A Parting of the Ways

[Nick22]

He has it turned off" Stripetail replied mentally "And right now, it is time to patch things up between the two of you...as best you can.. He is not someone who changes his mind easily. Nor is he someone who takes threats against him lightly.. as you have found out the hard way.. As for his weapon, its a token from the Dinoton Army for 30 years of service, or so he tells me. Not many have reached 30 years in service, so they give anyone who reaches that number a specially made blaster...He obviously knows how to use it... I can understand your reluctance to have him anywhere near you right now, but if you are ever going to put this behind you, you will have to let him visit you. Redstar of course can stay there, so no further issues arise between the two of you..."

[Threehorn]

"Fine, but I am not going to remove the curse though, Not till the gun gone of course, don't matter how long it takes that the condision of my curse on him Stripetail. Gun destoryed curse removed so simple." Redstar said back in mental messenge.

"Bring that crack pot in here..." Blackstar said with a grumble in the words "don't think I am going to be nice with him, he almost killed me for a stupid augerment... It seems he don't like being underminded so he blasts those that do so he can't again... well that way I see that hot head" Blackstar still annoyed. "If I had my way he'd be locked up in a maze that has no end forever... but I once was encharge of a whole army of red dragons for 100 years so I know where his coming from. that why I am being soft, He better be really sorry for hurting me like that..." Blackstar then thinks

"Tell him to take his jacket off before entering this room, that way he won't he that thing with him and I'll allow him to patch things up. That simple enough for him to do" Blackstar stats and that what he wish for this to happen.

[Nick22]

Stripetail recieved the message and gestured. The wizard and minister appeared in a twinkling by Blackstar's hospital, Redstar was seated in a chair next to his brother. Both nodded at Stripetail but glared fiercely at his companion.
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"I take it You want me to put my blaster away, so I can't use it? Fine, as a goodwill gesture I shall do that" Taskor said unzipping the jacket and setting it on a nearby chair, then pushed the chair away. It banged against the far wall, where it wobbled slightly and then stopped.. He then turned to the two dragons "That blaster was given to me as a appreciatition for 30 years of service, I'm only the seventh Dinoton in the past 400 years to reach 30 years of active services, and of the other 6, they either retired shortly afterwards, or died in battle, none of them reached 35 years at any rate. I intend to be the first..."
 Stripetail brought over two chairs from the doorway, Both he and taskor sat down, and moved closer to the bed."I'm not someone who likes backtalk,or being threatened.Over my 30 years I have fought in several wars, and in war, the commanders gives orders, the officers excute them. it is as simple as that. Disobeying an order or refusing to execute it, can lead to death or injury very easily. That is why such misconduct is  punished so severely.When I give orders i expect them to be followed. No exceptions, unless the order I give is illegal. "

[Threehorn]

Blackstar just stared at him and said "I been there and done that... I was in your type of postion with the Red Dragon Defence force for 100 years till the destrucion of our home world I felt so ashamed unable to defend it and see it burn and then the final beam of energy causing a chain explosion taking millions of lives I escaped and hid in shame for a long time but my brother found me and told why it happened... because of one mistake... that all it takes" Blackstar said to Taskor.

He raise his claw finger "one mistake from one being caused everything to unfold... it could of easily been me in that form... and I wished for years it was before Redstar told me that change is one of the best things. I can never forget what had happened but I did change and I remember those that lost. I might seen dark and twisted but that was just a act for Stripetail and for that I hated doing even second of it. I remember being tough and not wanting to change and from learning of that mistake I grow from that into something strong someone that had the eyes opened to all the possible things in the universe. I learned that others have their own ways of life, even on a govermental controled world like this one. Each respect the things that are around not only their own forms of rules, expland from that and you will make something more then you ever thought possible, you'll grow and bring something you never thought possible" Blackstar spoke to Taskor explaining changes and things to come that he should do that Blackstar managed to do.

Redstar just sat there and wait for Taskor reply and he only could think that he going to say something about being touched and won't change from a story.

