Legend of Ember

Legend of Ember is the second chapter in the comic series: Legend of Dragons.

## Plot

### Chapter 1: Remembering the past

After Red returned to the dragon temple together with Leaf, Cyndra and they're parents, he was asked to live with Leaf and his parent's and Red agreed. One night Red and Amber confesses they loved eachother and started dating. 10 years later, they got engaged. At the temple the guardians had chosen apprentices and life returned to normal at the dragon kingdom like it was during King Don's reign. One day, a dragon requested to open a store to the city and Amber had declined. Later that evening, she was sitting at the garden and Red came to sit with her, asking what was wrong. Amber told him, she was upset that she had to say no to that dragon. Red comforted her and she told him, she loved him. The next day, Amber called the dragon back and accepted his offer and rest of the day, she prepared for the upcoming coronation and wedding. She was watching the servant make a altar out of flowers and accepted it. A servant came to tell her that the tailor was there to show her, her wedding dress. Amber went to see him and chose her dress to wear at the coronation and wedding. The day before the coronation and wedding, Amber visited the royal treasury and watched at her mother's crown that will soon be hers. Amber's power necklace pieces we're also kept there. Red came there and she told him she was nervous. At first Red thought it was the wedding, but she she corrected that it was the coronation. She was worried that she won't be as good as her father was as a ruler. Red told her that she will be okay, and he was gonna be there as well to rule by her side and Amber thanked him. The next morning, Amber and Red we're in separate rooms to get ready for the ceremony. Amber's servants helped her to get her dress on and weaved flowers on her waist, neck, tail and hair and when they finished, she looked at the mirror and gasped at her own reflection. A guard came in and informed Amber, that her mother had arrived. At first Amber was confused, but then she saw her and realized it was her adoptive-mother; Daya. Happy to see her, Amber ran to hug her and Daya told Amber how beautiful she looked. A guard came to them and told Amber that the ceremony was about to begin. Daya offered to walk with her and Amber accepted. They arrived at the throne-room, where Daya joined her sister's and nice and nephew at the crowd and Amber started to walk towards the thrones, where Red and the fire-guardian Aqua we're waiting. Once she stopped at the thrones, Aqua started the ceremony by welcoming everyone there. She asked Red will he take Amber as his wife and Red accepted. She asked the same from Amber and she accepted. After that Aqua pronounced them husband and wife and gave them permission to kiss and so they did. The crowd cheered as Amber and Red kissed. Next Aqua informed it was time for the coronation and for Amber to become queen and Red to become king by her side. A guard brought the crowns on a pillow and Aqua took one of them and placed it on Amber's head. She did the same to Red and the two turned around to face the crowd. They walked outside to the balcony together and looked down, where the rest of the citizens of the dragon kingdom and visitors from the dragon villages watched them. Aqua introduced them to all of them and the cheering started. Amber had finally become queen.

