Note- this is shortly after Darstalker was turned into Peacemaker

The day had come.

The day Peril had wondered about ever since Jade Mountain.

It would shock everyone, with anger, sadness or maybe satisfaction. Depends on who you are.

But for Clay.....well let's just say shock
was his first emotion.

Perils head was delivered to the landing platform.

Wait.....what did YOU guys think this was about? Fluff? Hahahaha, you fools.

It had been only a few days after Darkstalker was defeated and Jade Mountain was going back to normal. Everything was fine. It had all been normal!

But Peril had gone out to....what was it? Clay couldn't remember. Somethings about needing a walk. So he headed with his hunting group to the landing platform. Maybe they would run (not literally) into her and she could join them. As long as they didn't go into the woods.

Then, suddenly someone screamed bloody murder.

"WHAT? WHAT IS IT!?" Clay rushes through the group of students to see...

No.

It couldn't.

But it was.

Perils red and copper head was laying right there, unmoving and bloody. Her eyes were lifeless.

"P-p-p-p..." is all Clay said and other students gasped and some were silent. His heart shattered into tiny pieces of wood chips, cutting him in his chest.

His heart was too fast, his breathing too shallow, his mind too mushy, and before he knew it his eyes too wet.

"I'll go get Sunny!" One of the students said and rushed back inside the school.

Clay slumped down, his muscles numb with shock. What was this? A prank? Another trick from a villian with an animus? It had to be. But.....there were no more they knew of. And they no longer had any enemies, or dragons that hated them.

But Peril still did.

Sunny came rushing towards them with Starflight and Fatespeaker before stopping short and gasped. "Peril." She whispered before braking into sobs. They may not have been close, but Peril was still a dragon. And no one deserved to die. (EXCEPT Morrowseer and Scarlet)

Clay could breathe. He couldn't speak. Why hadn't he watched her more? He should have known where she was! What was wrong with him?? He was a horrible dragon.

And a horrible friend. Was that even what he was too Peril? He didn't know lately.

"What?! What about Peril?" Starflight asked as Fatespeaker put a wing around him. She whispered something in his ear and he softened. You could see sadness and shock in his eyes.

"How could have someone kill Peril? She was impossible to kill. I wonder if maybe I could come up with some theories and we could find-"

"No! Stop treating this like it's some experiment you can theorize!" Clay burst out and bit his lip as his tears spilled on the ground. He never yelled, but he couldn't exactly get a good hold on himself at the moment.

Starflight shifted down a bit. "I'm sorry." He said and rallied up the students with Fatespeaker, taking them inside. He hadn't meant to be rude.

Sunny put a wing around Clay, still sobbing. "She is fierce and brave. And I'm sure she didn't go out without a fight. I'm sorry. It will be okay." She assured Clay soothingly. That was all she really COULD say.

Clay just nodded. He should have appreciated Peril more.

He should have told her how important she was to him.

He should have said a done a lot of things.

But....what was he supposed to now, without her flame in his life?