[Nick22]

That is often the cause of the destruction of worlds.. a simple mistake" Tasor replied. "Tell me them, why are you so overprotective of Wayne? he is old enough to care for himself, and if he breaks your own rules.. I'm refering to the trial that he interfered with.. then he should be punished according to your rules. If it means sending him to Plana Icia for however tit takes for him to realize the error of his ways than so be it ..The whole Gold Code nonsense started because someone threatened to punish him.. on principle and merit she should have just sent him there...and explained herself afterward. Wayne was meddling in things that did not concern him, and his position should mean nothing in cases like that.' Taskoe said firmly. both brothers looked nervous. 'Look, in terms of Dragon Lords, he's near the bottom of the totem pole! He's nowhere near the elite Dragon Lords, in terms of power, experiemce or wisdom. Yeah, you consider him, a minor Dragon Lord, worthy of coddling! I will never understand you creatures.."Taskor said.

[Threehorn]

"He might be new to being a Dragon Lord but to way things worked older then your very goverment Tasor, It that what most dragons still follow till to this day" Redstar said with arms crossed "Each Dragon Lord has their own special ablities and Wayne para not knowing it yet has the power to repair that was once lost such as planets and has the power that has a care for others seeing everyone with equal chance, he might not be much now but he needs the space to learn and grow and the temple is his place for the most." Redstar started to explain.

"One thing that not even Stripetail knew is that Wayne's life span is unknown, no dragon lord has reach a old age, they ended up dying after 100 to 6000 years depending on what happened, the one on Earth and the one on this world died to protect the planet they care so much for. THe Dragon Lord of this world the first was a million years old he died stopping Stripetail's brother from crushing this world locking him up till 10 years ago when Stripetail managed to end it once and for all still we do not know how it ended." Blackstar said and look to Stripetail "Only Wayne Para and Stripetail knows the truth and if it wasn't for them this world would of been dust 10 years back"

Redstar then starts again "so you see we protect the dragon kind of Dragon Lords or higher or lower depending on which at up most importance cause they are seen as the seeds of peace the key of Dragon strength itself, it brings balance in ways no one can trurly understand. We are over protective cause they are one of the most important living creatures compared to millions... one being can change the tide that moves, in the end we do this since Dragons appeared." Redstar said looking at Tasor

"as for the Code Gold, it was place to stop us Red Dragons from harming those Dragons that seen at highest of importance for the stable balance. And from what I know of Dragons only punish their Dragon Lords by having a personally tutor in learning from their mistakes. it might be soft but that the way they work, with us it serious enough to out rage the dragons and they place Code Gold to protect their lords from stupid mistakes that we caused in the first place like my three element planets, that what caused Wayne to be pulled in and I should of been the one to be punished not him... so I was anger that she saw him as fault when it was a accient, so what about the trail it still had no rights to punish someone for a stupid accient they happen all the time. So when that happened Code Gold happened but this time we was lucky that something bigger was trailing us from a Dragon that knew Carron was around now and this is why Code Union came up out of the blue." Blackstar explained his wrong doing and what the code was about and now what is planed out.

"So you see from what we been telling you this has to work, we need to work together on this dragons, Red Dragons, Wizards and Dinotons to take care of Carron once and for all" Redstar said standing up with a claw hand out with his brothers on top of it "Do we agree to work as one union to fight to save trillions and work out a new peace for dragons, magical beings and dinotons" Redstar look to Stripetail and Tasor

[Nick22]

"Accident or no, " Stripetail replied. "his intereference caused the abandonment of the trial I was taking! One that can only take place once every million years! It was a once in an era oppourtunity, I was the first Wizzin in hundreds of millions of years to be permitted to take it!" His eyes narrowed. "A chance to repair what 3 foolish Wizzins destroyed in the past, and it was ruined. Wayne will not be alive the next time the test will come around Blackstar,so he will never truly understand the magnitude of his mistake... unless I make him realize it.." his voice was hard, and neither dragon liked the tone of his voice. "I will agree to form the Union but only after Wayne has learned not to meddle in affairs that don't concern him. I will be his tutor.." He said.. and fear sprang to both Redstar's and Blackstar's face. "I will do this, and I suggest that you do not try to stop me. After all, his actions afected me the most, since I was the test-taker.

[Threehorn]

"Test was only the underline to my test" a voice rang out of no where so deep and so strong that the room shook

"Who said that!?" Redstar looked around seeing no one "could it be him..." the Redstar thought.

