Legend of Amber

Legend of Amber is the first chapter in the comic series legend of Dragons.

## Plot

### Prologue

In the city of the Dragon Kingdom, the queen had recently given birth to a son and the citizens are exited to see they're future ruler. The king and queen are resting inside the palace on they're chambers, until the king: Max wakes up. He allows his wife, Sharley to rest some more and leaves the room. He asks a guard named Cyrus to make sure that everyone has a spot in his son's presentation ceremony. Some servants ask him if they should wake up the queen, but he declines. Meanwhile at the chambers, Max and Sharley's newborn son wakes up and looks around the room. He looked at his mother, wondering what color her eyes we're. He wanted to go explore the palace and tries to leave, but at the door he is stopped by his mother, who carries him back to the nest. She finds out that her son can speak, even if he is only a day old. She takes him to see his father and tells him that he can talk. Max was amazed and happy for this news and later, they prepared for the presentation. At the presentation, Max informs the dragons that they're future king is named Flames and that he will rule them someday, when he is older and wiser. The prologue end with a glimpse of Flames as a adult.

### Chapter 1: Chosen one

The captain of the royal guard, Derek and two other guards, Tommy and Chiro patrol around the forest nearby the city, looking for sign of Flames, who had been exiled from the kingdom for murdering King Max. After a while, they decide to return back to the kingdom and then Tommy is killed by Flames. Chiro tries to avenge his friend, but is pushed back by Flames. Flames promised not to hurt them as long as they joined him, but Derek and chiro declined his offer. Flames attacked them and fought them alone, hitting Derek so hard that his armor shattered. Chiro tries to help him, but is hit from behind by Flames' fire breath. Derek and Chiro knew they had to get away and warn the king and queen. Flames guesses this and proclaims that they won't get away and a bunch of black scaled dragons with glowing red eyes arrive and surround them. Flames introduces them as his mindless servants, Shadow-warriors. Normal dragons, who have been poisoned and turned into mindless killers, following only his orders. Derek and Chiro fight the shadow-warriors and chiro tells Derek to ran and warn the king and queen, while he keeps the shadow-warriors busy. After being pushed by Chiro, Derek rans off but Flames sees this and sends some Shadow-warriors to follow him.

In the palace king Don and queen Caipirinha rest with they're egg in the throne room, when Derek comes in and tells them about Flames right before passing out. Scared at the news, Don decided that they had to escape and together with they're egg, Don and Caipirinha start to leave the palace. On the way out, Caipirinha gives the egg to Don and tells him to meet her by the river for she needed to get something. Caipirinha ran to a room with a pedestal and on the pedestal was a purple choker necklace. She took it in her teeth and started to run outside, but is attacked by a shadow-warrior, wounded in the progress. Before the shadow-warrior can attack her again, she is saved by Derek. Derek tells his queen to run and he will fight the shadow-warriors. Caipirinha ran off and Derek faces the shadow-warriors alone and is killed by them. Outside, Don waited near the river with the egg and when he saw Caipirinha he rans to her, seeing her wounded. Caipirinha told him that the choker had special powers and it will protect they're daughter. Before she dies, she asks him to place the choker on the egg and let the egg flow in the river to a saver place. Don does what she had told him and says goodbye to his only child, before flying away.

Far away in a place called the valley of peace, a dragoness named Daya sat at the shore of a lake. She sighed and saw the egg floating on the water. She jumps in the lake and retrieves the egg to dry ground. She wonders how the egg had ended up in the water and pretty soon, the egg hatches. Daya decides to adopt the little dragoness and names her Amber.

### Chapter 2: Secret's revealed

13 years later, Daya and Amber woke up in they're home den and ate food. Later, Amber asked if she could go play with her friends outside and Daya said yes and Amber left out to play with her two friends, Tony and Lulu, who are the children of Daya's two sister's Maya and Raya. They looked at the sunset together after a long day of playing, but this time something was wrong. Tony was upset about something. Amber wanted to ask what it was, but Lulu stopped her. Amber decided to ask about Tony from Lulu tomorrow and went home to sleep.

