Dragon Garden by Jessica Anne Singleton
Idea creation date Saturday; Sept 17, 2016
Date today; Sept 21, 2016
This is the next part to the red moon princess stories / Eurella stories.
It is a fictional story that I wrote that will never happen anywhere. It is fiction.
Chapter 1
I lost the ability to want the other day. So many people share this pain with me now. It is just that no one talks about it really. I played with those things in childhood, and now they are only a reminder of what I lost yesterday. What is left to hold onto when it is not what I have lost. I guess it is time to let it go. What I hold inside could crush a world. Only my father in heaven can forgive me now. Only forgiveness is the only true release.
Edgar sat in front of his fire place in his den. He sat there every evening after his dinner with his grandsons. He found his release in the comfort of silence. The collection of rare books helped too. To ease his troubled mind. Edgar never got over the death of his wife. She was an ocean that could never be found again. But the loss from his childhood, kept him in a constant winter that chilled him to the bone.
Family meant everything to Edgar. His grandsons looked just like their mother. He lost his entire family bit by bit until he was alone. If it was not for his grandsons, then there would be nothing for him to hold onto. It was odd how life had broken down the spirit of a devil until he was nothing but a sad old man.
He kept a pocket watch in his vest. It had a train sketched into the gold on the outside and a picture of his mother Eurella on the inside. He missed her more and more each day. Losing her in childhood was a hell in itself but living without her seemed to grow worse as the lonely years pushed him further into death's arms.
The grandsons were completely different from each other. Kar was shy and silent. But Kar was kind and sweet. While his twin October was mean and strong and bull headed just like his grandmother.
October and Kar used to be children. They were almost grown now. Their 18th birthday was only one month away. When they were children, they played with toy trains and toy dragons. Now they played with real monsters and they flew all over the place.
Chapter 2
" Get up and get dressed. "
" mmmm... "
Kar rolled over on his side to where he faced the wall. It was seven in the morning. He had a late night the night before. His head felt out of place. Like an out of body experience. His back felt like it was bent inward. And his mouth was so dry that it felt like it was made of paper. October was always bossinig him around but today it could wait.
" I mean it ... Get up. We have things that we have to do. I want to get them done early. "
Kar turned back over. His brother shook the last ability Kar had to remember just how to go back to sleep. Now he was wide awake. Pain or no pain it was morning.
" What is the point? We can do this tomorrow. We can do this in two hours. You do not have to get up at seven in the morning for anything. Not unless you have to piss. I do not have to piss right now. I am in pain from last night. I am tired. It is seven in the morning. Oh and you are not my boss. Go tell grandpa if you do not like my answer."
October was not a boss but he did not take orders from anyone. An order was more so a challange or a request to fight in his eyes. Kar was not thinking about that. Watching October take someone on was like watching dogs fight. He literally put his whole body into it.
October pounced onto of his brother. He dragged him into the floor with a loud crash. They rolled around and they kicked and they punched at each other. Within five minutes, they both had blood dripping from one opening.
Kar stood up and he said , " You may be bigger but I will tell grandpa and you do not out anything him."
" haha I do not out anything him. Out anything. What is that? "
Kar punched his brother in the jaw and then he walked out of the bedroom.
October jerked his head and chuckled.
Chapter 3
Jessica was sitting on her chair when her grandchild came into the room. Violet Sky was 15 years old. Violet was a sweet girl. She was beautiful in a fairy angelic kind of way. But the most beautiful part of her was her soul. Violet had a heart of gold. She was destined to be queen of the realm someday. The way Violet danced around her mother was like watching a baby pixie fly around the sun.
" Grandmother, I found a water fall just the other day. It was in the forest. I love it. It looks like something out of a dream. I love water. Oh grandmother why don't we have a water fall in our garden? "
" Water has a wild spirit my dear. It only runs where it's heart desires. We do have a fountain."
"I know and I like that too."
"What are your plans today? I love to hear about you. You are my happiness these days. You are so young. You look like my mother Queen Emily, more and more each day."
" I am going to pick flowers in the woods. I also am going to eat at a friend's house."
" Oh that sounds so nice. I hope you have a great day my dear. I love you so much."
" Thank you grandmother."
Chapter 4
Kar and October were wondering around in the woods when Kar looked up. He saw something sparkle and that tiny spark caught his eye. That is when his eye caught the sparkle as his other eye caught his brother's glare at the same direction. The sparkle came from a necklace that hung from the neck of a fairy. Before Kar could say anything, October was walking in the direction of the fairy. Kar was a foot behind.
October jumped in front of the fairy. That is when he saw that she did not have wings. That white crystal that hung from her neck belonged to a princess. It was Violet herself.
October knew his place but he knew that his family and hers had a lot of history. She was alone and he could at least spook her.
"I think you are out of your realm PRINCESS... Now where do you think that you're going?"
Violet did not know the boy standing in front of her. She also did not know the laws of the land. She did not know what to say.
" I was picking flowers. I am on my way to visit a friend. I am sorry.... I do not understand. "
Kar could not help himself he felt so close to her. Maybe it was her lack of words when October talked or maybe it was something else. It was not love.... It was just.... something he could not explain.
Kar walked up to stand inbetween his brother and the princess. It is okay just move on and don't come this far into the forest again. Stay to the elven path.
"Okay..."
October jerked his whole body around in a robotic form.
" Kar did you just pardon her?"
