Back in the village, Markus was enveloped in a deep sleep, but the dream that unfolded took him back to the lake with the dragon. This time, the dream was more vivid and intense, and the dragon's voice cut through the water with commanding authority.
"Listen carefully, boy. Your mother is healed. But now, we have more important work to do, the black rave. We need to find it," the dragon declared, his voice echoing like a warning through the depths.
"Wait, the black what?" Markus asked stepping forward. "Is that the thing that was on the elf ? Did it cause the villagers to attack my mother?"
The dragon's eyes locked onto Markus's as he raised one hand and pressed a finger firmly against his chest. "There's no time to waste. We must track down the rave. I'll explain everything when we have the chance, but right now, I'll take over ."
" "Well, a deal is a deal. Give them hell, Drake," Mark said as the dragon dipped his hand into the lake, pulling out golden chains that shimmered with radiant light, binding their consciousness together. He dragged the chains, snapping them and allowing him to take control of Markus's body.
"Ha! Drake, is that your attempt at a nickname? My name is Nova Luna. Now rest, child, I'll handle the rest." With Nova now in control of Markus's body, he leaped out the window. Sprouting giant, white, feathery wings, he soared through the night sky, heading towards the black rave and Markus's father..
The rave was able to grab hold of Markus's father, stabbing him with his tentacles and pumping him full of venom causing him to fall unconscious.
Before the beast could consume him, Nova dashed in, flying at speeds rivaling lightning. He grabbed Markus's father and quickly flew him to the forest, hiding him safely before returning to face the threat.
The ravenous creature roared, furious that its prey had been stolen right before its eyes. It thrashed about, slamming its tentacles into the trees surrounding the caves.
"Be put to rest, shadow of the lunar realm, as cataclysmic as the moon. Lunar dragon arcana, moon dragon cataclysm!" Nova shouted as two extra wings sprouted from his back, and golden butterflies made of his light energy formed into a golden crown like a halo on his back.
Blue sparks flew through the sky, scattering like stars dancing in the night. The sparks all paused mid-air, creating an almost hypnotizing sight before rushing full force around the dark creature, spiraling into a dazzling blue twister.
The sound of the sparks burning the rave alive echoed through the forest *CRACKLE, POP, FWOOSH* as the sparks ignited into blue flames, twisting faster and faster. The beast screamed as it tried desperately to escape.
The rave began expanding trying to disperse parts of its body so it could regenerate from one of it's pieces . Nova recognized what it was doing from one of there previous battles
" don't think I'll make the same mistakes twice, cosmic calamity.
The Twister compressed into a sphere, preventing any escape as it shrank more and more until it formed a small glowing ball before exploding, reducing the surrounding area to dust and leaving nothing of the black rave.
Nova steadily landed, slowly flapping his wings as he moved closer to the crater the moon behind him was framed beautifully by his wings making a beautiful scene of Markus's body adorned with four angel like wings with a halo similar to a crown on his back and his eyes a brilliant blue with a gem like pattern.
"You're finally gone, the one who followed me from our realm," Nova said as he returned to Markus's father. He was unconscious and unable to recover from the poison. Nova extended his hand, and particles of light formed into streams that moved around Markus's father like two rivers flowing into a whirlpool.
The light removed the poison from his bloodstream and healed all of his wounds. Nova ensured that he remained unconscious to keep Markus's abilities a secret. He picked him up and placed him beside the crater to make it seem like he had killed the monster.
Markus's voice echoed in Nova's head. "He's not gonna believe that." Nova scratched his head and replied, "You have a point, kid, but we can't stay out here coming up with a perfect plan."
Nova flew back to Markus's house, diving through the window as he retracted his wings and landed in the bed. He detransformed, giving Markus back control of his body after snapping his fingers, which awakened Markus's father back at the cave.
Once Markus regained control, he lay in his bed, releasing a quick sigh. He sent a brief message to the head priest using the seal, explaining the recent events. "Okay, the head priest seems to be a bit busy right now, so until he hears the message, can you explain what that thing was and why it was after my mom?" Markus asked Nova.
"Alright, lie down and enter my world so we can talk face to face," Nova replied, his voice sincere like a brother talking to his younger sibling.
Markus laid in his bed, falling asleep and awakening in the dream world. The dragon, Nova, greeted him warmly. "It's great to talk to you face to face without so much urgency for once."
Markus nodded and responded, "I feel the same way. Now can you explain what has been happening lately?"
Nova closed his eyes, thinking to himself. "Well, I was going to have to explain sooner or later," he responded to Markus. "It would be better if I showed you instead of explaining with words."
Nova placed his hand in the water, stirring it to create a vortex with a mystical glow in the center, where glyphs flowed. "This gateway will lead you to my memories. You'll be able to see everything as I explain things to you," Nova said, entering the vortex and encouraging Markus to jump in.
Having no reason to distrust him since he helped his father and mother, Markus jumped in as the glyphs surrounded him and a blinding glow flashed.