Genres: Action, Horror
Rating: R
Warnings: Death, Twisted Reasoning
Summary: In the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, someone rejoiced, playing around with shiny things…
My mistake has been long forgotten by my master, if not forgiven, and now he is giving me a chance to redeem myself.
I have never thought that it would be this enjoyable and exciting. If I did, I would not have hastened out of my dwelling behind my master's walls when I was young.
I gambol into the stream of fire and roar my jubilation to the darkened sky. Allies and enemies alike cower at my coming, bowing to the fires of my master and my own.
Arrows and spears try to penetrate my hide, but they fail, glancing away from my armour – far thicker than their own pitiful clothes, shiny though they are. I am not the frail little thing that I was! But those who try to slay me must be punished.
I crunch many under my iron claws, but it is not enough; I am not satisfied. Thus I open my mouth again and blow out fire from the depths of my being, watching scores and scores of my opponents being engulfed by dancing, beautiful gold. – Burning, melting… Ashes mix with the liquid metal, and I play around for a moment in those little puddles. Shiny…