Flames' Temptation

Flames' Temptation is a legend of Dragon's side-story. It is the origin story of the Legend of Amber comic's main antagonist: Flames and the prequel of Legend of Amber.

## Plot

##### Part 1

The sun shined in the forest and two dragon's we're practicing hunting. Young Flames leaped on the back of his teacher, Kelden. Kelden congratulated him for a good pounce. Flames asked if they could do it again, but Kelden said it was getting late and they should go back. Flames became sad and Kelden promised him to teach him fishing next time and that made Flames pounce with happiness.

They returned back to the dragon kingdom and on the way, Kelden noticed that Flames didn't seem to notice any of the dragon's who greeted or bowed to him. Back at the palace, Flames ran to his parent's, Max and Sharley exited and happy. They asked him how was his lesson and Flames told them what had happened. Sharley nuzzled his face and he pulled himself away, saying that he wasn't a baby anymore. Max asked Kelden if Flames had talked to anyone and Kelden shook his head. Max said that Flames won't be a good king if he acted that way towards other's. Kelden suggested that Flames might need to spend more time with dragon's close to his age and maybe go to normal dragon school. Max asked if he was sure about it and Kelden nodded, saying that all he needed was a friend.

later, max told Sharley of Kelden's idea. Sharley was first worried for it, since Flames was still so young. Max explained that they'll send him to school when he's old enough and that he needed a friend and Sharley had an idea. She mentioned the captain of the guard, Lorenzo. he had a daughter, who was close to Flames' age. She said that they should invite them to dinner and Max agreed.

Meanwhile at the dragon temple, Aqua was having a terrible nightmare. Her sister, who was next to her had woken up, because of her whimpering. She shook her and Aqua woke up, panting. Aori hugged her, telling her it was okay. They're parent's, Flarion and Flo came inside they're room asking what had happened. Flo let Aqua sob between her arms as Aori told them what had happened. Flarion asked his daughter what she had seen and Aqua told them about her dream. She had seen a dragon, surrounded by shadows sitting on the throne and glowing red eyes everywhere in the shadows. She also saw a dragoness, shining with warm golden light with red eyes, but not as scary. She had made the shadows dissapearred and Aqua had woken up. Flarion explained that Aqua's dream wasn't a dream, but a vision. Aori was amazed and Aqua was still scared. Flarion and Flo told they're daughter's to return to sleep and they walked outside, both worried.

Flames was exited for the day's lesson. Suddenly, he noticed his father speaking with a guard and wondered why he was doing that. As they separated, Flames wanted to know what they had talked about and ran to find one of them. Suddenly, he bumped into someone. He growled at the dragon and noticed that it was the guard his father had spoken to. The guard apologies to him and asked what the little prince was doing in such a hurry. Flames snorted at the word little and asked what his father had ordered him to do. The guard said that it was no order, but an invitation. Flames gasped. The guard explained that the king had invited him and his family to dinner and he mentioned his daughter, but Flames was already gone. In the throne room, Max was talking with Kelden, when Flames parched in. He asked why have his father invited a lowly guard to dinner. Max tried to explain, but Flames interrupted him. He shouted that the guard should of said no and that his place is guarding the hallways or the gates and that he was nothing to them. Sharley had arrived to listen. Max raised his voice at Flames as he had called the captain nothing compared to them and yelled at him. Flames was quiet. Max had never yelled at him before.

Max was furious and said to Flames that he needed to be punished for speaking badly about the captain of the guard. Flames tried to protest, but Max cut him off. he turned to Kelden, saying that he could go home and that Flames won't have a lesson with him today. Flames pleaded to his father, but Max had made up his mind. Flames ran away from the throne room. Later in his room, Sharley came in to talk with him. She explained that what Flames had said had been mean toward the captain and his father hadn't liked it, since he was friends with the captain. Flames asked her what a friend was and Sharley said that he'll find out.

In the evening, Lorenzo and his family had arrived for dinner. Lorenzo introduced his wife, Edith to the royal family. She greeted Flames and told him that someone wanted to meet him as a young blue dragoness leaped in front of Flames and greeted him, exited. She said her name was Cross and blushing, Flames told her his name.

##### Part 2

It's been a year since captain and his family had gone for dinner. Flames had liked Cross and made friends with her. After that evening, Cross came to play with him every weekend and those where the best times Flames ever had. One evening after Cross had returned home, Flames was called by his parents. He went to see them, asking what was going on. Max and Sharley told him that Sharley was pregnant and Flames was going to be a big brother in six month's. Flames was exited and asked if he could name the hatchling and his parent's had said yes.

As time moved on the queen laid a pale-yellow egg and soon it hatched into a small pale-yellow scaled dragoness. Flames was very exited and couldn't wait to tell Cross about her.