" She is the princess, if her father finds out that you told her what you did, you could suffer. I am helping you out."
Violet was already gone by the time they turned to look at her again.
Chapter 5
Edgar was sitting down at the dinner table. His grandsons were shuffling in from the doorway. They were talking to each other about something and Edgar was not paying attention.
Once everyone was seated and already eating their dinner, Edgar ask his grandsons what they wanted to do for their 18th birthday party .
" Have either of you thought about what you want to do for your birthday this year? That and what do you want? Is there a gift that your heart cannot live without?"
Kar had a mouth full of bread. He smiled and Edgar told him to finish his food before he spoke.
October took a heavy drink out of his cup and then he said;
" I think I want a dragon for my birthday. I will keep him in my garden. I have always loved dragons. Why not own one? "
Edgar swollowed hard and he looked at his plate. He loved his grandsons and he would do anything for them, but October was a very angry little boy inside. In fact the depth of his grandson's darkness surprised him at times. Edgar knew his grandson loved dragons but the idea of such a wild beast in the hands of his grandson was spooky. But he could not tell him no. Why not just get him a baby dragon? That would not do any harm. Dragons aged different then warlocks. The dragon would not be a monster at least for ten years. At birth to five years, it would only remain a hatchling.
" Okay and Kar anything for you?"
" I want to have that girl from the woods here. We met this girl. Her name is Violet. She is a princess. I want to have her and her family here for dinner."
Edgar looked up from his plate again. He knew exactly who that girl was. Her family and his had had problems for centuries. Normally this would not be heard of. But it was not Queen Jessicas fault for what her father did. And her grand child would be innocent too.
" Fair enough Kar. How did you meet Violet if you do not mind me asking? "
Kar explained in great detail how they met in the woods. He even brought up how October was mean. Only to point out again how his brother was not a good person.
Edgar swollowed hard again. The last thing that he needed was for one of his grandsons to out step his own shoes and start a war that no witch could command.
Then it occured to Edgar that if he sent an invitation to Violet that it would look odd after what had happened in the forest. He would have to invite her in person.
Chapter 6
Edgar took horse back to the castle. When he arrived he was let in to see Twinkle the King. Edgar appologized for what had happened between the children in the woods. Then he explained why he was there. He also invited her parents. That way they would know that no harm was meant by the invitation. It was for his grandson.
They agreed to show up.
The night of the birthday, October got mad because his gift was not fully grown. That is when Edgar felt so much better about not getting him a full grown dragon.
A perfect example of how no good can come from an angry little boy getting a dragon for his birthday.
Kar was happy when he saw Violet. It felt like he was around family. There was something nice about being around her.
The answer was simple. Violet's mother was royalty but her father was the son of a dark war load. Which made her part witch.
Witches were a lot like birds and dogs in that sense. They could sense their own. They felt a connection as though they were safe when inside of a coven circle.
The other guest read like a whose who in the kingdom. The board of high wizards and warlocks were there. Their families were there too.
Violet and Kar met the grandson of a wizard. His name was Eclipse. He had the darkest eyes. In the moonlight his eyes looked like Ambers that melted over a dark forest. The minute that Violet met his eye and he took her hand, she fell down inside. She was speachless. Eclispse fell in love with Violet when she said hello.
That night while the party was going on, October took off.
No one knew where he went off to.
The birthday cake for the twins was a ten layer chocolate cake. Each level was a different kind of Chocolate.
The fireworks in the sky were the color of blood and rubies.
The night ended with parting gifts for the guest.
Everyone got a gift bag.
Which consisted of a baby pumpkin, spices, a jar full of kitten fetuses, and purple crystals.
Chapterr 7
October was pissed off. He could feel the fire of rage crawl up from his belly into his throat. He took a horse into the darkest part of the forest. In that corner of the world, monsters bred like weeds in gardens. The night made the swamp and woods look like they were frosted with Emeralds. Everything that crept here was green and long in the tooth.
Dragons, monsters, snakes and goblins that looked like devils. Dragons are a lot like dogs, they will obey their master. The way to catch a dragon is the same as any creature of the night. In chant them and cage them. Once they are yours, you put metal irons around one of their legs like a leash. The metal ring has an enchantment carved into it. Then the monster cannot do anything but what you tell it.
October caged ten monsters and twenty dragons.
Then he brought them home.
The next day October snuck into his grandfather's old bedchamber. In there he kept his mother's jewelry box. The box was square and contained rubies that had been in his family for over two centuries.
Witches love rubies.
With an incantation he could unleash his grandmother Eurella. October wanted to start a war with the king's brother Violin..
Because of Violin, Eurella had been locked up.
So once he unleashed her and let the monsters loose.
He went looking for Violin.
They fought but when they both had shed blood something odd happened. Violin could not take the witch brat's life.
He realized how much this kid looked like him at that age.
When he found out who the mother of October was, he realized that he was his father.
So he went to the Board of wizards.
They already knew of Eurella's release.
Because she turned herself in, they forgave herr.
Then October went after Violet.
He had a snake bit her.
The poison from a witch's snake is different then any forest animal.
The poison from a witch's snake will kill anyone.
Eclispse could not lose Violet.
He used magic to save her and to bring her back to life minus the poison.
Edgar brought his grandson before the board of Wizards.
They put October through a fair witch trial.
Then he was put away where he could not hurt anyone again.
The End
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