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"Hmm, lovely city. They did well rebuilding it after Cynder destroyed it. Shall we see just how sturdy it is?" Carmine questioned, looking at Rift with mild curiosity as he cooked chunks of meat before consuming them.

The orange dragon shrugged. "Queen Shara did say reduce it to rubble, wait a little until reinforcements- Ah good, they're here." He stood up wand watched as hundreds of Panthers, Wyverns, and Dread-wings marched up to them. The drake smirked as they all bowed to him. I could get used to this.

Rift slowly paced from side to side. "Alright, if we're going to see this city destroyed, we need to attack from multiple angles. Half of the Panthers will be attacking with Carmine at the front. The other Panthers are with me, we'll attack from the rear. The Dread-wings will drop bombs at the exits of the city, and Wyverns will pick out the stragglers. Do I make myself clear?" The creatures roared in understanding and the fire drake smirked. "Then let's go say hello."

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"We should be almost there!" Kara yelled to her electric mate. She smiled at how lively the drake had become, seemingly energized by the hope of their third mate still being alive.

"We should? You mean you've never been here before?" Sithris tilted his head. Surely the dragoness would have seen the city before, being a Guardian and all.

Kara shook her head. "While normally a Guardian Candidate would see the Schatten Guardians, they were on their way to discuss trade with Rift, so I didn't have to stop there. I thought you would have visited at least once, Rift had to go pretty often."

The black drake chuckled. "And see all the people? No thank you. You know I'm not big on people, and Silvus already told me New Schatten was second in size only to Warfang. I have to deal with one big city, I care not to hassle with another. I'll just stay with Neala."

Boom!

The dragons were startled as they began hearing explosions in the direction they were headed. Kara gasped in horror, and Sithris frowned as they made out the shape of the city, fire and smoke pouring from the structures.

"Sithy, normally I'd say we need to split up and try and help the people, but seeing all those Panthers there, I'd prefer we stick together." Kara couldn't help but shiver. She didn't want another sword at her throat.

"Agreed, we'll help out where we can." Sithris watched with worry, unsure if the city could survive.

They arrived at the front entrance and found to much relief that the army was encountering heavy resistance. Dragons in the city guard seemed prepared for an attack, each one holding off several Panthers. The two slipped behind cover, trying their best to keep out of sight.

Further, the sight changed, more buildings were destroyed. Bodies of panthers, moles, and dragons began to fill the streets. Kara's heart dropped, Sithris fought to keep from vomiting. Both pairs of eyes locked on a red dragon as he snapped the neck of another drake. The dragon sported runes carved into scale, runes very familiar to Sithris. He had carved them himself.

"W-why is he here?" The electric dragon whimpered, memories of his last confrontation with the drake still haunting him years later.

"He's alone at the moment hon." Kara reassured him. "We can take him out no problem. I'll hold him down and you hit him with all you got." She smiled as the black dragon reluctantly agreed.

Kara jumped up to a caved-in roof, just overlooking the large drake. She closed her eyes, summoning a small storm to form just over the red dragon. With a snarl, a large flurry of wind slammed into him, holding him into place.

"What the? Who the hell is doing this?"

Sithris couldn't help a small smile. A part of him was pleased with seeing such a monstrous creature get his due. He charged up his electricity, stepping out in the open to glare at the larger dragon. He released a massive bolt of lightning, striking Carmine directly in the chest.

The fire drake roared in pain, falling to the ground as his limbs became unresponsive. Kara let off on her wind, joining Sithris as he walked. Carmine snarled as he glared daggers at the black one. "So you finally grew a pair, whelp. Ballsy of you two to attack me like that. Too bad I'm not alone or I'd be in troub-ack!"

Carmine quieted as Sithris began releasing more electricity, eyes becoming a slight red as he began enjoying the revenge he was getting.

The red drake released a particularly load roar as smoke began emanating from his scales. This worried Kara, and snapped her mate from his assault. Their concerns were answered as they heard another roar above them.

Dark grey wings spread wide as Rift looked down on them. These two look familiar... He slowly landed, watching as the two dragons before him stood in shock.

"P-Pest?" Sithris questioned. His heart was conflicted. This looked like his mate, but didn't at the same time. His question was answered not with a verbal response, but by watching the grey eyes of the dragon for a split second shift to blue. "Hon... It is..." Kara whimpered as she saw the drake. "What did that monster do to you?"

Rift could feel his mind in conflict. One part was begging him to go to them. The part in control flashed an image of his queen, telling him these were his enemies.

The fire drake charged, catching them off guard as his tail knocked both to the ground. He frowned as he watched them both quickly stand. The hell... Why didn't I use more energy, that should have done much more damage.

Sithris could feel his eyes water. "Honey, please come home. We can fix whatever she did to you."

"Commander Riften, do not disappoint the Queen!" Carmine snarled, struggling to regain movement in his limbs.

The mention of Shara deepened his scowl, roaring as he attacked again, this time knocking down the two dragons much harder than before. They jumped up and began walking backwards, watching the fire drake with expectation.

Kara sighed. "I don't think we can bring him back without harm to all of us. We should get out of here."

Rift shook his head. "You aren't leaving, You will have your heads removed and given to the Queen as souvenirs." He blinked as a bloodied up panther crawled over.

"We're being pushed back. We even joined the apes and the guards are still overcoming our combined forces."

The fire drake snorted and with a breath, launched a dark fireball at the panther, reducing him to ash. He grinned at the fear in the eyes of the dragons, beginning to step closer to them. "Guess I better make this quick."

Rift curled into a ball and began floating in the air. Heat quickly built up as dark flames emminated from his body. He was building a fury.

Sithris grabbed Kara's tail and started running, earning a snarl from the dark drake. He chased them through the streets, firing off fireballs that reduced the buildings they impacted into nothing. He eventually caught up with them, tackling them as they both struggled to push him away.

Sithris tail would find its place wrapped around the fire dragon's forcing him to stop. He felt a twinge of happiness. The former Guardian may not have known it, but Sithris had stopped the dragon just long enough. Smiling as the grey eyes once again flashed blue.

A portal opened behind them as Silvus quickly froze Rift's feet, grabbing the two mates, and dragging them through.

Rift roared in rage before slowly calming himself. "Those dragons will pay..." He sighed as his almost assured victory lay in shambles. The City of New Schatten had won. He slowly walked back to Carmine and sighed. "We'll return to Warfang, we lost."