Dragon Rider (DragonMage Saga) (31 page)

Standing there, hardly moving and
not saying a word. As the time ticked on the others were starting to worry.
Shylyn was about to touch him when he turned to them. ‘I feel the old spell,
this crystal is linked to the spell and I think it is what helps keep the spell
working after all these centuries. It is old like the crystal at the school but
feels different to that one. We might be able to see the old spell from in here
and we may be able to see the spell the Renegade is using.’ Angel’s eyes were
bulging out with the scope of what this crystal could do for them.

Shylyn come over and placed her
hand on the crystal and then looked at Angel. ‘You are right I can feel the
link to the spell and my thinking is if the Renegade ever found this he could
destroy the spell by destroying the crystal. This should be in the school where
it could be protected.’

Medwin and Maive came over and
proceeded to do the same, with all four touching the crystal and their dragons
linked to them as well Angel let his magic just lightly touch the crystal and
see what would happen. There was a little increase in the light coming from the
crystal but nothing that could harm them.

Angel felt for the old spell,
finding it very easily he did not touch it but just stopped in front of it. He
did not want the Renegade to feel their presence so he just looked at it. With
his magic sense he moved along to the area where the Renegade had been working
on it. All this time the others just went with him let him draw them along.
They were there in case he needed them.

They felt he could draw on their
magic at anytime as they were near him. This was their place at his side his
guardians, they would protect him and also lend him their magic if he needed
it. This was their role, they were his poles of power and being poles we're
also his guardians.

Angel could feel the group all
together and how each fitted into the group, his was the central role in the
group. He was the power, him and Aura for he could feel they were one. The
others were the three poles that surrounded him, gave him their magic when he
needed it and also they would protect him form all that would harm him. But he
would protect them from harm in the process.

The Crystal Chamber they were now
in had shown them how their magic worked; it still showed them they had a long
way to go. They would make mistakes and they would have to live with them if
they were wrong and in the process hurt someone or people.

They found they were a power just
coming into blossom and had to be very careful what they did. They had to
consider every act they did till they were sure of their power and they had to
tread carefully around the Renegade for they could tell he had tremendous power
to be able to work an old spell like he was doing.

They could see the spell he wove
was very patchy but it was still a very powerful spell and could disrupt the
old spell holding Nirvana to the mountain. They could not try anything against
the Renegade just yet for they had to be sure that when they did fight him,
they could win.

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The New Crystal

They sat in that Crystal Chamber
for the rest of the afternoon, just sitting looking at the crystal. It drew
them to it and Angel could fell the power of it. This crystal could be very
dangerous and they would have to watch themselves around it.

The crystal in this chamber was
far more powerful than the one at the school; it was totally different in what
it can do to that of the other one. What this crystal was used for he had no
idea, but who ever used it would have been a wizard of incredible power. Angel
and his group could use it a little but it could very easy destroy them in a
minute.

It was coming on close to the
time they should be back at the school and still the Renegade had not gone.
They would not be able to go for fear of getting caught by him as he was
leaving.

They just waited drawn to the
crystal but very scared of it. This was a power they would fear, for it chilled
their hearts. But they could not just walk away and leave it, now they had
found it; there would be the urge to use it. Angel was not going to let that
happen.

Just then Aura broke into his
thoughts. ‘The Renegade is leaving and the dragon tells us he is very wary and
is looking all around. The dragon thinks he knows we or someone is working
against him. The dragon warns not to leave where we are hiding till we are very
sure he is gone. The dragon will try and worn us but sometimes the spell the
Renegade has on him can take all his control and will be unable to help.’

Angel lets the others know what
is happening and they go to the window which over looks the sea. They stand
there looking to see if they can see the Renegade leave. They stand looking out
the window to roughly where the Renegade will go. They see no sign of him when
Aura calls out.

‘Get away from the window now.’
Angel yelled out to the others as Aura told him.

They all dropped to the floor and
rolled away from the window. Suddenly a great dragon flew past the window
slowly. The Renegade was on its back and looking as he flew past. They lay
there not moving, for fear of the Renegade turning and coming back past.

They heard the dragon fly past
again and Angel stuck his head up just a little. He could sea the dragon and
Renegade flying along by the next tower and disappears down and under the next
deck. Angel got up quickly and indicated they all do the same and move from the
window.

The window was dusty so they hope
the Renegade was not able to see in. They moved to the sides of the window and
waited for with him going under the deck, he was going to come up again but the
problem was where. They waited not daring to move or go outside.

Angel called Aura. ‘Aura, are you
all ok there?’

‘We are fine and have just moved
back into our nesting area that little bit more, but we watch in case.’ Aura
did not sound upset to Angel which reassured him they where ok.

Angel found the others had
checked with their dragons, and from what they had told them, they all sounded
calm and not too worried. Angel Asked Aura why they were not warred.

‘Aura you sound calm with the
Renegade flying around looking for us.’ Aura’s calmness was starting to affect
Angel.

‘If he knew we were here he would
have landed and looked for us he didn’t so he was hoping by flying around he
might scare someone out of hiding. He will leave soon; we just have to wait.’
She spoke with that calming effect that relaxed Angel when he was a bit tense.

They sat there for a bit longer
when the Renegade and his dragon flew past again and then turned and went out
to sea. They stood by the window as the Renegade faded into the distant storm.
The storm had headed back out to sea so the Renegade was going to get home wet
and grumpy which will go down well with him.