Amber dreamed that she was running in darkness and something was chasing her. She saw a bright light and went towards it. She arrived in a large room and at the other side was sitting a pale yellow dragoness on a large chair. Amber reached her paw towards her and she did the same, then darkness came from behind the chair and Amber turned away to ran away. The darkness caught up to her and surrounded Amber, who layed down and cried. The pale yellow dragoness arrived to her and hugged her, saying that she will always be with her and called her "her child" then Amber woke up.

Next day, Amber went to play with Tony and Lulu, but she was only thinking about her dream. She asked about it from her friends, but they called her weird and Amber got mad at them and after shouting that she didn't want to be friends anymore, Amber ran back home. She told about her fight with Tony and Lulu to Daya and she told her to give them time to forgive her, if she wanted to forgive them. Later that day, Amber slept next to Daya and Daya was worried that she ight have to tell amber her secret.

A couple of days later, Raya came to they're den looking worried. She told them that Maya had the shadow-virus and Daya and Amber left with Raya to Maya's den. Inside the den, while Daya and Raya spoke about Maya's condition, Amber saw Tony and Lulu on the corner. She went over to them and Lulu tried to apologies for what happened between them, but Amber says that it was okay and comforted Tony with Lulu. Amber asked Tony what happened and Tony told them that a shadow-warrior had attacked them. he had tripped and his mother had had to fight with the shadow-warrior. She won, but it had bit her on her foreleg. Just that same day, while Raya and Lulu had visited, Maya had collapsed as she had started to turn black with the infection. Daya came to them and told Tony that they had to kill his mother, because otherwise she would be in constant pain. Tony didn't like the idea and tried to get to his mother, but Daya held him with her front legs. Amber felt like she had to do something and the suddenly everything vanished and she was in a bright place. A glowing figure walked to her and touched Amber's chest. She felt warmth in her chest and she knew what to do. Raya tried to kill Maya, but something stopped her. Amber stood in front of Maya, glowing with golden light and her eyes glowing red. She touched Maya's paw and the blinding light surrounded the whole cave. When the light died out, everyone stared at Maya who had turned back to normal. They all ran to her, happy to see her healed and Tony hugged his mother in tears. Daya was proud of Amber and turned to look at her. She sees her laying on the ground and ran to her, worried, She saw that Amber was just unconscious and she sighed in relief. That's when Daya decided to tell Amber the truth.

Later back at Daya's den, Amber had woke up and she and Daya spoke with eachother. Daya revealed her secret to Amber. Amber is not Daya's daughter, but adopted.

### Chapter 3: Forest

Amber was sitting outside the den, when Daya called her in. Inside Daya told Amber about how her first child had died in eg and her husband, Azuris had left her. She had then found Amber's egg in the lake and taken it as a sign for a second chance and took her as her own. Daya asked Amber for forgiveness and she did. That night, Amber decided to go find her real family and in the morning, before Daya woke up, she left. Amber met Tony in the forest and he showed her the lake, where Daya had found her. After saying they're goodbyes, Amber flew of.

Amber landed several hours later in a forest far from the valley of piece. She found a bush to sleep in. Earlier, Daya had been looking for Amber all over the valley, She went to ask about her in Raya's den, but she wasn't there and then, Daya went to see if Maya had seen her. Maya guessed she might be with Tony and Daya went looking for him. When he found Tony, he told her that she had left to find her parents. Daya walked over to the lake, hoping that she will be okay.

Amber woke up next morning and started to look for her parents again. Suddenly she heard screaming and ran to see what it was. Amber saw a shadow-warrior attacking a young blue scaled dragoness. When the shadow-warrior was about to bite the dragoness, Amber rushes to help her. She uses her earth element and slapped him with her vines. The shadow-warrior pushes Amber against a tree and she falls on the ground unconscious. The blue dragoness runs to Amber and the shadow-warrior attacks them again, but this time a burst of flame stops him. A red scaled dragoness lands between them and breathes fire on the shadow-warrior again. The shadow-warrior ran off and the red dragoness turns towards the hatchlings. She asks the blue dragoness named Angel if she was okay and who Amber was. Angel told the red dragoness, Aqua that Amber saved her from that shadow-warrior. Aqua and Angel take Amber with them to the dragon temple.

