The Dragoso Series 1: Discovery in Hardship

Trevor sat in his room writing notes that his siblings had taken for classes that he missed that morning. He read through what was required for his classes in the textbooks. As he was in the middle of his history reading, there was a knock on the door. David looked up from the book he borrowed from the library and dropped from his bed. Trevor looked up to see who was at the door.

“Trevor?” Kathey had paid them a visit. Trevor set the book down and stood from his bed.

“Yes?”

“Come with me please, don’t worry about getting changed.” Trevor exchanged a glance with David before following Kathey to her office. She sat at her desk and picked up a cellphone, handing it to him. Trevor recognized it as his own. “I had Sylark retrieve your cell phone for two purposes. One is to see the worry your girlfriend has had the past few days since you became sick.” Kathey was silent, waiting for Trevor to open the messages.

Trevor? Baby are you ok?

Trevor?!

Baby please, talk to me!

I can’t lose you...

Trevor looked up at Kathey, fear on his face; and on the brink of tears. The messages were hours apart from each other. Trevor’s mind went to a scenario had he been only sick, the last three messages never would’ve been typed out.

“You cannot tell Amy that you and your siblings are dragons,” Kathey stated.

“Will I even have a chance to be with her again?” Trevor demanded. He couldn’t keep the tears from falling. He swiped at them.

“Yes, but she would be in danger. And it could be a few years. Trevor, I think you need to break this relationship off with her. I know it’s hard, the love you feel for her is sincere, I can say that much. But is it really worth risking your life and hers?” Trevor stared at his phone for a moment before squeezing his eyes shut and nodding.

“I understand...” he mumbled.

“Trevor, there is a lot I could say to make my point valid. But you need to think about your future and hers. Maybe in time you might meet again and rekindle the relationship you have now.” Trevor sniffled and wiped his eyes. He straightened up and typed a message to Amy.

Hey baby, are you still awake?

It only took a moment for Amy to answer.

Amy: Oh my god! Are you ok? What happened?

Trevor: I’m ok...I can’t really explain much, Amy. I need you to listen closely.

Amy: Trevor? What’s going on?

Before Trevor could answer, his phone started to ring. Trevor looked up at Kathey who nodded and leaned back in her chair. Trevor exhaled and answered.

“Trevor, what is going on?” Amy demanded. Trevor looked at Kathey who raised an eyebrow.

“I promised I wouldn’t say much about what is going on. But...Amy...I can say this. I’m part of something that is a risk to your life.”

“Trevor...are you in trouble?”

“No, I swear, I’m not, but...you’re in danger if we’re...together...Amy I’m sorry...”

“But...what if I joined whatever this thing is that you’re in? Then I wouldn’t be as big of a risk!”

“Amy, listen to me. This isn’t TV or the movies, I’m sorry but we...I...I’m sorry...we’re done.”

“Trevor no! Please, let me do something to help you!”

“I’m sorry...” Trevor lost it and broke down into tears, hearing Amy on the other line as she started to cry as well. “I love you...” Trevor hung up and dropped his phone on Kathey’s desk, burying his face in his hands. He didn’t know when, but Kathey had stood from her chair and had her arms around him as he sobbed. It was a few minutes before Trevor took a deep breath and just leaned into Kathey’s embrace.

“I know it’s hard, Trevor. I’ve been through a breakup that wasn’t my choice either,” Kathey soothed.

“Kyrus or...or Gemini...?”

“Gemini. What I had was toxic though. You had a genuine love for this girl and you had no choice but to let her go.”

“And break her heart...”

“You’ll recover. It’ll take time, but you will recover. Don’t slip in your classes though and come talk to me whenever you need to.”

“Kathey?” Trevor wiped his eyes and sat back. Kathey straightened up.

“Yes?” she asked. Trevor exhaled.

“Since my siblings and I missed the start of classes...um...” Trevor groaned and let his head fall back. “I need a distraction, tell me about how the dragons were created and how they ended up on Earth.”

“Really? Of all things to ask, you ask me how the dragons were made?” Trevor looked up to see Kathey leaning against her desk with her arms crossed. He stared for a moment.

“Yes,” he said slowly. Kathey huffed a laugh and shook her head.

“There’s not much to tell, you know. The Gods don’t remember much either, but they were the start of it all.”

“So they’re real?” Kathey nodded.

“As real as you and I are. They aren’t literal Gods, they’re more like...guides for dragons who worship them. They have no say in how nature controls itself. They can only add magic to a developing life. The Compass Dragons are chosen while developing, knowing that they are needed in the world to keep the peace. The Gods claim they started on a distant moon in Dragoso before they managed to make their way to the main planets and discover different races. They all lived in harmony, creating more dragons through nature alone.”

“Dragoso?” Trevor raised an eyebrow.

“It’s a star system that is the true home of dragons, though few to none remain. Only Nixes is full of them. Two generations ago, the dragons left Dragoso and came to Earth, nobody knows why, all the second generation dragons are gone.”

“What generation are we?”

“Fourth. It’s measured by the current ruling Queen and King.”

“So if you took to the throne, any fledglings born would be fifth generation?” Kathey paused for a moment before looking away.

