Ever on the Rise

Ever on the Rise
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|-|Overview=
A Wings of Fire fanfiction written by Everstar the RainWing.
|-|Prologue=
"The stars align on the morrow."
"So it's a go?"
"Indeed."
"Shall we tell him?"
"I think we must."
The small NightWing gave the RainWing a nervous look. Telling him meant being near him, and risking death. But of course, if they didn't tell him, they'd die anyway.
"About time," a deep, gravely voice said as a dragon emerged from the shadows. Pristine white scales sparkled in the moonlight, the stars seeming to dance along his figure.
He looked over the two dragons that stood before him. Useless physically, but with the NightWing's ability to spout prophecy and the RainWing's ability to keep an eye on his victims without notice, they were of some use. For now.
"Sire," The NightWing said, bowing before him. She waited for his nod of approval before standing upright. "Lychee and I plan to set them out tomorrow. They will come to the hammock around midafternoon, which is when we'll take them."
Lychee, the RainWing, gulped and nodded. "Th-then we kidnap the girl,"
Silence ensued while the IceWing glared down at Lychee, until he broke it. "Wrong."
Lychee bowed low. "Sorry, sire, I meant that we'll, er,"
"We'll what?" He inquired menacingly.
"Uhm," she thought hard, trying to remember the plan they had gone over. But thanks to her stupid memory, she had forgotten. "I don't know!" She finally blurted.
The IceWing gave her a look of pity, before swiftly slicing her neck open with his serrated talons and knocking her to the ground, watching blood pool out of her limp body. Just like that, she was gone.
The IceWing's gaze turned to the NightWing. "You're lucky I need you." He said, before turning away from her and walking down the corridors, melting into the shadows. "Don't fail me."
|-|One=
I fiddled with the mango that my mother had given me, weaving it between my talons. I sat on a branch in a large tree, watching loud RainWings talk nonstop. I didn't understand how or why they did that. Talking to other dragons just creeped me out.
"Ey!" A voice called from below. I wrapped my tail around the branch I sat on and let myself hang from it. My scales were camouflaged to the tree, but these pesky RainWings had a talent for spotting me no matter how invisible I made myself.
"Come on, quit the hiding!" He continued. I huffed angrily, and let my colors fade into existence.
"I don't want to talk to you, Santol," I said. This RainWing was one of the remaining dragonets that hadn't gone to Jade Mountain Academy with the others, and he insisted on trying to talk to me. I could tell he was flirting, and I didn't like it.
"Aw, why not?" He asked, his pupils widening as he tried his best to look 'cute.'
"Because, you're an idiot and I don't like you," I responded simply.
He frowned. "Aw c'mon,"
I rolled my eyes, and I leaped out of the tree, walking away from him. He ran after me, blabbering on about something I didn't care to understand.
After what seemed like forever, Santol finally shut up and left.
I smiled at myself, flapping my wings to leap up to a tree, and grab a branch. I swung from branch to branch, until I reached the treetop place I called home.
"Ma!" I called, yawning and flopping onto the ground lazily. "I'm home!"
After a minute with no response, I sat up and looked around my home to investigate. Sure enough, neither my father. Starreader, nor my mother, Amaryllis, were home. Which was odd, considering the fact that they hardly ever left without telling me.
I couldn't stop the panic that now seeped onto my scales. My frills flared up and I leaped out of my home, flapping my wings and flying over the Rainforest in search of my parents, who were nowhere to be seen.
Hours had passed, and the sky grew dark. I hadn't even taken my sun time, with the agonizing worry that ran through my veins, sleeping seemed to be impossible.
"Everstar!" An obnoxious voice called. "C'mere!"
"Santol," I sighed. "Now is not the time to come bother me."
"What's wrong?" He asked, cocking his head and sitting down next to me. The rays of moonlight that shone through the tree cover overhead made his emerald green scales sparkle. His eyes glistened with sincere concern.
"Leave me alone." I grumbled, averting my eyes.
"Ever, I could help you," Santol offered, scooting closer to me, his wing brushing mine. I jerked away from him.
"It's nothing. Leave me alone, please."
Santol frowned. "Just tell me. I want to help you."
Where had this sincerity come from? Only earlier today, he was nothing but a shallow imbecile like any other male his age. But now, he was acting as if he actually cared for me.
My parents had said that my egg had hatched under two bright moons, but with me being only a third NightWing they didn't expect me to have any abilities, such as mind-reading or prophecy. A little silver teardrop rested on the side of each of my eyes, that they had hoped signified some kind of power. I doubted that, but sometimes I could almost swear I could hear, or even feel a dragon's most prominent thoughts.
I hope she's okay.
I felt touched. If he actually thought for me, cared for me, then maybe, just maybe I could let him in. Maybe I needed to open up to him, maybe it was time that I got myself a friend.
"My parents..." I began. "Th-they're gone. I can't find them anywhere."
"Oh, well, I'll help you look for them!" Santol responded cheerily.
"I've been looking all day, Santol. I just don't think they're here anymore. I think we might need to leave the Rainforest."
There was a pause as Santol took my words in, before he responded. "Well then, we'd better get going!"
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