2012-11-22, 07:01 AM
Today was it. The dragon migration. I could feel my whole body tingling with anxiety.
Avi was being her normal self. She was bounding around, babbling about the migration and how excited she was to watch it, even though her precious little Sparky was ripped to shreds. She glared at James momentarily. Instinctively, my hand flew up to the scars on my shoulder, which were fading already. Creatures like me heal quickly.
We all gathered by the fireplace, and Ahri set a canopy of glowing green light over us. Immediately, we were transported to a prime viewing center: Colli's mansion on top of a six thousand foot high mountain. It was secluded, behind a forest and before a dry woods. We sat in chairs in the front and waited.
Purity kept sneaking worried glances at me. It was relieving, how she didn't think I was a vampire. But I knew she knew I was different. She knew I was more than just a bunny. More than just a girl.
Avi was talking about the kinds of dragons we would see. She pored over dragon books for the last week, and knew everything about the migration. First, they would all roar, as sort of a role call. They all needed to know that they all were there, before the migration began. First the Slovakian Wedgehead dragon, then the Circula Sugartongue, followed by the Rumblehorn, Korean Elegance, and finally, last but certainly not least, was the all-powerful Platinara dragon. The Platinara was the most powerful. She was never born. Platinaras were spawned from each other. One Platinara would die, and from its body would rise a young, smart, strong Platinara dragon. All Platinaras were females.
Platinaras, in fact, were also the dragon that evil or good spirits took the form of most easily.
Like Talon.
Soon we heard the first dragon roar. Deep. Rumbling. There was the Slovakian Wedgehead.
Then a sweet, sugar-sticky call. The Circula Sugartongue.
A funny, vibrating roar. The Rumblehorn.
A melodious, beautiful, almost musical call. The Korean Elegance.
Everyone waited for the call of the Platinara.
I knew it would never come...unless I did something.
Avi wore a worried look.
"Where's the call of the Platinara? She should be last."
I breathed in deeply.
Goodbye family. Goodbye house. Goodbye everyone, because you'll all hate me after this.
"I have a quick announcement...although it's rather important..." my words shook on every syllable.
"I am not who you think I am. As far as I'm concerned, everyone here besides Purity thinks I am a cute little bunny girl, someone who wears a lot of black and pink and never bends the rules."
Everyone turned to stare at Purity, curious as to what she knew about me.
"Some of you probably think I'm a vampire, because of how I acted towards the dragon egg. As you know, that little transformation I had will magnify two thousand times when I come in contact with a real dragon."
"But I'm not afraid of dragons like I claim. In fact...I'll fill you in about Platinara dragon. It's supposed to roar last. It's supposed to have a double edge to its roar. One voice should be high, and sweet. Like a melody. The other voice should be low, rumbling, scratchy and metallic."
Everyone gasped at this realization. My voice turned exactly like that description.
"And one more thing...Platinaras are easily possessed. They have a fluid in them that good or bad spirits can easily enter. Like Peregrine."
I paused.
"Or Talon."
Their eyes widened.
"So back to the point...we know that James recently slashed Avi's small dragon which had just hatched."
Avi wailed.
"But does anyone know why he did so?"
They all shook their heads.
"That baby dragon was a Platinara. It was possessed by Talon."
A moment of clarity sunk in.
"And in the meantime, James turned into a cat and slashed the dragon's arm. Specifically her right shoulder. He left three long claw scars. How do I know this, you ask?"
I inhaled. This was it. I rolled up my sleeve and showed the eager audience my right shoulder: equipped with three long scars, fading, but still prominent.
The audience gasped and Ahri leapt up.
"Who are you, Alice?!" She demanded.
"I'm afraid only time will tell." I gave her a small half-smile and looked towards the clouds.
I kept my friends waiting long enough.
I ripped out of my human form, head morphing, legs lengthening, body thickening. My back arched as huge, black wings exploded from them. My eyes turned crimson red, and small fangs came from my mouth.
Fangs fit for a dragon.
My skin toughened, turning different shades of black and silver. Some scales were mirrors, reflecting and refracting light everywhere. I heard everyone gasp as they saw the innocent little bunny explode into the fearsome, frightening yet beautiful, five thousand tonne, fire breathing, dragon ringleader...
"Platinara." Avi whispered.
I let the Platinara call rip from my throat.
Before I left, I called to the others in my half-metallic, half-twinkling voice:
"Stay away. I am a dangerous beast...I am not the Alice you love."
"My name is Princess Talinella, I am the Dark Princess."
I paused.
"But most people know me as Talon, for short."
