Darksong
Back in action!
This fanfiction is based off of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, but there is no knowledge of the game required to understand. The only thing you need to know is about the Incarnus. The Incarnus is a legendary monster that, as its name suggests, is reincarnated when the entrance to the Dark World opens. Its mission: close the entrance with the power of the Mark. Its form depends on where it is. If the hills are grassy and there are cliffs present, it becomes a majestic white wolf. When the terrain is bumpy and hard, the Incarnus is born as a red-feathered hawk. If it is born in a forest, the Incarnus is a large ape. But that leaves water, which is where this Incarnus is born.
Prologue - The Dividing
Ominous clouds shielded the night sky from view. The air was as turbulent as the sea, and made one's hair stand on end. Somewhere in the distance, a black part of the sky was opening, as if the entrance to a cave. This was not a good sign.
On a small ledge on the cliff above the sea lay something mysterious. It was a glowing light, pulsating with a changing aura. The light became silver, then yellow, then black, then red, and finally, blue before becoming silver again. But for some reason, it stayed blue longer than the time it stayed on the other colors put together. The light began to expand, becoming the aqua blue that it seemed to prefer.
However, dark waves of something flying began to swallow the horizon. They were getting closer and closer. These things were like animals, but not quite. They had no one form, and they only talked with metallic groans that seemed to say, "There it is! Capture the soul!" "It's so close this time... hehehe..."
The winged figures began to close in on the light, as if oblivious to the lightning that was beginning to form in the clouds. All of a sudden, as they began to rise with the light in their hands, it was as if they were struck with the illumination, but not the spark itself. The spark headed straight through the light, as if splitting in two, and both sides faded, disappearing into nothing. As the dark hole in the sky became larger, it seemed to throw things out of whack. The ocean became more crazy, consuming the falling shadows that stained the water an oily black.
Chapter 1 - The Isle
In this place, it was calm. The grass around the pond was slathered with fresh water. However, the air was warm, and gnats above the water began to fly away as the sun began to rise.The light-colored pond was hardly moving, but the fish inside it were curious at the strange, aqua-colored light that was floating in it. As the light began to expand, the koi all darted into the corners of the pond that had been dark but were now being illuminated. And immediately, the light began to take shape, becoming what looked like a wasp standing up. However, it became less like a wasp as it became solid. Now what used to be a light looked like an ocean blue dragon, with gold and amethyst-colored armor on its head, torso, legs, and the base of its tail. Its narrow eyes were sea green, half-closed as it began to wake up. The dragon had spines along its back and tail. Its strong shoulders supported large, bat-like wings. Two obsidian horns were on each side of its head. Finally, its build made it look highly feminine.
She began to float in the water, bobbing up and down. Where is this...?
Startling the fish even more, she suddenly jetted out of the clear pond, heading into the air as if she were going to slash the clouds. Luckily, there were no humans out; if she drew attention to herself, that could be dangerous. There were many people wanting to harness the power of the Incarnus.
How did I know that? I am the Incarnus? she asked herself. Sighing, she sat perched on a nearby stone arch that stretched over a stone ramp. On the arch, there was a pattern carved, like the bud of a rose yet to open.
What is my name?
I am the Incarnus.
With that thought, she began to shiver, and as she looked down at herself, her left side was beginning to turn black. What is this?!
It only stayed like that for a moment, for then the left half of her body began to pulsate with an eerie purple aura.
"What am I!" She cried, again unsure of herself, hopefully not waking anyone. Swinging her thick tail angrily, she began to fly out over the ocean, towards the sunrise. Something pulled her in that direction, and she passed over many buildings, including one with a glowing design on the front. The last thing she flew above was a jetty, because after that, there was only water for a long way.
Gliding on the warm thermals, she hardly had to flap her large wings. She held her claws close to her body, in order to be as aerodynamic as possible. The dragon soared like an airplane, quickly making her way to a mountainous isle in the distance. All the grass was dead, and the path was trampled sand. There were few buildings here, and she was unsure whether she should land here. But there was nowhere else, and finally, the aqua-colored dragon touched her feet to the soft, dry ground, giving a small grunt. There were hardly any humans, luckily, and what looked like a small podium stood at the base of a cliff. She could see an armored skeleton with a sword up on that cliff. What is... that thing?
It gazed down at her with its empty eye sockets, cracked skull bobbing up and down in a way that made it look humorous. However, the dragon knew that it was somehow dangerous.
Suddenly, it leaped off of the small cliff, using its broadsword to balance itself, and charged at her. The dragon flew up out of the way and sent a small blast of water towards it. It was knocked back, but quickly got up again, with an odd light circling it. What is it casting now? she thought. But the ground turned black below her, explaining it. Dim? Her magic wouldn't be as strong now. Quickly, she attacked it with her claws, darting left and right. The armored skeleton disappeared in a flood of blue light.
