Dragon Rider (DragonMage Saga) (34 page)

There were some powerful wizards
who had caves where they had all their books and very special magic locks that
made the caves hide themselves. When a wizard is not working off world, (a few
do and Dragon Riders carry them to those worlds,) a wizard will go to the
extreme to hide his cave with all his spell books.

Coming back to the Crystal
Chamber it is there for the showing of spells and the wizard students are now
by far the majority users of it. Now as to who found and made the Crystal
Chamber is a hotly debated subject at versus times in history.

As it was stated in the early
part of the book it was not known who found or created the Crystal Chamber, but
there is a mention in the book of legends. The little that is written there
says the Crystal Chamber was built by some great wizards who were at the time
the most powerful wizards of all time. The only name that was ever mentioned
was that of Dragon Mage. That’s all there is on the Crystal Chamber.’

Angel and the others sat there
for a time just thinking on what Maive had read out to them. Shylyn was the
first to ask the question on who built the Crystal Chamber. ‘Who were the
Dragon Mages, I’ve never heard of them before. There is no such wizard today
and what happened to them.’

‘I wander if they were the ones
who created the spell holding the school to the mountain. If they were that
powerful they might be the ones who made it. We know the magic is very old and
powerful to last this long.’ Angel got up after sitting for so long he stood
and looked out the window pondering what he just said.

‘I wander if we went to the
Crystal Chamber and studied the magic of the Crystal if it would show that it
was the same magic as the old spell.’ Medwin looked up at Angel waiting to see
if he agreed.

‘Let’s go and check tomorrow and
see if we can find that bit in the book of Legends. We have that book here but
it’s getting late to try and find it now, also we have another item to look up
in the library and that is Dragon Mage, what were they and what happened to
them.’ Angel sitting down again as they all thought on the Dragon Mages.

They sat there for a while when
there was a knock at the door. They all made a mad scramble for the book and
quickly shoved it under a cushion and sat on it. Angel went to the door to find
Gavrie standing there. ‘May I come in as it is getting late and I won’t keep
you long?’

Angel quickly opened the door and
indicated to come in. ‘Please come in, we were just sitting by the window
looking at the storm moving away. With the storm moving off we think the
attacks will start again.’

Gavrie moved over to the windows
and looked out them to the retreating storm. ‘That will probably be the case
now the storm leaves us. What I have come to say is tomorrow all students and wizards
are going to be loading and making the lances for the Dragon Riders. We have
over four hundred lances that have been made and stored in the cave.’

‘I thought they had to be made
when we were talking to my brothers. They thought it would take days to have
them made.’ Angel was surprised at the amount there was.

‘After your mother and brothers
left I went to find the weapons master and he told me there was a lot in store
in a room at the back of the cave. It seams he has had a lot of spear time and
had been making them when he had finished all his other work. So tomorrow we
charge them all and get the Dragon Riders to come and pick them up. You all
will be the ones to carry the lances over to an area where the dragons can land
and the lances picked up.’ Gavrie knowing they were going to feel good about
getting that job.

‘What about lessons tomorrow
morning, will we be still having that or will we be doing the lances all day?’
Shylyn looked at Gavrie.

‘No lessons tomorrow as this is
very important, we must get the lances to the Dragon Riders as soon as possible
before the attacks start again. So off to bed with you and get plenty of sleep,
as it’s going to be a busy day tomorrow.’ Finishing he turned and left leaving
them to get to bed.

They knew he was giving them a
very important job, but he knew how they felt about dragons and with Angel
thinking we would be a Dragon Rider only to be told otherwise. Angel still
needed to be as close to dragons as possible and his friends. So they will get
that job and will find it hard having to carry lances back a forth.

I just hope we don’t get attacked
tomorrow now the storm in moving off. The Dragon Riders have been told and are
going to come mid morning when we will have lances ready for them. Well no use
worrying about that till the time comes.

