Authors Note: Midevil AU Just for fun!
Once upon a time there lived a young boy, he had no friends and was the poorest of the kingdom. He had no father and so he lived and worked tirelessly for his mother; however, one day the poor woman grew sick and the boy could not afford to take care of her. He had nothing valuable to trade and so he spoke to the wise man of the kingdom for advice. The man was kind and gentle and saw only good intentions in the boys heart, so he told him to venture out to the west in search of the Williow Beehive. With it's rich honey, he will have enough money to save his mother.
"You must have courage." the man explains. "Courage and kindness..."
And so the boy traveled far from home, over the hills and into strange territory; he's never seen or even heard of Willow Bee's, but he trusted the man and did his best. There wee three beasts whom past by the young boy, a dog, a horse and a boar. When asking the dog about the bee's, he laughed and laughed at him and told him that he has never heard of these bees before, but would love to accompany him and see if it's true. The horse on the other hand was a bit more devious, he's never heard of willow bees before and so he lied and made the boy work by getting him some carrots; once the deed was done, the horse confessed that he didn't know where they were because they didn't exist. By the time the boy got to the boar, he was already tired. The boar was ruthless and boarish, he wanted to take whatever the boy had. Lying to the poor boy, the boar led him to a wolfs den where he was attacked causing the dog, his loyal companion to protect the boy. Giving his life for the boys, the boy was able to escape; saddened by the event, the boy felt like giving up until something caught his eye.
A dragon thrashed wildly in a net, baring his teeth and roaring his mighty roar. The boy was terrified, but he just couldn't help that the dragon needed help. Gathering up his courage, the boy raced for the net and set the dragon free from it's grip. The dragon was indeed impressed, taking the boy into the air and onto a safer platform; he laughed a mighty laugh catching the young boy by surprise. The dragon was thankful that the young child had saved him and wanted to do anything to repay him. The boy thought about it and thought and then smiled; asking the dragon for nothing more than his friendship, the dragon was taken back by the kindness of this human child. The dragon promised that even in death, their friendship will never die. Remembering about his adventures, the boy asked the dragon if he knew where the willow bees were. At this the dragon was sad, he was friends with the Willow Bees and he knew where they lived; however, he grew hungry and the Willow Bees had already given their honey to him. The boy was not mad at his friend, but was overwhelmed by the pain of his sick mother. His tears caused great pain in the dragon's heart.
"If you need riches to save your mother, I will give you riches for you are my friend." The dragon explains. "Please, take my scales. A dragon scale is worth a fortune in the human realm."
And with that, the boy took the dragon scales and returned to his mother. The boy was no longer the poorest of the kingdom, he was now the richest. His mother was alright and the boy visited his friend less and less often since he was now making human friends. Without his scales, the dragon was in pain, but he didn't mind he had a friend. Sadly one day, he just stopped visiting, but the dragon did not get angry and did not give up on his friend. If he needed him, he would be there for him. One day, a man did come; it was the boy all grown up, he asked for help. His kingdom was in jeopardy and they were in war. The dragon knew he couldn't start war with humans and so instead he offered the man something else.
"If you need power to win a war, I will give you power for you are my friend." The dragon explains. "Please, take my teeth. A dragon's teeth are sharp and powerful in the human realm."
And so the man took his teeth and went off to fight the war and won. He came back a few more times to visit the dragon, but yet again he soon stopped coming. Though without his teeth, he could not eat; the dragon was not mad for if he needed him, he would be there for him. One day, the man did come back needing him. He wanted to marry the kings daughter, but riches did nothing to impress her. The dragon saw the troubles in his friends heart and was flattered that he was in love.
"If you need gems to take a wife, I will give you gems for you are my friend." The dragon explains. "Please, take my eyes. A dragon's eyes become gems and is worth a more than riches in the human realm."
And so the man took his eyes and went home presenting them to the king thus marrying his daughter. The dragon had no scales, no teeth and no eyes; he was now very sad for if his friend needed him, he was now useless to help him. The man did not come back this time, and for many years did not return until one day the man did return, but this time he did not come alone. There was a young boy in his arms, a child. The man pleaded with the dragon for a way to save his son; this time the dragon could not see his friend, but could tell he was frightened.
"If you need magic to save your son, I will give you magic for you are my friend." The dragon explains tiredly. "Please, take my heart. A dragon's heart is magical and with that I will be able to protect you and help you forever."
This time the man cried, cried for he knew how much he took from his friend and knew if he took his heart he will be no more, but the dragon wasn't saddened; he was happy to help his friend. Giving him his heart, the man became a powerful sorcerer. He saved his son and casted wrong doings on those whom did him wrong. The dog for his loyalty will always be man's best friend, the horse for it's laziness will be cursed to work for humans forever, the boar will forever be hunted for sport by all humans while the wolf will have to give his body like the dragon for warmth and weaponry.
The man lived a long powerful life and gave birth to powerful descendants each possessing a unique power; however, the man was old and alone. Nobody visited him and no one came to him; visiting his dragon friend, he found that the dragons corpse became stone. Sitting on the rock, the old man realized that the only one who was there for him to the very end was his friend the dragon. Now he was all alone because the human realms desires was more important than his friend.
An eight year old Kirishima sat teary eyed as the nanny dragon finished the story, it was his favorite story; he really loved how the dragon gave up everything for the sake of his friendship.