As she looked up at the sky behind her, she saw how the silver light from the fading moon shone off of her scales.
From now on, I am... Moonwing.
Prologue - The Dividing
Ominous clouds shielded the night sky from view. The air was as turbulent as the sea, and made one's hair stand on end. Somewhere in the distance, a black part of the sky was opening, as if the entrance to a cave. This was not a good sign.
On a small ledge on the cliff above the sea lay something mysterious. It was a glowing light, pulsating with a changing aura. The light became silver, then yellow, then black, then red, and finally, blue before becoming silver again. But for some reason, it stayed blue longer than the time it stayed on the other colors put together. The light began to expand, becoming the aqua blue that it seemed to prefer.
However, dark waves of something flying began to swallow the horizon. They were getting closer and closer. These things were like animals, but not quite. They had no one form, and they only talked with metallic groans that seemed to say, "There it is! Capture the soul!" "It's so close this time... hehehe..."
The winged figures began to close in on the light, as if oblivious to the lightning that was beginning to form in the clouds. All of a sudden, as they began to rise with the light in their hands, it was as if they were struck with the illumination, but not the spark itself. The spark headed straight through the light, as if splitting in two, and both sides faded, disappearing into nothing. As the dark hole in the sky became larger, it seemed to throw things out of whack. The ocean became more crazy, consuming the falling shadows that stained the water an oily black.
Chapter 1 - The Isle
In this place, it was calm. The grass around the pond was slathered with fresh water. However, the air was warm, and gnats above the water began to fly away as the sun began to rise.The light-colored pond was hardly moving, but the fish inside it were curious at the strange, aqua-colored light that was floating in it. As the light began to expand, the koi all darted into the corners of the pond that had been dark but were now being illuminated. And immediately, the light began to take shape, becoming what looked like a wasp standing up. However, it became less like a wasp as it became solid. Now what used to be a light looked like an ocean blue dragon, with gold and amethyst-colored armor on its head, torso, legs, and the base of its tail. Its narrow eyes were sea green, half-closed as it began to wake up. The dragon had spines along its back and tail. Its strong shoulders supported large, bat-like wings. Two obsidian horns were on each side of its head. Finally, its build made it look highly feminine.
She began to float in the water, bobbing up and down. Where is this...?
Startling the fish even more, she suddenly jetted out of the clear pond, heading into the air as if she were going to slash the clouds. Luckily, there were no humans out; if she drew attention to herself, that could be dangerous. There were many people wanting to harness the power of the Incarnus.
How did I know that? I am the Incarnus? she asked herself. Sighing, she sat perched on a nearby stone arch that stretched over a stone ramp. On the arch, there was a pattern carved, like the bud of a rose yet to open.
What is my name?
I am the Incarnus.
With that thought, she began to shiver, and as she looked down at herself, her left side was beginning to turn black. What is this?!
It only stayed like that for a moment, for then the left half of her body began to pulsate with an eerie purple aura.
"What am I!" She cried, again unsure of herself, hopefully not waking anyone. Swinging her thick tail angrily, she began to fly out over the ocean, towards the sunrise. Something pulled her in that direction, and she passed over many buildings, including one with a glowing design on the front. The last thing she flew above was a jetty, because after that, there was only water for a long way.
Gliding on the warm thermals, she hardly had to flap her large wings. She held her claws close to her body, in order to be as aerodynamic as possible. The dragon soared like an airplane, quickly making her way to a mountainous isle in the distance. All the grass was dead, and the path was trampled sand. There were few buildings here, and she was unsure whether she should land here. But there was nowhere else, and finally, the aqua-colored dragon touched her feet to the soft, dry ground, giving a small grunt. There were hardly any humans, luckily, and what looked like a small podium stood at the base of a cliff. She could see an armored skeleton with a sword up on that cliff. What is... that thing?
It gazed down at her with its empty eye sockets, cracked skull bobbing up and down in a way that made it look humorous. However, the dragon knew that it was somehow dangerous.
Suddenly, it leaped off of the small cliff, using its broadsword to balance itself, and charged at her. The dragon flew up out of the way and sent a small blast of water towards it. It was knocked back, but quickly got up again, with an odd light circling it. What is it casting now? she thought. But the ground turned black below her, explaining it. Dim? Her magic wouldn't be as strong now. Quickly, she attacked it with her claws, darting left and right. The armored skeleton disappeared in a flood of blue light.
As she looked up at the sky behind her, she saw how the silver light from the fading moon shone off of her scales.
From now on, I am... Moonwing.