The Shadow Maker

OOC: I've had a migrane and that kind of pain. The mix is definatley not fun at all. It sucked. It was after I fell off of a horse for the first time.


I tried to keep Drey from falling, but I didn't know if it did much good.

OOC: yeesh...

As soon as the pain began receding, i made my way to the medical room in search of some sort of painkillers that might work; we kept human medicine to study and adapt. What good it would do i couldn't decide.
There was a mirror over a sink next to the cabinet, and i paused at it for just a moment. I was pretty scuffed up, and the exhaustion was beginning to show in my eyes. Wow, i looked dead.
But then i saw something else. Someone standing behind me.
No...
I spun around, and just saw air. I turned back again to the mirror. There he was. Seth. STanding right behind me.
I let my head fall and bang against the counter. "I knew it. I've finally lost it."

I laughed. I couldn't help it. "So, you can see me in a mirror, but you can't see me in real life? What a shame."

My head shot up. "What? Seth?" The reflection was laughing with amusement...and i could hear it.

"Man, I can't believe it. You finally can hear me? Dude, I've been by your side ever since I died, and you can only see and hear me through a mirror? How pathetic." I smirked.

I just stared into the mirror. "I've lost my mind," i said, my voice now unnaturally high. "Yep. I've lost my mind. The stress and depression finallly got to me. First i see my dead best friend, and now the reflections are talking to me!" I clutched at my head. "Man, if Darcore were here, he could so easily take me over right now."

OOC: Lol, Drey's gone crazy!

I raised an eye. "Why do you think you're crazy? If you were, then... well I don't know, but you're not crazy, I guarantee it."

"Of course you would guarentee it," i grumbled, then slapped my hand to my face. "And now i'm talking back."

I sighed. "Can you feel this?" I asked as I put a hand on his shoulder.

I jumped and spun around again.
"Okay, fine, i felt that, but i still think i've gone crazy. I'm just in denile. You did leave me before explaining a few things. Not mention kind of upbruptly."

I rubbed my neck and smiled nervously. "Sorry about that. So, what do you want me to explain, now that you know I'm here?"

"Well, since i've already gone insane, might as well start with this: how the heck am i a DragonLord? And how did you know?"

I closed my eyes and sighed again. "Well, I can't exactly tell you how you became a DragonLord, but can tell you how I found out." I opened my eyes again. "Remember when I asked you about the Lord of the Dark Ones?"

"Yes," i responded softly.

"Well, I found out you were a DragonLord... because I'm the Lord of the Dark Ones." I smiled. "I'm your guardian, Valon."

I just blinked. "Weird," was all i could say. I'm already nuts, anyway, right?

My smile faded. "Are you alright?"

"No, i am not alright. I've lost my dragon form, found out i'm a DragonLord AND a semi-version of a vampire dragon at the same time, nearly had my mind taken over directly by Darcore, found out he's actually a blood elf, which were supposed to be wiped out, then lost you, gone crazy, and i have a freakin' headache!"

I couldn't hide my amusement. "Wow, a lot packed into one day a bit too much for you?"

I growled, but then slumped down on the floor in exhaustion.
"Geez, i'm so tired. I can't take much more of this, Seth. All my life i've been worn away by just the knowledge of what i am, first a forbidden hybrid, then a bloodthirsty monster. Today's events just shaved off another chunk, so now i'm exposed." I sighed. "I'm broken. It'll take at least a millenium to recover from all i just learned, but we don't have that kind of time."

I sat down beside him. "Look, I know that some people will hate you for you are. Let them, that's how I got by. Just go out there and prove you're not the monster everyone thinks you are. Besides, Darren said there was a cure."

I just stared off into the air. "That doesn't even matter now. The damage of the past has already been done. I'm tired. I've even lost the spirit to fight."

"What?!" I yowled in anger, rising to my feet. "How dare you do something like that?! You can't lose your spirit to fight now! There's something out there that's eviler than Darcore that's getting ready to strike! We have to do something now!"

"I know!" i yelled back. "I know! That's entirely my problem! We don't have time for me to recover! I have to be ready! But i'm not! I can't face anything right now! Not like this! I just....I can't...aarrghh!!"
I was crumbling. My strong, hard walls had been battered away, and now i was crumbling. But i can't crumble...the world depends on me not crumbling...

"Dreyden, you're the Chosen One, and I'm your protector. We have to do this. Don't worry, I'll be by your side all the way." I said, trying to calm down. "And, by the way, your mother told me aout this upcoming danger. I promised her I wouldn't let you fall. So get up, accept your freakin' destiny and get it over with!"