Hello my Dragonlings,

Here's a few songs that will go with the chapter.

Sail by AWOLNATION, Radioactive by Imagine Dragons, & Secrets by One Republic

Ill see you at the bottom!

Chapter One: The Calling Of The Dragon Slayer

Narrator

Layla had woken up from her peaceful slumber and sat up. She glanced at her husband and then toward the light pink crib that sat at the foot of her king sized bed. Swinging her legs out from the tick golden covers of the bed, she hopped off, landing lightly without any noise.

She walked in a zombie-like state towards her French vanilla bedroom doors and walked into the hall, closing the doors behind her firmly. She took a left down the corridor where the front door of the manor sat. When she reached them she hesitated, for a unknown reason, and yanked the doors open. The cold of the night seeped in from the outside. She felt goose bumps trail up her pale arms and legs. She took off running into the woods that surrounded the manor.

Feeling the wind in her hair, the woman ran faster than a regular human could. As her feet thumped down on the ground in a pattern she began to be aware of her surroundings. Pine trees wiped by her in a blink of an eye, and the only sounds she could here was her short breaths and her feet. Her white silky night gown flipping in the wind made her look like a ghost in the pale moonlight that struck her between the branches of the pine trees. Layla kept running to were her instincts where telling her to go for minutes, until she slowed down into a walk when she came across a meadow. The meadow dropped off in a shire cliff, a waterfall flowing off of it with a light roar, towards her left. But when she looked to her right, a great big cave came popping out of the ground.

Layla wondered over to the entrance of the cave, knowing this is where she needed to be. The lady was a pebble compared to the giant boulder of the cave and wondered what was living inside of it. For all she saw in the cave was darkness.

Something than began to move in the shadows of the cave. Layla squinted her eyes to try to peer at what it was. Glowing grass green slitted eyes appeared in the darkness with intense ferocity. The eyes seem to bore into her soul, taking her apart piece by piece. Layla was not frighten however. But instead seemed to be drawn in my the eyes mystery. A soft familiar voice in her mind brought her back to what was happening.

"Maiden of the name Heartfilia, you are a mother of a child of one of The Great. The child has a fate of pain, love, and strength. She was born in this world to become its protector. To help guide those who are in need. But like Yin and Yang, there will always be darkness on the prowl for her. To help prepare The Child Of Great for her journey through the world, send her to me at first signs of her power. Here I will train her by my own hand to become a sacred Slayer. I will train her until she has mastered her magic. For then she will have a greater survival rate in this purged world that is to come."

Layla was filled with proudness of what her daughter will become of. But one thing had still perplexed her. "Why does Lucy have slitted eyes like you. Why does no one else notices this but me?" she questioned

"Her eyes are proof that she is a Child Of The Great. The only ones that see a Child Of The Great's eyes are their mothers- for which they came from, other Children Of The Great, and Dragons." The glowing eyes had said.

"Dragons?"

"Aye, all of the Children Of The Great are Slayers and will aid each other for their fated battle that twines them together."

"How will I find you again?"

This bought out a chuckle from the glistening eyes into her mind. "The same way you got here the first time." The shadowy figure started to turn around to retreated back into the big underground cave, it's eyes no longer visible.

Layla had still one more question burn into the back of her head that she had to ask. "Who are you?"

The voice in her mind that was the dark figure said with pride, "I am Kiara. The Celestial Dragon."

That was the last thing that was said before everything went dark.

Layla's POV

I sat up in my bed with a loud gasp. A cold sweat had worked its way In my sleep. As I sat their trying to get my breathing under control, I stared at the comforter that was wrapped around my body like a bandage.

Remembering my dream, I knew it was not something that my mind had come up with. I knew that my child, my sweet darling Lucy, was a Child Of The Great and I could not have been any more prouder that I am now. I promised myself that I will guide her to help make her a heroine. "I promise I will... and Celestial Mages never break a promise." I whispered to myself.

Jude must have had heard me because he flipped over to face me. Love and tiredness made his eyes half lidded. His blonde hair mused and his mustache went in all sorts of direction. I giggled at his tired from and he pulled me back down, towards his broad naked chest. He wrapped his arms around me while I snuggled into his chest, my head and hand rested upon it.

"I love you, Layla."

"I love you too, Jude. And I you my sweet baby Lucy. "I said with a smile upon my face as I felt into a dreamless sleep.

Seven Years Later

Lucy's POV

"Mommy! Mommy! Where are we going" I said in my 7 year old high pitched voice.

Mommy had been acting weird ever sense I played with her keys. I took them off the counter to play with them in the kitchen while mommy made us cookies. I was pretending to be mommy, using that stupid mermaid key, when I stuck the tip of the key under the water faucet. The big fat meanie came out and started to yell at me for bringing her out from a sink and how I should not have her key because I'll get dirt on it. I couldn't care though because this was the first time I successfully brought out one of mommy's sprits.

Mommy had heard the commotion from us and turned around from the mixer thingy to look what was happening. Her eye found me at the kitchen sink that was across from her then moved her gaze at the mean mermaid. She had a look of surprise on her face. She took the keys from me, apologized to Aquarius, and the mermaid left. She didn't say anything to me while she turned off the sink and went back to the cookies, but her shoulders and back were rigged.