"It was I who set your test up not any of them. Blame not what you think, you have done what has done again, jump to the point and stab into the heart young wizzin" the rang again. "I set this up because of life itself is at stack, forget the trails forget your million year repair!" everyone fell over and a light shines in the room and then Blackstar looked ou the window

"We not on Dinoton any... wait I think we are but it looks like a jungle out there" Blackstar blinked

"Time this begain, the seed to Carron defeat begins on Dinoton" the voice rang and they saw a large dragon put his claw hands into the ground energy pusling right through the world "Soon the dinosaurs of Dinoton will arrive and life will come and soon Dinotons will come in millons of years to come." then the large dragon vanish but then appear before Stripetail smaller but he stood with eyes fixed "Mistake might see but not a mistake a reason it happened and your test was all but a false to bring fourth the union to defeat of the defeating of Carron. Dragon Lord was only doing the part he was unaware as everyone else" the dragon step towards Stripetail and feeling energy from this dragon was pushing Stripetail back against the wall.

"Repair of mistake past will begin in this room. they had put the first step and you blinded once more" he look to the two red dragons then at Stripetail "Remember that your not a dragon or a dinoton, your place is with the union but not to tutor a dragon or dinoton that will never be your affair. friends you will be and he will out live you. Dragons and Dinotons are my children they are one and closely related then they thought possible listen to my words and listen closely this repair begin not of a trail or test but of changing your ways both races change and work it out magic and red dragon will find a way in time." he turns away and Stripetail fall on his feet as the dragon walks and start to fade then look to Tasor

"young my child, you are promising of a great future, friends in time you will become of Dragon Lord and dragons a great new beginning awaits let your heart guide you in its whispers. I besove this to you and unlock you will in time, the puzzel you will answer just be patient" the dragon hands Tasor a metal box with a dragon and dinoton natural symbols on it with the red dragon symbol as well, on three sides hold a patten of sort locks on each that had a puzzel of sort on each. "It can not be destoryed or forced open doing so will destory my gift to you my dinoton child." then turn around to everyone

"Return to what just happen and normal time will be, start your repair and help each other, rewards will follow and scuess will come or if you hold the pain of trails that not important you surely will lose your way and doom will become, listen and learn... listen and learn my children and young wizzin" the dragon the fades and the white light apears and outside was the normal view of the city.

[Nick22]

Even that will not stop me!' Stripetail pulled out his staff which now glowed blindly bright.  "Wayne! he called out. "You and I have  Business to attend to!At his wordss, shackled appeared on Wayne's wrists and rift appeared behind him, and a similar one appeared before stripetail. "We will return once the issues between us are settled" He said to the stunned dragons and minister" he stepped into the viod and as he did Wayne was pulled in as well.
The Rifts opened onto white plain, of ice. the area around was tremendously cold in the distance stood a small castle, Wayne fell out of the void nearby."Let us enter the castle my friend, before you freeze. "Stripetail called out to him. "As per tradition, when a Dragon Lord, a tutor must be come and remedy the error. In this case, that tutor will be me.."
(Before you respond, let us first discuss the past two posts via pms. Mine and yours. Once we reach an understanding, then we will continue)

[Threehorn]

Blackstar then notice something that now adds up "Wait a minute the trail... it wasn't a trail it was a Lure... a Lure to set off a punishment so the barrier will come up all over Dinoton protecting it from the eyes of Cannon, that is it!" Blackstar got up looking to Redstar "Brother it wasn't a real trail in fact it was not a trail, wayne's little punisment was a whole act, not real at all. We must let Stripetail know at once before it too late."

Redstar felt the whole place shake then look to where the Temple is "I think we are, the temple losing power and very fast. I say in 1 minute the barrier will be down. We've been uptight about it that we didn't realise a million year point for the trail isn't really ready for another 2 years..." Redstar said looking through the window.

The temple energy start collapsing and the planet shakes again from the rapid collapse of energy. Blackstar then yells out "STRIPETAIL RETURN WAYNE HERE AT ONCE! BEFORE WE LOSE THE BARRIER!!! IT WASN'T A REAL TRAIL I FIGURED IT ALL OUT!!! I NOTICED A FLASH POINT IN THE THREE ELEMENT WORLDS IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A MASSIVE LURE THE REAL TRAIL ISN'T FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS!!!!" Blackstar bellowed out loudly and also mentally right to Stripetail.

"Better act fast 10 seconds..." Redstar notice the energy lose was so great that the barrier had holes in it already and growing rapidly.

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Carron saw it and grinned "my time to take that world" Carron created a black wormhole it start to move closer to Dinoton.

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Redstar look to the sky "Hurry... we almost completely out of time..." Redstar stared at the black wormhole that darken the skies as it moved closer to the world.

