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Dragon's fire: Heir to the Kingdom Of Night

The story follows Young Night'Tail, Hide, who's fleeing from his mother as she arranges his future wife for him. He's been too difficult for his mother to deal with, so now, she's tried tying him down to one of the three princesses of the Ocean. How will he escape? Where will he go? Who will he meet?

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Epilogue

"Have you found him, Eba?" An amber-colored dragonet asked.

The young, coffee-brown dragonet nodded, her mossy green eyes staring up at the elder. She looked down at her webbed talons, seeing the cracking, dry mud stuck onto the bottom of them.

"Good girl. Our kingdom is counting on you. You must assassinate him at once. Prove your worth to the Kingdom Of Mud. Kill that outsider, you call a brother, and you'll be forgiven of your crimes and sins. The Goddess Ikina Will forgive you. She'll bless you with the ' Everflowing rivers' and free us of our draught. She'll make our rivers flow, and create new mud for us. New homes shall be made, our queen will return to us." The elder said.

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"Tsunami. Are you ready?" A male called.

"Coming father!" She replied.

The royal blue dragonet took a look at herself as an angelfish swam by her neck. Her cornflower blue underbelly is shown under the sun's rays. Her piercing yellow eyes struck the fish, as it swam closer to her face. She swiftly used her flowing tail, to boost her in the water, as she bolted out of the curtained deck she had been calling her room since she was a young hatchling. Her father was waiting on the lower floor. His Prussian blue scales shimmering under the sun, his navy blue underbelly attracting a few fish, as they swam by. He swatted a few away with his flowing tail.

"The fish surely like you this morning." Tsunami teased

"As always, I attract the women. But Remember to bring some water with you, the Night Kingdom's Queen has asked us to meet with her. She has a special prince she'd love us to acquaint with. It would be good for you to meet him. You may even get along with him. He was recently found in the Desert Kingdom, with outsiders, so I'd advise you to be gentle with him, and not throw him across the room as a greeting. The medics there are currently assisting him in the recovery process." He explained.

"I could never." Tsunami gasped.

She quickly flexed her wings, her glowing spots on the inside flashing.

He nodded.

"So, if you don't mind me asking, what does she call you, so I don't get confused." She asked.

"Enkai. It's my birth name, and a royal name she gave me, was 'Enyo' It was a beautiful name on her behalf." Enkai said.

"And her son?" She asked.

"Hide...Hide Yashira. I heard he has my scales. The color, I mean." He said.

"Uh-huh... Okay, well what can I do there?" Tsunami pressed.

"Hang out with the prince, and his medic, while we talk? It should be a three-day trip, with one day, to roam around the city, collect new water, chat with the locals, and maybe even bring the prince along." He replied.

Enkai quickly shot himself out of the kelp flaps on the stone doorway. Tsunami followed.

In a few moments, the two Wave'Tails were in the sky, their wet scales shimmering even brighter as they flew. Tsunami hadn't used her wings outside of water, and she felt heavy like she was being pulled back into the ocean.

"Father! Why hadn't you taken me out of the sea sooner? It's so heavy out here!" Tsunami called.

"It was essential that you grew underwater, so you knew how to get around. Now that you're four years of age, I can take you out safely, with guidance." Enkai replied.

Tsunami grew quiet, to not disturb her father with the outrageous questions she had. The more they flew, the better she felt. She began doing small aerial tricks, like loops and drops. She took a moment to look out over the horizon. She noticed the shape of a palace spire, unlike any other she'd seen before.

"If you're wondering, different kingdoms look different. They have different traditions and different customs. Some have prisons, while others remain as peaceful as they've always been. Some have lavish palaces, while others have Kingdoms small exteriors, and giant interiors. Every kingdom is different and unique. You must be cautious not to offend anybody here, even if you hadn't meant to do so. Simply apologize and move on copy?" Enkai asked.

"Copy that!" Tsunami called.

After an hour or so of more flight, Enkai cupped his wings to his body, causing him to fall into his dramatic entrance. He had done the same when they were underwater in the past, but it looked so different when he was compelled forwards by gravity instead of his tail. Tsunami simply folded her wings in, causing her to sink out of the air, and quickly make her way to the gravel path below.