And with that, I flew off the mountain, I went to join my dragon friends...
But left my family behind.
Avi was being her normal self. She was bounding around, babbling about the migration and how excited she was to watch it, even though her precious little Sparky was ripped to shreds. She glared at James momentarily. Instinctively, my hand flew up to the scars on my shoulder, which were fading already. Creatures like me heal quickly.
We all gathered by the fireplace, and Ahri set a canopy of glowing green light over us. Immediately, we were transported to a prime viewing center: Colli's mansion on top of a six thousand foot high mountain. It was secluded, behind a forest and before a dry woods. We sat in chairs in the front and waited.
Purity kept sneaking worried glances at me. It was relieving, how she didn't think I was a vampire. But I knew she knew I was different. She knew I was more than just a bunny. More than just a girl.
Avi was talking about the kinds of dragons we would see. She pored over dragon books for the last week, and knew everything about the migration. First, they would all roar, as sort of a role call. They all needed to know that they all were there, before the migration began. First the Slovakian Wedgehead dragon, then the Circula Sugartongue, followed by the Rumblehorn, Korean Elegance, and finally, last but certainly not least, was the all-powerful Platinara dragon. The Platinara was the most powerful. She was never born. Platinaras were spawned from each other. One Platinara would die, and from its body would rise a young, smart, strong Platinara dragon. All Platinaras were females.
Platinaras, in fact, were also the dragon that evil or good spirits took the form of most easily.
Like Talon.
Soon we heard the first dragon roar. Deep. Rumbling. There was the Slovakian Wedgehead.
Then a sweet, sugar-sticky call. The Circula Sugartongue.
A funny, vibrating roar. The Rumblehorn.
A melodious, beautiful, almost musical call. The Korean Elegance.
Everyone waited for the call of the Platinara.
I knew it would never come...unless I did something.
Avi wore a worried look.
"Where's the call of the Platinara? She should be last."
I breathed in deeply.
Goodbye family. Goodbye house. Goodbye everyone, because you'll all hate me after this.
"I have a quick announcement...although it's rather important..." my words shook on every syllable.
"I am not who you think I am. As far as I'm concerned, everyone here besides Purity thinks I am a cute little bunny girl, someone who wears a lot of black and pink and never bends the rules."
Everyone turned to stare at Purity, curious as to what she knew about me.
"Some of you probably think I'm a vampire, because of how I acted towards the dragon egg. As you know, that little transformation I had will magnify two thousand times when I come in contact with a real dragon."
"But I'm not afraid of dragons like I claim. In fact...I'll fill you in about Platinara dragon. It's supposed to roar last. It's supposed to have a double edge to its roar. One voice should be high, and sweet. Like a melody. The other voice should be low, rumbling, scratchy and metallic."
Everyone gasped at this realization. My voice turned exactly like that description.
"And one more thing...Platinaras are easily possessed. They have a fluid in them that good or bad spirits can easily enter. Like Peregrine."
I paused.
"Or Talon."
Their eyes widened.
"So back to the point...we know that James recently slashed Avi's small dragon which had just hatched."
Avi wailed.
"But does anyone know why he did so?"
They all shook their heads.
"That baby dragon was a Platinara. It was possessed by Talon."
A moment of clarity sunk in.
"And in the meantime, James turned into a cat and slashed the dragon's arm. Specifically her right shoulder. He left three long claw scars. How do I know this, you ask?"
I inhaled. This was it. I rolled up my sleeve and showed the eager audience my right shoulder: equipped with three long scars, fading, but still prominent.
The audience gasped and Ahri leapt up.
"Who are you, Alice?!" She demanded.
"I'm afraid only time will tell." I gave her a small half-smile and looked towards the clouds.
I kept my friends waiting long enough.
I ripped out of my human form, head morphing, legs lengthening, body thickening. My back arched as huge, black wings exploded from them. My eyes turned crimson red, and small fangs came from my mouth.
Fangs fit for a dragon.
My skin toughened, turning different shades of black and silver. Some scales were mirrors, reflecting and refracting light everywhere. I heard everyone gasp as they saw the innocent little bunny explode into the fearsome, frightening yet beautiful, five thousand tonne, fire breathing, dragon ringleader...
"Platinara." Avi whispered.
I let the Platinara call rip from my throat.
Before I left, I called to the others in my half-metallic, half-twinkling voice:
"Stay away. I am a dangerous beast...I am not the Alice you love."
"My name is Princess Talinella, I am the Dark Princess."
I paused.
"But most people know me as Talon, for short."
And with that, I flew off the mountain, I went to join my dragon friends...
But left my family behind.
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