(Dragon Wars) Lost Hope

Chapter 11: The Real Truth

The gathering immediately erupted in to chaos, which was not exactly what it was that I had in fact feared before hand, but it felt like it was at least some what similar to what it was that I had even been scared of in the very first place any ways, if I was not going to lie to my self, as I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I saw a lot of eyes on me right now, as most of them were either angry, or they were just surprised as to just what it was that Zogan had said in the very first place any ways.
I did my best to try to stay calm, but the looks on all of the faces of both black and red dragons alike were all staring at me right now, and I could tell that they were not all too happy with what it was that Zogan had even said in the very first place any ways, all at the exact same time as well, as I felt like as much as I did not want to have a guilty look on my face, as I knew that it was not my fault, and I had not literally killed Plyma, I still felt like I could not help but to dip my head low to the ground.
Of course, that were due to the fact that I did not like the fact that nearly every single dragon that was in the clearing right at this very moment in time as well, were all staring at me right at this very moment in time as well, which did in fact make me feel uncomfortable, even if I felt like I was quite a bit of an idiot for just what it was that I was doing right now, all at the exact same time too.
I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I could still hear a lot of dragons talking to one another after what it was that Zogan had even said in the very first place any ways, all at the exact same time as well. I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I did my best to try to calm my self down, as best as I felt like I could, all at once, as I let out quite a bit of a heavy sigh to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of the rest of those other thoughts, all at once.
I felt a dragon lifting me up, which at first I had thought that there were dragons that were angry enough to attack me for what it was that Zogan had even said, but as I lifted my head up, to the dragon that was trying to get me to lift my head up, I saw that it was Socra, as I saw that she had her eyes squinted at me right now, as she then all of the sudden shook her head at me as well, as she did not say a single word to me during the process.
At first, I thought that she was disappointed in me, and she was taking to side of Zogan, but I realized that was not the case after a little while longer, as I saw that she simply was just letting me know that it was a bad idea to have my head low to the ground right now, as it was clear that she was telling me that I needed to have my head up, as I should not have such a guilty look on my face for some thing that both of us knew damn well was not our fault, all at the exact same time as well.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I nodded to Socra all at once, as I was glad for the she dragon, all at the exact time as well, as I was glad that she was in fact kind of waking me up with what it was that she was even doing right at this very moment in time, in the very first place any ways, as I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of the rest of those other thoughts.
I then turned my head over to all of the dragons that were in the clearing, as I still could see them all staring at me with not all too happy looks on their faces right at this very moment in time to, but in the end, once it was that they had seen me look back at all of them, it did in fact seem to calm them down, as they seemed to be a little bit surprised that I did not seem to be acting guilty what so ever, as to just what it was that Zogan had even said to all of the dragons that were right here, right now, in the very first place any ways.
This was when it felt like now was my perfect time to go on ahead and speak back to all of the dragons that were even all around me right at this very moment in time as well, as I breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self, all at once, as I did my best to try to calm my self down as best as it felt like I could have possibly done, as in the end, I did in fact go right on ahead and begin to start to open my mouth to begin to speak to them all, all at once.
How ever, just as it was that I had began to speak to them all, I then all of the sudden began to start to hear another dragon that it seemed like had all of the sudden began to start to speak over me, before it was that it even seemed like I had got the chance, as I was quite a bit upset by it, at first, as I then all of the sudden began to start to turn my head over to the dragon that was even speaking up to all of the dragons that were here in the clearing right at this very moment in time as well.
Much to my surprise, as I did my best to try to calm my self down all at once, was the fact that the dragon just so happened to be Sola, as I let out a bit of a soft sigh of some relief to my self, all at once, as I knew that she too had in fact been in the cave with me that night, and that she was also the sister of Plyma, which it felt like dragons would be able to listen to her, since she was there with me, and she was also the sister of the same dragon that Zogan claimed I had murdered.
I blinked my eyes a few times to my self, all at once, as I then all of the sudden turned my head over to Sola, and I looked at her right in to her eyes as she continued to speak to all of the dragons that were all around us, all at once, as I saw that all of the other dragons that were around us, had confused looks on their faces as they then all of the sudden did the exact same thing that I had in fact done never the less, which was of course the fact that they did in fact turn their heads over to the dragon that was speaking to all of them in the very first place any ways.
I let out another bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I was in fact feeling a lot better now that all of the eyes were off of me right at this very moment in time too, as I just seemed to stare at Sola for a little bit longer, until once it was that it seemed like she had felt like she had in fact got the attention of all of the dragons that were all around us right now, she then did in fact begin to start to go right on ahead and begin to speak to all of them, all at once, as I did in fact, just like every one else, begin to start to listen as to just what it was that she even had to say in the very first place any ways, to us all.
