THE DRAGON KING'S SOUTHERN CONSORT

CHAPTER 30 DRAGON GODDESS PART 1

Daniel POV:

Something is very wrong but I just can't figure out what it is, tyron and the other council members are acting strange, I tried to talk to Darren but he just dismissed it, he kept saying that I was being paranoid, but I honestly felt that something was wrong, everytime I ask tyron about what he was so freaked out about, he tells me he can't remember, maybe I'm just imagining it, but for some reason my gut is telling me that Darren did something.

I've asked him if he's noticed anything strange about the council, but whenever I do he just tells me he doesn't notice it, but I can see it in his eyes, he knows something and he doesn't want me to find out.

He came over today to visit the kids and play with them for a bit, after their games, we had lunch together, the kids decided to eat in their rooms so they could watch their shows, so me and Darren are eating lunch in the kitchen, and while we're eating he asks me,

"Hey Daniel what do you know of the emperor Loden?" I look at him with a confused look, "That's a random question, but if memory serves I was told he was the next in line for the throne,

but his father the king of that time was going to make his brother, Loden's uncle the next king, mainly due to the fact that Loden was a sick and twisted person, he beat and terrorized everyone in the palace,

he was a true tyrant even when he was a prince, out of anger he slaughtered his own parents and murdered countless members of his own family, men, women, children, all so he would keep his throne.

Those small few of his family that survived his massacre spree, fled to the mountains and stayed there for about thirty years or so, and all the while the tyrant lord, that's what I believe his title was, ruled over the dragon empire viciously and evilly, then by sheer chance, he found out where the rest of the family was,

there was a fierce battle and only one member of the family survived, but at the end the tyrant lord was finally dethroned and a new king was crowned. That was my grandfather, Tyron and my dad's father, then we skip ahead to about 2002 and when the council was sort of new,

he reappeared and tried to force the council to bring back the time of the dragon empire, they refused, and he tried to kill them out of anger, but they subdued him and banished him to the dark realm forever, at least that's what I've heard. Hey are you ok?, you look upset." Darren looked furious for some reason, "I'm fine, I just remembered that I have a meeting, I'll see you later." He left, I could tell something was bothering him but just as Darren left, I remembered something, something that chilled me to the bone, the tyrant lords full name was Loden Stoneright.

DARREN POV:

Daniel is becoming more and more persistent, he knows something is wrong with Tyron and the council, but thankfully I think I've managed to deter him at least for now.

Once our father is free, everyone will know what we've done to the council members, and I know he'll hate me but it needs to be done,

As I visited Daniel I decided to smoothly ask, him about our father, but I used his name, all the things he said about our father had just made me so angry, these were nothing more than lies, Daniel asked me if I was ok, I told him yes but I had to leave quickly because I had a meeting, I said goodbye to him and the kids then left.

Then I went to my secret meeting with my father, my brother's and mother were already there in the secret room,

"Sorry I'm late" I told them, my father had a strange look in his eyes, "Darren, come here." My father asked, I went to the mirror and was instantly choked by some kind of shadow, then lifted, "It seems you have not been honest with me." My father says as the shadow then throws me to the wall, I slammed back hard and fell to the ground in pain, my mother screams and rushes to me, "What's wrong with you Loden!?" She screams at the mirror,

"Do you have any idea what you have done?! Why did you not tell me about that boy?!" He yelled, I looked up to him in confusion, "Don't even try to play dumb, I'm talking about the young gem dragon you've been hiding from me, your brothers have told us all about him and how you tried to keep him hidden from me." He says and I then look towards chase and west in anger, I told them to leave Daniel out of this.

"Daniel is not part of this, there is no reason to drag him into this father." I tried to reason with him, but he just sighed and shook his head, "It seems you do not realize the importance of that boy, so I will give you a little bit of history into why gem dragons and more importantly sapphire dragons are so rare, maybe that will remind you where your loyalties lie." He said, then he told me the true history of the gem dragons and the history of the dragon goddess.