Dark Endings ( Raya and the Last Dragon 2021 )

Stone Cold

Notes:

Shoutout and thanks to Hmwilk23. Who commented on this idea.

"Wow that was good, could you possibly do one where Rayas stayed stone like the dragons did the first time?"

It was a gloomy day. The skies were dark over the lands of Fang. A cloaked person walked through what remains of Fang's old palace. A reminder of the dark times, when the people of Kumandra lived in fear of the Druuns and hatred for each other. A dark time when the dragon orb was broken, breaking the world along with it once. A reminder, of what the broken world has resulted in, the sacrifice of a group of brave people, that saved Kumandra.

The person walked towards a hole in the ground, before walking down the wooden plank that led down to a crater in the middle of what used to be a grand palace. And in that crater, stood a group of statues, of who were once people, good people that were willing to risk it all to rid the world of the Druun, and ended up sacrificing themselves, in the process, bringing everyone back, including the dragons, everyone that was turned to stone was back. All except them.

The cloaked person walked down the slope towards the statues, before realizing that there was someone else there, standing in front of the statues as well. A woman with grey hair was standing in front of the statues, not moving much. The person then walked forward, stopping beside the person that was already there.

"Chief Virana," the cloaked man said humbly. 'I see you're already here."

"Why wouldn't I?" the woman asked. "She is my daughter," Virana said with a pained look on her face. "I lost my husband... and then her..."

"Life is cruel," the man sighed as he looked at the statues, looking at the one in the middle. "They didn't deserve this. They didn't deserve to pay for our mistakes," the man sighed.

"There is nothing we can do," Virana sighed. "It is all my fault. There is no one to blame but me," Virana sighed tearing up.

Deep down inside, the man knew that the chief of Fang was right, all this was partly her fault. Had she not told Namaari to do what she did, the dragon gem would never be broken. Sure, the tribes would still be divided, but at least the Druun wouldn't be released into the world, causing six long years of darkness and chaos.

"There is nothing that we can do now, no matter how much we regret it or think about it, Raya... Namaari... they are all gone..." the cloaked man sighed as he turned to look at the statues, placing his hands on Raya's cheeks.

"I- I'm sorry, Chief Benja... I never... meant for any of this to happen," Virana apologized, her voice straining, breaking a little from the grief.

"So I heard," the man sighed. "Again and again every year. Do you think... that the numbers of time you apologize will change anything?" asked Benja firmly. "You're lucky that I don't kill you where you stand now," the man said gritting his teeth.

"You should," Virana sighed as she closed her eyes. "I don't deserve to live... not after everything that happened."

"So... I heard," Benja sighed. "Look, this is not what my daughter would have wanted me to become... as much as I would like to do it," the man gritted his teeth. "I'm not a murderer, Chief Virana," the man said firmly. "Plus, your people need you."

"I don't understand... If the positions were switched... I would gladly killed you given the chance," Virana sighed.

"Like I said... that is nothing something Raya would want me to do. She gave up her life... hoping for a better world... and I intend to continue her work, rebuilding Kumandra, whether the other tribes are in this or not," Benja said firmly. "Not through war... but through peace... unity, something that has been long forgotten."

"Chief Benja," Virana acknowledged as she turned around, walking away from the statue, leaving the man there alone to pay respect to her daughter and her friends.

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