_-Captain BRM-_
Post Tenebras Lux.
- Feb 1, 2021
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Rose wanted to lie down and pour the water all over herself, extinguish any fire left inside her. She hated using it, not only because it hurt immensely.
“A-as ssoon as the i-ice cryst-”
She tried talking before going into a coughing fit, blood spattered the floor as she coughed the last time. “I’m ok. Just burned r-raw. As soon as the ice c-crystals melt, put i-it out.”
Sol dipped his head with a respectful air, trying to hide a small grin. Maybe they should hug- or maybe it was too soon. Heck, Helios was crying, a hug was definitely appropriate. Or.. or was it?Helios slowed himself, doubt welling up inside him like a consuming fire. What if I’m not ready to see him again? Eclipse said he’s been through a lot, what if he’s not ready to see me?
One part of him was something he’d let never willingly let anyone see. The scared part. The part where he was terrified of losing his son all over again.
The mountains neared and dragons from the first shipment were congregated around the base of them. All different colors and shapes and sizes, a few red scales caught his eyes but he didn’t see a Solarwing anywhere. Then a deep, crimson red dragon finally caught his eye. He was sitting in a cave on a terrace of rock just above the other dragons, looking down at Helios.
It was Sol.
Helios’s breath caught in his throat, their eyes locked and suddenly the world seemed so unsure, like the very next step could make or break the future.
Finally, after a tense moment, Helios lifted into the air and flew up to the cave entrance, landing gently upon the rock formation. He stared at his son in disbelief, his expression turning into a sad kind of unsure smile. He opened his mouth to speak but nothing would come out, instead he took a deep shuddering inhale and again,
Helios tried to talk. Finally he managed to speak, but his naturally deep and rumbling voice was lost, instead his words came out in soft, tear filled whispers.
“Sol I…I’m so, so sorry.” He said slowly, tears now streaming down his face. “I tried- I tried to protect you…but I failed. I failed you as a king and a father.” He whispered, the tears rolling down his face and neck and mixing with the bloodied bandages around his chest. But the salty tears felt like nothing compared to the agony of the silence.
"Hello, Helios." He said in a quite tone, his smile vanishing. Memories flared in his mind- memories of his father and sister. And mother. But she wasn't near as prominent of a parental figure as Helios seemed to be. Though Sol could remember general scenes from his life, no emotions accompanied the empty, silent memories.
Sol eyes wandered to sweat stained, stretched bandages. "Are you hurt?"