She didn't even congratulate me! It was the first time using my magic successfully. I was proud of myself. I could use my magic and I was only 7! After mommy fished the cookies she handed me a freshly baked one, still gooey (just the way I like it,) and said with a small smile "I'm proud of you sweetheart." But there was something in her eyes that I could not pin point. I shrugged and ate the cookie and possibly stole a few more without mommy noticing.

But here I am the next morning walking in the woods with my mother. My feet where getting tired and my pink dress had gotten a little mud on it. My golden hair was in a half pony tail and half down, some strands stuck to my sweaty face. My little black boots tread lightly on the earthy floor. We've been walking for what seems like hours and I'm getting bored quickly. I look around to find a source of entertainment.

I allow myself to listen to beautiful songs of the morning doves and the tapping of woodpeckers. I looked up at the pine trees that surround us. Branches covered in dense greens, a brilliant flaming ball and a cloudless sky peeking through the many branches. I look down and to my left. There is a shallow river that seems to be flowing in the direction that they were going. We must be fallowing it.

I look in front of me where mommy is walking. She dressed up in a purple spaghetti strap dress that reaches her knees. A light brown belt hanging from her hips, her keys that are attached to them jingle to her steps. She has light brown ankle high boots on that matches her belt. Her golden hair flowing loosely against her pale shoulder blades. Mommy looked like she was concentrating hard on something when the trees started to clear away.

The trees had opened a vast meadow. The grass, dotted here and there with flowers, flowed with the wind. The river that we were fallowing had opened up more and now cascaded down a cliff to a foreign place. And yes, I do have a vocabulary of a 14 year old. Here the sun seems to shine brighter and warmer. The slight breeze picked up for a second then blew softly. This place was so magnificent.

I notice that mommy was walking again so I fallowed her. We ended up a few yards away from entrance of an underground cave that was across from the cliff. The cave was lighted up by the sun a couple feet in but the darkness quickly consumed the light.

Then we heard it... A roar... The roar was loud and strong. I stood still, shock and fear holding me in place. I looked up to mommy and her face showed amusement, a smirk creeping up on her face. Looking back at the cave I notice a pair of grass green slitted eyes that seem to be glowing at us. But I saw that it wasn't looking at us.

It's looking at me.

I swallowed hard meeting the green gaze with my fearful one. Surrounding the eyes was a large dark shadow, thanks to the lack of light in the cave. A voice enters my head. It's a female voice that holds power, strength, wisdom, and pride.

"The second Child Of The Great... Lucy Heartfilia."

"Child Of The Great?" I questioned. I looked up at mommy and I know that she must have heard the voice too because she is smiling. She looks down at me in my eyes that are confused and curious. I look back at the eyes in the shadows of the cave.

"Lucy Heartfilia, numbered second of the Children Of The Great, I'm here to provide aid and training on your magic abilities. Your are destined to be a Slayer... The Celestial Dragon Slayer."

The eyes and shadow start to move forward to stand in front of us out side of the cave, where the sun glistened off of the animals back. I stared at the reptile that belonged to the voice that was in my head and the glowing green eyes that were slitted just like mine.

It was a dragon. It was the size of a three story building, all gold with blue-green stripes on its neck, wings, back legs; rings going all down it's long golden tail. Tall thin gold spines stuck out of its neck and tail, blue-green leathery skin connected the spines on its neck and ended, then started up again at the base of the tail till the tip of it. The dragons body was lean and muscular. The four legs that held the dragon up was also muscular. It's large claws had long thick black razor sharp claws, and a dewclaw on the back if the front legs. Huge wings sprouted out of the dragons back. It looked similar to bat wings and the thin leather membrane was gold also had blue-green painted on the edge of the wings and a single sharp claw near the tip of the top part of it's wing. Small rips and tares from old battles adorned the ends of the membrane of both wings.

The head of the dragon was golden as well. Small black thick spikes stuck out of its cheeks, jaw, and chin. Two large black horns came out of the top of the dragons head, slightly turned up. Jagged sharp wicked white teeth could be seen outside of its closed mouth. Spring grass green eyes were slitted and on the sides of its head.

No words could describe the beauty of this wondrous dragon. I stared up awe. I could feel that my eyes were wide and my mouth was in an 'O' shape.

The dragon stood up tall and striate, head up high, large wings fully extended out behind it's back, eyes that never wavered from mine. The Dragon then said in a powerful and pride filled voice in mine and my mother's head,

"I am Kiara, The Celestial Dragon. And I will make you into a Dragon Slayer."

Hello again my Dragonlings!

I actually had this chapter typed up 3 times because I accidently deleted it twice and didn't save it. so this chapter is a little late. But anyways, I saw this picture of a dragon and so I thought that it'll make a good Kiara so I have the pic on my pinterest that I created especially for my stories I make so you can get a visual of what I described Kiara as. I also have what Alec (Lucy's dragon) looks like too.

Pinterest name is The Reaping Dragon if you wanna see what Kiara and Alec looks like.

I hope yall like the songs I gave you for this chapter. Also thanks for the words of encouragement guys, it means a lot that yall are looking forward to the rest of the story :)

Next chapter will be up sometime this week. See ya!

~ The Reaping Dragon