Thread: WhiteTiger's writings: update, New stories, High-fantasy with realism, all tag types:

RE A Few short stories added NAGUAL OCNON-CON,EXOTICEXT WhiteTiger SummaryNotesWell, everyone loves to believe in Nessie and it's like Santa, wonderful fun to believe in. Scientists theorize that there may have been very very intelligent dinosaurs and warm blooded ones. What if we lived in a world, where a branch unknown to us did survive? Dragons Blood All gathered around for the great meeting of the clans in their birthplace of what is now, central Africa, a sudden shuddering tore the ground asunder upon all of them. Following a great wind mixed with toxic gasses. The sky was quickly covered in black and black flakes were falling from the sky. The Particles within the wind had overcome all the members of the clans. Every dragon in site fell unconscious, to the ground. Waking a few hours later, groggy, trying to get their bearings the king and clan leader of the Red Dragons spoke first, Something is very very wrong. We all must find shelter and sanctuary as fast as we can before we all die. Bring only what you and you children can carry and we shall fly to the far north east land of snow and ice. Leaving the meeting quickly, covering their mouths and noses, all the clan heads went right for their families and clans, organizing them immediately. Taking off in all the the toxic soot that constantly rained down from the sudden appearance of the black clouds, off they flew. Ducking their heads, they all worked together to keep their cover their mouths and noses still covered and protected during their flight until they reached the far north-east, what today is known and Northern Mongolia. The disaster was of global proportions and the entire earth was covered in black clouds and black soot rained down blocking the sun completely and poising the water. Finding a series of interconnected caves, they all rushed in as fast as possible, putting up barriers at the openings of the caves to prevent the toxic ashes from entering the best they could. After settling in, all the dragons fell ill and weak as something was riddling their bodies with change. Starvation and dehydration arrived soon after, those that were able, recovered. Each clan was named by the colors they bore on their warm blooded bodies. Being the first and only of their kind, their mind was sentient and warm blooded, so the cold not the lack of sun didn't bother them for now. The dying and poisoned, plant life, food supplies of the wild life and water outside their caves did. Hunting at brief intervals, they soon found some hospitable food supplies of animals and plant seeds and brought them inside the cave. The lack of sunlight, food for the animals they eat, and water though would surely undermine their efforts. They knew they too were all going to die. After a few days, many started feeling themselves again, if not better than ever before, and the clan leaders used this to maintain morale. Created in separate sections of the cave system, the plant seeds and their prey animals were kept. After a few days, the clan leader of the blue dragons was sitting by the side of the corraled prey animals, feeling defeated as he watched them weakening from lack of water. Water. water. water. was all he could think about and took in a great breath of despair and released it, and at the same time, that exhale released a pure clean current of fresh water that came rushing out form his mouth and onto the prey animals.. Shocked, almost to the point of falling over, he stared in disbelief as the water pooled in small areas, and the animals rushed to lap at the shallow pools before they were absorbed into the ground. Confusion filled his mind as he was in a panic but the was struck with an inspiration. Grabbing a random large container from one of the other caves, his odd behavior left all the other dragons to wonder what was he up to or had he lost his mind. Not caring at that moment about what others thought, he had to try this again, and placed the huge tub at the inside edge of the corral. Water, water, water!, he thought again and took in a huge breath and out came a spraying fountain of water filling the tub up. Ecstatic, he hollered , YES!!!!!!!, as all the prey animals pushed their way in to get at the water. Running now, He grabbed 2 more huge containers and filled them with water also, so all the prey animals could have their fill. Desperately, they drank and drank and drank. Almost excited to a frenzy, the ran now to each of the clan leaders and asked them to gather together. Mumbling in confusion, the leader of the red clad finally spoke up,What is wrong with you? What is this all about!!, he demanded. Smirking as if holding in a great surprise, and he was, the clan leader of the blue dragons said, Please, just Hang on just a bit and bear with me. Can one of you get me a large container? As if to appease him and shut him up, they sluggishly retrieved a large empty container for him and placed it before him. Now I know you're all