Dragon Rider (DragonMage Saga) (20 page)

By going slowly he was able to
conserve his strength and of his friends. As he worked on the spell he could
feel the difference in the magic from his magic. But there was also a similar
feel about it which he could not understand.

It took them till after lunch
before he had got the wound healed again and this time he felt it was better than
the last. As the others broke away from the linking with Angel they felt rested
and not tired from using their magic. He found this strange like the sameness
of the old spell.

Their dragons were there beside
them and not waiting a couple of decks along. The dragons don’t know how they
got there with their riders. They feel there is something strange going on and
it is with the spell holding Nirvana.

‘Come we must get going to the
end deck and talk about what happened as this is really strange.’ Angel climbed
on Aura as the others did the same to theirs.

The dragons lifted so gentle just
like a butterfly as it moves from flower to flower. They hung in the air for a
minute then they flew at a quite pace not the screaming over the edge and down
like they usually do. What Angel did with the old spell has had an effect on
the four and their dragons.

Arriving at the dragons’ deck
still at a sedate pace landing just like a butterfly. They dismounted and stood
there with their dragons just scratching them and being close to them. They
knew what they were doing was strange but they didn’t seam to worry about it.

Finely they grabbed their lunch
and went to the edge of the deck where they sat to eat. They found this time
after using their magic, they were not as hungry which was again strange.
Looking at each other with expressions of calmness, for whatever Angel did with
the spell was still lingering and were not sure how long it would last.

‘This is really strange I just
feel like sitting here all day and doing nothing just letting these feelings
stay with me.’ Medwin was lying back just looking up into the sky watching the
clouds go by.

Suddenly Angel gets to his feet
and starts yelling at them to snap out of it. ‘The magic from the old spell
combined with ours is making us feel euphoric so snap out of it now. This is
not right come on slap your selves?’

Angel starts to slap the others
and kicking the dragons for he feels if they don’t come out of it soon it will
be too late. The others were yelling at him to stop it, but Angel needed them
mad. He needed to get their adrenalin running and this is what is starting to
happen.

Now the dragons, they were going
to be another story altogether trying to get them to snap out of it. He goes up
to Aura and pocks his finger in her ear and finding a soft spot scratched it
with a finger nail. The dragon jerked her head up and out of the way, a fiery
gleam coming to her eyes.

All of a sudden the eyes cleared.
‘Angel what’s wrong did you just scratch my ear, it hurt. Are you alright what
are we doing back here?’

‘It’s alright now help get the
others back into this world before it’s to late. The old spell when we fixed it
because we treated it like a wound the magic of the old spell affected us. But
we can’t stay like this it’s not good for us so quickly get your brothers and
sister back to the living?’ Angel was starting to slap his friends and was
getting a response quickly.

They were soon all back to normal
and as hungry as, going over to their packs Angel come back and they sat and ate
trying to work out what happened. ‘The old spell has got some other spells
mingled with it and I’m not sure what they are supposed to do. One did that to
us so next time we will have to be very careful.’ He tried to explain as he ate
his meal, knowing they were not going to understand till he found that spell
hidden in it.

‘If we’re not careful this spell
is going to kill us. We couldn’t feel any difference in the spell just what you
said Angel about a sameness to it.’ Shylyn looked at the fear in their eyes as
she tried to worn them of the dangers.

‘You’re right the first time it
was when the hole broke open and knocked me for a six and now the spell almost
had us all then. I don’t know what would of happened if we had not come out of
it.’ Angel now had a look of fear in his eyes as he finished speaking, he knew
next time if they weren’t ready it would get them and he can’t let that happen.

‘What will we do if the spell is
hurt again, we daren’t do what we just did as I think next time we won’t get
away with it?’ Medwin had gone over to his dragon and gave her a hug.

Angel looked at them and seeing
the fear and worry on their faces. ‘We all know there will be a next time,
until we stop the Renegades once and for all. They will keep trying till they
succeed so we must come up with a plan, and find that bit of the old spell
that’s doing this.’

They were about to look at
heading back to the school when Aura comes into Angels mind. ‘The Renegade is
coming his, dragon has just called they will be here very soon.’

‘We are going to have to wait
awhile till he gets settled in and working on the spell then we had better have
a word with his dragon.’ Angel was thinking how he would tell the dragon; the
only way to free him is killing the Renegade.

‘Angel what is the Renegade going
to do when he feels the hole he put in there the other day has healed back up
again. He’s not going to be happy is he?’ Medwin looked at Angel as his
thoughts turn to what the Renegade could do.

‘I think we better get to the
deck and that tower he uses and see what he will do.’ Angel was about to mount
Aura when he stopped, they were not going to be able to take the dragons this
time.

They all looked at their dragons,
and knew they were right and decided they will fly over a couple of decks and
wait there in case they are needed. That way they could be there to protect
their riders.

They came to the deck where the
dragon was and waited to see what the wizard would do when he found the hole
fixed. They knew by know how he reacted the first time they patched it, he was
not happy.

They knew that by the time they
got there, the Renegade would know. It would not be long as the wizard had been
here a while longer. They could sense the dragon knew they were close and
waiting to see what was happening. It was not long they heard a scream and them
some swearing.

The wizard didn’t come out he
stayed up there, he was going to give it another go. They knew deep down he was
not the type to give up, so decided to go and have a look at what he was doing.
They also had to talk to the dragon and that was important.

Moving into the cave and slowly
coming accustomed to the dark. Over in the corner they could see the dragon,
which was standing there watching them come in. He had known they were there.

