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Retold Flames: The Dragonet Prophecy (part 1)

Minor Content Warning Spoiler for mentions of blood and Scarlet brutally Killing.

Here with the second piece of Retold Flames, following up from Succession War. For some AU world building: During the latter years of the Succession War, the Southern Scales (the Kingdom of Sand’s southernmost region, scattered with ruins across the land like scales) would experience a shift in power as the monarchy would be more focused on the war up north (attempts would be made by the monarchy to reestablish their order but would end up crumbling after a few years); leaving groups like the Outclaws of Scorpion Den and the Shore Guild (a group mainly known for their past work of excavating ruins) to gain a talon hold over the region, taking a stance of neutrality on the war (the latter group even having rumors of becoming independent from the Kingdom of Sand as a whole, gaining influence over the ruin settlements and den towns looking for safety from a rising number of outlaws in the region).

Asha & Hvitur: Before joining the Talons of Peace, Asha was a fierce warrior among the Mud Kingdom’s forces; Becoming a sister in claws to Kestrel during their time fighting together, making the decision to go with Kestrel in joining the Talons of Peace. There, Asha would meet Mudwing Sibs Crocodile and Bullfrog as well as their Icewing Unsib Hvitur, joining the Talons of Peace after the loss of the rest of their Sib Troop.

During their time working together in the Talons, Asha and Hvitur would grow close, eventually forming a relationship with one another; Commemorating this Hvitur gifting Asha a silver earring and Asha gifting Hvitur a large scarf, brown like her scales. It wouldn't be long however that the two would be chosen to acquire and raise the Dragonets of Destiny with Kestrel and two new Talons of Peace recruits Sandwing Dune (bringing the Sandwing egg) and Seawing Webs (bringing the Seawing egg) selected by Morrowseer (bringing the Nightwign egg) as Minders for the task. Asha would go on to acquire the Mudwing egg of her nephew and successfully bring it back to the others but unfortunately pass away due to injuries from being caught in the crossfire of an ensuing battle on her return trip. Hvitur would be less fortunate, being killed by Burn after escaping the Sky Palace with the Skywing egg; The two being lost together.

Kestrel & Dune: Before joining the Talons of Peace, Kestrel was a violent and fierce warrior and arena champion of the Sky Kingdom; Eventually finding a sister in claws and trusted friend in Mudwing Asha on the battlefield, helping Kestrel calm her more destructive tendencies. In time Kestrel would attempt to flee the Sky Kingdom with her newly hatched Skywing twin dragonets from a breeding program from Queen Scarlet, said queen catching Kestrel in her escape and give her the choice to kill one of her own dragonet's and let Scarlet let them live. Kestrel would choose to throw her Featherwing (Skywing twin egg subtribe) dragonet into a nearby raging river and attempt to leave with her fire scale dragonet. But Scarlet never said anything about letting Kestrel leave, leading to the new Skywing mother attempting to flee with her fire scale dragonet; Only for her talons to become burnt to the point of no longer being able to hold her dragonet (having to wear wrappings to continue being able to hold things), forcing her to flee with her dragonet left to be taken by Scarlet. Kestrel would attempt to find any sign of her Featherwing dragonet but lose hope when she finds that the river she tossed them into flows into a plummeting waterfall with no sign of the dragonet; Leaving her to decide to join the Talons of Peace but not before making one last trip to see Asha who would go with Kestrel in joining the Talons of Peace.

While part of the Talons of Peace, Kestrel would become known among the group as one of their best fighters; working closely with Talons members Asha, Hvitur and Avalanche (being of the only few that could get passed her temper) as well as being selected to ensure the safety of the Dragonets of Destiny and their Minders Asha, Hvitur, Webs and Dune. Something that would take a turn in Asha, Hvitur and the Skywing egg being lost (Webs going out to get steal a Rainwing to take the lost egg’s place in the dragonets), leaving Kestrel to fill in their place as minder (wearing Hvitur’s scarf with Asha’s earring hooked into it in remembrance of the two).

During his early life, Dune would bear an enthusiasm that would be squashed with the destruction of one of his wings and the loss of a leg, leaving only the desire for the war to just be done with. Something he would believe he found in a chance encounter with Morrowseer looking for a Sandwing egg for the dragonet prophecy in secret (as well as Stonemover); Convincing Dune to steal away the egg of his friend Thorn for the Prophecy, leading to him becoming one of the Dragonet of Destiny Minders.

