Xander Draco 'Vern stood atop the balcony carved into the massive dome-shaped island called Ember Island. Grand Councilmen Norfuhh'ratoo had summoned him and Eight others of somewhat equal power. Calendars dark hair waved in the wind as he starred out towards the Broken lands.
" If only the Dragon of Nevermore were still here to lead us, then we would not be where we are today," Xander said as he gritted his teeth.
" Please Spare me. Your longings for the past. Xander." A creature that had the upper body of a slender beauty woman with long black and eight blood-red eyes, her mouth was spiderlike, and two long razer shape mandales extended from her jaw. the creatures lower body was that of a giant black and red spider with eight long sharp pointy legs; as she spoke, her voice was distorted and echoed
Xander turned and looked at her Nix Spin'dexra, Queen of the Spider Realm; how does it feel to be the queen of a rapidly dying race?" Nix did nothing, but she wanted to kill Xander.
" If you were not part of the Council, I would kill you where you stand," Nix said as she walked away. Suddenly a figure made of smoke stood next to Xendar, his hair was a stone grey, and he wore a warm grey suit and tie.
Xander turned and spoke to the figure " Watcher, and I have not seen you take the form of smoke before?" The watcher looked at Xander and said, " Times are dire; I chose to show myself in as close to the physical form that the All-Mother will allow. Come Kyle Rider of New Terra, Jarvis Vixin Grey of Ash'shandar, Lin'qui of the Vi'tearin, Jasper Vermillion of the Vermillion Empire, Lorn Youngblood of the Dyi'vera, Grand Councilmen Norfuu'raatoo of the Nightwalkers are all inside waiting for you."
Xander walked inside and saw the other eight members looking down upon him " Why was this meeting called, and why was I the last to hear about it."
The room was silent for a few minutes; Xendar feared he already knew why. "Is it because I pose a threat to them, and they mean to get rid of me?"
Norfuu'raatoo stood up his slender body, and his eight-foot height made him tower over everyone; he nodded and said, " Yes, The Council of Nine have among the talk that a Dragonborn, an Angel born, and a Flameborn all are born within Sixteen years of Lupines defeat and the supposed return of Xenoventaries. All of Tylingariea are in a state of unrest and unsure when the next War of Darkness will erupt. Apart from the fact that this Dragonborn has the Mark of Dra'ghoul is could cause complexion is retaining the grip we hold on this world."
Xander cried, "Peace! This world will never know peace; the balance continues to shift from light to dark, and evil forces come then are defeated only to come back again. How can anyone live a peaceful life here!"
Norfuu'raatoo spoke between gritted teeth, " rancid worm!" a dark red aura surrounded Xendar, then in an instant, he was lifted to eye level with Norfuu'raatoo's sunken in stone grey eyes
" You do not know your place! Do you believe that any of us care about peace! No, You are a fool to believe that the eight most powerful beings in the Multiverse would want peace!"
Xander replied weakly, " Why is that?" Suddenly all of the light vanished from the area leaving Xendar and Norfuu'raatoo standing alone in complete darkness.
"Because Xendar Draco'vern if one has become a successful ruler the only way to do so is by instilling fear into their hearts." A cold wind sliced through Xendar, and an icy chill ran down his spine.
"this way, you can break them down, piece by piece" Xander could feel a massive pain in his body like a hammer and chisel were striking him.
" cutaway years of your life as fear consumes you, slowly devouring your will to live."
'Xander did not know why but he did not care, overcome with an unknown fear and dread, Xendar took his blade and slit his throat.
The winter room was silent as they had not seen what Xendar saw but only saw Xendar scream in fear, then took out his sword and sliced his neck. Norfuu'raatoo stood and watched an evil smile across his face as he said, " Does any else have anything else to add."
The room was silent as Norfuu'raatoo sat down " Very good. Does anyone here have anything else that they would like to say regarding the Dragonborn and his allies"
Lorn Youngblood stood up and said, " Yes, I do." Norfuu'raatoo glanced at the tall Nightwalker standing across from him wearing gold and red Nightwalker Armor. Loans piercing Golden eyes glared back at Norfuu'raatoo
"Speak then, Youngblood," Norfuu'raatoo said, placing his bonny hands in front of him.
Lorn was silent for a moment, then spoke his voice calm but was holding back rage.
" I want to know if it is true that Luna Youngblood performed one of the Forbidden Blood Arts, and you took it upon yourself to dispose of her like she was a trespasser?"
Norfuu'raatoo looked at Lorn and said, " Yes, I did, but she had broken the rule never to use those spells. So I had my guards take her somewhere and remove all pieces of her clothing before they left her."