### Chapter 4: Temple

In the dragon kingdom, Flames was sitting on the throne, when a shadow-warrior came and informed him about a light-brown dragoness. After describing what she looked like, Flames sent the shadow-warrior to keep an eye on her, realizing that this dragoness was his niece.

At the temple Amber had woken up inside a strange room. She heard voices from the other room and listened at the door. When she heard them coming, she quickly returned to her nest and pretended to be asleep. Aqua and two other dragonesses, Electra and Retasu arrived inside the room. They introduced eachother to Amber and a fourth dragoness named Aori came inside as well. Amber remembered the girl she has seen in the woods and asked if she was okay. Aori told her that she was fine and then, Angel came inside the room. Later, Angel cave Amber a tour of the temple, telling her that one day she will be a guardian like her mother before her. After that Amber is called by Aqua to speak with the guardians and she explains them what she was doing in those woods. Retasu asked her if she knew a dragoness named Serah, but Amber haven't. They tell her that she was a queen of the dragon kingdom and that Amber looks similar to her, so they might be related. Amber asks if her choker necklace has something to do with it, since Daya didn't give it to her. Aqua recognized the necklace as a power necklace, that use to be kept in the palace and realize that Amber indeed was royalty. The guardians we're surprised by this knowledge, because they thought the king was the only one who survived the attack. Amber was confused and the guardians told her what had happened.

Amber meets Angel, who had heard everything. She is exited that Amber is a princess, but apologies to her about knowing her mothers fate. Amber says it's okay. Next morning both Amber and Angel leave to find Amber's father. (Angel left to repay Amber rescuing her)

### Chapter 5: My name is Red

Amber and Angel had traveled for two days already towards the dragon kingdom, hoping to find Amber's father somewhere near by. As night arrived on the second day, they stopped to sleep in a bush big enough for both of them, unaware that they we're being watched. The shadow-warrior returned to the palace and reported to Flames what he had learned. Flames decided to use his niece to lure Don to a trap and he knew who to use to lure her into a trap.

In the morning, Amber woke up and walked to the nearest pool to drink water. Suddenly, she heard something and then someone bumped into her. The dragon apologies to Amber and Amber says it was her fault. Angel calls Amber and she calls the red scaled dragon to come meet her friend. Back at Angel, who is skeptical about Amber's new friend, the red scaled dragon reveals to be an apprentice to Amber's father, King Don. Amber tells him that they are looking for him and also that he is Amber's father. Knowing that Amber is a princess, the dragon bows to her and it makes Amber embarrassed. He tells them that Don is in the city to keep a close eye on king Flames and offers to take them to him. Amber and Angel introduce themselves and so does the red dragon, telling that his name is Red.

Before they stop to rest that night, Red tells Amber how Don had taken him under his wing after loosing his parents. Amber says that Red is very lucky and that makes Red upset. Next day as they walked through a forest, Angel told Amber that there was something wrong with Red that she didn't trust. Red suddenly stops and tells the girls that they can see the city from the hill and they ran up and glance down at the city and the river. Going down, Amber thanks Red by giving him a kiss on the cheek and ran's down to the river with Angel.

At the river, Amber whispers that they are almost there when something moves in the water. Suddenly, two shadow-warriors jump out of the water and pin both Amber and Angel to the ground. Amber sees Red and pleads him to help them. But Red just turns his head, saying that he's sorry and Amber's vision darkens.

### Chapter 6: Father and Daughter

In the dragon kingdom, a hooded figure was moving in the shadows. He overheard some dragons talking about the prince and some shadow-warriors bringing back two little girls, one blue and one light-brown with a purple choker. The hooded figure ran to the palace, looking at it and wondering.

Meanwhile, Red was watching the night-sky from a window inside the palace, when Flames came in. He congratulates him on a job well done, but Red says it didn't feel right. Flames tells him that it will and leaves him alone. Red looks outside again, still unsure.

