Wings of Elements: The Elemental Prophecy

== Prophecy ==
== Part 1: The Elemental Awaken ==
=== Prologue ===
 Aura’s eyes darted left and right as she scanned the horizon. She had to make sure there was nobody following her; the crimson-colored egg had to be safe. It needed to hatch safely, at the school, where nobody could ever hurt it. Her FlameWing dragonet would hatch in just minutes, but it had to be somewhere safe. 
  Aura wondered if anyone would accept her dragonet. FlameWings were not common in Pyrrhia. In fact, only a few lived here. She and her husband, Tide, migrated from Flame Island to escape to a better home, with their dragonet.
  The landscape changed into a dry, desertless area. Rock formations decorated the environment, while bighorn sheep and squawking birds accompanied. Ahead, a large, dust-colored building loomed. It was a contrast compared to everything else. I hope my dragonet will be safe here. 
  Aura tucked in her wings, protecting her egg, and landed in front of the massive gate that served a barrier to the school. Oh! There’s a NightWing here. Maybe he’ll take my egg to the right place. She approached the security gate and eyed the NightWing, who hadn’t seen her yet. She squinted, wondering what he was doing. 
  After a moment, the NightWing acknowledged the red-colored dragon, clutching her egg and walked outside the gate, first unlocking it with a silver key. He eyed the egg and grimaced. I know it’s weird, but you still have to help me. 
  “Are you here for the dragonet school?” asked the NightWing. His voice sounded exasperated, as if he had been recently threatened to come there. Aura felt a small stab of pity for the dragon but didn’t dare let it control her tone. 
“Yes, and this is my dragonet.” She held up her egg, which caught the sunlight. 
  The NightWing examined the egg, looking at it as if it was a newly discovered tribe. Well, he looks like he isn’t going to kill it. That must be a good sign. “Wow, it is–rather peculiar.” Aura flinched although she somehow knew it was true. “I’ve never seen a SkyWing egg like that.” 
  “Well, that’s because–” Aura hesitated. Should I tell him that it’s not a SkyWing egg? What will he think of it now? Is that even safe for my dragonet? “That’s because I leave it in the sun a lot.” 
The NightWing considered the egg for a small eternity before shrugging. 
“That’s odd. I didn’t know the sun could make eggs become unusual colors. Scientists never have discovered such, but maybe they never will.” He kicked at the dirt. “Or perhaps soon.” 
  Aura wanted to keep talking, so she could stay with her egg longer, but that wouldn’t do her any good. What if she accidentally blurted out her egg was a FlameWing? Before she could think of something else to say, the NightWing spoke again.
  “What is your name?” he asked.
  “Why are you asking?” Aura responded, irritated.
  “Well, if something happened to the egg, we would know who to send a message to. Or, um, maybe even to the dragonet.” He sounded uncertain, but it was reasonable, Aura thought.
  Something happens? Her panic sent images of cracked eggshells through her mind. Her worry was almost about to overcome her, but if it was for a good reason, and to protect her dragonet, she had to tell him, didn’t she? Okay. 
  “I’ll tell you my name if you tell me yours.” 
  The NightWing blinked, then grimaced again. “Alright. I’m Shadowhider.” 
  Shadowhider. Sounds creepy… “All right, my name’s Aura.”
  Shadowhider half-smiled, but remained serious. “Alright, Aura. Well, there are other dragonet eggs inside here. I’m sure he or she’ll make friends here. It will be a long ten years, but you’ll be able to visit. I’m sure they’ll be fine.” He studied Aura’s egg again, but not for long.
  Aura stopped. I love you. I hope you have fun here. I won’t see you in a decade, so I hope you’ll be alright. Is this the right thing to do for you? Could there be anything better? 
  Aura paused and looked at Shadowhider. He coughed, lashing his dark tail. 
  This is the right thing to do. I’m sorry, my fury. This is for the best. You won’t be safe anywhere else, so this is where you’ll have to be… She uncradled her egg and handed it, gently, to Shadowhider, who examined the egg again and half-smiled again. 
  “One last thing,” Aura said, before Shadowhider turned away. “I want my dragon’s name to be Fury. Tell whoever’s keeping my egg to name him that.” 
  “Yes, I’ll make sure to do that,” Shadowhider responded. 