In the temple the guardians we're choosing they're apprentices. Flarion chose his oldest daughter, Aqua, Flo chose her youngest daughter, Aori, Jaka chose a young dragoness named Retasu and Delondra, chose her granddaughter, Viviana. Aori and Aqua offered to give Retasu and Viviana a tour. Retasu agreed, but Viviana declined. While they went on a tour, except Viviana, Flo and Flarion had told the other guardians about Aqua's vision. They we're worried what it meant and had it been about the young Prince and if it was, then why was he surrounded by shadows.

##### Part 3

3 months have passed and life continued in the palace. Flames had named his new little sister, Caipirinha and she was often watched by him, since they're parent's we're busy. Flames didn't mind this and he liked playing with his sister alongside with Cross. One winter evening, Cross told Flames that her family we're going to visit her grandmother. Her grandfather had passed away and she needed they're help. Flames was upset that Cross had to leave, he had deep feelings for her, even thought he didn't know what those feelings we're. As he watched Cross leave, Caipirinha bit her small teeth into his tail. Flames smiled and started moving his tail around and letting Caipirinha chase it.

2 years later Flames was ready to start school. He was leaving together with his mother and Caipirinha wanted to come along, but Sharley told her to stay home. When they arrived at the temple, Sharley left Flames on his own and returned to the city. At the welcoming ceremony, Flames sat down and listened to the guardians. Then the guardians called him over and introduced him to everyone as a special student. They asked what his element was and he said it was fire. Flarion told him that he will be his teacher. After that Flames returned back to the other's and he saw a familiar face in the crowd. Cross was sitting just a few student's away from him.

##### Part 4

Flames walked towards Cross, who he had seen sitting in the crowd and asked if it really was her. Cross recognized him after a moment and hugged him, smiling. After the welcoming ceremony, Flames and Cross talked with eachother. Cross told him that her family lived with they're grandmother and helped her to cope with the death of her grandfather for the past two years and then, she had also passed away a few weeks ago, so they came back. Flames asked her, why she hasn't visited him yet and Cross told him that loosing grandma was a hard hit to her dad. She was needed at home. Flames understood asking how Lorenzo was doing. Cross said he was doing fine now and have already returned to his duties as the captain of the guard.

Later, they had to separate to join they're groups as they're first classes started. Flames looked around for a spot, where he could sit. Aqua called for him and patted on the spot next to her, asking Flames to join her. He looked around and counted 20 dragon's in his group, wondering if Cross' group had this many students. Aqua asked him if he was the prince and Flames nodded to her. Aqua introduced herself to him and Flames thought that going to school might be fun now that he knew that his best friend was there and he had gotten another friend from Aqua.

##### Part 5

Four years later, Flames was leaving the palace again to go to school and this time Caipirinha was coming along. it was her first day in school. Cross joined them on the way. Caipirinha was really exited for her first day and Flames told her to behave for the guardians. Flames didn't join her in the welcoming ceremony, telling Cross that Caipirinha will tell him all about it back home and she did.

That night a thunderstorm roared above the temple. Aqua, Aori, Retasu and Viviana looked at it. Viviana said that she could fly through the thunders and the others looked at her and tried to talk her out of it. Viviana didn't listen and flew towards the storm. Aori told Aqua that they have to tell they're parents and all three left to find Flarion and Flo.

##### Part 6

After Aqua had told her parent's about Viviana flying towards the thunderstorm, the guardians left to look for the electric apprentice once the storm had cleared. They had found her, but too late. She had been hit by lightning and her heart had stopped. Delondra had been devastated to loose not only an a apprentice, but a granddaughter, but she got through in time and eventually chose a new apprentice. A young dragoness named Electra.

3 years later Flames had become one of the best students in the temple and got more praises from his master, Flarion. His royal lessons had also started and Max had talked about his duties and decisions, one being choosing a queen for himself. Flames already knew who he wanted to be his queen. He and Cross had started dating a year ago and they both wanted to get married one day. Caipirinha was getting lonely, since her brother would like to spend time alone with Cross and it made Caipirinha miss him.

One day, a new student came to the temple. Caipirinha saw him at Jaka's group and later at recess and went to greet him. She introduced herself and the boy did the same. His name was Don. Caipirinha asked him why he started now, but before Don could tell her the guardians called they're students back inside. Don left, but Caipirinha asked him if they could meet later and Don said yes.

Later at the end of the school day, Flames, Cross and Caipirinha we're ready to go home. Caipirinha asked them to wait, since Don had promised to meet her later. Flames asked her wo Don was and Caipirinha pointed toward him, when don arrived saying that was Don. Flames and Cross introduced themselves to Don and soon all four of them flew back to the dragon kingdom.

###### Part 7

A dragon named Azuris was talking with his girlfriend Daya. he wanted them to leave the city after graduation together and asked if she would marry him and Daya said yes to him.

