The Hive

## Prologue, Ghosts

Atlas walked across the dark hallway and saw their friend fighting with a HiveWing. In a flash of light, the HiveWing slashed the SilkWing’s throat. Atlas was furious. They grabbed out their personal knife and sneaked up on the HiveWing. Atlas pounced on the dragon, grabbing his neck. He rolled over and got up, pinning Atlas down. Atlas took advantage of their size by squeezing out of his grip. Atlas pounced on him, grabbing a sharp blade.

“Any last words?” Atlas smirked, trying to sound menacing.

“Pfft, a SilkWing killing a HiveWing, SilkWings are peaceful caterpillars,” the HiveWing responded cockily. Atlas slashed the HiveWing’s neck, causing his red scales to be stained with brown blood. Atlas finally impaled the HiveWing’s throat, causing him to lay motionless on the ground.

“Pfft, that stupid HiveWing couldn’t even defend himself,” Atlas smirked mockingly. They picked off his teeth and claws. Atlas grabbed their scroll and picked up a rock. Atlas picked up their stick with ink and started writing.

*I enchant this rock to turn into a ring that can turn dead dragons into ghosts when whispered “Ghost Rising” into the dragon’s ear*.

The rock shifted into a ring and Atlas put it on. “Ghost Rising,” Atlas whispered into their friend’s ear. A ghost started to rise up.

## Chapter 1, Caterpillars

Moon Tail knew that her metamorphosis is in two months. She was exited about finally having wings, but she was also nervous. She hoped she is a flamesilk, just like her mother. Moon knew that it isn’t guaranteed that she will have it because her father has normal Silk like almost every SilkWing. Moon walked off to look around the hive. She saw a SilkWing dragonet with hetrochromic eyes that looked like a luna moth. She has cobalt blue wingbuds that are probably going to be blue wings soon. On both shoulders, she has three markings that look like moon phrases. It was definitely Lunawing since Moon hasn’t remembered seeing any SilkWings that look like her. Sitting next to her was a cerulean blue SilkWing dragonet. She had azure blue accents and wing markings. She also wore a blue bandana, which Moon recognized she was Azure, the one with a sour attitude. Moon looked around and saw lots of SilkWings. She didn’t expect that many SilkWings in Tsetse Hive since she usually sees HiveWings. Moon unenthusiastically trotted back to her hideout and saw a scroll on a table. She picked it up and it said

Hello

The SilkWings are starting a group against the HiveWings, wanna join?

~Grass of the LeafWings

Moon looked suspicious at it because she never heard a LeafWing with such a lame name. Moon picked up the scroll and instantly ran off to Lunawing’s place. As soon as she reached her, Moon quietly walked over. She saw Lunawing, who was reading something. Moon got closer.

Moon walked up to Lunawing. “I have something for you,” she said.

“What is it?” Lunawing asked.

“I found a scroll on my desk and opened it, it said it’s from some ‘Grass of the LeafWings’,” Moon answered.

“Grass of the LeafWings? His real name is actually Kumquat,” Lunawing responded.

“Please don’t tell me that Kumquat is a spy in disguise who is trying to kill us,” Moon Tail jerked back.

“He’s a messenger sent by the LeafWings, not some creepy spy,” Lunawing said, trying to comfort Moon.

Moon’s antennae dropped in relief.

## Chapter 2, Secrets

Lunawing and Moon walked together to the hideout.

“Argus is not doing anything for us except procrastinating, let’s exile him!” growled some SilkWing.

“Nah, let’s exile Bushbrown, he’s a doofus,” snarled some haughty sounding SilkWing, “He’s so annoying!”

“Break it up, Morpho and Azure, I’m sick of your useless arguments,” growled some SilkWing.

Lunawing walked over and introduced Moon Tail.

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