  “Are you sure my dragonet will be safe?” Aura asked, with hints of concern and sadness in her voice. Shadowhider smiled, entirely.. 
  “Oh, yes, Aura, he will be safe.” 
  Aura nodded and took off, looking back several times. Goodbye, my dragonet. I will see you soon. 
   But before she was far away, she heard Shadowhider say one last thing. 
  “He’s in good talons…” 
   Which didn’t sound good at all. 
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=== Chapter 1 ===
  Fury always imagined what it would be like outside their school. What would it be like, and what would he do? How many other dragons were there, especially from his rather mysterious tribe, the FlameWings, who barely coexisted with the common Pyrrhian dragons? Would it be safe? All of these wondrous questions pondered in his head as he gazed out the hazy opening. 
  Outside would be absolutely nothing like the crowded, educational facility he was forced to live in for an entire decade. What would other dragons think of him, as a fire-engulfed walking flame, who was immune to fire, and could burn other dragons if he chose? Would they think he was dangerous? Of course they will. They’ll just assume that and never speak to me. 
  He shivered at the thought of dragons constantly ignoring his presence, as if he were a ghost.   His usual self-confidence seemed to shatter at that horrible thought.  
  “Time to go outside!” a dragon bellowed from one of the rooms adjacent to him. About three seconds later, about ten not-so-familiar dragons left the classroom, chattering, while he was left standing there, in the brisk breeze of the outside wind. I wish I could go with them, but I have four other best friends. He grinned at the thought of them. His best friends, dragons he’d been with his entire life. 
  A NightWing darker than the desert sky exited the classroom and waved goodbye, holding a scroll. She had silver teardops next to her eyes, which glistended in the dark hallways. She smiled at him, which forced a smile from Fury back. 
  “Hi, Destiny,” Fury said, finding himself walking beside her. Destiny acknowledged him and smiled again, her sea-blue eyes finding his, less blue, but suitable eyes. 
“Hi, Fury!” She said, ecstatically. “Moss said we could go outside. Isn’t that exciting?” She tightened the pouch that overhung from her neck which contained the scroll. 
  “It is,” Fury agreed. He was relieved their teacher allowed the academically-distracted dragonet students to get some fresh air. Usually, the dragonets were only allowed to just study, study, study, which was frustrating yet beneficial at the same time. Moss always said that “dragonets as important as you need to be the smartest in all of Pyrrhia.” Fury wouldn’t consider himself really as important, but hundreds, even thousands of others especially did. 
  “We can read the scroll outside,” Destiny said, as the exit arch appeared ahead. Fury wished he could be as enthusiastic about reading as she was. He liked scrolls, but not as much as she did. Destiny had to be one of the smartest dragonets to ever live, perhaps maybe even the smartest. 
  The sun baked their scales as the green grass accompanied them. Petunias and begonias dotted the outside landscape, and a massive wooden fence prevented them from leaving. Flying wasn’t an option, since dragon patrols were posted all outside the school’s natural borders. This place doesn’t really look prison-like, but I believe it sort of is. Destiny had found a spot to sit, which caused Fury to follow and sit down with his wings folded. His tail draped over hers, but she didn’t even seem to notice.
  “What’s this scroll about?” Fury asked, curiously.
  “Really?” Destiny asked, half-surprised, half-excited. “It’s about the prophecy. You know, us.” 
  “Okay. Let’s read it.” Fury, Destiny, and his three other friends were allegedly supposed to save all of the other tribes, who were fighting each other. It was similar to the Dragonet Prophecy which existed one hundred years ago, but much worse. How were they supposed to save all of the tribes from fighting? Especially with me, a dangerous monster who can burn anyone they want to. He glanced at Destiny, who was rolling the document out happily. I would never hurt you. I love you, but I can’t seem to tell you. I hope you like me, too. 
  At that moment, a RainWing and SandWing popped from out of the entrance to the inside door, scanning the outside. They both eyed Destiny and Fury and bounced over. Well, it’s about time for my companions to get over here… He smiled at them, while Rainstorm, the RainWing grinned at him. His scales radiated yellow positivity, with hints of purple under his wingtips. That means—what again? Excitement? No, that’s yellow ... Fury could almost never comprehend the RainWing’s shifting scales, which usually meant emotions. The SandWing barked a laugh at Fury’s confused, thinking face.
