Chapter 4
Glory's POV
"So, how was the flight here," Thorn asked before looking at the mountain range in front of her.
" It was nice," Glory answered," However, when we got here that dragon, King Secret Ripper met us near here and bought us down the tunnel. Also, where are the rest of my guard?"
" Oh, Victory Strike said that he had a place for them set up there," Thorn said pointing to the top of the small mountain opposite them, where they saw some of their soldiers feasting and flying with the Grim Dragons.
"Why in the moons are you two so chill, those .. things are monsters and need to be exterminated," Snowfall screeched, the Grim Dragons closest to her scowl and flew to top where Glory could see them having a chat with some of the Icewings there.
"Why is that the only option," question a voice, Snowfall jumped up at least 2 meters in the air and when Glory felt something touched her back and when she looked on her shoulders, she saw the little triple-slasher dragonet on her back. The dragonet jumped down and looked curiously at the Icewing Queen and took a step forwards.
Queen Snowfall growled, " What do you mean, the legends say that you lot are monsters!"
" We are no more monsters to you than you to scavenger," the dragonet said before nuzzling Glory's leg.
Glory didn't know why but, she wasn't bother by the dragonet touching her. She was just so soft and fluffy.
" So, what is your name little one," Coral said cooing at the dragonet and glared jealously at Glory.
" My name is Fluffball, Queen Coral," Fluffball said before bowing deeply to Coral.
" Why you have a such an adorable name. However, why are you," Coral asked curiously.
" Well, I am the successor of my Uncle Victory's throne, so he brought me along to teach me about how to properly run the kingdom," Fluffball said before nuzzling Queen Coral's forearm.
So, Fluffball is the one that will replace Victory Strike. How will that be done? Will Fluffball fight Victory Strike for the kingdom or is it just passed down to her when he dies and wouldn't that not show her strength as a ruler? Glory wondered as she stared at Fluffball.
" Fluffball, what do you mean about that comparison with non-Grim dragons and Scavenger," Glory asked. Fluffball turned to face Glory and looked into her eyes to see if Glory really wanted to know then, she sign.
" Well, the thing of the Grim is that.. well, we are know as Dragon hunting dragons and as the majority of the eat dragons that are not of the Grim or their tribes, but mainly on Pyrrhian, Pantalan and Ragnorakian dragons," Fluffball stated before looking around shyly.
Snowfall was as pale and white could be, Coral seem to nat have noticed and Thorn was wided eye. Glory was scared, but then she realised why Fluffball used the comparison as scavenger ave show intelligence and some form of a conscience and dragons still eat them, while the grim eat intelligence and conscience dragons. However, the thought that Glory was considered a food source to these dragons and glanced at the soldiers. All was well there.
"See, I said that they were monsters and they are monster," Snowfall exclaimed.
" Well, you guys eat scavenger and other creatures in order to live and we eat dragons in order to live. In fact, we evolved to fulfill that role in nature, otherwise, rainwings would not have their venom and you icewings would not live in the snows and ice," Fluffball pointed out.
" She's right you know, although it does make it harder for me to trust you Grim" Thorn said while Glory and Coral nodded in agreement.
" In fact, the main purpose of this meeting is to discuss how we can properly co-exist with each other and I know that it is hard to believe, but my uncle is not enemy here, but please beware the one that controls minds," Fluffball said, " Also, Queen Moorhen and Queen Ruby are coming now."
Glory turned her head to where Fluffball had pointed to see several skywings and mudwings flying to the soldier's camp and Moorhen and Ruby landed gracefully on the platform.
" ARE YOU GUYS COMING OR DO WE HAVE TO START THE MEETING WITH THE GRIM ONLY," Victory Strike roared loudly and the Camo Assasins that followed Ruby and Moorhen began to fly away in fear.
Fluffball sprinted into the cave with Coral and her bodyguard following suit. Glory went back into the cave with Deathbringer by her side. When Glory came back inside the cave, she saw that Amber-Eye was covered in a thick, all in compassing slivery chain that tied downed his limbs and tail to the throne. He was awake and his amber-eyes glanced at Glory.
"So, let's begin," Victory Strike announced as Moorhen, Ruby, Thorn and a very fearful Snowfall came in and took their seats.
All the Pyhrrian Queens sat in their original seating positions, from left to right was Glory, Thorn, Coral, Ruby, Moorhen and finally Snowfall, while the Grim have a decent size crystal bridge that connects the two tables and sat in the same order as they had been earlier. The Grim Dragon Leaders introduced themselves to Snowfall, Moorhen, Coral and Ruby and once everyone had taken their seats, Snowfall began to speak.
"So, is it t-true t-that t-the Grim hunt dragons for sport," Snowfall questioned nervously but with a burning fire of hatred at Victory Strike.
Victory Strike turned his head and faced Fluffball, while Fluffball nodded nervously. It had seem like they were having a silent conversation, before Victory Strike faced Snowfall with no emotions on his face. Everyone was silent, until Victory Strike spoke with vengeance.
