WINGS OF DARKNESS Book 1 : The Spark of Hope

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=== TIMELINE ===
This fanfiction takes roughly 50 years before Legends 1 : Darkstalker. Characters of this Book may appear in here.
== The Map of Pyrrhia ==
== A Guide to the Dragons of Pyrrhia ==
=== SKYWINGS ===
Description: Red-gold or orange scales, enormous wings
Abilities: Powerful fighters and fliers; can breathe fire 
Queen: Queen Andesine
=== 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 Dolphin
=== 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 Cactus
=== 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 Constrictor
=== 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 Starscales 
=== 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; usually very strong 
Queen: Queen Quagmire
=== 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 Aurora 
== Prologue ==
Hibernal stood in front of the towering Glacier. The Monster Glacier stood up to its name, the jagged patterns of hideousness ran throughout the Glacier. And worst of all the unmistakable aura was frightening, and Hibernal got a feeling he never got before, cold.
Hibernal glanced at his sister, Bleak. Her expressions were filled with worry and helplessness. Hibernal felt the same way now, and he couldn't even distinguish what was happiness and what was worry. They were both tired and angry and stressed, and Hibernal wasn't sure whether he was ready for this.
"It's for the world's own good" Bleak spoke up "Our soul is the least important thing here.
Hibernal tried to calm down, Bleak was right. But their souls were already a bit evil and Hibernal wasn't sure whether he could manage losing another part of his soul. Seeing Avalanche's prison was another risk altogether. Maybe, he should convince his sister and go back to the Queen Radiance's palace. The gift of splendor was a magnificent work of art and Hibernal could remember the moment he and her twin sister created the gigantic structure.
No, he thought If a super-powerful animus can't do this then who can. Hibernal knew he was powerful, but he didn't want to risk his soul. All Icewings clearly understood that an animus could only use their power once, a lesson they had to learn the hard way.
From Avalanche, he thought.
The mighty IceWing was a legend, a godly figure and many knew her as the Great Ice Dragon. But not everyone knew what happened next. It was a closely guarded secret kept by the Queen, the princesses and the animi. Avalanche started as a normal animus and gave the tribe many gifts, including many lost treasures, the Great Ice Cliff, the ranking wall and the Palace of Snow to name a few. And her mistakes were the things that Hibernal and Bleak fixed. A few years before giving their tribe the gift of splendor, the Palace of Snow collapsed, leading Hibernal and Bleak to create another palace, for the aristocrats.
Though no one understood that, Avalanche grew more and more evil every time she used her magic. This ended with killing her Queen, ambitious to rule the Icewings. She would've finished destroying the royal family, If not for her daughter. Frostburn imprisoned her in the Monster Glacier forever, and Avalanche never expected her own daughter to betray her. The new Queen, Queen Reindeer ordered all animi to only use their powers once in their lifetime, for a gift for the Icewings. Every animus had obeyed that, everyone except Hibernal.
Hibernal used his powers twice, once in order to build the Icewing palace, and Secondly to turn the woman he loved into an Icewing body in order to fool the nobles, but she left him, along with their unhatched dragonets back to Skywing territory. And now he was going to use them again.
"Are you sure about it" he asked Bleak
"The gift of caution warned the Queen, and it is indeed true. it warned us many times in past of potential dangers"
"What if the Queen lied to us, now that she has another animus, your dragonet, in order to possibly kill us"
"No, because I have the gift of caution with me, and Avalanche shall rise soon, unless we do something"
Hibernal gasped in surprise, not only Bleak brought the mirror with her, she suggested using their magic. The Icewings were full of surprises and the shock quickly disappeared. But he couldn't just let her surprise him, so before he knew it, he shouted "What?"
"Yes, the Queen permitted us, don't worry, her instructions clearly said to enchant an object to grant the user the power to stop an animus from rising.
"And she told that to you not me"
"Apparently, she trusts me more than she trusts you" Bleak said with a smile.