"Hey! That is a lie! You were not in the cave that night, and you did not see what it is that we saw! It was my brother's own fault for what he did! He decided to go after that human! He was the one that attacked it! Himla tried to stop him!" Sola yelled to all of the dragons that were all around us, as I felt quite a bit relieved as to just what it was that she had even said to all of the dragons in the very first place any ways, as well, as I felt like they were in fact going to believe her a lot more than they would believe me.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I nodded to her, all at once, to let her know that I was in fact thankful for her, as I was not even all too sure as to just what it was that I was even going to say to all of the dragons in the very first place any ways, either, if I was not going to lie to my self. It seemed like she had said exactly what it was that she had needed to say, as it was in fact exactly what it was that has in fact happened in the very first place any ways, as well.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then all of the sudden did in fact go right on ahead and nod a bit to my self, all at once, as I saw that Sola simply just had her eyes on the dragon that had in fact just spoken to the entire clearing, all at the exact same time as well. It was a dragon that I knew Sola hated very deeply, as that was in fact the dragon that had stolen her mother away from her when she had been a lot younger, all at the exact same time too, never the less.
They seemed to just stare at each other for quite a bit of some time, as it was clear to me that Zogan did not know as to just how much it was that Sola even hated him in the very first place any ways, as Sola was doing a fairly good job of hiding it, all at the exact same time as well, though I knew better than any other dragon, as she had in fact made it obvious time and time again, and also fact that she had even told me straight up that she did not like the dragon at all.
She had said it in a nice way, never the less, as I knew that in reality, she really did hate the dragon quite a bit, all at the exact same time as well, which I kind of felt like I could not blame her for, as, as far as I had heard from Plyma, he really did not like his father all too much either, as he had told me that his father liked to brag like he was the best dragon of all time, when in reality, he was not as strong as he claimed to be, and also the fact that he was not as smart as he acted like he was either, as this was a clear indication, all at the exact same time too.
I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of the other thoughts that I had been thinking on long before now, all at once, as it seemed like all of the dragons were now managing to calm them selves down all of the sudden, now that it was that they had begun to realize that Zogan was simply over reacting with what it was that he had said in the very first place any ways, never the less.
I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I breathed in quite a bit to my self as well, as I then all of the sudden began to start to see from the corner of my eyes, as my eyes had been on Sola long before now, that Zogan had now kind of stood up, as I saw that he was now in the air, as it was clear that he had a not all too happy look on his face what so ever, all at the exact same time too, as I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I did my best to try to calm my self down.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then just stared at the black dragon that was high up in the air right at this very moment in time, as he simply seemed to be staring at Sola with a not all too happy look on his face what so ever, right at this very moment in time, as it almost looked like he was about to go and attack Sola, all at once, which once again would not work, as I knew that just like earlier, there was going to be a lot of dragons that were going to stop him none the less.
It was clear that very much unlike Zogan, other dragons were going to play by the rules, and they were not going to break the code that the dragons had made long ago, about the fact that they were not allowed to attack each other at these kind of events, all at the exact same time as well. I breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self, all at once, as I did my best to try to keep my self as calm as I possibly could, all at the exact same time too, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of those other thoughts.
Zogan just seemed to be staring at Sola right in to her eyes, with his own eyes squinted at her, as it was clear that he was furious with her, which I felt like he was going to attack her, but this time it seemed like he held his cool, as he just stayed up a little bit high in the air, and he then all of the sudden began to start to go on right on ahead and begin to speak back to Sola, all at the exact same time too.
I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I was in fact quite a bit relieved by it my self, if I was not going to lie to my self either, as a lot of the stress, and a lot of the tension that was building up in the air once again, had now all of the sudden seemed to manage to calm its self down, all at the exact same time too, as he just continued to go on ahead and speak to Sola, all at once, though it was clear that he was up in the sky, so that he could speak down on her, quite literally at that, all at the exact same time as well, once again.
I kind of rolled my eyes a bit towards the annoying black dragon, all at once, as I just went on ahead and did in fact begin to start to continue to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to Sola in the very first place any ways, as a bit of a response back to her, all at the exact same time as well, as he did in fact go right on ahead and continue to do as such a thing, all at the exact same time as well.
"Oh... Yes... Aitoka was simply just lying to me as to just what it was that she told me, huh? You think I am going to believe a petty little red dragon like your self, over a dragon of my own tribe?" He said to Sola, as he then all of the sudden began to start to laugh quite a bit of a maniacal laugh after what it was that he had even said in the very first place any ways. No one seemed to be amused what so ever, as to just what it was that he had even said how ever, as every one seemed to just stare at him with a bit of a blank look on his face, all at the exact same time too.
