A Dragon's Bond

A Hard Day's Reward

     Draioct and I awoke in the morning after some much needed rest, the forest resuming its normal sounds. It seems the wildlife had already gotten used to a Dragon being in the Shrine again, birds happily sang and the insects resumed their sporadic chirps and buzzing.

     I looked over to Draioct and saw that he had grown almost double in size. His body was becoming larger than I had imagined. I stood up and stretched and watched Draioct do the same, spreading his wings and digging his claws individually into the dirt, his scales clicked and bones cracked as his back arched like a cat awakening from a nap in the sun. We had no need to speak as we looked around both contemplating where to begin our training.

     We learn to control our abilities at the same time. Everything we learn was stored in both our minds. That at least allowed us to both work on the same things, sharing the knowledge instantly.

     First things first, we needed to get some breakfast, my stomach was growling as if I hadn't eaten in days. We made our way over to the pond to see how many fish were in there. We peered into the water and could see that the pond was incredibly deep, the bottom was hidden in darkest as the depth increased.

     The feeling arose once again within our body; there was something special about this water. Something we needed to pay attention to. I pushed the thought to the back of my mind and focused back on the task at hand.

     We circled the pond looking for the best way to catch the fish, making glances here and there to the surrounding trees looking for materials for some sort of spear. We settled on an idea that would kill two birds with one stone. Draioct walked close to the edge of the pond as the fish scattered and hid on the far edge of the water. He knelt closer to the water and pointed his large head towards the fish on the other side.

     We silently focused as he pulled at the energy located in his core and moved it to his mouth, simultaneously pushing the template of electricity onto the blank power. He slowly opened his mouth to reveal electricity dancing about in a small ball, hovering there in the center of his mouth. Controlling the electricity was easier this time now that we knew what to expect.

     He was conservative with the power, only wanting to shock an area of the pond, not the entire thing. He focused on a small group of fish about ten feet away and unleashed a small bolt. It crackled in the air then struck the water, sending bolts beneath the surface searching for something to ground onto. We waiting anxiously as the electricity finished moving through the water.

     A few moments later about ten fish came floating to the surface. I jumped up and laughed in excitement at what he had done. Not only had he provided breakfast but he controlled the element perfectly. I patted him on the back and then dove into the water to begin retrieving the fish. I could feel his toothy grin behind me, smiling at the satisfaction he had in his success.

"What would you do without me." He teased as he dropped the fish onto the shore.

     I shrugged as he looked at me with amusement. He chuckled deeply, our souls filling with joy long overdue. It was like he was a part of me that I had been missing my entire life. A part I needed to feel complete and we had finally been reunited.

     We brought the fish back to the camp and began to analyze what had transpired, in an attempt to gain the most of our learning. We now knew what the element felt like and how to properly push that template onto raw energy. We also learned that we need to be careful with the amount of energy we use as it seems to affect the power of the element directly. I began to finish off the last bit of my one fish while Draioct had eaten the other nine in about three bites. He sat there happily crunching on his last fish, gulping hard and smiling as he looked around.