Lorn glared at Norrfuu'raatoo and said, his rage beginning to come to the surface, " I do not believe you were your true motive because she and the rest of the Youngblood clan are Children; of Azadawn?
Jasper slammed his fist onto the table that he sat on and cried out, " Nightwalker! Bite your tongue and remember where and when you are. The Children of Azadawn are not to be spoken of during Council!
Yes, we are aware that the Youngbloods are descended from the Children of Azadawn. But there is no reason for us to be concerned about the trivial matters that the Children of Azadawn will attempt to retain the balance."
Lorn bowed to Norrfuu'raatoo and said, " I am sorry, my lord. Please forgive my angry outburst."
Norrfuu'raatoo sneered and said, " Very well, Slime, you are forgiven."
Jarvis Vixen Grey replied, " We have no time for this kind of infighting. We must create a plan to prevent as much death from Lupine and Xenoventaries before it is too late."
Jasper Vermillion laughed as he stood up to leave " This is a waste of time. It does not matter how well prepared we are Xenoventaries and Lupine both will destroy us all."
Kyle Brightblade, a young man, born on New Terra and the heir to the Protector of New Terra, stood up, and his blue and red Terra Armor shined in the moonlight " What do you expect us to do then Nightwalker? Your father is already alined with Lupine, so what choice do we have but to try to prevent as much death as possible."
Jasper gritted his teeth, and under his breath, Jasper said, "baiat prost." as Kyle watched him leave
Liquid looked over at Kyle and said, " Yes, Terra's protector, we understand you want to protect as many as possible, but please consider that we all have our reasons for what we do and seek to keep the people of this multiverse alive as long as possible. "
Jarvis intervened, " that being said, preparation is key to survival in these dire times."
The Watcher nodded and said, " yes, but what if preparing is not enough? What then? Do not forget that the Dragonborn, as powerful as he is, still needs to master his Dragon state." The Watcher paused then looked at Lei'qui said, " Also, the Dragonborn is on his way to Riverrock as we speak, as is Lei Lionheart. I advise Lei'qui to leave here and meet them at Riverrock."
Liquid nodded and said, " Thank you, Watcher I was unaware of this."
Lorn stood up and faced Norfuu'raatoo and said, " Before I leave, tell me Norfuu'raatoo because my daughter is no longer able to be head of the Youngblood clan and lead the Dyi'vera. Are you going to take her place? Also, where did you dump my daughter? I want to go and retrieve her."
Norfuu'raatoo laughed and replied, " Luna cast the memory retrieval blood art with ironically gave the recovery of the spell there memories back but took away all of Luna's memories of her youth and what her name is. she was even turned into a disgusting human female and is immune to being turned into a Nightwalker. So there is no point in you going to receive her, but I will tell you that right now Luna is somewhere in the Broken Lands."
Lorn did not respond; he only nodded then walked towards the door then stopped " I don't know what your true motives are, nor do I care. I swear to you, Count Norfuu'raatoo, that Luna Youngblood will end you, for that is her destiny!"
Suddenly Count Norfuu'raatoo threw it directly into Lorns spinal column
the room was quiet as everyone watched Lorn Youngblood topple over comply paralyzed.
" You Youngbloods sicken me with your vile human emotions!" Count Norfuu'raatoo cried out as Lorn was carried out of the room to be healed hopefully.
Jarvis looked on in shock at what had happened and then faced Norfuu'raatoo " That was unnessacery Councilmen!"Jarvis cried out as he turned and faced Zeldar the Dark
" Your son Erik Newheart is a brave warrior, and before Erik takes it by force, I empire you Zeldar the Dark to give Erik The Blade of the All-Mother and his rightful place as heir to the El'taree Thorne."
Zeldar glared at Jarvis; his dark green eyes burned with fury as he gripped the large oaken cane that was by his side Zeldars massive claws dug deep into the finally craved wood. Jarvis could see a trail of dark red blood running down Zeldars arm causing a red streak to become clear in his dark green fur.
"How dare you Mortal tell me what to do with my kin!" Zeldar cried; he stood up and towered over Jarvis, who did not reply, " I am aware of what my son wants, and I have no intention to give it to him without a fight."
Jarvis nodded and said, " Yes, I see."
Count Norfuu'raatoo replied, " I will end with a suggestion to all of you; even though we all have different goals, we must remember that Lupine, Xenoventaries, and to a lesser extent the Vermillion Empire are in the meantime, so do what you must prepare for war."
