Dragon Heart: Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven: Blood doesn't Matter
sorry it been so long, i just had wroter block on this, so enjoy and tell me what you think!
Greydor woke up that morning under his grandmother wing, he was about to move when the thoughts of what happened with his "father" rushed back. He buried his face in his paws as he sob in silent. He couldn't believe that his mother lied about his father, or the fact that his father was nothing more then a rapist. He brought his paw to the ground hard; Snow stirred a bit but didn't wake. "He is not my father!" he growled to himself, "My father is human, not that...monster!" he nodded to himself, he knew who his father was. He remembered what his grandfather; Vloor had told him a few mouths back.
"It doesn't matter if someone doesn't shear your blood Greydor, as long as they love you as a brother, sister, mother or father; they will always be family to you and to them." Greydor now knew what Vloor had meant when he said those words; he was trying to tell him of his father; yet not at the same time. He gave a slight sigh as he went to get his picture, when he realized it wasn't there. Moving his wings he saw it wasn't there! He started to panic, until he remembered where it was; but in the cave where Drake stayed. Wiggling out of Snow wing he slowly made his way outside and made his way to the cave.
He was scared, he had hoped that he could sneak in, grab the picture and get out without being seen. But two dragons stood in front of the cave looking around making sure none would pass. But Greydor wouldn't give up, seeing a small hole to the side he made his body as small as possible by sucking in the air and pushed on though. He was close to the guards on the inside of the cave, but made sure not to alert them of him being here. Backing away he slipped into the darkness trying to remember how he got to where his picture was. He heard some growling as he made his way deeper into the cave, had he been down here before? He didn't remember, all he thought at the time was meeting his father, or who he thought his was. Looking down at the floor he saw it, stuck under a rock. Giving a happy cry he ran to the picture, only to have to grabbed by a red claw, he skid to a stop as he looked up, seeing only on red eye looking back at him.
"Hello my son." Greydor moved back a bit, but moved forward again growing in a small voice.
"Give that back!" he cried looking at the very same dragon that help conceived him, "That's mine!" Drake held the picture up to his good eye and snorted.
"The human? Bah!" he still kept the picture in his claw but shook his head, "Why do you want this?" he asked holding the picture up, "I mean, his just a human!" Greydor body shook,
"He's my father!" he cried, "Now give it back or..."
"Or what?!" Drake roared causing Greydor to step back, causing him to chuckle, "I don't think you need this." He answered with a sly grin; Greydor eyes widened as Drake brought the picture down and opened his jaws.
"No!" he ran to the picture but not fast enough, Drake blew a fire ball at the picture, almost as soon as he did the paper started to burn and pop. Tears welled up in the small dragon eyes as he watched the picture burn. Drake chuckled as he heard the sound of yelling outside,
"Ah," he sighed smiling, "Our rescue had just arrived.
"Brandon?!" Snow stood up from her spot as she greeted the human with a gentle nuzzles, "It had been so long! How have you've been?" Brandon chuckled as he shrugged,
"You know," he answered, "Same old same old, and you?" they began their small talk as Vloor went into Greydor room when ever he would come over, seeing that he wasn't there he came back out and turned to Snow.
"Snow?" he asked, "Where's Greydor?" Snow gave him a puzzle look, "I thought you brought him with you?" Vloor shook his head, "Greydor!" Snow called looking around, Brandon stood in the same place as Vloor also went to look, "He's not here!" cried Snow running back, and Vloor came back,
"Where could that little dragon be?" Vloor asked as a loud horn like sound was heard, Brandon head shot toward the cave entries to see what was going on, what he saw made him gasp. Human wearing cloaks were slaughtering dragons and dragoness, even going low as to capturing the young one to make them watch!
"Hunters!" Brandon turned to Vloor to see him growling and shaking with rage, Snow backed away a bit, she was shaking as well; but with fear. Brandon cursed to himself, the one day he thought he didn't need his sword and this happens.
"Vloor!" the dragons and human looked up to see a yellow dragoness land in front of them. Her right front leg was gash with a sword stuck inside almost to the handle, she groaned as she hopped on her good leg. Once she turned to Brandon she growled but stopped when she saw him clearly. "Brandon?" she asked, "Is that you?" the human nodded moving forward.
"Yes Elder Stella, it is I." she nodded as she turned to Vloor,
"We need help!" she cried, "The Hunters are moving closer to the Nest and killing many of the dragon's mates! Our warriors are becoming smaller even as we speak!" Brandon moved up toward her,
"Allow me to help Elder!" all the dragons turned their heads to Brandon, "I may be human, but I still hold some skills in the way of the blade, the only thing; I have no blade with me at the moment and the only one close enough is well..." he trailed off as Stella nodded, putting her leg in front of him.
