An impossible duo

When I saw Laryka, I still prefered to go alone, if I had to die, it need to be the enemy

"beheaded me now before any mission !"

"stop crying weakling !"

"shut your mouth Laryka !"

"what did you say ?"

"I said shut your fucking mouth !"

Laryka was ready to charge me but W-S stopped us

"STOP ! it's not the time to hit ourselves, we got ennemy to hunt !"

"I could do nothing with her !"

"without him, I could be stronger !"

"will you shut up, we don't have a choice !"

W-S splitted usand I saw an hole above me, before evryone could react, I took off and left.

When I was outside, I smelt an unforgettable smell, Krya's one, I followed the track and it led me to a camp, Krya was locked in a cagein the middle guarded by some creature wearing some kind of metal box, how can I kill them without beeing seen ? it's my first fight against them and they got some king of protections ,they fight fierceness...but it's my only friend here, scared and alone

"they are six,I whispered, I must eliminate them one by one and limited the damages !"

I crawled on the ground, my wings sticked against my back for not beeing too visible by far, night was just here, my head was hurting me but I could be sadder without Krya, the first guard left the camp and I ripped his head off in no time, I still don't know how, he felt in silence to the ground and I pursued my mission, the others went in a tent with a jug in hands, they seems to laught, I wait they were gone to go to the cage

"Krya ?"

"Tolryk, it's dangerous here !"

"they are not here now, it's our luck !"

I opened the gate by force and took Krya but before we arrived, I saw Laryka furious

"you have to exlain yourself !"

"Krya is my friend, you took her in safe place I will kill tehm all !"

"alone, you're kidding right, you never start a fight !"

"because I got no reason to start one, Krya gave me a reason !"

I was ready to go back but I heard behind me

"Zalea, Lux, followed him !"

"I got no need of pesky baby sitters, no one loved me, must I remind you this ?"

"why should you say that ? ask Zalea."

I looked the two dragonesses who just came in, the two looked furious to follow me

"you got something else to say ?"

Laryka looked at me angrily and said

"it's the first time you dare disobey my orders without shaking weakling !"

"you know what it is to live knowing you are more hated than this two legged morons and invaders ! no so let me do what I have to do !"

"I'm sure of one thing, Krya is taunting you by saying that !"

I was pissed off, I could not here that, Krya said me the truth, I felt it in the bottom of my heart, I was ready to jump on her when I heard

"hey Gerard, it's not those...those dino thing ?"

"it's dragon you stupid morons, you drunk too much again !"

A guy with two swords onnhis back led the four soldiers, of course all drunk

"by the Gods, yelled Laryka, it's a monster hunter !"

"what are you saying ? I will kill him !"

"it's a joke, you can't kill him, he got a sword for humans and an other one for monsters !"

"he will faced stronger than him that guy !"

The famous Gerard (oh I'm scared !!!!! ) drew one of his sword out and charged me,I dodged his hit with a roll on the side, he missed me and took by his strong hit, he rolled on the ground to avoid a lame fall

"so what ? I said"

"I will got you you you useless reptile !"

But I saw him comming, I knew what he will do then. We are all warn that these monstres huntersknew some elmentary spells, when I saw him get a spell ready, I made him believed I was flying but before he drew his crossbow out, I felt on him with all my claws, he didn't have time to dodge it, he was falling on his back and before he blocked me, I ripped his head's off with my right paw in one shot

"for fuck's sake, he killed the leader !"

I immediately felt a weird forces running throught my veins, like if the power of this killer were now in me, I need to try now

"CHARGE !"

"KIWI !"

the proof they are drunk those idiots, I extend my wings and hit the air so strong, an incredible forces put them on the ground, far away from us

"what happen for Drakya's sake ?"

"for the love of...yelled Laryka, finish them girls, I need to check some things with my brother."

Zalea and Lux finished the remaining living soldier while I was almost breathless, I totally don't know what happen this night

"Tolryk ? you're alright ?"

"I...I don't know ! what happen to me ?"

