A Losing Battle-Magma

As time wore on in the dome in my mind I am beginning to think that I should have made it much bigger. My dragon has grown to the point that in order for us both to fit I lay inside of her tail as it wraps around me. Her iridescent red scales sit so close to my face that if I wanted to count the shining facets in each one I could. The black spikes that have always lined the spine of my dragon body now fill me with fear at how the sharp tips glisten.

If she were to make the wrong move in her anger I could so easily be impaled. That would be a tragic end for if I die in my mind then only my body will live on, and she will have the control she needs.

Give up Magma. Soon your will to keep me trapped here will fail. Even if it means that you are no longer alive in our mind, I will have our mate. He already wants our body and under my control it will be no different. This is a battle you cannot win.

“I can’t give up dragon. I won’t give up. I will fight for our mate with all that I am or die trying. This heat has warped your mind and you cannot see it. You have always reminded me that if I die so do you. I would rather both of us die than to cause harm to Igneous” I say shakily.

In anger she bangs her ginormous body against the dome. My entire body shudders under the weight and I feel myself lose the fight a little more. In pure desperation tears spring to my eyes as I try to hold on.

I will not cause him harm. He will be born anew into the perfect mate for me. You know not of what you speak. Now that I have him I cannot let him go. I must remove those that would keep us apart. It is the only way that I will ever be free.

“I have given you freedom. We have share one life since you first appeared. We have shared in pain and healed through grief. Together we found our mate and together we must fight to survive for him. Igneous will not love just my body if I no longer occupy it. You are foolish if you think that this is the way love works” I scream with all my might but all she does is cackle mad with power.

I look around above just hoping to see her face so that I can try harder to make her understand. She must know my intention because suddenly I feel the foundation of my mind quake as she moves. The small circle in which in lay becomes clouded in darkness as one of her blood red eyes fills my view.

“If you do this not only would you lose our mate, but you would lose me. Power will only get you so far and once you possess it, you can never truly be happy. Isn’t he what you have always wanted? You have taunted me for years with visions of our mate and the love we would have with him. The bond. You have to see how this path you are creating will end. So, end it now before you can no longer turn back” I plead as I reach out to her.

For just a moment I believe that I have gotten through to her as her large eye blinks. I see a spark of recognition shine through it, but my hopes end when it disappears.

We have shared in many things dear Magma but in this I see that we will never agree. Power is the only way that I will get the bond that I need with my mate. We will be happy just as the visions I showed you. Now you will sleep. You will remain here until I rescue our mate. As a beast I may not understand love as you do but I know enough to claim what is mine.

And with her final decree her eye leaves my vision has her tail wraps tighter to enclose me in this space. I scream and push against the heavy weight of the tail that threatens to crush me. As I start to suffocate from the lack of air I feel the dome I created break as my minds shatters completely.

Igneous

I groan as I slowly become awake. I flick my tongue out of my mouth to lick my lips that feel dry and cracked. I hiss against the pain of my own saliva as the taste of blood fills my mouth. It’s so damn hot. I can feel the sweat that slicks my skin. I move to try to open my eyes, but the movement is harder than ever. My limbs feel so heavy and as I try to move my arms to wipe my face the motion is not followed by my brain.

I know that since I can still think that somehow I am still alive. I know that the hear in my body has gotten to be too much and I have now lost control of it. I should have tried to leave sooner to get to Magma. I know that if I can no longer move there is no way that she can be any better. As I have the thought voices beside my own suddenly fill the space. I tune into listen.

“Did we really have to cuff him to the bed. He wasn’t trying to harm anyone. He only wanted to leave” I hear my mother say.

“This is for his own good. He was about to break the law. If we hadn’t have stopped him he could have gone to prison for his crimes. This is the only way to save our son” my father replies. “Why don’t you go downstairs and make a cup of tea to calm yourself, Ivette.” I hear him suggest.

“I don’t need tea at a time like this Michael. I am staying with our son until he is awake. I just need to know that my boy is okay” I hear my mother gush.

“Fine. Stay here and worry yourself to death for all I care. I am going downstairs to work while you waste your time even though you can see he still breathes.” I hear him spit at my mother.

I hear his footsteps leave the room and strain to hear any other sound in the quiet. Slow footsteps make their way toward the bed, and I feel it slightly dip next to me.

“I am sorry Igneous. I know that you don’t deserve this kind of treatment. I can only hope that when you awake you forgive us for trying to keep you safe” I hear my mother whisper.

I groan at a pain on my arm and know that she must have touched me. My arms sears as her hand stays in place. I hear my mother gasp and the pain in my arm slowly starts to fade. I feel my body jerk in pain against a touch of her hand to my forehead. The pain is too much, and I fade into the black of my vision.