Chapter 36 (Jangras POV) Changes...

I stood there, as the clearing seemed darker than it normally should on a night like this one. There was a full moon in the sky above us, but the light was practically nothing, compared to the beautiful light that I had seen radiated off of my brothers body.

It still seemed unreal to me though, even though I knew that it all was, and that every dragon that was with us right now, they had seen it as well, just based off of the whispers that were being said amongst themselves. It was quiet, but it seemed as though the clearing was in chaos.

No one could believe what they had seen in front of them. Most dragons did not believe in an after life, it would make sense as to why many of the dragons were a bit surprised, and a bit scared at what they had just seen as well.

I did not know what to do at the moment, so I just stood at the spot that I had been during that whole interaction between my father, and my brother. I felt the stinging pain of the burn that was on my leg, but that did not matter at all to me at the moment.

I had felt a lot of pain, some stings from my father in the fight, it was all over my body right now, but I was not really all that bothered with it. I saw that none of the dragons were staring at me, which came as a bit of a surprise to me, considering my brother had in fact said that I was the dragon of destiny.

They were too busy talking to each other, still not sure how to comprehend what they had just seen. It was fine by me, as I really did not want to have all the eyes on me, just as they had been not too long ago, as it still could not go out of my head, that I had just fought my own father.

Not just that, as I knew damn well that I had practically no chance in that battle, but he was going to kill me as well, he had his paws up, with his claws out, and it was clear as day, where his eyes were locked on to. Even if he did what my brother had told him to do, I still was not sure that I could forgive him for what he had just done.

Maybe I was getting a bit ahead of myself right now though, as it had been less than an hour since that fight had taken place. I had nearly forgiven Penta for nearly killing me at this point, so surely I could do the same for my father right?

I still was not too sure about it, as there was a bit of a difference between a friend, and my own father that had tried to kill me. If I ever was to have a son, I knew for a fact, that there was no way that I would ever try to kill him.

I shook my head, and closed my eyes, knowing that it was not where my mind should be headed at the moment. I should just be grateful that I had at least had one more chance to see my brother, perhaps my last chance to ever talk to him as well.

Now that I thought about it, there were so many things that I would have liked to have said to him, and to have asked him, but for some reason, my brain just did not want to work for me on that exact moment. Besides, the odds were, that he would not have answered those questions in the first place.

He had gone there for a specific reason, which was to stop my father from killing me, and telling my father that he needed to be a leader of his tribe. I opened my eyes, and I looked over at my father, and I once again, shook my head, as I saw his head to the ground, just as it normally was.

It was as if he had not heard what my brother had just said in the first place. It had probably hurt him even more, the fact that he had tried to kill his other son as well. That definitely would not have been a good sight for him, to know that he had practically killed both of his sons.

I tried not to think about it like that, but my thoughts on my father, were quite low at the moment, and I was beginning to understand a lot of what most of the tribe felt about my father now. I tried to shake it off, but it did no use at all however.

I still could not keep my eyes off of my father, as I was drowning out all of the voices that were quietly speaking to themselves around the clearing. I did not want to hear any of what they had to say, as I just waited for my father to go ahead and step up, and speak to the tribe.

He just stayed there though, as it seemed as though what my brother had just said to him, had done little to no use at all. I squinted my eyes at him, though I knew that he could not see me doing it, and I knew that even if he could, it would only make him feel all the worse.

The tribe began to get a bit quiet, as it seemed as though they had ran out of things to say to each other. I knew that a lot of them were looking at me now, as I tried not to focus on any of them. I did look over at one of the male dragons however, as he stepped up, to speak to the tribe, as he was just a normal cave dragon, so it must be scary for him to do so as well.

"So... Himla, are you going to lead us? We need you... If it makes you feel any better, I forgive you..." He said to not just my father, but to the entire tribe, as he stepped forward out of the clearing, to let the whole tribe know that he was speaking.

I saw a lot of dragons nodding in agreement to what it was that he had just said, but at the same time as well, I saw that there were a lot of dragons that were a bit angry, and they clearly did not agree with what the small dragon had just said.

I then turned my head back to my father, to see what it was that he had to say back to the dragon, and to the rest of the tribe. As I saw him though, he still had his head to the ground, as if he had not heard a single word that had just been said to him.

