The Iron Storm

So I made a fan-book 16, here's all I got so far. About 6 and1/2 chapters, also I know the prophecy is kind of repetitive, and the chapters need to be longer, but gets really interesting at the end. Also if you could please make art for the tribes, that would be AWESOME and I will give you TONS of credit. NO COPYING OR ELSE!!!!! Here it goes:	 
The Timewings guide 
To the dragons of Pyrala
= ~TimeWing~ =
~
= ~StoneWing~ =
~Description: Bulky and big muscles, grey or brown scales, strong tail, ragged wing edges.
Abilities: Very strong, sharp talons, good at cutting stone
Queen: Granite
ED: Limestone
Flame Controllers: N/A
= ~GlowWing~ =
~Description: White scales with arrow-like white blue, gold, and yellow patterns, blue swirls on all six wings.
Abilities: Can make light of all colors, can fly extremely far without getting tired, some can turn invisible.
Queen: Glisten 
ED: Angel, Herald 
Flame Controllers: N/A
~JewelWing~
~Description: Scales the color of their birthstone, prettier than most.
Abilities: Cannot suffocate, can polish anything, can turn any stone into a jewel.
Queen: Emerald
ED: N/A
Flame Controllers: Opal
The Arctic Prophecy
Time, Stone, Glow, and Jewel allied,
Will battle the metal storm defied 
or be turned metal and petrified
and face the dragons of Steel ununified,
If Jewel, Glow, Stone, and Time ally,
the dragons of metal they will defy,
The four tribes will unite
and they will battle the steel fright
or will face the iron storm alone,
These four tribes of dragons will help each other when the war
between Magic and metal no matter what happened before,
7,000 years ago…   
PROLOGUE
Butterfly looked at the starry night sky, while Queen Dragonfly stared at her. As queen of the BeetleWings, Dragonfly could order her back to her nest. Butterfly knew she could fly farther north that very moment, but she wanted the queen’s permission first. She and half of her tribe had just arrived with a couple of LeafWings. Half of the tribe,  including her, wanted to go farther north especially with the creepy, deadly animal attacks still going on. Queen Dragonfly said they were going to do fine no matter what, but Butterfly wasn't so sure. “No, that's my final answer,” said the queen. “But-” Butterfly started. 
“No!” hollered Queen Dragonfly. “And anyone who disobeys me will be appropriately punished,”  Queen Dragonfly threatened as she majestically stormed out of the room. I’ll escape then, Butterfly thought.
Later that night Butterfly and the other BeetleWings gathered secretly in a safe area. “Let's go,” she whispered. They all agreed and they took off to go further north hoping for a new life in the arctic.
~~~
Had it not been for an IceWing named Blizzard, the IceWing tribe wouldn’t have lost their animus magic. Blizzard was Prince Arctic’s father, but he left
right after Arctic hatched. Blizzard had believed that there were more continents than just Pyrrhia out there, maybe even an arctic one. One day he flew off with others, never to return. This broke the Prince’s heart so much that he decided that someday, he would find his love, no matter which tribe it came from.
Chapter 1
Not this again. Phoenix thought. Why does this ALWAYS HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN I’M JUST TRYING TO GET COMFORTABLE?!? As she sat up, she looked for the time on one of the clocks from one of the more friendly TimeWings. 7:00 A.M. I guess I could get up now. AARGH! Sitting on a pile of slush. Again. It was some of the WORST! Phoenix was kind of used to having her snow beds (literally beds made of snow) melt ever since she was six. It was starting to get out of control. Her heat magic, that is. For some reason, she wasn’t what they used to call in the old days, an animus, (nowadays people called animus dragons EDs or Enhanced Dragons) but something different. Something that creates heat. Something like a flamesilk but not exactly one. 
Back, way back then, before boring history classes, BeetleWings and LeafWings were being attacked by animals and many died. Half of them fled to the north, and half of them stayed. There were LeafWings too. Over time, the LeafWings, BeetleWings, and IceWings, which came from Pyrrhia, mated together and formed four distinct tribes: GlowWings, StoneWings, JewelWings, and TimeWings. Over thousands of years, heat makers were heard of, descended from flamesilks,  from various tribes, but they seemed to come only once a century. And she was one of them. Phoenix stood up, still a little tired, and started to make herself breakfast.     