While Kestrel (giving combat training) and Dune (giving hunting training) would raise the Dragonets as their Minders; Kestrel herself doing this through tiger parenting, pushing Clay to be a fierce Bigwing like his aunt Asha and give Skywing combat tutoring to Tsunami who would grow a rebellious streak against her minders as she got older (The dragonets as well as Dune and Webs would occasionally comment how Kestrel and Tsunami similarly act, something the two would deny in similar ways). Dune himself would be grouchy and tough grow a fondness for the others under the mountain over the years that he would only really show to Sunny (as well as to Kestrel in private) and take up more of a nocturnal sleep schedule over the years as he tutor's Starflight on the side (becoming a bit of a father figure to the young Nightwing dragonet). Kestrel and Dune would raise Glory to be a Skying dragonet for the prophecy after learning of her color changing (Glory herself would pick up a habit of just keeping a Skywing coloration from this).

Webs: Before being part of the Talons of Peace, Webs was a healer and trusted friend of King Gill. With a wonderful wife and son, Webs would believe that everything would be fine, until he stumbled across princess Blister and her Secret alliance with Morrowseer, Whirlpool and Queen Scarlet. They wouldn't kill Webs as it would raise unwanted suspicion with Gill, instead they would subtly force him to join the efforts to raise the Dragonets of Destiny with the threat of his wife and son being killed if her doesn't. Not wanting anything to happen to him, Webs would comply and steal away the Seawing egg of Tsunami from the Royal Hatchery and join the other minders in raising the Dragonets of Destiny in isolation. He would also go on to steal the Rainwing egg of Glory from the Rainforest after the loss of the Skywing egg for the prophecy.

Webs would be tasked with teaching the dragonets about the history of the Succession War (as well as other important things) to make a choice on which of the Royal sisters would take the throne (preferably Blister by those who sent him). He would take monthly trips down to South Den on the shores of Southern Scales to safely learn what has been going on with the war at present to teach the dragonets as well as stock up on provisions and new scrolls (much to Starflight's delight) for the others back under the mountain (Kestrel and Dune would have Webs keep an eye on the dragonets whenever he got back so they could both have time away together). During one of these trips while passing through Jade Mountain for a place to rest, Webs would stumble across Stonemover and his skulk of oddly intelligent foxes. After that point, Webs would go through Jade Mountain to make a visit to Stonemover and his fox skulk whenever he would make his monthly trip; Forming somewhat of a good friendship with the group that wouldn't really go that deep.

When it comes time for the minders to kill Glory under orders from Morrowseer (having followed the massive Nightwing’s as to not get killed with nowhere safe to go even if they did survive), Webs (enduring through apprehension of what would happen to his wife and son back in the Kingdom of Sea, even after all these years) would eventually bring up the idea of the minders running away with the dragonets so they wouldn’t have to kill Glory (Something Kestrel and Dune would initially reject at first due to them being fugitives with nowhere else to properly hid, but would come to accept the idea with a growing suspicion of why Morrowseer didn’t just take the dragonets he saw as worthy with him as well as Webs bringing up how Jade Mountain could be a good place for them to hide). The plan Webs would make with him, Kestrel and Dune rounding up all the dragonets, as well as unchain Tsunami (partially under the orders of Morrowseer so the young Seawing wouldn’t attempt to escape before he got back), at which point they begin their move to Jade Mountain where they would hide with a friend of Webs (Stonemover) until it was time to enact the prophecy. A plan that would be derailed with finding the dragonets have broken out Tsunami who has escaped through the underwater with Clay to break out the other dragonets from outside. Webs would go after the two dragonets through the underwater river and leave Kestrel and Dune to round up Sunny, Starflight and an invisibly hiding Glory for the trip (Kestrel herself would leave Dune deal with rounding up the three dragonets himself while she would go attempt to cut off Tsunami and Clay’s path of escape as well as get something for the group to quickly eat for the trip).