Not just that though, it was as if he had completely forgotten the part of what my brother had told him, where he needed to step up, and lead our tribe through this war. I shook my head, as I was not surprised at this point, to be disappointed by my father.

But to my surprise, just as I thought those thoughts through my mind, my father did in fact dip his head up to the dragon that had just spoken to him. I saw by the looks of all of the dragons faces, that I was not the only one that was surprised that my father had lifted his head up.

He sat there for a few seconds, as even if you were not a very bright dragon, we could all see the pain that was on his face, and in his eyes. It made me feel sick still, just to see my father like this, as it seemed worse than it had ever been.

At least he had looked up at the dragon that had spoken to him, that was a start none the less. He just sat there though, as it seemed like there were too many tears in his eyes to see what he was even looking at in the first place. To my surprise though, he then began to speak back to the dragon that had just spoken to him.

"Nink... I appreciate that, but I am no longer the leader of our tribe, that is Socras job now... I betrayed all of you, do you not see it? I trusted a snake, and I should have listened to all of you... I thank you for your forgiveness, but I am not your leader..." He said back to the dragon that still had his head poked out for my father to see.

I remembered the name Nink as well, as I then remembered that he was in the group of Kota and my friends when I was very young, before I had even reached the age of 10... It felt good to know that he was still okay, as I had also remembered that he was 1 of the dragons that had stepped up to fight in the battle.

He had taken a few nasty scratches as well, as I noticed a lot of scars on his body. I shook my head though, as I knew that now was not the time to be going back on old memories. I looked at my friend though, as it seemed as though he was going to talk, but he then looked down at the ground and moved back in with the rest of the group.

Once my father had seen him do that, I knew that it had not made him feel any better either, as he once again dipped his head back down onto the ground. I did not blame Nink for it though, as there was not much else that he could have said to him.

I then dropped my head down onto the ground as well, just like he had, as I was not too sure what else I really should do at the exact moment. I tried to think blank thoughts in my head, as there were just too many thoughts swarming through my head right now.

I stared at the ground for a few more moments, as the tribe was dead silent now. Just then, I heard a voice step up and speak, and I recognized the voice to be my mentor Socra as well. I looked over to her, to hear what it was that she had to say back to my father.

"It seems as if you did not hear what your son had said... He told you that you needed to step up as the leader of your tribe. Your other son needs you, all of us need you..." She said back to my father. I nodded to her, with a bit of a smile on my face, as it was perfect, what she had just said to him.

I was still not ready to quite forgive my father, but I still was not going to deny the fact that he was once a fantastic leader of our tribe. After a few more seconds of me looking at my mentor, I then turned my head back over to my father.

He did not have his head to the ground, to my surprise at the same time as well, but he was just staring at Socra, with quite a blank look on his face. He sat there for just a bit longer, as he blinked a few times, and then he spoke back to her at the same time as well.

"But you are the leader of the tribe now,  I do not want to lead the tribe, I cannot live with my failure..." He said back to her. I looked at him for a few moments, a bit confused as to what it was that he had just said to her. I truly could not think of a word to say back to him.

I saw lots of blank faces around the tribe, as it was clear that none of them had a clue as to what was going on at the exact moment. I then looked back over to Socra, as I saw her roll her eyes at my father. She then began to speak back to him, as the entire tribe turned their head back over to her.

"Stop trying to play stupid Himla... I know you, and you are stronger than this, you know that all you have to do, is ask for leadership back! For the last time, you need to be the leader of the tribe! If you do not, than I step down from the role!" She said to him. He looked at her, with a bit of a surprised look on his face, for just a few moments.

I was just as surprised as the rest of the tribe, as I heard all of their voices speaking to each other, much louder than they had been just a few moments ago as well. I did not know what to think at the moment, surely if my father did not step up as leader right now, than that would mean that I would be the leader!

A lot of dragons might be excited about that, but I am quite sure that no dragon would ever want to be a leader of their tribe, with all the chaos that was going on around us right now. I would for sure give my job over to the dragon that had challenge me earlier...

I shook my head, as I looked at my father, as I waited for him to speak back up to Socra, who was still on top of the tall rock, just as a leader should be at the moment. Though, she would not be the leader for much longer, no matter how this went.