Phoenix had just made herself a scrumptious pile of roasted arctic herring. One of the advantages (there were about three, not anymore, aargh)  of being able to spawn heat out of nowhere was she could roast her food by herself! It was very useful. Instead of using their clay bake oven, which took SUPER LONG, her meal was done in a matter of minutes. 
Her power was also freaky; her queen thought this power could win the war with the steel dragons, but Phoenix was only 10; she did not want to be part of this huge, terrifying war. Especially because every dragon who went into the steel dragons’ forest would not come out again. Only her family (everyone else was afraid of offending the queen) discussed how the warriors might have died. Phoenix was the only one who thought they died in battle because the steel dragons were supposedly made of steel, but no one knew that either. It only makes it harder to win a war if you know nothing about your enemy. Your very deadly enemy.
She sighed as she saw the letter stamped with the royal seal still sitting on the table. I wish I could just fly away to someplace where wars didn’t start and where heat was created all the time, and it was normal. A few days ago, she was sent that letter from the queen herself, inviting her to the queen’s palace to discuss her heat-making.
Phoenix wanted to just live normally again, but ever since the queen got word of what she could do, the only ED of the GlowWings has been trying to figure out how to train her to use her power in battle. I don’t want to hurt anyone. I just want to go back to life without any wars or training or queens telling me what to do. 
Phoenix thought as she heard the mail being put in front of their house. As she walked outside, she saw one letter with a seal that said “ED” instead of the usual royal one.
It’s here. She thought, half in distress, and half in anticipation. They figured out how to train me. How to make me into a weapon. She shivered down to her claws. I have a feeling something terrible would happen to me. If I were to think about the steel demons and was horrified, what difference would it make in real life (except they'd be scarier)?  In history, they had turned dragons to steel, but that was a long time ago. Why do we still care? Why do we have to kill them? Or for that matter, fight them at all? 
Chapter 2
Her parents had just woken up when Phoenix opened the letter. When they saw the seal, they almost passed out with excitement. 
“Finally,” her mother said. “You can be trained to use your heat for good.” For good? Phoenix thought, feeling a little sick. Hurting other dragons is for good? 
“Yes,” Phoenix’s father replied.”She can finally accept this great honor.” The next few hours went by in a blur. The letter said Phoenix and her family could live at the Capsule (GlowWing Queen’s Palace) while her training was underway. Everyone was packing up, including their little pet arctic fox, Snowy. 
“Come on Snowy,” Phoenix called. “Into your cage. We’re going somewhere much bigger than this house.” Snowy bounded into her ice cage as Phoenix dropped treats for her. Phoenix was sad to see that they were leaving the house she was born in and had lived in for so long. 
“Mom!” Phoenix called. “Can you take Snowy? I don’t want to melt her cage.” I’m so anxious that I’d burn up the whole cage!  
“Don’t worry dear, you’ll soon control it,” her mother replied.
~~~
They finally arrived at the Capsule and her mom and dad thought it was outstanding, but Phoenix thought it looked like a plain old igloo (like one of the small dens made by the foxes, except these were 40 wings deep; holes in the snow 100 wings wide; and with a crystal ice dome on top.) As they got to the entrance, the guard asked what they were doing. 
“We're here because of this letter,” Phoenix said, holding out the ED’s letter. 
“I see. Have you ever been here before?” the guard asked.  Her whole family shook their heads. “Well then, I’ll tell you how to get in. Fly up and hit the dome with your tail then a slot will appear, enter that slot, okay?” Everyone nodded. “Good, then you can go in,” the guard said, stepping aside, so they could get through. 
“Hold up!” the guard shouted, seeing all their luggage. He stared at Phoenix. “ You’re going to live here? And that letter...You’re not--You’re not the--Nevermind. There’s a separate elevator for luggage. One of the other guards will take it.” 
“Thank you,” Phoenix’s mother replied. They flew up and hit the dome. As the guard said, a slot barely big enough for them to fit through appeared. Then they entered. Icicles glittered everywhere. Glass and ice doors opened over hundreds of balconies going even farther down into the ground. Suddenly, Phoenix remembered the elevator. She checked all their luggage that was in a pile on the ground. Wait. We had seven bags. We only have six. 
