Exiled PT6

Exiled PT6

"Cowboys, Dragons, and Titans"

I looked outside and the saw the baking ground. I wonder who could prefer to live in this firebox. I never liked heat but outside was maddening! At least 120 degrees out there, but the hot oil however was soothing my injuries and the couch was very comfortable. Even though that this girl may have never felt a cooling system of any sort and that was probably my biggest discomfort.  I wanted to check my healing status and so I got up. I looked at mirror and was shock a little. The oil had completely closed my wounds or maybe it was god status. Whichever it was it did not matter I was regaining my strength. I turned sideways and saw my angel wings were in pristine shape. My whole body was back the way it was black scales shining and platinum scales shining brightly as well. I was about to leave, but I heard a loud rumble and a deafening screech. I flipped my head around and saw something was summoning itself from the ground. I kicked down the door in front me and took the skies.  

"Night Cloak" I said.  

A black ghostly cloak enveloped my body and made me almost invisible. I saw that ancient arcane symbols were forming from the ground. I looked for Ashley and found her crash landed about 300 feet from the ritual. I swooped down and landed in the shadows of the ranch. I let the night cloak dissipate and ran towards Ashley. Her dragon's underside resembled a forest after an inferno.
"ARMOR!" I yelled and I was fully suited in armor that resembled in ancient Samurai armor, with a black cape.  

"SWORD!" I yelled again and on my left side a katana in black sheath appeared. I unsheathed my sword and shouted again for my platinum shield. The ground inside the circle of the arcane letters started to boil. I backed up and picked up Ashley, because technically I was not touching her and saving her life as well. I carried her unconscious body to a faraway place. I lied her down as she was starting to wake up. I placed a claw on her mouth.

"Shhhh." I said

I got up and turned around the molten sand was now a glass monolith. I readied myself for what was next. Soon the glass began to break and crack. The entire monolith came crashing down and I blasted the ones that came close.  All there was a humanoid figure.  Its body made of lava and molten rock. It then roared into the sky and made it turn deep red. It then turned its attention towards me which I was slowly advancing.  

"A challenger! Petty dragon, I AM NEZAAR AND I WILL DESTROY YOU!" He shouted at me.
I made no response and charged him. Running at a supernatural pace I slammed him off to the side. I took a deep breath and exhaled a bright lunar beam and vaporized the sand he was on, but he got up and I closed my mouth. He roared and giant warhammer appeared in his hands. He then charged me and I ran towards him. He began to swing, but I duck and lowered my sword onto his open legs. Letting momentum slice through legs and that made Nezaar fall on his hand, but Nezaar clenched his fist and got up. Balancing on one leg that meant he could not charge. I breathed in and blasted him with a night sphere. He screamed as he was be consumed by the black of the night. But, ever so willingly he did not give up. He made one last charge and charged at him and with the thrust of my sword. I drove it right through him and I pulled it out. The Titan fell its knees and began turn to stone. I backed up and saw the spectacle of the Titan then exploding into fine dust.  Then a red loud wave exploded from body then a red beam and those arcane symbols glowed and slowly faded away.

"That was too easy…" I said

And so I was right; one huge fire exploded from the ground. Nezaar was three times the size of me and carrying a sword made of magma.  He did not talk, but sprinted towards me. With the quick beat of my wings I flew back and turned to avoid his attack. I rolled, ascended, and hovered over Nezaar, smiling.  He did not posse wings and roared at him; however he jumped and used his weight to take me down. But, I swirled out his grip and flew around to scorch him my white hot flames. Nezaar growled he was blinded and I took a very deep breath, breathed a black sphere, it impacted the ground. The whole ground shook violently and Nezaar was throw off balance. I dove and stabbed my katana in to his chest. I turned and landed in front of him. The black mist the sphere cleared and it showed a white beam of light.  Then almost involuntarily pointed at Nezaar and white fire began to cloak my body.  Nezaar confused looked up and white beam coming right in front of him swept passed him.  I walked up to him and put it to his neck.

"Now I put you back where you came from." I said.

"Wait!"

I stopped my wide swing I was about to make.

"Yes?"

"I can help return to your plane."

"How do you know that I was exiled?"

"Please, I am sorry for the bad impression I was just scarred from seeing a dragon. You must be young then."

"6,000 years, that enough?"

"Nope I am older than that. I am rebel from Kronos' empire, because I do not like his ways. I rather make friends with mortals than to torture them. Fear not I am no petty soldier I was respected officer in his army, a general."

"So, you want my help."