Unless she was bluffing of course, which would not surprise me either, if she was trying get my father to step up to the tribe. My father just kept his head to the ground though, still pretending as though he had not heard a single word of what had just been said.

I then looked back over to Socra, to see if she was really about to go through with what she had just said. I then saw her open her mouth, as it was clear that she was about to talk to my father, and tp the rest of the tribe once again, but to my surprise, another dragon stepped up and began to speak.

I looked over, as I had not heard this voice talk in quite a long time. I saw her, and it pained me to see her this way, as I saw that it was my sister Mik. She was looking right at my father, as though she could see every single part of him.

I knew that she could not though, she was practically blind now. My mother had told her to focus in on her ears, and not so much her eyes. It did not seem to do very much work though, as my sister had in fact once been a hunter, and that had nothing to do with ears.

I shook my head, as I tried not to focus in on all of that at the moment, as I knew that it was not what my sister would want to think of her as, for the rest of her life. I knew that she just wanted to be a normal dragon, like the rest of us. I then listened to what it was that she had to say to my father.

"Himla... My father... Plok, he told you that I was going to be the prophecy dragon, if you do not step up as leader, I will not do that... I do not blame you for me becoming blind... Stop beating yourself up..." She said to my father. It came as a surprise to me, and quite a hit too.

I knew that my mother no longer felt very highly of my father, and I knew that she was very angry at him as well, so it came as a big surprise, to hear what it was that she had just said to him. It was clear to me, that my father was surprised as well, as I saw him lift his head up.

I could see the pain in his eyes, as it hurt him more than anything that I had ever seen from my father. I did not even see his face like that, when I had seen him talking to my brother not too long ago. I tried not too drop my head to the ground, as I saw many dragons feeling a bit embarrassed, as they did so.

My father just sat there for a few moments, as suddenly, he then flew right over to my sister. My sister hopped back, a bit surprised at the fact that she had heard a dragon flying towards her, but then she relaxed herself, as she realized that it was just Himla.

My father then got close to her, and he gave her the biggest hug that I think I might have ever seen between 2 dragons. My sister did not deny it either, telling me that she had in fact meant every word that she had just said to him.

I could see the pain in both of their faces, as I did not know what to think right now, as I was not sure if any of this was real or not. I shook my head, as I then saw them moving back from each other, my father then nodded to her, as he began to speak.

"Thank you Mik... It is what I needed to hear right now... I am sorry for all of this... I am sorry everyone..." He yelled loudly for all of the tribe to hear. I saw many of the dragons nod to him, but I saw many others look away, as it was clear that they were still not ready to forgive him just yet. He then turned his head back over to Mik, as he began to keep speaking to her. "I love you."

It felt bittersweet, as they then began to hug each other for just a few moments longer. I then lowered my head to the ground, as I did not want to see this for any longer, it still hurt me to see my sister like this, as I had remembered, just like my brother, she had been one of the happiest dragons out there.

None of that really mattered now, as I knew that no dragon in our tribe was happy anymore. I always walked around, seeing grim looks on the faces of all of the dragons. I shook my head, and looked up, clearing out all of those thoughts, as I then heard my sister begin to speak back to my father.

"I love you too father... I think there is a much more important dragon that you need to say sorry to right now though." She said back to him. He looked at her for a few moments, with quite a blank look on his face, as if he were not sure what it was that she was talking about.

I in fact was not sure what it was that she was talking about either, as I then saw all of the dragons in the clearing all turn their heads over to me for some reason, as if I was missing something at the moment. My father then nodded to her, and then it hit me at the same time, as to what it was that she had meant by that.

My father then turned his head over to me, with quite the sad, and embarrassed look on his face. I squinted my eyes at him, as I knew now, just what it was that was going on. I sat there, as he slowly, unlike he had done with my sister, began to walk over to me.

It still did not feel real to me, the fact that I was being called an important dragon. I knew that no matter what, since the day that I had been born, dragons were going to think of me that way, but it never hit me until now, just how important I was going to be.

Once he was up close to me, he looked me dead in my eyes, almost as if he was trying to scare me for some odd reason or another. After today, even knowing how strong my father was, I still was not scared of him one bit. I stared right back into his eyes.