Flames had graduated from school and at home he was congratulated by his parent's and little sister. At the temple the guardians had told that they will be retiring and they're apprentices will be taking they're places next year. At the palace, Caipirinha asked if she could invite Don for dinner and her parents agreed to it. Next day, Don came to the palace with his parent's and Max recognized Don's mother, Crystal.

##### Part 8

Max recognized Crystal as an old childhood friend. He told everyone that his brother Andy use to have a huge crush towards her and they even dated. Crystal told them that she never loved him that much and eventually broke up with him and then her family moved out of the dragon kingdom and she didn't know what happened to Andy after that. Max took Crystal to another room for a private talk and told her that Andy went looking for her and never returned. later. they found out that he had died on his journey. Crystal was shocked at the news and she and max talked all evening about it.

The next day, Flames was in the library and he came across something called the mastery of dark arts, a book that spoke about dark magic. Flames though it was interesting and wondered if he could use some of the spells described in it.

##### Part 9

Flames and Cross are getting married. They are introduced as the future king and queen of the dragon kingdom. After the wedding, life continued normal in the palace. Flames and Cross got they're royal lessons from max and Sharley and whenever he could, Flames went to the library to teach himself dark magic. One day, he found an enchantment that could let him control other dragons minds. he wanted to test it and called a guard. Flames surrounded himself with a dark aura and his claws started dripping something as he slashed the guard. Pretty soon the guard 's appearance started to change and it was painful. Soon the guard was no more. Instead he had become a living shadow, a shadow-warrior with glowing red eyes. Flames ordered the shadow-warrior to hide and wondered if he could do more of them.

When he left the library, he noticed that his paw had turned black, but soon it faded away and his normal red colored scales came back. Cross met him at the hallway, telling him that she had wonderful news. She was pregnant. Flames was overjoyed by this and together they went to tell the others the news.

Meanwhile at the temple, Aqua saw something in the pool of visions that made her gasp in shock.

Cross and Flames told everyone that they we're expecting and while the other's congratulated Cross, Max took Flames out for a private talk. He said that Flames had been showing to his lessons less and less and if he was going to be king, he had to attend to them. The word "if" made Flames mad. He roared at his father, saying that he will be king, bushing Max on the ground and growling at his face. Flames leaped of his father and stormed out of the room. He started to hear voices in his head. They told him that max never was going to give him the throne and he should just take it. He saw the shadow-warrior he had created earlier and told it to bring others to be turned, so that he may take the throne by force.

That night, when Flames fell asleep, his eyes glowed red for a brief moment.

##### Part 10

Two years later Aori was arguing with her mate, Thomas outside the temple. Thomas had to leave, 'cause he didn't want to be a father to the child, Aori was carrying. Aqua came to comfort her sister after hearing everything.

At the palace, Flames' and Cross' daughter Blue ran in the palace hallways, until she came to the throne room and overheard her grandparents conversation. Blue ran to her parent's room and told her father what she had heard. Flames was furious. He stormed out of the room and when he arrived at the throne room, Max was speaking with Caipirinha and Don. He roared at the and Max told him to be quiet. Flames told him that he couldn't give the throne to a brat, since it belonged to him. Max said he had to prove it and Flames growled he already had. Sharley tried to calm him down by putting her paw on his shoulder, but Flames snarled at her, saying no one is allowed to touch the king. Max says that he is no king and he has a lot to learn and no time to teach it. Flames is confused and then Max makes a decision to make Caipirinha his heir instead. While the others congratulate Caipirinha, Flames storms out of the throne room in rage.

He had stopped at the door to hear his father say that he will announce it to the whole kingdom in two days. Back at his room, Flames told Cross what had happened. Cross comforted him, saying that maybe Max will change his mind. That night, Flames heard voices again.

Next day, Max was in the throne room alone, when Flames arrived in there. max asked what was wrong and Flames mocked him for caring about what he wanted. Max tried to reply. but Flames interrupted him and before Max could say anything more, Flames attacked him. Max asked what Flames was doing and Flames growled that he won't be denied any longer and that Max had to die. max told him that he can't do it and Flames tells him, that he will make it look like someone else killed him and he was too late to safe him. Flames sank his teeth into Max's throat and killed him. After that he yowled help and saw Sharley standing in the doorway. She told the captain to arrest Flames and revealed that she saw how Flames killed Max.

Next day was held a trial to decide the fate of Flames. Sharley asked he he had any regret's for what he had done and Flames denied it. With a heavy heart, queen Sharley decided to send Flames into exile. before, Flames left he asked Cross to come with him, but Cross was shocked by the things he had done and refused to go with him. Flames snarled at her and left with the guards. blue asked where her daddy was going and Cross hugged her saddened. Some weeks later, Blue saw her father in the palace. They stared at eachother for a while and then Flames ran away. Blue was about to follow, but then she heard a cry saying that the queen had died.

Flames had gotten out the city and in the forest, looking behind him at the city promising that he will be back.