Hibernal would have had a fit of rage at that moment, if it wasn't for a thought that triggered at the back of his head.
"Wait, but we don't have any way, we can kill an immortal dragon" Hibernal said worriedly.
"Oh there is" Bleak assured him. "If we somehow enchant her to turn into something else, then we'll be safe"
Hibernal gasped in surprise. Turning a living dragon, even a bad one into a normal block of ice or a pile of snow seemed evil. Maybe, Bleak has already lost her soul.
"Stop" she cried "I know you think that I might be going evil, but this is the right thing to do."
But Hibernal didn't believe in so, if she went evil, what will happen if he ever said about the dragon he loved to her. 
She's not evil he thought Not yet
"Very well, we'll do it" Hibernal said after seconds of careful thinking.
= ... =
The gift of splendor gleamed brightly in the moonlight. Its current occupant Queen Snowburst, and all other aristocrats in the first and second circles, were gathered in the courtyard. The Gift of Light stood gracefully in the middle, with thousands of moon-globes hanging.
Bleak's daughter Shiro was considering adding another layer of beauty to this imposing structure. Her plan was to enchant the walls to mimic the weather outside. Queen Snowburst gave Shiro, her permission and all was set to the gifting ceremony in a couple of months.
Bleak landed beside the gates and Hibernal followed. There was a thin, tall dragon guarding the doorways. If Hibernal remembered correctly this was Snowdrift, in the fifth circle.
"Names" called Snowdrift, in a respectful manner. She knew them, but it was considered rude to welcome them without introduction.
"Hibernal and Bleak" Hibernal said "First circle"
"You may continue, she said and bowed to them.
In the middle of the courtyard, stood none other than their aunt, Queen Snowburst. Hibernal was ready to report about their expedition, though he hoped Bleak would instead. He was really bad at reporting, especially in-front of the Queen
"So" Queen Snowburst said "How are you darlings?"
Hibernal's blood froze, Queen Snowburst used this tone only when she was about to do something dangerous, like killing or torturing. And if this statement was directed at them, that meant he was gonna die in the next few minutes.
Queen Snowburst chuckled. Then she started "How long did you think, that you can keep a secret without your queen knowing," she glared at Hibernal "Your romance with the Skywing shall never work out."
No his mind screeched not her. Suddenly, hundreds of IceWings erupted ready to capture him. Hibernal knew this was his end, so why bother to fly. Then every dragon froze. Maybe he was hallucinating, but Bleak's voice broke the eerie silence.
"Fly" she cried. Hibernal could see tears emerging from her eyes. Tears of betrayal, sadness and pain flashed around her snout. "Hide yourself, I can't hold them longer."
That was enough. His sister used her animus magic to protect him. With no time to loose, he flew away, feeling guilty and sad. And in a few minutes, he was a distant speck in the horizon.
== PART ONE - Fire in the sky ==
=== CHAPTER 1 ===
The crisp smell of smoke filled the evening air in the small cave situated right on the top of Turquoise mountain. The Claws of the Clouds mountains seemed to buzz with tranquility and cheerfulness. The mountain of the Scars seemed to be comparatively quiet today. The ecstatic overflow of the Pagray river sent a soothing chill around the little mountain cave. Everyone seemed to be in a joyous mood today, even the short-tempered general.
Spark enjoyed this beautiful sensation all by himself. The soldiers in his army camp were glazed with gratefulness. Successfully completing their diplomatic mission was indeed a useful motivator. As much as Spark enjoyed this late evening, he felt excitement bubbling inside him.
The training camp wonderfully succeeded in their last mission, finding an endangered plant named dragonflame cactus. The Queen herself seemed very impressed with the six regiments under training with General Firesnake, that she promoted him back to leading armies to war. The six regiments were immediately ordered to serve in the royal army, nevertheless of their lack of experience as a soldier. 
