Dragons Heart - Chapter 8

“Draconian?” Takeo said, “My mom told me I was part Draconian because of some birthright I received as a newborn”. Rose smiled and said, “ah, yes, we received news about a newborn becoming a Draconian after it’s birth, but we didn’t know who it is and how they became a Draconian, but now we know”. She continued, “you know, Drakons, which are hybrid Dragonkin, are considered rare and they can be considered a ill omen, either a savior or Messiah or becoming a catastrophic being, hope you’re the good kind of Drakon”. Rose laughs as she said, “anyways, you want me to help you get stronger, that’s why you’re here?” “Yes”, Takeo replied, “will you train me?

Rose stopped and thought then said, “Come to me, Black Hydra!” Her giant five-headed dragon appeared and came to her side. Her entire composure changed as she said, “Kill him”. The Hydra began to violently attacking Takeo. “Wait, what the hell, why are you doing this?!” The dragon knocked him out of the castle and sent flying away as it chased him down. Rose turned and said, “Melanie, come” as she walked back to her throne. Melanie ran after her and yelled, “What the hell, Rosa?! Why did you do that to him, I mean he’s annoying and all, but he’s a good kid, don’t kill him”. Rose said in a very serious voice, “shut up, this is for his good”. Rose sat and said, “I sensed a raging darkness that’s all bottled up in him, this should help loosen the cap, and when he comes back, I’ll make the bottle explode”.

Melanie asked, “but why Rosa, what will this do for him?! Rose laid back in her throne and said, “I told you multiple times, don’t call me Rosa, I threw away that name away years ago, it’s Rose”. Melanie got quiet. Rose then said, “I’m trying to make him lose it and get pissed so his Draconian side will awaken”. Rose then said, “so, don’t go and blow this like you did last time”. Melanie said, “you’re still mad about that? I told you I was sorry, i thought that I was doing rhe right thing”. “Bullshit, how would you think that was the right thing to do?!” Rose said aggressively, “you did that out of your own idiotic justice”. Melanie whimpered, “I’m sorry”. Rose put her hand and commanded, “enough, he’s coming back”.

As she said that, Takeo ran back in the room, bruised and bloodied, and said, “WHAT THE HELL IS THAT FOR!?!”. Rose looked at him with a sinister and malicious look and said, “How did it feel? Did I feel like you were gonna die? Well that’s how it goes down here, only the strongest survive. It’s kill or be killed”. Takeo shouted, ” What kind of Queen leads her people like that?!” Rose replied by saying, “oh, like your manwhore of a father was any better than me”. “Takeo said in a serious voice, “shut up, leave my dad out of this”. “hmmm, that doesn’t seem to make as mad as I thought”, Rose thought, “what can piss you off the most?” Rose then said, “you know, they say a person’s child end up being a spitting image of their parents, does that mean you will get your friends killed just like your father did?”

“Takeo gritted his teeth and commanded, “my friends won’t die, I protect the people close to me, so leave them out of this, you got that?” Rose smiled, “So, you’re friends are the key to letting loose your temper,” she thought. Rose raised up a finger, a small ball of darkness appeared above it. “how about this, I’ll just destroy your home town, to show you how serious I am”, she said. Takeo shouted out in anger, “NOOO, DON’T YOU DARE!!!”. Rose sat up and said, “what are you gonna do? You don’t have enough power to light a candle, let alone protect your loved ones”. Takeo, after all she said to him, finally lost control if his anger. “SHUT THE HELL UP, YOU ASSHOLE!!!”, Takeo shouted as his power exploded. However, something was off about his rage, it felt far more malicious and darker than his last time he snapped.

Takeo lost consciousness and his body started to attack on its own. Rose got up and begun to fight Takeo. “This better work, good luck in there, kid”. Takeo woke up in his inner world again. This time he was in front of the serpentine-like dragon. The statue spoke to him. “That lady is making a mockery of what you stand for, are you just gonna let her beat you down?”, the statue said. Takeo, confused, said, ” what do you mean-“, but as he said that, he began to cough up blood. “What the hell, why am I feeling so much pain?”, he said. The statue replied, ” cuz she’s beat you down, and she has the look of a killer in her eyes”. The statue showed Takeo what was happening on the outside. To his surprise, the statue was right. “What’s the matter, where’d that bravado you had a moment go?”, Rose said as she stomped on a open wound on his side. Takeo screamed in agony and pain as blood spewed out. Rose looked at him with a sinister smile and said, “do you care if I kill all your friends and family?”. Back in the inner world, Takeo was getting furious. The statue then said, “want the power to destroy her and all who oppose you?”.

Takeo went quiet then said, “normally, I would be against receiving help from someone like yourself”. He then turned to the statue and said, “but I’ll make an exception this time, she’s gonna pay”. The statue’s aura grew bigger and wilder. The statue said, “excellent choice”. Takeo asked, “so, what I need to do to set you free?”. “Grab the chain, let its power feel your heart, and break off the chain, simple, right?”. Takeo did as the statue said, and he grabbed the chain. Suddenly, a immense pain went through his body. The pain was almost unbearable. Despite the pain, Takeo didn’t falter. The aura of the statue flowed into his heart, and the chains that bind the statue began to break, and the statue started to crack. On the outside, Takeo’s body started to emit black smoke and burnt-like chains came from him. When Rose noticed this, she stopped and looked on. “Here it comes, I better get my guard up”, Rose said to herself. When the statue finally shattered, a odd-looking person came out.

The guy had silver white hair and looked like Takeo, however he looked far more menacing and feral. His hair was long and rough. He wore no shirt, revealing his bare chest adorn with weird tribal markings. He wore fingerless gloves that went up to his forearm. His pants had two long belts that hung freely from the belt around his waist, he had a torn waistcloth that came from the belt. At the end of his pants legs had torn fabric that flowed freely. His boots had their soles ripped off, revealing his bare feet. He also had sharp claws on his hands and feet. Takeo looked at him in shock. Takeo then said, “who are you?”

The guy put his hand out in front of Takeo’s face as he said, “I’m Eclipsor, now let’s have some fun, shall we?”. Eclipsor made Takeo’s soul engulfed in a black sea of complete darkness. On the outside, Takeo’s body began to change. He grew four wings, long strands of charred talismans flow off of his body in the wind, blue flames cover his body entirely, and his hair turns black. He has two very long horns extending from his forehead and two smaller horns extending from his jawbone. He’s on all fours, glaring at Rose with blazing eyes, and growling. Rose, shocked by the form and power, said, “whoa, I figured it would be very animalistic and feral as well as have unimaginable dark power, but this is insane”. The flames around Takeo intensified as he lunged at Rose.