose my vision. Tronay runs to my side and says something but I can't tell what it is. The world around me goes dark . . .