Duel of the Dragons

James stood on his cloudy platform rising to a good enough position to witness the duel of the dragons. The fighting was strange one neither one had drawn their weapons but found using pure elemental magic. The duel began between Angus and the dragon of the wusixa without words exchanged between both masters rushing at each other at a surreal speeds.

Ava and Mara floated up beside him on their platforms but he only spared them a nod in acknowledgement to them while he returned his attention back toward the fight of the masters. He shook his head knowing he would never be able to record what he has seen as best as what he was seeing now.

It was a quiet battle. There was no bows or pleasantries between them. They went straight into it. Firing off lightning and fire magic toward each other while they leaped to evade or side step their attacks.

It was a dance of violent storms and rumbling thunder and the lightning. They were in tune with each other knowing the others moves and knowing how to avoid attacks. Neither one had drawn a weapon still in the engagement. They were two masters of the same school and thought process.

"James. What are you doing?" Ava asked when she was close enough to him.

Mara was silent. A cautious expression was on her face now as she studied James focused gaze. She had leaped to stand close beside him now.

James noticed Mara's wand was out as she watched around for attacks or harm to him. James motioned with his staff up toward the fight.

"I have to watch these events and record them." James told her simple.

Ava frowned in concern more at his flat tone then his context of his words. "You should come to the tower and-"

"No." James said in flat tone. There was no give or room for argument or discussion. He focused his gaze on the fight above ignoring the women close to him.

There was a long pause afterword. Ava sighed. "Okay. What will you do afterwards?"

James sighed. "When this fight is concluded. I'll write down everything I have seen and then Mara and I will have the wedding, I will go with you to the wand shop afterward. I will get a wand as I promised you and father. For now please allow me to do my job in silence." He said in a tired but patient voice.

The duel lasted for twenty minutes no one seemed to give ground or a finishing blow on the other until finally the master from the wusixa roared and his back to Angus turned and disappeared away in storm of mist and lighting.

James sighed shaking his head. "Amazing!" He said. Angus appeared before him shaking his head. "Neither one of you can beat each other, huh? That's interesting." He said with a grin.

Angus sighed. "It wasn't like that first of course but things change and now yeah. We're to equal to each other."

James snorted shaking his head. "I bet that burns him up. You never once used your peacemaker once. Why?"

Angus shook his head. "He is jaded but he's not my enemy. He fought me square and I paid him the same respect is all."

James shook his head. "That isn't it. He's your friend. You both have history together and you can't go up against each other."

Angus snorted and started to pat his shoulder but James brushed his hand away with his staff. Angus froze and let his hand fall away.

James nodded at him. "He's your friend. Don't lie about it?"

Angus stared at him and nodded his head. "Yeah. He is my friend I can't just ignore that just because of a misunderstanding. I'm sorry about not being honest about what I thought you taking a peacemaker. I have to live this way. You don't have to."

James stared at him and sighed. "I need to get a lot of writing done about what's been happening for the last couple days the weddings going to be in a few hours. Dago is going to be my best man." He said and disappeared appearing in his room in the doorway of his room he stared at Harry Potter.

"I am Harry Potter. Just not the one that was born in this realm. I didn't come to your realm by choice and I didn't have a choice in what I was made into. But I swore an oath to protect our family. Please believe me. I never meant to hurt you." Harry said.

Harry looked hurt and loss. James nodded to him. "Hey. How you doing?" He said walking past him to sit at his desk.

Harry put James wand on the desk beside him. "You dropped your wand when you left me and Neville alone. I'm sorry I can't attend your wedding but I will be watching." He said calmly.

James nodded and then reached into his pocket holding out the wand. Harry stared at his wand. James sighed and put it into Harry's hand. "I just needed to borrow it for a bit so I could record the memories for my records. It would have been better if you had told me what happened privately." He said and then opened up a blank book and picked up a quail pin. He dipped it in an ink jar and began to write.

Harry leaned down kissed his head. "Thank you for believing me. I promise to protect you and our family from the shadows goodbye James." He said and disappeared.

James sighed and started writing putting down dates and a detailed record of the things that happened in regards to his father and the founding of Hawks Landing first. It was several hours later when he heard someone walk up to his door.

Angus knocked on the open door before walking inside the apartment. "Hey. How's your work going?"

James shrugged. "I got a lot to record while I can remember it all before I come up to record what happened today. How you holding up dad?"

"I'm not good at all, son." Angus admitted. He then reached over picking up James' wand. "You got your wand back. That's great."

James grunted his eyes were focused on his writing as he recorded the analysis of the days. He felt tired from the ordeal of everything but he pushed himself to keep focused and jot down what needed to be known.

