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breath.
    Danny stared at her in disbelief.
    "I wasn't ignoring you." Sabrina walked
toward her book bag, picked it up and put on her shoulder. "I am
unable to talk when I am in that form."
    "You're a dragon," Danny said, watching in
wide-eyed amazement as she walked over and plopped down beside
him.
    "I am not a dragon," rifling through her
pack, pulling out her phone. "I am a Drake."
    "What's the difference?"
    Sabrina held up her hand and depressed a
button on the phone, a low-toned beep followed. Holding the phone
to her ear, she kept her hand in the air, silently asking for
continued silence.
    "Father, there was another one... yes, he is
with me."
    "Is that…"
    Before Danny could finish his question,
Sabrina silenced him with a definitive look. "Yes, Father, we are
okay," she said into the phone. "We are still at school, behind the
elementary building in the playground area."
    Danny had no choice but to wait, as he tapped
his foot impatiently.
    "Okay, my father is coming to pick us
up."
    "What's happening? What was that thing? What
are you?" Danny asked in a rush, losing his cool.
    "Just calm down."
    "Calm down? How can I calm down when…"
    "I am a Drake."
    Danny took a breath and calmed himself a
little. "…A Drake?"
    "A pureblood Dragonic is born from the union
of two pureblood dragons, I am the daughter of a pureblood
Dragonic, my father, and a Human, my mother. Therefore, I am a
Drake and not a dragon. Drake is the name given to those of
half-Dragonic blood."
    "So... your last name?"
    "…Was chosen by my father. Dragonic society,
unlike Human society, does not use last names. So, he chose the
obvious in order for me to blend in with your race."
    "…And that thing you just killed?"
    "It's a Shadow," she probed her right
shoulder with her left hand. "…A creature from the darkest void."
When she pulled her hand away from her shoulder, it was slick with
blood.
    "You're still hurt!" Danny said, getting up,
kneeling beside her. Tearing off a piece of his shirt, he wrapped
the makeshift bandage around her wounds as best he could. "You mean
a Shadow, like in the game of Knights?" Danny asked, tying the wrap
tightly over her right shoulder, under her armpit.
    "Yes," said Sabrina, wincing as Danny knotted
the bandage tight with one final tug.
    "Done."
    Sabrina turned to inspect his work. "Thank
you," she said with an approving smile.
    Danny slumped back down. "So... the cards in
the game are real?"
    "Yes. The order of the Light believes that
the card game allows those with the gift of sight to be more
accepting of the knowledge of the Dark."
    "Gift of sight?"
    "Normal Humans are not able to see Shadows,"
explained Sabrina, looking off into the sunset. "You have the gift,
Danny, or a curse, depending on how you look at it."
    "How could this be a curse?"
    Sabrina looked down, her eyes growing
distant. After a moment, she spoke. "There is a saying, 'When you
look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you.' What you have
seen, Danny, you cannot un-see. You have seen them, and they have
seen you."
    "But you killed it, didn't you?"
    "What you saw this day and the night before
was merely the puppet of a larger foe."
    "What should I do now?"
    "Well, that is for you to decide for
yourself, but you can start by helping me up," said Sabrina,
extending her left hand.
    Danny stood up and obliged, pulling Sabrina
to her feet.
    "Get your book bag, Father will be here soon.
As a knight of the order, he will be able to answer your questions
far better than I ever could."
    "Really?" Danny asked. His voice jumped an
octave in his excitement. "What's his name?"
    "His name is Tyramear," said Sabrina with a
smile.
     
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Chapter 5 - Into the Light

    he sun had just crept below the horizon when a
silver car pulled into view. The wind had grown cold; it whistled
with the intent to chill.
    Danny followed Sabrina hesitantly as she
walked toward the car. On the opposite side, a tall, slender man
opened the car door and stepped