[Nick22]

9Er.. Threehorn, weren't we supposed to agree on the next move? Besides this dimension is protected from Carron due to its extreme cold, and the fact that it is another dimension entirely...While we are on the topic.. the great vilians of lierature, such as Sauron, or Voldemort, or Modred in the Arthur legends, took months or years to defeat, and those allied against them were usually outnumbered by thier enemy, and won only due to great sacrifice and a little bit , no, a lot of luck. My original intent was to have Eva battle carron for years before prevailing.. only by facinf such a powrful enemy, could she prove she had absorbed the lessons that Stripetail has taught her, and taken her place as an elite witch..)

[Threehorn]

(Either way taking the Dragon Lord out of Dinoton has caused the barrier to weaken and the temple lose power since the Dinoton is no longer present in that dimension so Carron is going to strike soon as it collapses completely which is happening faster then this punishment thing. Sorry but my defence is still high on all that punishment stuff since the trail wasn't really a real trail, thought that be clear by now. It almost like Stripetail not even seeing the bigger picture why Wayne was put there, the trail wasn't even the real it was a lure to make a punishment, that all not the real trail at all. I thought I put down enough text to show you that what it was all about, Blackstar realised it moments after Stripetail takes Wayne and vanishes. I re-edited the post that before your bracket words to me... I thuoght you'd figured it out already what the trail was really is, and that not being a real trail but a trap that was set by the dragon that Evaliator knows...)

[Nick22]

( I took it literally,that the trial was to be of importance, and not just a front...Anyway...I think that whatever Stripetail intended to do or the rEd Dragons threatened to do, pales in comparison to what Carron will put Wayne through...Just a forewarning  Oh I see.. He has not taken him.. Very well.. But Aren' t there hundrreds of DRagons Lords there now..)
 Stripetail sensed a great weakening of power from where he and Wayne were.. "It appears it was all a trick..." He frowned.. "Time to get you back Wayne" He said gesturing...

[Threehorn]

Carron suddenly sense Stripetail's energy and the vortex wormhole vanishes and reappear right in front of Stripetail and Wayne knocking them both off their feet Carron stepping out of the black wormhole standing in front of it "So that why it weakened so fast. I knew I sense a sudden weakiness and now I have both of you in my hands" the figure couldn't be made out but he stood there in the shadows of the wormhole but they could sense something there but not sure what.

"Now I won't let you get away this easily from me. Now I have you two alone" Carron chuckled as a force field appears right around them "Now it time for me to step into the light and play a little game with my favioute toys" he steps into the light letting them see him (if you like you can discribe what he looks like)

[Nick22]

Carron was a immense figure, his face was  terrible to look at,with large black horns sprouting out of his head, and neck. His eyes were large, yellow and a sinister gleam was in them. His mouth was curled in a wicked smile, as if he was enjoying himself.His hands were curved and had sharp nails on them.. he furthermore radiated a great evil, a  one that caused anyone who felt it to shudder. "Well, well, I have the cosmos' greatest wizard ' He said , mockingly.. " and a young dRagon whelp.. pardon me.. dragon lOrd" he said..'right where i Want them..I have something special planned for you.. Wizard.. but I think that will wait for now..Once the end comes.. those fools should know it and be resigned to it...you will tell them.. it will all be in vain.. of course...and once everything is gone save you and me..then you will finally die...Now I will take your friend here' He said, pulling his claws towards his body, and WAyne was pulled from the field.. "He will be a fine weapon in my hand, that I can use to my own benefit..."
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NO!' Stripetail roared and let forth a huge blast of power from his staff. The Shield bent and reflected his blast back at him, Stripetail dove to the ground as ice flew up from where he Had stood.
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"Nice try wizard" Carron said as he bound Wayne head and claw with black rope. Wayne was powerless to do anything about it.."Unfortunately, it wasn't enough... Soon, Dinoton will be drawn into the void...and the millions there will become my slave force.. spending the rest of thier lives, serving me..." He laughed wickedly, and disappeared back into the darkness.. the captive Wayne in tow.. "Well I'm done with your friend here, you won't recognize him" He laughed coldly as the vortex closed. As it did the forcefield vanished.

[Threehorn]

The sudden drop as counted happened and the temple start to lose strength and the main Dinoton computers show 5 hours till barrier complete collapse on the display. Steg saw it and so did Eva with the others working with them. "Damn it what happened!? where is Wayne?" Steg said slaming his spiked tail on the floor making everyone jump a little from his anger. "sorry, just fustrated"

"Erm it ok, just don't use your tail on one of us" Eva said with a nervous look.

