The Great Scalding

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==Notes from the Author==
This fanfiction is inspired by the Great Scorching and the moment when Clay mistook the Great Scorching for the Great Scalding. I first started this fanfic with the purpose of revisiting many cliffhangers Tui left for us, such as "What happens to Peacemaker?" and "How can the dragons fix animus magic?" This rewrite is simply a reboot of this, except with a plot more focused on my first OC, Princess Imperial and discovering her powers. Join me for a lighthearted (hopefully) rewrite of the Great Scalding, just as Clay foresaw.
---LifeIsMeh 12:23, August 25, 2019
==Prologue==
Wind whipped across the mountain, sending ripples of snow into the freezing air. A NightWing sat on a rocky ledge, her wings folded over a bundle of blankets on her back. She was completely motionless, apart from her mind, which raced through the possible futures branching before her.
An avalanche would bury Sanctuary twelve days from now.
A SkyWing princess would ascend to the throne in merely a week.
And an assassin would kill her tonight.
A shiver ran through her battered body, and she shook herself to calm down. There were many futures, she reminded herself, and she was not destined to follow only this one. But still, a feeling of unease hung over her like her shadow, stretching long and foreboding underneath the sunless sky.
Snap out of it, Jira. She scolded herself. You need to keep the dragonet safe.
She groaned and tried to push herself up, but her travels had tired her, and she yearned for the warmth and safety of an ice cave. Reaching with her telepathic abilities, she searched for the nearest shelter. As she searched, she foresaw her death once more.
This time, Jira uprighted herself and fled. Wrapping her wings around the small bundle on her back, she sprinted at full speed through the white, barren landscape. Before her, the mouth of an ice cave gaped at her, promising safety.
"Jira!" She heard the authoritive voice of a female SkyWing call to her. Jira stopped in her tracks and whipped around. 
"Prideful, I-" A flash of silver, and her throat was torn in two. Jira dropped to the ground, her body folding over her precious cargo.
Behind the rocky outcrop, her assassin hissed in fury.
"I will kill you, dragonet."
==Chapter 1==
"Imperial, someone is here to see you." The crimson snout of her bodyguard peered from the doorway. Imperial pulled her snout away from the scroll she was reading, 101+ Ways to Annoy Queen Scarlet.
"Come in." She yelled. The crimson snout of her guard was replaced by Princess Tsunami. She was carrying a bundle of scrolls, some of them charred or ripped. Imperial snorted in amusement. This was not the first time Tsunami had visited the SkyWing queen to discuss the terms of her daughter's enrollment to Jade Mountain Academy, and every time she left, the scrolls she carried in would either be torn or destroyed.
"Greetings, Princess Tsunami." Imperial sunk into a deep bow.
Instead of returning her greeting, Tsunami blurted out, "Hi, are you Princess Imperial, the animus dragons that was supposed to die six years ago but was only saved because your mother wanted...let me guess, a champion for her arena?"
"No...I mean, yes." The SkyWing princess answered awkwardly.
"Great!" Tsunami exclaimed. "Now, the terms of your enrollment in Jade Mountain Academy. The princess must stay within sight of adult supervision at all times, she cannot eat with commoners at the Prey Cave, she cannot do this, do that, blah, blah, blah. Basically, you can't do anything except for learn and breathe some musty cave air."
"Sweet! I'm excited." Imperial replied. "When does school start?"
==Chapter 2==
School was going to be great, Imperial lied to herself. There was a huge library with a vast collection of scrolls, filled with dragons that read quietly and could talk endlessly about how the 101 Ways to Annoy saga in the hallways. She could read, while absorbing sunlight! Natural light, without the perils of candle flame! And the window definately will not be blown out. Definately.
Just as her trail of thought ended, Icicle burst through the transparent leaves.
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