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071: Monsters

[ONSHORE] [Aerin Freedrake] “What on Terra is that?” My chest burns as I look out from shore into the water beyond. Not because I don’t know what I’m seeing, but because I do. I couldn’t ever mistake it. “Run,” I turn around and rush the drakes and humans along the shoreline. “RUN!” They don’t know the danger they are in. How could they? So few individuals remain from the night that the sky fell. Almost nobody survived Prince Segundus’ attempted attack on the Celestial Kingdom and the consequences that came after his soldiers killed Queen Cressida. But I remember. I’ll never forget. “That’s Prince Primus,” I say under my breath, my hands shaking as the monster approaches the shore, one slow step at a time. “And he’s angry.” I had come to the shore side hoping to escape the memories of that night. Seeing the palace burn, hearing my family die as the burning stones collapsed on them. My mother had been too weak to leave her nest, and by the time I had seen the monster on

072: The Dark Side of the Moon

[Lyra] The iridescent blue light hums around me, and under their eye-piercing brightness, I feel the skin between my scales itch along my scalp as I move my braids from one shoulder to the next. Even though I spent some of my childhood living beneath the surface, I’ve never been comfortable within my uncle’s kingdom. It has always felt unnatural for me to move beneath the earth in caverns the size of palaces. And this morning, we were brought to the bottom-most cavern deep beneath the palace. It is a meeting place known only to a select few, one that is sealed in all directions and can only be reached with a Moon Dragon guide because it requires traveling between spaces. Our guide had been the royal guard who pulled us here without so much as a “good morning” before yanking us out of our nests. It has tall ceilings with large blue crystals illuminating the space high above our heads. At its center is a table formed from an oversized geode, split and polished to create a smooth sur

073: Elder Nilla

[Thalan] One problem was replaced by another as my nieces blinked away and my “guest” made her appearance. Knowing a monster is real and seeing her again are two very different experiences. The first one allows you the false hope of continued separation, the other reminds you that the hope you had was the foolish desires of a hatchling. As my new arrival teleports into this private chamber, and her shadow coalesces to wrap around me like tendrils of smoke, I am soon staring into the void-deep glare of one of the most terrifying monsters to ever travel the shadows. And though it might have been foolish to believe I’d never stand in her presence again in this life or the next, I had still been hopeful that maybe it wouldn’t come to this. “Nilla,” I swallow, grinning to hide my fear. “You look well.” A thin line of scaled eyebrows lifted in amusement as her body solidified and she strode forward to place a hand on the bright blue crystal table in the center of the room. Taking my s

074: The Sleeping Judges

[Nilla]I am a Judge. I wasn’t given any choice. It was what I was hatched to be, along with my brothers and sisters who were also given the same task. And I take this task seriously. After all, I was the one who started this Grand Experiment.Walking down the familiar pathways within the center of the planet, I leave the Elf King panting in my wake as I journey deeper into the planet’s heart. That is where the sleeping chambers reside, where the other Judges rest until it is their time. Turning the final corner, I see them all resting. Those who have come before me to watch are old like I am, their leathery skin slowly rejuvenating in their healing pods so that when their cycle starts anew, they will be ready to take the mantle of responsibility, watching over our experiment. Those yet to start their cycle are still bright with youth, their bodies preserved in stasis. And between them lies one empty pod. My pod. It has been my time to watch over this experiment for the last 5 cen

075: Duty Bound

[Thalan] Just like it is the duty of my subjects to serve my will, it is my duty to serve the Grand Elder in all things. She and her siblings, resting in their unnatural sleep, are the oldest of us. The Titans, named after the old human mythology about the creatures who created the cosmos, are our creators. They are the dragons responsible for founding the courts and growing the seeds of our civilization. But my heart and mind are at war as I watch Nilla gleefully awaken the other Grand Elders. Even as a hatchling, I knew that if the other Titans were to awaken, it would be a harbinger of our destruction. Later, as a warrior monk, my knowledge of what that meant and the importance of breeding a void walker became much clearer. When this world ends, we will need to find another. Watching the scene before me, as each Grand Elder wakes, blinking into the harsh blue light of the starbright crystals growing from the overhead walls of skystone, I can’t help but wonder: Am I doing the

