Ermnzik: First To Fly (Chapter 4)

Zeil1

Feasts I does on dragon flesh. All clan there in cave. All surrounded the blue. I tugs off scale on dragon hea, put it between Zeil eyes I do. All lok up. Click begins, all of clan clicks. Clicking for I. Just I only.2

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Salaei4

I ran to the edge of a large rock and threw myself into the air, . I stetched my wings to their full extent and flew up towards the lights. That's then I heard it. The silent but deafening shriek of dath. I froxe in the air for a moment. It was Tachaeil.5

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Zeil7

Clan leader many generations lives. Time is over for now him. I control now the clan. I be killing the dragonling very soon now. First does I do though is show others that the fire-water is bad. show hem burnt claw and show them where happen. Little ones almost fall in water while explain I do. One does, and prove Zeil right about fire water.8

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Salaei10

I flew around for a little while, but I couldn't believe what had happened. Tachaeil and I had been the ony ones left. He couldn't be gone. Not now. I couldn't be the last one could I? I never even got to see him.... I saw the goup of Zelik below near the firaqua and I was furious with myself for not being able to breathe fire yet. Not being able to destroy them.11

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Zeil13

All click in panicing and move from edge. Zelik mother examine when youngling was , see nothing now. All believes I now. knows Zeil tell not the untruth. Zelik all return to Black Water Cave. Zelik Mother clicks loud when sees her nest empy. I walks nest and smells Dragonling. Why Dragonling here? Take egg? What use unhatch Zelik to Dragonling? Confused I doe it much. Zeil tell all to Scan skies. Find Dragonling. Find Egg.14

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Salaei16

I got an idea when i saw the egg on the ground in front of that cave. I landed afew paces from it and concidered dropping it into the firaqua, . But then I decided it might be useful to keep. Maybe Zelik weren't as different as I though. I carefully held the egg in my foreclaws and launched into the air, taking great care not to drop the egg. I landed on the cliff of a ground cave I had found earlier and set the egg down in a shallow indention. i left again and returned with small ground plants similar to the ones in the nest the egg came from and spread it a little in the place I put the egg. I heard a soft rustling sond from within it and realized it would probably hatch pretty soon. I left and went off to catch a sarrik or two, I was famished.17

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Ermnzik19

*Thud* Thud* Finally a small crack made in wall, I pushing hard, want out, not strong enough yet, but close. *Thud* Bang had again and shell wall crack more, but too tired, sleeping now.20

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Zeil22

All Zelik return from search. Seen Dragonling carry three things towards big ground water. Click command loud zeil does. All Zelik hear I, not matter how far is they. To Ground Water!23

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Ermnzik24

*THUD* *THUD* All over shaking. *CRACK* Big crack made now. Pushes hard against crack in wall. Getting sleepy now. Rols ackward and walls crack ope, shell fall away. Sits there blinking away the egg juice does I. I looks around a little bit before curl up in softness under where egg used to be. Stranges smells come from everywhere. Later aftr rest try to stand but fall back down. Tries again I does then ses something move. Jumps big up and Iands on it and bites it hard until it not move. Good taste does it have. Eats some until full. then curls up on soft again. 25

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Salaei26

I woke up and looked around the cave. I saw the broken egg shell first, then the dead sarrik. I looked behind te eggshell and saw the small form of the young Zelik, curled up asleep. It was about foot and a half long already, even though it had just recently hatched.I noticed it starting to wake up and gently nudged it with my thoughts. I recieved curious thoughts proding me back as it opened it's eyes and looked at me. I silently introduced myself and asked if it had a name. The name Ermzik entered my thoughts. I welcome it to life and ask itf it knowswhat I am. Again a single word slips into my conciousness 'Zelik?'
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Zeil27

Clan run fasts. Al scan skies for signs of dragonling. I hop big rock onto when all reaches Ground Lake. Loos around does I and sees cave on cliff wall. Clicks I does message to others. I tells them 'how way we reach dragonling cave? too far up, no way climb high enough. I looks at cave and plans next move on to be taking.
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Ermnzik28

Dragon says she is. She speak soft mind talk to I.Calming it is, I hops over to her and stares into eyes. Dragon mind speaking strang name I not understand to say. 'Zalaek' tries I to mind speak back. Dragon makes small outloud sound, but lets I call her Zalaek. Dragon calls I name I not pronounce. Is soft saying like Ermzi. I nomind, not can talk her name good either. I curls up next to her and drift of to sleeping. Feel safe I does with Dragon, ut something worry I. But I no understand what or why. I hears faint clicks in mind as fall to sleep.
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Zeil29

I clicks commands to al as head to ground cliffs. Zelik Mothers stay art Dark Cliffs to wait of us for returning. I hops on high stone and climbs little far up clff. Leaps ups o ledge and I look ups. Cave still big far, still take distance to find egg.
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Salaei30

I wondered silently if they would come for her. I looked down at Ermsi, starting to noice that she loed just ike a dragon hatchling, except she was black, here had never been black dragons. There never will be now I suppose, I must be the only one left. It seemed to be the only explanation.
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Zeil31

All can feels whn new mind appear, egg must have been hatch. Takes other of clan while to know, since they farther away being. Finally call I does to hatched in mind speak. Mind of hatched called Ermnzik. Tells all I does not to think to hatched. Tells I talk to mind talk to hatched first. All quiets then. I call to the Ermnzik, Is weak talk back to I. As if confused of who was I and what was.
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Ermnzik32

I waked to mind talk again. It called itself Zeil. Was good easy speak name unlike Zalaek. Was a Zelik like i. Ask if okay I. I tells yes. Tells I to hop to edge. Tells to look down. Tells I there be many Zlik, is tell I is be rescued from Dragon. I hops to edge nd looks over side after blinks in bright starlight. I sees black dots at ground. Is Zelik I realizes after eyes becomng adjusted. They all clicks up to I. Hps one does, stand on rock and clicks loud to I. Calls name Ermnzik to I. Is shrill clicker. Is pules back b Zelik with blue scale on head. Zeil voice in in tells I to go back into cave, to be wait for Zelik to return and recue I. Dragon is kind to I, no understanding hy I needing of to be rescue, but back into cave hops I does.
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