Amber wakes up in a dark place. She calls for Angel, who answers her and she bumps into some bars, realizing that she and Angel are in a dungeon. Angel told her that the shadow-warriors brought them here with Red. Amber asks for Red, but Angel says that he is not there and tells her how Flames had come and called Red son. Amber couldn't believe it, but Angel yowls at her that Red betrayed them. Sadden, Amber tries to go to sleep. Meanwhile, Red saw a shooting star and left the room, knowing what he had to do.

Outside, the hooded figure moved some bushes away and entered a tunnel hidden behind it. At the throne room, Flames was speaking to his shadow-warriors, explaining how he was using Amber as a bait for her father. Back in the dungeons, Amber couldn't sleep. She couldn't believe that Red was a traitor, but soon she accepted it and as she fell asleep, her choker turned to a darker color.

Suddenly, she heard someone coming in and saw Red. She asked what he was doing there and Red tried to explain, but Angel's cold glare stopped him. They claimed that they didn't trust him, because he was Flames' son, but Red tells them that Flames was not his real father. Amber get's confused and tries to ask him about it, but Red says that there was no time and opens they're cells, saying he wants to make it up to them. he tells them, that they needed to hurry, before the shadow-warriors returned, but then they heard noises from outside. Angel is not surprised and claims that red was tricking them again. Red didn't know what to do and then the wall behind them opened up and a hooded figure came out of it. he told them to follow him and they all went inside the tunnel.

Outside, the tunnel, Amber thanked the stranger and asked who he was. The stranger lowered his hood and introduced himself as king Don, Amber's father.

### Chapter 7: Secret's of the Necklace

Amber was amazed that the dragon, who had recued them from the palace dungeons was actually her father. Don led the kids to his hideout not far from the city. Inside, Amber and Angel ate together and Amber saw Red eating away from them. Angel saw this and told her not to look at him, still not trusting him. Amber was wondering why he had helped them and Angel successes that he was probably trying to get to her father, which made Amber worried.

Later in the evening, while Angel and Red slept, Amber was sitting outside with her father. She told him about her worries for Red and her confusion of why he helped them after betraying them and that made Don laugh. He explained that Red had his reasons. He has respect for Flames, because he raised him, but he still wanted to do the right thing and that was setting Amber and Angel free. Amber also asked him about her necklace and what had happened to him. Don told him that after he had put Amber's egg in the river, he went back to the palace and was overrun by shadow-warriors. He even got the change to fight Flames, but lost. Don was however able to escape by kicking Flames in the stomach and came to this cave he was staying in. He sometimes still goes in the city disguised and helps those in need anyway he can. Then he told her about her necklace. Saying that when a good person uses it, it can heal and fix things, but if someone used it for evil, it will cause destruction and sorrow and that the necklace might have a mind of it's own. After all this, Amber was amazed how much power she was carrying around on her neck. Amber was tired and yawned and Don successes they go inside to sleep.

### Chapter 8: Past sins

Next morning, Amber joined Red outside and she asked him how did Flames end up adopting him and Red started telling. He told her that one day 10 years ago, when he was playing with his friends, Leaf and Cyndra outside, a shadow-warrior attacked them. Leaf was trying to protect us, but the shadow-warrior slashed him in the face and he lost his eye. Then, it came after them, but Red's father, Tony stopped it and fought it. The shadow-warrior was too strong for him alone, so it got the jump on him, but then Cora, Red's mother came to help and they fought it together. Red cheered his parents onwards, but then the shadow-warriors slashed Cora neck and she fell on the ground, dead. Angered, Tony attacked the shadow-warrior, but it dodged and bit Tony on the head and he also fell on the ground dead for his skull had cracked. Red tried to run to them, but Cyndra stopped him. Red tried to get pass her, but she didn't let him. Another shadow-warrior appeared and they both flew away. Once the shadow-warriors had left, Cyndra let Red run to his parents side. He started crying over his parents bodies and Leaf and Cyndra came to comfort him. Flames arrived and apologies to Red for what had happened and offered to take care of him from then on.

Back in the present Amber asked Red what happened next and Red told her how he was taken to the palace and he never saw Leaf or Cyndra again. Amber understood Red better now and thanked him for telling. Red apologies to Amber for what he did and she forgave him.

