Night Dragon An Epic Fantasy Adventure - D.K. Holmberg Page 0,95
strange expression in her eyes, and Jason wondered if it was disappointment or not that burned there. She had once been a Dragon Soul, as had his father, but even though they had served Lorach, he didn’t think that she still felt that same sympathy.
“What can you do?” Kayla asked.
“I don’t know. I have to figure out what they’re after, and then we will stop it.” He looked over to his mother. “Help her get back to Dragon Haven. Kayla is going to be needed there.”
“I will. And…” She looked to Kayla, a pained look on her face before it faded. “Perhaps I can start working with her myself.” She turned to Jason. “That is, if you don’t have any objection.”
Jason sighed in relief. “That’s exactly what we need. What others need. To learn a connection to the dragons. Maybe a different one. When this is over, you’ll need to use your connection to forge something new.”
“What something new?” Kayla asked.
Jason shrugged. “I don’t know. And that’s the beautiful thing about it. You get to decide.”
“Are you sure?” Kayla asked.
Was he?
The only thing Jason knew was that if they stopped Jessica and Lachen, there would be a void of dragon connections. They would have to fill it—the right way.
“I’m as sure as I can be.”
After hugging them, he started forward until he reached Henry, who talked to Sarah, and he motioned for them. Henry watched him, as did Sarah, and they frowned. “I need to show you what is pulling on you.”
When the ice dragon descended, Janeya joined him, climbing onto the ice dragon’s back without saying a word.
They took off, and several other dragons followed. The energy that was pulling upon him was easy enough for him to track, but he wondered how far they would have to go.
He was not surprised that they didn’t travel far when he could feel the energy coming off of another egg. The energy here was faint but it was growing stronger, and if he didn’t do anything, it would be more potent than he wanted. It was likely to harm not only him, but the people of Dragon Haven.
He stopped in front of an egg and the others joined him, taking a moment to create an illusion around the egg, trying to seal it from influencing others. Jason didn’t know if it worked the way he wanted, but he thought it did.
Sarah, Henry, William, and five Dragon Guards joined Jason and Janeya at the dragon egg. They stood in front of it, feeling the power, the illusion circling around them to hold it in place. The illusion of this egg pulled upon him, calling to him. There was something quite potent about it, though Jason couldn’t quite place what it was. Perhaps it was just of the potency of the illusion, or perhaps it was more about the egg itself. Either way, the energy within it continued to call to him, and he could feel it radiating from the egg.
“This is what summoned us out here?” Sarah asked. She hazarded a sideways glance, looking at Janeya as she spoke.
“One like this.”
“Why?” Henry asked.
“To feed.” Jason studied the egg. It was larger than the last, and the coloration on it was different.
“Probably to destroy all of the people of Dragon Haven,” Sarah said.
Could that be it? He didn’t know if feeding the egg would destroy anything. He didn’t have that impression, but he could have been wrong. “It’s a summoning, but it also seems to be feeding, drawing upon power. It’s doing the same thing to the dragons.”
Jason looked up, but the illusion he’d created made it difficult to see the dragons overhead. He knew they were there, and so far, they hadn’t gone anywhere. They continued to circle high above him.
“Why does the egg need to feed?” William asked.
“To create…” He glanced up again, thinking of the new misfits and the eggs he had hatched. “Something more. A different kind of dragon.”
“So they are trying to create some sort of super dragon,” Sarah said. “Sort of like your night dragon.”
“I don’t know. I suppose it’s possible,” Jason said.
“Possible? If they are trying to use the power of a hundred or more dragons in some egg, then it’s more than just possible,” Sarah said.
William approached the egg and reached out toward it. Power burst from the egg and slammed into his chest, knocking him back. His hair stood on end, more wildly than usual, and he staggered in place for a moment.