Chapter 2

“Fireball”

[Spike's Point of View]

I was tumbling down a hill while doing multiple front-flips and then stopping flat on my stomach with only to be met with pain in my jaw from the sudden impact of the ground hitting me.

“YOU!” I roared, “What in Tartarus did you do!?”

The black scaled dragon with red spikes responded in a calm tone. “Don't worry. I won't harm you unless you harm me. I simply saved you from those dragons that tried to kill you.”

I relaxed a bit and asked why did he save me for no reason.

“I saved you because I did not want a dragon executed in front of me and then your carcass thrown into draconic acid. I do not slay without a reason and they seemed to kill you for something I don't know. Whatever is the cause, I decided to save you and give you the benefit of a doubt,” he concluded with a smirk.

I was left dumbstruck for a few seconds before realizing what he did for me.

“Thank you for saving me.”

“T'was nothin',” the dark dragon replied.

I was relieved that this dragon saved me but now we had to escape from those dragons. Now that I looked at him intently, I saw that he was a dragon my size that was probably about an inch shorter than me. His scales were opaque and jet black while his spikes were shiny scarlet. His appearance was that of a muscular dragon and that he was a bit more buff than me. His eyes were golden yellow and slitted.

“Uhh, you okay there?” he asked.

“Huh? Oh… uhh, yeah. It's just that I haven't seen another dragon my size before that didn't try to kill me.”

He chuckled lightly at this and gave me a toothy grin while also exposing his canine fangs.

“Well, there are more dragons out there,” he waved his arm and claw in the air, “and beyond of where we are right now.”

I was left awestruck by that statement. There were other dragons in this world. All I'd have to do is find them…

“Pardon me for asking but what is your name?” the dark scaled dragon asked.

“My name is Spike. What's yours?”

“I'm Razre,” he replied.

“Nice to meet 'ya Razre!” I held out my claw for him to shake and he did.

“We might as well start traveling North,” Razre said while pointing to the Everfree Forest, “or else the dragons that we left in that little town might catch up to us and kill us.”

I felt uncomfortable about going in the Everfree Forest. The thought of LIVING there sent me shivers down my spine.

“Come on, we better make shelter before nighttime,” said Razre while walking into the forest.

It was around the afternoon. Razre and I have been walking for quite a long time now and we were deep in the Everfree Forest. It was going fine for us until we heard a nearby howl.

“We might have company,” whispered Razre.

Suddenly, a terrible, rotten smell was wafted towards us.

“Ugh, that smell. There are Timberwolves nearby. Keep low,” I whispered.

We peeked out from the large rock and saw six Timberwolves surrounding something that was laying on the ground. It also seemed that whatever was on the ground was badly injured and had feathers considering that there were crimson feathers lying nearby.

“We must save whatever is surrounded by the Timberwolves,” I whispered while looking at him. He nodded grimly and then, we both sprang up from behind the rock.

All of the Timberwolves were surprised and tried to protect themselves but we still destroyed them. Three Timberwolves soon got on top of Razre and started lashing at his back while I protected the harmed creature.
Razre couldn't get up but he wasn't getting hurt because dragons are known for having thick scales. I wanted to help him but then I remembered that I could use my magic. I then started to concentrate on my magic and aimed it directly at the three Timberwolves. Three rocks were soon levitated into the air while an emerald green aura was surrounding the stones, as well as my right claw. I launched the three stones to the Timberwolves and they were destroyed, leaving behind only their sticks and leaves.

The last three Timberwolves saw what we did and two of them fled, leaving behind one that was still staring at us. The last Timberwolf leaped in the air to try and harm me but all I had to do was ram my arm into him and all the creature became was a pile of sticks and leaves like his destroyed comrades.

“Spike, how did you do that?” asked Razre with awe.

“Do what?”

“Your draconian magic.”

“I've had a princess help me in my spare time,” I replied smugly.

“I've never seen a dragon that can perform magic. Dragons that can do that are extremely rare.”

