Chapter 1

'Little one? Why have you hatch so early?' the female Deathsong cocked her head and said with a calm and gentle tone. 'Maybe it has something to do with the other egg.... But I am Sephra, your caretaker, but not your Bialogical guardian. You are here beacause I found you.'

He tried to say 'What? What egg? How did you find me', but all that came out was soft coos.

'Curious, Aren't you, little Zero? You'll need a night rest if you want your voice to come out...' Sephra purred curling up around him. He how realized that tired he was when She curled up around him, her warmth was like a lullaby lulling him to sleep.

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 He yawned as he awoke from his deep sleep, nudged awake by...Sephra. Oh, not a dream... He stretched like a cat and cooed 'Good morning. ' subconsciously, this time it actually came out as words, though his voice was higher pitched.

'I see someone used to listen to their parents chatter? Now, you need training.' Sephra murmured, lifting her head up. See her now, now he realized how big she was. At least 14 feet compared to him which he guessed 1ft. 

' What was the egg you were talking about?' he immediately asked.

'Smart for a hatchling!' she scoffed in a playful tone. 'Well, I'll tell you the full story. So, I was flying when I saw two eggs, you and another, which would also explain why you hatched early... The nest was definitely abandoned when I smelt barely any death-songs. I wanted to take both of you, but I could only take one at a time, so you were first. When I got back the egg was gone! Probably some blasted humans...You must have hatched beacause of your brother was too far from you, you must have been alerted. Death-song twin have a very strong bond' he realized there was a thought begging him to hatch i

"Training?' he asked next.

'Yes, you need to learn how to be a Death-song'

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It was early-afternoon and bright, they were in the middle of a cove that was most definitely the Death-song Island, Will he meet Graff? Sephra came back with a small boulder that was about the same size as him.

'First, we will practice what is the thing that keeps us alive. Our Amber spit. I need you to hack at the same time spit.' she spat an example at the ground, the amber hardening in a split second.

He did as he was told, and he spat out...Pink amber and instead of hardening it just glooped to the floor. Sephra looked confused, glancing at the glop of amber and him. No, no, no, no! Harden! Harden! Please Harden!  He thought acting like it was going to harden as soon as he did it and then surprisingly it did. Wait, wait, Wasn't it not liquid before?  As soon as he thought about 'Liquid' it turns back into goop. Wait, I think I get this now!  He thought hard about solid amber, and it hardened. 

'What is happening?' Sephra gasped, looking stunned for the first time in a while.

'I think I get it now! It hardens when I think about solid thing and liquify when I think about soft things, I guess.' he muttered the last part.

' Very strange...But you look strange and that could be a good for some things. Anyway, next, claws and teeth training'

For the next hour or so Sephra had taught me the basics and some advanced fighting moves and techniques. It had been around mid-afternoon when they finished.

'Now i can show you my least liked part of training, Amber hunting....' she trailed off as a look of dread appeared  on his face. He was gonna have to shoot down dragons, wasn't he? 

'First, I'll go and save you the dread of killing...'

She called out and paused.

'Remember this tune."  She called out a eerie song that was somehow calming. Soon she saw three dragons, two Nadder and A Monstrous nightmare. Sephra carefully aimed at them, spitting 3 quick balls of amber speedily. He watched as the dragon fell to the ground of the cove, their free heads twisting and turning everywhere.

'Now Zero, I prefer to end their lives quickly instead of causing fellow dragons' pain.' she turned back to Zero who was watching intently but still with a frown on his face. I need to learn how to survive! Or I could live off fish...But what if Death-songs need regular meat to survive!  Sephra bit the neck of the shrieking young male, it's call stopping abruptly. The Nadder lay numb its legs drooped. (!Gore warning!) Sephra ripped the head off the Nadder's body, blood spurting everywhere and on her. The sight was so terrified but Zero help it together, he did not want to make his caretaker suspicious, not yet. She ripped out a chunk of flesh before passing it to Him.

'Come on, eat, your teeth is too delicate to eat the amber too.' Sephra mumbled, she grabbed the body and cracked precise ridges in the amber, allowing it to split in half. The body flopped down to the floor, a pool of blood forming around it. She snatched the body with her teeth and ate it whole, eating the amber along with it. She licked her lips and really anywhere else that had blood cleaning it up. 'It's rich in calcium. So any questions?'

'N-no! I think I got that all down.' he stammered quite shocked from what just happened. Zero looked up at the sky which was now getting to a semi-dark sky blue. 'Well, it's getting late shouldn't we go back to the nest'

'Yes, very well, but how about we test those wings of yours, it takes a short time to get a death-song flying.' She said spreading her wings and lifting up in the air. 'It should come naturally!'

Well, may as well. Zero jumped into the air and unfurled his wings, he glided on the wind current before his body started naturally flapping his wings. The only thing was balancing which was hard as he kept almost falling over but he mange to keep straight long enough for his body to adapt and keep it straight. 'I'm doing it...I'M DOING IT!' he howled with glee, his baby dragon mode taking over before Sephra roar snapped him out of it. He shook his head and followed Sephra back to the nest, it was late-night when they got back since he was not the best at flying fast. HE dived into the nest face first, not considering landing. Sephra chuckled as he curled round his small body. He calmed his heart as he drifted to sleep.

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He awoke to the sound of light chirps and roaring in the distance. He peeked one eye open to realize the sun was almost at the top, almost noon. Training must have tucked me out, plus Sephra's warmth...'He grunted groggily stood up and stretched as the two dragons drew near. One was Sephra and one was another hatchling. He realized he was a tiny bit taller now. Huh, dragons grow fast...Sephora landed and chuckled seeing Zero awake the other Death-song hatchling just stared at him.

'We have awoken you? Well, Zero I may have found your brother. They were with those dratted humans and dragon helpers! They must have taken him.'

He knew Graff from anywhere, not only that he smelled similar, and he felt a calling to him. Graff suddenly nudged him while purring.

'I am Graff!' Graff said proudly. Zero found himself purring too. "And you are Zero? Am I right.?'

'Yes, Graff, My name is Zero. Your brother.'