Angel and his friends were
looking around trying to find a hiding place for the books as they did not want
them found in here. They found a place in the bed rooms with the girls taking
one into their room and the boys into their room.

They all went to bed knowing
tomorrow with the storm moving off there was a good chance they would be
attacked. Angel had a lot of trouble getting to sleep for all he could think
about was who the Dragon Mages the book mentioned were.

Angel had a thought and called
Aura. ‘Aura are you still awake, I need to talk to you?’

‘I am here Angel what’s wrong, it
is getting late?’ Angel sensed worry in her mind and quickly reassured her.

‘Have you heard your Grandfather
mention anything about Dragon Mages?’

Aura was quite for a time as she
thought about what Angel asked her. ‘I’ve not heard Grandfather mention that
name any time but I will ask him when we next go and see him.’

‘What did you think about what
was in the book on the Crystal Chamber?’ Angel was still not sleepy so kept
talking.

‘It seams strange they would make
a room for that purpose and yet mention nothing of the other room at the other
end of the Dragon Decks. The rooms I think are for something else, what I don’t
know. I think Medwin has a good idea going to the Crystal Chamber and sensing
the magic from it. Do what you did to the other one and see what it feels
like?’ She sounded really thrilled at that idea.

‘Ok tomorrow when we get the
chance we go to the chamber and I will do the same thing I did to the other
one, just lightly touch it and let the magic feel it.’ His mind now made up as
to the next move.

Aura could sense he was now more
relaxed and told him to go to sleep as it would be a long day tomorrow. It did
not take long and was soon asleep; his dreams were off Dragon Mages or what he
thought they would be.

The next morning they awoke to a
nice morning the sun streaming through their windows. They were up and dressed
and down to the meal hall for breakfast. They found the hall very busy as
everyone knew they had a lot of work to do and also there was the air of
knowing it was very likely creatures would attack today as well.

Finding a table and sitting down,
they started to eat when there was a call of, ‘Dragons.’ They all looked up and
sprang to their feet and were off at a run before anybody else could move. They
got to the door to find three dragons there and he knew who had come.

There was only one black dragon
and his mother was his rider. Tish had come with Angel's brothers and they were
early. Angel and his friends ran to meet her as she neared the school. There
was a big smile on Tish’s face as she come up to them.

‘Mum your early we haven’t
started the lances just yet, every ones having breakfast.’ Angel was speaking
fast trying to tell her.

 ‘It’s ok we’re here in case
of attack, we need the lances and if you are attacked we won’t be able to get
any lances, so we’ve come to give you cover if the creatures attack. Now come
go and finish your breakfast and looking at your brothers they might just join
you.’ Tish was smiling as she looked at her two other sons wanting to hurry
them up so they can have something to eat.

As Angel led them inside he felt
a little better that his mother and brothers were here to protect them. It gave
him a warm glow inside and Aura could feel him and was happy as well. Angel
thought now you creatures try and attack now and see what you get.

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Creature Attack

The morning was progressing well with
the lances being charged at a good rate. They were halfway through the four
hundred lances when Aura called. ‘Angel the Renegade comes and he has brought
creatures with him. They will be there soon, with the dragon telling us there
might be about a hundred coming.’

Angel stopped what he was doing
and looked at the others, who had also stopped. They had been told by their
dragons of the Renegade coming. They could not very well yell out creatures
were coming and by the time the wizard who was on watch could see them, his
mother and brother would not have a lot of time to get into the air.

Angel was thinking on what he
could do. I’ve got to get mum, Rho and Etha up into the air before the
creatures get here. I must make sure they don’t have any lances bundled with
them when I get them into the air. So how do I get them up there?

I wander if Aura can think of a
way. ‘Aura can you think of a way of getting them into the air and quick?’

‘Ask their dragons to get them up
into the air, you have already asked one dragon to help you. You talked to a
dragon who has never talked to a wizard before in its life. You should be able
to talk to NightWing as you grew up with him, try it and see what happens?’
Aura stayed in his mind.