"Kronos may sound, look , and even feel strong but he is a coward. He brainwashes the other titans to fulfill his will. But, what really made me left his army was he was set to destroy the mortals. He does not realize that mortals are necessary to keep his power flowing." Nezaar said.

"Get to the point." I said

"I am helping you to stop Kronos."

"Fine, I let you live."

I sheathed my sword and help Nezaar up. I then walked over to Ashley and me still felt her breathing. She was not going to survive without help. I consulted the other options and came down to this. She was going to be a Champion of the Night. I cloaked myself in black mist and picked her body up.

"Nox!" I shouted and the day was replaced by night with the Moon and Night's stars shining brilliantly. I set her back down and grabbed the night around me.  
I bended the shadows ritual-like and raised them on top of my head. I then threw it down at Ashley, and it began to engulf her. It also woke her up from her pains and lifted her up back to her feet. The sphere of darkness began to reform into her shape and once it did just that, Ashley reappeared in black leather armor with a bow on her back. Her hair was midnight black and a sword and sheath appear on her left hip. I walked around and saw a cape on her back. On top her head was a hood that stopped slightly from her hairline. Ashley opened her eyes and they were bright light blue with humanly appearance that was the centerpiece of her pale white skin.  

"So, you saved my life and gave me this power, I thank God, but I will thank you." She said.

"Ashley, there is something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

"I am exiled Dragon God."

"Oh my…"

"Please, I know that this is a hard thing to take in, but listen to me. Whoever you worship is fine with me, but you are my Champion of the Night."

"Why me?"

"You were dying and it was against my morals to let someone die if you can help them."  

"So does this me I serve you now?"

"If you choose."

"Well, if you had not been here I would probably have died. That is more than enough to win my respect. I will gladly be your Champion."

"…Of the Night." I corrected her.

"Now then, follow me there is someone I want to show you."

"Ok then."

Nezaar walked up to us. He was in a Human form but he smelled of ash and fire. He did not smile but he did not frown. He kept a straight face and raised his hand.

"I am Dante."

I knew that Ashley had her supernatural dose for the day. I sensed that Nezaar knew the same.

"Nice to meet you, I guess that you know Xremisis."

"I know him."

"Well, you are the quite the quick answerer."

"I like to keep conservation as quick as possible, because I need to Xremisis."

"It is ok with me."

"Come Xremisis."

I went with him so Ashley would not hear our talking. We got to where Nezaar was summoned
and he started off the conservation while walking back and forth.

"To get yourself un-banished you have to find the High Artifacts of your Divine partners."

"So I'm guessing you know where they are."

"Yes, but getting them are not so easy."

"Can Ashley tag along to make this easier?"

"She is your protégé, bring her if you want. But, since you cannot teleport us to the locations of the artifacts, that means you will have to fly us."

"But Dante, I cannot transform into my true form."

"I can change that. You see and hey Ashley can you come over here too!" Nezaar said and Ashley walked to us.

"Yeah?"

"Ok Xremisis, now this spell might make you feel weird, but it will work. Ashley grab my hand."

"Wait, what are we will be doing

"Trust me."

Nezaar grabbed Ashley's hand and opened his palm. On top of it was white powder and he shouted in some type of Titan language. Then he sent a wall of white force towards me, and it blew me back. I recovered quite fast and shook my head. I felt my power returned to myself and I looked at my two friends. I launched myself into midair and a great white harmless explosion revealed my true form. I landed and even Nezaar staggered. Ashley was bowing on a knee and was unaffected by my landing.

"Xremisis, I think you need to shrink a bit!" Nezaar shouted.

I did so and shrunk to a minor 45 feet in height.  

" All aboard."

"Glad that you think that this is fun, our little Dante might not think so." Ashley said.

"I have never done this before so…" I said and took off into the skies.

"Oh, I am about to vomit" Nezaar said.

"You cannot take a take-off. Wow, I got to fly more, because it is much more peaceful than teleporting." I said flapping my wings once in awhile.

"Where I come from, heights are considered our biggest fear."

"Wait! Ashley?"

"What?"

"Your dragon, Midnight, is he fine?"

"He is fine, we can mentally communicate and about those scars, well he has had them."

"Well, Dante where is the closest artifact?"

"Ah yes, the famed Rose of Cerelalis has grown not far from here maybe a hour flight at most."

I felt so much sorrow at that name and actually I concentrated on it too much that I forgot about flying.

"XREMISIS!!!" Ashley said.  