### Chapter 2: Four eggs

Two months passed and one day, Amber was speaking with her guard, who we're not happy about they're captains recent orders. She promised to speak with him and then, another guard came in and informed her about a shadow-warrior being sighted. Amber was scared and stared at her paws, not knowing what to do at first. Then, she told him to tell the captain to send a patrol to where the shadow-warrior was sighted and check if it was still there and to the other guard, she told to send a word to the village leaders for she wanted to meet them at the palace. Later that day, Amber met Red, who had been organizing guard duties with the captain and was bored. He aske Amber what she had done and she told him about the shadow-warrior and her decision of meeting the village leaders. She was worried for what will happen and Red told her that it was gonna be okay. After the meeting with the village leaders for a few days, Amber stayed in the palace library looking for a way to heal the shadow-warriors, but didn't find anything. Then, she had an idea. She thought that whoever had made her necklace might know how to fix it and then she could heal the shadow-warriors. No one in the palace knew who made the necklace, but someone in the temple might know. Amber went to tell of her decision to Red and he agreed that she had to go speak with the guardians and wished her good luck as she left the kingdom. Some guard wanted to come with her to protect her, but she refused and flew away on her own. When Amber arrived at the temple, her friend Angel was there to greet her. At first Angel was happy to see her and then remembered who her friend was now and bowed deeply to her. Amber smiled and told Angel that she didn't have to do it, since they we're friends. Angel asked what Amber was doing there and Amber explained what she wanted there. Angel asked Amber to come inside the temple to see the other guardians. Aqua walked to them and greeted Amber, asking why she had come for a visit. One of the apprentices jumped in front of Amber and asked her a million questions and Aqua pushed away away, calming her down.  Amber told them about the shadow-warriors and her plan to heal them and how she wanted to see the dragon who made the necklace and ask him if he could fix it. Aqua took Amber to the pool of visions and told her that there might be a way to find the creator through it. Aqua told Amber that no one in the temple had the ability to see visions through the pool, except Aqua's own apprentice Jolena and she called her in. Jolena came in and asked what Aqua wanted. Aqua asked Jolena to look down at the pool and tell them what she could see. Jolena looked down and after a moment, she lifted her head and told them what she had seen. A loud noise and water coming from a mountain cave. Aqua realized she had seen a waterfall and that must be where Amber can find the creator of her necklace. She told her there was a waterfall near the village of ice and Amber decided to leave right away. Aqua stopped her, saying that she might not want to fly that far in her condition. Amber was confused what Aqua mean, but then she explained. Amber was pregnant. Amber was happy to hear that she was gonna be a mother and wanted to tell Red, he was going to be a father. Then, she realized that Aqua was right and decided to return home and send a guard to fetch the creator to meet her in the dragon kingdom. Back at the palace, Amber found Red in the throne room, looking out the window and when she informed him that she had returned, Red ran to her. Amber explained that it was dangerous for her to be out in her condition and at first Red was worried that she was sick, but then Amber told him she was expecting and Red realized they we're gonna be parents. They spoke about them all night and the next morning announced it to the whole kingdom. Many months later, Amber layed two eggs. One light-brown with red marks and one red egg. On the day, the eggs we're to hatch a visitor came to the palace. Amber realized after he had told them that she had send for him months ago who he was. The creator of the power necklace. The dragon corrected Amber, saying that he wasn't the creator. The explained that the power necklace was made by a sorcerer name Maghiel over 600 years ago and he was his last descendant. He introduced himself as Berko. Amber asked Berko could he not help them to use the necklace and Berko explained that if the necklace was broken, the power inside it was gone. He explained that the power inside the necklace had moved into something else or someone, looking at Amber. Amber was surprised to hear that the power's of the necklace we're now inside her. Just then, a servant came in and informed Amber and Red that they're eggs we're hatching. Amber and Red ran to the nursery to see they're eggs hatch. The red one was a female an the brown one was a male. Amber and Red both noticed that the female had the same brown eyes as Amber had and the male had the same blue eyes as Red had. Berko looked at them from the entrance of the nursery and whispered them good luck, since they we're gonna need it.

### Chapter 3: Vision of the future

The twins, Ember and Flame we're chasing eachother at the palace hallways and a servant, who was suppose to watch them, was running behind them, trying to get the m to stop. They we're known as troublemakers all over the palace and many didn't believe if any of them would be fit to be ruler one day. Meanwhile, a guard came to the throne room and informed Amber and Red that they had captured a shadow-warrior and it was now chained in the dungeons. Amber was worried that her healing powers wouldn't work and Red reassured her that she had to at least try. Amber and Red followed the guard to the dungeons and didn't notice that Ember and Flame we're close by, still chasing eachother. Suddenly, Ember saw they're father and stopped, making Flame bump into her. Ember pointed to the doorway, saying that they're father went in there. Ember wanted to follow him, but Flame wasn't sure. Ember was able to chance his mind and together the twins followed they're parents into a hallway and then to a room at the end. Flame shouted surprised as he saw the chained black dragon with glowing red eyes and both Red and Amber noticed them. Amber was worried, seeing them there and Red walked over to them and lifted Ember up. A guard lifted Flame up and they walked away from the dungeons. Outside, he dropped Ember and told the guard to take them to the nursery and that he will speak with them later. The guard pushed gently Ember to walk forward and Ember tried to see behind her, while walking forward towards the nursery. Once they arrived to the nursery, the guard dropped Flame and told them to wait for they're father in there. Flame and Ember wondered what that black dragon had been. Back inside the dungeons, Red had returned inside and Amber asked if the kids we're okay. Red nodded and Amber turned back towards the shadow-warrior. She activated her healing powers and a warm light surrounded the room. After a moment, Red gasped that Amber had done it and she saw that the shadow-warrior was gone and a young teenage dragon was in his place. He was looking scared and cried. Amber comforted him, promising that he will be freed soon. Red left to get a guard. After letting the dragon out of the dungeon, Amber asked his name and did he remember what happened to him. The dragon introduced himself as Kurigalzu, nicknamed Kuri and that he only remembered being attacked and then nothing. Amber told him that she will ask a guard to locate his family and Kuri thanked her. Later, Amber and Red went to the nursery to speak with the twins. They we're happy and exited to see they're parents, but they looked worried. They asked them to stay away from that room and the twins promised they won't. Amber gave them a lick and told them it was bedtime. Ember and Flame curled up together in they're nest and Amber layed next to them. Red joined them soon after. Red whispered that Amber's healing had worked and now they could save them all. Next few months, Amber healed more and more shadow-warriors and then one night, she had a dream, where she met her parents again. She was happy to see them and they told her how well she was doing as queen. After this they warned her that something dark was coming and gave her a prophecy. "A sleeping enemy will wake up with the help of bloodline and try to take back what he believes is rightfully his". After this Amber woke up to her son's voice calling her. Amber asked him, where his sister was and Flame explained that they had been playing in the garden and Ember had gotten in trouble with the gardener for ruining the newly planted flowers. She had to help plant them again as punishment. Amber told him that they should go see how she was doing and they left the nursery, Amber wondering about the dream and the prophecy she had received.