‘I will give it a go but will
have to move closer without anyone seeing me. If I move to the other side of
the cave, the others will cover my movement.’ He moved over to the wall by the
edge of the cave entrance making sure no one noticed. ‘I am as close as I am
going to get to the dragons without them making a noise, so here goes.’

Angel looked around the cave and
could see no one was paying any attention to him. Everyone was to busy with the
lances, so he used his mind like he did with the Renegades dragon. ‘NightWing
can you hear me, I need to talk to you quickly mum and the others are in
danger, will you talk to me?’

NightWing looked his way and then
away again so Angel called again, this time using his mind to show him what he
was trying to warn them about. ‘NightWing look into my mind and see what is
coming. They will hurt Tish your Rider will you let that happen she is your
life you must help her. The creatures come so warn them make a noise and get
them to take you all up into the air and ready for the attack. Please help her
and Rho an Etha, I know you hear me?’

NightWing and his brother's
dragons looked at him and then in his mind came two words, ‘Move back.’

Angel looked at them and smiled
and moved back into the cave for he did not want to be close when they wanted
Tish, Rho and Etha. Once he was back NightWing and his brothers dragons started
to make load noises and showing they where getting very agitated.

Tish looked over at the dragons
and not seeing anyone near stopped what she was doing and started to walk over
to them. Rho and Etha followed her over to them. Tish got to them and the
dragons still would not stop what they were doing so Tish talked to Rho and
Etha and decided they would take them up for a ride thinking the dragons just
needed to get away.

Angel came to the mouth of the
cave, his friends seeing that, went to join him. Angel was looking up at his
mother and brothers waiting. Medwin, Shylyn and Maive moved closer to Angel and
joined him in looking at the Dragon Riders; they knew it should not be long
before they saw the creatures.

Sure enough they saw the dragons
turn in the direction the creatures were coming. Suddenly Tish turned NightWing
around and dived down on the deck. As she came to a landing she shouted.
‘Creatures attack; they are coming now be ready.’

Gavrie heard what she yelled and
he was running into the Dragon Cave calling all wizards to gather lances and
prepare. He ran to Angels little group. ‘You must be ready with lances if
needed, but still help load the lances we are getting ready?’

They started to move into the
cave when Angel turned around to speak with Gavrie. ‘Can we fight if we are
needed, we can fire the lances and our fire ball spells are good?’

‘I want you to stay in here, you
are more important in here than out there. If we don’t have the lances when we
need them and the lances for the Dragon Riders are not available then we are in
very serious trouble ok?’ Gavrie gave them a quick look and turned and left the
cave.

Angel looked at the others and
they looked as he felt, crest fallen, they could fight but were unable to tell
anyone. ‘We know we can fight but we just have to play along till we are
allowed. They will have to let us soon.’ Even Aura could feel Angels pain in
not being allowed to help.

‘Come on we must at lest make
sure the job here is done, they need lances and we are just about the only ones
who are left to do them. The other students are now allowed to fight and we and
the old wizards are all that’s left, shell we?’ Shylyn gave them a determined
look and headed off inside to start on the lances.

They were able to see the start
of the attack and Angel's mother was very good. She came at the creatures from
the top and his brothers from the side. This forced the creatures to go lower
and that’s when the wizards started using their magic to hit the creatures as
they were forced to descend.

In that first attack by Tish, Rho
and Etha they had destroyed nearly half of them. Then the wizards came in with
their attack and got more of them. Angel looked at the fighting and knew if the
wizards joined together in their attacks, they would hit and destroy a lot more
than they were.

‘If only we could tell them what
it is like to fight and use your magic together. One day I hope they will do
that and we can feel just like the rest of them. The other wizards don’t say
anything about us and how we work together. But you can see it in their eyes,
the incomprehension of what we do.’ Angel looked a little longer and turned
back inside the cave.