Warfang Chronicles Chp 5
It had been 5 years. Five long years of hell. Their anger and rage had quickly overwhelmed Warfang four and a half years ago and to this day the ruins lay almost abandoned. Only a few dragons even dared to remain inside the shattered city. The Outcasts was what they called themselves. A massive number of dragons and other creatures that somehow felt they had been wronged in the past. Ever since Warfang fell and guardians had been captured the world was always on the edge of darkness. Without the power of the guardians to fight against The Outcasts most dragons fled Warfang and scattered to the winds finding places to hide out of site. Bolt, Soul, Spyro, Cynder, Cole, Furox, Venoma, Breeze, and Darkra made a promise to meet up again one day. Bolt and Soul together while Spyro and Cynder also left together. The rest had to leave in a hurry to avoid capture by these Outcasts. Ever since then rumors of what happened to dragons that were caught by these Outcasts were horrendous stories of torture.
"Bolt we all wish that we could've done something that day stop beating yourself up over it." Soul said on the verge of tears. News had reached Bolt from a contact within the Outcasts that not one of the guardians was alive.
"I know Soul but I just wish that there was something I could've done more to stop them. I almost lost control of my powers and ever since then I haven't been able to truly unleash my power. I just hate feeling so helpless that the only thing we can do is avoid being caught just to survive." Bolt muttered from between his teeth as tears rolled down his face, "I just wish I could've seen all this coming. Maybe I could've done something!"
"Stop trying to carry so much of the weight on your shoulders alone. I also feel terrible but they were just too powerful back then for even the guardians to stop. We barely made it out alive. I hope the others are okay." Soul said as she leaned up against his side. A massive storm had hit the two almost mid flight and it had been a struggle to get to the ground.
"This just isn't how I imagined living for the rest of my life." Bolt said as he put a wing over Soul and pulled her closer in, "I just hope the others have avoided capture as well as us."
"I know what you mean." Soul whispered as she drifted off to sleep, "Do you want to take first watch?"
"Yes." Bolt replied, "You know I love you right?"
"I know Bolt." Soul answered with a smile.
Just then a massive crack of lightning and thunder dropped nearby. Soul tensed up. Ever since the run in with that electric dragon from the Outcasts and the horrendous battle that followed she had remained afraid of lightning.
"I'm right here so don't worry." Bolt said as he comforted her.
"Only a few more days until we finally reach this safe haven for those who have avoided capture by the hands of the Outcasts. What was the city's name again?" Soul asked.
"New Warfang. Named in honor of Warfang even though we are probably half a world away from Warfang. Only a few more days. Have I ever told you that you are the most beautiful dragoness that I have ever seen?" Bolt teased as he watched the rain fall heavily.
"Right back at you handsome." Soul said also teasing Bolt as she closed her eyes, "Only a few more days."
The storm raged throughout the night and into the early morning. Finally the pouring rain and howling winds lifted.
"We need to get there today!" Bolt declared when Soul woke up from the first night of peaceful sleep that she had gotten in weeks, "We just have to get there today!"
"Why?" Soul asked puzzled.
"Because I'm tired of the two of us living in fear for our lives. Today we get to New Warfang and we finally start to live." Bolt told her softly as the two packed up what few supplies that the two had. Mostly the items that had the greatest emotional value to themselves.
"Then we need to fly up much higher than normal. Are you sure that you can support the energy needed to get up to the wind tunnel?" Soul asked worried. She had seen what had happened when Bolt almost lost control of his powers. For some reason he seemed far more confident in himself now.
"Maybe or maybe not but we have to try. I can't take one more day of living in fear. No more!" Bolt declared. Late during the night he felt something inside of himself shift.
It took almost till sun down but finally the two soared over the walls of New Warfang. Upon landing they were almost attacked because the guards thought they might be from the Outcasts. However a familiar face recognized them.
"Bolt and Soul it is great to see you two after so long!" a voice came from the crowd.
"Spyro is that you?" Both Bolt and Soul both yelled back. To their relief it was Spyro who emerged from the cloud. Obviously the three were happy to see each other.
"Where is Cynder?" Soul asked a little concerned.
"Back at home with a mild fever." Spyro answered putting Soul at ease.