It was clear that he saw that no one was in fact taking his side on this what so ever, all at the exact same time as well, as I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I did my best to try to calm my self down, all at the exact same time too, as I simply just went on ahead and began to crack a little bit of a smirk on my face, all at once, as to the fact that no one was in fact taking his side what so ever, on just what it was that he had even said to all of us, that were even here, all at the exact same time too.
I knew that it made him feel very angry, as I felt like, even though we did not share the same blood, and we could not read each other's emotions, it seemed like he had a lot of rage boiling up in side of him, all at the exact same time as well. It almost made me want to laugh, as I did my best to try to calm my self down, all at once, as I got my mind, and I got my focus once again, off of the other thoughts that I had in my head, all at the exact same time as well.
Zogan then finally then all of the sudden began to start to lower him self a little bit down to the ground, and down to the rock cliff that was even in front of him, all at the exact same time as well, as this time, I did in fact see him state right back over to me, all at once, all at the exact same time as well, as I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I got my mind, off of him, as I simply just stared at him with quite a bit of a blank look on my own face, to show no emotion.
Just as soon as it was that we seemed to be staring at each other, almost as if this was a little bit of a staring competition at that, that was when I then all of the sudden began to start to see one of those dragons, that were leaders of one of the tribes did in fact decide to step up in front of Zogan, and go on ahead and speak up to all of the other dragons that were even in the clearing in the very first place any ways, as I was in fact a bit lost at first, that was of course, until I then all of the sudden saw that the dragon that was stepping up, was my father.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I did my best to calm my self down, all at once, as I still felt like I had a lot of thoughts, and a lot of emotion that was going on through my head right now, that would be best if it were not to, none the less. I let out quite a bit of a heavy sigh to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I just stared at my father, as he seemed to just stare back at all of the dragons that were in the clearing right at this very moment in time as well.
I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I then all of the sudden did in fact nod to my father, even though I knew that his eyes were not on me what so ever right now, which still felt a little bit strange to me, considering all of the drum was focused around me in the very first place any ways, never the less. I let out quite a bit of a rough and a heavy sigh to my self, as I got my mind and my focus off of all of those thoughts none the less, as I saw that no one seemed to be paying me any sort of attention to me at right at this very moment in time any ways.
I was fine with it, as I simply just looked right at my father, with a blank look on my own face, as my father continued to go on ahead and start to speak to all of the dragons that were even in the clearing right now, in the very first place any ways. I breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self once again, just as it felt like I had done before now, as I then did in fact begin to start to go right on ahead and listen as to just what it was that my father even had to say to all of the dragons that were even right here in the very first place any ways, as well.
"So... Where is Aitoka right now? So that she can confess to lying to you..." My father said, as he squinted his eyes in to the crowd, as it was clear that he was looking for signs of Aitoka, all at the exact same time too. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then began to start to do the exact same time as well, though it felt like if it was that Aitoka did want to be seen right at this very moment in time too, than she would have stepped up and supported Zogan, never the less.
I looked all around the clearing, as I could see that all of the dragons that were here with us right at this very moment in time as well, were doing the exact same thing that me and my father were doing right at this very moment in time too, as it was clear that they all too were in fact interested in just what it was that Aitoka had to say, to back up the story that Zogan had tried to tell all of the dragons that had been in this clearing with us in the very first place any ways, never the less.
How ever, it did not seem like a single dragon had a clue as to just where it was that she was even at right at this very moment in time as well, which did in fact confuse me quite a bit, as I then all of the sudden began to start to breath in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I was not all too sure as to just how it was that not a single dragon was near her right now, and no one knew where it was that she was at.
Of course, that was when it then all of the sudden began to start to hit me, all at the exact same time as well, as to just where it was that she was even at right at this very moment in time any ways, none the less. She was not at the gathering with all of us, as it seemed like she could not live with the guilty conscious that she had lied to Zogan about the story that she had told him, none the less.
It did in fact frustrate me quite a bit, as it did in fact upset me a lot as well, as I did my best to try to stay as calm as I felt like I possibly could, all at the exact same time too, as I then all of the sudden went on ahead and nodded quite a bit to my self, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of the rest of the other thoughts that I had been thinking on long before now, as I kind of gave up on the fact that we were going to find Aitoka in this clearing at all, what so ever.
I looked back at the cliff that my father and Zogan were even at right at this very moment in time any ways, as I could in fact see quite a bit of a guilty look on the face of Zogan, all at once, as it seemed like he had in fact decided not to bring Aitoka with him and the rest of the tribe to the gathering, all at the exact same time as well, as I wondered if he too knew that Aitoka had been lying with the story that she had even said to him, all at the exact same time as well.
