《Scale of fate》 1. All Alone My first work ... hopefully it will be entertaining enough for all the great folks of the interwebs ;) That ten years of idyllic life, how i long for them to come back. That ten years of living with mama and papa, no hardships, no pain, no nightmares, no danger. That ten years of love, safety, happiness. That ten years are gone and will not return, that i am sure of. After my parents disappeared and i almost starved myself like an idiot waiting for them to return from their hunt. But hey, don''t hold my stupidity against me. What is a hatchling ten years old supposed to know? Was i not supposed to believe my parents to come back? Was i not supposed to be too young to hunt for myself? Were my parents supposed to simply disappear one day without any warning? No! I will survive! I will LIVE!!! I WILL BE STRONG !!! And one day i will find my parents, that i swear to myself. But for that, i have to learn so many things, to hunt (in progress/limited success), to find my way anywhere (failing miserably/ YES I AM LOST AGAIN!!! GRRR!!!), to identify danger (that damn Spiketail hurt... I mean Really?!? Those spikes CAN pierce my scales???), and so many other things i could think about them for entire days , but that would not help me much. Ah , but where are my manners , mama would scold me if she saw me right now. My name is Tramas and as you might have surmised , i am a dragon hatchling. Yes! A dragon! The most powerful and majestic of all the creatures ever! ... the most ... powerful ... What could have happened to my parents? Are they not the pinnacle of power? Are they not smartest of the creatures around? And there is two of them! WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM ?!? ... YES I AM ANGRY!, WHO WOULDNT BE ?!? ... yes i am sad and lonely ... /sniff/ ... and scared. Scared of being alone. Scared of never being capable as my parents wer... ARE!!!! Scared of never finding them. So i am scared and lonely.... SO WHAT?!? I AM A DRAGON! I AM Strong.... -ish. I am a hatchling after all. Small, weak, stupid... well, in terms of knowledge, i have not learned much yet, BUT! i AM learning! And i am learning fast! I am a smart boy after all! Both mama and papa always said so! This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.... Well sometimes they said that i am too smart for my own good , whatever that means. /heh/ ... i can do it! ... YES! , i WILL survive on my own and find them ... wherever they are. SO! Back to my daily grind! What will i have today for dinner? ... A scalehoof? Crawler? Spiketail?... Nope! NO spiketail for me! I learned my lesson! No more spikes in my face , thank you very much! AH! a scalehoof! And its alone! ... i wonder why. Well , never mind , its big enough to fill me today and maybe even tomorrow. Stay close to the ground, slowly, patience, just like daddy taught you, You are the hunter! Closer .... closer , it still didn''t detect you ... a little closer ... AH! It feels something! NOW!!! HA! WHO IS THE HUNTER? ME!!! HAHA!!.... ... ... papa ... thank you for your knowledge. mama , thank you for your patience. /sniff/ ... I will be strong ....
--And so our little dragon gorged himself on his tasty prey while here and there a tear rolled from his eyes.
Well , scalehoofs are tasty , so i will bring the half that was left with me. Would be a waste to leave it to other creatures around. Lets see , what to do to get stronger? ... I have to get stronger to find and possibly save my parents. I mean , what can overpower TWO adult dragons? Heh, what can a single hatchling even do?... No! I will be powerful enough to not be afraid of anything! I am smart! I will grow! ... ... please be safe mama and papa ... and wait for me .../sniff/
-So our little dragon continued on his journey to power and his quest to find his parents. It has been over a month since his parents disappeared, but he quickly adapted to his new circumstances and learned to live day by day, but can he be strong enough? Smart enough? ... Time will tell. And so the time passed, and our lost little winged lizard learned, grew and journeyed onward. But no matter how much he looked , how he searched , he could not find his parents. Not even a trace remained and so he went further and further from everything he knew and love. Ever onward , ever further. In mere week spiketails were no danger to our little lizard friend, he is a smart little thing after all. Well , small for a dragon, or so he thought, but truth is that Tramas is much bigger than he should be for his age. His parents took great care of him, but even so , he is still bigger than any dragon his age. Almost one third bigger in fact ... and with size naturally comes strength and power. But see, no one told him, so our not so little dragon is not aware of his relative power to his peers. Not that any are around, since his parents valued their privacy and space, they decided to make a lair far away from their kin. Alone in the wildlands far to the south, where no one would bother them. By stroke of luck , or maybe some long forgotten instinct, Tramas headed north. Where his kin could be found. Will he find help? Will they even be willing to help? Will he survive the journey? Well... at the pace he is taking it will take him couple years, but that may be for the better. I wish you luck little... well not so little dragon. Hopefully my little blessing will help you on your journey through life.
--Blessing of ;@+_!1: received-- ... What was that ?!? ... WHO SAID THAT !?! ... Weird ... Maybe i am going insane , heh ... that was a weird screech ...
-Whoops , sorry little one. Though calling my name s screech is a bit hurtful. Well i have been called worse. No matter, sleep well little dragon, i wish you well. 2.Step by step As i wake up again alone, now familiar wave of anger washes over my body. Why wouldn''t i be angry? Why am i alone? I am just a small hatchling. I should be woken up by my mother or father, then fed and cared for ... right? ... No matter, i am a dragon ... get your shit together ... ... What a strange saying ... get your shit together , where did this come from? I am sure neither of my parents said this. Where did i hear this? ... so strange. Welp, no matter, back to my daily grind. Find something to eat and continue on my way north... why north though? Something is calling me. Something inside me is telling me to go north, to find help somewhere north. What is it? ... instinct? ... some weird power doing this to me? ... Well, no matter, have to go on, have to live in order to find my parents. And hey, i am getting stronger ... i think, i hope ...
And so Tramas went hunting, in only two hours he found his favourite prey, scalehoof and it was again alone. Such interesting little critter a scalehoof is , basically scaled more squat elk , usually found in herds up to three hundred. So it is strange for our dragon to find them by their lonesome , but it is actually their mating season in which males or weak females travel from their herds to find other ones to join. As such , Tramas doesn''t have any trouble hunting them by himself or he just might go hungry if he cant find any other prey. He is after all faster and smarter , no mention of size or raw physical power he possesses. No need for fancy magic or the world famous dragons breath. So our not so little dragon crept closer on his hunt , just like so many times before in recent days. And when his prey caught his scent on the wind , he sprung to action and raced forward to his prize. Scalehoof of course jolted to its full speed quickly , but alas , it was too late for the animal. Tramas caught up to it quickly an dispatched it with his strong claws and dug in. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.
MMMmmmm , Tasty as always. My favourite for a reason , yup yup, i like em very much. Now, lets see what to do now? Should i train my wings again? ... No , i am not ready for another disaster like the one a week ago. Should i challenge myself with a spiketail again? .... Maybe i should. Lets see if i can find one. Is that smart though? Yes! Yes it is! I have to grow stronger. I cannot be strong if i don''t know how to fight and that knowledge can be obtained only one way. Through practice , so pain is inevitable , i have to push through it no matter how much it hurts. How else am i gonna get stronger? HMMM? ... Yeah , i am a dragon! A DRAGON! I can easily crush pain like i do my prey! I ... AM ... A ... DRAGON!!!! ... This is gonna hurt a lot , isn''t it ? .... shit ....