  “Trying to read Rainstorm’s rainbow scales again?” He asked. 
  “Oh, don’t bother, Nova. The only thing I can get is excitement.” Fury grinned at them. 
  “Well, you’re right, but you don’t have to read my scales all the time,” Rainstorm declared. “You’re acting like Destiny when she’s examining false information in scrolls…” 
  “Okay, knock it off, you chameleon,” Destiny said, but not in a mean way. She twined her tail around Fury’s and Rainstorm’s simultaneously, which was nearly impossible. Fury felt warmth and jealousy at the same time inside him. 
  “Hey, where’s—” Nova started. 
  “I’m right here, guys, no need to worry about me…” A glittering IceWing approached them, her white scales nearly blinding them all. “Jeez, can’t I even get some water sometimes? When I do, I’ll know that everyone abandons me and doesn’t come back to even tell me that everyone’s going outside!” Her tone sounded amused, but happy.
  “Sorry, Crystal,” Rainstorm apologized. “I didn’t know either.” 
  “I’m not!” Nova said, his voice wavering. “I didn’t even know EITHER! Can I share my grief, too?” Destiny giggled and nearly fell over on her scroll. 
  “I’m just kidding, you lobster,” Crystal said. Her sapphire eyes came to Nova’s, who started laughing too. “I’m expecting Fury and Destiny to not know anything about this too.” 
  “Yeah, we didn’t.” Fury explained. “Moss allowed all of the other students and us as well to get some fresh air, so embrace it.” Destiny nodded and started reading her scroll again. 
  “Well, that’s just great,” Crystal said. “Now we’re all going to start a violent protest, and Moss will immediately be fired for not telling us.” 
  “Okay, enough sarcasm,” Nova chimed in. “Let’s see what Destiny and Fury are reading. What’s the name of the scroll?” 
  “Um–it’s about us and the prophecy and how we’re supposed to save the entire continent, snd maybe the world, but that’s up to us, if that’s any consolation,” Fury declared, quickly scanning the scroll. “Yeah, that’s pretty much what it is. The prophecy’s included, too, but I’m not sure why. Everyone on this soil should have recited it by now.”
  “Is it really up to us?” Rainstorm asked, cautiously, catching every other dragon’s eyes. His scales shifted, adding dopples of embarrassed orange on a background of overly excited yellow. “I mean, this seems like a domestic issue, but somehow it fell into the talons of us.”
  “True,” Nova noted. “But it’s a prophecy, isn’t it? It’s the future?”
  “That doesn’t necessarily gaurantee anything,” Crystal added, shifting on her talons. “Who really knows for sure if we’re supposed to do it? I think we are, but others…” She looked out into the world, her eyes glittering wonderously. She’s curious, like me. We have two more years, though. Do we really have to wait that long? 
  “It says here we’re the only ones who can,” Destiny discovered, dubiously. She read the scroll, intently, while Fury joined in. It said mostly everything he knew already, just with a few personal opinions here and there. It only emphasizes differentiating opinions, like other dragons will have. Maybe that itself will start another war.
  “Well, we can figure everything out when it’s time,” Rainstorm finalized. 
  “Maybe…” Nova agreed, but shifted on the grass. Fury could tell he didn’t really agree.
  “Yes,” Crystal said, raising her talon. “I hereby agree with that.” 
Just before Fury could mention his thoughts, Destiny suddenly collapsed. Fury jumped with panic as the other dragonets looked at her as well. She twitched, clutching her head, while the others formed a circle around her, whispering. 
  Fury knew what she was doing, and wished he could see them, too. The future, all pinning her down at once, without prevention or warning. 
  She was having a vision of the future, and it could be anything.
  Several brutal moments passed, and Destiny eventually was allowed to stand up, consciously. Fury looked at her, concerned, and let her breath for a few moments. 
  “What did you see?” Rainstorm blurted before anyone else.
  “Dragons.” Destiny sputtered. “Dragons fighting, blood everywhere. Screaming. It was horrible…” Her wings twitched, making everyone wince. 
  “Do you know where it’s going to happen?” Crystal asked, tilting her head. 