### Chapter 4: Moving on

Amber told Red about the prophecy she had received from her parent's in a dream. They decided to keep a close eye on the twins and not to tell them about Flames at all. She also asked him did he knew if Flames had any blood-relatives, but Red didn't know. Life returned to normal after that and pretty soon, Amber found out she was pregnant again and soon she layed one brown egg. The birth of they're third egg made them worried, because it was another blood-relative of Flames. Red promised they won't let anything happen to they're children. They had already decided that Ember will be the future queen and now that she was having a younger brother, she could learn some responsibility. Red asked Amber should they tell her, but she decided to wait. After that, they let Ember and Flame come see they're future brother, Flame asked when will he hatch and Amber replied in a month or two. Ember was exited to be a big sister. A servant came in and told them that the leader of the ice village is there to ask for they're help and Red went to meet with the leader. The leader told Red that a shadow-warrior attacked a group of young ones and chased them into a tunnel and it collapsed. He believed that no one survived. Red asked what he can do for him and the leader asked if the king could give his blessing at the funeral, since one of the deceased young ones was his own son and Red agreed. Amber wished him good luck and to be careful and Red promised to be back soon. Red left to the ice village and after the funeral was over the leader thanked him again, before Red returned to the dragon kingdom. While he flew over the forest it started to snow and Red noticed something on the ground, under a tree. Red landed down and found a small pink egg on the ground, almost buried in white snow already. He lifted the egg from the ground and carefully pressed it against his chest, wondering why it had been left alone there in the cold. Red flew back to the palace with the egg and at the gates he told one of the guards to look for a couple who had lost a pink egg. Inside, he showed the egg to Amber and told her where he had found it. Ember was curios about the egg, that was now resting against her mother's belly and Flame asked if the egg was gonna stay with them and Red replied that it will for now. When the guard returned, he told them that he didn't find anyone who had lost an egg and Red and Amber decided to keep it. Ember and Flame we're exited, because now they had a little sister too to wait for besides a new brother

### Chapter 5: Blue's revenge

A cloaked figure flew over the forest and arrived at a cave, where Flames statue was kept. She put a crystal next to the statue and chanted a spell, that released Flames from his stone prison. At first Flames didn't know the dragoness, but she told him that she was his daughter, Blue and Flames remembered her. He asked her why she helped him and Blue told how she had been picked on to being his daughter and hoped that if Flames was king, she would be his heir and once she was queen, she could take it back to those who teased her. Blue also explained to Flames how she had freed him and also told him that there are still some shadow-warriors left. Amber had healed them and those who are left have no leader to follow. Flames walked to the cave entrance with Blue's help and told her that a new dawn was rising to a new ruler.

### Chapter 6: Meeting new friends

A couple of years passed in the Dragon Kingdom. Amber kept healing Shadow-warriors and sending healed dragons back to they're families. The royal children has grown and joined by two others. Ember had become less troublesome and was showing traits of a good queen, Flame has grown to be taller than his twin and seemed to be talented with his fire element. They're new brother, Silver was shy and rarely spoke at all and the pink dragoness, Red had found was named Angel and had become part of the royal family. Angel wanted to see more of the world, than the Dragon Kingdom and the Dragon temple, where the went to school. At the Temple, the Guardians had returned and they're apprentices had taken they're places. Amber had even brought her four children too meet her foster family at the valley of Peace. They met her foster-mother, Daya and her sister's, Raya and Maya. Tony and Lulu we're not there at that moment. One afternoon the siblings we're outside the temple. Flame and Ember we're Play-fighting and Silver and Angel watched them. Silver asked them to be careful, Angel told him that they won't hurt eachother, calling him a dolt. Silver was still thinking that Ember's and Flame's playing was too rough and Angel got angry at him, calling him a wimp and saying that he will never be a king and teased him some more. Silver faced her and jumped on her. Angel's leg slipped and she rolled down a hill. She stopped against something and looked up. A blue scaled dragon asked Angel if she was okay and Angel replied that she was, asking who the dragon was. He introduced himself as Blue and asked Angel's name, calling her beautiful. Angel blushed and was about to reply to him, when her siblings called her and ran down the hill to join her. Silver apologies to her, saying that he didn't mean to push her down the hill. Angel rolled her eyes, saying that she was fine. Flame said to Angel that she deserved to fall down the hill. Ember agreed, saying that she was mean to silver and noticed Blue. Blue introduced himself and said that he saved they're sister, making Angel snarl. Ember introduced herself and her siblings and Blue was surprised to learn that they we're the royal siblings. He grinned at Angel and Angel snorted, leaving with her head held high. Ember apologies to Blue, saying that Angel was difficult. Blue rolled his eyes and turned back towards the other three siblings, saying that Angel wasn't the first difficult dragoness he has met. Silver corrected him that Angel actually wasn't a royal. Blue was confused and Flame explained how they're father found her and she was adopted into they're family. A rustle from the bushes caught they're attention. A dragon similar to Blue walked over to them, saying to Blue that they're parents are ready to leave and noticed Flame, Ember and Silver. Flame introduced them to the new dragon and he introduced himself as Ash. Ash told his brother they had to leave and before Blue followed his brother, he asked the siblings to tell Angel he couldn't wait to meet her again. Gave them a wink and left. Ember said that Angel seemed to have an admirer and her brother's agreed with her.