So our scaled friend went on his new quest for strength. Somewhat reluctantly he went onward to find his enemy to sharpen his weapons , his mind and body. After couple of hours he found what he was looking for and begun his hunt . A spiketail , somewhat smaller creature than scalehoof. Covered in strong scales from nose to the tip of its tail , which is covered in detachable spikes that have a tendency to stick in whatever they impaled. That is its only weapon and many underestimate the creature for it , but those people are the ones to pay the price of blood and pain. Its tail is very agile while the stocky creature can barely bend , so spiketail can easily hit something standing in front of it and that attack is what many do not account for. Just like our little dragon did not so many nights ago , but he does learn. So he came with a plan to jump on its lower back to neutralize this painful weapon and after he will have free rein to do as he pleases with the creatures neck. And so our little Tramas begun his hunt for power and crept closer and closer. Ever vigilant , ever ready to pounce on his prey. Closer and closer he crept and when the stupid and blind creature failed to notice him until he was ready to attack , he arched his back and jumped. He almost messed up by jumping too far and overshot , but he caught the spiketail with his back leg claws and as the creature reared its tail , he caught his own tail around it to immobilize it. Then quickly scrambled to the spiketails back to push the critter down. Now secure on the defenceless creature he bit down on its neck , and almost broke his teeth on its sturdy scales. Anger rising again , he took a deep breath , then another , just like his mother taught him. Calm mind makes a victor, calm mind makes wishes a reality.
HAAAAA ... What now? I cant bite through these scales. Lets try to pry them open? OH! It works! So , what now? Cut its neck and wait for it to bleed out ? OH! Its skin is actually quite soft so my claws sink deeper than i thought ... maybe it will bleed out quickly? I do wish for it to not trash around so much, maybe if i cut it some more? ... ... Well , that was actually quite quick. I wonder if those cuts under its head were the ones to make it bleed out faster? Or maybe it is so quick to die every time? ... I should see how weak these creatures are ... Yeah , i should experiment and learn about my enemies to know how to fight them better next time. Mama always taught me to see everything from every angle , to learn and be sure about things. More you know , more weapons you have she always said.... ... Mama , i miss you ... But i WILL find you, just you wait! But now i am actually quite hungry , lets eat!
So our little winged lizard ate his fill and went back to his hunt for strength and knowledge. As the day went on he found five more spiketails and got better and better in his glorious little hunts. As night approached , he found one more scalehoof for a meal and went to sleep with full belly and his strength spent. But something inside him started roiling as Tramas drifted off to dreamland. Through the night , echoes of roars and whimpering were heard far and wide. 3.Growth .. hopefully --NOTICE: Growth threshold achieved! Congratulations!--
GRAAAAAAHH !!!! .... HURTS ! Everything hurts ! What is going on ?!? ... Well i can at least move , lets see why am i in so much pain ... were my scales always this small and ... spiky ? Were there always so many of them ? What is going on ? Is my neck longer ? ... Alright , move you overgrown lizard ... yeah , moving makes the pain go away , so move some more Tramas . Move till the pain goes away ... why am i so stiff everywhere ? Better move to limber up my body and get rid of all these pains and aches ... Aaahhhh , bit better , wait . Were my claws this ... i don''t know , shiny ? They look a bit stronger . What are all these scratches on the stone under me ? Was i always able to scratch stone ? ... Nope ! Not that i can remember , i could not scratch any stone , ever . Heh , maybe i grown stronger , hehe ... Heh , i wish , probably just some weird softer stone and i didn''t notice when i went to sleep . Yeah ! That must have been it ! Just weak stone and yesterday i hunted too much ! That''s why i am hurting all over . After all you don''t grow overnight ! It takes time for body to grow stronger so i must be just tired and sleepy because i overdid it yesterday ... Yeah , that must be it ! ... Even my memory must be jumbled because of pain and hunger , yeah ! I am actually quite hungry ... more like famished , damn . Better to find me a morsel to gulp down.
So Tramas went hunting and put the changes his body went through out of his mind . He quickly found his prey , his favourite scalehoof and caught it with ease even though his body was still in pain . But even if the scalehoof was not the biggest , he was still hungry after he devoured it completely . So on another hunt he went and easily sniffed out another , caught and ate it , but something was wrong . He was still hungry . By the time he devoured the third catch of the day , he knew something had to have changed.
What the hell ???? How am i THIS hungry ?!? I guess overdoing it with my hunts might be it , but it was never THIS easy to catch them . Are scalehoofs in this area weaker ? Smaller or something ? Are they sick ? .... Hopefully not ! I dont want to catch some weakness sickness from them if that is the case . Or are they simply younger ? Maybee ... Welp , no matter , i have to go on .... lets see now if i can find something bigger or i might be in trouble if i have to hunt this much everyday . Although i am getting better at this am i not ? Yeah ! I am stronger ! Hehe . Oh ! A spiketail ! .... Is it smaller ? ... Alright , no more of this stupidity , its not that everything is smaller , i AM bigger ! ... But how ? As far as i know , dragons do not get stronger overnight ! Nothing does ! How did i grown overnight though ? Was it my overhunting ? Was that why i was in so much pain in the morning ? ... And now that i think about it , there was a weird voice in my head again , what did it say again ? ...You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. --NOTICE: Growth threshold achieved! Congratulations!-- GRAAAAAAHHHH !!!!! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT !?! WHO SAID THAT ??? .... SHOW YOURSELF !!!! ... Nothing , what was that ?!? ... Growth threshold ? Did i really grown overnight ? Am i stronger now ? And why would that weird voice congratulate me ? This is creepy , i don''t like it one bit ! ... But what can i do about it ? ... Nothing ... Welp ! Lets see if i am really stronger and try to finish this spiketail without catching its tail ... i am going to regret this , am i not ? ... shit ...
So Tramas went to the spiketail without any sneaking or real plan , just slowly walk to his prey an fight it with raw strength of a dragon . Of course , the creature easily spotted Tramas and turned towards him , started hissing and backing off , but seeing that Tramas did not even flinch and continued towards it , it stopped and dug its legs in , ready to fight . When Tramas was in easy distance to lunge towards it , he did and was almost surprised how quickly he closed the distance . He swung his right front paw and was astonished to see couple scales and some blood fly from spiketailes face . Of course this astonishment allowed spiketail to retaliate and hit Tramas on his shoulder with his tail . Feeling pain he broke out of his astonishment , reared up on his hind legs and with full weight of his front body and both of his front paws dropped on spiketails neck . What Tramas expected was to stun the creature . What he did not expect was for his claws to break the spiketails scales and plunge right into its neck and spine . Tramas was very astonished when spiketail immediately dropped dead . He took two steps back and simply watched the dead spiketail for couple of minutes.
... Heh , That happened ! I really did get stronger , didn''t i ? ... Welp , this will make me grow stronger faster , no ? I should hunt more spiketails , since they are not so dangerous anymore ... OH ! I have to remove the spikes from my shoulder ... there are none ! HOW ! Are my scales stronger too ? OH ! So i didn''t imagine all of that in the morning , i really am bigger and stronger , faster too , am i smarter too ? How should i test that ? .... No ! If anything , i am stupider , i cannot believe i just stood in front of that spiketail and took that hit like an idiot ! Really ?!? What the hell was i thinking ? If it hit me in the eye , i would be half blind ! Get your shit together , Idiot !!! ... Wait , where are all these words my parents didn''t teach me coming from ? Where did i hear them , since i am sure my parents did not teach them to me ! ... Neither mama nor papa ever swore in front of me ! I am sure of that ! ... HOW DO I EVEN KNOW WHAT SWEARING IS THEN ?!? ... GRRRRR !!! What is going on with my head ? What the shit is going on ?!? ... ... I am scared ... am i really going insane ? ... How can i tell if i am ? ... ... haaaaaaahh . No matter , once i find my parents they can fix whatever is wrong with me , i am sure of that . They are after all glorious , huge , powerful , magnificent dragons ! I know they are the best in the world ! And that is the absolute truth ! Yeah ! They can do anything , so i just have to find them , and after they fix whatever is wrong with me , we can be happy together again for ever and ever ! YEAH !