"It's great to finally see you again Spyro." Bolt commented as they followed him back to the house he shared with Cynder.
"Spyro your back already?" Cynder asked without looking towards the door.
"Cynder! It is so great to see you again!" Soul exclaimed as she ran over her voice catching Cynder off guard.
"Soul but then that means that Bolt must be here too." Cynder whispered.
"Got that right!" Bolt announced.
"Well that makes four." Cynder commented.
"What Cole and his group isn't here yet?" Soul asked very concerned out of them all his group was the largest.
"Well one of them made it here a few weeks ago. Furox I think. She hasn't been around very much." Cynder told them.
"Might have gotten seperated from Cole and the others. She has been looking in the surrounding country side for the few weeks she has been here. Her mom Fearix is the Fear guardian. Although when she first got here she was hurt really badly. For the first few days nobody was sure if she would make it. It is said she was attacked by an outcast." Spyro commented catching the attention of both Bolt and Soul.
"Maybe tomorrow we should go see her. I think she will be happy to see some old friends." Bolt said as the sun finally setting the sky blaze with amber tones.
"The sunset here is so different from the one in Warfang." Soul muttered.
"How about you two stay here for the night?" Cynder offered. The house wasn't to large but it was better than a cave.
"Thanks both of you. Tomorrow we go see Furox and then we find our own place." Soul said quietly as the sun set.
"Yeah." Bolt said as he walked up to her side after setting down the his few bags, "Finally feels like things are finally starting to look up."
"I know what you mean for the last five years it has been hard to keep my hopes up but now things finally look like they are changing for the better." Soul said as she looked over at Bolt and set her own bags down next to his. The bags were specially constructed so that they didn't interfere with the dragons wings and flight.
"It is nice to finally know that you two are safe again." Spyro said as the group bunked in for the night.
It was late in the night when Soul woke up. For some reason she felt incredibly uneasy. Looking over she noticed that Bolt wasn't there. Just then he walked back in.
"Hey what are you doing up?" Soul asked.
"Nothing just had to go do a little something. I couldn't sleep." Bolt replied as he laid down next to her.
"You have been very restless lately." Soul commented as she put a wing over him as he did the same.
"Something just doesn't feel right. I can't describe it but something feels off." Bolt replied as the two finally got some sleep together.
The next day Cynder felt far better and was able to come along as the dragons went searching for Furox. Only took about an hour before they bumped into her quite literally.
"Hey watch were your going!" Furox exclaimed before realizing just who the dragon that ran into her was, "Bolt? Soul?"
"Who else?" Bolt replied happy to see Furox again, "It has been a quite a while hasn't it?"
"It is really great to see you two again. What has it been five years?" Furox replied obviously a little happier to see both of them.
Just then Bolt felt a shift in the wind that he knew all too well. With a massive blast of wind Bolt launched several hundred feet into the air giving himself a view over the wall. What he saw he knew would make Furox very happy. Pulling his wings in closer Bolt glided half fell back to the ground. Just before hitting the ground Bolt flared his wings and took off flying down the street with Furox, Soul, Spyro, and Cynder close on his tail. In only a few minutes the group made it all the way down to the wide open gate. Furox was overjoyed to see Venoma, Breeze and Darkra but was ecstatic to see Cole. She almost knocked him over when she tackled him with tears in her eyes.
"COLE!" Furox cried in tears almost choking him.
"Furox I need air" Cole stated almost choked to death.
"Sorry!" Furox replied releasing her colossal grip, "Are you alright?"
"Yes although we have had a lot of close encounters with Outcasts nearly catching us!" Cole said wiping a tear from Furox's cheek.
"Furox are you okay?" Breeze asked concerned for her sister.
"Yes I'm just fine now sis." Furox replied looking very happy.
"Yeah I thought that you might not believe me if I told you so I decided to show you." Bolt commented with a smile on his face.
"Thank you." Furox said as she took her side next to Cole's side.
"Meet me at the great hall we have business to take care of. Namely the Outcasts!" Bolt said with serious authority behind his voice.
"Right!" both Spyro and Cole responded.
"Just one thing. Where is the great hall?" Cole asked.
"Follow me." Furox told him as she jumped into the air with the rest of group.