076: Fate and Truth

[Thalan] A better dragon would have picked another chosen mate to be my queen once I discovered that my brother’s fated mate was my betrothed. But I am not a better dragon. I am the Elf King. And if I want someone, I will have them. Later that evening, I called my brother to my private chamber and gave him an order as his king. He was to travel south, to reclaim his diplomatic seat in the Southern Kingdom and secure our alliance with the Sun Dragons. “You are the only one I trust to see this through properly,” I told him, making his heartache into an honor he couldn’t refuse. “Of course, My King,” he bowed as he swore that he would serve his duty. “What did you have in mind?" “The Sun Princess is unwed,” I said smugly, “An exceptional beauty, I have heard. Many drakes have been competing for her favor. I want you to win it.” He opened his mouth to protest, to give me some half-truth to explain away why he couldn’t do what I was asking him to do. But I didn’t give him a chance

077: Eleanora's Trial

[Eleanora] I was sleeping in the ashes of my husband’s keep, my body protectively wrapped around my clutch when the Elder Guard arrived. Athony, my closest protector, who had been standing guard over us while I slept, screamed in terror as cold steel chains pulled his bestial form to the ground, his body prone under their spears tipped in glowing, blue stones. “Shift back to your bipedal form, Queen Eleanora, or we kill your mate.” Roaring, I snapped at them, holding my eggs even closer. “He isn’t my mate,” I insisted. “My mate was Segundus Majere. And he is dead. That drake is one of my guards.” The drakes surrounding us smirked, a few laughed outright as they began carving Athony’s flesh. My guard didn’t flinch nor shout. The only part of him that moved were his gray-blue eyes. “Save our clutch,” they seemed to beg. “Protect our babies.” “They aren’t yours, remember,” I didn’t say with words but communicated with every ounce of feeling I could through our bond as queen and

078: The Nine

His words feel like a test, one final trial to determine the fate of everything. “Of course,” I respond resolutely, my back straight and my voice clear. “And as soon as they’ve hatched, you can do a proper shell test. I’m sure it will be very soon. Sometimes Air Dragon eggs can take a bit longer.” “Interesting,” Thalan paces, balancing my precious little one precariously from his long fingertips. “Just to be clear,” he paused, “These eggs should be hatching within the next few days?” Swallowing, I nod. “Yes, King Thalan.” I need them to believe me. I need to buy a bit more time. “And when that happens, this council will be the first to know. But I need to nest now, so they can…” “Good.” A thin, tight-lipped grin stretches across his face, chilling my blood. Turning his back to me, the king faced the gathered group of elders and asked, “Elder Council, shall we put this matter to a vote?” “That won’t be necessary,” someone responds as from the shadows nine figures step out of darkn

079: Light in the Dark

[Primus]My heart is breaking. Carnelia. Every time I close my eyes, I try to touch her, try to reach her, but she’s too far away. I can hear her voice, calling out to me in her dreams but no matter how I stretch my heart across the void, I can’t reach her. She is lost to me. Roaring to life, my body bursts from within, spilling out, spreading, becoming something else. Boards snap in two, sending splinters in all directions as my body presses against it, my scales expanding, growing to like the cracks in my heart. What is the point of a world without her in it. I am lost without her. How can I go on without her scent, her taste, the warmth of her skin against mine…? Maybe it is time for me to give in and let go. No. I can’t do that. Not until everyone who has hurt her has paid for her pain. Facing the mainland, I target my anger at the entrance to the Moon Dragon’s underground lair in the far east where the mist obscures the eyes and minds of lesser dragons. Thalan is to blame

080: Connections

[Primus] The air feels heavy as the Grand Magus’ words fall around us. My wife, my mate, Carnelia, has been lost to the void so completely that even her father, the greatest void walker in several generations, cannot reach her. “Then I’ll just have to go find her.” I declare firmly, determined to find a way even though it feels impossible. “I’m not going to let her stay out there. I’m bringing her home–no matter what I have to sacrifice.” And I mean it. I’d gladly give my life just to bring her home to her family. Our children need her. Our world needs her. I need her. Even if it cost me my soul, it would be worth it to hold her one more time. “How, Son?” Deklaan asks, open concern written across his face. “You can’t step into the void without support–you have neither the training nor innate skill. The only reason you can dream walk is the residual crystals I can sense in your blood,” the shadow drake informs me. “That’s why it’s so easy for your soul to leave your body. I

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