Little did Tramas know , that there was nothing wrong with him . Simply a rare occurrence in the world happened to this little dragon and now he will have to live with it . At least it will make his goal to be strongest dragon easier and maybe it will even help him on his quest to find his family . But his knowledge of new words is strange , are the two somehow connected ? How will the world react to a dragon with not only unnatural power , but knowledge too ? Will he be welcomed as a being of magnificent power and liked by worlds inhabitants ? Will he be shunned as clearly dangerous creature ? Will he be loved ? Hated ? Both ? ... Time will tell . 4.Ever onward Haaaah .... another day , another pain , another annoyance . I am getting sick of it . Nothing ever changes . I wake up , i hunt , i move ever onward north ... No challenge , nothing new , nothing changes ... How long was it now ? Three months ? Four ? ... Does it even matter ? ... I am bored , which is dangerous , i know ... I know , but that doesn''t change the fact that i am bored . Maybe its because all these strange ideas and knowledge i keep getting in my head , but who knows ? ... Yeah , i am pretty sure i am insane , but so what ? There is no one to say otherwise , no one to comfort or berate me ... so does it even matter ? How do i even know i am insane ? Well , that''s because i understand what insanity even is . And now i am explaining it to myself ... is it to comfort myself ? Heh , great ! Now i am getting depressed again ... Ha ... HAHAHAHA ... ... Yeah , i am definitely insane ... Insane , lonely and bored . What a great combination ... heh . ... Lets just keep going north ... am i going the right way ? ... Yeah , feels like it . One leg in front of another ... keep on marching you insane lizard .
Like this our little sad , but definitely not insane not so little dragon pushed on . He moved ever onward , ever further . He hunted , slept , tried to understand knowledge he had no context for . Day by day , he marched on , falling ever deeper to depression . But he did not give up , he pushed ever farther , ever longer and he learned more and more about his body . His strength grew , day by day . His mind sharpened into a deadly weapon , when he needed it , but that was a double edged sword that cut him just as much as his prey . When Tramas didn''t have a need for a sharp mind on his travels , it wandered into ever stranger places , which confused the poor dragon immensely . As the saying goes , having too much of a good thing can become a poison . But still our dragon marched on . Step by step , day by day . And as the world often does , something changed . One day our dragon encountered something new . Weird creature he never saw before .
.... What is that ? ... Never seen anything like it , stands on its hind legs , walks .... actually , can that be even called a walk ? It looks like it will fall with every step ... Its quite small , lets get closer and take a better look .Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. ... ... Wait ! What is that smell ? A camouflage ? ... Weird if that is the case , there are plenty of creatures that eat rotten meat , so its like a dinner bell to them . Is it bait for them ? ... Still , smells like death . A lot actually . Must be quite strong to survive that much rot on its body ... I should be careful ... ... Ah! it is turning towards me ... Its actually really slow , is that another trap ? ... What the FUCK ?!? HOW CAN IT SURVIVE ITS FACE ROTTING OFF ?!? ... AND ITS RIGHT PAW TOO !!! I SEE FUCKING BONES !!!! HOW ??? ... How the hell are you alive ? How are you not howling in pain ? ... Are you even alive ? You don''t smell like being alive , you don''t move like being alive , fuck , you don''t even sound alive ! ... ... OK ! Ok , you are actually really slow ... Good , i can put you down so you don''t suffer anymore ... Ok Tramas , quick slash through its torso to cut it down and dart back as quickly as you can ... Ok ! Three , two , one , GO ! ... ... Ok , didnt expect to cut it in two ... wait ... HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU STILL ALIVE ?!? ... No ! Really , how are you dragging yourself after me when you are cut in two ? ... Wait ! Blood is not supposed to be this black brown sludge and i am sure you are supposed to bleed far , FAR more than you are ... Do i have to crush your head ? ... I hope this works , i do not enjoy this hunt at all ... All that quiet snarling and smell is getting to me , its really unnerving ... Ok , once again ! Three , two , one , GO ! Crunch and now back to safety ! ... Alright , its not moving anymore , did that work ? ... Looks like it . Lets wait for a while , just to be safe . ... ... Now , lets get a better look at this weird walking corpse ... Heh , walking dead , now i am quite sure i am insane ... But it is right in front of me , i can smell it and NO ! I will NOT taste it , i don''t care how insane i think i am , i am NOT putting that ANYWHERE near my mouth ! ... Now lets take a better look , ok that is not its skin . It might be dirty , but not rotten like rest of its body . Haaah , yeah , i apparently know that these coverings are armour that is not natural , but made . I don''t care anymore where this knowledge comes from . But it seems that it is supposed to be on a creature that can talk an actually make that armour . When you were alive , were you such a creature ? ... I mean before you became this thing i cut down ... Yeah , you were not alive anymore , were you ? ... That is really strange , hopefully not any more of your people ended like you ... Welp , it seems there is nothing more i can learn from you ... Should i bury you in the ground , so nothing can eat you and get sick ? Yeah ! That seems smart , i will bury you ... well what is left of you and then be on my way .
And just like that our brave not so little dragon had his first brush with undeath . Luckily , it was just lesser zombie , second weakest undead superior only to ancient lesser skeletons which can be defeated pretty much by falling on them , their bones are that brittle and that is actually the same reason that those skeletons are almost the rarest undead in the world , even though lesser zombies usually transform into them in a decade or so . This one was just some unfortunate hunter that bit more that he could chew and died to poison in a secluded area , otherwise he would be devoured like any carcass in the badlands . In this world , thanks to the energy of magic which has many names in many cultures of the world , any intelligent race can transform into undead after their death . Pretty much any culture deals with their dead differently , there are even those that bind their risen into servitude , but not always are such nations necessarily evil . But that our brave winged lizard , of course , does not know . So he marches on , on his quest for strength and in search of everything he lost . But see , this little encounter will be the catalyst for understanding for our little Tramas . What will he take from this ? What will be revealed to him ? How will he interpret it ? Will it give him strength , or push him deeper towards destruction ? Will it be something he desperately needs , or something to lead him astray ? Will he grow from it or will it crush his spirit ? ... ... time will tell ... 5.Echo of memory So tired ... so bored of this empty life ... why am i even holding on ? My last relative died a decade ago and i withdrawn myself from society to focus on my writing . I stopped reaching out to my friends and eventually , so did they . Only things i have left is this house and my writing . Sure , i can paint vibrant worlds with my words alone . Worlds many people all around the earth enjoy and love to lose themselves in , but my own world is empty . Stagnant . Lonely . Maybe i can do something about it ? Maybe i can go outside and meet some people ? Yea , i will go out today and walk around the city . Maybe have lunch in some restaurant ? Heh , maybe even i will meet someone in that restaurant and we will hit it off ? HA ! Yea , fat chance . Well , who knows ? Stranger things happen every minute in the world , so who says it cannot happen to me ? Yea , i will go out today . How long was it since i last left my home ? A year , more ? No matter , i am going out today and that is my final decision ! Lets clean up and get ready to have my little adventure in the city . Hehe , i am getting excited . ... Ok ! Hair and beard cut and trimmed , freshly showered , nice comfy clothes . Time to head out ! ... ... Heh , been a while since i been here , i remember this old restaurant . Shame it closed , i met Misha here . Good girl , shame she moved to europe eight years ago . I really liked her . Welp , she has her own family now and she is happy . I hope ... Maybe i will call her to catch up and talk for a bit . Yea , when i get home i will contact her and see if she even remembers me , hehe . ... Hmm , i don''t remember this store being here ? Is it new ? Lets see what they have . ... Aaahh , i haven''t been in this park for what now , thirteen years ? They cleaned it up quite nicely . Yea , i like what city has done with the place . Even people around seem content , this is a decent city to live in . Lets just sit down for a bit and enjoy this serene atmosphere . ... Hmm , it is getting late , is it time to go home ? Yeah , seems like it . I am kinda sad now . Heh , i can go out tomorrow too if i feel like it . Yeah ! Lets enjoy myself , now that i finally got up from my ass and started moving again . Damn , i am tired , should i start exercising ? Yea , would be better for my health if i did , i didnt notice how weak i got . ... Aaahh finally home , lets put my little souvenirs down here for now and just relax on couch for a while ... Yeah , that was actually quite tiring little walk . Then again i was out for most of the day . Did i overdid it ? Seems like i did , have to take it slower to not get a hearth atta.... GRAH ! HURTS ! ... MY CHEST ! It hurts so much , like someone shoved a fucking dagger through my heart ! Where is my phone , have to call emergency quickly ! Fuck , you piece of shit , UNLOCK !!! ... Out of battery ? WHAT THE FUCK ?!? Dont tell me i am gonna die when i finally decided to live ... have to get outside ... cannot breathe ... outside ... almost there , door , out ... outside ... cannot breathe ... brea.... ... well , shit ... hopefully there is something after death .Stolen story; please report.