“Snowy?” Phoenix called. “Where’s Snowy? Snowy!” She sighed with relief when she saw Snowy’s cage buried under other bags with Snowy still safely inside. Snowy yipped and Phoenix laughed. 
“Here’s some treats,” Phoenix said, dropping a few inside. A small shadow flickered in the corner of the room. Huh? Another one went behind Snowy. That’s weird. 
“There you are,” Queen Glisten said as she strode into the room. “Get rid of your luggage, then we need to discuss your training.” 
Chapter 3
“What?” Phoenix exclaimed. “Right now? I just got here!” 
“Our guards will show your parents to their room and take care of the luggage,” Queen Glisten replied. “It’s time for you to meet our Enhanced Dragon. I don’t care if you call her an ED for short or whatever.” 
“Okay,” Phoenix said. “So we’re going right now?” I’m so confused. I can’t even figure out when to go where. 
“Yes. Now. Your training room,” the queen said, half exasperated now. Phoenix waved at her parents as she walked out the door with the queen. There was a giant ice tunnel in the center of the round balconies going down farther than Phoenix could see. Why does it always have to be ice? 
“Don’t worry, you won’t melt it,” the queen said. “I had the ED enchant it so that it wouldn’t melt because I knew you were coming.” 
“Thanks,” Phoenix muttered. As they flew down the tunnel,  Phoenix again grew worried about what they would use her power for. What if they make me burn the steel forest? WHAT IF I GET TURNED TO STEEL? 
They descended the tunnel in silence, but all of  Phoenix’s worries stayed with her. As they hit what looked like the bottom, The queen pressed her talons against the middle, and to Phoenix’s surprise, it split in half and opened. Both of them stopped on what seemed to be the lowest floor of the capsule. Queen Glisten opened the door and Phoenix cautiously walked in. 
“Oh, you're here, Phoenix! I've been expecting you for a while. I’ve Enchanted this glass to see the future and when I saw you, I knew that you are a Flame-Controller!” Angel said as Phoenix walked in, still a little sore from bumping into one of the sides of the tunnel. Wow, Phoenix thought. Is she always this talkative? 
“Alright, I have some important matters to attend to,” the queen said. “I’ll leave you to it. Angel, make our… guests… feel welcome.”  
~
The room was amazing, it was an icy gold area filled with treasure and weapons... 
I hope none of those are enchanted. 
“Just in case you are wondering, most of them are enchanted,” she said. 
“To do what exactly?” Phoenix said between gritted teeth as panic built up. 
“I guess once you can melt steel you’ll see…” Angel muttered secretly. “Also, there might be a lot of testing going on because of your powers.” 
I’m not sure if I just feel sour or if I’m right about this weird feeling. My teacher is evil.
Chapter 4
Oh boy, not this again. Her mind moaned. Her wings hurt. Her claws hurt. Even her neck spikes ached. The training was drawing every bit of energy she had left in her. Ever since she had met this VERY POSSIBLY EVIL E.D. She had to melt these dummies over and over again, and each time, when she was able to melt the dummies, she would have to melt a harder substance, until she could melt steel. Then she will be sent to the dark forest to fight the SteelWings, and, unfortunately, she could already, nearly, melt stone! Fwoosh! A wave of heat blasted against the rock, warming both of their scales, even though they were standing a few feet back. 
“Well done Phoenix!” Angel said excitedly as the rock sat as a bubbling mess on one of the tables. “Now you can move on to steel!” 
“NO TH-” she stopped herself from yelling.  “That was just luck,” she lied. 
“Ok…” Angel checked the weird glass thing that supposedly told her the future. “Don’t do that,” she muttered as she wrote on a piece of paper. 
“Alright,” Angel said, turning around to view Phoenix. Please no more melting, please no more melting. 
“For the next week, the queen wants armor fitting every day.”  Phew. Wait…  I don’t trust this…  Softly, so Phoenix almost couldn’t hear her, Angel said, “You don’t? We’ll fix that.” A slight bump, Angel’s tail whipping in front of Phoenix, Phoenix stumbling backward and crashing into one of the tables. 
