The Lion And The Dragon

Fire In Her Eyes

Years had past and the lion cub had grown up into a little warrior.   As all the lions were breed to become fierce warriors, to fight against the dragons. She grew up into a beautiful young lion,  with brown hair tinted with the royal colours of red, black and gold. Her fur was as golden as the finest gold.  She had a strong build, that many of the dragons feared her presence.  Many of the young dragons,  even some of the elders, bullied her but that only made her stronger.
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As the sun arose along the floating city the dragons called home. The sun burst through the ocean of clouds forming beautiful colours of purples, blues,  and yellows across the cities buildings, cracking light through the glass that awoke the city and it's people.  That morning the young lion awoke, and took her self out of the dreams she was having.  She got out of bed and set off. The young cub went about her usual routine of training and studying with the other young dragons at the local academy for the arts of combat and history.  But because she was different Lucifer taught her differently.  He taught her different skills compared to the dragons.  Lucifer taught her about the Great War of Linglai, the Great God's of dragons and lions. He taught her about the Royal Court of lions, he also told her the story of the missing God cub who was destined to reunite the balance between dragon and lion.
Akira spent most of her time behind her books and others behind her sword. She wasted no time when it came to studying and training.  She never focussed on fun,  because  all of the other dragons made fun of her,  they abused her,  called her names, they made fun of her for not being a dragon when she believed she was one,  they made fun of her name; 'The Taken.'
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Until one day she had enough.
"you're useless,  you have no place as a dragon!"
Her classmates taunted her thoughts.
"you can't even fly,  let alone fight.  You don't have magic like us." Akira tried to ignore them as she walked away, but they grabbed her and pulled her back.  So she was in the middle of their miserable circle making her uncomfortable. They pushed and kicked at her, teasing her and destroying her clothes and her notebook. 
"you have no place here, you're a 'Taken', an outsider, whose parents didn't want." the anger began to build up inside her.  "no one loves you, no one cares about you.  You have proven to be nothing. No wonder why Courtsman Lucifer called you 'the Taken', because you have no home,  you're a nobody!!"
She felt her fists clench as she tried to stand up. " all the good you've done is give Lady Takamarii a child when she couldn't produce. You aren't even dragon,  you're nothing but a weak LION?!!"
Something in Akira snapped,  the dragon boy then stepped back and kicked her in the rib cage causing her to full down in a massive heap of pain.  She was enraged, anger filled her bloodstream, so much anger rushed through her that she could only see red. She got so worked up that her main and fur had burst into a golden flame cursed with colours of red,  orange and black.
She then picked herself up,  and stood face to face with the dragon boy. 
"don't you ever talk about my mother like that.  I am a dragon I am far stronger than what you would ever be!" she clenched her teeth as she spoke.  She raised her arm to the boys neck,  grabbing it with an uncontrollable strength. He then screamed for help, gasping for air like a fish out of water.
Akira laughed maniacally as her classmates ran away in terror. 
At that moment Lucifer walked humblely around the corner into the classroom with Takamarii at his side.  Both of them dropped the books they were carrying and ran to try and save the boy who was on the verge of life and death.  Takamarii took Akira, pleading her to let the boy go.  "I won't let him go he said that I don't deserve to be here,  he made fun of me, he said I'm not a dragon.  Mother a-am I-I not a dragon?"
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Takamarii's eyes welled with tears as she looked into Akira's burning eyes. She then hugged Akira like she would never let her go,  Akira then gasped for air as she began to calm herself down.  The grip on the half dead boy's neck began to loosen as Lucifer court the boy.   The boy was now unconscious and gasping for air harshly.  Lucifer nodded worriedly at Takamarii and took the boy to see the nurse.
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Akira fell back into Takamarii's scalely arms.  Her eyes wide and apologetic.  Akira then stood up taking her saddened mother's hand and helped her up to her feet.
"I'm sorry mother,  but they kept making fun of me." Takamarii gave her a motherly, loving smile.
"that's OK Akira,  everything is OK now."
Akira stiffened here posture, "how is everything OK,  that boy said I wasn't dragon, he said that I was a pathetic, weak lion. Mother am I a lion?  Is that why I'm called 'the Taken'?  Isn't it?" Akira pleaded for the truth.  At that moment Lucifer had walked back into the classroom,  tension filled the room as Akira's eyes traveled to Lucifer's.

"Lucifer..."