GRAAH !!! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ?!? Was that a dream ? ... No ! Everything was too real , too strange yet familiar . Was that me ? Why would i think that ? ... Why do i believe that ? Why am i so sure , that that was me ? Ok , ok , calm down you big winged lizard ! You are a dragon , not human ! .... Human ? Was that what i was before i died ? ... I died ? ... This is so weird , i have to calm down ! ... Yeah , just like that , breathe slowly and deeply . Don''t want to get a heart attack ... again ... heh . So , that dream was my previous life ? Is that where all this knowledge comes from ? Is that it ? ... Sounds reasonable , as much as that seems impossible , that''s all i got . Why now though ? Why not when i was born ? Weird , something tells me there is some kind of a reason behind it , but i cant puzzle it out . Maybe because i was happy little lizard , oblivious to what i am ? ... Sounds ... somewhat reasonable , maybe there is some truth to it . Ok , what now that i know this ? Does it change anything ? ... no ... Nothing changes just because i know i had a life before this one . I am Tramas now ! I am a dragon , not human anymore ! That life is over , so now i will live like i did until now , like a true dragon ! ... I wonder if there are humans in this world too ? ... Does it even matter ? I am a dragon , so why would it matter either way ? If they attacked me , would i kill them ? ... Yeah , i would ! Why wouldn''t i ? If something tries to kill me , why wouldn''t i kill it instead ? Its self defence after all ! Yeah ! Race doesn''t matter , after all . People are people and if they refuse to behave like people , then they are monsters that need eradicating . World would be better without a murderous idiot with a superiority complex after all .... I have to make sure to not become one though . Welp , back to my daily grind . At least i have something else to think about on my journey north . Now to find myself a breakfast . What will i have now ? Spiketails are actually quite good , once you get through the scales . Scalehoofs are my favourites still , so we will see what i can find . At least i haven''t seen any more undead after that one zombie .... Wait ! Is that what it was ? A zombie and undead ? ... Huh , these memories might come in handy . Interesting , lets see what else i can recognize , now that i seem to have got more knowledge . Maybe it will help me to learn how to fly ? Somehow ? ... Hopefully that will be the case . Honestly , i cannot wait to fly . My journey north would be much faster that way .
Huh ? What happened to my not so little dragon now ? Oh ? Now that is interesting ! Is that ? .... HAHAHAHAHAHA . YES LITTLE DRAGON ! Yes , you are more and more entertaining every time i take a look at you ! First your advanced body , then your parents , and now you are a reincarnator ? Well , not quite , but something similar . Yes , little dragon , keep being entertaining and i might give you something nice again ! Hehe , i really love it when something interesting happens in this boring little world . Haaaah , its been so long since i last laugh so much ! Well done little dragon , entertain me some more ! Heh , universe knows it i really need some entertainment . Now , back to this boring little world . What are those idiotic elves doing again this time ? ... You really want your race to go extinct ? Because this idiocy is exactly how you get something that can do the job for you , you stupid little mortals ! How many times is it now ? Haaaah , i guess it is time for another intervention .... OH ! They are on top of a dormant volcano ? PERFECT ! ... Oh .... that might have some unforeseen consequences ... at least ash cannot summon a FUCKING SHOGGOTH !!! How did you expected to bind it with such shoddy rituals ? I swear , without me , this world would be either a lifeless rock or ripped to pieces already a million times over ... Haaaaah , i hope my little dragon will be entertaining me for some time . Don''t die on me my little miracle ... Wait ! Now that i think about it , advanced body , blessing , past life knowledge , quick growth . Heh , hopefully you will become one , little dragon . It has been a long time since the last king of dragons appeared . Hehe , yeah , you will be entertaining to watch ! 6. And the days go on Haaaah , how long was it again ? Six months already ? Damn , time sure flies . Welp , there is no helping it . I have to go on .... Ever further ......... Alone . NOPE ! No depression for you Tramas ! You wallowed in it enough , you idiot . It would be helpful if i found something new to occupy my mind . Where though ? Hmmm , welp , no matter . I will just find something to fight again and maybe that weird grow thing would happen again ? I am hunting every day though , so why did it not happened again already ? Hmmm , last time i did push myself quite a bit , so maybe i have to overdo it ? Lets try ! ... Haaah , that was a lot , even for me . How many did i hunt again ? Thirteen spiketails and ten scalehoofs ? Yeah , that scalehoof herd was actually quite big . I thought it would turn on me for a second there . Those bucks were seriously beeg . And there were what ? Twenty of them ? ... Yeah , that was probably not a smart move on my part . Still , they did run after all . I guess even they know the magnificence and power of dragons , hehe . Then again , i am still very smol for a dragon . Then again , i am only ten and a half years old ... Now that i think about it , years on earth and here are pretty much the same , aren''t they ? Calendar in general is same , months , days ... Interesting , but ultimately useless knowledge . At least i wont get the two mixed up , so that is something . Now lets get to sleep , so hopefully in the morning i will get that message or whatever it was ... And the growth pains , shit . Welp , no matter . Time to sleep anyway and i even have breakfast ready , hehe . ... ... /YAWN/ ... Hmmm , no pain , no message . Did i do something wrong ? Lets pick it apart , growth threshold . Growth is self explanatory . Threshold means some kind of goal or quantity ... Quantity , did i not kill enough ? But if i count all of my kills thru the months , it will give me quite the ridiculous number . I did become quite the hunter if i say so myself , there is no danger in my hunts anymore ... Is that it ? Danger ? I hope not ... Welp , lets try today again , but take more sketchy chances this time . .... ........ /YAWN/ ... Nothing AGAIN ?!? ... GRRRRRR !!! This is pissing me off ! ... Grrr , lets try harder today ! ... .......... .............. /YAWN/ ... GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!!! FUCK IT I AM GOING BERSERK !!!! GRAAAAAAH !!! ............... haaah , haaaah , haaah . That was a fucking bloodbath ... Fuck . What the fuck was i thinking ? Going apeshit on everything that moved ? Got some scrapes and bruises too .... Yeah , you stupid lizard , you went crazy there for a while ... well , more crazy than your insane ass already is . Heh , i am really losing it , don''t i ? ... Yeah , just go to sleep and do not eradicate any more ecosystems , you stupid lizard . Behaving like this doesn''t help anybody , least of all you . So just go to sleep . ...If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. .... --NOTICE: Growth threshold achieved! Congratulations!