That was the end of everything. Agihad flied to death, Tristan and Wot fell to death...
There was no escape. There was no hope. There was no chance.
Tristan fortunately fell into a lake, but he hit his head to a stone. He foundered as a rock.
Wot wasn’t lucky. She fell to a pinetree. Large branch needled her body. She didn’t move. She didn’t shouted. She didn’t feel anything. She was dead.
Snowflake cried, and attacked the metal-dragon, but the griffon didn’t have chance. Berzerker ripped open her chest, and killed her.
Agihad’s attack failed. Berzerker with one strong strike she broke Agihad’s new, magical wing. Ophelia tried to save her best friend, her Rider… But suddenly Berzerker’s claw cut her neck, caused a fatally damage… Rider and dragon started to fell down, too… Fell down to death. Ophelia’s precius blood like rain streamed.
Ophelia with a big crash dived to the ground. Agihad disappeared among the trees.
Hope failed.
Berzerker laughed.
Xondorf laughed, too.
Evil forces triumphed over everything.
Light.
There was strong light everywhere.
Nothing else, just light.
„Where am I?” – asked Tristan to he air. His voice echoed.
„Where are we?” – reprised somebody. It was Agihad, in the light, too.
„We are dead?” – said Tristan.
„I don’t know. Maybe. I fell to a rock. I could die.”
„I… I… I drowned…” – whispered Tristan.
„No.” – thundered a new, third firm voice.
Tristan and Agihad had a look round. There wasn’t anybody else.
„Who are you?” – asked Tristan.
„It is not question.” – answered the voice. „You aren’t dead. But… Your fellows wasn’t so lucky… They… They are dead. I’m sorry.”
„What?” – shouted Agihad. – „Ophelia?! Nooo! Please don’t say that!”
„I’m really sorry. Your dragon, the velki and the young griffon died.”
Agihad cried.
„Wot… She forgived me?” – moaned Tristan.
„Wat was your friend, Tristan, inside her heart she loved you, not Eonil, you, Tristan. I know, she forgived you.”
„WHO ARE YOU?! And where the Nine Hells are we?!” – asked Agihad angry.
„Calm down, please. My name is Oromis. This is the chamber of an other world. This… Is the Second-chance-chamber for… Fallen Riders.”
„WHAT?” – suprised Agihad. „Wait a minute… I… I… I am a Fallen Rider, that’s right. I lost… Ophelia… But Tristan is…. He is an assassin, isn’t he?”
„No.” – said Tristan quietly. „Once upon a time… I was a young Rider. With a beautiful, friendly, kind black dragon, Nightfall. She was my best friend. Until Xondorf killed her. He teraed her heart, and I can’t do anything. With it, he teared my heart, too. I was lost. I started to work to him. I killed many people as Blackmask Eonil. I’m a Fallen Rider, too. And a sinful soul.”
Agihad can’t say anything.
„So, I think, your next question is: Why are you there?” – said Oromis. „Because you get a second chance. I have to tell you, Berzerker, the adamantium dragon is invulnerable… On skin… But on heart. You know, she was a honest silver dragon… But her real love’s betrayal poisoned her heart. Xondorf transformed her scales to adamantium, and her heart to stone. He exploited her. Then… by time, Syrinx became Berzerker, and she did everything for Xondorf. Xondorf is really strong. He can lead wounded hearts. Like Tristan, but he woke up. Syrinx shoul do it, too.”
„But how?” – asked Agihad hopeless.
„This is your second chance. Oh, and I forgot something.”
Oromis appeared, with two eggs in his hands. The first was black, as night, but glowing, as the sun. The second egg was blue, as the azure ocean. He gave the eggs to Agihad and tristan, the black to Tristan, the blue to Agihad.
„This is your second chance.” – said Oromis, and disappeared.
„Wait!” they shouted. „Who are you?”
„I told you… I am Oromis… Your… father…”
Then a large flashlight blinded them…
And they woke up in a clearing. Tristan lied on a scaled thing… On a black dragon’s back! She was about 4 metres long, and she was young… Like Agihad’s blue dragon…
„What’s the matter, dear Tris?” – laughed softly the black dragon.
Agihad was surprised, too.
„I’m sorry, my friend… But… Please, don’t be angry, but I think, I… And Agihad… Our memory is broken. How many years flied away after your born? And… What is your name?”
„What?” – laughed the dragon, but then she started to worry. „Are you okay? Did you wounded or something?”
Agihad came closer from his blue friend, who was sleeping.
„No. I… just can’t remember. That’s all. I can’t remember the last years.”
„Oh dear… You know, I am Ebony, Rider. I have chosen you 3 years ago… Like Azure have chosen Agihad. Do you remember?”
When Tristan heared the name, he fell to his knees. All of the memories of the 3 years attacked his mind. Agihad, too.
Then… They remembered everything. They were brothers. They were Riders again. They have friends. And… They have enemy!
„Where is Xondorf?” - asked Agihad quickly.
„Xondorf?” – woke up Azure. „Xondorf is dead! Syrinx killed him.”
„What? And where is Berz… Syrinx?”
„She… She is dead, too. She killed herself…” |