going to think I am crazy, but do you remember when really hot wind hit us and we all passed out for a while? Well I think it changed us some how too! The others looked at each other and them him, as if he were crazy, saying, Come on, be serious will you? We have dying clan members and a crisis we are in the middle of. Wait, just wait, please just give me a minute more of your time. Surely you can spare that for me?, he implored them. All agreeing on just that brief moment in time for him, they watched him sit very quiet. In his mind he thought the words, Water, water, WATER!, and took in a huge breath. There right before all of them, a huge spray of fresh clean water poured from his mouth and filled the container. Shock from the other clan members was an understatement, but the bold red clan leader doubtfully approached the tub to inspect in and then worked up the nerve to test it. All watching in nervous anticipation as the King and Red clan leader tested and tasted the water carefully. His eye brow lifting he suddenly buried his head into the container drinking and drinking and drinking. The other clan leaders rushed around him to bury their faces in the water. Seeing is was almost already gone, the leader of the blue clan filled it again and again, while it splashed all over the clan leaders heads. Jovial and excited, he said, Seeee, I told you, didn't I!!! Suddenly very serious, the leader of the blue clan said, I need to alert my clan and train them, for I know all of us of the blue can can do this! All the rest of you need to work on what changes and new abilities you may have gained from this change. It is a miracle I tell you in the face of death and from this I know we we will be able to survive this time of the black sun and the black rain!!! In time, each of the clan leaders did find out the changes that had occurred to each of them and trained their clans in the same manner. The silver dragon clan could control lightening, the gold clan could emit powerful sun line rays that could burn anything in sight or provide a low grade artificial form of sunlight. The green clan could seedlings and plant growth, and with the help of the blue and gold clans, they could grow their own beautiful private green houses for any plants to grow and clean air in the caves. The red clan learned they had the abilities of fire which made starting fires much easier. The white clan had the ability of ice and could control it. The black and the purple clans had the strangest gifts though, and hard to understand. When a member of the black clan exhaled, every thing in its path was crushed into nonexistence. The purple clan some how had the ability to read others thoughts and control their minds for short periods of times They learned the value of stones and gems for storing their energy and was often used in the sections of the cave for the plants and prey animals. The prey animals flourished and so there was always plenty of food for them and for the dragons. Living there for thousands of years like this, until finally, the sun slowly began to work its way through the black clouds and they black rained stopped, for the first time, the dragons stepped out into the open world, free at last. Shocked by the bleak, dead land scape around them, the leader took in a great breath of sorrow. Are we the only ones that have survived this?, he wondered. Bu now The Gold Clan Leader was King. As he looked around at the cold and generally inhospitable environment, he suggested that they move more south for a while, entering into now what is Southern China. For millennia they lived there and watched the world rebuild itself. Watching the changes of a new species of warm blooded warm rodents change and grow also. Many many eras past, as they lived well, happy and prospered. At some point during this time, they watched the emergence of a sentient being, descendants of those small warm blooded rodents, as the began to arrive where they lived and thrived. Adaptable, intelligent and thoughtful they were, as a life form, and they looked kindly upon them. Neither bothering or hindering them in any way, they did not interfere with their lives in any way nor did they bother theirs. Terror was a good word to describe how they saw the great dragons instead! Two different kinds of these being they saw and watched them spread all over the land as they knew it, eventually leading one to over take the other and become the single survivor or that line. Like the Dragon's they too had emerged form the what is now known as the African Continent. Eventually, they settling everywhere, and build various great civilizations while others stayed tribal in their societies. They truly were fascinating to the dragons and they loved to watch them. Curious as they were, they wanted to know what it felt like to be one of them and watch and learn about them from the inside. The silver clan took it upon themselves to figure out a way as all the heads of the clans sat around the 8 pointed star formal grounds of meeting, recognizing