"maybe they know more about it than us !"

I lightly shivered, I hope i'm not sick ? We went back to our lair, W-Swas near Krya, unconscious and of course, she yelled at me

"no dragon disobey me or leave the camp without my orders, you're one of the seven most important dragon we can save !"

"me ? no one will sacrifice his life for me, everyone hates me including my sister and father...the only one who can do it is here, besides you...that's why I left !"

"he got something odd, cut Laryka, hepushed back only with his wings some enemy guards at mmore than one hundred and fifty meters !

"really ? whispered W-S"

I was barely standing, she called someone and soon after, a purple dragoness, the head covered in soot, came in

"you called me Sanira ?"

"yes and code name please !"

"we're between us, no one here will sympathise with those dumb two leg thingy !"

"who is she ? asked Laryka."

"I'll present to you Yrana, mage, alchimist, blacksmith et herborist, member of the Sharp Scales, she is well know for the weirdness."

"blacksmith ? in what ?"

"only armor, we got enought weapon by birth, our enemies known our weakness, I must have to protect it !

"and this soot on your face ? I asked."

"a bomb exploded too soon, don't have time to protecte it with my wings."

Yrana was an adult Sharp Claw, in her neck, she wore a strange medalion in silver with an obsysian star in the middle, her gray eyes were fixing me, she was taller even than Sanira, no doubt W-S, Yrana came closer to me and I saw her medalion shined and vibrated

"by the Gods !"

"what is it Yrana ?"

"from milleniums, we were cut out from the wild magic, the one who sevred as base for the monster hunter's spells...Tolryk got this link back !"

"WHAT !"

"what did I do ? I asked, worried."

"can I speak to him in private ?"

Sanira nodded and Yrana took me to her lab, I was frightened, from tunnels to tunnels, we arrived in a huge cave quite chaotique in order and filled with stragne things a bit everywhere

"make you comfortable, I got a quite long story to tell ya !"

"ok !"

Yrana left in the room behind her, I sat down where I found some places, fear in the stomach, and a bit hungry, since noon, I don't ate a piece of meat

"now, it's better, do you need anything, some drink or food ?"

"I'm...I'm more hungry than thirsty !"

Yrana made a little smile and then prepared some meat on a plate, I love that, I served myself in it and Yrana began

"what did you do before you gained this strenght ?

"I...I got ripped a monster hunter's head off !"

"and what happened to the medalion he wore ?"

"dunno !"

"you need to know these hunters endured a mutations, we gave them the magic directly into their veins like that they can defeat any monster in their way, if some hunter's blood entered into your body, you gained his strenght !"

I swallowed and thought how his blood could enter in me, I got no scars in my...oh oh ! when I ripped his head's off, I got a few blood in my face and...I licked it to avoid the barbarian after battle entrance, I said it immediately to Yrana and she fixed me, thoughtful

"did I do wrong Yrana ? I asked, shivering from everywhere"

"no, we were born with magic but these creatures stole it from us, as like our last territories !"

"how it could start ?"

"that's my story Tolryk."

She came close to me and lied behind me, she coughed and began

"everything began when Arkorn had your age, the two leg were just arrived in our old territory, his father didn't know them and offered an alliance pact between them and us, very fast, these cupid creature took our territory, letting us a small place as big as this island for thousands of dragons clans instead of all the lands, we were starving and misjudged by those things, they were accusing us for any pain they got , heroes and paladins wre hunting us for pleasure but when your dad became crazy as hell with them it's when thousands of hatchlings dissapeared, he made some search and discovered in a stronghold for humans, dwarfs and elves all the body and bones of these hatchlings, tortured, mutilate or worst, for the punishment, he locked all the soldiers in and burnt them alive and declare war on the two leg, heunited all the clans under the same banner, we were millions at this time, we started from our miserable territory and we have crushed all enemy in sight , Arkorn spared no one.

"that's why he was called the Bloodening ?"