As Norfuu'raatoo was leaving, Jarvis walked up next to him and said, " Tell me the truth is Luna Youngblood still alive, and where is she?" Norfuu'raatoo looked at him puzzled and then said, " I don't know, and why should I? She is a human who is weak and Useless simple-minded creatures who have no place on this world or any other."
Jarvis teleported back to Ash'send'dar without responding to Norfuu'raatoo. Kai're was waiting next to the computer for Jarvis to return. In a flash of white light, Jarvis appeared in the middle of the room and saw Kai're
" Are you still trying to find any information on that rumor that Arran told you about?" Jarvis said as he walked next to Kai're, who replied, " I have found nothing yet that would disprove the rumor. But nearby, there is an abanded underground Nexus Tech Cloning lab that still seems to be active."
Jarvis said, " Do you think we will find out more about the rumor?" Kai're did not respond for a minute, then said, " I don't know. It is possible, but we will not know for sure unless we see for ourselves." Jarvis nodded in agreement and said, " yes, you are right; you and I will leave in the morning."
Meanwhile, back in Castle Youngblood, Count Norfuu'raatoo stood outside waiting silently to be let in " It is just like him, I take this castle, and he swoops in while I am gone and takes it away." Count Norfuu'raatoo said angrily
" Grand Master Xenoventaries Norfuu'raatoo would like a word with you, Bram Norfuu'raatoo," a tall, muscular Dyi'verain with stone grey skin, ancient Dyi'verain runes covered his body that his Dark Dyi'verain Armor did not cover.
Bram Norfuu'raatoo replied, " Thank you for telling me. I am sure that my brother has his reasons for taking that with I have rightfully taken myself." as he walked into the throne room upon a throne of Nether-Iron sat Xenoventaries smiling a wicked smile as he stood up and said, "Brother it has been so long since I have seen you and it seems that my home is still intact after all these years."
Bram Norfuu'raatoo bowed and said, "yes, Grand Master The Youngblood clan had taken hold of it during your departure, but I can assure you that they are all but dealt with."
Xenoventaries nodded and said, "good, I hold no love for the Youngbloods but respect that they kept my home in one piece." Xenoventaries paused and walked over to a golden box and opened it; inside was a heart beating like a drum.
A smile crossed Xenoventaires face as he said, " All these years, the Youngbloods have ruled my domain as they searched endlessly for
The heart of Barren Xenoventaries von Norfuu'raatoo, and yet it was right in their own home. once I absorb my heart back into this body, my full power will be restored as Barren Xenoventaries von Norfuu'raatoo Lord of the eternal night!" He cried out as his heart burst into blue flames; Barn Norfuu'raatoo put up a magical shield to protect himself from the flame's intense heat."
As the fire died down, Barn Norfuu'raatoo said concern in his voice, " Brother, are you ok?" there was a long silence before Barren Xenoventaries Von Norfuu'raatoo replied as he walked towards Barn Norfuu'raatoo " Yes, I am fine." he said, looking at his newly obtained body.
Barn Norfuu'raatoo placed a hand on Barren Xenoventaries Von Norrfuu'raatoo's pale skin and looked into his brothers' eyes with were a pure golden color. Barn Norfuu'raatoo stepped back in fear and cried out in fear, "You look just like father!"
Barren Xenoventaries Von Norfuu'raatoo unfazed by his brother's reaction
and replied, " Yes, you are correct, I have become what my father was and what I was always meant to be a Domnul nopti vesnice, so I cast aside the name Norfuu'raatoo. Now I shall be known as Xenoventaries Domnul noptii vesnice!"
Barn Norfuu'raatoo could see that the person in front of him was no longer his brother, So to protect himself from being killed, Barn Norfuu'raatoo bowed to his new master Xenoventaries Domul noptii vesnice, who suddenly took notice of him and said in a commanding voice
" Who are you?"
Overwhelmed by fear Barn Norfuu'raatoo momently forgot he could speak Terrain and replied in Nightwalker speech
"Domnul meu sunt amici pent a va servi ca slujitorul tau umil Pentru tine faceti cu cat va rog" Barn Norfuu'raatoo cried out
{My lord, I am your humble servant for you to do with as you please!"
Xenoventaries Domul noptii vesnice replied, " Boy. Clam yourself, and if you speak Terrain, please do so." Barn Norfuu'raatoo stood up and replied, " Yes, Domnul meu, I do speak Terrain. Ce Vrei sa fac."
Xenoventaries Domul noptii vesnice sighed and said, " Then Terrain is not your first language then." Barn Norfuu'raatoo was confused; he had lived on Terra for some time and had learned to speak their langue. But for some reason, Barn Norfuu'raatoo could not remember any Terrain words. It was as if the intense fear he felt prevented him from remembering how to speak in Terrain.