[Threehorn]

A dinoton comes up to Nastor and tells him something "Earth minister is on route to Dinoton but the ship is unknown, we can't tell what it does but all I know is that they been attacked by a black wormhole and the cannons and weapons on the defence ring had enough power to shut the wormhole down and create some shield against it" The Dinoton informed him.

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Minister sat in her chair as the strange ship she was in head to it "If this creature what a war then it got one and now made a big mistake, Earth don't take kindly to attackers" Minister said with hands closed together.

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Carron was anger now even he had the Dragon Lord he couldn't even stop that strange ship, the humans are more unpredictable then he thought they was, they stopped his attack to suck in their world and they was able to shield and push him back without even trying, the technology was very advance compared to Dinotons and what he seen of Red Dragons. "Humans.... what make them so annoying that it almost impossible to crush the weak mortal beings... and it seem the saying I heard once... it not all it seems to be... more like this damn humans!"

[Nick22]

Stripetail thren reappeared at the templem he was fustered and angry. "Wayne is now a prisoner" He said solemnly. "Carron is going to try and use him to his own benefit, and he will likelky go to great lengths to do it,
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"Foolish mortals, they will be an tiny island in a sea of darkness, they will be safe there for a time, but once I'm done with this Dragon lord here, even they will not be safe.." Carron said moving into the Darkness. A number of minions he had created out of the darkness attended to Wayne who was chained tighthlt to a rack. 'Stretch him" Carron commanded, and with a hideous viigor the minions began pulling at the rack. Wayne's body began to stretch, and he was obviously in discomfort. Carron produced a black whipo-tails, which was several cords tied together with barbs at the the end. the minions stretched Wayne out to his furthest extentt, which was putting his arms and legs under tremendous strain. "alright, Dragon Lord, I'm going to make you an offer that you cannot refuse. become my servant, and I will make you more powerful than you could ever imagine. Refuse, and you will be punished.. severely.. What is your answer?" Carron hissed at Wayne holding the whip in a threating manner.

[Threehorn]

Wayne was in pain then he wasn't it wasn't. He would think it wasn't making sense then he knew what he saw in the snow before Carron appeared "Not a chance Carron. It not as it all seems and I figured out this is just one big puzzle" Wayne started laughing "I will leave one parting gift" Wayne said leaving Carron confused what he was talking about.

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Stripetail was feeling bad what happened then he saw the inside of the temple light up like a big christmas tree and all the lights fires beams right into the middle and form a portal and Stripetail saw a energy stream only string size attached to three spiked pillars. Then Eva and Steg arrived back with the team and she saw the portal it was the source of Carron's power looking to Stripetail "That must be it, the source of Carron's power, Wayne must of got in contact with the Temple and directed us right to it" Steg said looking at the portal.

[Nick22]

"Your imprudience will prove your undoing" Carron snapped, striking Wayne hard with the whip. the barbs tore into Wayne's skin, and cut deep. Carron then turned to his minion. "Rotate the rack so his back is in clear view. " The minions quickly obeyed. Carron them lashed out ferociously, striking him repeatedly. Incredible pain raced through Wayne's body, "I can literally beat you to death, Dragon Lord, if I so choose, but then again.. what FUN..' he struck him again on an open wound" would that be?" Carron said. The pain Wayne was feeling now was nearly indescribable, he felt as if he was being turned inside out. "Now Pull out each of his clawnails' Carron directed. The minion then produced a cklamp, and one by one, each tug causing great new anguish, every single nail in wayne's claws and feet were forcibly removed.The floor was now stained with Wayne's blood, and every fiber of his being was awash in agony.."I gave you a chance, you have rejected it. so now I will compel you to serve me" Carron said. Placing his sharp claws on Wayne's face, and focused. Wayne's stare grew blank as he removed his claws. The Pain was.. gone.. but so were all his memories.He was now a blank slate..."Do you know who you are?" Carron asked "Wayne slowly shook his head."You are my servant...and I have work for you to do.."
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A Huge vortex opened above the Earth, and through it came a planet, roughly half the size of Jupiter. It moved rapidly towards the Earth, and its defenses..This planet, like the larger planets of the solar syatem, was a gas giant..so there was nothing solid in it that could be used to deflect it, and its massive size, meant that the earth, and all its defenses would be displaced, or even torn apart by the rogue planet's gravity, which was far far stronger than the earth's.