“No! Not that table!” Angel shouted. But it was too late. Phoenix had one last thought before she slipped into darkness.  She did this on purpose.
Chapter 5
It’s not Angel’s fault. She is good, kind, and she only wants to help. 
“She’s very resistant.” someone whispered. “Her mind is very set on it.” 
“At least she knocked herself out.” another one said. 
“Technically, I did, but it worked nonetheless,” the first one said.“The armor fitting was a coverup.” The queen is great. I’m leading my tribe to freedom from the metal monsters. Angel is teaching me the right way. 
“Aaarrgh,” Phoenix muttered as she opened her eyes.  It’s not Angel’s fault. It’s not Angel’s fault. 
“You-” she stared at Angel. It’s not Angel’s fault. There was a long pause. “Thank you,” Phoenix finally said. Did I just say a nice thing to Angel? Angel is good, kind, and only wants to help. What? I trust Angel with my life. 
“I feel weird…” she said. 
“That’s normal,” Angel said. “Those were weapons meant for SteelWings. You should be more careful around my stuff.” 
“Ok..” Phoenix murmured.  The queen will help me save my tribe. 
“I think you are almost ready to fight.” the queen said out of nowhere. WHAT? I CAN’T MELT STEEL YET! 
“We need to do a final test. Angel, bring in the steel.” 
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Angel said, bowing low with an almost… smirk? WAS THAT A SMIRK WITH THE QUEEN?  Wait, I don’t care about her. The queen will help me save my tribe. No, she’s going to get me killed. The queen will help me save my tribe. HOW, WITHOUT GETTING ME KILLED? I will sacrifice my life then. NO! I AM VERY MUCH AGAINST SACRIFICE! WHY AM I THINKING THIS? Because it’s the truth. You want to save your tribe. Your life might save us all. Believe this. This is the truth. These are YOUR thoughts. No, they’re not! They were probably enchanted into me! Wait, enchanted…? You are fine. This is true. There are no enchantments. Phoenix was broken out of her silence by a squeaky cart rolling in a hunk of steel. 
“Melt this,” the queen said, pointing at the metal. 
“I-I can try..” Phoenix said. She felt the heat inside of her, rushing through her talons. Angel and Glisten circled the cart. Somehow seeing them made her want to impress them, so she worked harder. Eventually, both of them had to back up, it was getting so hot, but not Phoenix. She felt invincible at that moment.  Finally, after a few minutes, the heat in the room subsided, and the block of steel was nothing more than a flat, bubbling, pool on the table. I can’t believe I did that. See? The queen did help you. I still don’t feel ready… Maybe if I have things to protect myself with, other than my heat… but could I trust Angel to make stuff that won’t mess with me in some way? Of course, you can. You trust her with your life. EXCEPT FOR I DON’T! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD TELL MYSELF TO BE QUIET!!!
CHAPTER 6
“And here is your chest plate and this is your backplate…”  Angel has been giving me different types of armor made for me! I should be honored BUT I HATE IT  SO WHY DO I HAVE TO WEAR IT!?!?!   I want to melt it but THEN I have to do this ALL OVER AGAIN!  
“And don’t worry Phoenix, I enchanted it all so you can’t melt it if you get nervous,” Angel said. AAARGH!! NOO!! It’s okay because I’m doing it to help my tribe. BUT I DON’T WANT  TO DO THIS AGAIN!  
“Is this almost done?” Phoenix asked, annoyed. Ow. Ow. Ow. Several things poked her at once.  
“Now for the chest plate,” Angel said, almost cheerily. A stick swerved and cut Phoenix between the scales. Pain shot through her chest and her arms swerved uncontrollably. A solid beam of fire struck out of each talon with a flash, and one of them caught Angel in the face. Chaos overswept the room, and screams broke out from both dragons. Phoenix panicked, she couldn’t control it! All she could do was try to put her claws down. Phoenix could hear pounding steps coming down the stairs, no doubt drawn by Angel’s wailing. How could she turn it off? The talonsteps grew closer and closer. Angel finally collapsed, overcome by pain, still shrieking and cradling her face. The doors burst open and Glisten walked in. 
“What in the name of all tribes is happening here?” she shouted. 