-- GRAAAH !!! FUCK that hurts ! MOVE ! Yeah , move your stiff body you demented lizard ! WHY DID YOU WANT THIS PAIN ?!? ... Yeah ! You forgot about this didn''t you ? Fucking idiot ! ...Haah , better now , but i am still stiff all over . Fucking hell , will it hurt so much every time ? Now that i think about it , this time it was less pain and i am moving easier faster ... Maybe it will be easier every time ? Maybe in couple thresholds , it''ll be bearable ? ... No matter , lets see what changed this time ? Hmmm , i think my neck is slightly longer again and my wings are definitely bigger ... By about twenty percent if i had to guess ? Not like i have anything to measure myself with . Hmmm , are these spikes along my back going all the way to the top of my head ? Yep ! OH ! I have horns now ! Hehe , as any self respecting dragon should have ! Even though they are quite small now , i am sure they will grow big just like my papas . Yeah ! They will be truly a sight to behold when i am fully grown ! Just like the rest of me ! Hmm , are my scales ... i dont know , shinier ? Are they stronger ? Just like my claws last time ? Oh , right ! Claws ! Lets see ... hmmm they are definitely longer , but so are my fingers on my paws ... what about legs ? Yep ! Much bigger claws , but my legs look stronger too . Interesting , i should put my body through its paces to understand everything that changed . Lets go for a run first after breakfast . ... Yeah ! I am definitely faster . By quite the margin too . Cant say i dislike it one bit ! Nope ! Hehe . Seems i have more stamina too , good , good . Lets see now , wings ... Yeah , this is gonna be a disaster again ... fuck ... ... FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! FUCK ! /BANG/ .... Fucking OW ! ... Yeah , disaster again ... But hey ! I got to fly a little bit , so that was pretty cool . I guess i need to train how to fly more now that i am technically capable of flight .... This is gonna hurt a lot isn''t it ? ... shit ...
So the days went on and our little dragon grew more capable and strong step by step . Little by little , he grew accustomed to his new body and in a mere month he was , where he was in terms of control before his threshold . He was even capable of flight for an hour every day and so his speed north increased considerably , but alas , he was still very long way away from any kind of civilization and so he did not know , how long his journey will take .
/Thud/ Haah , haaah . Yeah ! Flying is still quite the exercise . But hey ! At least i CAN fly ! So i will get wherever i am going faster , no ? Yeah ! Cant wait for what i will find there ! ... Yeah , i am excited ! ... ...
Like this , our not so little dragon continued . But his excitement did not last . After two more months , he was getting depressed again and that was just the beginning . His parents flew for two months straight , taking only small breaks for a quick hunt when they were hungry and slept every fifth day , so the distance they travelled was quite the journey for little Tramas to manage . But our little dragon was determined to get wherever his instincts were dragging him , so he continued .
Fuck , how long was it again ? A year now ? ... Does it matter anymore ? ... Fuck , i can feel my mind going to very dark places .... Keep your shit together you fucking lizard ! You can do this ! ... I hope .... ... Where am i even ? Does it even matter ? ... Shut up ! It doesn''t matter ! Just keep on going forward ! ... just keep on going ... /sniff/ ...
Day after day , month after month . Soon , year after year went by . His journey took almost four and a half years . During his journey north , Tramas did encounter couple new beasts and two more undead , but they were no match for a somewhat adolescent dragon . He also achieved another growth threshold , but that was a year ago . His growth slowed down significantly . But that is still far faster than ordinary dragons . But the hardest hurdle for Tramas , was keeping his sanity intact . It was no small task for the hatchling , after all , he was all alone for a very long time , so our dragon went a little feral . Well , ok , completely feral . After all , why talk , when there is no one to talk to ? Why keep yourself clean , when the only one that can smell you is yourself and prey that is too slow to run away ? Why expend the energy needed on these frivolous little useless things , when you can instead go a little further ? Why worry about inconsequential little things , when you need to concentrate on your goal ? What goal ? ... Well , he has to go . Go where ? That way ! For how long ? However long it takes ! Just move , eat and move . Sleep when tired and move . Ever onward . And so our little dragon went on and on . Day after day , month after month , year after year . And one day , he arrived at something he never saw . A forest . What will our winged lizard find ? Will he be alone forever ? Will his mind finally crumble ? ... time will tell ... 7. Who dis ? " Hehe . Lets explore the Emerald forest today . I have a good feeling i will find something interesting today . Then again , i always do . Hehe . " And so Aira flew towards her destination , in search of todays entertainment . As young dragons always are , she is a curious creature . Always exploring , always searching for new things to learn about . At mere fifteen years old , she should be accompanied by a couple of her peers , but Aira was always tricky when she wanted or needed to be . And so today happened to be one such case , when her group wanted to play in the Grand den , but little Aira was tired of always being inside her home mountain range . She wanted to explore instead , so she sneaked out by herself . As she flew towards the forest , she deliberated about where to begin . " Hmmm , where will i start today ? " ... " I havent been to the river in some time , so lets start there today . Yeah ! That sounds good . Hehe . " As our inquisitive dragoness flew above the sea of trees , she felt both excitement and trepidation in equal measure . As is often the case , she sneaked out again , but whether she will be found out or not , remains to be seen . After all , whether she will be able to sneak back into the nest , or someone will notice she is missing again and go to look for her , that is the real question . Adults are somehow able to track her down any time she is missing after all , so she needs to keep it quick today to not be found out and scolded again . " Hmmm , i am here now , so which way to go ? Erm , that a way ! Yeah ! " " Lets see , being sneaky will help me to not spook out any animals and maybe i will be able to find something new ? Yeah ! " " Maybe i will even find something tasty to hunt ? That would be nice ! Hehe . " And so our little Aira begun her exploration of the Emerald forest quietly . Well ... quietly for a young dragon anyway , so she blazed her own little trail through the Green sea . But even if she wasn''t the quietest creature around , she quickly crossed paths with a golden buck native to the forest and after a second of shock for both creatures , the chase begun . Golden bucks are after all really delicious and this one was both alone and kinda small . So a perfect breakfast , no ? As she chased the little buck deeper into the forest , her instincts guided her forward , towards her prey . Ever closer , ever faster . Her agility and reflexes were being sharpened with each hurried step and taking her closer to her prize . As such , her victory was all but assured and only after a couple of minutes , with a powerful and graceful lunge forward , she had her buck in her claws and her jaws clamped down on her quarry''s neck . " Haaaah , haaah , haaa . Well that was a fun hunt ! Hehe , yeah ! I am the greatest hunter in the Emerald forest ! Hehe . " " Now , onto the spoils of my hunt ! Lets see , where will i have my breakfast today ? Somewhere nice would be ... well , nice . Hehe . Hmm , where though ? "You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. And so our little dragoness , with her prized breakfast in her jaws , went in search of the perfect place to eat . Just as excitable young dragons tend to do , she happily pranced through the woods without a single care . Not noticing that she herself , was being stalked like some innocent little buck . And just like the prey of a true predator , she didn''t know that she was being watched . As she found herself a nice clearing and dug into her breakfast , Aira didn''t see the eyes in the shadows of the forest watching her every step , every move , with silent determination of a wild and dangerous beast that found something new , yet somehow familiar . Nevertheless she happily ate the spoils of her successful hunt and lounged about the clearing for a while , but she is after all a young dragoness , so she quickly got bored with the