Shadows Of The Sky

Chapter 4

Liyweilun was starting to feel dizzy. Everything was swirling together. He knew he was close to whatever wanted him. He kept walking, step-by-step, hearing the crunch of every leaf and branch each crushed under his muddy boots. He was determined to help whoever needed it or find whatever needed finding. 

All of sudden he was forced to stop, he trudge on but it used up all of his strength, he ended up falling onto a root of the nearest tree. Liyweilun’s mind was taken somewhere else, through someone else’s eyes. He could see himself through those eyes, as if this thing was coming to him. He couldn't hear anything. The eyes blinked and Liyweilun back in his own vision and he saw it, the shadow heading right towards him. He wanted to move, to run away, to find Meldwynd, anything. He couldn’t move, his body felt pinned to the monstrous tree root. The shadow came closer and closer until it was directly in front  of Liyweilun. It was ten times bigger than Liyweilun! Maybe even a hundred times bigger than he was! He couldn’t tell. He didn’t know what to do or say. His mind was rambling on with questions. 

“All questions will be answer in time, my dearest Liyweilun.” The shadow said but not through its mouth but through mind waves. Telepathically. 

“How? I didn’t ask, who are you? What are you?” Liyweilun was desperate for answers.

“My name is Igirre. I am a dragon.” Igirre was pearl white, her scales seemed to glisten every move she made. She was beautiful. Liyweilun already adored her. He wanted to rub his hand on her back and feel her mountainous horns. 

“Igirre, that is a unique name for such a unique creature.” Liyweilun felt something deep in his heart, his soul even. It felt as if this, this shadow creature what was going to fill his emptiness. 

“Thank you. I am here for you. We must speak.” Igirre needed to tell Liyweilun everything that she has seen, her visions of war with the dark side. 

“Sure. Let’s talk. Wait, why me?” Liyweilun just remembered Meldwynd experienced everything he did. He still had so many questions about this and everything happening. 

“You were chosen for me. I am yours. I am your dragon. We will fight many battles and experience losses of different kinds.” Igirre was a patient dragon and already trusted Liyweilun with her life.

“Really? You belong to me?” 

“I belong to you as much as you belong to me.”

Liyweilun felt a sting on his arm. It got hotter and more painful. He screamed and all the birds from the trees scattered away. 

“OUCH! What is that?” Liyweilun looked at his burn mark, but it wasn't a burn at all, it was a tattoo. It was a band that wrapped around his bicep. It had a pearl in the middle as if to represent Igirre. He then noticed a band formed on Igirre. She didn't seem affected by it. Her tattoo was also a band but had a pair of wings and sword in the middle. 

“It is us being connected, soul, mind, and body. We share the same strength, the same sight, the same sense of smell and hearing, we will soon be one with each other. 

“Wait, what about Meldwynd? He experienced the same things I did.” Liyweilun was secretly hoping she got a beautiful dragon too. 

"He has his own journey to go on, but yes he has his own dragon.” Igirre thought of how ignorant some humans are and was hoping Liyweilun wasn’t like that.