I took her hand."Yes, let's see what my father prepared for me."The moment I touched her, we vanished. In an instant, the world shifted beneath our feet, and we reappeared in an entirely different land another realm. This place felt strangely familiar, like home, only darker… and more beautiful. It reminded me of something out of The School for Good and Evil split down the middle, one side cloaked in shadow, the other bathed in light, yet somehow, they existed together in the same space."Now that we are here," she said softly, "there's no going back.""What am I going to do now?" I turned to her, confused.Without answering, she waved her hand or maybe it was magic. I didn’t just feel different; I looked different too.I was now dressed in black leather trousers, a matching jacket, and a small cap resting atop my head. My red-and-white hair, however, remained untouched."You roll with your mate," she replied."What about you? Where are you going?" I asked."To where I belong. See y
I opened my eyes slowly, still breathing hard from everything that had just happened. My clothes were dirty, my heart was beating fast, and I was lying on the cold ground.Then I saw her.Standing a few feet in front of me was a tall woman dressed in black. She wasn't just wearing black she was covered in it. Her long robe touched the ground, and the hood over her head made it hard to see her face clearly. She looked strange, like someone from the old stories those witches who chased away demons and spoke in riddles.I sat up slowly, not sure if I was dreaming or awake. My body ached. My head was spinning. But the woman didn't move. She just stood there, calm, like she had been waiting for me.Then she raised her right hand toward me.It took me a moment to understand she was offering a handshake.I blinked. I looked at her hand, then up at her face, and back to her hand again.What was this? Who was she? Why was she here?Still unsure, I slowly reached out and shook her hand.Her
I thought of a way to manipulate them and get some information out of them, so I gathered enough courage and approached them."Fiona is a good name. Do you want me to start calling you that from today?" I asked the girl, turning to the supposed daughter. She immediately pulled a face of disgust."Ewww. What's Fiona? And why would I share the same name as you? If you can't call me Iris, just forget it. Don't ruin my perfect name."That meant my name was still Fiona. Perfect.Iris? Perfect? It worked. That meant they weren't like my father or mother. They were mostly humans, then the lady spoke "hope you are done with the dishes I have to go to my shift, I wish someone would take my place" Shift?? What's that, like a momentary turn while safeguarding a post? I think that's what she meant by that, that also would be a good opportunity for me to go out so fine I will use this for her.."Should I help you with your shift today? I can grab something for you on my way back," I asked the wom
I rushed to the door and opened it quickly.But the moment I saw what was on the other side, I froze.There were people sitting around a large round table. It was made of polished wood warm, familiar. It looked just like the celebration tables we had in the dragon village. The soft candlelight filled the room with a golden glow. People were smiling, talking, laughing.For a second, I forgot where I was. It looked like home.Then I heard a voice from the table, light and playful."Mommy, I told you not to wear that. It's too old-fashioned."I blinked. That voice... I knew it. My heart started beating faster as I followed the sound.That's when I saw them.Aurora. My sister. My parents. Even Oma. All sitting at the table, eating together. Laughing like nothing had ever gone wrong. Like nothing had happened at all.Tears rushed to my eyes.Without thinking, I ran to Aurora and threw my arms around her. I held her tight and buried my face into her shoulder."Aurora!" I cried out. "Thank t
My sister, Aurora, and I were flying together when we noticed something strange on the frozen land far below us.Aurora flew steady beside me. She was a dragon, powerful and beautiful. Her silver scales shined in the sunlight, her wings cutting through the air like blades. I looked at her and felt small. Not weak, just… different.How I came into existence?My father was a shapeshifter and also a god. My mother was a dragon who had been locked away in a dungeon. The gods had sent my father to kill her. But when he saw her really saw her he couldn't do it. He felt her pain. He fell in love with her. It was love at first sight. Because of that, he gave up everything even his place as a god and ran away with her. That's how I and Aurora were born."Fioooona," Aurora called. "Why are you so quiet? What should we do?" She flapped her wings gently as she spoke."Should we go check it out? What about what Oma told us to do?" I asked. Oma was the leader of the dragons. Even though I wasn't fu