little meadow in the woods and got back to he exploration , never noticing the shadow stalking after her . " Hmm , what do we have here ? Yep ! Its a tree .... boooooring . " " Oh ? What do we have here ? A little cliff ? In the woods ? That is strange , i never saw this place . I wonder what lives down there ? Hmmm , its not that deep so i should be able to get down somewhat easily . Lets first try to circle this big hole in the forest , since it seems to be cliffs all around . " " Hmm , such an interesting place . I really wonder how did this place came to be ? Did a part of the forest collapse into some kind of a hole ? Looks like it , but it must have happened a long time ago . There''s stuff growing everywhere , so it must be old , right ? " " Well , lets take a closer look and figure out a way down there . " As our inquisitive dragoness leaned over the ledge to look down , she found her way much faster than she wished for . With a resounding crack , the stone under her crumbled down , taking her considerable weight with her . She would normally just fly up , but unfortunately in her startled mind , she got her right wing tangled in a liana hanging from a tree above her . And as such , she slid down the steep slope , not able to control her descend properly . The clumsy dragoness landed on her right side with a resounding crunch , breaking her tangled wing and dislocating her right leg . " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA . HURTS ! GRAAAAAAAAAGHHHH . It hurts ! My wing ! Aaaaaaaah , it hurts so much ! " " /sniff/ ... It hurts , this is not how i wanted to go down here ! ... OW ! My leg too ?!? WHY ??? ... How am i supposed to get back home now ? /sniff/ At least there isn''t anything dangerous down he...." /crunch/ " Grrrrr " " Of fucking course ... " As our dragoness just found out , there was something dangerous living here . A very big brown mauler . Creature similar to an earths brown bear , but almost twice as big . A dangerous predator , that is not above taking advantage of our mostly immobile and injured young dragoness . As the mauler crept closer , little Aira scrambled away from it as best she could , but soon her back was pressed against the cliff that betrayed her twice now . " No no no no , i am not tasty at all ! See ? I Am a dragon , you cannot eat me ! Yea , you will get a stomach ache ! See ? DONT COME ANY CLOSER ! " / SLAM , CRUNCH , RIP / " ROAR " Suddenly , something bigger than even her slammed into the mauler from above and promptly started ripping the unfortunate predator to shreds . It was so quick , she just stood there and watched , mesmerised with the carnage on display . It was so brutal , so efficient , so ... primal . She simply couldn''t move and almost forgot to even breathe . " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH " When the deed was done , and the huge being that saved her from being devoured turned his head her way , she finally snapped out of her mesmerized state and realized , that the being in front of her was a dragon . Sure , he was filthy and somehow seemed like the real danger just arrived , but he was not as big as most of the adults back home . Plus she didn''t recognize him at all , so he must be from somewhere else . After all , she knows every dragon living in the Grand den and the way he is looking at her ... Does he not recognize she is a dragon too ? " Ummm , hello ! " " grrrr " " Ok ! Ok ! I am Aira ... emmm ... who dis ? 8. Dis me ! Tramas ! " grrrrr " ... What is this place ? I have never seen plants like these . Is it dangerous here ? I need to find out what is there to hunt here . ... What is that sound ? ... Something decently big , chasing something smaller ? .... Hmmm , lets see if i can find out what it is .... ... Hmmm , seems like some big lizard chasing a something like a scalehoof .... Those colours on the lizard are weird though , it''ll never be able to sneak like that . I mean , white and blue ? Maybe a good camouflage in the sky , but what could hunt something big like that up there ? A dragon ? ... Nah , too much work , even though that is a lot of meat ... Potentially dangerous too , what if a wing was broken ? That sounds far too painful and deadly , so no . ... Hmm , not a great hunter either . Took far too long to catch that buck ... And now , where is it dragging its kill ? Is it smart enough to find a secluded spot to eat , so nothing snatches its kill ? ... ... Nope ! Not smart at all .... Really ? In the middle of a clearing ? Are you trying to lure something out to you ? ... Wait ! Is it trying to lure me out ? Not a chance ! I am a dragon after all , do you really think i am THAT stupid ? ... ... OK ! Ok , calm down ! Calm down ... Finally got a good look at her , and yes , she is a female ... A female dragon ... Two wings , two legs , two paws ... How did it take me so long to recognize her as a FUCKING DRAGON ?!? ... Oh ! Right ! ... THATS BECAUSE I DIDNT SEE ANOTHER FUCKING DRAGON FOR ALMOST FIVE FUCKING YEARS !!! ... ... Calm down ! Calm mind ... She doesn''t see you yet , i am sure of that now ... I think ... Keep following her you idiot and wait for a good chance to approach her . She is alone , smaller than you and you already have seen that she isn''t the best hunter ... maybe don''t tell her any of that , if you don''t want to piss her off ... ... Hmm , what is she doing now ? Looking at that hole ? Why ? Is down there something she wants ? ... She is looking for a way down there , i am sure of it now . Why else would she be circling it like that ? Wait ! Don''t you know that it would be much safer to fly down ? Those cliffs look unstable ... yeah , ask me how i know ? WELL , maybe because i was doing the exact same thing as you right about now and i have fa... /crack/ ... Haaah , shit . OH NO ! Her wing got tangled ! I hope she can get it unt... /CRUNCH THUD/ " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA . HURTS ! GRAAAAAAAAAGHHHH ... " ... Well , shit girl . Even i felt THAT ! ... Wait ! What the fuck is that bear looking thing ? ... OK ! Looks like it set its sights on the girl . DONT BACK UP AGAINST A WALL YOU IDIOT ! ... Haaah , FUCK ! Ok ! Think you overgrown lizard ! You are in the best spot for an ambush if that bear thing doesn''t look up ... Yeah , so drop down the cliff , control your descent carefully so you don''t miss and be fucking careful of those lianas so you don''t end up like that girl ! Easy ! ... Ok , three , two , one , JUMP ! ... ... / SLAM , CRUNCH , RIP / " ROAR " ... Heh , WHO WILL YOU EAT NOW ? HUH ? Now that you are in ... quite a few ... pieces ....... shit . Did i overdid it ? Have i scared the girl ? Lets take a look from the corner of my eye .... FUCKITY FUCKING FUCK ! SHE IS COMPLETELY TERIFIED ! FUUUUUUUCK !!! " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH " ...Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. YEAH ! WHY DONT YOU TERIFY HER EVEN MORE YOU FUCKING MORON !! ... " Ummm , hello ! " ... SHE TALKS ! Ok ! Ok ! Calm , and nice ... say something not threatening . " grrrr " ... WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YO... " Ok ! Ok ! I am Aira ... emmm ... who dis ? .... OK !!!! Yeah , you got a second chance ! DONT FUCKING BLOW IT YOU MORON !!!! " Tr...ammmmmm....asssssss " .... Yep ! You are definitely mentally retarded now ... Sure ! You didn''t say a single word for a couple of years AND WHOSE FAULT IS THAT ?!? YOURS YOU ID... " Tramas ? That is a nice name , i am Aira , but i already said that . Hehe .... So ! What brin...OW ! " Fuck , she is hurt ! Quickly ! Help her somehow you idiot ! " DONT hurt me ! I will do anything ! Anything you want ! " Great ... Just fucking great , just look at her ! She''s absolutely terrified of you ! Now what ? ... " No... Hu..rt ... yo..u " ... Yep ! Might as well kill yourself now ! