I'M BACK! HECK YEAH! Ok it hasn't been that long but still. 

The picture above is a hybrid of... My own creations. I'll explain more at the end of this book eventually. But yeah, my new OC Violet. She's supposed to be dancing btw, best picture of anything dancing I've ever done.

I'm very proud of it😋

Ok enjoy-

Flying in the dark with him felt quicker than by myself, even though we were both silent the whole way. He did seem interested in the scenery and the sky. I guess after 2000 years things will change a bit from how they were.

I'm still extremely nervous around him, slightly dreading talking to him.

I'm worried that the entire reason I came to find him might be completely and utterly wrong.

Sure, a large part of it was because of the visions that ensued when I heard his name for the first time. But really, I wanted to prove that he wasn't evil, and that I wouldn't become evil either. From what I'm seeing ahead, before when I spoke to him for a moment, it very well might be the opposite.

So instead of using him as an example of how not all animus's turn evil, he's now someone I want to avoid being. 

Which really sucks. A lot.

But I still have an idea. And, all the burning questions about how he came to be so feared and where it all went wrong.

So not many things to really stress over.

"Where is your family Rogue?"

His voice catches me off guard and my wings falter momentarily. 

"Oh, um, I don't know actually. Haven't seen them since the day I hatched"

"Really? Why is that?"

"Well, because of my animus powers, my father abandoned me. Why do you want to know?"

He 'hmms' a moment before answering.

"Because I'd like to know more about the dragon that released me. Do you mind telling me about your life? Like how you survived?" 

The honest look in his eyes, and how curious he really is, convince me it won't hurt to tell him. 

So, the rest of our flight I tell him everything. From my first days in the scorpion den, to the ice kingdom,  back to the sand kingdom, heck, even everything about Thysan and the old night kingdom. He asks a few questions in-between, but listens attentively the entire time. 

"... and now here I am, taking you back to the old night kingdom to learn what went wrong" I finish.

"So" he starts, "I have an uncle who's a little older than you?"

He asks about Void. 

"Yes, I guess, although he never mentioned having a father. I have a theory he was made from magic even as a dragonet, so you might not be related at all, but like I said; theory"

"Ah. And you almost ended up in a horrible relationship with a greedy toad licking ass"

"Um, yeah?"

He gives me a pointed look, but I don't notice.

"So much bad for such a young dragon. I'm glad you've become as strong as you are. So, why did you need me to prove that? You've already shown you can control yourself and your magic without hurting others"

"I... I want to prove it to myself"

"Why?"

"Because even though you say I'm strong, and that I'm using my powers wisely, why has everything always gone so wrong? First, my father seeing my powers as a curse and leaving me. Then my new home got destroyed from me trusting it. And then it didn't warn me about the dangers Thysan brought, even though I had looked so far ahead so many times. All it's ever done has made things worse"

I didn't mean to unpack so much on the newly awakened immortal, but he didn't seem mad or uncomfortable about it. He looked sad.

"Rogue, look I-"

"HEY!! YOU THERE!"

Darkstalker is interrupted when we both spot a Sandwing patrol flying towards us quickly.

I panic momentarily, then remember they can't see Darkstalker hovering beside me.

Then I panic anyways because they can still see me.

In my true form.

I dive down instantly, folding my wings close as I near the ground. 

They attempt to dive as well, but I was already ahead of them. I go behind a small butte and disappear from from their sights.

"Out of sight!" I whisper yell furiously, turning pale like Darkstalker. 

Hovering in place a moment, I watch the guards split up and search the area in confusion.

One of them hovers right in front of my invisible form, so close I can feel his breath and watch his pupils dilate. But the magic works of course, and he passes straight through me and flys into the distance.

Darkstalker looks at me with a sly smile.

"Neat trick. I should have made something like that, might have been helpful"

"Comes in handy- hey wait, how come you can still see me?" 

He just taps the ring I placed on him.

"Seems whatever you put on me connected us in a way a lot stronger than you thought. Although, your still a bit blurry"

Another thing that my powers messed up on. Well, I did make him only visible to me. Did it make me visible to him as well in a different way? Like a way to always find me? 

I guess it makes sense with the rest of it. But I don't want any more surprises like that.

"Let's get moving. We should make it there in the next hour"

Ignoring what we were just talking about, I start flying back on our designated path. 

"Alright" 

The large dark dragon also seems a bit eager to keep moving, brushing off my change in conversation.

It's almost exactly an hour later when we cross the mountain ridges. He doesn't even flinch at the shield, but once again I shake myself a bit to get rid of the odd feeling. 

His face falls though when seeing the castle and ruins in the rising sunlight. 

"I, I was just here..." He says it so quietly I barely make out the words, and I think I wasn't supposed to hear them.

I fly to my room window and almost crash into my pill of scrolls. I sidestep at the last second and clear it. Darkstalker isn't so lucky. 

When he lands, he's so large he can't stop himself from falling forward into the rolled paper. It reminds me of when I used to jump into piles of fresh snow when I was 2. 

I try and fail to hold back a small laugh as he sits up scowling.

"Hmpf. Why is there so many scrolls in here? It reminds me of someone I knew" 

A forlorn look crosses his face and I gaze at him sympathetically.

"Clearsight right? Some of those are actually her's"

He perks up, and shuffles through the pile before pulling one of said scrolls out. While he reads it over I sit down and let my wings fall to my sides. I hate flying that far. Especially twice in the same night. 

"So, am I going to be invisible forever or?..."

I almost forgot he was there, my eyes drifting shut.

"Huh? Oh, no, just for now. Actually, here"

I twist the twin silver ring on my front talon twice, and he becomes tangible again. He still can't hurt anyone, but he can be seen.

"Do you mind if I make you a little... Smaller?" I suggest, the tall dragon almost scraping he ceiling with his horns. And this is a very large room. 

"That might make things a bit easier huh?" He smiles wide, and I feel slightly creeped out by it. But I twist the ring one more time, and he starts shrinking, till he looks to be the size of an eight year old dragon. He's still a bit taller than me, but I feel a lot more comfortable now. And he looks less creepy smiling now, more charming is the word I think.

"Better" we both say. I'm too tired to ask anything right now, though a large part of me is willing to stay up all day for it.

"You can use the bed if you want. I'll sleep over here" I say, tempted to just lay on the paper pile. It's gotta be softer than the stone floor.

"I can't take your bed. The floors fine for me. I mean, I slept on stone for a long time already, can't be too different right?"

I'm not sure if he's joking or not because of how tired I am.

"Ok" I mumble out, and collapse on the bed asleep.

So, about the picture:

I have made my own dragon tribes.

Yay! exciting! or yeah!

Ok its not that special really. But I'm very proud of them. I'll put up a chapter in my artbook talking about them and picture eventually, but I only have paper ones and I want to make digital ones so they're easier to see (curse my shitty camera).

That's all! Till the next chapter ;)

bye!

-Logatos