Royal SeaWing Massacre

The Royal SeaWing Massacre was an event that occurred at roughly 3,011 AS at a royal SeaWing banquet held for Lagoon to negotiate with the SkyWings over part of the SeaWing territory, and to reveal that she had not one but two animus dragons. During the massacre, at least nine members of the SeaWing Royal Family (not including guards) were killed by Albatross, whose animus powers had turned him evil or "soulless". The royal animus went on a rampage before a dragon (revealed during Darkstalker to be Indigo and Fathom's combined efforts, though history recorded it as being just Indigo alone) killed him with a spear. The event led to the use of animus magic being banned from the Kingdom, making Fathom swear an oath with his sister, the newly appointed queen Pearl, to never to use his magic (which he broke two known times), and never to have dragonets, so as not to pass on the animus genes (also broken).

After the event took place, the SeaWings made a deal with the SkyWings to not spread the news to the other tribes and promised them tributes of gems and seafood for the next five years because of the fact a royal SkyWing, Princess Sunset, was killed in the massacre.

The massacre occurred at the Island Palace from chapters 6-8 of Darkstalker (Legends).

Known Victims

Deceased

• Albatross - the perpetrator of the massacre and responsible for nearly all the deaths and injuries sustained by dragons involved. Killed by Fathom and Indigo's combined efforts.
• Eel - killed in a nondescript way.
• Humpback - killed in a nondescript way.
• Lagoon - the first to be killed. Throat slit by a knife held in Albatross's own claws.
• Manta - killed while trying to calm down Albatross, her own father, and save her son Fathom.
• Reef - killed trying to help his wife, Manta, calm down Albatross.
• Scallop - killed by Albatross, death not described.
• Splash - killed by her own spear while trying to stop Albatross. She tried to sneak up behind him and kill him, but he enchanted the spear to turn around and kill her instead.
• Sunset - stabbed in the throat by an enchanted knife (the same one used to kill Lagoon).
• An unnamed SeaWing musician who died trying to fight Albatross.

Injured 

• Current - managed to flee the massacre with minimal injury, swam all the way to the Night Kingdom before beaching and collapsing. Kept as a guest/hostage by Vigilance for information.
• Eagle - stabbed in the chest by a knife, survived to get word of the massacre back to the Sky Kingdom. Ultimate fate is unknown.
• Fathom - sustained a minimal injury by hiding under a boat with Indigo. Enchanted spears to kill Albatross while Indigo kept him distracted, killing him and ending the massacre.
• Indigo - nearly died before being healed by Fathom, hid under a boat with Fathom until Albatross found them. Distracted him, sustaining a major injury, while Fathom enchanted spears to kill him.
• Pearl - cut herself and survived due to playing dead. As the only surviving princess, she was forced to ascend to the throne at the age of five.

Trivia

• The Royal SeaWing Massacre took place 2,005 years ago on the Island Palace.
• It is unknown when the SeaWings or SkyWings told the other tribes about the massacre, but there are scrolls about the event itself in modern Pyrrhia.
• Between the massacre and Fathom's departure, Indigo became Queen Pearl's top guard and gained the title "Indigo the Animus Slayer".

Gallery

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  The Royal SeaWing Massacre from The Lost Heir (graphic novel), by Mike Holmes