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"I wish I'd done it, everyone would take me seriously… but I wouldn't hide it, I'd roar it to the world…"
— Flame's thoughts about the bombing in the History Cave, Moon Rising

Flame is an adult male SkyWing who was introduced in The Hidden Kingdom. He formerly attended Jade Mountain Academy as a member of the Gold Winglet and was part of the false dragonets of destiny as the replacement for Glory. He is currently working with healers within the Sky Kingdom under Queen Ruby after being sent home by Sunny after his attempt to assassinate Stonemover.

Description[]

Flame has ruby-red scales,[1] red wings,[2] and orange eyes.[3] He has a scar running from one corner of his mouth sideways and up, straight through the opposite eye, caused by Viper's tail barb.[4] His face seems to be fixed in a state of permanent rage.[5]

Personality[]

Flame despises everyone[6] and has flashing hatred within his eyes.[7] He is angry and grouchy,[8] and he is more prone to losing his temper over situations rather than planning terror from afar.[9] When Moonwatcher tried to go into his mind, she found it in turmoil, with thoughts like a torrent of inky bile.[10] He wished he was the one behind the cave explosion as he wanted others to take him seriously.[11] He does not seem to think much for "mushy" feelings, as he accepts Starflight's more realistic answer as to why he and Fatespeaker wanted to help him.[12] Sunny, however, believes that he could be a different dragon with someone who really cares about him as shown with his mother, Avalanche.[13] He also shows empathy for his fellow SkyWings and is shown to be very dependent since the incident in the Night Kingdom. He hates having his mind read, and Darkstalker described his mind as dark.

Biography[]

The Dragonet Prophecy[]

The Lost Heir
Flame was indirectly mentioned in the epilogue when Nautilus explained to Blister about the false dragonets of destiny.
The Hidden Kingdom
In the prologue, Flame was arguing with the other false dragonets. In the epilogue, when Ochre moaned that he wanted to die, Flame said that he also wanted the MudWing to die. When Fatespeaker had a "vision," he said that he wanted her to die as well.
The Dark Secret

Flame was introduced to Starflight along with the other false dragonets by Fatespeaker. He "voted" for him to replace Fatespeaker, and appeared smug when Morrowseer said that Flame was the only one that will certainly replace the RainWing dragonet, "a mistake" (according to Morrowseer) named Glory. At the time, he clearly preferred the actual dragonet over their own, expressing his distaste for the eccentric NightWing, but this changed as he found that Starflight also annoyed him greatly.

Morrowseer ordered the false dragonets to kill Starflight, and Viper asked if they could kill Fatespeaker instead, to which Flame agreed. The old NightWing refused their request and bellowed at them to listen. Starflight fled, knowing he would be overpowered in a fight, and Flame, Squid, Viper, and Ochre chased him. During the chase, Flame caught up to Starflight very quickly, but was taken to the dungeons along with Ochre when he carelessly told a guard that he was "trying to kill a NightWing dragonet." After a night in the dungeons, Morrowseer let them out. While in jail, he met Deathbringer and asked him about being an assassin. He later snuck away, with Starflight and Fatespeaker coming along curiously, to ask him what it took to be an assassin. Deathbringer somewhat reflected on his experience with Glory, to which Flame thought of with contempt and didn't care for. He left the scene, tired of hearing Deathbringer's story.

When the false dragonets and Starflight flew to the mainland in the pouring rain, Flame was the only one who wasn't breathing heavily afterward, due to his large wings. Flame was upset when Morrowseer's backup NightWings massacred the SkyWing outpost but was not upset at all when Morrowseer banished Squid. However, this could be because he was distracted since he had just watched his fellow tribemates burn to their deaths.

During a practice fight with the false dragonets, Viper and Flame attacked Fatespeaker. The SandWing was about to stab Fatespeaker with her venomous tail, but Starflight bashed into her and knocked her away. Viper's tail accidentally scratched Flame in the face when she was hopelessly trying to regain balance, and she plummeted into the lava river below.

Later, Starflight and Fatespeaker carried Flame out of the NightWing healer's room to go through the tunnel to the rainforest, claiming to have been ordered from the NightWing queen. He was taken to the RainWing healers and treated with cactus juice, which was the same cure Sunny once used for Webs' injury.
The Brightest Night

Flame spent the majority of his time in the healer's hut, recovering, and didn't want to be seen with the scar the injury had left. When he was asked to guide Sunny and Tsunami to the Talons of Peace's camp, he threw a bowl of mangoes at them, refusing to let anyone see his face.

Sunny and Tsunami left with Ochre instead, and when they arrived at the camp, they are greeted by Nautilus, Riptide, Avalanche, an unknown SandWing, and an IceWing (most likely Cirrus).

Flame, who was apparently following Sunny and Tsunami, appeared in the sky, and nearly fell out of the sky before he dove for his mother when she called his name, sobbing as he buried his head into her neck. Sunny mentioned feeling pity for him and Riptide explained that his mother was furious when Morrowseer took him, along with the false dragonets, to the NightWing island.

Sunny and Tsunami left Avalanche and Flame on the beach, still embraced in a hug.