the importance and commitment of each clan. This day was a big day for decisions, as they were looking at changing all the clan names, based on the gifts they were given way back in the time of darkness instead of based upon their colors. Unanimously all agreeing, they each took their names, in the language of the ancient dragons. The silver master's of lightening would carry the clan name of Goleuo. The White clan would bear the name Ai. The red clan would go by the name of Pedwar. The green clan would go by the name of Planhigion. The gold clan wold go by the name of Aur. The black clan would go by the name of Twll Du. The blue clan would go by the name of Dur. The purple clan would go by the name of Rheali Nedduwl. United as one, they all toasted and continued on with their next order of business, The clans were anxious and ready for a change and several dragons had been sent out on scouting missions. Laid before all of them,were the prospects of new lands. Each had their own opinions, but the majority liked the idea of the isolated group of islands off the coast of the mainland to the far west, later to be known as Britain, Scotland and Wales or the British Isles. With the majority in favor of this, the announcement was made to pack up and that they were moving! Excited by this prospect, all the clans gathered their things and the things they would need to start a new life, and took to the skies. So huge was this mass movement that it seemed to block the sun for hours. Arriving in a huge grassy plane, with a chilled winds blowing over them, they all put their things down and took a survey of the surrounding land scape. Bleak it appeared at first, they then noticed the abundance of prey animals and the massive growth of the plants in distant forests. Settling in temporarily for the evening, scouts were sent out to get a full survey of the land. The plan was for the next day, when the all the clan leaders would meet again and where the best place to settle is. Little did they know, they were being watched and observed by the local native humans that the dragons considered endearing, they were the early tribal tribal based inhabitants of these islands, the Celts that settled them after the first populations, called the Fumorians, disappeared. Deciding to start their settlement in the most southern part of the island, they did so and many many years passed. Times were good and life was rich. Bit by bit, the Celtic people became more comfortable with them and finally an amiable friendship existed between them. Teaching the celts here the ancient language of the Dragons, they then too adopted it as their own language, later to be known as Welsh, in a small country named Wales or Cymru. The centuries flew by as the dragons watched the short lives of these Celts come and go. Sad as it was for the human lives to be so short, they always gathered, and feasted when a new born, dragon or Celt was born. Great times were these, the best of times. Getting to know all the inhabitants on the island, they really were all one big happy family. Deep within them selves they wished for a union of their two races but, it wasn't known how. Dweud, the leader of Goleuo, the silver and lightening clan was reminded of his obligation to figure out a way to join the two. With great fervor, he took on the new task, using precious gems as a source for invoking and storing the power from their daily activities of life essence. Now he needed to figure a way to apply it, to harness a physical transformation with it. He looked backed through the ancient texts of the time of the black sun and black snow and how it had all changed them. The key was in there somewhere, but where!!! Meanwhile, small fights began to break out between the dragons with dragons and humans with dragons. Dweud continued his research, certain that was the key to solving the disputes. Then he saw it, clear as day, something so small inside them that was affected that allowed the change. All he had to do was be able to access that same thing inside and the changes could become a reality with the focal point of a jewel, and the diamond was for his clan, as each clan would have their own gem. About this same time, his wife laid a beautiful nest full of eggs... he was so very proud of them and her. The Irony of life can be very cruel at times and a nasty winter came that year, and no matter how hard the mother's worked, most of the eggs died. Only one, very strong one survived for Dweudand and his wife. They treated it and loved it as the most precious thing on this earth. Months later the egg hatched, It's a boy!!!! A boy!!!, Dweud exclaimed!!! Oh dearest, dear my sweet mate, can we name Him after my brother, who didn't make it past the hatchling stage, Gareth?, he humbly inquired. Happiness filled her being and answered, I can think of no more noble or wonderful a name for our son. From there, young Gareth grew up brave, proud and strong. He loved his family and his clan very much and was completely devoted to them, having a very very