" I in all my life have never heard of such an insult, only the worst of Grim Dragons do such a barbaric thing and it is the job of the leader of the Grim to punish such vile devils. And if you are wondering, we do not hunt anything for sport, but for food like how you kill polar bears for food," Victory Strike said with grim determination.
" And how do you punish them," Snowfall asked clearly stepping the boundaries.
"Why, I cut off their tongues," he grabbed Amber-Eye's head and forced open his jaws to show his sliced tongue, " I break their tails," he showed on one of Amber-Eye's middle tail that was snapped in half and had its stinger clipped," Then, I slash at the shoulders," he showed Amber-Eye's shoulders which had deep scarring and he ripped open the scar tissue, " Finally, I rip out their back teeth," and he opened Amber-Eye's jaw even wider to show the many smashed and ripped gum at the back of his mouth.
Amber-Eye's POV
Amber-Eye cringed and silently cried while watching with pure horror as his brother slash up his shoulders and broke one of his horns. The pain was extreme as his shoulders burned with pain and when his brother dropped him onto his throne with the gracefulness of a swan with a blood-lust. Amber-Eye nearly fainted and wished that he had never killed that nightwing on that beach.
Glory's POV
Glory cringed at the sound of ripping and snapping, but her heart broke when she saw the sad, desperate and grief expression on Fluffball's face as she saw her father get recked by her uncle.
"So, as you can see, I don't take the matter lightly and I have to say that I am impressed that you,"points at Snowfall, " have the arrogance to question my ability to lead my tribe," Victory Strike said bitterly and dangerously, his scales became a dark crimson red, lighting seemed to zap across his body before he fired off a blast of pure electricity at Snowfall's tail.
The blast of electricity hit home and the queen of the icewings was shacking and convulsing on the ground in a matter of seconds. Her bodyguard attacked Victory Strike, but was quickly encased in rock. Fluffball quickly jumped on to her uncle's shoulder and sang the song from before into his right ear. Victory Strike's scales then, became a more mellow blue and green and he snapped his claws together after blinking his eyes.
Snowfall was on her throne again and scurried to the very back of the throne with fear and pure terror in her eyes and her bodyguard was right next to her. Glory was stunned, everyone, except Victory Strike had fear in their eyes as Glory realised that Victory Strike is an animus. Victory Strike spoke loudly, killing the silence.
" I have something to say about you icewings,"Victory Strike said with vengeance as he points at Snowfall, " I find that you icewings are pompous, arrogant, thick headed and hot tempered idiots. Honestly, why do you think that just because you can use frostbreath thatbyou are better than any other dragon. Also, I despise how stupid your system is because it doesn't allow for creativity and opinion to arise naturally and surpass one's ability of freedom, in exchange of a backward system that allows for the murder of family members just to have ones name higher on a bloody wall," Victory Strike finished his rant with rage in eyes.
"Well, at least it work," Snowfall retorted defensively.
"How does this barbaric system work if it creates monsters like Darkstalker," Victory Strike said before shushing Snowfall, " If Arctic had the ability to choose what he would have done with his life, instead of being controlled by a maniac who was power hungry and arrogant and a system that destroys personal growth. Maybe, he would have found much happier life and if he had still met and had fallen in love with Foeslayer, then he would have had the time realise his dreams and be happier. Maybe, the two would have been happier and Darkstalker would be more loving and caring if he was raised in a loving household."
"But, how can you prove that things would have been better if The Circles hadn't exist," Snowfall stated.
"I am not suggesting that things would have been better without your barbaric practices. I just find it unnecessary and pointless for any tribe to have such a negative and destructive mindset," Victory Strike pointed out, " Although, I did have a discussion with Foeslayer after she escaped that horror prison of hers and I did have a nice ego destroying conservation with Darkstalker, in fact that dragonet was weeping once I was done with him, Ha Ha Ha!"
"Where is Foeslayer," Snowfall questioned with sheer brute rage.
" Why should I tell you, she is living the life she deserved after being through all that nonsense," Victory stated calmly before before saying.
"Now, lets talk about things that actually matter," Victory Strike suggested before tapping Secret-Ripper's shoulder. Secret-Ripper jumped up high in the air and screeched like a maniac until he had landed back on his throne. Victory Strike struck Secret-Ripper hard on the head and Secret-Ripper quickly shut up and hold up a very strange rectangular with leather straps holding what looked like small scrolls, object from a pouch and opened it up and read out loud.
" First of all, the matter of the dead," Secret-Ripper read out before flicking his tail at the rocks behind him. Two camo assasins suddenly materialised and went out. A few minutes later, several dragons came with wooden crates with weird symbols. The boxes that had a red symbol went to Ruby, the brown went to Moorhen, the blue to Coral, white to Snowfall, yellow for Thorn and green and black for Glory. The crates were arranged in a rectangular shape and one of the crates was placed infront of each queen. The Grim dragons then left with quick grace.
Ruby was the first one to lift the lid of the dark, wood crates in front of her. When the creaky hinges of the crate finally gave way, a high-pitched scream left Ruby's mouth as the crate's lid fell back onto the crate. And every had their eyes on Ruby.
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