" da Discursul meu de noapte Domnul meu Este limba mea de casa," Barn Norfuu'raatoo said reluctantly
{ Yes, my lord nightwalker speech is my home tongue."
Xenoventaries Domul noptii vesnice smiled and said, " Good, I have a task that is simple for someone for your limited skills."
Barn Norfuu'raatoo held himself back from attacking Xenoventaries Domul noptii vesnice or saying something that would get himself killed.
"Ce-mi certain-mi Domnul meu?"
{What is it you ask of me, my lord?}
Barn Norfuu'raatoo asked Xenoventaries Domul notice vesnice who replied calmly, " I want you to find the girl once known as Luna Youngblood and end her. If you fail, don't come back."
Xenoventaries Domul noptii vesnice stood up and placed to fingers on his forehead and said, " Do not fail me."
Barn Norfuu'raatoo nodded and replied as Xenoventaries Domul noptii vesnice vanished in a cloud of black smoke " da Domnul meu. Nu vol renuta ia tine
{Yes, my lord, I will not fail you}
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Broken Lands, Kraven Dracovera, a tall medium-built Dracoveraeon, adjusted the facemask that helped him breathe in the thick dusty air of the Broken Lands. He wore a dark green traveler clock, and Travelers pants that covered his dark red scaly skin on his waist was a hunting knife
" Kraven, are you sure that The Old Bell is even a real thing? That Realityweaver at the pale tower could have been lying to us." A young Terrain girl with golden hair wearing a white New Terra Starfleet exploration suit said through her facemask
Kraven looked at her and replied, " Yes, Lana Silverstar, I am sure that The Old Bell is real, and besides, you are also supposed to be looking for The Old Bell as well so that New Terra can understand more about The Elden Lords? "
Lana replied, " Yes, I am also because my Super Nina Silverstar told me to go." Kraven stopped suddenly through the swirling winds of sand; Kraven could hear faintly a cry for help from what sounded like a woman
" Lana, Do you hear someone crying for help?" Kraven said. Lana shook her head. "No, do you?" She replied
Kraven, this time did not respond but instead bolted to the right. Lana, confused at what was happening, ran after him " Stop!" Lana cried, but Kraven could not hear her as he continued to run towards the cry for help. The sand thinned enough for Kraven to see the oranges and reds of the setting sun across the barren wasteland.
"Maybe it was my imagination." Kraven thought as he turned to leave Kraven saw that a few feet in a ditch were a fully grown woman, her body completely exposed.
Kraven went around to the unknown woman and searched around the nearby area for her clothing. Unsure of what to do, he had never had to deal with this type of thing before.
Carefully Kraven checked her for a pulse. " There is one, but if this woman does not get medical care soon, she might die," Kraven thought as he looked up and saw Lana walking towards him
"Lana! I need help! There is a woman over her, and if she does not get the help, she may die." Kraven cried out as Lana replied, " Is she covered under New Terra Starfleet medical care?"
Kraven was shocked at Lana's uncaring, cold and dismissive response to what was happening " No, of course, she isn't! But she should not have to be if she is dying right here, and you can take her back to New Terra to treat her!"
Lana responded, " No, that is against Medical Prodocall Twelve thirty-two." Kraven looked down at the woman and could sense her life force fading. " Fine, then leave me alone." Kraven cried out as Lana turned and left without speaking.
once Lana was gone, Kraven quickly took out his hunting knife and opened the woman's mouth " Mother Dragon, forgive me for what I must do; it is the only way to save this woman's life."Kraven said, his voice shaking with fear as he held his arm over the woman's mouth.
In one quick motion, Kraven cut into his armlet the dark blue dragon blood flow into her mouth. Kraven took back his arm and wrapped it up.
In an hour, two men wearing dark red coats walked up to Kraven. "Brother. I am so glad you were able to come..." Kraven said to the figure wearing a deep red coat, his face covered by a dragon mask balled up his black-gloved hand, and punched Kraven in the face.
"You Foolish Boy! How dare you disrespect the Dragon Mother and the Dracoverain name!" the figure said
" Doctor Vector, It seems that this crude and highly illegal Dracoverain to Terrain Blood Transfer did save this woman's life, but she will need to be taken to your lab so that you can complete her transformation."
