Chapter 145 - Vermithrax

All masters were made aware that Hades was back on earth. As to where? They did not know. Hades could be possessing anyone's body now. Thus, following another meeting, they agreed amongst themselves to resume training together and come up with a solid plan should Hades come for the spirits. 

One thing was certain to them, Hades despised the spirits. 

They returned to train outside of Aeros with Brody making a space for them to practice. 

However, Amanda wondered why her husband often left for Solaris with Abasi. There were always that four hours that he was gone from her sight. 

On one occasion, Christopher brought Orion to Solaris. 

Trisha insisted that I train with the rest of them and let Abasi and Christopher be. She instinctively thought that her husband was keeping something from him. Still, she let them be. 

In Solaris, Akurra, the sea serpent, met Orion for the first time. 

"Ah, such a nice young boy!" The sea serpent's loud voice roared against the seas while Christopher and Orion remained flying above the waters. Abasi drifted from behind, controlling his gravity. 

"Hello son of the moon serpent," said Orion. "It's nice to meet you."

"It's nice to meet another person of the moon too," said Akurra. "This boy though smells of something else."

Christopher laughed and said, "I told you, Akurra. My son is a descendant of the dragon star."

"Right," said the sea serpent. 

"So you'll be a boy that can control both water and fire on your own," said Akurra. "I heard you went to your mother's star? How did it go?"

Orion merely smirked before he told, "I am the master of the red dragon. It is my destiny."

A loud laugh echoed against the undying seas and brought about the siblings of Akurra! The waters were suddenly waving in the heights of a hill. The waters created a loud splashing sound!

The masters and Orion thought that a storm was heading their way. It was either that or an earthquake!

The first serpent to come out to the surface was Akurra's youngest brother. He came up, first looking at Akurra, before turning to the direction of Christopher. The serpent said, "Is this him, brother."

"Yes, Bashe. This is my master and his son," told Akurra. "Christopher and Orion, this is my youngest brother, Bashe."

"Hello, Bashe. It's nice to meet you," told Christopher, bowing his head in respect to another powerful and gigantic sea serpent. 

Orion had his head high, and he ordered, "I will be your master!"

Akurra wound up laughing while Bashe easily expressed displeasure, saying, "Confident boy!" 

Bashe swam closer to Orion and gave him a good sniff. He said, "He smelled of something else!"

"My wife is a descendant of the dragon star," explained Christopher. "Hence, my son has both our blood."

"I see," said Bashe. 

Turning to Akurra, Bashe said, "Brother, do you not care anymore for your life? Why are you giving your life to this mix creature?!"

The question made Christopher look down, but it did not take long for Akurra to answer, "I am bored with my life! I want to serve my purpose! Thus, I will serve Christopher and his family."

With a short pause, Akurra added, "I wished that you and brother Awanyu do the same."

It did not take long for Akurra's other brother, Awanyu, to come out of the water. He was as beastly as Akurra but was rather unfriendly. 

Awanyu swam around the masters and Orion, gave them a good smelling before asking, "Why are you deserving to be our masters? Just because you are a son of the white witch!"

"Because they mean well, brother. Be good now," told Akurra. "Remember, I told you they are fighting off an evil force who planned to annihilate the white witches of the moon. Without the lives of the white witches, we might as well not live!"

"So why not live our lives to the fullest and serve our true masters?!" Akurra pointed out. 

"No - " A loud and thundering objection came from Awanyu, causing the waves to flow back around them! "You have a choice!"

Chilling shivers easily ran down the spines of the master and even Orion's. 

"And I choose to serve them! I at least, have returned to the moon once and remembered its previous glory. I have met the supreme white witch and her heirs! I am happy to continue serving the moon people. Something that you must learn to do." Akurra said loudly. 

"If you truly look to me as a brother, you will respect my wishes and surrender to your true masters, for they have nothing but good intentions for the living!"

Without another word, Awanyu left, creating another set of stormy waves. He dove back to the waters, leaving his brothers behind. 

Bashe remained to stay afloat on the surface of the water with his brother, deciding whether he would also serve either of the two flying mix breeds in front of him. He said, "Prove to me that you are worthy of my power and my loyalty!"

"To be honest with you, great beast. I would rather be a boy and play. I would rather experience a childhood like a normal child, but my destiny said otherwise," said Orion. "If I am going to fight evil, I might as well have all strength with me!"

Orion slowly flew down on Bashe's head and pleaded, "May I rest on you, Bashe?"

Bashe did not respond but just allowed Orion to land his feet at the bridge of his nose. 

"Great Bashe, you may choose not to serve me, but your power will greatly help me control my own. Being the only male descendant of the red dragon star has its consequences, including bearing its immense power," told Orion. 

"It is a power too great to tame, that is in need of your strength." Orion kneeled down and begged, "Please serve me, Bashe."

Bashe was silent for seconds. "Show me this power you are talking about, boy. Show me the power that you need me to control."

Orion nodded before flying back in the air. He turned to his father and uncle Abasi, saying, "Please... please stay back."

The young boy easily removed his armor and threw it in the direction of his father. It was from there that the sea serpent saw the impression on his chest. It was a mark of a dragon curling into a ball and seemingly biting its own tail. 

The sight stunned both Bashe that he turned to Akurra. 

After Orion placed his hand on his chest, he commanded, "Vermithrax! The creator of my forefathers! I summon you!"

The skies of Solaris easily turned dark. Clouds rotated above Orion before fire slowly appeared above him in the same circular motion. 

It did not take long for a beastly creature to come out from the skies thousands of feet above Orion. Its gigantic wings created a deafening sound across the distance. Its body extending hundreds of feet. 

It took only ten minutes for the great dragon of the red star to fully appear in his complete form. It roared before breathing out fire, announcing its arrival!

Seeing two monstrous serpents before him, Vermithrax, the red dragon assumed the worse and sped fire in the direction of Akurra and Bashe!

"No! Stop Vermithrax! They are not enemies!" Revealed Orion. 

Akurra immediately went down the water, while Bashe responded by commanding the waters to kill its flames! 

The seas rose, trying to reach the source of its power, utterly splashing against Orion, Christopher, and Abasi. 

"Stop! You are not supposed to be enemies!" Told Orion. 

Only after Orion's last calling did the two creatures halted their attacks. 

"What is the meaning of this, boy?" Asked Vermithrax. 

"I told you before, I am partly a dragon star descent and moon descent. These are serpents of the moon!" Revealed Orion. "Like you, I wish for one of them to be one with me and control the fire you created inside my body!"

It was a few months ago that Vermithrax himself sought after Orion. After having been awaken for over a year. He knew that a male descent had come about. He was bored of resting in his own star that he decided to call upon all his creations in their sleep. 

Both Orion and Amanda dreamed of the red dragon that they made a trip to the star with Agatha. It was there that Orion forged a bond with Vermithrax, drinking the dragon's blood.

The dragon swore to serve Orion, for Amanda defied the odds and created a male lineage. The curse that he created was divine, and he could only count on Amanda's clan now to make more descendants of the dragon star. 

The dragon acknowledged that Orion was meant for greater things. However, Vermithrax's blood inside of him was sometimes too powerful that Orion occasionally created fire on his own.

In the years to come, Agatha determined Orion needed a serpent's blood to tame the dragon's flames. 

From behind Orion, Abasi was talking to Christopher. He said, "I feel. We both are just spectators here."

"Tell me about it.. My son is like the bomb!" Declared Christopher.