The Darkstalker Project/Talons of Power

== A Guide to The Tribes of Pyrrhia ==
=== NightWings ===
Description: Purplish-black scales and scattered silver scales on the underside of their wings, like a night sky full of stars; forked black tongues
Abilities: Can breathe fire and disappear into dark shadows; some hatch with the power to read minds or see the future (or, very rarely, both)
Queen: Queen Vigilance
Known Animus Dragons: None
=== MudWings ===
Description: Thick, armored brown scales, sometimes with amber and gold underscales; large, flat heads with nostrils on top of the snout
Abilities: Can breathe fire (if warm enough), hold their breath for up to an hour, blend into large mud puddles; very strong
Queen: Queen Crane
Known Animus Dragons: None
=== SandWings ===
Description: Pale gold or white scales the color of desert sand; poisonous barbed tail; forked black tongues
Abilities: Can survive a long time without water, poison enemies with the tips of their tails like scorpions, bury themselves for camouflage in the desert sand, breathe fire
Queen: Queen Scorpion
Known Animus Dragons: Jerboa (whearabouts unknown)
=== SkyWings ===
Description: Red-gold or orange scales; enormous wings
Abilities: Powerful fighters and fliers, can breathe fire
Queen: Queen Carmine
Known Animus Dragons: None
=== SeaWings ===
Description: Blue or green or aquamarine scales; webs between their claws; gills on their necks; glow-in-the-dark stripes on their tails/snouts/underbellies
Abilities: Can breathe underwater, see in the dark, create huge waves with one splash of their powerful tails; excellent swimmers
Queen: Queen Lagoon
Known Animus Dragons: Albatross, brother to the queen
=== RainWings ===
Description: Scales constantly shift colors, usually bright like birds of paradise; prehensile tails
Abilities: Can camouflage their scales to blend into their surroundings, shoot a deadly venom from their fangs
Queen: Queen Anaconda
Known Animus Dragons: None
=== IceWings ===
Description: Silvery scales like the moon or pale blue like ice; ridged claws to grip the ice, forked blue tongues; tails narrow to a whip-thin end
Abilities: Can withstand subzero temperatures and bright light; exhale a deadly freezing frostbreath
Queen: Queen Diamond
Known Animus Dragons: Queen Diamond and her son, Prince Arctic
== Prologue ==
Three moons hung brightly in the sky, illuminating the rocky peaks below. Two dragons were arguing. Again. The tension between the two was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. 
The white dragon flicked his forked blue tongue in and out like a snake. His voice was harsh when he spoke. “It wasn’t my idea for me to live here! I am royalty. Queen Diamond would have my head on a pike for this ‘treason’.” 
The black dragon scoffed. “You snow-snorter! Queen Diamond would have your head on a pike for just looking at a NightWing!” 
The white dragon snarled under his breath. If he could breathe fire, smoke would be pouring out of his nostrils right now. “Foeslayer, I didn’t leave the IceWing Kindom on my own accord! If I’d have stayed, Diamond would kill me.” 
Foeslayer raised an eyebrow. “And why’s that?” 
“She found out about my spell.” 
Those words hit Foeslayer like an avalanche. “She WHAT?” The NightWing’s eyes were frenzied. “She could be after you this very moment! Arctic, she could put a spell on you! I don’t think she’d care about rules if she could get her animus son back!” 
Arctic glared at Foeslayer. “I still have my shield earring.” He countered. 
The two began to bicker, anger clearly shown in their expressions.
_.-=*=-._
Queen Diamond bellowed with pure fury and rage. Her son had run off with a NightWing! Her son, her animus son she had raised to not trust anyone, especially NightWings! 
One of her advisors, Penguin, took a tentative step forwards. “M-my Queen?” He began. 
“What?” She growled. “Y-your youngest sister, Opal, has shown signs of being an animus. She hasn’t given the tribe a gift yet…so–” 
Diamond cut across him. “Peregrine, bring Ophelia to me. Now!” 
Penguin bowed his head and scurried off. A few minutes later, he returned with another IceWing. Princess Opal was fairly skinny and quite shorter than the massive Queen Diamond. Her scales were a brilliant white, but her height and size made her look years younger than she actually was. She looked nervous. “You summoned me, sister?” 
Diamond let out a very snake-like hiss. “As long as I am your queen, you shall refer to me as one.” 
Opal dipped her head. “Of course, my queen. I meant no harm.” 
Diamond scowled. “Peregrine! Tell her what you told me.” 
“It’s actually Penguin.” The advisor said in a small voice. 
“That’s what I said, Penny!” Queen Diamond snapped. 
Penguin sighed, giving up. “Snowstorm saw you enchant a pencil to write your essay for you.” 
Opal’s eyes went wide. “I-well-if-I…” 
Diamond snarled menacingly. “Save it, Ophelia. I don’t want to hear it another word out of your mouth.” 
Tears gathered at the edge of Opal’s eyes. Diamond looked down at Opal, seething. “Never hide things like that from me ever again. You are too young to be able to handle your powers on your own.”
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