Casting Shadows (re writing)

Chapter 15 Shadows

Sightless flew forward, deep in thought. Why hasn't he given more of a fight? He was too soft on Hawk...If only he didn't hit his wings. If only he aimed for his chest, it would of shattered like ice. He sighed, he wished he could see. He was flying in a void for all he could see, into the unknown. He dawned to see light...Or something...anything. 

A front of them lay a huge wooden dome...It sat by the ocean. Dragons buzzed around it. Waves crashed beyond it. Seagulls flew and sang above the blue sea. The dooms tip was rounded in bamboo, and so was the peak of the entrance. top of the entrance was as well.  The sun rose above the blue sea. Sightless could sense the sunrise from the Sudan warmth on his ice blue scales. A sudden thought hit him. This was their first sunrise. Their first sunset had been like a dream, while the sunrise took them into a nightmare.

They dove into it. It spread wide into a layout inspired by the old Skywings kingdom...Before it was violently destroyed by an earthquake. It had metal cages. They were put together similar to a fence, each had chains on it that connected to all the dragons in the row. The front of the cage was open, and a patch made it so they could get closer to the battles, and so the guards could patrol around them. They surrounded what looked like almost an exact copy of the original Skywings arena. Sightless could hear dragons all around them murmuring. ANd he could sense them staring at them.

They specifically looked at him and Scar; The blind Icewing, and the Rainwing, back at it again. Sightless glared back at whoever started at him, or at least who he thought were, they were going to fast for him to be able to sense much. He dug his claws into his palm. He still couldn't face the reality of what was happening. They had him fly to a cage about half way up. And since there was only one other cage left, Scorpion was thrown in with him.

He could hear Scorpion hissing in ferry, but Sightless didn't do anything to get away. He knew Fang would come back for them...Right? Silence filled the cage, and from the steady breathing from Scorpion, and her little movements. He could tell she was asleep. He walked in a fe circles, then curled up into a ball. His tail tip over his muzzle, he drifted into sleep.

He blinked his eyes open. The light of early dawn filled his eyes. He was dreaming. He looked around, relieved to be able to see, even if it was only in a dream. He was in the Skywing area. It was abandoned. He walked around, the sandy ground kicking dust around his talons. A shadow cast across the ground, and Sightless's gaze shot up. A dark shape loomed over him, the glare of the sun made it to hard to see. It landed, its huge wings flying dust everywhere.

When the dust came out of his eyes. He could see a dragon. He was about two times the size of Hawk, maybe even three. He had never seen a dragon so big. He was pear black, with purple eyes. Purple, sand-like webs flew down the back of his neck in almost wave, or hook-like forms. The dragon's tail ended in a purple, flame-like end. "Who are you?" Sightless blerted. He was silent for a while, then laid down, so he was now around Hawks size. "My names Shadow. I was sent to find you dragonets. Tell me, where are you young one?" "I'm 15 and a half. That's old." Sightless snorted. "Ahh, dragonets," He said in almost a scolding manner. "I'm 20 you know? My Grandfather was triple the size of me, you're lucky I'm here and he's not."

"Where are you?" "Where do ya think?" Sightless scoffed. "I can free you...Someone's already gonna free Fang, and those other squanny dragonets," he explained. "Free?" he echoed. "How are you gonna free Fang?" "She's with the Bloodwings...She's there as we spoke dragonet. Do you want your little Fang to be put to death?" "F-first off all, don't put us together, cus were not. Secondly, Bloodwings? Ha! Those are myths for a dragonet!" "Well, dreams come true...Don't they...Sightless? Off all dragons, you should know." Me? He thought to himself. He searched his mind for answers. Then he found it. He had always wanted to, battle Hawk, and inger him...Had he, suspended?

"So?..." Shadow went on. "I'm where your standing," Sightless blurted. "Oh. but...This is a dream. I do not stand here." "The Swiftwing kingdom! Where else!?" Sightless hissed. "You enjoy this...Seeing again. Too bad it's just a dream. I'll be seeing you soon..."