“I didn’t mean to!” Phoenix cried. The beams were now dwindling. “I- I just got out of control.” The fire was gone. Glisten walked over, picking up a piece of metal that was twisted like a horn. She waved it over Angel’s face, and Angel slumped in relief. It must be some sort of healing device. I made sure that it was needed. Sickened, Phoenix ran to the door. 
“Not so fast,” the queen warned. “This new weapon you have could help. We trained your heat, now this.” The queen looked almost greedy for Phoenix. “But-” Phoenix started. 
“NO!” Queen Glisten shouted. Angel looked up, and now Phoenix could see the harm she did. 
“It won’t leave,” Angel said in a hushed tone to Glisten. A jagged scar ran down Angel’s face, starting at her horns and ending soon after her eye. Angel whispered something else to the queen, and Glisten grinned. 
“You know what Phoenix?” The queen said in a quiet, dangerous tone. “I think you’re ready for battle.”
~
A few hours later, Phoenix was deafened by the roaring of the crowd. To simulate battle,  the queen had put her in the arena, and her stomach churned as she worried about who she would have to face. The only thing they gave her as she went out the door were heavy wing clamps. Probably to keep me from flying away. 
“One more thing,” the guard said. “A fitted chest plate to knock you out if you take any injuries to be described as ‘fatal’.”  Okay, so I won't die. 
“Good luck,” the guard said. “You’re gonna need it.”
~
“So far undefeated, I give you Opal of the JewelWings!” the announcer said. The crowd started roaring their approval, and several stomps and claps could be heard. W- what!  The  JewelWing commander! And I heard she is another flame controller! Just my luck to get the most powerful dragon in the arena. 
“And another epic reason she usually wins, she’s a flame controller!” the announcer boomed again. YOU HAVE TO BE  KIDDING ME! Thanks a lot for the support! 
“I’m sure whoever’s up against her won’t  win!” AAAAARGH. 
“Should we  let the other in?” Screams for a  fight started. 
“Then I give you the GlowWings’ flame controller, Phoenix!”  No one cheered or clapped. Then someone shouted “Go Opal!”, and cheering started all over again. Just not for Phoenix. Great.  The metal gates opened, and Phoenix slowly walked in. Across the sand, she could see Opal doing the same. Soon they were in the center, circling each other. 
“So, you got roped into this thing, didn’t you?” Opal said. It was the first time Phoenix heard her speak, and it sounded clear and slightly musical as if crystals were chiming together to form words. It was slightly hypnotizing.  
“What do you mean?” Phoenix asked. What is she talking about? 
“I see your queen is… very demanding.” Tell me about it. WHAT??? THE QUEEN IS HELPING ME SAVE MY TRIBE!! ATTACK!! Phoenix swung and missed Opal, then froze, then looked down at her claws like they were melting snow. Wh-what? 
“And I thought you weren’t just another item for the queens to play with,” Opal hissed. 
“No!” Phoenix cried. “I didn’t mean to do that! It just- just happened!” No, no no. Opal was now circling Phoenix like hawks over a rabbit. 
“I didn’t want to do this,” Opal said, and Phoenix was sure that her musical voice was the last thing she would hear. Not unlike the one Phoenix shot at Angel, a rope of flame appeared in Opal’s hands. Phoenix tried to summon her power, but she had frozen over at the sight of Opal’s.  I’m not meant for this. If I do this at the pure sight of a SteelWing, it’s over. Then go down fighting.  Suddenly, Phoenix wasn’t in control anymore, snarling and shooting blasts of heat at Opal. STOP! STOP MOVING! She was Phoenix. She was unstoppable. I will free my tribe and save us all! NO! I’m none of those things. I’m a failure.  Opal twisted her fire until it turned pure white, then shot it like a whip toward Phoenix. It paralyzed Phoenix and she collapsed to the ground, defeated. 
The crowd was screaming for Opal, calling for blood. Opal studied her now immobile opponent. Something changed in her expression, and she dragged Phoenix to a shadowed part of the arena where the crowd couldn’t see them. Turning her flaming strand blue, Opal hastily cut off both of their wing chains. If Phoenix could move, she didn’t know if she’d scream or try to help. Opal wrapped her rope around Phoenix again, and she could move. Her wings and arms felt sore, and she groaned as she sat up. Some mutters and complaints were starting to come from the crowd. 