“What do yo - ,” I was cut short by a nearby mournful cry.

“Hey, what's that behind you?” Razre asked.

I turned around and saw a phoenix that was badly injured. I didn't see it when I was fighting the creatures that were surrounding the fire bird. I then realized that the Timberwolves were about to eat this phoenix and I saved its life.

“It's a phoenix!” I exclaimed in awe. “We must save it!”

“Yes, we must, but how?”

Razre had a point. How were we going to save the fire bird from dying? I soon had an idea but it would take most of my energy for this to work.

I placed my index claw gently on the phoenix's chest and exhaled through my nostrils when I was relieved that it was still alive. My claw then started to have a green aura around it and my aura was beginning to spread throughout the whole body of the fire bird. My breathing was starting to become heavy and my aura was close to consuming the phoenix. Once I had it under my aura completely, my spell was coming to end as it shone brightly. I collapsed on the grass, hyperventilating while sweat was pouring down my face and scales. Razre ran by my side and kneeled to help me get up.

“Dude, are you okay?” he asked with concern.

“Yeah… just let me… get more energy,” I replied through ragged breathing. “Go check… on the… phoenix.”

Razre walked next to the phoenix and checked if the bird was okay. He confirmed when its chest was rising and lowering properly and had no injuries.

“What did you do Spike?”

“I did a minor healing spell to the phoenix,” I replied while still breathing hard but enough to speak properly.

“I can see that it works but will it be okay?”

“I hope for the best. The spell only works on exterior injuries not interior.”

I started to try walking but my legs buckled and I nearly collapsed on the dirt if it weren't for Razre's fast reflexes.

“You need to rest,” he said. “You'll overexert yourself if you don't.”

He had a point. If I were to continue struggling, I could end up killing myself. “Fine,” I soon replied.

Razre put me propped up against a nearby tree that was leaning backwards, thus allowing me to let my back rest over its hunched-over trunk.

“I'm going to gather some nearby fruit. I'll be back soon with something for us to eat so don't go anywhere,” he said to me while walking towards the forest.

“As if I had a choice…” I muttered dryly under my breath.

I then lost sight of him as he turned left. My gaze shifted to the Phoenix's and I saw the bird still laying there. I was about to look away when I caught a glimpse of the bird's eye starting to open. I held my breath as soon as its eyes opened completely and looked straight at me. I did not move… I just stayed there, frozen in place, immobilized. The Phoenix started to get up and started to cautiously walk towards me. The fiery bird stopped midway and looked at me intently for what seemed like five minutes before looking away.

I started to move towards the Phoenix but the fiery bird must've thought I was trying to capture it since it kept backing away from me. I didn't want to scare it, so I backed away from it and placed myself where I originally was. The bird tilted its head sideways before trotting next to my foot. I just stared at the Phoenix, hoping it would not peck me with its beak or something. I started to get very impatient and I decided to try standing up to see if I had energy. Before I could even make my first move, the Phoenix flapped its wings and landed on my left shoulder. I looked at the Phoenix and the bird stared right back at me, as if it were waiting for some command to leave.

I spread out my right arm and the Phoenix flew and landed upon it.

“What a magnificent Phoenix you are,” I said to the fiery bird. I pulled it a little bit closer to me and gave the bird a warm smile. “

I think I should give you a name…”

The Phoenix tilted its head sideways and then shuffled a little.

“I think I'll call you… Solaris!”

The Phoenix seemed to like the name since it chirped happily and did three backflips. It finally calmed down and landed next to Spike's leg.

“My name's Spike and I've never - ” I was cut short by a nearby masculine shout.

“There he is!”

I turned around and got hit forcefully on my head. I layed on the ground from the sudden impact and my vision was a little blurry but before I could see who hit me, I received a second blow that had more force. My vision began to turn black as I began drifting into unconsciousness…

Author's Note

Hope you guys liked this chapter! What do you guys think will happen to Spike?