"oh no Tolryk, he got it on the last battle, the human kind, Sigmund wanted to attack Arkorn at dawn with all his army to stop the fight, elves and dwarf were already out of combat but instead of sleeping, Arkorn charged alone the king's army, he killed all the human soldiers without a problem then he ate in one time the human king, ending the first war !"

"but why did they act like that ? we done nothing ?"

"lots of theses jonly saw in us danger and power, no as allied, that's why you need to be careful , they are ferocious !"

"why I'm the one everyone trust on now...everyone hate me, family included."

"some times, conclued Yrana, a simple people capable of the impossible can be the hero everyone wait !"

"well...I'm not convince...so...I'm mage now !"

"not really, you got a wild magic the one no one could learn or teach, you're almost as powerful as them...if you found a way to upgrade and control your powers !"

I looked my front paws, a little thoughtful, how a dragon like me can use magic...it doesn't make any sense ! even more with my dad leading the first war, he never been preoccupied by our society or these creatures who attacked us, I faked my agreement...it's just some shenanigans. I greet her and finished the plate when Lux came in

"Tolryk ? there you are, Krya is awake, she wanted to see you !"

"me ? why ?"

"dunno, she just wanted to stay in your room !"

I was curious to knw why she waited me in my room...and since when I got a room here ? I greet Yrana and followed Lux, it was a beautiful white dragoness, her belly scales were black, as for her eyes, I was wondering why, her wings were one of the most sublime I saw, thin and also strong, her sweet face could magnetize all dragons on her way, she was thin and athletic, she must be one of the most deadliest warrior

"stop looking my eyes !"

"what...but I was not looking to them ?"

"oh yes you were, like the others, you will bully me too !"

"calm down, you really think I'm just a bully, I was bully before you, I got enought insult in my back !"

"like what ?"

"son of a bitch...cock sucker, bastards...I got others but it will be enought, I can't stand this anymore !"

Lux stopped and said to me

"I was born blind !"

"damn...I'm sorry, how can you recognize me ?"

"by your smell, you will not taunt me ?"

"no !"

Lux looked astonished I didn't do that, like if I need to to be normal

"I'm pretty impressed by what you can do...before I did the same, it will snow in hell !"

"don't say that, you will succeed ! Arkorn was like you at the beginning !"

"what do you mean by that ?"

"everyone here knew when Arkorn was young, he was alone and discreet, no one dared speak to him then came our invaders, his frenzy took control...you're a smart guy, when the time will come, you will know what to do !"

"how can you know that ?"

"I got my secrets !"

Lux guided me to my chamber, these tunnels were under our island it's look too huge to be just under our island, there was three big areas, the great hall where we prepared our battles plans, the army base for the soldiers and their home and the "city" where the others dragons are

"you can thanks the Devils Horns, they had built all these things when they heard we were moving in here !"

"they built everything here Lux, but how ?"

"they never wanted to share it, ,there is the "city", I had to go back to the camp !"

"ok...shall we meet again ?"

"of course, we will be by your side in fight if you need !"

"ok !"

Lux left while I entered in this huge cave, how can they built everything here, I was sure we were just below the island's ground not under the sea

"I think i can explained to you a litle about it Tolryk !"

I raised my head, surprised, then I smiled by seeing Krya where my room was

"Krya, are you alright ?"

"yes, a little queasy but I'm alright !"

I went upstairs to see her, my room was in the third floor on the six, just in the middle and the biggest advantage to be a dragon, I can fly instead of walking the stairs, I landed in the entry of the cave and Krya hugged me

"Laryka told me evrything...it occurs you killed your first ennemy that night !"

"yes, I don't want you to stay in that filthy cage...or even worse !"

"you're my hero big guy...I asked to Sanira if we can share the room, I don't want to be alone !"

"cool, did Laryka told..."

"me about you as wild magic mage...yes too !"

Krya kept the smile, I could think she was fearing the worst with me now, I got the uncontralable magic ever exist in me now

"you must be exhausted, she said to me, I got a cozy corner prepared for you for some rest !"