It was either that, or it was the fact that Zogan had been the one that had changed the story a bit, and he was the one that was in fact lying with what it was that he had said. I still felt like how ever, I could not help but to be a little bit angry with Aitoka how ever, all at the exact same time as well, as I breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self, all at once, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of the rest of those other thoughts that I had been thinking on long before hand, all at the exact same time as well.
It was clear that me and my father were not the only ones that were looking Zogan right now, as it was clear that every one else had clearly not known as to just where it was that Aitoka was at, as I saw a lot of eyes squinted over towards Zogan right at this very moment in time as well. I breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self, as I bit of a sigh of relief, none the less, as I was glad that it seemed like no one was really upset with me any more, all at the exact same time too.
I still felt like I could not help but to feel a little bit guilty with all of this how ever, even if I knew that it was not at all my fault what so ever, as I did my best to try to keep my self as calm as I felt like I possibly could, all at the exact same time as well, as I did in fact simply keep my eyes on Zogan, as he then all of the sudden began to start to shake his head a little bit, all at once, as this time he did in fact begin to start to step up in front of my father, all at the exact same time too.
I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I still was in fact quite a bit lost as to just all that was even going on right at this very moment in time, in the very first place any ways, as I did my best to try to calm my self down, as I got my mind, and I got my focus and my attention on to Zogan, all at once, as I simply just stared at the big black dragon with a bit of a blank look on my face, all at the exact same time as well, all at once.
He seemed to just not pay me any sort of mind, or any sort of attention any more, as he had earlier, as it was in fact starting to become more and more clear to me that he knew that he was lying with what it was that he had even said in the very first place any ways. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of those other thoughts that I had been thinking on long before now, all at once, once again, as Zogan then finally began to start to speak to all of the dragons that were in fact here right now, as I did in fact begin to start to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to me in the very first place any ways, none the less.
"Aitoka decided that she did not want to come today... She said that she was still grieving over the loss of her good friend..." He said to all of the dragons that were here, as I could tell that a few dragons, mainly the black dragons of his own tribe if I had to take my best guess, did in fact believe what it was that he had even said in the very first place any ways, but for the most part, a bunch of the dragons that were in the clearing right now, seemed to all of the sudden begin to start to erupt in some chaos, never the less.
I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I did my best to try to keep my self as calm as I felt like I possibly could, all at the exact same time too, as it was clear that Zogan was lying with the story that he had just said, and it was clear that every one in this clearing, and every one that was at the gathering right at this very moment in time, did in fact realize that exact same thing that I seemed to know, and my father seemed to know, all at the exact same time too.
Zogan kind of dipped his head a bit low to the ground, all at once, as it was clear that he could not handle that fact for any longer, that he had in fact lied with the story that he had even said, all at the exact same time as well, as he had failed to even bring up the fact that there had in fact been a human in that cave with us, all at the exact same time too, as he had simply just tried to tell every one that I had been the one that had murdered his son.
I let out a bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I did my best to try to keep my self as calm as I felt like I possibly could, all at the exact same time as well, as I almost wanted to crack a bit of a smile on my face, all at the exact same time as well, due to the fact that I knew that I had in fact won in all of this. How ever, it was a bit hard for me to do as such a thing, all at the exact same time as well, as I still knew that I had to get my mind on the fact that I still had lost the life of my best friend, all at the exact same time too, never the less.
I still felt a little but guilty for it either way, even if I did in fact know that it was not my fault at all, as it still hurt me as to the fact that I had in fact lost my best friend in the very first place any ways. I blinked my eyes quite a bit, a few times if I might add, as I just breathed in quite a bit heavily to my self all at once, as it felt like things were now seeming to start to calm down, all at the exact same time too, which I was in fact glad that it was the case, none the less.
I blinked my eyes a few times, all at once, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of the rest of those other thoughts, as I then all of the sudden began to start to hear another dragon begin to start to speak to all of the dragons, all at once, as I lifted my head up once again, to see that it was just thankfully my father, as I saw that he still some how managed to keep a calm and clean expression on his face still, as he did in fact continue to speak to all of the dragons, just as he had done a few moments before.
I stared at my father, as once again, even though this was about me, he did not seem to be paying me a single lick of attention what so ever, as I got my mind, and I got my thoughts off of all of those other thoughts, as I was still not all too sure as to just why that was even the case in the very first place any ways. I let out a heavy sigh to my self either way, as I did in fact begin to start to pay attention to my father.
My father knew that he had got the attention of all of the dragons on to him once again, so he then continued to start to speak to all of us, just as he had done before, as I did just as every one else was doing, as I did in fact begin to start to listen as to just what it was that my father even had to say about this in the very first place any ways, never the less.
"Well... If Aitoka is not here... Than I guess we won't find out the real truth..."