Sand and Night Trilogy Book Three: The Past, The Present, and The Future

Prologue
Shadow appeared in Pyrrhia, Darkstalker whispering in his ear.
“It seems that present-day me is here. Use a spell to bring him here.” Shadow did just that, and a massive Darkstalker appeared in front of him.
“How did you get me here? No one’s magic works on me!” 
“Hello, Darkstalker. Your past self is here.”
“Ah. Shadow. Where is my past self?”
“He… Isn’t here. But he is in my mind.”
“That… Is useful. What does he say to do?”
“The Reaper is the only dragon that can truly harm you. He is very dangerous, able to kill those who are immortal,” past Darkstalker spoke through Shadow.
“That seems… Unlikely.” Darkstalker grumbled.
“It may seem unlikely, but it is possible. Darkstalker, we need your help, for you are the most powerful animus alive, and exactly who we need to take down the Reaper.”
Part One
Reaping the reapers
Chapter One
Sidewinder
“What do you mean, we need each other’s help?” Moonwatcher asked, genuinely curious.
“Darkstalker is coming, along with… someone else,” Sidewinder said, concerned for all of dragonkind.
“Who is this someone else?” Qibli asked, still not exactly believing Sidewinder.
“The Reaper. A LightWing with many powers. Let’s just say he isn’t exactly… friendly.”
“Well, whoever this is, we can take him. Let’s go!” Moon exclaimed.
“Okay then,” Sidewinder said, “Let’s go.”
Chapter Two
Trebattus
They walked through the hivelike structure, thinking about what to do next.
Ah yes, they thought, being bored is just the worst. Especially if you are a LightWing. In my opinion, of course. Suddenly, they felt a presence in their mind, and heard something speak, like a dragon whispering in their ear.
This will do nicely, something said, for my purposes.
“Who-who is there?” Trebattus asked, fearfully.
Don’t worry. You will not feel a thing.
“Wait--what?” Trebattus asked, before they blacked out.
Chapter 3
Malevolence
At times like this, Malevolence wished her parents had chosen a different, less intimidating name. She was trying to make a “friend,” whatever those were.
“Hello, what is your name?” She tried to ask in a friendly tone but failed miserably.
“My name is Bondoc,” The dinosaur-like dragon said, attempting to seem friendly. “What is yours?”
“Malevolence,” She said, “Please don’t be intimidated, my parents just apparently thought that I would not need friends.”
“Eh, it’s not the scariest name I’ve heard,” Bondoc replied.
“I’ve gotta say, I’m happy that you aren’t that scared of me,” Malevolence smiled.
“Yeah. I’m hoping that this is gonna be a good friendship,” Bondoc said, smiling back.
Chapter 4
Sidewinder
She doubled over in pain, holding her head in her claws. She was having a vision. Pain. Suffering. A LightWing laughing, holding strings that connected to a puppet that looked like her. Dragons screaming in pain. Herself laughing, in the same pose as that puppet, while dragons burned. But there was another path. A group of weird-looking dragons, coming to save the world. She smiled, knowing that there was hope, before being brought back to her own world.
“Sidewinder, you okay?” Moon asked.
“Yeah, I’m fine, I just had a vision,” Sidewinder reassured her.
“What was it about?”
“It said that the world is lost, unless a strange group of dragons save it,” Sidewinder said, “So we better hope they succeed.”
Chapter 5
Trebattus
Good,  The Voice whispered in Trebattus’s mind when he woke up, you’re awake.
“Who-who are you?” they asked.
Dragons know me simply as The Reaper, it said in their mind.
“The Reaper?!” Trebattus was truly terrified now. The demon that haunted everyone’s dreams, and was told in many a story, most ending in death for the main character.
Don’t you worry, The Reaper said, I won’t hurt you.
“Then what do you want with me?”
I require a physical form.
“Yeah no did you ask me? You’re getting out of here,” Trebattus said. They were known to be able to shrug off most magical things if they wanted to. And sometimes when they didn’t want to. And they did just that, banishing The Reaper from their mind.
I.  Will. Be. Back!! 
“Yeah see ya!”
Chapter 6
Malevolence
“And this is… Malevolence,” Bondoc was introducing her to his group of friends. They were Whalesong, and Sand Blowing On The Wind, who were two DeathWings; Hesperornis, another AviWing who was shaped weird; Balaur, Bondoc’s sister; and a three-headed-dragon, who’s left head was named Blizzard and was an IceWing, the middle head was Starstrike and that head was a NightWing, and the right head was named Parrot and was a RainWing.
“Hi,” Malevolence said, not quite sure what to do, considering she had never had a friend before, and definitely not this many.
“Hello!” Whalesong said.
“Hi!” Parrot chirped.
“Ugh. Hello,” Blizzard grumbled.
“Hello,” Starstrike said, quite formally.
“Ugh. Another one,” Hesperornis said.
“Bonjour!” Balaur said. “That means hello!”
Sand Blowing on the Wind said, “Hi, I guess.”
“It’s great to finally have friends,” Malevolence smiled.
“Why is your name like that?” Balaur asked.
“Because my parents wanted me to be fierce,” Malevolence said.
“Cool, cool,” Balaur said.
Chapter 7
Sidewinder
Sidewinder, Moon, and Qibli started heading for Jade Mountain.
“So, uh, why are we heading there again?” Sidewinder was greatly confused, considering her knowledge was two thousand years out of date.
“We’re heading to Jade Mountain Academy, where all of the tribes have learned to work together, instead of fight,” Qibli and Moonwatcher said at once.
Sidewinder fought to keep down a laugh. “So you’re telling me, that the tribes are working together? I’m truly sorry, but I literally never expected this to happen.”
Qibli smacked his face in exasperation. “Great. Another dragon who doesn’t believe in the power of friendship.”
Now Sidewinder had a straight face. “Yeah. Power of Friendship. Right.”
Qibli started laughing. “I knew it wouldn’t work! I knew you wouldn’t laugh at that! You’re too good for me.”
“Umm okay,” Sidewinder said. “Let’s just get going.”
“Okay fine,” Qibli said, before they all continued on.
Chapter 8
Trebattus
They pulled themself back up, before running down the halls, thinking maybe they could get away from the Reaper like that.
Did you really think you could get away from me?  The Reaper whispered. How about I motivate you. Whisperweed suddenly appeared in front of them.
“What? How am I here?” She said, before a ghostly apparition appeared. It was the Reaper, showing himself to Trebattus.
Join me, and this dragon won’t be hurt. Don’t, and well… you know what will happen. 
“Okay, okay!” Trebattus yelled. “Just don’t hurt him!”
Good. Now, this won’t hurt. Much.
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