Clay (Our Perspective): During his time being raised under the mountain, Clay would be a caring Bigwing to the other dragonets (taking an interest in scrolls about healing brought by Webs so he could help whoever the other dragonets got injured); Something he would have trouble doing with Kestrel pushing him to be a fierce Bigwing like his Aunt Asha (Kestrel would use her flame breath to mend Clay's surface level wounds after a combat session due to being hatched from a blood red egg allowing him to mend his wounds with intense heat and forgo needing mud to do so like other Mudwings, though the process would cause him pain that she would see as toughening him up). It's only when it is his hatching day that he (as well as the other dragonets) would get a bit of leniency from Kestrel (with convincing from Dune and Webs) in what the dragonets can do that single day. Something that wouldn’t be for their sixth hatching day as Morrowseer would make an unexpected appearance, leading to Clay and the other dragonets not having the day for themselves and Tsunami being chained up. Clay would spy on the minders once Morrowseer left and after seeing Kestrel seeming willingness to kill Glory for Morrowseer as well as her and Dune’s initial rejection to running away with the dragonets, Clay would sneak back to the other dragonets.

With Clay telling the other dragonets of what he overheard (unaware of the Minders actual plan), the dragonets would go with an idea proposed by Tsunami many times before (being the rebellious dragonet she is) and make their own escape without the Minders, this time with the weight of saving Glory from being supposedly killed by Kestrel. They would be quick to work getting Tsunami out of her chains, burning some of the scrolls they have (much to Starflight’s dismay) and create flames to heat up the chains binding Tsunami with help from Clay’s flame breath from being warmed up himself; Allowing them to bend apart the chains binding Tsunami and free her. Following this, Clay and Tsunami would travel through to find an exit to help the others escape from the outside (being led by Tsunami who somewhat knows the underground river passages from sneaking away when everyone else is asleep and Webs is away traveling), but not before seeing Glory turn invisible to hide and not get caught by the minders and having the idea to make a smoke signal for Tsunami and Clay to find a way back to the others.

Eventually, with a bit of trouble for Clay while traveling through cold underwater caves, he and Tsunami would succeed in escaping through the underground river and find themselves in the outside world. The two would take a rest to gather themselves and take in the night sky for a short period before making their way to break the others out, a rest that would be interrupted by the appearance of Webs (figuring out with the other minders that the two were escaping through the underground river, taking chase after them and quickly catching up to them from being both more knowledgeable on the underwater passages as well as being a more experienced swimmer than the two). Webs would slow down the two long enough to explain about his plan that he convinced the other minders of doing in running away with the dragonets, something that the two (especially Tsunami) wouldn’t really be convinced of as true with their minders general attitude towards the dragonets. Their conversation would be cut short as they would have unexpected company in Queen Scarlet with an entourage of guards, said guards proceeding to subdue the three of them under Scarlets orders. Clay would be given a painful choice by Scarlet (seeing him care for the two Seawings), choose one of the Seawings to die and she’ll let the other live. Clay wouldn’t be able to make a choice, not wanting to see either of them die (much to Scarlet’s thrilling enjoyment). Eventually Scarlet would make the choice for Clay (becoming irritated at how long it is taking him) and force him and Tsunami to watch as she pierces Webs neck and leave him to squirm freely on the ground as he bleeds out, crawling away into the river they are next to (talons latched firmly to his neck as his hand covers his wound to prevent himself from bleeding severely) and passing out as his body begins drifting down river, seemingly dead. Clay would be shocked by this sudden turn of events, even more so not long after as Scarlets guards would be ambushed by Kestrel (having to take a longer path to catch the dragonet) and allowing Clay and Tsunami to make an escape (Tsunami herself taking charge as Clay is getting is getting his bearings together).

Clay with Tsunami would find the smoke signal the others made and make their way back to Sunny and Starflight with Dune (Glory would stick to staying invisible). The Dragonets and Dune would attempt to gather themselves to escape after the news of Webs death, but they would be cut off by Scarlet and a majority of her guards (Leaving some to deal with a captured Kestrel, thinking the former champion has gotten rusty watching dragonets). The dragonets would be subdued by Scarlet’s Guards (much to the dismay of Dune valiantly attempting to protect them, being subdued himself), being interrupted by Kestrel making a sudden return (covered in blood that is mostly not her own). A deal would be attempted by Kestrel for Scarlet to take her and let the others go, something the queen would deny as she snaps Dune’s neck (leaving Sunny to grieve for Dune and enraging Kestrel greatly for what Scarlet had done). Clay would watch as Kestrel would attempt to strike at Scarlet who would be protected by her guards, allowing Tsunami to break free and help the other dragonets. Something that wouldn’t last with Kestrel and Tsunami being knocked out by the guards who would knockout Clay, Starflight and Sunny as well (not taking any chances).

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