Everyone was in Midnights room. The curtains were drawn, and a piece of paper lay in front of them, bearing the names of the soon to be killed.
The Firescales always wanted their slaves back, even after 200 years. The SkyScales were created from a female FireScale and a male SeaScale. The FireScales took the dragonet away, and when discovered his powers, used him for a terrible event. Soon they had fifty SkyScales after capturing a bunch of SeaScales. They used the SkyScales to clear smoke from the volcano, using their powerful wing beats to blow it away. When the SeaScale queen found out, a war unfolded for twenty years. Finally, the SeaScales queen’s daughter, Princess Shellseeker, killed Queen Firestarter, ending the war. All the SkyScales started their tribe far away high in the mountains, where if a FireScale came the thin air would kill them.
Even after 200 years since the war ended, King Scorch still wants the SkyScales back, so he created groups of assassinators.
Most where NightScales, since they were perfect for assignations and killed both sides during the war. Two were his dragonets who agreed with the plan. The third was a poor SeaScale. He was told he would die when he saw his sister get killed by Twinkle for being a witness. He then went and killed his sister for Twinkle asking if she would spare him.
One or two murders a year, mostly SkyScales, and soon the war would begin. They called themselves, The Blood Spillers.
Of this assassination gang where Midnight, Twinkle, Shadow, Ruby, Shoreline, Molten, and Flicker. Everyone was tense, except Twinkle, who was reading the list bouncing, but suddenly stopped. Shoreline was looking awkward, being the only SeaScale in a group of FireScales and NightScales. They were all whispering.
“EVERYONE SHUT UP!” Midnight yelled. “Ok, we have the list from Volca-”
“King Volcano.” Ruby interrupted.
“WhatEVER! King Volcano sent this yesterday with five names on it. Eagle, Horizon, Daffodile, Dove, and Pearl.”
“WHAT!” Yelled Twinkle. “We can’t kill Pearl! Shes my bestfriend! Why do we need to anyway? Just kill Horizon.”
“She saw you covered in blood.” Shoreline stated.
“So what? I just told her I tripped.” Twinkle smirked.
“Whatever, fine,” Midnight said crossing off Pearls name.
“Wait- why do we have to kill Daffodile? She’s an EarthScale, not a SkyScale.” Flicker asked.
“Because she’s the one who found one of Ruby’s wing sapphires next to Dawn’s body.”
“That could have been anyone’s! Anyway, I think we should kill Eagle, he didn’t give me a quill when I asked for one.”
“Are you crazy? Eagle is the most popular dragon in school! Everyones gonna be MAD suspicious.” Exclaimed Shadow. He leaped out of the pitch black corner and crossed Eagles name off the list. Only two names remained. Dove and Horizon.
“We should kill Dove, she is the queen’s daughter.” Midnight suggested.
“But Horizon is the son of Storm, the most wealthy SkyScale. He would be destroyed, thus ruining their economy.”
“But Dove i-“ Suddenly a huge Firescale came in. She had slammed the door and the cave shook. She had smoke rising from her scales and a bad temper on her face. She was eyeing the paper with the names suspiciously. She picked it up, examining it.
“What is this!” She cried.
“Uh-nothing!” Shrieked Shoreline. He was looking terrified.
“Why does it have students name on it?” Asked the FireScale.
“We-we were writing names of students we hate! We cross them off if we decide the majority of us likes them, and we keep the ones we all despise.” Twinkle perked up. She looked very nervous, smiling too wide with white gleaming teeth. The FireScale eyed the paper more. Before flicking It across the room as she slammed the door shut.
“Ok, back to business, we should kill Dove because she’s the queen’s daughter, plus she’s super week, and Horizon would need three of us to kill him.” Midnight explained. She had another reason. One, Dove was always nice and perfect, super annoying. Two, Dove had a super rare enchanted necklace that prevents her from taking harm, and if Midnight took the necklace, it would make it look a lot less suspicious when there were scratch marks on her body after killing someone.
“FINE we’ll kill Dove. Who wants to do it? I could!” Cheered Twinkle.
“No. How about… Shoreline.” Midnight suggested with a evil grin. Midnight knew Shoreline only killed once, and this would rip his heart in half, since Dove was his other sisters best friend
“No no no I can’t!” Screamed Shoreline hyperventilating. Midnight put her sharp tail near Shorelines neck.
“Do it.” Midnight sneered. “Or die.”
“Berries” Shoreline whispered.
“What?” Midnight asked. Shoreline whispered again. “Berries? Like poison? Fine, but not exciting.”
“Guys.” Molten said alarmed. “Break is over.” Immediately the whole cave went into chaos. Dragons were grabbing their things, and where all racing out the door. If Midnights room mates came in, then all of them would be found out.
“Saturday! Midnight! Forest!” Molten shouted over his shoulder at Shoreline, whose eyes were wide with fear.