SOLO III
Demon World
Part 030
Gail turns to the dragon form of Uncle and says "But
Dragons can't... How did you... That isn't in any of the
books." She sounds exasperated.
I rememeber how angry this dragon was the first time
we met. He could smell revival potions on me. Made from
five youth potions each. Youth potions made from countless dragon
hearts. He instantly knew that I am a drinker of dragon's blood.
"I subdued him. And I mastered him."
Uncle says. "Now I will take you to master your own dragon."
The dragon speaks in your mind. "I am your
memory." There is a harmonizing of your minds. You become
indistinguishable from the dragon. That lost forgotten part of
you that was your past comes back into focus, like it was never
gone. You know how to do things now that most people have never
dreamed of. What better place to hide your memories than the isle
of dragons. You will show Ada and Gail how to subdue their own
dragon spirit and rule over it.
"Magic is about walking up to the front door and
knocking." Uncle continues. "Respecting the dreams of
others and using their own judgements against them. After beating
him within a milimeter of his life I showed my own wrath for all the
human blood he drank. I looked him right in the eyes, and judged
him by his own wrath. And he submitted."
"A dragon is that which was lost to man in the
garden. When reconciled with us even dragons can walk amoung the
stars." With his physical human eyes open Uncle look around the
cave, hearing it's sounds and feeling the heat. As an astral
dragon, Uncle keeps talking.
"I will teach you to subdue your own dragons so the
two of you can bring your bodies here. We will join the crew of a
pirate ship. And we will wage war on the iron slave ships that
sail the rivers of fire." The astral dragon smiles. "Now we
will rescue children by the boat load."
Uncle leads them out of the cave. He turns
back into a physical dragon, massive, nible, and inteligent. His
human form rejoining Ada and Gail in the astral world. The dragon
quickly finds another, a little smaller, but almost as ancient.
They ignore each other. Uncle's dragon moving by. Like two
ships passing at sea.
Suddenly Uncle becomes phyiscal. The other
dragon is totally surprised. He sees the dragon heart in Uncle's
hand, and... and... The rage is beyond words. Uncle charges
up his hammer touch. The dragon leaps apon him.
Uncle has charged up the glove so strong that he is
draining energy away from his astral dragon. The astral dragon
seems very tired. Uncle lightly punches the charging dragon
across the nose. Just a glancing blow. he barely makes
contact.
The discharge of energy is massive. The
charging dragon is halted and shock waves travel down its entire
spine. It's whole massive body is knocked backwards from Uncle
and lands on its back. The throat and bottom of its mouth
exposed.
Uncle as the astral dragon says to Ada. "Now
Ada. Go. Look into its eyes. And show it all the
wrath you feel for all the children who have ever suffered in the
history of the world. Dominate him as he would gladly have done
to you. And when you reach the end of yourself, and feel all your
memories leaving, just remember one thing. It was a serpent who
started all this missery in the first place."
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