Spark was relieved beyond explanation. The sooner he became a soldier meant the sooner he could escape the iron-clad talons of General Firesnake. General Firesnake made it clear that he hated Spark in his three years of training. Harsh punishment and inhumane challenges were common everyday. Ever since he met Firesnake, Firesnake made Spark hate him more and more.
Every second Spark yearned a peaceful day without crossing paths with Firesnake. This happened only twice in his training and he seized those movements with all his heart. After years of daydreaming Spark couldn't believe his fantasy was almost a reality right now.
A full week before he was sent to the palace to join the Queen's army awaited him. All this time spent to warm up his scales and relax along with his friends seemed as an optimal option. The soldiers were also allowed to visit their families in this little time phase. Seeing Galena and Merlot along with little Hearth was filling his heart with love.
Spark hadn't seeing his family in years. Last time he saw them was six months after his training began. Hearth was already seven months old when he saw her then, now that two and half years passed, Hearth was now three, little Hearth was no longer little. The heartwarming image of Hearth flooded into his mind, it was a blessing to have such a little bundle of joy around, she was always happy and tried to share it with all other dragons.
Merlot on the other talon was sour and gloomy. His tail was nothing other than a healed stump and he couldn't fly, the only comfort of his life was Galena his wife, the picture perfect dragon everybody looked for.
Galena was neither sour nor gloomy, she represented a lot of her daughter and found happiness in the littlest of things. Galena, Merlot and Hearth was the perfect family in Spark's eyes. He was part of them. He was adopted, but Spark didn't care. As long as Galena, Merlot and Hearth loved him, he was family.
Spark was originally thrown off a cliff by his parents, the classical sign that his parents didn't want him or he had a deformity. He was sure he had no deformity, so his parents didn't want him. 
When Spark was smaller he imagined his parents loving and kind, finding him again, but as he grew up he realized that it'll never happen and he has a family already. He was insecure about his connections with Galena and Merlot, but they never hid anything from Spark and judging by the ton of letters addressed to him they missed him a lot.
As the sun dipped down in the horizon, Spark decided to fly outside from his cave. As he predicted, the camp was getting ready for hours of feasting and fun activities. Several large bears and deer were packed up by recent hunting expeditions. A huge campfire erupted in the middle of the valley. And unsurprising of most, Kite and Skydive were in the center of attention.
Kite and Skydive were Firesnake's daughters and hated Spark a lot like their father. They often boasted about their royalty and how they were princesses, but Spark didn't see it that way. 'Princess' was a title for the future heirs of the kingdom, daughters, sisters, nieces and grand-daughters of the Queen. And Firesnake was Queen Andesine's cousin, not brother so both Kite and Skydive, couldn't rule the kingdom even if Queen Andesine permitted it.
The most disturbing fact of all was that both Kite and Skydive were better at everything than Spark. Flying, Battle training, Survival, Hunting and Cartography were aced by those sisters. Spark only beat them in one subject: History in which the sisters groaned.
"Spark" called a voice behind him, who he recognized as Pelican, his cavemate and best friend. He turned and looked behind him to see him.
Pelican was like Spark in many aspects. Both of them preferred brain over brawn, both of them hated Firesnake and was yelled at many times and both of them were hated Kite and Skydive. They met in the first day at the army training and ever since they were inseparable.
"Pelican, what are you doing here? You went hunting ten minutes ago" he replied
Pelican took a step closer to him. He could smell the stench of a few of a few mammals and birds in his scales. "Caught a few eagles and decided to come back. Apricot gave me the bear he caught to bring it here, and I was not far from here" he said.
"Fine, if you're here, then better see around" Spark said "and stop killing eagles"
He laughed, but Spark didn't understand why. Maybe because of his obsession with eagles. But Spark found eagles too majestic and beautiful to kill and hunt. He went far and once kept a pet eagle, but Kite ate her the next day.
