TBD Chapter 24 Back Again

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Chapter 24

Back Again

Demex then began telling his parents and friend his story; the full story. Like where he went, who he met, and what actually happened. But he didn't disclose to them the fact that he had found a mate.

"…And that's how I came back to the Other World." finished Demex after a long time of explaining. He looked at his parents and Josh and each bore the same expression; shock and, of course, skepticism. He looked at Josh who opened his mouth as if to say something, closed again, opened, closed, and finally slumped against the chair, shaking his head. His father was the first to speak

"Demex…Have you hit your head?" Max asked seriously. Demex rolled his eyes.

"I knew you wouldn't believe. Nobody does." he replied.

"How are we going to believe it? It's…It's…Too crazy. Besides you don't have proof." said Josh.

"Oh you want proof?" asked Demex raising an eyebrow.

"Yes please; I'm going to go crazy if you don't." answered Jennifer.

"Okay. Just sit still and watch." said Demex closing his eyes and concentrating.

Demex concentrated and followed Ignitus' instructions. He closed his eyes and accessed his dragon powers and let it out on his body. In a matter of seconds, the same familiar feeling of coldness enveloped him.

Josh's eyes widened as he saw Demex get encased in ice right before his eyes.

"What the heck…" he said as he slowly stood up.

He wanted to approach the ice cube but at the same time was rooted to place from fear of it. Then as quickly as it appeared the ice cube shattered. He, Max and Jennifer covered their faces with their hands, expecting ice fragments to hit them…but it never did. The ice disappeared off to thin air. Josh slowly uncovered his face and looked to where the ice cube was earlier. Standing at its place was a cobalt blue dragon.

"Now do you believe me?" asked Demex as he looked at his stunned audience.

"Dude…Dude…just…wow." said Josh as he fussed over Demex dragon body.

"Wow…I've never seen a dragon in my entire life. And it's right here, right before my eyes." said Max as he look with awe over Demex's body.

"Demex, we're sorry." said Jennifer.

"For what?" asked Demex.

"For not telling you…about your heritage…" said Jennifer. She was referring to him being an orphan.

"It's fine mom. I still think of you as my mother even though you're not my real mother." replied Demex sitting up.

"So Demex, how old are you? For a dragon I mean." asked Josh.

"I am in my late teens. Two more years and I'll be a young adult dragon. I'll be bigger." answered Demex.

"I can't imagine you being bigger." said Max trying to imagine Demex being bigger than he is. They were all in the living room where Demex was sitting on the rug; Max was on the couch next to Jennifer and Josh was sitting at the lounge chair.

"I have something important to tell you guys. Much more important than me being a dragon." said Demex. He changed back to his human form again.

"What is it?" asked Jennifer.

"I have to leave." said Demex.

"Leave? You mean go back to Avalar?" asked Josh.

"Yes. I'm needed back there. As I have told you, the reason I was out for three days was that a friend of mine contacted me. Saying I had to get back ASAP." answered Demex.

"Will you be coming back?" asked Max. Demex answered only by silence.

"You mean you can't get back?" asked Josh.

"I only managed to come back due to an accident. It wasn't intentional." answered Demex.

"We'll miss you." said Jennifer going over to his son and hugging him.

"I know mom." said Demex returning the favor. At this point, Max and Josh joined in and they did a group hug. They eventually let go then Demex asked.

"Dad, where did you find me?" asked Demex.

"What do you mean?" asked Max.

"I mean where did you find me? When I came back, that is." said Demex.

"In the archaeological dig site, inside the ruins. I recently took you there when we were still digging out the ruin." answered Max.

"So that's why I remember it…" he mumbled. "Can you take me there?" he then asked. Max nodded.

After a teary farewell, Demex and Max headed to the dig site as that is their prime location. The drive to the said location wasn't that long and before Demex knew it; his father had parked the car.

"We're here." said Max as he unlocked the doors. Demex hopped out of the car and looked around.

"Why isn't there anyone around?" asked Demex as they walked towards the ruins.

"It's closed down for the night." answered Max.

"Oh…" replied Demex as he looked at the sky. He forgot it was already late at night, around 10:00PM.

"This is the entrance." said Max as he stood before the massive archway that signaled the entrance to the caverns.

"Okay, where did you exactly found me?" asked Demex.

"Inside, follow me." replied Max. He took out a flashlight from his pocket and headed inside.

Demex followed closely as the two of them headed inside the Portal Caverns. In a matter of moments, the two of them arrived at the massive chamber that he recognized.

"This is where I found you." said Max standing at the spot. Demex looked behind him and smiled. Behind Max was the same contraption that he saw back at Avalar. There behind him was a raised rock formation near what seemed like 'rock' doorframes.

"This is it." he said walking up to the rock formation. "This is the Portal that I accidentally activated."

"Really? We thought they were just rock formation." replied Max.

"You thought wrong then." he said walking back to him.

"When I activate this Portal, it generates what seems like a wind tunnel effect. You should find some cover." said Demex.

"Okay. So this is goodbye then." said Max looking at his son.

"Yes it is. I promise that I won't forget about you guys." said Demex.

"You do that, we'll do the same." replied Max then the two hugged.

"Be careful, son." said Max.

"I will, dad." replied Demex. Max nodded and walked over to a rock formation that was at the side.

Demex turned around and changed to his dragon from. Afterwards, he touched the rock formation he touched back then; it activated on cue. The Portal Doorway began to hiss and crackle to life. Max watched in awe as light suddenly filled the massive chamber. Then he felt the wind suddenly start a 'sucking' motion. He gripped the rock formation tightly. He peered over it and saw Demex look at him. Demex nodded and he nodded back.