"thanks that's nice of you !"

But I arrived in it, I did as usual, I checked every corner in case of booby trap

"what are you doing ?"

"sorry, Laryka usually let some trap where I sleep so...it's a reflex."

"ok...your sister made you an hard life ?"

"you have no idea what I lived !"

I yawned and Krya lied first, I was lying against her and slept.

The next morning, scouts had revealed Trogan's presence not far from here, guarded by an elite human squad and a dragoness from his own clan, we went to the great hall to knwo more about the mission

"Tolryk, Krya, this time,you will go with the blood Claw and Sharp Scales unit and Laryka, this enemy could be more threatening than the last one !"

"could we at least try to convince the dragoness that these...things wante our death ? I asked, after all she is one of us ?"

"no, all invaders ally are an enemy, she need to be kill ! you know what you have to do !

Laryka and Krya nodded while I satyed focus on the camp's plan

"I aybe got a better plan Sanira !"

"better than « we charged and we crushed everything » ?"

"these invadersknew we got only this tactic, if for once, we thought about a new way to attack !"

All looked at me and burst out laughing, except Krya, I closed my eyes and knocked my right front paw against the ground to shut them up, it was so strong I provoked a small shake on our wall

"shut you damn mouth and let me finish ! those enemies are smart, they should memorized their mistakes against us last time but they do not know we too can think and be smart, we can create new battle tactics !"

"what you had in mind Tolryk, asked Krya."

"you can't be serious, we will not follow his advices !"

"I think, Laryka, it's our best option, no one know him in enemy lines !"

"and you're the first to wait my work so shut up and listen !"

I took a deep breath and looked at the enemy camp's plan, the cage is in the middle, guarded by this dragoness and the humans lived around in tents

"instead of stay in group and charged like fucking berserkers, ready to fall in the first trap they put in the way, we better do guerilla style !"

"the what ? asked Laryka, lost."

"read some books it will not hurt ya, the guerilla is a lot of small battle, differents and effective before a fall back into our safe area !"

"it will not work, said Krya, the tents are too closed one another, a simple suspect noise and they will all go outside !"

"damn, I didn't see that...I maybe got a better idea, they didn't know we got some magic back ?"

"no they don't, answered Sanira, why do you speak about that ?"

"I maybe can burnt the tents then we launched an all sides attack !"

"it could work, said Krya, a smile on her lips, these humans feared magic !"

"so let's go."

We were all agreed to the plan but Laryka answered

"I will not go there !"

"so Lux took your place, I said before Sanira could answer."

We were leaving to get the troops and began the assault.

We found the camp in a glade not too far from south beach of the islands, we watched the camp before the attack when Lux joined us

"can...can I speak to you ?"

"go on, I'll warn you for the attack ?"

I'll thanked her and left with lux, wondering why she wanted to speak with me

"thanks for naming me unit's chief with Laryka missing, no one trust on me because I got an handicap !"

"you deserve it, you're a true warrior who will never gave a fight up...not like me !"

"it's Laryka who brough you down chief ?"

I raised my head, surprised to be called chief then Lux pursued

"you will got your revenge chief, I felt it !"

"I'm not the chief, it's my fater !"

"not if he's missing, I'm honored to be with you !"

She greeted me and left, joining her unit,I was lost in thoughts all the way back

"you're ok ? Krya asked me, worried, you're not looking very well ?"

"Lux considered me as chief !"

"oh...that's true, law said if the chiefs are gone, presumed dead or simply dead, the heir is the new chief !"

"you too you're..."

"yes, for the Sharp Scales, you can launched the attack, they are drinking now !"

"it's...I do not control these powers very well, I'm affraid to goofed it up !"

Ther's only around Krya I dared faced my weakness off, she's also the only one to understand me, I put my head down and sighe buth she whispered to me

"you just need to focus of what you want and only that !"

I breathed wide and focused on this circle of flames, in few seconds, the colored tents fixed in circle all burnt and the cirlce appeared

"I'm...I'm the one who did that ?"