### Chapter 7: The new chosen one

A dragon, who had just been healed from the shadow-virus left the palace, thanking queen Amber. Amber was happy to see yet another dragon to be healed, but she also worried. The more dragons she healed, the more shadow-warriors seemed to appear and the prophecy of Flames returning also worried her. She was sure that none of her children will ever free him, but what if Flames had other blood-relatives. Then, she heard someone say that they could tell her if Flames had other relatives and Amber turned around. She saw her youngest son, Silver and asked him did he knew about Flames, worried. Silver told her, he had read about him at the library and asked Amber was he her uncle. Amber was relieved. He didn't know what he had done and replied to him that he was her uncle. She asked if the book mentioned anything of his other family. Silver replied that the book mentioned that Flames once had a wife and a daughter, but nothing else. Amber smiled at Silver, gave him a nuzzle and told him to go and play. Silver turned around and left Amber alone in the room, to think about the fact that Flames had a daughter. She wondered what had happened to her or her mother and we're they even still alive. If her cousin was alive, she hoped she wasn't anything like Flames. Meanwhile, Angel was taking a nap in the royal gardens, when a guard came to her, saying that she was summoned to the throne room. When she arrived, Red noticed her and smiled. Angel noticed they had visitors and when she walked closer, she recognized one of the smaller ones. It was Blue. Angel snarled at him and Blue grinned at her. Leaf asked his son if Blue knew the princess and Blue replied that he did and that he actually saved her, making Angel snort at him. Red was surprised to learn this and thanked Blue for saving his daughter. Angel snorted again saying show-off under her breath. Red introduced Leaf and Cyndra to them and they're two son's. Leaf and Cyndra we're moving to the dragon kingdom and Red had offered them to stay in the palace for the time being. Angel stared at her father in disbelief. She had to live with Blue? Without no one noticing, Angel turned around and left the throne room. After Blue, Ash, Leaf and Cyndra had been shown into they're room's, Amber was needed again in the dungeons. She went there and healed yet another shadow-warrior. Ember had seen her mother go there and remembered how she wasn't allowed to go there, but she was older now, so she thought it could be okay now. Ember asked her mother if she could help, but Amber wasn't sure if she could. Ember asked to let her try and Amber explained her about the shadow-warriors. Ember asked how they can help them and Amber told her about her healing powers and the necklace she go them from. Ember asked if she or her brother had any of these abilities, but Amber replied that she wasn't sure. Ember asked if she could try and Amber agreed. She told her what to do and soon, Ember started to feel the warmth inside her. When the warmth died out, Ember was tired and sweaty and thought she had failed. But Amber was disagreeing with her, asking Ember to look. Ember opened her eyes and noticed the shadow-warriors eyes we're normal and not red. Amber said she did have the ability, but needed some more training with it. Amber finished the job and after watching the healed dragon leave, Ember asked how many shadow-warriors there we're. Amber said there are a lot, but together they can help all of them, together.

