Chapter one-The Death Cry
Kyron looked up from his book as the watch bird in front of him gave a squawk of warning. He jumped up and grabbed the binoculars. Looking eastwards he spotted a stream of flame falling to the ground. But it was just another aerial vehicle falling from dragon fire.
He looked around but didn't see the destroyer anywhere. He shrugged and stroked the birds back gently.
He picked his book back up and continued reading. Laughing at the irony of the authors imagination.
"Really. Dragons and humans working together. That's not even likely." He looked up and sighed. "If only that was real. He was about to start reading again when the bird gave another squawk and started to flap its wings furiously.
Jumping up he used the scope and spotted what had scared the bird. Standing at the top of a ridge was a dragon. One of the females he noted. Beside it was the remains of a kill. A single horse and rider. "One of Creedy's scouts." he said to himself. With cautionary movements he reached down and activated the warning bells. Suddenly the fortress was filled with the claning and ringing of bells.
The cow looked up from her kill and glared towards the fortress. She looked away and behind her. Kyron could see her hiss and then rise into the air in alarm. He gulped. Only one beast could scare a cow dragon away. Then from behind the great behemoth came a creature he didn't even recognize.
Skin black as night the female sniffed the air letting out a hiss as she detected the scent of worthy hosts for her new children. Screeching she looked at her drones and flicked her tail. They hissed in response and raced ahead of her. They would take care of any hostiles. She would watch from back here and prepare for the coming slaughter. Besides her one drone stepped forward. It was larger than the others and had a much smaller crest then hers. She hissed and wiped her tail. He was one of a kind. The first male of their species to ever live. She looked at him and hissed again. He turned to her and screeched at her with venom. The two of them stood together and watched the drones. As if they were two great rulers watching their subjects.
Kyron gulped in fear as twenty smaller beasts ran towards the fort. Some ran like hounds upon all fours. Others like the long dead dinosaurs. Two legged with heads forward and arms curled up. He noticed that the larger one stayed back with a single beast that was a little smaller then it. He gulped and started to pull on the alarm bell furiously. The creatures seemed to not notice the bells but continued to move closer. Suddenly one of them jumped into the air and Kyron stared in amazement as it landed on the edge of the fort wall. Soon enough all twenty creatures stood on the wall looking down into the fort.
As Kyron watched one of them raised it's head and released a screech that made his blood run cold and his body freez. As he listened he could've sworn that the beast was talking to them. Telling them of the doom it brought with it.
Then suddenly the creature stopped and jumped down into the fort. Kyron could hear the screams and shrieks of the men and beasts. He also knew that he had only one chance of surviving.
Grabbing his gun he ran towards the exit when he heard a sound behind him. Turning he saw that one of the beasts was standing on the tower across from his. It wasn't looking towards him but it was a matter of time.
He turned and ran towards the stairs. Jumping down them he came to the ground level in split time. Looking towards the door he saw shadows move outside it and then turned and ran towards the under caves. He knew that it would be easy for the beasts to follow him but he also knew every secret passage that had been build in here by Van-Zan.
With a grunt he jumped down into a hole and ran towards the rising light. Wit a curse he turned another direction as he saw the silhouette of one of the creatures. He heard a hiss and then ran towards one of the secret ways. Reaching out he grabbed a rock shelf and jumped up into a hole that turned into a slide. It traveled down into the earth and then out into a large cavern.
With a grunt he landed on his backside and looked up. He was in a storage cavern they used. Vehicles stood ready to use and weapons along with that. Food and drink was stored in the seven cold boxes that were arranged along the wall. Grunting he piled all the equipment he needed into the largest vehicle and then jumped into the driver seat. He started it up and pressed down hard on the throttle. As he drove he saw the light ahead and smiled as he passed the cavern entrance and out onto the road. As he drove he saw in the distance the forms of the two solitary figures standing as sentinels still. He grimaced and drove in the opposite direction of him. He knew of a safe house far away and knew that it would take a plane. Or dragon to get there.