Light Guardian

Ákos secret past

Ákos slept soundly under the sun as the alicorns, unicorn, pegasus, and two dragons trained nearby. The Stormcutter dreamt of flying through big fluffy white clouds, whiter than his scales. He dived through one cloud, getting his scales damp, and leveled out. He glided over the top layer of clouds, not noticing how the sky and clouds behind him got darker. An abrupt crack of thunder and lightning finally made him notice the changes. In the blink of an eye the bright blue sky and white fluffy clouds changed into the scene of a terrible thunderstorm. Ákos hovered in the air, flapping his four wings and making the grey clouds swirl around him. He twisted his body around and scanned the skies, when from behind him a larger Stormcutter burst through the clouds. Ákos studied the dragon as it circled him. It was a dark tan color with the underside of its wings, claws, and horns a dark brown color. From the very few memories Ákos had of his birth family, he recognized the Stormcutter as his father. The larger dragon stopped and hovered in front of Ákos and growled, "I should have killed you." Before Ákos could do anything his father lunged at him. Ákos jolted awake, breathing heavily and bringing everyones attention to him.

"Ákos, are you okay" the five pygmies ran to their dragon in worry.

"Yea, yea Im alright" he panted, shaking his head trying to get the image of his father out of his head.

"You sure dont look like it" Nashi stated, giving the 20yr old a look basically saying, 'I know youre lying'.

"It was just a bad dream, dont worry about it" he said, being stubborn. Nashi and Sam could tell he was still lying but they didnt push him, though Nashi made a mental note to talk to him later. While everyone went back to training, Cora stayed with him until the older dragoness had to leave an hour later.

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Nashi called it a day around noon, telling the girls to get something to eat then meet her by Lac de Pixie so she could show them around. She watched as the teens and their trainers flew past the cliff. The 19yr old heard Ákos about to take off behind her but she stopped him, telling the Stormcutter to follow her as she turned into her dragon form. The 20yr old was reluctant to follow her but he knew better and did as told. Nashi led him to a cove not too far from where she would meet up with the five girls and their friends.

"Ákos, tell me the truth, what happened in your dream" Nashi looked him dead in the eye. Ákos was silent for a few minutes before he broke eye contact, looking at the grass below him.

"My father" the 20yr old muttered quietly, "I saw my father."

"You never talk about him" she said softly.

"Cause I don't remember much" the albino replied.

"What did he do" the Solar Heat Dragoness questioned.

"He said 'I should have killed you' then lunged at me but I woke up before he could hit me" Ákos said. He looked up when Nashi went silent. The 19yr olds oxyn eyes held a strong sense of worry for the older dragon. The Stormcutter watched and waited as she walked away from him and sat next to the pond, looking at her reflection in the clear water.

"I don't think that was just a dream that turned into a nightmare. It may have been him trying to find you through your dreams" she sighed after a few minutes.

"To find me... Why would he be trying to find me" Ákos asked, completely confused.

"I wouldn't know, though Dreamcatcher might. You should go see her, and soon" Nashi suggested. He simply nodded as Nashi flew away. The 20yr old sat next to the pond and stared at his reflection. Unlike most albinos, Ákos could see perfectly, even better than most Stormcutters. But just because he was an albino all the Stormcutter and any other dragon family he had been introduced to had rejected and avoided him. His mind wandered as he studied his features, from his light grey horns and frills to his bright red eyes. He lost track of time and didn't notice how far the sun had moved across the sky until it started to get dark. Ákos looked up toward the slowly setting sun. While he didn't know a lot about Dreamcatcher, he knew she was nocturnal and would be awake by now. The Stormcutter stretched his stiff wings, shaking them before lifting off and flying to the purple eyed mares home. The 680yr old alicorn lived in one of the tallest trees near the palace, away from most other creatures. By the time Ákos got to the 150ft tall tree the sun was just barely peaking over the horizon. He quietly landed on one of the trees thick branches. On a platform under the albino, Dreamcatcher stood already mixing a potion for a client.