### Chapter 8: Growing up fast

Flame was showing his fire-breathing skills in class and his mentor, the fire guardian, Jolena praised him. He thanked his mistress and Jolena asked him to call her just Jolena and after an awkward pause, Flame did. Later, when he was going home, Ember yelled at him, asking to wait. She smiled at him, eyes shining and Flame asked what was wrong. Ember punched him on the shoulder and asked him was he blind to see it and Flame asked what. Ember rolled her eyes and mentioned himself and Jolena. Flame asked what she meant and Ember mimicked Jolena's earlier words, saying that she liked Flame. Flame turned his head and denied her words, but Ember kept on saying that Jolena did like him and he liked her. At the garden of the palace, Red was feeling troubled. Leaf came in and asked what was wrong. Red told him he was worried for Angel. She had become distant. Leaf told him, Blue was the same. Red was confused, since Blue had wanted to become a guard and asked about Ash. leaf told him that Ash seemed to now have a thing with Ember and Blue did want to be a guard, but he wanted something else too. Red thought for a while, then he had an idea. He asked Leaf did Blue like Angel and Leaf nodded. Red told him he had a solution to secure they're children's futures. A guard found Angel walking in the hallway and told her she was summoned to the throne room. Angel wondered what they wanted from her now and walked to the throne room. Angel noticed that her parent's we're there and so was Blue with his parent's. She didn't see Ember, Flame, Silver or Ash anywhere. She asked about it and Red replied that this was about her and Blue. Angel tilted her head, confused. Red, Amber, Leaf and Cyndra looked at eachother and nodded before turning back towards Angel. Red told her that he and Leaf had a talk and with they're wives had agreed on an idea. Angel was confused what they meant and Red replied that they had decided to betroh Angel and Blue. Angel asked what it meant and Blue said it meant she and he we're gonna be married one day. Angel shook her head, saying no and asking why they didn't ask her about it. Red explained that betrothals are decided by the parent's and it was for Angel's own good. Angel got angry and ran away from the throne room. Amber told Red that maybe they rushed it too early and Leaf decided to follow Angel and talk with her. Outside, Angel had stopped in the forest, wondering how her parents could do it to her? Marry her to that idiot, Blue? She heard rustling from the pushes and knew it had to be Blue. She told him to go away and leave her alone. The bushes rustled again and Angel turned towards them. She was yelling to the bush, when a giant black dragon with glowing red eyes came from the bush and stared down at her. The dragon roared and Angel screamed, running away from it. The black dragon followed her and seeing a hole under a tree, Angel rushed under it. She felt pain in her tail as the black dragon loomed over her hiding place. Angel wrapped her tail around her and cried her eyes closed, hoping the dragon will leave her alone. After a moment, Angel heard Leaf's voice calling for her and she crawled out of her hiding place. Leaf asked if she was okay and if the shadow-warrior (the black dragon) had bitten her. Angel showed her tail, saying that it bit her tail but it was just a scratch. Suddenly she noticed Leaf was shaking and asked if he was okay. Leaf was remembering how a shadow-warrior had attacked him, Cyndra and Red, when they we're kids and had caused him to loose his other eye. He knew that there was only one way to safe Angel. End her suffering. Angel was about to ask him what he was doing, when Leaf attacked her. He was on top of her and air had escaped her lungs. It took a while, before Angel could breath again and asked what was wrong with Leaf, asking him to let her go. Leaf stared at her, tears pouring in his only eye. He lifted his paw with sheeted claws and saying sorry, let it drop towards Angel. Angel screamed and breathed ice right towards Leaf, pushing him off her. She wobbled back to her feet and scared of leaf backed away. Red appeared to the clearing and saw Angel terrified and Leaf, who was trapped in ice. Leaf shouted to red to catch Angel and tried to free himself from the trapping ice. Angel didn't understand at first, what was going on. Then, she realized it. She yelled to Red that the betrothal with Blue was just to get rid of her and when she refused, he had send the black dragon to kill her and when it failed, leaf came to finish the job.  Red stared at his daughter in disbelief and glanced over to Leaf, still trying to get out of the ice. Looking back at Angel, Red asked what she was talking about, stepping closer to her. Angel snarled and told Red to stay back. Red tried to calm her down, but Angel didn't listen. She leaped into the air and flew away, leaving Red and trapped Leaf watch as she dissapearred to the skies. Red turned to Leaf and breathed fire on the ice, freeing Leaf. Leaf told Red they had to catch Angel before she hurt somebody. Red was confused what Leaf meant and Leaf explained about the shadow-warrior and how Angel had been bitten by it. Angry, Red roared at Leaf, explaining to him that Shadow-warrior didn't need to be killed. They can be healed. Bewildered, Leaf stared at Red, not understanding what he was saying. Then, he turned towards the sky, where Angel had dissapearred and whispered what he had done to himself.