I regain my thought and screeched! I began to flail my wings faster then I skimmed and hopped on the ground to regain control. I quickly regained altitude and balanced myself out. I continued my regular beating of my wings. I was utterly embarrassed by this folly.  

"Are we still going the right way?"

"Yes."  

So, we continued on our way to find Cerelalis' Rose. Nezaar talked to Ashley for quite some time. I was flying graceful towards the setting sun with haste. Because, sleeping on a flying dragon's back is not the wisest of decisions. Even though God of Night there can be creatures that might attack my friends rather than I, because a dragon's sense of touch goes down year after year until you either have to be a god or use magic. Then a sudden jolt when I was flying impacted me. Cerelalis' Rose was close by. Nezaar and Ashley were sleeping on each other whether lack of space or plain love was unknown to me. My landing on the ground woke the two up. I kept my form so that we could escape easier.

"Well, there she lays, the Rose of Cerelalis." Nezaar said.

What you are waiting for, Dante take it!" Ashley said.

Dante stealthily sprinted towards the flower garden and mounted me.

"Done, next" I said.

"Were not done yet we have to take to your temple."

"Why?" Ashley questioned

"If we can manage to get them into his temple we can summon a portal to his realm."

I took off to head away from the house it was close to night and the house was close to the city. I knew that my companions could not stay up all night like I could and they could not sleep my back.  Luckily I found a cave with just the right amount of distance and me landed in the mouth of the cave. The two dismounted me, tired. I breathed black flames so that it will keep them warm without being had seen However, since I do not need sleep I decided I will provide sentry.  But, I thought of the years I have not slept why not? I lied my head on the rock and curled myself.  Once I closed my eyes a memory came to me. It was I as a human sitting on bench looking at a sign. It read

DRAGON MEANACE :

KIEV COMPLETELY DESTROYED!

I saw myself shed a tear. I guess I had some kinsmen in the area back then. I then stood up and walked into a partly destroyed building. Another sign said

DRAGON ATTACK:  

LONDON WIPED OUT OF HUMAN LIFE!

And another

DRAGON INVASION

WASHINGTON D.C. UNDER SIEGE!

It went a point where I was weeping loudly. I realized that it my doom as a human was approaching. I never really knew how tough these mortals are when it comes to supernatural occurrences.  Then I saw myself walking up to an officer.

"Nikolai, I am reinstating you to lieutenant. Make sure that no dragons live to tell about you.

I guess that was a vision of me, because I felt Ashley pushing on my shoulder. I woke up still in the cave and the blue sky outside was time to get moving to the next artifact. Blinking for a moment I got up.

"So Dante, where are we heading now?"

"Like I told you, New York City, Ashley"

" But, if set the Rose down in his temple wouldn't someone try to steal it."

"I will place a ward on it so none other than the three of us and Cerelalis can touch it."

"Where is the next artifact."

"Ah, yes, the Hourglass of Akatosh and placed correspondingly in the bowels of Big Ben,  
London."

"That will be a heck of long flight." Ashley said.

"Yes, but we will be flying on iron wings."

"A plane?"

"No, the fastest jet in the entire plane and which is a SR-91 Ebony Eagle."

The two climb aboard my back and I took of heading east for this SR-91. I flew low to avoid detection and fast enough to be seen as a mirage. As we got closer to this airfield Nezaar appeared with a parachute backpack. I wondered why I could just land. I then realized that this airfield was a Rebel airfield. Fighters from when I was called Nikolai. I ascended higher into the air, but they already saw me.  

"Dante, you better jump now!" I said.

"Good luck up here."  

Nezaar jumped off my back and flak and AA fire was firing from the ground. I folded my wings and dove sideways backwards. I told Ashley to hang on and I opened my wings. I blasted one of the AA guns with my lunar blast and I looked back to see the fiery explosion. With the stroke of my wings I ascended again to the air and stalled. I then nosedived straight for a fighter taking off. I melted it with douse of lunar flames and flipped it over passing by so fast. I slowed down and started hovering over the fuel depot.  

"Get them, Ashley."  

She pulled the string and black arrow formed. She let loose of it and flew thru the air with blazing speed. The arrow struck the ground and made violent explosion that shook my hovering. I breathed black flames setting the depot into huge explosion of black, orange, yellow fire as I fell back.  I landed on the runway let Ashley dismount me. The rebels were fleeing the airfield I already scared them off.  I told Ashley to get in the hangar as I was going to help the wounded and those who may have surrendered. I was going to the wounded into dragons. Yes, it may seem evil, but there are rarely any dragons on the mortal plane. It would feel right to have my kind's influence as they did thousands of years ago.