strong sense of honor. As the years had passed, his mother had also laid a full nest eggs and all the conditions were perfect! He had 2 new baby sisters and a little brother and he loved them dearly as the years passed. Dweud, in the mean time had perfected the transformation magic and some other interesting things he did not tell the other clans about and so then the humans and the dragons began to pick eligible females. Sadly, Tragedy after tragedy struck as the union was unproductive, so Dweud went back to work..looking for a catalyst.. and he found it....the key lay in the dragon's blood itself. If a human mate were to be able to take his blood and bond, becoming his wife, the way other dragons had done it for centuries, then she would alter inside and make her able to bear hybrids. Again, to their dismay, not only were there no children but this form of boding killed the women too. Tensions began to arrive and no women would volunteer anymore. Finally, on day a head strong young warrior woman stepped out amongst the crowd and into the lands of the dragons, addressing the current king him self who was the clan leader and King of Ai ice. I do not fear death. What is good for our kind is of most importance to us and I wish to be your mate., she said in a defiant, determined tone. She had long flowing wavy blond hair, a muscular lean body and well proportioned breasts.I am a warrior, excellent at the use of blades, bow, and any other weapon you give me. she continued. Seeing her so set and determined, her big blue eyes casting a reflection of the setting sun, the King and clan leader of Ai, accepted her. That night, when most were asleep, she followed him to is resting place and home. We must share each other's blood. You understand this, correct? You also are certain because this may kill you., he reminded her. Kneeling before him, she stroked his flank and he turned towards her, then she rubbed his snout, as if memorizing every inch of his skin. She then took out her small knife and cut her wrist, and when the blood began to flow well, she offered it to him. Hesitatingly, she was so strong and beautiful, he lapped up her blood from her arm. He smiled nervously, Just under my chin is the only place any blade can cut me, but it will never be very deep, we are a strong race and do not get killed very easy. Cut me, please, right there., he directed her. Leaning up, towards and into his neck, she made a quick deep cut for his skin was thick and soon, drops of his blood began to flow and she placed her self right under where they would fall, cradling into his neck, allowing his thick blood flow into her mouth, again and again and again. Musing at the way she touched him and how she felt, he thought, I could really love this woman, if she survives. Darkness enveloped both of them as they both fell down, almost comatose with their dreams filled with things indescribable and their minds and bodies began to change. Awaking the next morning, both of them were in human form. She had survived!!!YOU'RE ALIVE BEAUTIFUL BRAVE ONE!!!, he exclaimed and then looked down at himself, apparently the opal gem given to him for transformation and embedded in his skin ,had also been triggered in the night that Dweud had give him, and found himself in human form! Suddenly his mind was swamped with memories that were not his.. over and over as he held his head tightly. The memories of all his ancestors flooded him all at once and he had to focus to clear them out for the moment to sort through this later. This never happens with dragon pairings. Yet, as with other dragon pairings, the urges of a man became strong and hungry as he was now fertile from the bond. He looked deeply into her eyes, which now were the color of white and the pupils slightly elongated. She rushed to him to aid him as she saw him holding his head and then look at her, then, without looking fell hard over over a rock, landing on a shard jutting from the ground. This fall and landing should have ripped her leg open, but it didn't... her skin was as tough as a dragon's now, but looked human. Falling into his arms during this he held her close, looking into her soul and he knew she was his mate and that he loved her and she loved him beyond anything they had ever known before. Leaning in to kiss her she, returned it and the love and magic they made right then and there was indescribable. They were mated, the first Dragon and human pairing. They then decided, with the great populations of humans growing and human wars to leave once more. By noon, they walking out, hand in hand among the other dragons. Awe and shock was in their eyes as they made way for the new king and queen. Walking from the dragon territory, they then they walked into the communities of the Celts, and met with the same reaction as that of the dragons. A new age had come. but, sadly with great strides also comes great emotions of envy and greed from other. As such, as this was happening, simultaneously, envy crept into the mind of a certain dragon, the clan