### Chapter 9: Tonight we strike

Angel had flown for hours and was getting tired. She landed bet ween some trees and after making sure she wasn't followed, Angel collapsed to the ground and cried. She remembered how she was forced to marry and then attacked twice. Looking back, she knew she can never go back and she was now all alone. Crying, Angel eventually fell asleep. When she woke up, she wasn't in the woods anymore. But in a cave, laying on a moss-nest. She was pressed against something warm and a dragon wing was covered over her. Angel turned around and saw a blue scaled dragoness smiling to her. Angel asked what she wanted and where she was and the dragoness calmed her down, saying she had found her alone in the forest and brought her here, because she seemed lost. Angel relaxed after a moment and layed back to the nest. The dragoness asked Angel what was bothering her and Angel told her what had happened. When she mentioned Blue, the dragoness told her that her name was also Blue and Angel apologies to her. Blue said it was okay and asked her to continue. Angel told her how she was attacked by a black dragon with glowing red eyes and then again by Leaf. She had realized that they wanted to get rid of her, so she had to leave. As she finished her story, she cried in Blue's arms. Blue comforted her, saying that she was safe now with them. Angel didn't understand what Blue meant by them, but soon she saw a red scaled dragon came to the den, introducing himself as Flames. Flames looked at her tail and said that she had been chosen. Angel asked what he meant by that and Flames grinned, pointing towards her tail. He said that her tail was already starting to turn black and that the progress was slow, thinking if they could speed it up a little. Angel didn't understand what he was saying, but then Flames' eyes glowed red and Angel felt terrible pain. Meanwhile, at the dragon kingdom Red and Leaf had told Amber what had happened and the queen was furious. Leaf tried to explain and apologies, but Amber snarled at him. She was worried for her daughter and sad that she can't help her now that she was gone. Red comforted her, promising everything will be okay. Back in Flames' cave, Angel had turned completely into a shadow-warrior. Blue notified that he had not asked her name and Flames lifted his shoulders, saying that he cannot tell them all apart anyway. He told Blue that they're time was soon and walked to the entrance of the cave. Blue looked at Angel, before joining her father and Flames laughed coldly as he watched over to where the dragon kingdom was, saying that tonight they will attack.

### Chapter 10: Red vs Blue

Ember was looking at Angel's empty nest, missing her when Ash came in and told how he had heard about her sister and apologies to her. Ember couldn't believe her sister was a shadow-warrior now and Ash asked if she liked to go for a walk. Ember agreed. Red was in the forest, trying to find Angel. Suddenly he heard something and thought it was Angel. Then, someone leaped out of the bushes and attacked Red. It was a blue scaled dragoness. The dragoness pressed her paw on Red's throat and for a moment, Red couldn't breath. He moved his legs under the dragoness and pushed her off. Red asked why did she attack him and who she was. The Blue dragoness glared at him with hatred in her eyes. She swiped her claws towards him and Red dodged her. The dragoness said to him, that she will make him pay for what he did to her father and leaped towards him. Red had no choice but to fight her. The dragoness hit him so hard, that Red flew over and landed on the ground with a thud. He saw an army of shadow-warriors and Flames was leading them. Red couldn't believe what he was seeing, but another swipe from the dragoness made him turn back towards her. She snarled at him, telling him not to ignore her. Red looked at her and then back at Flames and the shadow-warriors, who we're on they're way to the dragon kingdom. He tried to run after them, but the dragoness jumped on him and pinned him down. Red screamed and tried getting away from the dragoness, saying that he needs to help his family. The dragoness hatred in her eyes slowly changed and she moved away from him, staring at him with confusion. She asked how someone, who helped a tyrant can have a family? And kids? Red looked at her confused. He knew she meant Amber and told her she was wrong, telling her Flames had bee the tyrant. Blue glared at him angry and came closer to him, pressing her nose against his. She told him not to speak about her father that way and said that Flames would never hurt children. After that, she jumped off him and ran towards the palace. Red looked after her, unbelieving that dragoness was Flames' child. He remembered the prophecy and realized that she must of set him free. Red got up and started to run towards the dragon kingdom, hoping to get to the palace in time to help his family.