"What a foolish dragon!" said one of the other humanoid dragons pups. "Giving everything to a human."
"Yeah, I would have ate that human!" said another.
Kirishima frowned at the other dragons, feeling offended that they had called his favorite character foolish.
"I liked the dragon..." he mumbled.
"You would!" another said with a harsh tackle.
The pup (baby dragon)wrestled Kirishima like an animal, nipping and scratching even though the raven haired boy did fight back causing the nanny to separate them.
"Now pups, the moral of the story is to remind pups that humans are untrustworthy. They are greedy and will take everything from you, which is why you must all stay away from them. Now run along and don't wonder too far from the nest" the older dragon woman explained letting them all go except Kirishima.
"Just a moment young prince." she stated making Kirishima slightly shrink, knowing full well that she's about to chastise him like everyone always did. "As the son of the Alpha, you must show power and dominance. If you continue to allow the other dragons to walk all over you then by the time you are of age, you will be defeated in battle and a stronger dragon will take your place."
Kirishima pouted softly he hated when they lectured him for it was always the same threat.
"Sorry Nanny." he muttered making the older drakaina (female dragon) roll her eyes.
Running off on all fours, the young pup managed to escape towards the watering hole; their nest was a beautiful territory hidden in the mountains, they had beautiful greenery, large space and their own lake which brought enough fish to feed them all. The nest gave them exactly what they needed to hide from the rest of the world and live peacefully.
Kirishima was prince of the dragon clan, though he hardly looked like the part. His raven hair came down to his neck, and his big ruby red eyes made him look more adorable rather than intimidating; the only thing that made him a little more feistier was his teeth. Like all the other dragonoids, he looked human with dragon features such as horns, ears, armor like scales, sharp claws, wings and a tail. Many of the dragonids had different features such as spines, fins or whiskers depending on what type of dragon they were. Kirishima found that being a stone dragon that he was very plain, his colors were all black and his quirk was very useless.
"Hey look it's the weak prince." One of his bullies said just being mean to the raven haired boy.
"Go away." Kirishima whined while hugging his tail.
"Go away!" he mocked. "Your so weak. Once we come of age, I will defeat you and become the new alpha." he taunted as he walked around him powerfully.
Kirishima rolls his eyes and doesn't answer him, having confidence issues didn't aid him against he other dragons if anything it made him shyer. The other pup frowned when he didn't give him a response and then smiled again.
"You know, I think there's a way you could try to prove yourself." the pup taunted slightly rubbing affectionately on him like a cat would.
Kirishima ignored the affection and looked at his bully slightly curiously, he was willing to do anything to contribute.
"You know where the clans crest is, don't you?" he questioned Kirishima tauntingly.
"Yes, it's towards the outskirts of our nest. But we're too young to fly and it's impossible to reach without flight. Also, we'd be wondering too far from the nest." Kirishima countered knowingly and causing the other pup to roll his eyes.
"No, you'd be. All you have to do is get the crest and give it to me and I'll tell everyone how powerful and tough you are." he explained almost serpent like.
Kirishima didn't like the idea, but the thought of being liked was overbearing. With a nod, he took off on all fours towards the forest causing the pup to smirk. Since Kirishima liked the story so much, he was going to treat him like the story and take the crest for himself; he had no intentions of telling anyone anything.
It took forever to reach the outskirts of the nest, but Kirishima did it with a smile; he was indeed the son of the alpha and had seen the crest many times with his mother. The crest belonged to him and was to be a coming of age gift, so he didn't mind getting it earlier. Stopping at a drop off, he looked down and could the dragon crest sticking out of the rocks. The dragon crest was a dagger that stuck out of the rocky walls; with flight it was a simple swoop, but without it was a deadly climb.
Taking the risk of falling to his death, the pup flipped his body over the edge and dug his claws into the rocky walls; clawing his way towards the dagger was a little scary at first, but with each calculative step grew easier and easier. Pleased with himself, the pup had finally made it to the dagger.
"Yes, I actually made it!" he cried joyfully.
He couldn't believe it, so many have tried and failed miserably for fear of falling and here he did it without breaking a sweat. Taking hold of the handle; he tried to pull it out, but it was wedged in too deep. Pouting, the boy put both hands on the handle and used his feet to push against the wall. The blade unsteadily came out, but at a cost; with a sudden realization that he wasn't grabbing the walls anymore, Kirishima gave a wavering smile before falling.
Screaming he plunder fast towards the rushing river; he attempted to flap his wings, but they were still too small to be of any use. With a loud splash, the raven haired pup hit the rushing lake. The merciless waves spun him underwater before he could swim up for air; coughing he tried to make a dragons cry for his mother when more water was tossed at him. Failing to keep his head above the water caused him to swerve and hit his head hard. It made him dizzy and he tried desperately to hold onto to something, reaching out for dear life a strong hand grabbed his.
With a harsh pull, the pup could feel himself getting yanked out of the dangerous lake; but then he felt as if he was being pulled into darkness. A strange creature hovered over him, he looked to be around his age. He was blonde with remarkable crimson eyes; he was yelling, but he couldn't hear him. Closing his eyes, a much needed rest took over him.
"Your going to be fine!" said the childlike voice.
It was a nice strong voice; Kirishima didn't recognize it, but somehow he believed it...