~Legends~ Thorax

~Prologue~
The dragon knew she wouldn't get far. The queen would go to the end of the Pyrrhia just to catch her. 
She clutched her five eggs against her chest as she ran, Trying to cover them from the harm that would come to them. She stretched her wings out uselessly. Her wings were too torn to fly. 
The village was dark and empty, showing no signs of life, which, to Hazelnut, was reassurance that she would not get caught. She let her guard down, and ran through the village, no longer ducking behind houses and trying to shelter her eggs from view. 
But of course, Hazelnut had the worst luck. 
“Hazelnut!” A voice called and the dragon jumped, spinning around. Not her. Hazelnut thought hopelessly. Anyone but her. 
A dragon stepped into the moonlight, her scales covered with withering flowers and dead vines that moved slowly over her in a terrifying way.  
“P-princess Demon.” Hazelnut stammered, glancing around nervously while tucking her eggs under her wings to hide them from the horrible Princess's view. but it was far too late, and Demon noticed them. 
Demon smirked and stretched her bat-like wings out as if trying to intimidate Hazelnut. 
“So, Hazelnut. You are running away from the tribe.” Demon gestured to the village around them. 
"And you run with something so…valuable." Demon's eyes fixed themselves dangerously on the eggs concealed under Hazelnut's wings and Hazelnut shifted her wings nervously. 
"And in one of those eggs is an Animus." Demon hissed at the word as if it was the worst thing she could think of. "And you know what we do to those kinds. They threaten to KILL, and yours is destined to kill ME."
“I-I’m sure that will never happen.” Hazelnut laughed nervously, but Princess Demon didn't seem amused. 
“I don't like it when people threaten me, Hazel.” Princess Demon said, taking a step closer to Hazelnut, who shuffled her wings protectively over her fragile eggs. Hazelnut's eyes darted around, trying to find an exit.  
“I-” Hazelnut started, but the royal dragon did not let her finish. The Princess bounded forward, seized one of the eggs, and crushed it in her talons. Hazelnut flinched as the eggshell fell at her feet. 
With an empty sigh, Princess Demon dug her talons into the dirt. 
“I don’t like secrets.” She snarled. Hazelnut bowed her head, trying to keep her inner emotions from surfacing. She glanced at her broken egg.
“Four years,” Hazelnut whispered, her voice breaking. “I want four years with my dragonets, then you can kill…” Hazelnut hesitated and pulled out one of her eggs. “This one.” 
Demon’s eyes widened at the sight of the egg. Deathwing’s eggs were covered in weeds and rotted flowers, like their scales. But this one was different. It was covered in blooming flowers and bright green moss and leaves. The side of Demon's mouth twitched. 
"Hm," Demon said, circling Hazelnut. "Why would I do that if I could just kill you now?"
Hazelnut stiffened, her tail lashing around dangerously. "I am the Queen's advisor. My role in the tribe is far greater than yours since yours is only to murder." 
Insulted, Demon hissed and sunk her talons into Hazelnut's tail. Hazelnut roared in pain and fury.
She turned sharply and slashed her talons wildly in the air as smoke curled out of Demon's mouth, making it hard to see. 
I will not die here. She thought furiously. Not like this. Not without seeing him one last time. 
She looked down, sweeping her wings until she found the eggs and rolled them towards her. Not until I get to see the blood they bring with their existence. Hazelnut smiled to herself. They will bring death beyond measure. 
Princess Demon reached forward and slashed her talons against Hazelnut's wings, ripping them open. Hazelnut closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, trying to keep in the agonized scream that threatened to come.  Hazelnut turned sharply and smacked the tip of her blade-like tail into Demon's front right talon, and the princess screamed in pain as the blade dug into her arm. 
The princess broke free and pulled away as her talon started to bleed heavily. 
Demon snarled. "You make it VERY hard to not kill you."She spat. 
Hazelnut didn't answer. She didn't have to. She would die either way, and she knew it.
With one last thrust of her blade-ended tail, She turned and ran through the village, the Deathwing queen roaring behind her. 
She’ll find me. Hazelnut thought, clutching… three eggs?! 
Hazelnut whirled around and glanced back at the village where Demon’s roars still echoed. 
I can't do anything about it. Hazelnut said, figuring she had lost one of them as she battled with Demon and that it now was broken and unretrievable under Demon's talons. 
With one last gasp for air, the mother bounded forward into the dark forest.
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