The Chronicles of Drakken

Chapter 3: Powers Revealed

Ten years have passed since Razial and Mazial, and all the other eggs of their generation hatched. Not only that but the discovery that Razial carried the Dragon's Head birthmark on his left foot, making him next in line to become King.

It was a great discovery to everyone that an heir hatched, but relatively rare, he had a twin. However, nobody thought there was any danger in this, so no one worried—everyone except King Zallerferd.

King Zallerferd never limited or did anything to stand in the way of this twin. He loved him with all of his heart but knew that the prophecy still lingered in the back of his mind. He just shook off these thoughts and decided to enjoy the day off with the rest of the Governors out on the beach.

This beach was only an hour's walk away from the Tower, so they took advantage of the convenience. A big pavilion was set up to shade them all from the two suns. Miles and Sarah were busy with a fire pit, setting up to rotisserie a hog. Both were adding different spices to it and smiled at each other. Miles was shirtless and wearing a pair of cut-off shorts while Sarah wore a simple white bathing suit.

Reed and Rita Earthbond were over by a table, setting up the side dishes and drinks for children and adults. As Zallerferd observed, Reed stood over him a good two feet plus a few inches and was twice Zallerferd's overall size. However, Zallerferd noticed the ram-shaped horns that all Terrain Dragons had and noticed he was chipped in some places.

Rita was very sensual as her dazzling red hair was shown in contrast to the light green scales. Her eyes were violet and full of life. She and her husband had purple bathing suits that matched the yellow front scales of their bodies. Unlike her husband, Rita had a much slender and sleek build. Like all Terrain dragons, they didn't have wings for flight but used long talons to tunnel underground.

Zallerferd's gazed wandered over to Viento and Aira Whirlwind snoozing lightly in lounge chairs. Aira wore a bright yellow bathing suit, and Zallerferd wondered how she or her husband could sleep. Viento wore white swim trunks and had his eyes covered with a spare towel he'd brought with him.

Finally, Breeze and Syron Stillwater were quietly chatting with King Zallerferd, and he was listening only partly, discussing new improvements to Tower protocol. Breeze was a dark blue that closely resembled midnight for his back scales while the front was silver. His green eyes stood out in direct contrast, and it amazed Zallerferd how genetics made up a being.

Syron's beauty was only matched by her intelligence and greatly exceeded in both. She was absorbed into the conversation as the windswept her long brown hair out of her face. Her scales were the norm for a Water Dragon of aquamarine and matched her silver bathing suit perfectly.

Further down the beach, Raz and Maz were building a sandcastle or attempting to create one. Maz had a bad habit of turning the sand into glass. "Sparks and embers, Maz! Would you stop doing that? We're supposed to be building a sandcastle, not a glass castle." Raz said in frustration.

Maz laughed and said, "Glass castles look better."

"True, but they can't support that much weight," Raz said as he and Maz had grown to about four and a half feet. However, they both were rather skinny compared to other Fire Dragons their age. Raz looked up from the crushed glass castle to see a young Water Dragon by the name of Buckner Stillwater, practicing his Water techniques. It amazed Raz how much Buckner looked like his father but gained some of his front coloration from his mother.

Buckner brought some water up and froze it, then did a front summersault kick into the ball of ice. The ice ball exploded on contact, sending shards everywhere. Raz remembered the first time he met Buckner. It was last year right here on this very beach. Michael's Academy had just finished with classes for the day, and Raz was feeling somewhat depressed. He had received low marks on his history exam, and now he would have to show his parents. The funny thing was, Raz loved History because it was kind of a story to him, but he had trouble remembering the dates.