This is perfect for my scholar, Opal!!!
And his two allies:
Maarlissah the Alchemist
and
LeafFairy the Battle Mage!!!
Opal had no idea why he agreed to do this. Perhaps his life was lacking in adventure ever since his Clan pulled him from that academy. Or maybe he aspired to do greater things after he had unlocked his full potential. Whatever the case, he was able to convince two out of three of his best friends to come along for the journey. He had no idea how he did it, but he felt like maybe the two had similar experiences down the road.
The trek to find them was long and arduous. What would the Clan say to Opal when he got home?!? He couldn't let his friends take the blame for what had happened, of course... so, after thinking as the three flew onwards, circling the skies and murmuring enchantments to find any hint of the hatchlings, he decided that he would just cast a spell that made the rest of the dragons in his lair think that he was home all along.
When the group of three was weary, something started to glow. An entrance to a passage, deep in the Tangled Wood! The three stumbled over each other in trying to get in, and soon enough plopped down inside, one by one. Opal rubbed his head that had hit the stone cold ground, his vision spinning around him. It seemed like he had broken the fall of the other two, and they were already going forwards, ahead of him. "Wait... wait...!" he called. But it was useless.
After they had already gone so far, Opal was able to regain himself, and get off the ground. He dusted off his robes, and began to walk alone through the dark hallway. He knew that his Shadow magic would be of no help in illuminating the cave, nor would Maarlisaah's wind or LeafFairy's nature magic.
And he met a fork in the tunnel. Casting the spell to find the eggs again, he saw eggs and dragons guarding them down both tunnels, but only one contained the monster Thana. And LeafFairy and Maarlissah weren't fighting Thana. Opal would have to fight her alone.
He concealed himself as he went into the dark room, rather than using the head-on tactic that LeafFairy so often used. Though not a Nocturne, he had trained himself over the years to be almost on their level at blending in. He took one egg into his shroud, then another. And then Thana noticed.
Roaring up, she charged at the Skydancer. Opal pounded at the ground, creating a bubble around him and the eggs, so that none of the oncoming dragons could reach inside. If he moved, he knew the bubble would be popped and the eggs taken again. But Thana did the unexpected in entering the bubble that Opal had conjured.
The two stared at each other for a second, and Thana lunged for Opal. He ducked, protecting the eggs as he felt needles of pain shoot through his body. Tremors went through his wings as he used the last of his magic to try and ward off Thana and her troupe.
His eyes fluttered closed and his body went numb. He could feel Thana grin with evil delight. He used all of his strength to try to get himself to move, but it was worthless. He felt his consciousness slip from him, and he felt himself floating. Soon, he could vaguely see LeafFairy and Maarlissaah staring down at his limp body, and it looked as if they were beating Thana...?!?
But maybe it was only a hallucination as his soul ascended up ever farther.
And his two allies:
Maarlissah the Alchemist
and
LeafFairy the Battle Mage!!!
Opal had no idea why he agreed to do this. Perhaps his life was lacking in adventure ever since his Clan pulled him from that academy. Or maybe he aspired to do greater things after he had unlocked his full potential. Whatever the case, he was able to convince two out of three of his best friends to come along for the journey. He had no idea how he did it, but he felt like maybe the two had similar experiences down the road.
The trek to find them was long and arduous. What would the Clan say to Opal when he got home?!? He couldn't let his friends take the blame for what had happened, of course... so, after thinking as the three flew onwards, circling the skies and murmuring enchantments to find any hint of the hatchlings, he decided that he would just cast a spell that made the rest of the dragons in his lair think that he was home all along.
When the group of three was weary, something started to glow. An entrance to a passage, deep in the Tangled Wood! The three stumbled over each other in trying to get in, and soon enough plopped down inside, one by one. Opal rubbed his head that had hit the stone cold ground, his vision spinning around him. It seemed like he had broken the fall of the other two, and they were already going forwards, ahead of him. "Wait... wait...!" he called. But it was useless.
After they had already gone so far, Opal was able to regain himself, and get off the ground. He dusted off his robes, and began to walk alone through the dark hallway. He knew that his Shadow magic would be of no help in illuminating the cave, nor would Maarlisaah's wind or LeafFairy's nature magic.
And he met a fork in the tunnel. Casting the spell to find the eggs again, he saw eggs and dragons guarding them down both tunnels, but only one contained the monster Thana. And LeafFairy and Maarlissah weren't fighting Thana. Opal would have to fight her alone.
He concealed himself as he went into the dark room, rather than using the head-on tactic that LeafFairy so often used. Though not a Nocturne, he had trained himself over the years to be almost on their level at blending in. He took one egg into his shroud, then another. And then Thana noticed.
Roaring up, she charged at the Skydancer. Opal pounded at the ground, creating a bubble around him and the eggs, so that none of the oncoming dragons could reach inside. If he moved, he knew the bubble would be popped and the eggs taken again. But Thana did the unexpected in entering the bubble that Opal had conjured.
The two stared at each other for a second, and Thana lunged for Opal. He ducked, protecting the eggs as he felt needles of pain shoot through his body. Tremors went through his wings as he used the last of his magic to try and ward off Thana and her troupe.
His eyes fluttered closed and his body went numb. He could feel Thana grin with evil delight. He used all of his strength to try to get himself to move, but it was worthless. He felt his consciousness slip from him, and he felt himself floating. Soon, he could vaguely see LeafFairy and Maarlissaah staring down at his limp body, and it looked as if they were beating Thana...?!?
But maybe it was only a hallucination as his soul ascended up ever farther.