sábado, 30 de abril de 2011

VIII ‒ Hopes

Days stretched into weeks, which extended for months, which turned into years. Soon Helike and Flame would be completing two years old, nobody knew how to age or date of birth of the little red, then they decided it was the same day and felt that he had the same age as Helike.
Together these two years, the harmony and unity among the brothers reached a highly advanced stage. Even his parents thought that they would be so close together, although it sucked.
Another issue that motivated the parents was that, with two full years, the elders would try to seal the creature Helike and so could again be a family no longer an obligation. The expectation of the response of the elders and the possible restoration of the Long family unit, they ate as fire consumed the paper, could hardly wait.
Opted, as in the previous year, which at least on the anniversary of the Helike treat well, and he has noticed that their birthdays would be unique, enjoyed the most.

- Today, close to two years to complete, we have a special gift for you, Helike. - Said the mother enthusiastically.
- Really?! Where? Where?
- Calm down, all of your time, baby. - Interrupted the father.
Were heading for the center Lanshi while talking animatedly. Helike never questioned because of the act and were acting with him, rather than that perish into oblivion, at least in those days when they changed their behavior.
When they reached the central square, went to a small, rustic building, in which dragons, extremely Abels, wove subtle and fragile, but often worked both in the same piece of cloth that could produce strong and majestic dimensions. To the surprise of not only Helike, but also of his brother, his parents had ordered one of these benchmarks for both.
The garments were magnificent, both from a deep brown that resembled polished brass. It covered the entire length of the back, arrested on the thighs and forearms to not be flowing and, incidentally, impair flight and finalizing a kind of collar key with a large stone decorated. In the case of the stone Helike was greenish black with branches in all its extension. In the Flame of the stone was orange with blue lines.
Both were impressed with this and stated in using quotas, those which both parents and the artisans, have not hesitated to help them to dress them.
Helike never felt so happy before, mainly because of this quota would be one of the few ways to experience love from their parents after that day.
- Thank you for this, Mom and Dad! Simply loved it!
- Easy, little, there's more. - They carried the certainty that the spell backfire positive seal and could give much more for the little one soon.

Now were moving to build more elaborate Lanshi, a symbol of goodwill from the village of dragons, since art was not the best ability of the dragons were the reflection of other buildings, which, incidentally, were few.
This building was the temple where the elders met, and all were well aware of that, except Helike. During times of mistreatment to which he was obliged to resist, now and again he was left alone at home and her relatives had to find the elders for advice.
- Stay here for now, be back soon - said the mother and the father continued.
In another room they met the old chief, who had advised them to treat as they'd been treating Helike. He then ruled:
- I imagine they have come to try the spell on the young, no?
- Yes, exactly. - They said together.
- Well, let's make it so without delay. Apply what they have taught him so that it is unconscious and bring him here.
The Longs looked at each other with a few moments saddened by having to do this. Okay, come back soon . Said moved by love and hope, and left the room.
Flame Helike and found a lively play when they returned to the room in which the left, with a discrete signal meant that the little red detract from his brother so they could collapses it.
When the young dragon was already unconscious, they waited to let them in, then both the three were helped to get him into the presence of elders to give themselves initiate the process. The room was weakened with lighting and markings, from which emanated a bluish glow, nearly everywhere. In addition to the elders, five dragons were called to help in whatever way they can.
The old man rested his view on it for a moment and then with a cold voice ordered: - Off with his clothes!
Before they could protest, the five dragons had Helike abstracted by their relatives and stripped him mercilessly, leaving only the rags of clothing he had won the refined bit. Flame ventured to move forward and, with the prey, snatched the stone that was in his brother's clothes.
Shamelessly, threw the puppy into a circle inscribed with strange, and it fell with a thud and muffled, their parents, who could do nothing painful.
All the elders were present at the ceremony, forming a large circle around the circle squamous found where is the small. All rose synchronously and without any warning, sued the enchantment.
All entries on the walls became more intense, dipping all the ghostly blue they produced. The circle in which Helike found himself was the one that shone with greater intensity, making it almost disappear against by the glow.
Some moments after the start, a scene showed that the spell was actually had some effect: Helike arose, apparently, beside himself, looked at all sides until it rested eyes hidden by a red scary and tried to move, but somehow, the circle caught him and prevented him from continuing. After that, he released a roar of pure pain and fainted again.
The scene was horrendous, the mother could not stop crying, the father consoled her head down, apparently swallowing the weeping and Flame, feeling unable to do anything, just grabbed the rock that once was in his brother's coat, hunched , suffering with him.
Much time has passed, and many others as the first outbreaks were repeated at a time embraced the stone Flame also shone a blinding green, and when the glow dissipated, both the stone of its quota as the stone of the old quota merged brother, mysteriously, forming a yin-yang orange and green balls consecutively, blue and black.
When the brightness of the marks that covered the room weakened to become almost nonexistent, Helike appeared again with the same appearance as presented in the episode of conflict on earth, writhing in pain, and even unconscious, moaning.
His mother soon fell into tears, as if feeling the pain of the calf, her husband restrained himself to the utmost, but the tears just rolled down his face, it reflected his little brother.
- We believe that it is made. However, there can be waived so as mistreatment, fo--
- Why can not we?!? - Scandalized father with the Flame that is not restrained. - The enchantment was just so he could be happy not to continue suffering!
- If you allow me to continue. - After the two had settled down, he calmly continued - For never done that before, committed suicide the other pups before then, because could not stand the pressure, Helike is the first to endure so much and do not know whether the words used were the most promising.
- But there is no report in our entire history? - It rose to mother to tears for questioning.
- None was as strong to resist.
Amazed by the extraordinary will to live that carried Helike, they agreed to stay with the system for longer in order to test the charm, as much as it hurts them.
Approaching the infant, who was still unconscious and groaning with pain, his father took him to the jaw and retired, along with the other, the place, saying goodbye to the elders solemnly during output.
Then returned home to bitter, disappointed by so much suffering lead to even more pain. The young black dragon took several hours to get back to normal and the more the rest of the day to overcome the pain.