### Chapter 9: Through the city

Two days later, Amber, Red, Angel and Don spoke about they're plans on getting inside the palace to face Flames and overthrow him. Amber asked Red if he knew how to get passed the shadow-warriors. Red told them that the shadow-warrior we're everywhere, except during midnight, when they hunted in the forest, but some stayed behind to guard the halls of the palace. When Angel asked if there was a way to go around him, Red mentioned a tunnel that led all over the palace. Amber remembered the tunnel they had escaped from, wondering if it was the same tunnel, Red was talking about. After deciding what to do, they started to leave, but then Electra arrived in the den, tired and scared. Angel ran to her asking what had happened. Electra walked towards Don, telling that shadow-warriors had attacked the temple. She had been sent to find him, to ask for his help. Panicked, Angel asked what had happened to her mother, Aori. Electra told her that she was fighting and Angel cried, worried for her mother. Red asked about it from Amber and she told him that Aori was Angel's mother. Red successes they help the guardians, surprising them all.

Later, they decided that Angel and Electra went back to the temple, while Don, Amber and Red continued with the plan and face off Flames in the palace. At the palace, they went into the tunnel. Red breathed a fireball to light they're way. First they went to a armory and Amber and Red got armor to them. Don didn't take any armor, saying he didn't need it. They decided to walk through the palace and Amber felt like they we're being followed. She turned around and saw a shadow-warrior behind them. It roared and Don and Red also turned. The shadow-warrior attacked toward Amber, but Don leaped in front of it and pushed it away. Don told the kids to run, while he held the shadow-warrior off, but Amber refused. Don tried to reason with her, saying that it was her duty to stop Flames as the future queen. Amber tried to protest, but then her eyes widened and the shadow-warrior slashed it's claws on Don neck behind him.

Don fell on the ground his neck bleeding uncontrollable. Amber attacked the shadow-warrior with fury and slashed her claws on it's face. Roaring in pain, the shadow-warrior ran off. Amber was abut to follow it, but Don's weak voice stopped her and she turned towards him. Don whispered only one word to her with tears in his eyes. I'm sorry.

### Chapter 10: Final showdown

Amber was devastated by the death of her father. She collapsed against his body and sobbed, thinking how she had just found him and now she lost him again. Red snapped her out of it, shouting that shadow-warriors we're coming. Amber stood up ready to fight, but Red said that they couldn't fight them all and they had to run. Amber was worried and didn't want to leave her father's body behind, afraid that the shadow-warriors would eat him. red understood and to Amber's surprise, lifts Don on his back. Amber thanks him and together they return back to the tunnels.

Inside the tunnel, Amber stopped. She told Red that the shadow-warriors will find them sooner or later. Amber suggested that she will lead them away, while Red took her father out. Red didn't want her to go alone and Amber blushed, promising that she'll be careful. Before leaving, Red promised to find her later. Amber ran through the tunnel and as she heard the shadow-warriors, she jumped out of the tunnel into the throne room. Amber stared at the throne room amazed and walked to the thrones. She wondered if one of the chairs had belonged to her father and then a voice told her otherwise. Amber turned around and saw Flames standing at the entrance. Flames asked Amber who she was and Amber introduced herself as the true heir to the dragon kingdom and daughter to king Don and queen Caipirinha. Flames laughed, realizing that she was his niece and told her that he knew she was coming. Amber was confused. Flames walked around her and sat on the throne. He told her that Amber had come there for nothing and the throne belonged to him.

Then, Red arrived saying that the throne was not Flames'. Flames called red son and he said that he was only taken in by Flames, because a rogue shadow-warrior killed his parents. Flames reveals that he had sent that shadow-warrior to kill Red's parent's, because they we're plotting against him. That made Red shocked in disbelief. Amber touched his shoulder and the look in her eyes, made Red lift his head and face Flames once again. Flames gave them a change to surrender, if Amber gave him her power choker and became his servant. Amber refused and Flames attacked them.

