Mackenzie was laid on a bed while a gold dome hovered above her. Placing two hands on the dome, was Virginia; she was supplying Mackenzie with healing magic. However, it wasn't enough to subdue Mackenzie's pain
Sloane was sound asleep and showed no signs of waking up. So, everyone was seated in the large room together with anxiety filling the air. But Nathan seemed to be the most anxious out of all of them
It was truly a rare sight to see the southern prince look so nervous but well, it was expected; due to his emotional attachment to both girls.
The silence was killing Nathan and he finally couldn't take it anymore
"What the hell is Mackenzie turning into?" he asked but everyone was clear on who he was asking
"Have you ever heard of a dragon keeper?" Dante asked while staring at the dome "If you have, then you'll know that that's what little Mackenzie is. A dragon keeper"
"What the hell is a dragon keeper?" Nathan shouted in a booming voice with the corner of his lips twitching "Do we look like we're thousands of years old?"
"Oh. I forgot they never wrote books about them" Dante cackled "They also only existed a long time ago. Of course you don't know them" he smiled "Sorry, I made a mistake"
"Cut the crap and get to explaining" Alexa, Allen and Nathan shouted in unison
"Calm down. I was just trying to lighten the mood" Dante said "You see, hundreds of years ago, mighty and majestic beings known as dragons, existed" he said and flicked his fingers which made a purple mist the form of a rectangle, appear behind him. As soon as he thought about the dragons, the center of the mist began to warp until it formed images of several dragons in animated form
"Show off" Jerald scoffed
"Anyways, the dragons were perfect beings. They neither listened to gods nor demons but were an independent and powerful race that could rival both parties" Dante explained "They had impenetrable skin, long life, vast magic power...you name it. As such, the gods and demons decided to curse this perfect race to have many flaws" he sighed
The mist began to shift as he explained "The first was a curse by the gods known as immortality. Unknown to the gods, it was more of a blessing to those arrogant beasts. The second was a curse by the demons and it was infertility. The dragons became unable to procreate and expand" he added "They became vulnerable and using this against them and the demons, the gods made a deal with the dragons" the mist shifted again and showed dragons and demons fighting "The dragons were to become weapons of the gods to keep the demons out of the human world and keep other gods and demigods from being a nuisance"
Once again, the mist warped and showed the dragons standing in front of women who were dressed in long Greek robes, holding staffs and wands
"The magic association" Alexa mumbled seeing this and Dante nodded
"The dragons got tired of fighting off demons and being used as weapons. They wanted to give up their lives but still keep the dragon race alive" Dante explained "As such, they carried out bloodline succession on witch sacrifices. 'It could only be women who would inherit their bloodline' that was the deal the King of Dragons made with the association. They didn't want the demons or gods to know what they had done just to keep them in line. And giving their bloodline to men only meant problems" he sighed "After all, not all men can control their natural urges" he shrugged
"What happened afterwards?" Rosco and Brianna finally spoke up
"Most of the women couldn't contain the bloodline of the dragons and died off. So, the dragons had to select other women until the succession was successful" the mist warped as he spoke "After all the successions were carried out, the dragons began to turn into gold dust but only one remained"
"It was the king. Wasn't it?" Christian said
"It was" Dante nodded "The king's bloodline was difficult to inherit and anyone who tried would die. Seeing as nothing worked, the king had developed a spell that turned him human and only when a possible heir appears, will his dragon features appear" the mist warped to show the dragon king in his human form staring at a little girl "Out of all of the witches, a child who was an outcast ended up as the king's successor. Now, Clark might know the name of this witch because she was the biggest disaster in the history of the magic association"
"Wait. Elena?" Clark sat up "The witch Elena was the king of dragons' successor?"
"She was" Dante nodded "But she...argh...that woman was also known as the destroyer of men. And she was known for the reason being she slept around"
"That...was also written in the history books" Fernanda nodded "She also created one of the most famous disasters known to the magic world"
"The era of Once Upon A Story" Everyone said in unison
"But, wasn't there a human professor who put some reigns on her?" Mary asked
"James Wilson Williams, was not an ordinary human professor" Dante explained "He had the bloodline of a demigod but didn't even know he had it until Elena approached him. She realized she couldn't use her magic whenever she was around him and yet, she was tasked to observe him" he sighed
"Elena attracted a lot of attention as a dragon keeper. The dragon keeper's main duty, was to keep the gates of hell closed; so demons wouldn't interfere with people's lives" Dante said "But just like the gods used the dragons as weapons, the demons used humans. They created dragon slayers or dragon hunters who hunted down the dragon keepers and killed them one by one"
"That.."
"Among those chosen to carry out such a stupid task, was me. I stupidly fought a battle for the gods...but they abandoned me and my people during a war they started with the demons. As I saw my life flashing before my eyes as the devil, Sabnock, thrust his hand through my chest, I remember every word he spoke as he cursed me. 'Human used by the gods, abandon your humanity and become a weapon for our cause' or, something like that" Dante cut off Alexa "You see, in order to keep the balance, after that curse, I chose my own side. If the dragon keepers fell out of line, I'd kill them and if the hunters fell out of line, I'd kill them"
"That's barbaric" Natasha said
"After killing off most of the hunters, I went after Elena and James for disrupting the world with once upon a story. However, I couldn't kill the two of them" Dante said
"Why?" Clark asked
"Elena was expecting a child and James wanted to seal once upon a story. They only did what they did for fun and after that, returned the world back to normal and making everyone think it was all a dream" Dante said "Anyways, once upon a story wasn't completely sealed and appeared once again in the hands of Elena's daughter, the blue haired witch, Muna. Now, we all know Muna created Greenwood Springs after marrying a human. Muna was the last dragon keeper over the passed hundreds of years. However, if that is so, where did Mackenzie come from?" there was a moment's silence
"Mackenzie is a descendant of Muna and Elena" Clark said in shock
"In other words, she succeeded the bloodline of the dragon king" Nathan murmured