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Chapter 58: Emmi
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** Trigger Warning: ViolenceThe day after Emmi and I found out she was pregnant, Tesha approached us.“Hey, Tesha. How are you?” Emmi asks her. We’d both heard that she had miscarried because of the war.Tesha has always been very strong, but very compassionate. Personally, I think she makes an outstanding dragon because of her inherent nature.She shrugs at Emmi’s question. “I’m not sure how you can love and miss someone that you didn’t even know existed until after they were gone. But I still feel the loss and so does Fen. Thankfully, we have Cyra who makes everything a bit easier. I heard, however, that you have wonderful news. Congratulations,” she says, even though her eyes have filled with tears.“Thank you,” Emmi says, hugging her tightly.“And how are you feeling?” Tesha asks her.“Better. Well, much better now that we know that Phoenix is still here in some way. Ajax and I were definitely struggling with her loss,” Emmi says truthfully.“I honestly don’t know how I would sur
Last Updated : 2025-05-05Rise of the Phoenix Chapter 60: Emmi
After the trials, things mostly went back to normal. We had a new group of students arrive, replacing the ones who had died in the war, which included a new group of elves and werewolves.Ajax was walking me to class one day when Nesterin stopped us. He had been very vocal about the double standard for claiming dragons since Phoenix claimed Ajax. But, he wasn’t one of the ones who left. He also wasn’t one of the elves who was constantly putting their name in to claim a dragon one after another, which Kaylani finally stopped. She said it wasn’t a ‘fight until you get lucky’ claiming process. You either had to have a valid reason to want to claim the dragon, or you were their fated mate.The elves had become even more frustrated by that, saying that there shouldn’t be qualifications on claiming a dragon. If you can survive the claiming process, you should be able to put in as many claims as you want. To which, the Elementals replied if that was the case, then death would be allowed back
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Ajax warned me that yet another fucking elf wants to claim me. The problem is, the fire dragon in me recognized her as my mate immediately. A part of me was thrilled to find out that she wasn’t just an elf, but an elf princess. Add to that, she’s gorgeous, graceful, powerful, and ethereal in the way that elves are. She walks with a confidence that I admire, and has a gaze so intense, it’s hard for me to hold her gaze. But I won’t back down.Being part animal now is strange. I’ve become much more instinctual than I used to be. When you add in my difficult life until I came to live here, it’s shaped me into the strong man that I am.So, no, I don’t back down and I don’t look away, even when it’s announced that Princess Keya put a claim on me. Since Kaylani added that each claimant had to identify their reasons for claiming a dragon, the entire school now knows that Keya is my mate.“Damn, Elio. Should I be happy for you, or pissed for you?” Valko, the man who is as close as a brother as
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***This is Book Six of the Elemental Dragon series. References will be made to events that happened in previous books without being fully explained here. While this book can be read as a standalone, it is recommended that you read the series, starting with The Arena.***Every time I’m called to rise, I choose a human who is worthy. One whose heart is pure. One who is kind and loving. One who values the lives of others and is willing to give their lives to protect those around them. It has to be a human with these attributes because, while I always rise again, my humans do not.Over time, I’ve realized that when I’m called, there is always a human who stands out to me, one who calls to me in some way or another. This time, when I felt the call to rise, it was Emmi who called to me.She was an orphan, someone who never had a family, but who always stood up for the underdog. She was the one who would walk through the forest and help the creatures who were injured or trapped. They responde
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It’s like there’s something inside me, trying to get out. Sometimes, it’s simple and I can let myself relax and let it, the shifter, or whatever it is, out. At other times, I fight it. Fight her.There’s definitely a feminine feel to the animal that has formed inside me. But it scares me, the power that I feel when she tries to push forward. I don’t know if it’s dangerous, if it will change me like those horrible hybrids that bit me and the others over and over. They don’t seem to be affected like I am. They’ve had some problems, but nothing like what I’ve had. And no one has the headaches that I have.“Can you tell me more about your headaches, Emmi?” Dr. Everett asks me. He’s a very nice man and he’s trying to help me, but so far, he hasn’t been able to do anything for my headaches, or the feeling that something is inside me, trying to claw its way out.“It’s like something is screaming in my head. It feels like my head is going to explode,” I tell him.He watches me, never questioni