### Chapter 11: Times running out

Ember and Ash walked together in the city. They had just returned back from Ash's old home and had met an old friend of Ash, Starlight. Ash apologies to her how Starlight had attacked her and Ember replied it was okay. Ash sighed in relief. Ember asked him about Starlight being in love with him, but Ash shook his head. He said that Starlight was like a sister to him and he loved Ember. Ember blushed and laughed. She was about to reply, but then saw something moving in the street's. Her eyes widened as she recognized them. Shadow-warriors. Concern, Ash asked what was wrong and Ember told him what she was seeing. They looked over to the large group and saw a red scaled dragon leading them towards the palace. Ember looked at Ash, saying that she needed to go and help her family. Ash wanted to go with her and Ember smiled and together they ran towards the palace. In the throne-room, Amber was speaking with the captain of the guard, when a servant came in and told she had seen an army of Shadow-warriors coming this way led by Flames. The captain asked her was she sure what she had seen and the servant nodded. The captain asked Amber what to do, but Amber just stared at her paws. Amber ordered the guards to prepare for battle and find someone to take her son's to the dungeons, where they could be safe, fetch her daughter, who was out and inform her husband of what was happening. The guards bowed and ran outside the throne-room. To the servant in the throne-room, she said to let the others know and hide in the palace. Once she had left, Amber looked out the window, wondering where Red was. Meanwhile, Red was running towards the palace, when he reached the gates and saw that the shadow-warriors had already reached the city. He saw injured gurad at the gate and ran to them. He asked what happened and the injured guard told how Flames and Shadow-warriors had attacked them and continued to the city and the palace. He told Red that his partner was dead. Red stared at the body of the other guard, who's throat had been slit open and fear creeped into his heart. He asked the injured guard to lean on him and as they walked together, Red hoped that his family was safe. Meanwhile, Ember and Ash we're trying to find a way inside the palace without being seen by the shadow-warriors. Ash noticed that all the guards had been killed or turned. Ember tried to succest how they can get in, when she saw a shadow-warrior snarling in front of them. She yowled and the two dragons ran, but the shadow-warrior caught her and she called for help. Ash turned around and attacked the Shadow-warrior, but the shadow-warrior hit Ash under his chin and Ash fell on the ground hard and didn't move. Ember screamed at the sight of Ash's body. In the dungeons, where Flame and Silver we're in, Flame was saying he should be there fighting and not hiding, making Silver yowl at him in disbelief. He told him that he would be killed, but Flame didn't care, since they're family was in danger. Silver told him he knew that, but they couldn't do anything about it. Flame growled at Silver, calling him a coward and turned his back on his brother. Silver stared at his brother, thinking what he had said. Silver wanted to speak with his brother, but then a loud noise interrupted him from the hallway. The guard, who was with them went to see and he tensed. After a moment he was gone. Scared, Silver jumped next to Flame asking what happened. A shadow-warrior walked in carrying the guards limp body in it's mouth. Flame's eyes narrowed and attacked the shadow-warrior. Silver watched them from a distance. Eyes wide and shaking with terror. Tears rolled down in his cheeks and words echoed in his mind, telling he was a coward. Silver's thought we're interrupted, when Flame yowled. The shadow-warrior had his neck between it's teeth and Flame tried to get off, but couldn't. Then, the shadow-warrior flung him hard against the wall and he went limp. Silver wasn't afraid anymore. Using his element, he called out vines, that wrapped around the shadow-warrior. Silver leaped towards it, but then another stopped him by grapping his tail. He grunted as the shadow-warrior made him hit the floor. The shadow-warrior pressed him against the ground with it's paw hard. Silver glanced at Flame and whispered he was sorry, before everything went black. In the throne-room, Amber was hoping her children we're safe and Red would come soon, when a guard informed her that the shadow-warriors we're there. Amber told them to protect the doors and not to let them in. Screams from behind the door told her, that the guards we're fighting the shadow-warriors. Finally, the doors opened and Flames stepped in, grinning to Amber asking if she missed him.

### Chapter 12: Hope and Love

Amber stared at Flames, who was standing in front of her surrounded by many shadow-warriors. She asked him what he was doing there and Flames tilted his head, saying that Amber can't decide anything for him, if she wanted her children to live. Amber's eyes narrowed and she asked what Flames had done with her children and where they we're. Flames Calmed her down, telling her that her children we're there and moving away, Amber saw three shadow-warriors, each carrying one of her kids in they jaws. Silver and Flame we're unconscious and Ember seemed to be in shock. Amber leaped towards them, but Flames blocked her. He threaten her and Amber stayed still. Flames said Amber had pretended to be a queen long enough and it was his turn again, now that he was free. Amber remembered her parent's warning about how Flames will be freed by his own bloodline and she had recently learned that Flames had a daughter. She asked him did his daughter free him. Flames looked confused at first, before understanding what Amber meant. he told her that his daughter did free him and she did a mistake. Amber asked what he meant and Flames was about to reply, when Blue arrived to the throne-room. Flames smiled at her, saying that they we're just talking about her. Amber looked at the blue-scaled dragoness, hard to believe that she was Flames' daughter. She looked nothing like him, except her eyes, which we're the same color. Blue noticed the kids, held by shadow-warriors and turned to her father, asking why he was holding the kids as prisoners and if he was going to hurt them. Flames said it depended on they're mother, looking at Amber. Blue asks that did he mean that if Amber surrenders, they will live. Flames looked at his daughter and said that he will kill them anyway after all. Amber's eyes widened in horror and Blue gasped, asking if her father would kill innocent children, who are no threat to him and thought had Red been right. Flames growled at her as Flame and Silver had started to wake up. Flame opened his eyes, asking what had happened and saw his siblings in the jaws of the shadow-warriors and a lot more, two dragon's, he didn't know and his mother. Flame called to his mother and Amber looked at him worried. Silver woke up and Flames cleared his throat to get Amber's attention. He repeated Blue's words and told her that he had thought that Amber was no threat to him, when she was a child. But she turned his son against him and over-throne him. Amber's eyes narrowed and she told him that red was never his son and he had lied to him. Angry, Flames told her to be quiet and said that he won't leave any threats alive this time. Blue's eyes widened as she realized what her father had said. She realized that Red had been speaking the truth, she mumbled under her breath and Flames glanced at her, asking what she was saying. Growling, Blue slapped her father, with her tail,  yowling and calling him a monster. Flames fell on the ground and while he was getting up, Blue ran towards the shadow-warriors holding the kids and hit all three of them and they let go of they're hostages. Blue told them to run and Silver and Flame ran strait to they're mother, but Ember stayed still. Blue ran to her side and told her to move. Ember stared at her her paws, hearing voices that she didn't understand. She only saw the limb body of Ash and realized that she didn't even tell him that she loved him too. Blue screamed as Flames leaped on her and pushed her on the ground. Ember turned her head towards them and a shadow-warrior, a lot smaller than the others pushed her on her back and she stared at it's glowing red eyes. Ember groaned, since she had hit her head on the floor. She looked up at the shadow-warrior and suddenly she knew who it was. It was Angel. Ember realized her family was in danger and with a jolt, she pushed Angel of her and leaned over her sister. Ember cried for Angel to fight the shadow-warriors control, since she didn't want to loose her and shouted that she had to wake up. A great shining light surrounded them and everyone turned they're heads towards them. Flames narrowed his eyes, when he saw it. When the light faded, Ember saw Angel standing in front of her, normal. She had healed her completely. Angel thanked her sister and hugged her. Then, her eyes widened in shock as she saw Flames leaping towards them. Angel pushed Ember out of the way and breathed ice-shards to protect them. Flames couldn't stop his attack and one of the sharp ice-spears impaled him. He cackled as blood filled his mouth and when the ice-spear broke, he fell on the ground. The shadow-warriors around them started to turn back to normal and Amber understood why. It was because Flames was dying. As Flames layed bleeding, he regretted poisoning his mother and suddenly he saw how Sharley walked to him. Sharley smiled at him, saying that it was time to go. Flames was suddenly a hatchling again and walked to his mother and nuzzled her. The two walked together and dissapearred. Blue walked to her father and checked his body. Red ran to the the room, followed by Leaf, Cyndra and they're son's. When Ember saw Ash, her heart leaped and she ran to him. She tripped him over and hugged him with delight. Ash asked her to take it easy and explained how he was just knocked out. His parent's and King Red found him outside and they came here together to help. Ember hugged him again and whispered that she loved him and Ash hugged her back. Blue had risen from her father's side and walked to Amber and Red and told them that Flames was dead.