“Quick, before they notice,” Opal whispered. What? “Let’s go find my friend with the StoneWings, Concrete.”
= Chapter 7 =
They took off into the sky before Phoenix could register what she was doing. She had no thought of what she was doing, other than she needed to leave the arena.  It was like her brain had entered into a cloud of mist, and all she wanted to do was follow Opal. It was pleasant to not have to be in control, here she had no responsibility. 
STOP! You need to help your tribe. But it’s so nice… I what? Where am I? WHY AM I DOING THIS?  Phoenix almost fell mid-flight. 
“You okay?” Opal asked, and her musical tone started to lull Phoenix back in. “What are you doing to me?” Phoenix cried.
“Something to make it easier. Now stop resisting,” Opal said between gritted teeth. 
“No. I’m not doing your stupid things for you!” Phoenix shouted, starting to turn in the other direction.
“Wait! No!” Opal said, her wings slowing down. Her eyes started to droop and she started gliding down. Huh? 
“Opal? Where are you going?” Phoenix said, getting distressed. Opal did save me after all. Phoenix started following her down, and a bright gleam of a tower appeared in the distance. It seemed like Opal had stopped moving at all. I have to help. But how? There was nothing Phoenix could do, unless… What if I use my power? Ever since the accident with Angel, Phoenix had been shying away from her power. YES! Use it. A net of flame-like string burst from Phoenix’s talons, catching Opal, but slowly dragging Phoenix down with its weight. In a moment or two, they had both landed safely on the ground, where a perfect circle of snow had cleared. 
The whir of wings in the distance made Phoenix stand up, ready to fight. That’s when she noticed what the palace was in the distance. Sparkling and shining in the distance was none other than the Jewel Castle. Great. They were in JewelWing territory, and it looked like the JewelWings’ number one soldier was being kidnapped again.
No doubt I’m in trouble now. The only thing she could do was try to wake Opal up before the soldiers arrived.
“Psst. Opal. Wake up!” Phoenix said in a hushed tone. She cleared the rope up so it looked less like Opal had fallen into her trap. Up close, Phoenix finally got a good look at her scales. Pure white, but with rainbow hints of color underneath, no doubt how she got named. 
“Opal!” Phoenix was almost shouting now. Opal stirred, but her eyes remained closed. Aaaaaaaargh. This is impossible. Not if you burn her awake. WHAT? NO! SHUSH! The wing beats were getting closer.  Think, think, think. 
“Wake up!” She frantically said. Looking around at the clearing they were in, Phoenix spotted a few branches. These might work. She poked Opal in different places, trying to see if her eyes would open. Come on, come on. Please hurry.
“Phoenix?” Opal murmured drowsily. Yes! It worked!
“Opal!” Phoenix said in relief. “We need to go now.” The guards were closing in. Any second now, they’d be here.
“Where are-” Opal stopped mid-second and stared at the palace in the distance, her mouth gaping.
“There’s soldiers coming, we have to LEAVE!” Phoenix shouted. Too late. Three shining JewelWing guards had arrived. Oh no no no no no no.
“Hey you, stop right there!” the soldier in the middle shouted. Phoenix noticed he had a different spear than the others, the tip was stone instead of ruby like the others. Even their spears are covered. Why? Unless… Before all the tribes had split up, StoneWings and JewelWings were allies, cutting off the GlowWings and TimeWings from being able to ally. Fortunately, the TimeWings saw this was going to happen, and managed to split them up quickly. Not before the StoneWings’ ED, Limestone had a chance to give away weapons though.
The guard in the middle stepped forward, and Opal tried to hide, but again, it wasn’t quick enough.
“Opal?” the one on the left with turquoise-blue scales said. “Is that you?” She looked worried and surprised through her gem-encrusted gold helmet. Oh yeah, and to make the fight more fair, they’re all wearing armour. 
“This GlowWing has her!” The dark pink one in the middle said. 
Welp, I have writer's block. I've been working on this for 6 months. Creativity doesn't come to me easily. Yes, my username is the main character for this book. Next book will hopefully be about Opal.
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