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Burden of the Powerful Prolouge

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What does it mean to be powerful?  Is it truly to just have power?  Perhaps it is knowing how to use or control your power.  I myself believe it is both.  To me, it is to have great power as well as knowing how to use it.  I only wish there were more who thought that way.
Let me start from the beginning.  My name is Dengen Chishiki.  That means Power Knowledge in Japanese.  I know it's a strange name, but it's mine and I like it.  I am a white dragon with blue eyes and black slits.  Like the other dragons in my world, I'm able to change between an anthro and feral dragon.  I'm from a world in which furries, dragons, and humans all live together peacefully.  Well, mostly.  As in every world, there is good, and there is evil.  There are also those who fear those who are powerful.  Unfortunately, that included me.
See, I was seen as the most powerful dragon in my world.  I had powers of fire, wind, water, and light.  I also had the power to use my spirit to attack by shooting it at enemies or a few other things.  Those powers were themselves powerful as well.  It is because of all of this that I was seen as being too powerful and was targeted by evil beings and those who were afraid of my power.
The thing is, it all started as a normal day.  I woke up in my anthro form since I feel more comfortable in it.  I only use my feral form when I fly or if I need to use it to fight at all.  I got ready to start my day alone since I have no mate.  It's kind of tough to find one when you live in isolation so you don't have to worry about showing off or even causing massive destruction by accident.  By isolation, I mean in a forest only somewhat close to a city and within flying distance of a big mountain.
After I finished getting ready for the day, I went outside to see what the weather was like.  It was nice and warm without any sign of rain.  That was my kind of weather.  I decided to shift in to my feral form and fly to my favorite area.  I flew to the very top of the nearby mountain.  It was pretty flat for a mountain, but that made it comfortable.  I also loved the view from the top of it.  It made it easy to find any trespassers or poachers in the forest.  It also helped me see if the city was being attacked at all.  
See, I deemed myself guardian of both since those in the city needed my power to help them and knew it and the forest sometimes came under attack or whatever.  I was perfectly ok with guarding both since it was a great way to use my powers without worrying a lot of people.  I've faced a few tough opponents while doing my job, but nothing I couldn't handle.  Especially with how powerful I was.  Well, there's that word again.  I guess I can't help but continue to think of it.  It can be a mysterious word for quite a few.
After looking around and not seeing any signs of danger, I decided to fly above the city.  It was always a very peaceful city and the people there were always so nice.  Well, there were a few who feared me or even hated me because of my power, but I kept myself happy knowing most of the people in the city liked me enough to talk to me or whatever.  As I flew over the city, I noticed some of the people rush indoors or just stop what they were doing to look at me.  What made me curious, though, is that there were more than usual.  In fact, it now seemed most of the city did that.
Since it got me curious, I flew down to talk to those who were still outside.  As I flew down, those who stopped what they were doing kept staring at me.  I noticed some of their faces showed signs of worry or concern.  I also had a feeling that things were about to go really wrong.  Especially since it seemed some of the city was leaving.  I only hoped I was wrong.
"What's going on?" I asked a nearby anthro fox who thankfully was one of the few who still seemed unfazed by me being there.
He looked at me and said, "I'm sorry, Dengen Chishiki.  It would seem that many of the people here believe you're too powerful to trust anymore.  I don't believe it but most of the others do and I even hear rumors of them planning to try and kill you or at least imprison you so you won't cause any harm."
I looked at him surprised.  Those who once trusted me now were against me.  They knew I would never cause them any harm, yet they plan to get rid of me.  I looked at the fox and asked what could possibly make them think those things.  Just then, I heard an evil laughter.  I looked toward the source to find a grey anthro wolf with yellow eyes and black slits wearing a black cloak looking at me.  He was definitely new to the city since I never saw him before and I knew everybody there with how often I came.  He was also clearly evil.
"I am the reason they think that now," he said.  "You see, you're power is legendary.  You are said to be one of the most, if not the most, powerful being on this world.  It would only make sense that having so much power may corrupt you.  Perhaps you'll turn on those you seek to protect.  Then again, there's also the chance you may lose control of your power and/or accidentally use too much.  Both would result in hurting innocents as well.  I just enlightened these fools to see that."