"Do it swiftly." The human nodded as he gripped the blade and started to pull, Stella groaned and roared as the blade was pull free, her leg bleeding as Brandon stepped backwards holding the sword that resembled a Kanata.
"Here let me help your leg!" Snow moved forward to her and led her to the back of the cave as Brandon and Vloor nodded to each other.
"I'll take the air," Vloor said as Brandon smiled.
"And I'll take the ground!" giving one last nodded Vloor threw himself into the air as Brandon ran toward the battle in front of him.
Brandon could smell the blood even though he wasn't even in the heat of battle. His new sword dripped with the blood of Stella as he gripped on it tighter. He didn't wish to use a dragon killer sword but he had no choice of the matter. He was close to the battle when he heard a loud scream followed by a thundering roar which he knew only too well.
"Saira!" he turned and ran toward where the roar came form, he came to a small clearing as he saw two of the Hunters holding the same blade he held moving closer to the large green dragoness and small pink dragoness. Brandon jaw dropped, it was Saira! Saira growled again as she moved closer to the child.
"You will not harm this child like you did her family!" she roared again that sent shivers down Brandon back as the Hunters laughed.
"All we want is the dragoness so we can have our own "fun"." Brandon hands tighten, if they thought they were going to rape that kid, they had another thing coming. Climbing up the tree close to him, he lent on the truck and glared.
"Hey you hard asses!" both Hunters turned to Brandon as he held his arms in a cross on a tree branch, Saira also looked up and looked almost pale when she saw him. "You have some nerve trying to hurt a kid and my wife!" He saw Saira flinch as the Hunters turned to each other in disbelief.
"Wife?" one of them asked then snapped his fingers, "Oh! Your Brandon, the one Drake wanted dead more then anything!" Brandon glared again,
"Drake?!" he growled, "What does he have to do with this?!" the pink dragoness moved under Saira to better see the fight that was about to happen as Saira just watched.
"That dragon just wanted three things from the master for information of this place," he answered, "One, your death, two, Greydor, and three; this dragoness here!" Brandon hand turned into fist as his sword started to shake, Drake, the very dragon that cause him to lose the love of his life; had started this!
"Over my dead and life-less body you will!" he jumped and flipped onto the ground, keeping the blade in the air as he brought it in front of him; both Hunters laughing.
"Red?" the one that was talking, "Get rid of this worm." Red nodded as he ran toward Brandon with blade above, Brandon smirked as he twisted his body and kicked him right in the chest. Red gasped but didn't have time to react as the human brought the blade though his skull and twisting the blade. The first Hunter backed away as Saira stood dumbfounded, standing up Brandon wipe the blade in the air cleaning the blade; then pointing it to him.
"Your turn!" he ran to him and jump, the Hunter jumped out of the way by rolling and slashed at Brandon, he was able to block the attack with the sword handle but left him wide open for a attack. The sword came down on Brandon left eyes as he screamed in pain, stepping back he held his eyes with his left hand as he started to bleed. The Hunter chuckled as he brought the blade to Brandon,
"Die brat!" when Brandon closed his eye he heard the sound of flesh cutting, but he was not in pain. Opening his eye he saw that the Hunter was laying on the ground; headless. He looked up to see Saira muzzle full of blood as the pink dragoness looked shock. Brandon stood up with the blood now stopping as he ripped the cloth of the Hunter and wrapped it around his bad eye, all the while Saira watched, and then the small dragoness moved to Brandon and nudged his leg.
"Excuse me?" Brandon went down on one knee to see the dragoness better. "Thank you mister human; for you knows, saving us." Brandon chuckled and patted her head,
"Think nothing of it." He stood up and turned to Saira as she turned to leave, "Saira..." the green dragoness stopped but didn't say anything, "I'm sorry..." he brought his head down, "because of me Drake...hurt you and for that I'm sorry, If I was faster, I could've stopped him." Saira turned back to Brandon with water in her eyes.
"You...blamed yourself?" Brandon nodded but didn't look at her, Saira moved closer and lifted her tail to his chin, "Brandon...I should be the one who's sorry, I...I thought you hated me, thought of me as a...whore as you humans call your women's." Brandon's eyes widened as he held her jaw in his hand and kissed her nose softly.
"You are not a whore love," he said in soft voice, "You are my one and only wife for the rest of my short lived life!" Saira eyes began to tear up as she kissed Brandon on the lips, even Brandon was crying until he heard the sound of roaring in the background. He pulled and looked at his wife straight in the eye, "Take the child and get to Vloor cave!" he told her, "I'll deal with Drake." H began to run but stopped and look back, "And, I'll get our son back!" this time he just kept on running, not stopping until he was looking at the flames and bodies of the battle before him.