  “It looked like somewhere not too far from here.” Destiny looked beyond their school and there was nothing, just the motionless horizon that gleamed nothing bad happening soon. Fury wished he could wipe the images from her mind. And his. 
  “Do you think we’re safe out here?” Nova asked, nervously. “It could happen in any minute. Maybe not exactly here, but–” Fury lashed his tail. 
  “Yes! We are!” He blurted, and everyone looked at him, worriedly. What am I saying? It could even kill us, of all dragons. Three moons, why are there so many dangerous things that could happen in this world? “I mean, no, we have to see it for ourselves, for the first time.” 
  “But they could kill us,” Destiny countered, shivering and panicking. 
  Fury paused. He knew it was true. Even him, with his dangerous fire-eating self. He didn’t want to die, and he definitely didn’t want his other friends to die, either. But he’d fight tooth and claw and fire to protect them. 
  “Guys, go inside. I’ll stay here for a minute, and…” 
  “No, you’re coming with us. It’s not safe for—” 
  Then, suddenly from far away, several dragons appeared, breathing fire and engulfing the nearest forested area in flames, others fighting claw to claw midair. Fury’s eyes widened. 
  Suddenly, Moss, her eyes bigger than the moons, peeked outdoors. She saw the fighting dragons in the sky and immediately initiated an alarm, a shrieking ear-piercing sound that ricocheted off everything in its reach. Fury covered his ears, in agony.
  “DRAGONETS! GET INSIDE!” The green SeaWing shrieked, wavering her wings. 
  “Fury, let’s go!” Destiny exclaimed, pulling on his wings. 
  “No! We have to save those dragons! They’re being attacked!” Fury said back. 
  “But—we can’t leave, we’re not ready…” Nova commented, approaching them.
  “We have to,” Fury demanded. “And don’t we want to escape anyway?” 
  “But–” Crystal started, but then nodded. “Let’s go, we have to fulfill the prophecy anyway. If everything we’re going to do is right, shouldn’t we go and help those dragons? We don’t even have to come back, either. It’s our choices, our control…” 
  “Then, let’s go!” Fury said, taking into the sky, with the other dragonets, one by one, hurriedly following behind him, faces varying from determination to fear. What are we–What am I doing? 
   Ahead, SkyWings and strange SandWings clawed in the air. Fire engulfed scales, trees, and everything it could touch. Barbed tails flung everywhere, scraping scales and thin air. Some just grappled in the air, roaring. Fury’s heart bounced with fear. 
  “Guys!” Destiny shrieked, behind Fury. “We don’t have to fight! This is a war battle! We won’t get anywhere in this pandemonium!” She pointed to the forested area below them. “Let’s go down there. It’ll be safe, and we can wait out the fight and see if anything useful is left behind.” Before Fury could disagree, all of the other dragonets soared down into the trees. Well, guess we’re going down there. Fury followed them, prepared to unfurl his wings to land. 
  They crashed through the elm trees, leaves spilling everywhere. Blue jays fled away with surprise and terror, while deers stood, raising their heads, alert and ready to flee. 
  Fury couldn’t handle the momentum and speed of the downward spiral. He immediately lost control and slammed straight into the tree, his wings and body screaming sharply with pain. 
  After several moments, Fury caught his breath, gasping. He whirled around, only to see an empty space. Panicking, he screamed, “Is everyone all right?” Are they alright?
  “Yes,” Nova groaned, dragging his venomous tail and tucking it safely around his back legs. 
  Behind him, the glitter of ice-blue scales shimmered with agreement. “Yeah,” Crystal groaned, examining her whip-thin tail with looks of concern. “I’m okay.” 
  “Three moons,” Rainstorm gasped, his scales shimmering with relief. “We’re alive. Tell me who had a sudden change of plans all of a sudden?” He eyed Fury with disappointment. “I thought we were going to help stop the battle.” 
  “That wouldn’t have been safe,” Destiny chimed in, appearing from behind Crystal, her tail dragging helplessly behind her. “We would’ve most likely been killed.”
  “Well, that’s for sure,” Nova commented. “Fury, what were you thinking?” 
  “I thought you agreed!” Fury said, defensively. Actually, it does seem like a stupid plan to me now. What would’ve happened if we’d gotten ourselves killed—or worse—? 