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN no-o hu-u-u-rt yo-u-u-u ... WHAT THE FUCK IS WRO... " You don''t want to hurt me ? " ... " Ye..s " ... ... " Yes as in you don''t want to hurt me , right ? " " Yes " ... CONGRATULATIONS ! YOU MANAGED TO SAY A WORD ! " Good ! I am glad that is the case . Hehe ... yeah . " ... HELP HER YOU FUCKER ! " Wi-ng ... see ? " ... i swear ... I WILL FU... " You want to see my wing ? ... I am pretty sure its broken ... It hurts a lot . " " Yes , see wing to he-lp . No mo-ve wing . " ... haaaaaaaaaaah ... i give up ..... " Ok . But please be careful , it really hurts a lot . AH ... it seems my leg is hurt too . " Ok , lets see ... Well , at least her bones didn''t move from their position . But she broke her wing in three places ... Not much i can do about it , but fixate it with a branch or something . Now lets see about that leg ... Yep ! Dislocated , but not broken ... I think ... So if i rotate it just like this ... /POP/ " AH , That hurt ! ... Wait , it is getting better ! Thank you ! " Welp , at least something went right . " You wel-come , but wing ... no help " ........ dude ..... " You saying that you cannot fix it ? Or that it cannot be fixed ? " SURE ! Tell her that SHE WILL NEVER FLY AGAIN !!! FUCKING IDIOT !!! " NO ! I no help ! ... No know ... Only make no move ... grrrr ......... I ... cannot ... help ... you ....... it ... will .. take ... time " " Oh ! So you will make it not move soo it can heal on its own ? " " Yes ! ... You ... will ..... heal ... " ... congratu-FUCKING-lations , she is DEFINNITELY smarter than you ! " You really have a hard time talking huh ? " " Yes .... long .. time .. didn''t ... talk ... to ... anyone ... " ... and who''s fucking fault is that ? " Why ? " Welp , what an eloquent question ! " Was .. alone .. for .. a .. long .. time " ... dude .. what an eloquent answer ... " Were you kicked out or something ? Did you do something bad ? " Yep ! I am the reason for everything that is wrong in this world ! " No .... ... I .. don''t .. know ....... When .. i .. was .. ten , my .. parents .. didn''t .. come .. back .. from .. hunt ..... Alone .. for .. almost .. five .. years . " ... and weren''t those FUN times ! ... " Wait ! You are telling me that you aren''t even fifteen yet ? And what about others in your den ? Did they kick you out or something ? " Girl ... really ? ... " Yes , not .. fifteen yet .... I think ...... And .. i .. lived only .. with my .. parents ..... Only us .. three . " " Huh , you are REALLY big for your age ! Strong too ! How did you get so strong ? Were you parents big too ? " ... REALLY ?!? ... " Yes , my parents .. are really .. big . You asked .. about others . Are there .. more dragons .. here ? " ... hmmm , that actually is a good question . What will happen , if they find me here with the injured little girl ? ... " Yep ! There''s an entire flight of us . Our home is not called Grand den for nothing ! There is a lot of dragons here ! ... Which reminds me , adults will start looking for me if i don''t come back soon . " Don''t you fucking dare run away you coward ! She is practically defenceless now ! Stay with her ! " Its , ok .. I .. will stay .. and guard .. you .. here . Until adults .. come for you ." ... good fuckin job ... " Oh ! Thanks , that helps . A lot ... So ! How did you get here ? ... Actually , where are you from ? " From the depths of hell itself ... haaaah , i really need to calm down . " From south . Its a long .. way south . Took me almost .. five years . " .. And how much FUN that was .. " But south of the Emerald forest are only Badlands . Are you saying you and your parents lived there ? Is there something like this here beyond the Badlands ? Are there really no oth.. " " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH " " Oh ! That''s Frijija ! She must be looking for me ! " " Its fine . I will .. call to her . " Welp , here goes nothing ! " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH "
Did our little Tramas finally find the help he was looking for ? Will they welcome him ? Will they attack him ? ... time will tell ... 9. Who are you ? I swear ! If that little girl got herself into some kind of trouble again .... " Haaaaaaaah " Who am i kidding ? I am too weak to punish that little troublemaker ... At least the locator spell still works well on her , otherwise this would take quite some time . I mean , really ? Emerald forest again ? Without the spell , it could take half a day to find you ! ... " Haaah " At least i got the general location . Now what ? Will she come to me if i call her ? ... Only one way to find out ... " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH " ... Now lets see if she calls ba... " GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH " ... ... ... Who was that ? I don''t recognize his voice . Strong , but young ? ... And he is in the same area as Aira ... Better check it out . ... Down there ? Lets see . Yes , he is with Aira .... SHE''S HURT ?!? " GRRRRRRR " ... Buddy , you better NOT have done that . Otherwise there will be blood ... A lot of it . ... / Thud / " Alright Aira , explain what happened here ! ... And who is this ? " " Hello auntie Frijija , i got myself into a little bit of a trouble . Hehe ... hee ..... But Tramas here saved me from that mauler ! Otherwise i would be really hurt ! " Mauler ? ... Does she mean that pile of gore ? ... Must have been a decently big one ... Hmm , guy looks quite submissive . But now that i look at him , he is ready to pounce or run ... So he is smart , good . Curious , where is he from ? Looks and smells like some wild beast . Is he some kind of a wild loner ? ... " Ok . Looks like you saved my niece from a bit of trouble , so i am grateful to you for that . So , what brings you here to our corner of the continent ? " ... Lets see what kind of a loner he is ... " ... Hello , i am .. Tra-mas .... I am looking .. for my .. parents who disappeared .. almost five .. years ago . When i was .. ten . I have been .. alone ever since . " ... What the fuck ? Who would believe that a hatchling , ten years old no less , would survive on its own ? Is he taking me for an idiot ? " Are you saying , that you are not even fifteen yet ? " " Yes ... I will ..be fifteen in .. two or three months . I think . But Aira needs .. help . Her leg was .. dislocated , but i put it .. back in place , so that .. is fixed . But her right .. wing is broken in .. three places . " ... Does he have healer training ? No matter , lets check ... " Let me take a look at you , girl . " ... Yep , definitely trained by a skilled healer . He did a surprisingly good job affixing her wing . And in the all the right places too ... Leg has only light swelling in the hip joint , so it was definitely dislocated . Seems like only slight discomfort around the joint , so good job on that too ... Alright wild boy . You earned yourself a longer conversation . " So , Tramas right ? What happened to the rest of your flight ? And where are you from ? " " We lived by .. ourselves . Far to the .. south . Aira called it Badlands . When my .. parents disappeared , i was waiting for .. them . But they didn''t .. come back and .. i was starving , so i went .. to look for them .. and hunt some scalehoofs .. for myself . I couldn''t .. find them anywhere . So i was alone .. ever since . Eventually i started going .. north . I don''t know why . Took me almost .. five years to get .. here . "Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. ... Damn , if that is really the truth , it would be quite insane what this boy went through . " Well , Tramas . You helped my niece , so its my turn to help you . What do you say , will you come with us to the Grand den ? You can get a bath , meal and some rest . So ? " " ... That would be nice . Thank you ... Last time i cleaned .. myself was almost .. two years ago . The filth helps .. keep creatures from waking me up . Always something , that thinks .. it can take a bite .. during the night . Instead , usually .. i get a snack , heh . " ... Well shit , the boy really got it rough . But he does seem strong enough to make it ... " Ok , Tramas . Can i trust you to guard Aira here , until i get some help to get her back home ? " " Yes ! I will be vigilant . And keep Aira safe until .. you return . " Eager , aren''t you ? Hehe ... Then again , you have been alone for a long time , weren''t you ? So i guess that makes sense . " Ok ! I wont be long , so you two wait here . "
