.Dragon's Legacy.

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I was so tired.

"You can't escape me." I whipped around but saw nothing, eyes searching the dark blob in my visions before sighing and resting my head in my hands.

I was sitting on the edge of the fountain in the dragon's garden at the foot of my mather's tree as I was never here so if people looked for me this would be the last place, the branches of the tree keeping the rain from falling on me even tho a few drops got through.

At night I would awake screaming from horrible imagery and finds dark bruises wherever it got to me in the nightmare, I couldn't sleep as he would haunt me, now even awake I heard his voice, torturing me.

I was so tired.

The eclipse was coming and we almost pinpointed the area but I was tired, I haven't slept right in such a long time.

I dragged my hands through my hear with a sigh, I guess this can't be a better time to train.

I crossed my feet and gently set my fists against each other in my lap with my eyes closed.

A mage needs to be strong in all aspects, physical, spiritual and mental. I could take a beating and was taught by the strongest mage of our time about spirituality but I still lacked mental strength, a man from the void being able to hurt my soul.

my shield around it was strong but not impenetrable like my mather's, there was ridges people could grip on and use to get to me.

The easiest way to get rid of them was to know ourselves fully, what we can or can't do, what we like or hate, what makes us happy or sad.

I knew who I was, I can control the small earth in metal objects and I can't correctly redirect lighting the way mather does, I like my family and friends and hate the cult and those wanting suffering for us, Kela makes me happy and her leaving would make me sad.... I knew all these and yet a ridge remained in my armor which he could use to break through.

If I smoothed that out he'll leave me alone, no more need for paranoia, I'd be free.

"You'll never be free."

I took a deep breath to stay relaxed.

There is indeed a part of me I know nothing about or at least nothing more then what I've been told.

Mather said there was always this layer of consciousness where you find yourself in the landscape of your soul, I just gotta get to it.

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As the rain faded into nothingness softly so did the cold set in.

As my eyes fluttered open I was greeted by the landscape, a basin created by high mountains surrounding me, a layer of snow at my feet, small cozy houses with smock rising from the chimney.

I walked through the street, icicles hanging off the roofs and snow men build at the side of the houses.

And in the middle of this soft white and ice blue town stood a jarring tear through the air, black smoke rising from it with ominous whispers heard from it so I didn't approach it, that's the ridge.

I stared up at the white sky and falling snow.

"I am here to meet you, won't you come out?"

But I got no replies.

"I saw you before, when you first kept me safe of the darkness, Aurelius, when he first came to me in a sleep-like state, you were this beautiful ice and snow spirit... My father told me you were Yuki? It is a nice name."

But the lack of reply didn't reassure me as I talked to no one but myself.

"You died for me and even now you keep me safe, you are my true mother, your powers has been passed onto me, in anger I brought winter early."

I spun on myself, just walking as I walked.

"I grew up in a nice place as you must know but even they couldn't prepare me to fight him, I am so tired mothe'" I bite off the R as I said it. "I am tired of being scared and being unable to sleep, he lurks everywhere, under the bed, around the corner, in my mugs, everywhere."

I kicked up the snow with a smile that soon turned a frown.

"You are gone aren't you?" I asked the wind. "You are gone from this world mothe' aren't you? Your powers finally fused with me, meaning you did too right?"

It saddened me to realize this, I never got to formally meet her, I smiled sadly.

"Thank you mothe' for this gift, I will protect this life with all my power.... No.... All of our power, you might not be here anymore but you'll be a part of me always... I am happy I once got to see you... I love you."

I heard a loud whoop, an angry screech and a vacuum took over the place, yanking me backwards toward a tear before letting me drop on the ground.

I looked back but the tear was gone.

I watched wide mouthed but smiled soon, I guess I had been subconsciously rejecting her as my real mother, rejecting part of myself with created the ledge for him to grab on.

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I opened my eyes with a sigh and lifted my hands, blue flames lighting in my palms, I smiled at the sight as this visit not only did finally put an end to my night terrors by making him unable to get to me but made me complete as I reject nothing, giving me back my blue flames too as bonus.

I stood up and glanced up at the tree I once hated because mather loved it more then she loved me in my mind.

"You are not that bad." I told it with a smile before stepping into the rain and walking away, free of my troubles.