  “Guys, stop arguing.” Rainstorm said, his tail lashing. “We need to hide somewhere safe before one of those dragons comes and sees us and catches us. We’re—” 
  “Ssh. Do you hear something?” Crystal asked, crouching low.
  Fury did hear something. It sounded big, too. A bear, maybe? That’s good, maybe we can catch it and eat it. I’ve never had a bear before. He listened more intently. No, it’s too cautious and—is that breathing? Grunting? That doesn’t sound like an animal. More like—? 
  He caught the horrified expression on Destiny’s face, and he knew what her face meant.
  A dragon was coming after them, and fast.
“Quick! Let’s hide!” Fury whispered, pushing Crystal and Destiny further into the comfy bushes. They both had looks of what-are-you-doing? on their faces but didn’t dare say it out loud. He submerged them inside the surrounding thick bushes and quickly pushed Rainstorm in front of them. “Camouflage,” he growled. 
  Rainstorm immediately nodded and blended into his surroundings. In a second, he’d be hard to see, or maybe even not able to see at all. Fury dashed over, grabbed Nova by the arm, who gave him a confused look, and threw him inside some other bushes. He was hard to see as well. Fury hid behind a tower of rocks, with room for his eyes to see. I hope whoever this dragon is doesn’t see them. Or me..
  The sound became louder and closer now, and just a few moments later, a dragon darker than an eternal eclipse appeared into the open space. His eyes darted around him, his black forked tongue appearing in and out of his mouth. 
  Shadowhider, Fury thought. How’d he get here so quickly? He was just at the prey center while the other dragonets and I were in Moss’s classroom. He must be really fast and smart to expect we’d be the ones running away and hiding here. Hopefully he doesn’t know we’re here. 
  Then, a thought flashed through Fury’s mind, stronger than a striking serpent. Shadowhider! The dragon who delivered my egg. He met my mother, when she dropped off my egg for me to be at that miserable place. He must know a lot about her. Fury sighed, not loudly, but silent enough that he didn’t have to panic. His mother, someone he never would ever know. Someone who tried to deliver him to a place that’d be better for him, his entire dragonet life. 
  My mother left me here. What if she didn’t care about me? Was it for a good reason? Or because she didn’t care one scale about me? He paused, pushing the thought away. 
  It must’ve been a good reason. Maybe she was concerned about me being a FlameWing. Maybe she didn’t think I’d be safe if anyone knew I was a newly discovered tribe.
  I don’t want to have to hide myself. I want others to not feel scared around me. I want to know all of the other tribes without having to not be myself. 
  His thoughts were interrupted when Shadowhider dangerously slowly approached the bush where he’d hidden Crystal and Destiny. Did he hear anything? Does he know they’re there? 
  He heard a sudden shift of movement, like a dragon just suddenly bounding off of something. Shadowhider snapped his head up, his eyes glistening dangerously. Then, he reached out to the bush in front of him, smiling. He heard a shriek. 
  No! You are not taking Destiny away from us–and me! Before Fury could comprehend what he was doing, he leaped out his bush and slammed into Shadowhider, who grunted with surprise. Fury didn’t burn him; he didn’t want to. 
  Shadowhider recovered quickly. He turned on his back leg and lurched forward, talons outstretched. Fury bounded to his right, dodging his attacker. He then spun and scored his talons over Shadowhider’s right wing, who winced with pain but didn’t scream. Blood dripped slowly onto the ground, staining the beautiful terrain. 
  Then, Shadowhider turned again, leaping towards Fury like a leaping frog, and then whacked his face with his uninjured wing. OW! Fury thought with rage, his scales releasing steam, his scales preparing to scorch with fire. 
  “Give up, SkyWing!” Shadowhider snarled, circling around Fury. 
  Fury nearly flinched. He knew he wasn’t a SkyWing. He hated being called one, and now his entire body was ready to burn anything his body could touch. He leaped toward Shadowhider. 
“Leave us alone!” He bellowed, touching Shadowhider’s left wing and underbelly. 
  An ear-shattering shriek ricocheted off the environment, causing Fury to wince again. Shadowhider immediately took off, casting one last glare of hatred at Fury before disappearing above the forest trees. 
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