As night grew on, the festival came to life. The festives grew more and more amazing and the feasting was growing higher and higher. Spark enjoyed this and tried to enjoy all he could. Dragon after dragon dived to the valley to fill themselves with happiness. Spark and Pelican enjoyed moment after moment filled with feasting, festives and games.
After a while, Spark settled down on the soft grass at the edge of the valley. He gazed at the magnificent stars gleaming with light. Then suddenly a red Skywing stripped across the Sky and landed somewhere in between feasting dragons.
No big deal he thought Maybe some other dragon who missed the whole thing came here.
But his thoughts were short-lived as he saw the same dragon asking directions from another dragon, Apricot as he remembered.
The dragon stomped toward him like a massive giant. and stopped right next to him.
"Hello" she said "I am Lightning, one of Queen Andesine's messengers."
"Um.. Hi" Spark replied feeling rather awkward "I am Spark, one of the Queen's new soldiers."
"Ahh, that's good" Lightning said reassured "I was looking for you, young dragon"
Spark felt a jolt of fear, did the Queen think he was unworthy?, did Firestorm report him and now he was sacked?, or did the palace refuse such a weak soldier
Lightning looked at him with emotions of sadness and melancholy. She shot him a sympathizing look and said "I'm afraid that your family is dead"
=== CHAPTER 2 ===
"So you're saying that a random dragon, who CLAIMS to be one of Queen Andesine's messengers told you that Merlot and Galena are dead by a simple explosion of dragonflame cactus." Pelican said " And you believe her, then you must be crazier than the Almor."
Spark knew that Pelican was trying to make him better. The contagious sadness affected him, but Pelican was good at hiding his emotions. The grief was bundled up like a huge sack on top of his heart and even though it changed a little the burden was too hard to bare.
It was five days since he received thee news that changed his life. Many of his friends tried to comfort him and failed. He didn't want comfort right now. All he needed was some time alone. He avoided every dragon he could, but there was a big problem : Pelican.
Ever since he received the tragic news, Pelican never left his side, his father died when he was a dragonet, so he knew what it was like to lose a parent. He tried to cheer Spark up and never left him alone. Even when Pelican left hunting he always made sure that either Cherry or Avian stood by his side. He never admitted it, but Pelican helped to pass the grief up.
Grief and mourning was considered weak in Skywing culture and was an emotion that was passed as soon as possible. As much as he hated letting go of both Merlot and Galena, he was willing to pass out the grief. And tomorrow, they were joining the royal army and everything was gonna be okay.
"Spark" cried Ingle, one of the soldiers in regiment three "YOUR SISTER IS HERE"
Feelings of joy that were trapped during the last six days flooded in, Hearth miraculously survived the attack that killed their parents. Spark knew that she would survive in shock and grief for the rest of her life, but at least she was alive.
"Spark" cried the cheerful, now with a tinge of pain voice of Hearth. Suddenly, both of them were running towards each other and hugging. His little sister reminded him of everything he liked, eagles, sunshine, flying and friends, and he wished this moments lasted forever. 
The pain was starting to fade away. The empty feeling started to fill up slowly. Maybe after a little time, everything will be okay.
= ... =
Queen Andesine's palace loomed ahead. The whole thing was decorated magnificently, so that visitors gasped. Marble columns rose as high as the eye could see, Granite stairs were covered with the most expensive carpets imported from the kingdom of Sand. The palace was erected by stones of every type and size, ranging from Sandstone to Pumice to Slate. Rich looking wooden beams covered every wall, with splotches of amber and gold that displayed the Queen wealth. Tapestries and portraits of the SkyWings midflight and standing proudly in the mountains took every possible space left. The beauty of this place was truly remarkable.
Even the soldiers barracks were ornate. Spark got his own little chamber that had a crystal chandelier and a comfortable polar bear skin, imported from the IceWings in his bed. Mahogany wood wrapped around the walls and a small canal circled his cave, undoubtedly from the diamond spray river.
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