Chapter 1:
Bound By These Chains
Candles light the dark cell with a dim yellow light and the sounds of footsteps above caused little stir in the room as dust fell through the cracks in the stone. The stones creaked eerily as more dust fell through the cracks in the ceiling and fell into little piles covering the stone that was also the flooring in the cell. The candle's flames all swayed as small gust of icy wind blew through the quiet room and still no sound was heard. The wind blew harder and whistled as it went through under the door and through cracks in the walls. The wind grew icy cold and battered against anything in it's way as it brushed it's way through cracks and openings. The cold stone was what separated the beast within from it's freedom and if it wasn't for the chain he sure would have broken it down long ago, it wouldn't have been hard with his muscle packed tail and claw like nails. But alas, freedom was far from his grasp as all he could do was sit and wait as the chain kept him firmly in place. The great iron chain rivalled to be as thick as his own body as it curled around the room before the iron was eventually met by a huge pole that had been hammered into the earth by the strongest men in the kingdom, equipped with huge mallets they made hammering a huge one ton pole into the earth beneath look as though any man or woman could succeed in doing so. The chain was what sat between he and freedom as it's solid metal structure held him prisoner in the cell that wasn't even fit for the lowliest of humans. Coils of the black serpent like chain aloud him to move freely but it's weight made sure it was only far enough that he couldn't damage his prison. If this chain was indeed a serpent it could have easily rivalled him and pushed him into the depths of hell and it could have also broke free from the prison he was being held in. Such fantasies,however, we not good for his health and could also never occur. He held in a sigh as a loud fight broke out above his head. Humans, such insignificant beings, they were quite the entertainment no less, but nothing good would ever come of their conquering of the world. They were like a disease that couldn't be rid of as they multiplied vastly and fast, as though they spawned from on single place in the land. I there was such a place he would be sure to destroy it. Nothing good could ever come of humans, they couldn't even get along in a small space such as a castle let alone in the wider picture where full out wars were launched on the same kind. He shook his head as the two involved seemed to be rolling around on the floor, they didn't seem to be doing much more. So much for an easy entertainment method, but if he was lucky he'd get the guards mistaking him for a human eater and he'd get some fun company to mess around with, if he didn't eat the poor soul, they would probably leave with metal health problems.
He lifted his torso off the cold stone floor and flicked his tongue out of his mouth as he smelled the air around him. Nothing seemed to change, the same smell, the same light, the same old days in and out. He moved his long tail slightly as if to check it was still there. The forest green scales glowed slightly in the dim light as it coiled and moved around in the small pools of light from the candles. His forest green eyes matched the scales on the back of his tail but the scales on the front were a pale green mostly a mix of white with it. Few scales resided on his face and some on his torso over his stomach. He hissed slightly as he moved his great tail behind him from behind coiled around his torso as he rested on the cold, grey stone floor. Bundles of hay were piled in one corner as some of the stable staff had tried to make it as comfortable as possible for him, but being a reptile he didn't need hay like rabbits or horses. There was really not much need for it as each time they came to put fresh in and clean the cell his chain was cranked in until he couldn't move near anything or move at all. The whole process made the already crude collar and shackles around his neck and wrists dig into the normal skin on his body causing it to bleed, and because he was such a beast his wounds were not treated and he was forced to try and lick at them under the shackles, most being feeble and unworthy attempts at even trying.