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I almost kissed her. I wanted to, desperately wanted to kiss her, just like I do every time I see her. But I’m not sure she’s ready for that. Emmi has been through a lot and she trusts me. I have no intention of betraying that trust.I hear a commotion coming from the old hospital. Since I know that it was Emmi that caused the fire that burned it down, I want to know what’s going on. I’m not sure how, but the old hospital is still so hot that hardly anyone can get close to it. However, I can see that Eliane, Ancalagon, Zephyr, and Avani are all looking at something in the middle of what's left of the old hospital.“What’s going on?” I ask my brother Kano as I jog up.“I’m not sure. It’s too hot for Amne to get close enough to see” he says. His mate is a fire dragon, so the fact that she still can’t get close says a lot about the heat of the area.Tana and Kenna fly overhead, but they don’t land, waiting to see if something is wrong. I hear Tana, then Kenna gasp as they see whatever th
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It didn’t take long for me to become sad and lonely after Ajax left. He is everything that is bright and beautiful in this world. I’m not sure why I feel that way, but I do. And when he’s gone, I feel sad. So sad.The song comes unbidden. It’s a song that I’ve sung before when I’ve felt so alone that I wanted to cry. I close my eyes and begin singing the lyrics, swaying to the music as I sit on my bed.‘Dancing slowly in an empty roomCan the lonely take the place of you?I sing myself a quiet lullabyLet you go and let the lonely inTo take my heart again.’I feel the tears starting just as I hear him.“That’s such a sad song. What is it? I’ve never heard it before,” he says. My Sunshine.I open my eyes and he’s here. He’s back. The light and beauty of the world.“It’s called The Lonely, by Christina Perri.”He walks into the room, filling it with his scent of a warm, summer afternoon. Everything inside me calms, the sadness being pushed away by his bright glow.“It sounds so sad,” h
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I know I shouldn’t have kept her out this late, but time flies when I’m with Emmi and I can never seem to get enough of her. And then … that kiss. I’ve been on my own for a very long time. Runaways tend to stick together and sometimes we find comfort together. But I’ve never kissed anyone who felt so good, so right, like it feels when I kiss Emmi.Of course, being here in the Academy, I know a lot more about dragons and mate bonds, so I understand that Emmi is my mate. I understood with my head that the mate bond was powerful, but now that my dragon side seems to have found his mate, the pull to her, the desire to be with her, even the taste of her lips, has me losing myself.To me, it doesn’t matter that we don’t know what kind of shifter she is. She could be a bunny shifter for all I care, and I’d still want her. The thought of a little bunny shifter hopping on top of my dragon form makes me smile as we head back to the temporary hospital wing.“Why are you smiling?” she asks softly
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Ajax warned me that yet another fucking elf wants to claim me. The problem is, the fire dragon in me recognized her as my mate immediately. A part of me was thrilled to find out that she wasn’t just an elf, but an elf princess. Add to that, she’s gorgeous, graceful, powerful, and ethereal in the way that elves are. She walks with a confidence that I admire, and has a gaze so intense, it’s hard for me to hold her gaze. But I won’t back down.Being part animal now is strange. I’ve become much more instinctual than I used to be. When you add in my difficult life until I came to live here, it’s shaped me into the strong man that I am.So, no, I don’t back down and I don’t look away, even when it’s announced that Princess Keya put a claim on me. Since Kaylani added that each claimant had to identify their reasons for claiming a dragon, the entire school now knows that Keya is my mate.“Damn, Elio. Should I be happy for you, or pissed for you?” Valko, the man who is as close as a brother as
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Rise of the Phoenix Chapter 59: Ajax
** Trigger Warning: ViolenceThe day after Emmi and I found out she was pregnant, Tesha approached us.“Hey, Tesha. How are you?” Emmi asks her. We’d both heard that she had miscarried because of the war.Tesha has always been very strong, but very compassionate. Personally, I think she makes an outstanding dragon because of her inherent nature.She shrugs at Emmi’s question. “I’m not sure how you can love and miss someone that you didn’t even know existed until after they were gone. But I still feel the loss and so does Fen. Thankfully, we have Cyra who makes everything a bit easier. I heard, however, that you have wonderful news. Congratulations,” she says, even though her eyes have filled with tears.“Thank you,” Emmi says, hugging her tightly.“And how are you feeling?” Tesha asks her.“Better. Well, much better now that we know that Phoenix is still here in some way. Ajax and I were definitely struggling with her loss,” Emmi says truthfully.“I honestly don’t know how I would sur
Rise of the Phoenix Chapter 58: Emmi
