Her eyelids heavy like stones cemented to her face Flame slowly opened her eyes.
the first thing she saw was the large black wolf from before but he appeared smaller to her in fact everything was smaller and she knew why.
Her memories fresh in her mind she remembered everything and with out warning tears welled up and poured down her scale covered snout.
Fang seeing his most beloved cry was at a loss he didn't know what to say our what to do for her so he just layed by her side and waited Elder Oak stood with the others tears of joy shining in their eyes for their Queen was back but Elder Oak though he was happy he was also worried for it wouldn't be long now till Tiger finds out she's back and Oak knew they would need to find where Queen Flame hid her crown that she stored half her powers in before Tiger sends someone to tail her straight to the crown.
Flame cryed for what felt like hours in her dragon body knowing their was people to she needed to see and talk to she cleared her mind and shifted back to her human form but this time she looked different.
Her hair was much longer she was taller and skinnier her thin lips were now full and plump her chest was also larger then before her nails that were usually little stubs painted black were now long and claw shaped but still black.
Fang had also shifted to his TRUE human form his hair that she thought was even longer going down his back his muscles that she thought couldn't get any bigger was even larger his six pack became an eight pack and he stood taller as well this time with a sword strapped to his waist and leather bracers on his wrist with daggers tucked inside of them.
"Tell me it didn't happen tell me it's not true Fang" Flame pleaded to him she didnt want to believe that her long time friend Fangs older brother had betrayed her and killed over half her people. But he couldn't he wanted to lie to her just so she wouldnt feel hurt but knew if he did it would hurt her even more and he couldn't lie to her so he looked away from her.
"I'm sorry but i can't lie. Not to you." and with that Flame collapsed into his arms crying once again.
"Why I thought we were friends I thought we were family"
"Greed makes one go blind to loyalty your highness" spoke elder Oak
"Papa Oak " Flame looked over to him "What will happen now?"
"My Queen we must go get your crown to restore all your magic to you before Tiger finds out you've returned to us."
"Elder Oak let her rest first"
"No no more resting I've been asleep for thousands of years it's time I take action and claim justice for those who were killed in greed." Flame stood up straight "No more running No more hiding" her anger now surpassed her grief
"My people need me now more then ever in two days time we set off for the crown"
"Are you sure?" Fang asked worried that she might be pushing her self to hard
"Yes" she looked Fang straight in the eye with determination underlined with a burning rage.
And with that she turned to her people who now stood surrounding her on all sides and spoke to them
"My friends, My family, you have suffered greatly at my absence and for that I must apologize to you all for centurys while you had to fight to survive I was sleeping I wasn't here to suffer with you or to get justice for those you loved and lost that fateful night and for that I am sorry. But now the time of waiting and suffering is over for I am back now and together we will claim back what is ours. We will get our friends back from Tiger and we will get our lands back from the humans. apart we will fall but together we will rise up like flames from the pits of hell we will burn down those who betrayed and stole from us!"
"I am with you... Long live the Queen!" Fang shouted his cheer for all to hear and the others soon joined in as well
"Long live the Queen"
"Long live the Queen"
"Long live the Queen"
"Long live the Queen"
Flame knew she needed to keep up appearances of an Eighteen year old who just took over an Orphange and was attending highschool like a normal human girl not that of a Queen who was about to lead an army of warriors into an all out war against both Tigers army and the Human race that she herself created out of loneliness
Fang was walking her home back to the Orphanage though he despretly wanted to take her back to her kingdom where she'd be safe
"I messed up didn't I?" she asked him in a low voice
"On what?"
"Creating things out of loneliness I mean come on I wasn't really alone when I created humans I had the Elders and the original people of the Shadows so why did I create humans what was my real reason for them?"
Fang thought about this before he answered "You didn't mess up it's not wrong to create life but with good their is also bad you can't have one without the other and you created so many good things that it upset the balance so something a had to go bad in order to bring balance."
"I guess your right its like the lesson of Yin and Yang in China."
"Or Day and night with out nighttime their is no daytime and without daytime their is no nighttime" Flame thought about it in silence
"I still feel like I'm responsible for all this though"
they reached the Orphanage in silence and parted ways with just a glance they couldn't risk one of Tiger's men finding out she was back through each other so acting like friends from school was the best option at the moment