A Bridge Between Brothers

by Rammy

That Misunderstands

Author's Note:

A mild warning for the upcoming chapter. This story outside of a few minor sections has been 1st person narration. This chapter is no different however the narration is... disjointed... and on purpose. It should, however, still be readable... Though to lessen your suffering I let this chapter be shorter than normal... (Normally I make sure a chapter reaches 1-1.1k before posting which this chapter would have reached with any other narrator aka without a disjointed narration.)

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I watched brother break heart. Not friend friend begging prey. Fire bird song make soul hurt make all hurt. Brother hurt most. Not sure how fix. Will fix, must fix.

"Spike wait!" Red whelp yelled when brother run.

"You all best be going after him..." Adult purple dragon growled. Louder growl when whelps not move. "Now!"

Watched whelps run. Wanted to go... comfort brother... but brother hurt by him not want me. No warning on ground seeing sky. Purple dragon claw on stomach.

"Who are you?" Purple dragon growled. Looked angry. More weight, pain. Hard breathing.

"I... don't know." No name...

Izvēlies! Father word shout in head.

"Don't play coy with me demon! The only reason I didn't roast you the moment and I don't now is..."

"Leave him alone!" Not friend friend failed at moving claw.

"You, who called H.K. a 'desecrator' for 'disturbing the final peace of your people' don't understand what is going on?" Purple dragon roared at Not friend friend. "This is necromancy."

I growled. Not that. I meant to be. That made not meant to be to be. Not dead! I never dead... Hated like dead, yes. But they not know... no one knew. Not even one trapping. Alone, trapped. Pain, tortured. How show... I looked for showing... anything... little around. Only rocks. Looked at rocks long. I think might work.

"This is not necromancy..."

"H.K. is dead and the only..."

"I KNOW WHAT NECROMANCY IS YOU BUCKING LIZARD!" Not friend friend roared like dragon before sad. "Draconequui have a natural feel for imbalances in mana."

"Which you clearly lack as you failed to notice the obvious strained ley lines."

"Don't remind me... H.K. was my only friend... I should have known that he would not break his promise unless... unless..." Tired of Purple dragon and Not friend friend arguing. Head hurts. Words hard think harder to say. Never think, talk before. Need to find word. Make understanding. "Doesn't matter! What ever this is its not necromancy... I know how that feels intimately. This more of an... how did H.K. describe it? Something about an mana echo... of the soul..."

I not Echo!

"Still sounds like necromancy to me."

"Thē."

"No? What do you mean 'no'?" Purple dragon stared.

I grabbed rock. Almost dropped rock. Rock feel strange. Everything strange. Can feel now. Soul forest no feel feel. Grunted to get Not friend friend attention. Not friend friend and Purple dragon look. I put rock in Not friend friend paw.

"Rock me, paw H.K." I said hiding rock inside paw. "H.K.... trap me."

Not friend friend still for time. Then head shook. Confused. Purple dragon too confused. Then mad.

"Why am I even listening to this abomination?!" Purple dragon growled. "You want to listen, fine. I have ley lines to check for stability and then I'm out of this damned place! I don't care for what H.K. was going to give me it's not worth it! Not worth it... But if whatever that is is not dealt with before I leave I will make you wish that you had stayed stoned!"

I growled as Purple dragon left. I know hurt. I no it. Not to be dealt with.

Fire bird song louder, reaching end. Soon song and fire bird gone. It beautiful. Eyes and heart watered. I not like H.K.... This not what I wanted. I made to be him and him me. Not alone again. Now alone... lost...

Izvēlies!

Closed eyes at long cry. I knew what meant. Opened eyes to sky. Fire bird flying away. Fire bird song softer then gone.

Not friend friend crying again. He looking where fire bird flew. Know he blamed self. Killed by prey spell... not fight. H.K. doomed like prey... he die anyway.

"You not blame... prey long dead blame."

"I know what you were trying to do H.K. One last assurance and comfort that it wasn't my fault. You were a good friend... If I had remembered that before... The shaman was right... why am I talking to a soulless mana echo as if you are still here...?"

Light blind me. Once light gone Not friend friend gone.

I growled, angry at Not friend friend. Not his fault! I not H.K. I not message. I not soulless! Bah! Not matter now. He gone. Now brother matter more.

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[RadicalDishonesty]

I growled, angry at Not friend friend. Not his fault! I not H.K. I not message. I not soulless! Bah! Not matter now. He gone. Now brother matter more.

Message?

I see the white dragon is the kind of dragon that rambles on about prey all the time... that's gonna be fun.

[Rammy]

Message?

Discord is thinking that the white dragon is relaying some sort of message of comfort and reassurance from H.K.... Which is incorrect.

I see the white dragon is the kind of dragon that rambles on about prey all the time... that's gonna be fun.

I don't know about that although I might have him do that now that you gave me the idea....

[Waterpicker]

Given what happened in the previous universe involving HK. I think I know who this dragon is.

[Rammy]

8622906 Well given that you have read the Keeper Triology I wouldn't be surprised if you 'knew' who the dragon is given that I am using some of the same locations and characters from that series... but don't be surprised if I take a left turn with him because this is not that series(not even a remake/reboot of it)