Demex turned his head and inhaled. Without a second thought, he ran towards the Portal and jump through it.

The trees swayed and the leaves rustled as the wind passed over them. Everything was peaceful and the only thing that could be heard was the sound of nature…and a dragonesses flapping of wings. She flapped her wings to slow her down to a gentle landing as she landed on the forest floor. She looked at the sky and saw that the sun was already nearing its peek. She sighed.

"I should get some rest and lunch." she said as her stomach rumbled.

She then began walking. She knew this part of the forest well so she wasn't afraid to get lost. Following her memory, she began heading towards a clearing; a clearing where a stream was located; it was basically a watering hole.

The only sound that could be heard was water dripping on the hard, cold rock floor. There was the occasional rumble of rocks tumbling down the side as the earth shifted, making them move from their position. The floor was wet as the ceiling was moist; droplets of water drip down the stalactites. Everything was silent; as if frozen in time. But the silence was pierced when one of the rock formations hissed and crackled to life. It glowed and released a light that illuminated the cave interior.

The light was blinding, and along with it came a howling wind. Everything moved as the wind washed over the cave room. Even the big boulders moved an inch at the strong gale. Then there came the voice.

"Ahh!" he screamed as he was shot out of the portal. Due to the momentum, his body kept flying through the air and into the rock wall. "Ugh!" he yelped in pain as his body collided with the hard surface. He groaned as he slowly came too. He opened his eyes and all he could see were blurry images.

"*cough* *cough* ow…" he groaned as he stood up. "Dang…that hurt a lot." he said as he stretched his body, giving sounds of crack. His eyebrow rose from the sound of his voice being a little deeper.

"Is that my voice?" he asked himself. "Since when did my voice get deeper?" he added. He shook his head as he dismissed it. He could ponder about it later.

"I need to get out of here." he said as he looked around.

He looked to his left and saw the exit. He climbed up the ledge and followed the path out. It was slightly hard for him to do so, due the fact that the ground he was walking on had moss growing on it and was slippery. Eventually, he did make it out of the cave and was now standing in the forest.

"How do I get back to the temple again?" he asked himself. He jogged his memory but nothing came out.

"Damn it." he cursed as he began flapping his wings. He immediately stopped as he felt pain course true him.

"Ow…what the heck?" he said as he opened his wings slowly. He winced slightly as he felt pain. His wings were sprained from his collision with the wall.

"I can't fly too? Dang it… I'll just walk then…" he said as he began walking towards no particular direction.

Demex began walking; walking towards no particular direction. He didn't know where to go, but he didn't care. He needed to get back to the Temple. So using his instincts, he followed the direction it pointed him and began walking. A few minutes in and he was exhausted from walking. His stomach was rumbling and his throat was parched. Luckily though, he walked out of the forest and into a clearing where there was a stream of water flowing. He approached it and got a good look at his reflection.

"Is that me?" he asked himself as he kept staring at the reflection that was staring back at him.

He couldn't believe it. He saw that his body had grown quite tremendously. The last time he saw his reflection, he was still just a teenage dragon. Now that he examined his reflection, he was about eighteen years old. His scales were still the same as ever, cobalt blue; along with his underbelly being faded cyan. What changed in him were his size and a few physical features; he was no longer a teenage dragon but can now be called an adult dragon. His wings had grown bigger and now had longer wingspan. His horns looked a lot much more like Cyril's now. Lastly, his tail blade became longer and turn into a more spade like sword blade.

"Why do I look so older?" he asked himself. He shook it for a moment as he took a sip of water and gulped it down, feeling his throat getting rejuvenated. Then he heard a twig snapped…

"Dammit." she said as she looked down on her feet. There was a twig broken in half.

"I hope I didn't scare the food off." she said as she slowly crept to the side of a bush. She strained her ears and there, he heard the sound of footsteps; footsteps that were approaching her position. She smiled at her luck and crouched as she readied herself to pounce when the timing was set.

'A little more…a little bit more…' she thought to herself; then…

With fluid movement, she pounced on her prey. The animal yelped and tried to back away but was too late. She landed on him, forcing his back against the ground. The animal tried to escape but she pinned him down good. She lifted her claw up, prepared to strike the neck for an instant kill but stopped.

She stopped as she saw the animal's face. It wasn't an animal. It was a dragon; a cobalt-blue dragon. That had a scar that traveled, right to left, from his forehead, diagonally, downwards across his face, going over his right eye. The dragon opened his eyes, and she found herself staring at them. Due to his scar, his right eye now had a mix of red in it, no longer pure midnight blue like his left eye. She only knew one dragon to have these kinds of features. It was the dragon she loved.

Demex closed his eyes as he waited for death. He knew he was dead the moment that someone pounced on him. He tried to escape but the hold of his captor was too strong. So he accepted the fact that he was going to die and just waited. But it never came…; slowly he dared to open his eyes.

He saw that his captor had its claws readied at striking level, but he wondered why he stopped. Then his eyes laid upon…her face. It wasn't a he; it was a she, judging from her facial features, she was also a dragon. Demex found himself staring at her, as she stared back. Demex couldn't help but stare back at the ruby colored eyes. He felt himself drowning in the color. He only knew one dragoness that could make him feel as if he were 'drowning' by staring.

Slowly, he mustered his voice to ask. "…Fira?"

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