Some random black dragon rose up from a hole in the top of Galby's black castle that sealed itself the moment he left. He was so large, he probably could step on Saphira and not notice. He had ivory white spikes and claws, and smoky grey horns that made him appear even more menacing. His eyes were the same color as his scales, both gleaming ebony.
Shrew Can flapped lazily towards my general direction, and I spiralled downwards, then pulled up and flapped furiously towards the road to the north. I looked over my shoulder and saw Shrew Can gliding after me, looking really really bored.
"Shoot," I muttered. The dragon's glide was faster than my panicky flight.
Just when he was about to catch up to me, a bolt of lighting dropped down from the sky and hit him.
...I'm not even kidding. A bolt of lighting. On a cloudless blue day. Without any thunder. Happened to come down and light up the big black lizard. Had that been a thunderstorm, it would've been believable. The thing is, though, it wasn't a thunderstorm. It wasn't even raining. It was just a perfectly normal cloudless blue day.
Neither of us reacted. I just kind of blinked, more stunned by the lack of thunder than anything else. Shrew Can was looking at the sky in disbelief. Then his nerves recovered from the shock and he reeled back, roaring in pain and screaming profanity. I winced and set up a mental wall to try and block out the words, but it didn't work. Who knew dragons could swear so well?
"Ow," I muttered, rubbing my ears. "That was painful."
Of course it was painful! Shrew Can roared. I was just hit by a lightning bolt, in case you had not noticed!
"No need to be so loud about it, jeez," I said.
Then there was another flash of lightning. Shrew Can screeched even more loudly this time, and I ground my palms into my ears to try and shut out the sound. The dragon must've been trying to drive me deaf.
Are you doing this?
"I wish!"
How is it getting past my w- Argh! There had been a third streak of lightning. This time Shrew Can turned around and fled back to the castle.
"Now that was just beyond coincidence," I said. I looked up at the sky. "Thanks, whatever helped me out!" There was a rumble of thunder. So the sky was on my side. That was always a good thing.
Whistling, I zoomed away from Uru'baen.