Tsunami made a suitable entrance, and stood next to her father, looking up at a young dragonet, maybe a few years younger than her. She was standing on her hind legs, with iron armor that looked too heavy for her body, and was holding herself up with an odd-looking spear. She was obsidian black, with white spots along her snout, and the inside of her wings. When Tsunami looked closer, she noticed that the Dragonet's spots on the inside of her wings looked like a portal to the night sky.

"Wow, you're wings are beautiful.." Tsunami said, marbling at the dragonets wings.

"Thank you, ma'am. Are you new around here?" She asked.

Tsunami nodded.

"Get ready to be a lot more surprised at everyone else's wings. They look just like mine, but some have varying stars, or some even have shooting star patterns." She informed her.

Tsunami's eyes lit up with excitement before she got pulled by her father's tail.

"Bye! Have a good time in the Kingdom Of Moon!" The dragonet called.

Tsunami looked around, seeing the old architecture around her. The buildings all had a black frame, with light gray walls. The roofs were a blue-gray, and the walls had lanterns hanging from the frame, which had been extinguished. At the center of it all, Tsunami was floored by the Silverstone castle standing in front of her. The black padded doors, which were lined with silver made her gasp.

An unfamiliar dragon hovered in front of Enkai. He was large, with Indigo eyes that could pierce the skull if you crossed him the wrong way.

"Your former highness. It's a pleasure to have you back. Is this your heiress?" He asked.

Tsunami stood for a moment, his voice sending chills down her spine.

"This is Tsunami, we have a three-day meeting with the Queen," Enkai said.

"I see. I shall notify the Queen. KIRA." The dragon called.

A thin, dark dragonet, with fizzed splotches of gray, came from behind him. Unlike the large male, the scrawny one came walking.

"Kira, please escort these two into the castle. You'll have to fly to reach the lever." He said, shooting himself off into an open palace window.

The scrawny dragonet held his head high, despite looking anxious.

"If you need help, I'd be glad to help... Kira?" Tsunami offered.

"No need, princess. You're a royal guest here. I can't accept help, Arison would probably kill me." He said.

"What he doesn't know, won't kill him." She offered again.

"Tsunami, that's enough." Enkai barked, shooting a warning glance.

Kira looked at the two of them back and forth, before leading them to the large, black padded door.

Kira gracefully flew up, fixing the lever down. Soon enough, the doors began opening, with loud creaking noises, like the door's mechanics hadn't been oiled in centuries.

"Right this way." Arison spat.

Tsunami followed her father, before getting distracted by a beautiful feathered dragonet around her age. She had space blue feathers, with a black undertone, and a strap along her neck, holding three Kunai inside of them. Tsunami couldn't help but follow. The dragonet was going down a hallway, illuminated by hanging silkworms. She followed in the dim light for a moment, before watching her open a door with one talon. Tsunami quickly flew in after her, as the door slowly closed.

"Hide, I'm back. I brought some blankets, and some pillows with me! Have you figured it out yet?" She asked.

"Not yet-" The male in the room cut off, before looking straight at Tsunami, with anger in his eyes.

She felt her eyes widen, as she looked at him. He was beautiful. Prussian blue scales, a black underbelly, and piercing pastel blue eyes. His horns made him look majestic, against his flowing tail, like hers.

"I-" She tried.

The male snapped, seemingly trying to charge at her, but got yanked back by the chain around his back leg. He fell back, whimpering.

"How did you get here?" He groaned.

"I followed her... I'm here with my father, on the Queen's orders. Uh... Enkai?" She offered.

"Enkai's here? I thought he was banished.." The female dragonet said.

"Well, Mother didn't want him around, she crossbred with him. Twice. She was hoping to get the mixed color, and power of both Kingdoms. I was the success. After the first one hatched a few months before me, and didn't show the combined power possibilities, she sent him back to his original kingdom with his daughter." Hide explained.

Tsunami's jaw dropped.

"Tsunami, would you like us to introduce ourselves?" The female asked.

"I would like that... Yes.."

"I'm Tsuki, and this is Hide, Prince of the Night." Tsuki introduced, flapping her wings to make a light breeze hit Hide's face.

"I'll say, you two are beautiful," Tsunami said.

"Tsunami! Tsunami where did you go!?" Enkai called.

A few others joined him, calling her name. The layered echoing sounds of her name filled the room until they stopped.

A click came from the door, and Enkai flew in; upon seeing Tsunami, he took her into his wide wings, his body's luminescent patches flashing at her. She nodded, and her spots flashed as she nodded over to Tsuki and Hide.

"Dad?!" Hide called.