“I’m not too sure if I’ll be the one to take over...I have a twin sister, Eshala. As a Compass Dragon, I have to think about how not being able to rush to the world’s aid will affect the results of victory.” Trevor frowned. “The Queen and King are rarely allowed to leave the castle for their protection, if I was to take to the throne, the world would be in danger a lot more than if Eshala took over.”

Trevor exhaled, looking down at his phone and remembering another woman in his life that he loved as much as Amy. He looked up at Kathey and she smiled, grabbing his phone and handing it to him.

“Call her, I’m sure she’ll want to hear about what’s going on here.” Trevor gave her a smile and dialed a familiar number he had memorized since he was eight.

“Hello?” a familiar voice answered. “Trevor?”

“Hey, Mom...”

~oOo~

Trevor walked back to his room with a skip in his step. Despite having to break up with Amy, he talked to his mother and that raised his spirits. David certainly knew Trevor was in a good mood when he entered their room.

“You look happy,” David observed and Trevor shrugged. Before he could reply, the door to their room opened. Sylark stood there in a tank top and sweatpants, though the look on his face explained why he was there.

“What happened?” Trevor asked.

“Kathey wishes to hold a meeting. She will explain there. Wake your sisters and bring them to the conference room on the first floor,” Sylark explained and departed from their room. Trevor looked over at David with a concerned look before they walked into the hallway and knocked on Brenda and Aya’s door.

“Trevor? What’s wrong?” Aya asked when the door swung open.

“Kathey called a meeting, something happened,” Trevor stated and led his sisters downstairs and they located the Conference Room.

Entering, Trevor spotted Kathey, Malice, Sylark, Zoymey, Sonar, Tikimune, and two unknown males. One had pitch black hair and silver eyes that were almost snakelike while the other male had short brown hair and ocean blue eyes. The silver eyed male was lanky while the blue eyed male was buff like he spent all his time exercising, the absence of a shirt showed the bulging muscles in his arms and torso.

“I’ll keep introductions short, Trevor, Brenda, Aya, and David, this is Samual and Arkin. Members of the Special Needs Dragons,” Kathey explained, pointing to the silver eyed male as Samual and the buff male as Arkin.

“Pleasssssed to make your acquaintancccccccce,” Samual hissed. Arkin snorted, his arms remaining crossed.

“What was so important you had to drag us here in the middle of the night?” Malice questioned. Kathey looked among everyone before bracing her hands on the table that stood in the middle of the room.

“There have been more sightings of Hellhounds within a fifty mile radius of Voutneth. Not only that, but other Underworld creatures have been spotted as well,” Kathey announced.

“What do you make of this?” Sylark asked.

“I can only assume this is the start of Brokenstar’s attack on the living world. There’s no telling what his intentions are, other than to feed off pain and suffering that Underworld demons create. But with his abilities, he can create it by himself and feed that way. It might be best we launch our attack soon before it’s too late.” Kathey stood up straight and crossed her arms. “Deathbore has told me the only way Underworld creatures can come to the living world is through portals that are controlled by whoever has claim over the Underworld. Blue portals.”

Kathey looked over her shoulder at the door to the room and it swung open, revealing Deathbore. Trevor was shocked at the sight of someone as pale as he was, this being the first time he and his siblings ever saw Deathbore.

“You are correct my niece. I have a feeling once we get through a portal, Brokenstar will be alerted to our presence and send those trapped in the Underworld to deal with us,” Deathbore said. He stood beside Kathey, his arms crossed and his face stern. “Do not underestimate my dwelling. The Underworld is an unforgiving hellhole that will not hesitate to take your soul. I’m a little more...forgiving...but Brokenstar is not. He will stop at nothing to complete his mission so it seems. Anna, do you have any idea if he has allies we were unaware of?”

“We couldn’t think of any,” Kathey responded and Deathbore nodded.

“Understood. We attack at dawn?” Kathey nodded.

“Get some sleep everyone.” Most of the team departed, Kathey and Deathbore staying behind, as did Trevor and his siblings. “Something troubling you, Trevor?”

“You said the Underworld is unforgiving...what’s down there?” Trevor asked.

“The young ones should not hear this, boy,” Deathbore warned. Trevor looked to Brenda who nodded and ushered Aya and David from the room, the door closing behind her. Trevor waited for Deathbore to continue. “You’re just a yearling so you don’t know much about the evils of Dragoso, so I’ll tell you of two breeds that were better off extinct. Toxic Dragons and Toxic Metallic Dragons. One bite, one scratch, you’d be dead in minutes.” Trevor shuddered.

“Toxic Dragons and Venom Dragons had an all out war well before the extinction of Metallic Dragons. Venom Dragons triumphed over Toxics and Toxic Metallics. They were brought to extinction and it was for the good of the world,” Kathey added and Trevor nodded.

“I only wish the same fate came to the Toxic Valentines,” Deathbore remarked, scoffing and shaking his head.

“Toxic Valentines?” Trevor asked.

“An explanation for another time, Trevor,” Kathey replied. “Get to bed, we have a hard battle ahead of us.” Trevor nodded and started out. His mind sorted through the information he was fed.

The Underworld held many dangerous creatures. Should they be careless while wandering the pits of what dragons considered hell, they may never get to see the light of day again.