Flames had pinned Amber down and was about to hit her, when Red pushed him off of her and they rolled on the floor, clawing at each other. Amber rushed to help and bite Flames on the tail. Angered, Flames pushed Red off him and turned against Amber. He pushed her and Amber flew across the room and hit the wall and fell on the ground. Flames breathed fire towards Amber, but it never reached her. Amber opened her eyes and realized why. Red had jumped in the way and was laying on the floor, his sides burned. Amber was worried that he was dead, since he didn't move. Angry, Amber stood up and moved in front of Red, facing Flames. Flames was attacking them again with another fire-ball, but this time, Amber's necklace had started glowing and created a barrier around them. it caused the fire pounce back and Flames had to dodge it. Flames raged at Amber and jumped at her, but the barrier pushed him away. Amber was surrounded by light and she leaped to attack Flames. They fought and soon Flames was able to get her neck between his jaws. Another light-barrier bushed Flames off her and Amber told him that he will never win.

Flames jumped at her again and was once again, pushed away- Flames tried to leap again, but this time he couldn't. He was shortly turning to stone and in just a few moments, Flames let out a roar, that died out as he was turned completely into a statue. Amber let out a large wave of light, that slowly died out, returning to her. She returned back to normal and her necklace broke in three pieces as she fell on the floor, unconscious.

### Chapter 11: Farewell

Angel was running around the temple, looking for her mother. Soon, she found her and the two hugged eachother, happy to see eachother safe. Suddenly, they saw a small shadow-warrior coming towards them. Aori shielded her daughter from it and then, Angel saw a light coming towards them. they had to close they're eyes from the brightness and when they opened them again, the small shadow-warrior was gone and a young male dragon stood in it's place. The kids name was Cole. Together the three of them walked outside and saw that the other shadow-warriors had also turned back into normal dragons. Cole saw his mother in the crowd and ran to her. Aori and Angel went to join the other guardians. Aqua figure that's Flames had been defeated.

Back in the palace, Amber woke up with a jolt. She tried to remember what had happened and when she did, she looked around the room for Red, but he wasn't there. She was laying on a bed in a room with some water and flowers on a table next to her bed. She tried to stand up, but Aqua stopped her by walking inside the room. Amber asked why was she there and Aqua told her what had happened. Amber asked about Red and Aqua told her that he was okay and resting right next door. Aqua successes that Amber should rest some more and Amber did as she told her.

Later, Amber walked through the palace hallways, until she heard voices from a room. She peeked inside and saw Red, talking with the guardians. Happy, Amber rushed inside and hugged Red with delight. The guardians greeted Amber with smiles, but Amber didn't see Angel. She asked where she was and Aori told her that Angel had been sent to the valley of peace to collect Amber's foster-family. Later still, a grand celebration was held in the palace. Aqua introduced the dragons to they're returned heir and they all started cheering for Amber, who was now sitting on one of the thrones. As they cheered, calling her queen, Amber stopped them, saying that she wasn't a queen yet. Amber told them that she was too young to be queen, but she said that the guardians will stay and help her, until she was old enough and ready to rule as queen. After a small silence, Red cheered for them and soon, the other's joined in.

As the party started and Aqua had joined the guardians, Amber looked for her foster-family and when she found them, she ran to hug her mother. Daya hugged her back and Raya, Maya, Tony and Lulu joined in. They talked with eachother. Daya apologies for the loss of Amber's father. While talking, Amber noticed Red leaving the room to walk outside to the balcony. Amber excused herself from her family and followed Red to the balcony.

### Chapter 12: Love will always return

Amber walked outside and joined Red in the balcony. Red said that he didn't have anything in the palace anymore and Amber told him that he could still stay if he wanted. She placed her paw on his, but pulled it back again. Red shook his head and said that he needed to find his friends and informed the dragon's, who didn't live in the city or near it that Flames and the shadow-warriors we're no more. Amber granted him good luck and Red turned to look at her and suddenly, he kissed her on the lips.

Red jumped off the balcony and flew away from her. Amber was about to walk back inside, but stopped and turned to return to the edge and yowled to the air that she loved Red and will wait for him to come back. Red turned and smiled, before continuing to fly further.

Meanwhile at the alley of the city, a hooded scarred-faced figure watched Amber from the shadows. The figure said to itself that it couldn't wait to meet Amber and dissapearred inside the shadows.