My Three Jewels: A New Life
#3 of My Three Jewels
Chapter 3 is complete. I was going to leave it off shorter bit decided to trail at them entering the den. Fave if you like it, and Comments are appreciated.
The lord sprouted his wings and began flapping.
"Stay close, I'll guide the way."
The white dragons gently nodded, following in his footsteps and preparing for flight.
Lord Kra'zzerix hovered above the ground for a moment before ascending. Once he made it to a height that was to his liking, he watched the trio of dragons float towards him.
Their eyes focused on him, waiting for the next move. Nodding once the dark Lord took off towards his den to the west. Quickly they followed him and kept a short distance between them. Shortly afterwards the three began a psychic conversation between
"Do you really think we could trust him?"
"I'm not too sure Helio...but it's better than being on the run- at least it could be..."
"I didn't sense anything. Did you guys?"
Azure and Helio shook their heads.
"Nothing..."
"Same."
"But I have an odd feeling about him."
"He's not like the others."
"Is that a good thing though?"
"There's no sure way to tell, we'll have to wait and see."
"He did protect us..."
"True he did, which does bring up something."
"What's that Azure?"
"Why did you want Kra'zzerix to make that promise Cerule?"
The dragon paused briefly.
"...to see if he was honest..."
They all went silent and continued forward.
Kra'zzerix ascended further into the sky, beginning to reach into the faint clouds adrift the openness.
The white dragons looked to each other nervously before making their ascension.
"We're getting pretty high..."
The dragon lord smirked and gave a light heckle.
"Nervous Azure?"
The sound of the larger dragon's voice took them by surprise, causing them to waver downward for a moment.
"N-no..."
The four dragons flew high in the silhouetted by the moon. All was calm for the time being, a grin plastered upon the face of the largest dragon in the bunch.
And now to play the waiting game.
Cerule and Helio looked to Azure, who was beginning to have trouble keeping up.
"Azure what's wrong?"
"It's nothing..."
"Azure..."
As they continued on Azure found more difficulty holding pace. He began to slowly fall behind and lower.
The two white dragons lowered to his level, keeping their eyes on Kra'zzerix as well.
"Azure, are you okay? You've fallen low..."
"I just...need...a-"
Before the white dragon could complete the thought, his wings stopped flapping and he lost altitude.
"Azure!"
The two quickly dove down to catch up to his falling limp body.
Cerule and Helio managed to stop Azure's falling, but could not ascend from their positions. The two looked up to see the dragon lord disappear in the distance.
"Helio, what do we do?"
"I-I don't know...we can't continue on like this."
Up above, Lord Kra'zzerix took note of the silence.
"Hmm..."
He twisted his neck to look back finding a lack of three white dragons.
He growled lowly and looped around to search for them.
The two dragons began making a descent, finding it cumbersome to keep their unconscious brother aloft.
"Cerule...we need to land."
"I know..."
The two slowly descended further.
Lord Kra'zzerix spotted the dragons from above. His eyes narrowed seeing Azure motionless between Cerule and Helio.
He dipped downwards in a swift motion, swooping under the males.
Startled by his sudden appearance the two dragons wavered again.
"L-lord Kra'zzerix?!"
"What happened to Azure?"
The two hesitated to answer, looking at their brother briefly.
"We're not sure, he just knocked out mid-flight."
"Set him on my back."
They turned to each other nervously, then to Azure. Giving a nod they lowered the dragon onto his back.
"You two will be able to continue on correct?"
They nodded.
"Yes."
"Good."
Kra'zzerix's wings flapped a few times, the only noise filling in the silence.
"Know that I am not pleased with this."
The dark dragon lord growled.
Cerule and Helio gulped, glancing at another.
"Home's not too far, we'll discuss then."
No words were spoken after that. They continued on, approaching Red Eyes territory. The white dragons all felt a noticeable difference in the air. A sudden jolt shot through their spines; a slight groan even escaping Azure. There was an unsettling presence in the atmosphere, one that drew away most monsters. The land itself within the Red Eyes territory seemed darker than the fertile valley, a thin dusk fog spread across the bulk of the forest area and trickled outwards.
The territory itself spanned forest, mountains, and even small patches of valley. Due to the war, a vast majority of the territory was lost, but still proved to be quite expansive; unlike the Blue Eyes lost territory, which primarily spanned the valley within the bordering mountains. Because of the alternating terrains of the Black Dragon territory, the red eyed reptiles could claim regions under their name without much worry about competition although, there was the occasional jealous dragons that would battle over a plot they fancied. A minority of the clan resided within the mountains, many preferring the flat lands or forests to dwell. Kra'zzerix specifically chose to spend his time in the mountains for that reason.
The dragon lord began to descend towards a familiar mountain, Helio and Cerule following close behind.
"Here's our stop."
Lord Kra'zzerix decreased his speed and landed outside his den.
The two white dragons landed beside him, taking in their new surroundings.
Kra'zzerix gestured for them to enter flicking his head towards the entrance.
Hesitantly they padded into his den, the large male following behind.