They left the room and Angel
stopped once more to look at the crystal. ‘I think for all of us, we stay away
from this Crystal Chamber, it is too dangerous. I think to keep it safe we had
better put a spell lock on the door and maybe one that will hide it. We
remember how that spell went in our secret room. We’ll do one like that here
now.’

Medwin spoke as they stood in
front of the door. ‘This will be a good idea for if the Renegade comes back and
starts to look through these rooms he could find this crystal and then we would
be in trouble. Lets make it a good spell just like that other one.’

They looked at the crystal for
one last time and then wove the spell just like the other one except they put a
special lock on the spell to hide it that bit more. It was a very powerful
spell they wove that day, for they used an old spell just like the Renegade but
with their one it had no bad parts to the pattern.

They went down stairs and out to
their dragons, who had come out of the cave. Angel gave Aura a gentle rub above
the eye and thanked her for her calm presence in his mind. They mounted their
dragons and leapt up into the air and were away and over the side of the deck
in no time at all.

Getting back to their deck where
they usually land and walk through to the deck right by the school. They head
down to their secret room and enter to someone out side the door. They quickly
replace the spell hiding the door and Shylyn opens the door. There they find
Gavrie standing.

‘Headmaster what brings you here
and how did you know this was our room?’ Shylyn had been caught unawares with
Gavrie at the door.

‘I come to remind you about
missing your meal and making sure you do not do what happened last time you
lost sleep.’ He did not enter their room or ask to come in for that is
forbidden. The only way for him to come in was if he was invited by the owner
of the secret room.

Shylyn was quick. ‘We were in
fact just coming now as we don’t want a repeat of the last time.’

Angel and the others walked over
to the door and walked through into the hall to stand next to Gavrie. ‘We will
walk back with you if that’s ok?’

Gavrie didn’t mind not being
invited into their room but he did think they just might, with them not minding
shearing their magic knowledge with each other. But he did not tell them what
he thought. ‘Come that would be good. Angel your mother will be here in the
morning if you want to see her. She will be arriving just after the morning
meal.’

Angel was very happy with this as
he did miss her. ‘Great but what’s she here for can you tell?’

Gavrie talked as they walked up
the stairs. ‘I think she has come to tell us they are stretched and are unable
to offer any help. There have been more attacks at the hatchery and they are
keeping all riders there for they must protect the young dragons at all costs.’
They had come up to the level with the meal hall and Gavrie would leave them
soon. ‘They have been getting attacks nearly every day and so have been unable
to get help here when we have been under attack. We get a hundred creatures
attacking yet the Hatchery get nearly three hundred attacking it. They are up
to something for they are keeping the Dragon Riders busy at home leaving other
places undefended. We just hope they show their hand soon so we can stop them.’

Stopping at the meal hall, Gavrie
bid them good night. They were thinking of taking the meal back to their rooms
but decided to eat in the hall. They didn’t talk much as they don’t like to
talk in the hall with other wizards there.

They loved the view of the sea
and valley from the window in their room. This was where they spent their time
talking over things. They sit and practice their spells as well and do their
channelling excise. There were large pillows spread all around the window so
they could be comfortable.

They got back to their room and
went and sat there to discuss what they were to do next. Angel spoke. ‘We’ll
still have to get close to the Renegade to study the spell he’s using. The
Crystal Room we found today did not help us where that was concerned so we
still have that to do.’

‘We also have to check on the old
spell as we did not get the chance with finding the crystal, we forgot to see
if the spell is still trying to repair itself.’ Medwin looking at Angel.

‘We’ll do that next chance we
get; we also need to work out how we could use the Crystal we found today. But
first we would have to see if we can use it without it affecting us. You could
feel the power trying to draw us to it, so we first must be sure it can be used
without us being controlled by it.’ Angel moved over to the window a bit more
as his thought moved to thinking of his mother and brothers fighting the
creatures.

The morning arrived with another
storm coming in and this one looked to be a whopper. Standing at the window,
waiting for the others, Angel looked at the lighting that ran across the sky.
He really enjoyed sitting watching the storm and all its little games. It was
not long before the others joined him.

They found the meal hall very
crowded this morning and there weren’t that many tables free. Getting their
food they sat at a table where two other student wizards sat. They nodded as
the four sat and started eating, but did not talk much with them there.

They finished just as the call
come. ‘Dragons landing.’ The four were up like a shot and off out the door,
Angel in the lead. He was missing his mother and brothers but he was hopeful
the other dragons might be them. He arrived at the door where other students
were gathering around, looking.

All students and wizards loved
dragons and when a chance came to see them they were always there. Angel had to
push his way through with the others right behind. As he finely pushed his way to
the front he could see there were three dragons and sure enough his brothers
had come with his mother.

Angel went part of the way over
to them with Medwin, Maive and Shylyn close behind him. Tish saw him stop half
way and wait for them. She was amazed at the confidence he was showing as he
held back coming over to her. My son is growing up and it’s only been a short
time he’s been here.

His father would be proud of him
the way he is holding himself, his manner is one of control. He has not seen me
in a while and he must be worried we might get hurt fighting the creatures. I
just wish his father was here to see how he grows. Gavrie tells me he and his
friends are something different but good.

Tish come up to Angel and gave
him a big hug in front of his friends but he did not mind. His brothers come up
behind Tish and stood each side of her giving Angel a smile as Tish still
hugged him. Angel was now deciding it was enough and started to struggle out of
her grasp.

‘Why Angel anyone would think you
did not want to see me, seeing you struggling to get away from me.’ A great
smile crossing her face as she said this.