Torin the dragon rider (TOME 12 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

Soon after...

The awakening was hard.

The castle half destroyed, a carnage leaving the city without a leader. Well, yes.

It was Gamblin, a Duke who took control of the situation.

He stayed with the children and the dragon knights to help the wounded, but all the dragons were in a trance.

They no longer listened to their knights and did not obey any orders except for gentle requests to their free will.

They were all looking east, waiting for a command or a thought from Exodus to start a rampage if needed.

Gamblin: "It's just like in Exodus' time, when I was younger...it's terrible..." he thought.

The resistance fighters had taken over the castle and the fire was out.

One wing had been destroyed, but the structure had still held.

The roof had to be half replaced but it was still functional.

The council chamber had been ravaged by fire and Gamblin stood with Ragul, IO and Shamino and the apprentice knights.

Gamblin turned to Dupre and Ragul..

"I don't know what to say but according to the records, the worst is yet to come. It would take Lord British but he is still missing."

Then, just like that, entering the throne room (the guards had mostly perished and the survivors were helping to clear the rubble), Rubix arrived all panting...

Saphie and Berth jumped on top of her, happy to find their friend.

Gamblin : "Ah... you're alive..."

Gamblin approached and knelt before Rubix.

"I beg your pardon for having doubted. It was staged by Ravenar and I am too old... But what could I have done? "

Rubix: "Torin is not dead..."

She held out an open paw to collect herself and catch her breath.

"I'm sorry, I got here as fast as I could."

Gamblin: "Make yourself comfortable..."

Rubix: "I don't know where to start but... Valtrax is Torin's mother and Exodus was his father... The arrow... she broke the egg and he survived as a human but... with the arrow removed, he returned to his original form. Torin is a dragon and always has been..."

Ragul and Esme collapsed in grief.

Gamblin :" No... don't cry... he is still your son and he needs you... more than ever"

Rubix : "Yes... Valtrax has put him to sleep and is singing lullabies to calm him down.... and we have to help him.."

Saphie : "What is he like?"

Rubix: "It's a drama.. he's completely disoriented, can't handle his emotions and is screaming in pain.. He says he's burning up and he's going to explode all the time and he cries all the time!"

Gamblin: "And this is Exodus with Torin's memory?"

Rubix: "No.. Valtrax asked to be left alone. He is unstable and all the monsters are at his feet. He can't do anything... he has no control... he doesn't know what to do. He's desperate."

Gamblin: "So we were wrong about Exodus..."

Rubix : "Yes and no. Torin is THOR... The god of destruction reincarnated"

The Archmage Duke's eyeglass fell from his arch.

And he looked sorry.

"This is even worse than I thought..."

Everyone turned to Gamblin.

"This is a disaster... Sosaria cannot hold a God in this dimension. Torin is building up a colossal amount of energy and that is why he is suffering. It is absolutely necessary to keep him asleep...Sealing him would be better but it is a catastrophe and there will be waves of lava and it will be a mega cataclysm.."

Ragul, but what can we do to save Torin?

"We need to help Valtrax and relay her to cuddle and cradle Torin... He needs love, kindness and affection...for his bruised heart to heal from the cursed arrow. You will have to fight the 3 lords of the shadows and find the 3 shards. Originally, these shards were a primal dragon orb. Torin, finally, THOR must destroy them being a God of destruction by swallowing them.

Then he will become a normal dragon again, finally an Exodus who can control himself.

In our misfortune, we are also lucky that the Exodus is Torin and not someone else. He has a pure and good heart and you are his friends and family. You are his bearings and so we will have a chance."

Shamino: "What if he were to be killed?"

Gamblin: "The energy released would be devastating and would burn up the entire surface of Britannia. Not yet, but it will happen soon..."

Dupre: "What if we kill it now?"

Gamblin: "The monsters will descend here and the dragons would attack us all... Including Rubix...unfortunately."

Ragul: "Dupre: Torin is still my son and no one will lay a hand on him or they'll have to go over my body!"

Esme: "Yes, even though his appearance has changed, we still love him...he didn't ask for what happened to him."

She unconsciously stroked Rubix.

Esme : "Saphie, Rubix, I count on you to help him.."

Gamblin: "We'll prepare some "offerings" and the monsters should let us pass... raising an army is a bad idea...

One of the counselors asked: "And the nobles?

Gamblin: "It's over with this comedy of rights. It's martial law and ranks, it's by merit and effort. Here there is no more council... besides it was full of demons that Torin exterminated... He also proved that he was not one of them but it's a pity for the dead"

Rubix: "Yes, Valtrax told me that Torin mourned and regretted the innocent dead. He never killed in his life either."

Gamblin : "What a tragedy!"

We'll go talk to him now if his dragon mom has calmed him down a bit.

Then he raised his scepter and a portal rose from the ground.