He pulled at the chains to see if they were loose and satisfied they were he began the painful slithering to get to the wrought iron food hatch by the heavy iron bolted door. The chains that bound him rattled as he made his way over to the hatch that would be opened in exactly eleven seconds time. His wrists ached from lugging the chains around the room and his neck suffered terrible rubbing sores were the collar was clasped around his flesh too tightly. He finally made it to the small hatch and it opened almost immediately and a tin plate with food was shoved through with no grace or decorum intended. The snake snorted and picked up the plate before making the painful journey back to the other side of the room where he could sit out of site and eat whatever the hunters had managed to catch that day for him. He slumped in the cool corner of the stone cell and coiled his metres of tail around him in neat circles that gradually got bigger the more tail wrapped around. His peered down at the plate to see a skinned rabbit on the plate with the eyes and ears taken away. He nodded and settled into the coils around him before he tore the rabbit to edible pieces and began to munch on the them with his sharp and pointed teeth. Two of the teeth out of the whole mouth of them were considerably larger and more curved and were in the place of two canines. At the back of them were two pieces of skin like muscle that seemed to look like pouches that could be filled, these were poison glands that could hold enough venom to kill a fully grown man in a matter of mere seconds. However, the naga could control this to his will, therefore he was able to choose whether or not his victim would die or just be in pain, paralysed for life or temporarily, or just knocked out. Within a few minutes the snake finished the rabbit and began another painstakingly slow journey back to the hatch with more chain pulling. After placing the plate down next to the hatch he knocked a few times and the sound of wheels squeaking came from outside before the hatch was thrown open and a gloved hand shot in and out grabbing the plate and then shutting the hatch just as fast as it was opened. The naga frowned his unusually bushy eyebrows and ran a hand through his short blond locks before he cursed slightly.
"They don't even give me a bloody second to see any light." His eyes flickered and turned in turmoil as it had been to long since he had felt the suns warming rays or even seen any daylight. He closed his eyes for a few seconds before loud shouts upstairs once again turned his gaze towards the solitary grey stone above.
He sighed and listened as guards shouted about a wealthy visitor here to see the king and how the servants rushed around cleaning up a little. The two heavy doors seemed to be swung open before guards came running to see the stranger in and possibly try and bribe him into getting them out of the castle. He listened closer and heard a gruff voice answer questions about his intentions. He sounded important but also not royal as they would speak with sugar coated voices and would never revert there voices to such a low tone. As he answered the questions the guards gave at the door he was lead inside after being stripped of all his weapons, if he had any for that matter. The naga listened as the man's heavy footsteps marched into the throne room where the old fool of a king would be sitting reading or maybe trying to outwit his god forsaken son at chess, not that you needed much wit in which to do so. The man's footsteps disappeared and the guards outside the door seemed agitated and stressed. They spoke rapidly and frantically and one shouted above the others.
"He wants to see that?!" The guards around him quietened him and hissed at him for being too loud before they all quickly went back to there stations before anyone saw. The naga frowned at the insolent guards, how could they even find out information that quick. Gossip was like a travelling whispering wind in the castle. What ever secret got out was spread fast and the next day everyone knows and the secret holder is humiliated and laughed at, that is why it was better not to put a foot wrong in a castle such as this. Various women had fallen prey to this kings son and had been humiliated in much the same way as others. A secret was like a disease, if one person knew or got it, it would spread.
The naga rolled his forest green eyes and slithered his way back into his coils until the loud footsteps awoke him from a daydream again. They were outside the door and his tail flicked in annoyance as their voices were anything from reserved and quiet but they were loud and boisterous and slightly obnoxious. Suddenly his chain was cranked in and he hissed and scratch as the collar and shackles that held him further back into the cell. The chain stopped clanking as he was held in the middle of the cell before unbolting sounds came from the door before it metal form was threw open and a rather small and plump man was stood in the door frame. He looked up the naga and smiled a smirk with his shoulder length brown hair slightly greasy and tangled. He wore an expensive looking suit and a top hat and also had plenty of facial hair including a beard that went into two side burns along with a well waxed moustache. His hazel eyes glinted in the dim light as his eyes laid upon the naga in front of him. He simply then turned and clapped a few times before the door was shut and bolted up again. His reseeding footsteps then sounded as he left and came out on the floor above. He then shouted to all the castle.
"I shall take him!"
Thanks for reading this people because I have no idea how my writing is and I'd like someone's feedback besides my friends. :3 Feedback is appreciated and positive criticism also and tell me if I miss anything - Once again, thank you for reading!
