Lucifer

The sun was shining in my tent, a sign of good fortune. Today is the day were I am no longer a plain dragon, but a blessed dragon who will help the Dark Circle achieve their goal to be rulers over Sorneith. I left my tent and walked up to the Catalyst pillar, the black mist was swirling around changing form, the Obelisk of Iteyna was becoming active, it is time for the ceremony when special dragons become Diviners.

I was greeted by the leaders along with Maleficent, out of no where other dragons were behind me waiting to touch the Obelisk. The leaders had the obelisk on a silky, rich glossy black pillow that was encrusted with the most beautiful amethysts. The Obelisk to me seemed to be whispering, a high pitched whisper ‘ touch the Obelisk and all your worries will disappear!’ In hope of the whispers to disappear I touched the Obelisk, and all the sounds went away. I felt relieved, but Maleficent didn’t she seemed on edge.

For many days Lucifer felt fine, the Obelisk was helping him train to be better at his dark gifts and whilst every member was positive about this, there was one dragon who wasn’t too sure. One day I was fine I could feel the Obelisk’s presence as well as my own, but then the next day, I could hardly feel myself against the evil soulless hole that was attacking my soul like a tumour.

Maleficent was the first to find out that I had reached the extreme side of possession, something the Obelisk has never done before. I was the dark deity’s puppet and there was nothing I could do but watch as my body does things that I would never think of doing.

It felt like eternity before I could start to feel myself again, the darkness was being extracted from me. Whilst my body was going round do it’s evil deeds, Maleficent was spending days and sleepless nights working on finding a cure, until she finally got it.

We both knew that this case was only the beginning, there was something out there that cannot be tamed, we also knew that there was old folk tales about a female skydancer, who looks like a black hole, yet has a heart of gold; they both waited for the day to come when they would finally meet the sky dance who will stop the greater threat. Until they realised that the great dragon was in front of the all along, their hatchling Mariposa.

Mariposa had the heart of the warm sun and the darkness of evil in her skin. She was the only dragon apart from Maleficent and Lucifer to see the Shade around her. Maleficent trained her up with her knowledge of treating the Shade from her experiences with Lucifer’s possession. The healer who once fully trained, will be able to extract the Shade more efficiently then Maleficent with Lucifer as the Shade’s puppet.