Angus leaned over him glancing at his writing. "Hmm. Your not mentioning anything about your thoughts or what happened before the sword got here. Everything got started when you turned seventeen."

James shrugged. "That part doesn't matter. Your the founder of Hawks Landing. It was also through your efforts that it was created. I'm going to write a short biography of your magical history, education and time spent at the lost temple and I'll created updated volumes of your progress in building up Hawks Landing as we go along. Oh can you give me a short written biography on President Nick Cole so I can add it into the first volume?"

"Yeah. I'll get on that immediately. But son I would like you to add your part in Hawks Landing. It is your dream. You knew the purpose for this place and it's your dream. You have a better understanding of everything here then all of us combined." Angus said.

"Dad, your created this place. You asked me to assist in the name. I put down the name Hawks Landing. As Hawks Landing grows I'll add the complete contributes to the list. Oh you can take the staff back I won't be needing it." James said motioning with his head where the grey staff rested against the wall.

"Oh. Sure. Sure. Son. I meant I think you should author the records that leans toward you being the-"

"No." James said simple and kept writing without looking up or saying anything more.

Angus stared at his profile and then he nodded his head. "Well. That settles it then. Dago has been working the protection spells around Hawks Landing. We should begin to have less intruders getting inside the sky realm so easily. Your best friend is a smart guy."

James smiled. "Yes he is. Smart and reliable. He's also the kind of wizard we needed for this project. Is there anything else dad? I really have a lot of work to get started on before any else happens."

"One thing. Tomorrow I'm going to be giving you dueling training in wusixa combat in the dueling room. You up for early morning training secession." Angus said.

James nodded. "That sounds fine. I'm down for it." He said in absent minded tone not looking up from his work.

"So we're good for a bright and early training succession in the morning?" Angus repeated again.

"Yeah." James said dipping his pen in the ink as he continued to write.

"Alright I'll leave you to your work. I love you son." Angus said and bent down to kissing James head.

"I love you to dad." James said.

Angus took one last look at him before heading to the door he looked at the staff. "You sure you don't want to keep the staff? I'm still going to make you another but-"

"I'm sure. You can take it back and you don't have to make me a staff. I won't need it. I have my wand back it will do for what I need it for." James said.

Angus quietly took the staff up and walked out the doorway walking out as Ava walked in. Ava tried to catch a look at Angus but his face was set in a frown as he quickly walked around her avoiding her gaze.

Ava rubbed her hands together nervously. She looked over at James as he sat by his desk she saw his wand near him on his writing desk. "You found your wand. That is wonderful."

James nodded his head not commenting. He was intently focused on describing the first duel with the dark Lords.

"What's wrong? Your wand is back that is wonderful." Ava said.

"I'm trying to think of the best way to describe the scene with dad fighting the dark wizards in the sky realm." He said with a sigh. "I should have been there in skies to record it. I might need to just make it a short note because I don't have the information to put down."

"James what's really wrong?" Ava asked. "James stop writing for a second and look at me.."

James turned in his seat putting aside his pen and looked at her. "You."

Ava stared at him. "What do you mean?"

"Your the problem. You insist on being disrespectful toward me and treating me as if I am a baby. I am an adult. I have been charged with the duty and honor to record the events that are taking place now as dad rises to power and Hawks Landing is built up. This is time is a new era for my people. A new era my father is leading my generation into. This is his time to rise and my duty to record it for future generations to learn and follow him into that era. You insist on blocking me from my duty and purpose. I will not be stopped or moved from it."

Ava wiped away tears that fell down her cheeks as James stared at her with no show of emotion.

"For a time." Ava whispered.

"Excuse me!" James said.

Ava flinched. "I said for a time this is your purpose. Yes. Your father is a great man and wizard. He is in his prime and world is out to stop his rise. It is your purpose for now to record his rise. But he has risen to his place you time will come to be recorded and enjoy your moment in the sun. You will become a great wizard. It is in your blood."

"Respectfully, I know who I am mother. I know my purpose. How long will you insist on continually trying to turn me in a direction away from my destiny? It will not work. I have a duty to perform. You will not win against me. I will push myself to win and fulfil my destiny. Please stop trying to block me because I will merely fly above your head." He said calmly.

Ava held up her hands. "Alright. Alright. If this is what you want to do for however long it maybe I support it completely. I trust you completely. You are an adult and I will respect you. How can I help?"

James turned back to his book picking his pen after dipping it in the ink. "Please gather notes and accounts from Dago and Mara about Hawks Landing." He said softly.