leader of the Reali Nedduwl, who could read minds and control minds, and bitterness and greed filled his heart and the seed grew. Centuries passed with Cariad by his side as she also had the life span gift of a dragon also. During this time, she gave birth to hybrid twins from their union. Also, the clan heads and king gathered and decided to move to a relatively isolated area across the great sea, to a place now known as Alaska. Life was good all these years, but all good things must come to an end and all this time, whispers of unrest had settled in, amongst the dragons. Things being said like, Why does he get to have a human wife and the rest of us don't?, were among the whispers and saying discriminatory things against their twins. Unknown was the fact that there had been several other successful dragonhuman parings, but it was kept quiet for political reasons that would soon turn against them. Finally, it became the uninformed general consensus was that those twin children were abominations! Of coarse the twisting of thoughts from a dragon able to read minds and control minds helped a great deal, as he wanted to be the new king and was the real source of all the unrest. By now, It was in the late 1800's. Cariad had started a foundation down in the U.S. with several branches, to help find mates for the other dragons. She was only trying to help the best way she could. The exclusive orphanage was for girls only and called, An Oath to the Future Foundation. Mean while Gareth had grown all these years strong and full of hope, like his father and was secretly trained in all the magics he discovered. He also had the A Diamond half circle embedded into his neck. Transformations was easy and so was the magic. Every thing came easy to him. One night, His father sent him on a mission to go back to what was now Southern England and retrieve the clan's crest. He flew long and hard finding it and flew back, thinking on his new brothers and sisters just born a hundred years ago and how happy they were as a family. As he was flying home, thinking of his happy family and couldn't wait to give his father the family crest. At this same time, Rheali Neddwl , leader of the mind control, purple clan, was now playing all his cards he had been building on for so long and also took young Inuet man from a distance away, controlling his mind and used the magic from himself to transform him to look like the kings human form. Cariad had welcomed and made wonderful love to him. Waking the next day to find her husband in his natural form glaring down at the two of them. Returned to his natural state she saw the young man as he really was and she grabbed the cloth covering herself in shock at horror.Oh no Ai, no.. he was you.. he looked like you... please you have to believe me!!! He came to me as you, and so I was with him, thinking it was you.!!!!! Laughing out loud, the boyman in his natural form, but still under the control of Rheali Neddwl, said, That's not what you told me last night my pet. You were tired of mating with an animal and needed a real man and that he sickened you. You all but begged me into your bed.. Flying into a rage, roars of the mighty king could be heard for miles and told her, Get out of my site you filthy whore. You want a human? Go, go then and have your fill! you and our offspring are banished from here forever!, Tears flowing down her eyes, she wrapped herself in her her blanket, gathered what she could, tried to find what children they had and left. Having no place to go, so went to her orphanage branch in the U.S., An Oath to the Future for sanctuary for her and her children. Meanwhile, the uproar was spreading like wild fire and Gareth's father was ordered to stop all experiments and destroy his workshop. Rheali Neddwl wasn't just content with that though, he wanted a full war and any memories of these times erased. An issue was ordered, saying Dweud and work in the dragon pairing and all his research was now treason. He was ordered to turn him self in or they would murder his wife and children, which they had taken captive Secretly, he was planning on killing all of them any way as well as the entire Goleuo clan and on destroying all of his work and their home. Again, while flying back, he landed just in time to see his father turning himself in and being torn to shreds by the assassins and then his mother, brother's and sisters came next. Gareth came barging in to fight them all but there were too many and and while looking briefly at his mother, the attackers landed a blow, tearing his belly deeply as he could hear his mother screaming while being ripped apart, RUN GARETH, GET OUT OF HER NOW! YOU ARE THE LAST OF US. GOOOOOOOOO! Silence was only heard after that, she was dead and so was his father and brothers and sisters. Doing as she ordered him, to leave with her last dying breath, before her throat was ripped open, he looked at the assassins and took off, flying as fast as he could, carrying his family crest next to his chest. Pursuing him across the great