"But, why do such a thing?" I asked.  "These people know I have full control of my power and I would never hurt them.  Why would you make them fear me like this?"
The wolf laughed again and said, "Simple.  It is because my minions and I want your power for ourselves!  We know we can never defeat you on our own, though.  So I decided to come to this disgusting city and fool all the people here to fear you.  I figured if I could do that, they'd turn against you and either try to kill you or imprison you.  I was right.  Sadly, there are those like this fellow here who stay faithful to you.  However, that's only a minor setback.  We'll still get you and your powers soon enough."
I growled at him which only seemed to make him laugh more.  He clearly knew how to use my kindness against me.  Even if the whole world and my life counted on it, I would never harm innocent people.  I knew I was beaten, but I wouldn't let this wolf get the better of me.  I would've attacked him, but doing so in this city would've just made the others fear me or hate me more.  Instead I bided my time for the right moment to take him away and kill him where no one could see.
"Oh, and that's not all," he said.  "See, we all knew you would come to the city like you always do.  So we decided to set up a little trap."
My eyes flew open in shock as he snapped his fingers and many demon spawns suddenly appeared.  Just then, a bunch of those who went indoors came out.  Some had weapons or were cracking their knuckles.  Others had staves or wands or even just spell books.  It seemed the rumors were true and they really were going to try and kill or imprison me.  Whoever this wolf was, he was able to summon demons and he knew a lot about me and knew how to strategize accordingly.
The fox next to me was also clearly worried.  There were a few others as well who came to me looking like they wanted to help.  I thanked them and told them I couldn't stay there.  They nodded and said they understood but kept an eye on those surrounding us.  They told me they'll hold them off until I fly off and go toward safety.  I nodded and thanked them again then flew off.  As I looked down, I saw them fighting for their lives to protect me.  I vowed to not let their deaths be in vain.
I flew towards my house hoping that it would be safe at least for the time being.  Perhaps, at least, safe enough to get some of my things before I flew to who knew where.  However, once I got to my house, I noticed it surrounded.  Humans, dragons, furs, and even demon minions of that accursed wolf were waiting there for me to return.  I realized then that's why they left the city when I came.  It was all part of the wolf's trap.
When they saw me, they started attacking.  Luckily, I was in the air so only the mages and archers were able to attack.  I was also lucky since I was good at avoiding attacks from the ground.  Seeing that I couldn't go home, I flew back to find a new place to live.  As I flew over the city which was in my path, I heard the wolf yell that I'll never be able to escape him and his minions.
After I flew to multiple cities and having them fear me, I knew that he was telling the truth.  No matter where I went, there would be those who saw me as too powerful.  I also knew that even if they didn't, he could easily come and convince them to.  I had to protect myself and I could only think of one way.  It was a spell that I hoped I'd never had to use.
I split myself in to two separate beings.  They were both one half of myself and each had only one of my wings.  One half had all my power but did not know what to do with it.  Luckily, both halves were good as I was so he kept it contained until he found his answer.  He was the one with the right wing.  His name was Dengen meaning Power.  The other half had no power at all and therefore craved it.  He knew what to do with it when he got it, but that didn't satisfy him.  His name was Chishiki meaning Knowledge and he had the left wing.  Both had no memories or idea of who or what they were.
I also cast another spell that would affect their fate.  I knew they would need to form in to me again someday so I looked in to the future and picked a time that I thought was best to activate my spell.  They would meet one day and not know each other at first.  However, they would later get to learn of the other and be friends.  Then evil will come for them knowing who they are and they will remember themselves and be able to form again in to me.  I only hope that I, or maybe they, will be able to protect the world.
Surprise! I actually posted another story here! I didn't expect to ever get out of my writer's block. Let alone write a dragon-based story to put here again. However, I came up with this and I think I'm going to keep putting more up.

I got the idea for this a few day ago. It was in bits and pieces, but I really liked it so I put what I had for the prolouge on paper and filled it in. As for the title, I know it sucks, but I wanted something with the word "powerful" in it, and this was the best I could come up with.
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eclepsTL's avatar
nice story, pretty deep