Welcome to another Dragon Tuesday/Wednesday!..The dragon spotlight for this week is Smaug the Golden, an anceint fire drake of Middle Earth. For those of you who are wondering what the dragons looks like, they look mostly the same but with wings that are connected to the body. Also, the older will not be bipedal like in the original Spyro games nor are dragons completely quadrapedal but instead are facultative bipeds.
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Chapter 1: Problems of a Kingdom
Unknown Valley, Forest
A crystal clear blue sky span over a forest of what looks like giant mushrooms. Herds of various creatures move about as a group of ten dragons gly overhead, eyes searching for prey. As a fire dragon swoops down with claws bared, a herd of bipedal reptiles with horns broke out in a sprint in an attempt to escape the predator.
Claws looked onto the forward facing horns, the dragon drags his prey into the sky as it squirms and howls. Taking the prey several miles high, the fire dragon drops the creature and follows it until it crash into the ground with a sickening crack.
As two dragons approach to carry off the creature, a larger green blur swoops down with a roar. The sound forces startles them before they fled as the older dragon lands with a huff, "That'll teach them younglings about respecting the hunting laws." Grabbing the prey in his jaws, the earth dragon takes off with strong wingbeats.
Hours flew by as the earth dragon was joined by other dragons of various ages, each carrying something in their claws. From tools to raw metals, they travel towards the imposing mountain ahead.
Gliding down, the appearance of the mountain has changed vastly in the five months since the dragons have arrived in this strange world. The northern face of the mountain has been torn into with claws and earth magic, carving out an opening the diameter equal to the length of a blue wahle.
As each dragon lands in the center, several breaks away with their tools while others like the earth dragon heads towards the large palace. Stepping to the giant doors of the palace, the earth dragon nods to the pair of saluting fire dragons, "Blaze, Infernus, as you were."
"Yes Lord Terrador."
As the pair keeps their constant vigil, Terrador pass through before giving a young ice dragoness the carcass, "Tunda, could you kindly take this to Lord Volteer's lab? I wish know about everything about this creature." Watching as she bows to him, Terrador grunts to himself before going towards another room.
Going through another pair of doors, the elder earth dragon stops several feet before the trio of thrones. On the center most throne that was slightly larger than the other two sat Spyro with a concerned frown on his muzzle.
In the five month since their arrival, Spryo and his two mates seems to have aged quickly. Standing at twelve and a half feet tall and reaching thirty feet long, Spyro stood just under Terrador's chin. His scales becoming a firm eggplant color and his horns, spike and tail tip became a lustrious gold. Kneeling before the younger dragon, Terrador smiles as Spyro dips his head in respect, "My king, I bring news from the Forest of Fung. Several groups of dragons that protested your reign have been found poaching our kingdom's hunting grounds."
The sound of whispering picks up with the news as the nine members of the Council of Elders absorbed this. While Terrador did not enjoy the thought of such a thing, he and the other Guardians were force to agree that the young drake needed assistance.
Hearing the sound of tapping, the council quiet themselves before turning to one of the two dragoness sitting on the other thrones. When the others realized that Cynder was aging, they were more or less worried that she would look like the Terror of the Sky. To everyone's surprise, she ended up being slightly more chubby in appearance than her corrupted adult form although she does have soft feminine curves on her form.
The most noticeable feature about her is her gravid stomach, her eyes always seems to glisten in joy at her state. Giving a soft sigh, she adjust towards Spyro with a worried frown, "This is the fifth time this week that the Drakes of No Nation has stolen from our lands. If we don't send a message to those at fault, then it's only a matter of time before they attack our walls."
"Not only that but the weather is taking a turn for the worst," the innocent like tone of Ember follows behind her sister-wife's comment, her sapphire color eyes glistening in deep contemplation, "if it's a choice between our people or them, then it's an obvious choice." Paw hovering over her own filled womb, Ember watch as Spyro and the others nod their heads in agreement.
Chimerum, Great River
As small avian creatures fly through the air, a pair of creatures stalks through the underbrush with open ears. Hearing no signs of the intruders, they exit out before rushing to the river for a drink. The creatures greatly resemble bipedal lizards the size of humans, the first being a light green with blue patterns and the second being a darker green with silver patterns.
As the pair look up from their drink, the lighter one spoke up with a young voice, "Maddie, we can't stay in this land. The tribe has been attacked by these sky creatures too often, we can't fight back any longer!"
"Calm down Alicia, I fully agree with you," wiping the excess water from her lips, the darker female sighs as she pulls an urn from behind her and fills it with water. While it has been twenty years since the realm has gain a new form of peace, strife stills blankets the land as various tribes of lizards explode from the woodworks.
Glancing up to the sky once more, an expression of terror crosses over Maddie's face as an outline darken the cloudbank. Shoving her sister harshly, the pair race off as one of the invaders plummets down with a bellow, "Run Alicia! Hurry to the safety of the forest!"
Before Alicia could respond, a sharp screech cuts her off along with a hissing roar. Looking over her shoulder, time seems to come to a crawl as Alicia watch the creature backs towards the sky with her elder sister in claw. Turning back around with tears in her eyes, she fails to dodge out the way of the other invader as it plucks her from the ground.
New Warfang, Throne room
Spyro glance at the pinned dragoness, a scowl darkening his muzzle as his claws taps against the ground. Ignoring the concerned glance of Ember, the purple dragon motions for the two earth dragon guards to the side, "You have a lot of nerve to show back here Terra. Why should I not have you killed?"
A smirk crosses over earth dragoness face as her eyes flash a neon green before she looks up at the king, "Because I have the answer to your needs."
I'm going to stop this chapter here and yes, I do realize that most of you are on the edge of your seat. Your just going to have to wait for next week. While you're all questioning what's with the eyes, I hope you all keep being awesome and have a good day.