The Jade Mountain Prophecy[]

Moon Rising

Flame was part of the Gold Winglet at the Jade Mountain Academy. He was suspected to be the murderer of Bigtail and Carnelian, but Moonwatcher concluded that he was innocent, as he thought, "I wish I'd done it, everyone would take me seriously...but I wouldn't hide it, I'd roar it to the world …"

From Moon's telepathy, it was clear that Flame's thoughts were rushed and thrown together, and he now had bitterness towards his mother, who forced him to go to the academy. His thoughts were mostly scary, dangerous ones. He seemed to avoid other dragons, as shown at the assembly when he was alone in the corner.

When Moon was trying to find out who had set the bomb, Moon wanted to check if Flame was responsible. When she entered his mind, she could only read him for a few seconds because he, as Darkstalker thought, sensed a presence when he threw her out of his thoughts. It was long enough that Moon concluded that he didn't set the bomb.
Talons of Power

Clay had gathered all SkyWings of the Academy to hear Peril's story of the duel between Ex-Queen Scarlet and Queen Ruby. Flame is one of the SkyWing students. Immediately after, Flame walked through the school and stopped by Darkstalker, who decided he wanted to heal Flame's face. Flame, although reluctant and scared at first, was afterward excited about his new face.

However, since Flame had originally tried to get Stonemover to do the same thing and Stonemover had refused to do it, Flame was furious at Stonemover and tried to murder him for lying about not being able to heal him. He was caught just in time, thanks to a vision Moonwatcher and Darkstalker both had, and it was revealed that he was the one who stole the third dreamvisitor from Starflight. Flame said that he had help stealing it. Mindreader read his mind and said that the dragon who helped him was Ochre, the MudWing replacement. Afterward, Darkstalker enchanted his library card to contain him in a semi-prison in Stonemover's cave. Turtle noted that imprisoning the two together seemed crueler to Stonemover than to Flame.
Darkness of Dragons

Flame was briefly shown while Qibli searched for Ostrich, still writhing in his library-card prison. Qibli noted that it was worse punishment for Stonemover than for Flame, as the old NightWing was trying to face away from his would-be murderer.

Qibli wondered multiple times throughout the book if Flame was enchanted to want to kill Stonemover, thinking that Darkstalker may have been using him to get rid of competition or make himself look trustworthy.

It was later mentioned that Flame had reluctantly accepted the earring, freeing himself from the prison but regaining his scar. He left Jade Mountain to work with healers in the Sky Kingdom, under Ruby's supervision.

Relationships[]

Avalanche[]

Avalanche is Flame's mother and they both seemed to love each other very much, as shown by him crying in front of everyone else while embracing her. Flame seems to be one of the few dragons that Avalanche actually cares about, though Flame seemed to be angry about how his mother sent him to school, believing that she did not want to see his hideous scarred face.

Fatespeaker[]

Flame hates Fatespeaker, a trait shared by all the other False Dragonets. He tried to kill her with Viper during their 'training' session on the NightWing Island.

Ochre[]

Although Flame shows great dislike of Ochre, he seems to at least trust him, at least enough to let Ochre help him steal the dreamvisitor Starflight found.

Viper[]

Flame and Viper would always team up to beat the other False Dragonets in the training sessions. However, Flame ended up getting scratched on the snout by Viper's tail during a fight, leaving a scar. He was not sad about her death.

Family tree[]

AvalancheUnknown
Flame


Quotes[]

"I hate this place. […] Hate, hate, hate it."
― about the NightWing island (The Hidden Kingdom, epilogue)

"I want you to die, too."
― to Ochre (The Hidden Kingdom, epilogue)

"Ha. And don't you all forget it."
― to the other false dragonets after Morrowseer told him he was irreplaceable (The Dark Secret, page 74)

"Listen to the scrollworm. […] Isn't he clever?"
― about Starflight (The Dark Secret, page 115)

"I already asked an animus to do that, and he said he wouldn't. Or couldn't. Slithering toadstool worm."
― about Stonemover, after he refused to heal Flame's scar (Talons of Power, page 61)

"He moaned and griped and acted like it would kill him. He said he couldn't cure all the wounded dragons in Pyrrhia, so why even start. Festering rotted lungfish!"
― about Stonemover, after he refused to heal Flame's scar (Talons of Power, page 61)

Trivia[]

  • Flame's tongue was described as forked,[14] but SkyWings do not have forked tongues.[15]
  • Flame hatched on the same day as Ochre, a couple of weeks before the brightest night.[16]
  • It was revealed that his mother, Avalanche, joined the Talons of Peace in order to save Flame from being drafted in the SkyWing army.[13]
  • Flame showed an interest in becoming an assassin when he visited Deathbringer.[17]
  • Though Flame was not aware of Moonwatcher's mind reading capabilities, he was able to feel "a presence" and was able to force Moonwatcher out of his head.[18]

Gallery[]

References[]


SkyWings
Queens

Present: RubyScarlet
Historical: CarmineFirestorm

Royalty
(Present)

CliffHawkTourmalineVermilion

Royalty
(Historical)

CanyonSunset

Jade Mountain

CarnelianFlameGarnetPeregrinePerilThrush

Other Dragons

AvalancheCardinalEagle (WT)Eagle (L1)HarrierJasperKestrelOspreyPyriteSoarSkyTailwind

Kingdom

Claws of the Clouds MountainsDiamond Spray DeltaDiamond Spray RiverGreat Five-Tail RiverPossibilitySkyWing palace

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