I’m pregnant?I turn and look at Ajax. “We’re going to have a baby?”Ajax stands, holding me in his arms and spinning me in a circle. “We’re going to have a baby!” he shouts before his mouth covers mine. I return his kiss as happy tears stream down my cheeks.When he finally releases my mouth, he puts his forehead against mine. “We’ll all be one big, happy family, Emmi. You’ll see,” he says. I put my hands on his face and realize that he, too, is crying. We’ve both been so devastated by losing Phoenix that this is almost too much to hope for.“Dad,” he says, pulling away and looking at his father who has moved away to give us a few moments of privacy. “What’s next?”“I’d like to do an ultrasound. I’m curious about why Phoenix’s fire isn’t getting close to your belly, Emmi. It’s like there’s a protective layer around the fetus. I’d like to see if I’m right about that and if so, if there is any cause for concern during your delivery.”“How long will she be pregnant, Dad?” Ajax asks.“We
Rise of the Phoenix Chapter 57: Ajax
I woke to an empty bed. Not just empty, the bed where Emmi should have been laying was cold. Terror ripped through me. I’ve lost one mate. I won’t survive losing another.I raced around the house, calling her name, yelling for her. When she wasn’t there, I’d raced outside, wondering if somehow the witches had come back, if they’d found Emmi and planned to punish her because of Phoenix.I was on my way to wake Cal, to beg him to help me find her, when I heard her call my name.Relief swept through me and I rushed through the forested area to where I’d heard her voice, only to see her standing in the middle of the old medical center engulfed in flames. Phoenix’s flames.“Emmi, are you okay?” I ask, looking her over quickly.“I’m fine, Ajax. What does it mean?” she asks me, looking at the flames on her body. For the first time, she doesn't look afraid. She seems excited to be engulfed in flames.I have no idea, but there’s something else that doesn’t make sense to me as I look her over.
Rise of the Phoenix Chapter 56: Emmi
Life slowly started getting back to normal. After Kenna forced me to start getting up and interacting again, I realized how much had truly happened while I’d been mourning the loss of Phoenix. The entire Academy was in a state of mourning.After everything that happened with Phoenix and the hatchlings, I felt a special bond to them. I started going to see them the day after Kenna dragged me out of bed. Raina was thrilled to see me, nuzzling me with her snout. I learned the names of the other four dragons that were there as well, Gemma, Blaze, Skye, and Azure; earth, fire, air, and water. All dragons seemed to be named after their element. Even the hybrids, like Ajax, chose names that relate back to their element.I stay close to Ajax and he seems to feel the same need to be near me. Our grief is still overwhelming, but we’re finding our way out of it together. I didn’t realize how much I’d miss Phoenix if she were gone, but I do.There’s a hollowness inside of me, a vacancy that I kno
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Three Days LaterThere is so much pain, so much loss. I’m overwhelmed by it, but I have to keep going. The students here, those who are left, are depending on me.Yhendorn, Kenna, Merethyl, and Avani have taken all of the dead elves back to their troupes for a proper burial. Cedric and Tana have taken the dead wolves back to their packs to be burned so their ashes can return to the Moon Goddess’ realm.Tonight, the dragons and hybrids will lay Sena and Dion to rest. They hadn’t been with us long enough to learn how to fight and use their elements and they had been the casualties on the dragon and hybrid side of this war.I walk to the nursery, checking on the young. There are so many of them and they are all frightened, especially since their parents have been gone so much lately.Aithne, Ehrendil, and Daijaro are struggling the most. All of them are under three. Their dominant gene isn’t dragon, which makes their development slower. Tana, Cedric, Merethyl, and Avani have spent every
Rise of the Phoenix Chapter 53: Ajax
As soon as we had the coordinates from the warlock, we raced to find Phoenix and the hatchlings. I’m not as large as Ancalagon or even Avani, but my mate is there and I pushed my dragon to speeds I’ve never achieved before.Ancalagon arrived first, slamming into a wall of magic. Avani hit it too, but I was able to pull up before I crashed into the invisible wall. Tana and Kenna both stopped and when Ancalagon roared his fury, we all started using our elements to attack the wall of magic.While Avani and I made the earth rumble, Tana and Kenna blew their fire at the wall. Ancalagon began dropping tornados, pulling water from the ground and splashing it up to where Tana and Kenna are heating the wall.When the first cracks start to form, Ancalagon yells for all of us to get back. We do and Ancalagon stands in front of the wall, then spins, slamming his giant tail against it. The wall explodes, shattering around us.We all shift then race inside. I lift my nose, trying to find my mate’s