He then looked down at me a bit sadly, as I saw him look at the burnt part on my leg, as I could tell it hurt him a bit, knowing that he in fact, had been the one that had caused that as well. I squinted my eyes at him, trying to make him feel even worse about it.

It seemed to be doing a pretty damn good job as well, as I saw him look down at the ground, as it was clear too, that he was in a fair amount of pain right now. After a bit longer however, he did manage to lift his head back up to me, and then he finally began to speak to me.

"I am sorry son... I was too hard on you, I was trying to take all of my pain on you, because I knew that you are meant to be the strongest of all of us... I know that you will not forgive me, but I just wanted to let you know that I truly am sorry, for all that I have done to you." He said to me. I looked at him, but I did nothing at all, and I did my best to keep a blank look on my face as well.

I sat there for a bit longer, as I kept my eyes right on his, as for the first time, to my surprise as well, my father had given in, as he then once again dropped his head to the ground. It felt good to me, the fact that I had just won as well, though I knew that now was probably not the time for that.

I then moved my paw over to him, and I began to lift his quite strong head, from off of the ground. With the paw from the same arm that he had burnt up quite badly as well. Even though I had not meant to do it that way, it seemed almost as if it was some sort of natural instinct for me to do so.

He looked at me a bit surprised, as for some reason, I managed to smile at my father, even though I was in fact very angry at him right now. He managed to smile back at me as well, though through that smile, I could see a lot of pain on his face.

I then nodded to him, to let him no that things were going to be okay, as he then nodded back to me, almost as if he understood exactly what it was that I was getting at in the first place. I then began to speak to him, a bit quietly, until I knew that the rest of the tribe should hear.

"Himla... I know that I am meant to be strong, and I strive to be that way, though some days it does not seem as if I am or not... There is one thing that you can do, that will get me to forgive you however..." I said to him. He looked at me, a bit surprised, and a bit confused as to what it was that I was getting at.

I saw that the dragons around me us had no clue either, as it was exactly how I had planned it going as well. He stared at me for a few moments, as I saw him gulp a little bit. It was almost as if I was the dragon that was the leader right now.

After a few more moments, of me and him just staring each other down, he then dropped his head to the ground, as he then began to speak to me, in a quiet voice, almost quiet enough for the tribe not to hear what it was that he was saying to me.

"What is it son? How can I ever repay you for what I have done?" He asked me, in clear amounts of pain as he spoke to me. I sat there for a few moments, as I once again lifted his head up with my paw, to make sure I knew that he could hear me.

He looked at me, as it seemed almost as if he was a bit afraid as to what it was that I was going to say to him. It made me feel good, though I knew that I probably should not be feeling that way, as the fact that I had this much power at the exact moment. I then kept my smile, as I began to speak.

"I want you... To go up onto the rock, anr take back your leadership... I want you to bring hell on those dragons that killed your son, and many other dragons in the tribe." I said to him, loud enough for every dragon in the tribe at the moment to hear what it was that I had said.

He sat there for a few moments, as it seemed as though he still was not ready to take that on, even though so many dragons had said that they forgave him for it, and they wanted him back as the leader of our tribe. I was about to drop my head to the ground, as it seemed as though it had not done very much use.

But just as I thought about it like that, he then nodded to me, with no expression on his face, as it seemed as if he had only done it, just to get me to forgive him, which if that was in fact the case, than so be it, all that mattered was that we needed him.

He then flew up into the air quickly, and then he began to go over to the rock that Socra was still at, to address the tribe, that he was going to take back his job as the leader of our tribe. Just as the tribe saw him do it, I heard a dragon step up, and begin to cheer for him.

Just as that dragon had done that, many other dragons began to do the same, as the clearing then seemed to be going crazy. My father lowered his head to the tribe, as I even saw many of the dragons that had not seemed so sure begin to cheer for him.

Once the cheering began to calm down, my father then looked at all of us, stopping himself, and nodding once to me as well, and then he began to speak loudly, for the entire tribe to hear every word of what he had to say, in a very clear voice.

"We are done with all of this now! We are going to win this war! We are going to fight back! But with that, there will be some changes..."