The New Race Chapter 1

The Adventure Begins

My name is Ghesh Xen, I'm a dragon-born(*A dragon-born resembles a humanoid dragon but with no wings or a tail, their bodies are covered in very fine scales ,except on their shoulders ,forearms ,thighs ,feet and head , giving their bodies a rough leathery texture*),a race of wandering mercenaries, soldiers and adventurers ,and I'm living a normal life.

I'm enjoying quality time with my wife, Nala, the most beautiful female dragon-born I've ever met ,not to mention the most ferocious, fighting a band of bandits that attacked us in the middle of the night. We were camping in an ancient castle when they attacked us.

"We can drive them away from our camp, but we ha-" I stopped mid-sentences as I heard Nala cry out in pain.

"NALA!" I roared as I whirled around ,chopped off a bandits head, then ran to help her, "NOOOOOOOO! You will not harm her again, you fucking asshole! RAHHHH!"

I roared as chopped off his left arm. He screamed in agony and before he hit the ground, I decapitated him, putting him out of his misery. When I saw Nala on the ground ,still as a rock, with a dagger in her shoulder, I roared in anguish, wishing that I had stayed by her side like I should have. I thought she could protect herself ,but I was wrong and now she was hurt ,and it was all my fault. Carefully, I pulled the dagger out and suddenly threw it at one of the bandits, who the fell dead to ground with the blade in his head.

"NAALLAA!" I roared as got to my feet and faced the bandits with a new-found rage. Rage for the one I loved ,who was dying.

"You will all die! NOW!" I roared as I spat acid at the bandits, covering them and watched them scream in agony as the acid ate away armor ,clothing ,flesh and bone until there was nothing left but a gooey pile of who knows what.

"There ,now they'll never bother any one agai-" I stopped as I heard Nala groan as she tried to get up ,but I stopped her by scooping her up in my arms and began to run to an alcove we had passed on our way to the castle. I jumped over rubble ,boulders and fallen trees until Nala asked me something unexpected.

"W-what are you doing ,Ghesh?" she asked weakly.

"I'm carrying you, love ,or were you expecting to be left back there to die?" I stopped to look at her with my sad ,crimson eyes.

"Well how sweat you," she said as she gave me a kiss, "Now, were are you taking us? The camp is back that way," she pointed in the direction of our old camp.

"I'm taking us to an alcove we passed on our way to the ruins so I can bandage up that shoulder of yours without interruption," she gave my a confused look. "From any more bandits or creatures." She then understood what I had meant.

"Well ,lets hurry then," she replied as she laid her head on my chest and tried to get warmer, "It's cold out here."

And with that ,I ran as fast as I could towards the alcove and before long ,we had reached the alcove ,and Nala was asleep in my arms, so I laid her up against a nearby tree and sat down next to her. When I saw her shiver from the cold ,I allowed her to lay her head on my chest and she snuggled up closer to me for warmth ,and soon, we fell asleep under that old oak tree together.