### Chapter 13: Future plans

The royal guard had taken Flames' body away and the healed dragons had left the palace after thanking the royal family fpr saving them. Red thanked Blue for helping them, but because she also caused all this by setting Flames free, she was banished from the city for as long as everyone remembered what she did. Blue agreed to this and left. Once she was gone, Red turned towards Angel and tells her he was glad that she was okay. Looking at Leaf, he told her that Leaf had something to say to her. Leaf walked to Angel and apologies to her, explaining why he tried to kill her. Angel looked at her sister, before moving to Leaf and forgiving him. Then, she walked back to Ember. Red turned again to Angel and told her that she didn't have to marry Blue, if she didn't want to. Angel looked at Blue as he stepped closer to her and said he understood and hoped that one day he could be more than just a friend to her. Angel agreed with her parents, telling that she will marry Blue one day, but only when she is ready. Amber nodded to her, understanding. Then she wished to discuss the future. All four kids looked at eachother confused. Amber started telling them that Ember was they're next queen when Ember interrupted her, saying that she can't be queen. Amber asked what she meant and Ember said that since she thought Ash had died, she froze and was unable to think clearly. She couldn't be queen like that. Red and Amber looked at eachother and nodded understanding. Red nodded that they needed a new heir now and turned to his sons. Flame walked forward and suggested Silver as the heir to the throne, to everyone's surprise. Silver asked him why and Flames explained that Silver was smarter than him and how brave he was to use his element against that shadow-warrior. Silver thought first and acted next. He would make a great king. A wise king.  Silver thanked his brother and pressed his head against him. Amber and Red looked at the proudly. They made it official to the kingdom that Silver was now they're heir. Later, Angel was in the gardens looking at the horizon. Hearing a voice, Angel turned to see Ember walk towards her. Ember asked what she was doing and Angel told her she was leaving. Ember gasped and asked why. Angel said she won't be gone forever, she just needed to be by herself for a while. Ember nuzzled her and told her she understood and that mom and dad will understand too. Thanking her sister, Angel leaped to the sky and Ember watched her fly towards the horizon.

### Epilogue

Angel landed at the edge of a lake after flying for hours. She drank the water from the lake and suddenly heard someone. She turned her head and saw a blue-scaled dragon looking at her from a distance. He walked to her asking if she was new there. Angel replied she was, but she didn't plan on staying long and then asked if the dragon lived there alone. The dragon told her he lived there with his mom and two aunts. His cousin use to live there too, but she moved to Warfang years ago and asked Angel could he show her around. Angel sighed and agreed nodding. The dragon started to walk away and turned saying his name was Tony and asking for Angel's name and Angel introduced herself following the older dragon.