"yes...should we start the assault ?"

"hell yeah !"

Me and Krya charged in front Lux by right with her unit and the Sharp Claw one by left, our scales could easily resited to this fire, not like these two leg who were burning in their beds or in the middle of the camp...I must confess, the smell of their flesh burning in fire made me hungry, I went to the cagein the middle, covered by Krya while the two units who followed us were finishing the last humans alive

"hi Trogan !"

"you ? here ?"

"I always kepts my sworn words !"

"where is the dragoness ? asked Krya."

"Marykka ? I don't know but if you get me out of here, I will kick her ass several times for betraying her clan."

I was trying everything to open the cage, a roare from the chief's tent was heard and a Two-Paws got it out, pissed off

"that, it's no cool, said Krya to me."

Marykka was brown with blue eyes, she was only muscle, she looked younger than us,who could be a good news, she looked angrily at us and attacked Krya first, she dodges the powerful tail whip of Marykka and threw her razors scales on her as stryke back, Marykka dodged them all and one of them finished in a huan's head, the brain came out after impact how did he survived the fames, I decided to gave a paw(I could not say « gave an hand ») to Krya, when I began the fight, Marykka add thrown Krya outside the camp...no one could hurt Krya under my watch, I charged her in full speed but with her powerfuls paws, she grabbed me by the neck she threw me using all her strenght in the cage, it felt on the ground and I began to have hell of an headache

"that's the best you can do ? yelled Marykka, you're all pathetic !"

As I was in the cage's door and I knew Trogan was undeafeated in combat, I grabbed the door between my fourths paws and pulled with all my strenght, the hinges cracked and I threw the door on Marykka, of course, she blocked the hit, but not Trogan's upper fist, free once again

"alone, I eliminate the dwarf clan Skull Burster in one day, I will not be scared of you !"

I took some time to bring my brain back to normal and lightly stayed on guards when I heard

"you're with me Tolryk ?"

"hum...I...yes !"

Why I said yes ? I'm suicidal or what ? I don't know how to fight and here I am facing a female Two-Paws with Trogan...hero it's not a life

"you stink end of life Marykka ! growled Trogan."

"you two will die today, not me !"

Trogan and I charged Marykka together, I will never believed than Trogan will fight with me, of course, I was knokced out since the first hit but I suceed to see the titan fight between these two, I was lying on the groung, my face covered in blood due to the hit I got. Trogan, as Marykka, hit strong

"how can you work with those you massacre us since they came in our old territory ?"

"these Mens, took good care of me whan I was an hatchling, you let me down and you destroyed my life in one war !"

they were explaining and hitting themselves at the same time...I never saw that, Trogan grabbed her by the neck and growled, as for Marykka, but in a few seconds, a deadly hush replaced the sounds of hitting

"wait a minute ! he said, where was your egg ?"

"near a river, I remembered that very well, a crocodile almost ate me !"

"is there a mountain far away from it, Mount Toothfull I think ?"

"a mountain with a lots of spines rock ?"

"yes...oh brother, by all the gods !"

Before I could understand what was going on, Marykka and Trogan hugged each other

"I looked everywhere to found ya lil'sis !"

"really ?"

"yeah !"

I was trying to stand me up but my legs were shivering, I was exhausted, I was going to fall but someone caught me before, I turned my head and saw Krya against me

"I will take good care of you, what happened here ?"

"I can proved, pursued Trogan, than Marykka is my little sister, we lost her during an hike in the forest and no way to find her back, I'll present to ya Krya, the Sharp Scales chief and Tolryk, the Blood Claw one !"

"sorry for all of that, I thought that...my own abandonned me !"

"can you carried our wounded soldier Krya, I have to say he know how to fight allmost good !"

"yes Trogan, the camp entry is not that far, are you joining us Marykka ?"

"yes, if I could help you Krya, don't hesitate to ask me."

I was ready to add something but I almost lost my sight and I fainted.