The Ancient One: Pharaoh
The Young One: Takumi
The Loved One: Tenko
The Friend: Ryu
The Progenitor: Tenko. Well, his mother and father, but I have no dragons to represent them.
The Traitor: Demonic
((
Ohhh, boy, here we go! BTW, Tenko is Takumi's close friend, not lover. They're almost like brothers))
"Well..." Pharaoh laid down and gestured for the young prince ((Takumi)) to sit down. "I was not actually there when it all started, but I am able to remember it."
Instead of asking questions, Takumi sat and politely let Pharaoh continue, nodding.
*Flash back*
Ryu ran into the banquet hall, a dark colored dragon in knight's armor following him.
The royal family looked up, startled, as he started speaking in a rushed manner. "Yin-Talon said that someone was coming after the eggs tonight!"
A much younger Tenko, maybe eleven bolted upright. "What?! My brothers and sisters? Someone is going after them!?"
Ryu nodded. "That's what Yin-Talon said." He flicked his tail at the dark Imperial behind him.
"We must hurry!" Yin-Talon said, "They'll be here soon!" He turned and bolted back down the hallway, headed towards the royal nesting grounds. Ryu and Tenko followed, hot on yin-Talon's tail.
They were there within minutes, but they were the only ones there.
"Where?!" Ryu scouted around the room, looking in every corner.
Tenko bolted over to the nest containing his brothers and sisters, still in eggs of course, and protectively curled around them the best he could, glaring around the room.
Ryu looked up at Yin-Talon, suspicion growing. "Are you sure you heard right?"
Yin-Talon nodded. "Yes, I'm certain. It would be hard for them to get past the guards on their own." A sly smile grew underneath his hood, out of sight. "How about we take watch over the eggs. Tenko, you take the first watch. Ryu, you take the next. And I'll take the last, how does that sound?"
Tenko nodded, not looking at Yin-Talon. Ryu, still suspicious, nodded reluctantly.
*
Hours passed, nothing happened. Yin-Talon was smiling, his eyes closed waiting for Ryu to 'wake' him for his watch. Soon, Ryu shook him. "It's your turn now."
As Ryu went to get some rest next to Tenko, Yin-Talon walked up to the eggs. The small smile grew into a toothy malevolent one as he rubbed his talons over the smooth, warm,
fragile, eggshells pitifully protecting and hindering the life inside. He murmured something to them.
Ryu, of whom was still awake, only heard the ending part.
"It's too bad I can't carry all of you. But don't worry, you wont have to live without your siblings...."
Ryu bolted up. "STOP!" But there were only shadows, Tenko and three blackened and lifeless eggs.
Ryu's yell had startled Tenko awake, who had noticed the eggs and was now curled around them, sobbing. Ryu walked over to him, putting a comforting talon on him and gently brushing his tail across his back.
Laughter echoed from the shadows and a cold, malevolent presence filled the air, then it was gone. Leaving Tenko broken and Ryu angry at both himself and the demon who'd fooled them all.
*Present*
"Oh..." Takumi looked down sadly.
"The demon you are now facing is Yin-Talon, except his real name is Demonic. That is part of the reason why Tenko is the way he is, similar to your story. I believe that the best way to help him is to continue to support him as a friend, to the best of your ability. Will you be able to do that?"
Takumi nodded solemnly. "Yes. Thank you for telling me. I will get going now."
Pharaoh dipped his head in a farewell as Takumi left the temple.
((DONE! Yay! That was fun!))