‘Aura did you tell the dragon
that we were near as it looks as though he is expecting us?’ Angel could feel
Aura was in contact with the dragon and knew she had told him we were near.

‘The dragon is waiting for you to
free him; I have not told him what we found out. That he needs to hear from
you. You must make it sound good as he is very expectant and is not going to
take a no likely.’ Aura could feel the dragon waiting, hoping beyond hope that
it can be freed.

Angel went up to the dragon and
looked him in the eyes. The red eyes were alive with anticipation to be
released but Angel knew if he did not do this the right way the dragon was
going to have him for lunch.

He looked the dragon in its eyes
trying to decide which way was going to be best, but he knew how he was going
to tell him. The dragon brought its head down to Angel’s level. The head alone
was just a little bigger than Angel in size, being a white which are just a
little smaller than blacks.

This white was an older dragon
for his scales in patches where starting to yellow slightly and its teeth where
worn down. Angel thinks this dragon has had other masters for the renegade that
is up in the tower is young about his brothers’ age. But there was still fire
in its eyes and intelligence.

He had decided to tell him out
right so there would be no misunderstanding of what he was being told. ‘We
can’t free you yet for there is no spell to break the bond the renegade put on
you. We could try and break the chains but that would not free you. You would just
go away and kill yourself.’

The dragon lifted its head and
gave a mighty roar and brought his head back down so fast that Angel did not
even have time to flinch. His head ended up just nose to nose with the dragons
red eyes trying to penetrate Angel’s. He just stood there for he knew if he
moved or turned his head the dragon would kill him.

‘What do you mean try to kill
myself, I fear nothing and nobody so who gives you the right to tell me what I
would do?’ The dragon did not move an inch as he spoke.

‘I don’t fear you if you can’t
handle the truth. We will not break the chain that holds you as we will not let
you try and end your life. There is one way to free you and only one way, we
will have to destroy the wizard as that is the only way to break the bond. What
do you say to that?’ Angel stood his ground as he told the dragon.

*

The dragon pulled his head back
and then brought it back. He could see the truth in the boy standing in front
of him. There was a power in this little human a power that could help him, do
I trust him with the magic in him. I need to be free of this bond, to have a
magic chain that binds me and the bond from that cursed wizard in my blood. I
would do anything to be free of them even make a deal with a wizard if it would
free me.

*

‘I will trust you and keep you to
your word but I am not able to help you beyond telling you when we are near.
The bond from the wizard is strong and will not allow me to help you in
anything else?’ He gives Angel one closer look and then pulls back and resumes
his waiting.

‘Thank you we will free you that
you can be sure of, for if we don’t our school and home will fall into the sea.
We’ll not let that happen so be patient the time will come?’ Angel finished
talking and was moving away from the dragon when it came back into his mind.

‘You and your friends over there
are different to the wizard that binds me. It is the magic that flows through
you that is different to his.’ The dragon turned his back on them and put his
head down on its back.

They went to the cave mouth but
stayed in the shadows looking up at the tower. They could feel the magic being
worked up in the tower. They weren’t sure what to do and just stood there for a
short time sensing the magic to see if they could get a feel for it.

They were not having much luck
and Angel knew they had to go up and have a look; they needed to be close to
feel the spell. What they got standing out here is something different or feels
different about it.

Looking at each other and slowly
Angel leading the way they headed to the tower door. The door to the tower is
inside the wall, next to the door that leads to the next deck. The towers are
built between each deck and are about 20 feet from the rock face, having a wall
that connects the tower and the rock face.

The wall is wide enough for
people to walk on with a door leading into the tower. The door that leads
through to the next deck goes through the wall and built in side the wall is
the door leading up into the tower. They go in through the door and turn to the
door that goes up into the tower.

Opening it, they listen to make
sure the Renegade is not coming down. Hearing nothing they proceed up the steps
leading in a spiral up to the rooms above. Slowly climbing up the steps they
get to the first level that leads out onto the wall and then carry on up.

They can feel the spell better as
they get closer to the room the wizard is in. They stop at the room on the next
level and find nothing there so carry on up, looking around and at each other as
they get closer. Angel indicates they are close and motions them to be very
quite.

Coming up to the top room they
can see the door is half open and can just see a glowing light coming from in
the room. Angel motions them to wait as he moves up to the edge of the door;
looking back at the others he turns and pokes his head around it. There sitting
cross legged is the wizard and around him is a sphere that has a soft glow
coming from it.

The Renegade is sitting chanting
while his hands held out in front of him facing in the direction of the rock
face, and the area the spell he had been working on. He would be facing that
area so that he could better direct the spell he was working. Angel could see
he was working on the spell very hard for there was sweat streaming down his
face.

Angel let his magic feel the
spell the wizard was working with but only just not letting the wizard know he
was near. The spell felt strange not like anything he had felt or had he. He
let his feeling try again and this time got Aura to come with him, again he
ever so lightly touched the edge of it again.

This time with Auras help he
could feel it a lot better and found the spell was simpler to the old spell
holding the school to the rock face. Angel and Aura began to read how this spell
was put together to try and work out how it would affect the old spell. He
could see the wizard stir a bit as he was having a lot of trouble working the
spell and from what Angel is able to feel the spell is totally different to his
magic. This would make it very hard to get working.

He turns and indicates to move
back down stirs to the room below. ‘The Renegade is working the spell but is
having a lot of trouble as the spell is different to his magic. What he is
doing is making the spell very weak and that is why only a small hole has
appeared in the old spell. The spell he is working is like the old spell but he
can’t use it like it’s supposed to.’