Freeze-Magma

As I fly I try to find a reason my dragon would make me kill my mate. At the thought she throw herself against the roof of the maze and causes another crack to appear. I know that soon she will break out. I just have to hope that when she does she won’t try to take over. There is no way I am letting her get anywhere near our mate. I bank to head back home as I start to feel fatigued.

Normally even when I fly without her I can make it more than ten miles away from the clan. For some reason, her anger has left me even more drained, and I am forced to turn back half through. She bangs once more against the enclosure, and I know that I have moments left before it shatters completely. I lower toward the trees wanting to land away from clan lands in case she has a temper.

After a quick journey back I land about a mile away from the entrance to our clan in the forest. I rapidly shift back just as she escapes.

Go to out mate. Now! He will need us. We need to be with him.

“No, I will not. You took over and tried to kill him. He was terrified” I scream at her as I grab my head against the onslaught of her anger.

I would never hurt him. He is mine. It is the only way to protect him. He needs this.

“What is it you think he needs. You told me to bite his life’s blood. I took anatomy remember I know that a wound in that spot would kill him.” I snap at her shaking my head against the pain she causes.

“You need to settle down or I will do everything in my power to make sure he leaves where we can never find him again.

YOU WOULDN’T DARE TAKE OUR MATE AWAY!!!

I fall to my knees at her scream feeling my body ripple as if I will take her form once more. “Try me and find out. This is my body and I make the decisions” I say taking control of her. I build a wall in my mind and push against it, so it traps her from causing me more pain. My headache lessens as she thrashes against the wall for a few minutes as she settles. I shiver in relief when she sits breathing in exhaustion.

I take in the forest around me and realize that it will be dark in a few moments. Apparently we have sat here fighting for quite some time. As I look down at myself I suddenly wish that I had brought an extra robe. The night air is cool against my skin, and I shiver from the cold. I rise to stand swaying on my feet as a rush of dizziness greets me. I grind my teeth against the feeling trying to find some strength. I sniff the air trying to find what direction to head in to get back to the village. When I find it I start walking in a slow pace.

Let me out. We will get there faster.

She sounds so excited that I consider it for a moment but then I remember her actions. “No if I let you out you will just go and find Igneous to harm him” I chide shaking my head. She turns her back on me as I continue on this slow journey. As I walk I shiver once more and clench my teeth to keep them from chattering. I have never been so cold in my life.

“Could you at least do something about the heat before we freeze to death out here. Remember that if I die so do you” I remind her.

We do not get cold. Our inner fire will not allow it. If you want to talk to me all you have to do is say so. There is no need to start lying to someone who shares your head.

She says still not turning to look at me. When I blink a few times thinking about what she said, she lays down in annoyance.

“No, then something is wrong. I’m seriously cold.” I repeat. My teeth start to chatter as I resume walking. I need to get back to the clan now. She rises from her place on the ground in my mind and looks at the world through my eyes.

What is happening to us. I don’t know what this is.

I stumble on the path and fall to my knee. I try to stand again and barely manage it as my body sways. I feel as if I have no energy. My eyes feel heavy, and I feel the need to sleep. I walk a few feet and lean against the tree. I blink my eyes at the direction to the entrance of the village wondering how I am going to make it there in this state. I push myself up from the tree and take a step trying to continue walking. I fall to my knees and brace my hands to catch my fall.

Let me out. You must let me out or we will die. Take down the wall.

“I…I can’t dragon.” I fall to my side and curl up on the cold forest floor trying to find some body heat. My eyes have gone really heavy, and I feel myself fading. “Break it, I grant it.” I say as my consciousness fades.

I watch from behind my eyes as she shatters the barrier. I don’t feel the change come over me this time when she shifts. As her vision appear replacing mine the sky rushes toward us. It’s the last things I see before the world goes black.

Oh, no. Something is terribly wrong. I can’t feel Magma as I take to the sky. My body dips as I fight to stay in the air. I feel the exhaustion and the cold she spoke of. They make me so weak that I don’t know if we will make the flight home. I just have to fly a little more. I sigh when I see the landing pad. I use the last of my energy to flap my arms really hard so that we glide right to it.

I watch as the landing pad comes closer, but I don’t have the strength the land. I feel as if my limbs are frozen, and they refuse to obey my command. I see Xander near the pad and call to him.

“Xander, help” I cry into his mind. And then I am falling out of the sky. I see him rushing toward us and my mind goes dark before I can see if he catches us.