Doctor Vector gritted his teeth and replied, " Fine activate the transporter for Vector Labs and leave Kraven here." the other figure pressed a button on his glove, and a bright blue light teleported everyone but Kraven to Vector Labs a group of doctors moved the woman quickly to a large circular room while Kraven walked over to the closets nurse and spoke softly
" Can you contact Jessie Nexus and tell him we have a Code D.TB.T 2-4-2346." The nurse nodded and put in the Code and that Jessie Nexus is needed right away into her computer, then sent it to Nexus HQ
Less than ten minutes later, A tall man in a black business suit eyes was concealed by a dark red viser that was across his eyes, and his thick black hair floated behind him as he stood up to Vector shouting, " Vector, what is going on? I was told you that what you are about to do is strictly illegal and inhuman."
Vector nodded " For once, Jessie, I agree with you; I do not do this, but my former brother, who in his misguided attempt to save this woman's life, he cut his arm open and poured an unknown about of his own Dragon Blood into her body."
Jessie Nexus looked at Vector, shocked at what he had heard " I am sorry, You are not to blame for this. I will do whatever I can to help her and see that your brother is punished justly."
Vector put on his facemask and replied as he left to save the woman, " First, you can pray to the Dragon Mother that this woman does not die."
The woman felt like she was made of stone, sinking deep into a bottomless ocean. Names of people she had never heard before echoed in her head, but she could only identify three words
Emma
Youngblood
Norrfuu'raatoo
She felt like they meant something, but she did not know what. As her body sunk lower and the dime light around her began to turn to shadow. the four words that had been repeating in her head formed into a tangled thought
"My name is Emma Youngblood," Emma cried out inwardly as her body began to lift out from the darkness, and she became less weighed down. More began to come back to her
Suddenly Emma opened her eyes and saw that she was strapped down to the table, and several guards were pointing their guns at her, ready to shoot.
" Ah, You are awake, Madame Emma or I believe that is your name you said before you " Norrfuu'raatoo, you bastard, I will kill you! as you mercilessly disemboweled the ten doctors working on you and the twenty-seven guards that it took to state you and strap you to this as well as myself had one or more limbs ripped off." Vector said, walking him his right arm was replaced with a cybernetic limb. Vector motioned for the guards to stand down
" But sir." one of the guards said. Vector replied, " This is an order from Jessie Nexus; he wants to see her himself."
Emma replied calmly, " I am sorry." as she was released, Emma looked at her naked body as dragonlike, and her skin was made of white sparkling scales; her facial features we dragonlike as well. All of the hair on her head had turned a dark green, and her eyes were a pure golden color.
"Madame Emma, If you come with me, we will get you some new clothes and explain everything to the best of our ability." Vector said as he helped her down, and she sat in a wheelchair as Emma nodded slowly and said the only thing she could think of, " Ok?"
Emma asked Vector rolled her down the brightly lit halls to a medium-sized office where Jessie Nexus sat a smile on his face
" Oh good, she is awake. Is she completely healthy, Vector? Jessie said Vector nodded " yes, her Physical and Intreal structures have stabilized, but there is possibly some supernatural force that may have compromised her Mental state."
Emma interjected, " Maybe if one of you fine gentlemen could explain to me why I look like a Dracoverain." her voice weak and strained
Jessie sighed and said, "to put it simply, You were dead and were brought back to life through the use of a Terrain to Dracoverin Blood Art, one of the four forbid Blood Arts that can be used to bring back someone from the dead or for other more sinister uses."
Emma was silent for a moment, and then tears ran down her face said Vector could hear Emma's voice breaking "So what do I do now? I can't remember anything from my past life. My name, If I had any family, where I lived or anyone I can turn to. There is no place for me to go."
Vector replied, " Emma, please calm yourself and rest your voice. Your mind is still creating your Draco'vern vocal cords. we understand with is why you are going to be living with the Dracovera family from now so that I can help you get more accustomed to your new body and new life."
Emma did not know what to say for a minute, then said weakly before passing out," Thank you."
Jessie looked at Vector and said, " Is she ok?" Vector nodded " Yes, Her mind just caught up to the shock of the whole situation." Jessie replied, " I want you to be honest with me, Vector; how stable is her Mental State? Is she a danger to the Dracovera Islands?"
Vector replied, " as of right now, that does not seem to be the case, but she also will need to relearn many of the essays things that most Dracoverains were taught as a language, history, and how the Dracoverin body works."
Jessie paused and said, " Is that all you intend to do with her?" Vector stood up; his eyes burned with rage as he said, " I know what you are Implying. Jessie and I are not going to use her as part of my experiments." Vector paused and added, " That is unless she says she wants to."
A flash of blue light engulfed Vector and the wheelchair that Emma sat teleporting them to Castle Dracovera