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Message: <blockquote data-quote="simmo" data-source="post: 1433480" data-attributes="member: 9744">chapter 3 Avatar of AngerAs Serena stood in the waters she felt uneasy. Deep inside her a dam that had been holding back all her anger, frustration and rage burst. The seer felt waves of anger washing over her and bubbling up from inside her like a geyser. For the first time in a long while she allowed herself to experience the hatred that she carried around, but always put to the side keeping it bottled up.Warmed from inside by the heat of her anger, the seer watched indifferently as the waters of the lake began to bubble and boil. Damn Nyon for his interfering ways. Damn him for cryptic words and riddles. Damn Miranda Allman for ruining her life and being responsible for the death of her father. Damn the modrons for killing innocents in the city of Haven. Damn them all.Suddenly the surface of the lake dipped downwards for a brief moment and then a large black reptilian head burst from beneath the water. The elder wyrm's head arched upwards and out of the lake, until she towered over Serena and the souls gathered at the edge of the lake. The dragon glared down majestically with a malevolent gleam in it's dark and sinister eyes. The ancient dragon let out a primal scream of rage and hatred, it's caustic breath spreading the stench of death to those nearby."Come to me," Serena commanded calmly.The angry black dragon lowered her head until she was level with the heart seer of Tomeri. Zakar growled angrily, frustrated at not being permitted to act and feeling helpless in the face of the a creature of such malevolence and power. Serena had not moved from her spot in the lake and although her blue dress was soaked from the chest downwards, she appeared not to notice.Scores have not been settled yet, I will not rest. The dragon spoke directly in to Serena's mind and she could feel the anger carried over by those words.Neither will I, Serena vowed.Then we are as one. The black dragon dipped its head downwards in a sign of respect, her chin going beneath the water briefly.We are. I am not afraid of you. Serena studied the creature that had emerged from the dark lake, but could read nothing in the dragon's cold and hard eyes.It is well that you should not be. The dragon's thoughts were tinged with scornful laughter. If ever you lose control of me, then fear me.Yes, the seer replied, acknowledging the truth of that statement. Serena reached up and planted a kiss on the creature's scales which were as black as night. I need you, she thought.Now? The dragon glanced briefly at the others, but dismissed them as unworthy of her attention.Always, Serena answered.I will hold you to this. The dragon stared hard at the seer.You need me as well, Serena was coming to terms with what the creature was and what it represented. She realised that since it was part of her, it could not survive without her.Of course. I will come when you call for me. The creature replied mirthfully. But there will also be times when I come and you have not call for me. All traces of humour disappeared from its thoughts and it attempted to judge Serena's reaction.I am prepared for that. The seer thought confidently that she knew who and what she was.You had better be. The dragon warned her. Some day you may lose control. I hope that you are ready to face the consequences of that.I know myself. the seer re-iterated.You had better. The great wyrm began to lower itself back beneath the waters of the lake.I have all the control I need. Now that Serena knew what the creature was, she knew that she was in control of her anger.Good luck to you then. The dragon disappeared beneath the surface of the lake and the waters became still once again."Well," Serena turned towards the others. "I need you too." She embraced each of the others who resided in the Garden. When she hugged Zakar, she noticed that he was trembling a little."Can we leave this place my Lady?" the hound archon asked respectfully. "Your father has chosen to reside here, but the rest of us are not comfortable here.""By the lake?" The seer was surprised to hear Zakar express his fear of her. "She is only a part of me.""We understand my Lady," Zakar replied gently. "But it is not a part of you that we are comfortable around.""She is part of my strength," Serena stated confidently."Yes my Lady, but is not the strength that Tomeri would wish for you to draw upon," the hound archon said."Surely Tomeri wishes me to draw upon my entire self?" Serena felt a little annoyed at being told how to feel by Zakar."You know the will of Tomeri my Lady," the hound archon said, brining the discussion to an end."There is something that we need to do here before I leave." The seer took out the black, frog-shaped memory stone that she had bought from A'kin, owner of the Friendly Fiend shop in Sigil. She recorded in to it that moment when Zakar, her father, Inlia, Roxanne, Enrimas, and her were all standing at the water's edge.Once that was done she left the Garden and rejoined her friends.</blockquote>

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