sea, he lost them, rising high into a thunder storm and sent great strikes of lightening down on them, harnessing the storms energy and then, once evaded, he kept flying and flying. In the mean time, Rheali Neddwl was successful and did destroy all the Goleo clan and all his father's work and home. As this was happening, Gareth kept seeing his father's dead mutilated body and that of his little brother's and sisters and his mother dying. They were the last of the Guleo, the silver lightening masters and now, He really was the last. He didn't know where he was going, he just flew and flew and flew, clasping the family crest. Passing England, Europe and on impulse, turned south into Africa, where dragons hadn't been for millions of years. Finally, giving into exhaustion, he almost crash landed into a forest in his landing, and there he collapsed cried and cried and cried. alone. Many many days later, he found that he had landed in the Central Congo by chance. Desperately seeking out a decent well hidden cave for refuge, he finally found one and entered. There he laid hidden for days crying as the pain of seeing his family die and their loss replayed in his head and soul over and over. Days and days went by, he didn't know how many, the pain receded, sometimes for a for a brief moment and then he would realize he was hungry. One of these times, deciding attempt to go out for a bit, though his whole heart wasn't in it, he did it anyway and left the confines of his cave. Stretching out his stiff wings, he gained speed and took off. Scanning the land, laying low, in case any of the assassins had followed him, he began to look for something to eat. While out on his flight,, he happened by a small group of humans. Humans!, he declared excitedly and he dove in and landed near them. Slowly trying to approach them and talk to them, they instead started screaming in sheer terror and throwing anything they could at him, calling him a monster and a demon in their language and running from him as fast as they could. Forgetting once more about his hunger, he opened up his wings, and took off, heading back towards his new home, the cave, as spears were being thrown at him. Crying once again he entered his cave and all but collapsed in the further most part of it. Sadly, from then on, he only strayed out for food on occasion and spent most of his time in that cave. It was to remain this way for him for many years to come. At one point, he finally put his head down in loss of total hope, pain, memories, emptiness, frustration and the knowledge that things will always be this way, and he finally admitted to him self,Perhaps humans and dragons aren't all that different after all. Many many years had passed and one day, in his cave, suddenly he saw a shadow in the opening of the cave. Then a brave, strange white human walked into his dark cave. Down the length of the tunnel for the cave, she called out, Hello? Hello? Anybody here? Poking up his head, he looked at her, as she bravely approached him. He knew her, but couldn't put his talon on it, then suddenly it hit him.I know you!, he said. Responding she said,Yes you do, and my children too, as a set of twins were hiding behind her. Cariad? You with the eyes of a dragon and children of a dragon. You are my sister and they are my little niece and nephew by dragon blood, not by clan, but still ! ,he exclaimed amazed. Yes, Gareth its me. I've been looking for you for a long time now., she said sadly. Remember? I was betrayed too and I heard what happened to you and your family and I am so sorry., she continued. Starting to back up, afraid she had led the others to him or she was followed, sensing his fear, she said,Gareth, relax, please? We are alone. We are so alone, just like you. I came here to find a friend and to maybe end my eternal damnation of loneliness. I know this seems strange or sudden but I wanted to know if you minded if it would be alright if maybe we could live with you? Tears almost pouring as his opened up his big dragon eyes from surprise and happiness, he could barely speak. Yes, yes my lady. It would be a great honor. Are you hungry?!, as he pushed him self up, attempting to clean up a dirty cave, excited, happy and nervous all at the same time. Though they were so different from each other, she also carried the dragon's blood in her, and even more so, they were more alike as living beings. Much time passed, years even and a lot of work, but finally the managed to carve out and make a good home they could all live in, and be a family, ending all of their deep loneliness. While sitting out in the sun one sunny afternoon, watching Cariad keep busy and the children playing, he said to himself, After all that we have been though, after all of this, happiness, belief and faith has finally made a way of into all our lives after all. We will live on and be strong for those that have passed and to a new future. To this day, no one knows that the dragons even exist or where they could be. The same with Gareth, Cariad and her children.