FUUUUUUCK . I thought she will rip me to pieces ! When she landed and looked at me like that i was VERY ready to bolt with everything i have . I guess i passed the test ... Unless , she went to get help to capture me ... NO ! STOP THINKING LIKE THAT ! Are you wishing for your own death ? NOW that you FINALLY found other dragons ?!? ... It''ll work out , somehow ... I am sure ! ... Maybe ... Hopefully ...... Were you always THIS negative ? Relax you idiot ! Just calm down and smell the flowers ... Welp , if you could through all that filth clinging to you ... Way to go ! Perfect first impression ! GREAT JOB YOU FUCKER ! YOU ARE JUST THE BEST AVATAR OF PERFECTION AREN''T YO.. WHAT WAS THAT ??? " What is it Tramas ? Another mauler ? " " ... No . Something smaller . And it keeps .. its distance . GRRRRR ... Yep ! It run away , whatever .. it was . " ... Hopefully Aira wont run away after THAT you fucker ... " Oh ! Good ! I didn''t hear anything . Your hearing must be quite good huh ? " " ... I don''t know . Never had anything to .. compare to . Except my prey and trying to .. compare that is not .. easy . I had to always be vigilant . To not get surprised , if something stronger .. fancied a snack . But creatures like that .. were rare . " ... Yeah ! remember that one weird .. " You must have seen a lot , didn''t you ? I cannot even imagine being alone for such a long time ! Were you scared ? " ... Were you scared ? REALLY ?!? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK ??? ... CALM THE FUCK DOWN ! Its exactly like she said , she cannot imagine it , so calm the fuck down ! ... " Yes ... There are many scary creatures out .. there . And being alone is scary too . But you .. have to go on no matter what ... Or die i guess . " ... You are just a master of first impressions , aren''t you you fucker ? ... " Oh . Yeah , that sounds terrifying . But hey ! You made it ! So you are alright now ! You can get help , no ? And not be alone anymore ! Yeah ! " ... Is she trying to make me feel better ? ... Because for some fucking reason , its working ... Am i really in such a bad shape , that this girls words make me feel better so easily ? ... Fuck , i am a total wreck , aren''t i ?... " Thank you , Aira ... That actually , makes me feel .. better .... Thank you . " ... What , now you are playing the beaten puppy bit ? Pathetic ! ... " No worries ! Thats what dragons do after all ! We help each other ! Hehe , after we get back home , i will show you around . All the best and most fun places . It''ll be fun ! " ... Fun ? ... When was the last time i did something , just for fun ? ... I cant remember ... I am tired ... So tired ... ... ... " Oh ! Look ! That''s the adults . Soon we will be back home . Are you excited ? " ... " Yeah ... " / Thud / ...
And just like that Tramas lost consciousness . All the tiredness he accumulated on his journey has fallen on him all at once and it was just too much for him . Like a puppet with its strings cut , he collapsed on the ground and fell into deep sleep . Will our not so little dragon be fine ? Has his gruelling journey finally come to an end ? Can he finally rest ? ... time will tell ... 10. Good morning ? " Hey , Frijija . Did that kid , that is supposed to guard Aira , just drop like a rock ? Or am I going blind ? " ... What is going on ? ... " Looks like it . As soon as he saw us , he just dropped . Lets hurry to see , what is going on ! " ... Kid , you better be just tired ... ... " So , Aira . Why don''t you tell us what just happened ? " ... Why are you so skittish , girl ? What did you do ? ... " I don''t know auntie ! We were just talking , and as soon as he saw you coming , he fell asleep ! It was suddenly like he didn''t sleep for a week or something ! " ... Damn , kid . You really did have it rough . Didn''t you ? " Well , let me take a look , in case he was hurt and didn''t tell us . " ... Hmmm , doesn''t look like you are injured . Could it be something internal ? ... Spells don''t show anything wrong , except the exhaustion . A lot of it , damn . The deeper I look , the more exhausted you are ... Boy , you are not in a good shape . It seems I have my work cut out for me , huh ? ... " Will he be alright , auntie ? " Heh , what''s this , girl ? You sweet on him , or something ? " Yeah . He is just extremely exhausted . He should be fine in a week , or so . With plenty of rest , of course . " Yeah , that sounds about right ... " Oh ! Good ! ... He looked so tense . Like he would crumble any minute . But , he guarded me , just like you said ! Just ... I dont know ... " ... Huh ? Did I hit it straight on target ? What''s this , girl ? You got charmed or something ? " Well , don''t worry . He''ll be fine . As long as he gets plenty of rest . So ! Lets get you two back to the nest . " ... I will have to keep my eyes on you two , wont I ? Haaaaaah ...
Soon , the adults used their magic , to lift the two flight incapable dragons off of the ground and brought them along . Flight to the Grand den was thankfully short and uneventful . As the group neared the nest , couple of curious dragons got closer to take a look at what''s going on . But otherwise , nothing notable happened . Soon , both of the young dragons were in Frijijas nest , that doubled as an infirmary for injured dragons of the den . After all , Frijija is the best healer in the entire Grand den . So , adults put the kids in a comfortable spots and left Frijija to her work . As the healer was examining Airas injuries more deeply for any complications , Tramas began to stir and fuss around in his sleep .
" What is with him , auntie ? Is he hurt ? " ... In a sense , girl , you are right . Unfortunately . " Not physically . He isn''t injured at all , just tired . He is probably having an exhaustion induced nightmare . " ... I can only hope , its from exhaustion ... " Oh . Can I do something to help him ? " Heh . Have you really fallen for the wild boy ? " Not really , just give him space to rest and do not wake him up . He really needs to rest . " ... Although , its questionable how much rest , he''ll get with the nightmares ... Welp , not much I can do , for what ails you wild boy . Those battles are yours to fight ... " I am going to fetch a couple of things , for your wing . Get some rest meanwhile and keep an eye on Tramas for me . Will you ? " That should keep you from wandering off and doing something stupid again . I swear , girl . Keeping an eye on you , is a more demanding job , than keeping the rest of the den from dying ...This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. ... " EY ! Frijija . I heard that Aira found a stray ! What''s up with that ? Is it true ? " ... Haaaah . Of course , its already spreading . I swear , gossip is the only plague dragons can get ... " Yeah . She apparently tumbled down a cliff , broke her wing and got ambushed by a mauler almost as big as her . " ... I hope that''s enough for you . " Really ? Those pests can get that big ? Didn''t know that . And what''s up with that stray ? " Of course it wasn''t ... " Well , apparently , when Aira was injured and that mauler was about to make a lunch of her , he pounced on it and ripped it to shreds . Then the boy proceeded to fix up Airas wing and guarded her , till I arrived . " ... That enough for you ? " Boy ? How old is he ? From what I heard , he''s some kind of a monster dragon or something . Could you believe those idiots ? They made him sound like some kind of a wild beast ! " ... Weeeeeell , I mean . " Nah . From what the boy said , his parents disappeared on him , when he was ten . Never came back from a hunt . He is not even fifteen and was alone all this time . Has a bit of a trouble speaking , but considering the circumstances , he is very articulate . Since he was alone all this time , hygiene was not a concern for him , which probably helped him survive . He is big for his age though , so another thing he got going for him . Well , he is here now , so that is probably why he just collapsed from exhaustion . He is resting in my place . " ... That should keep the gossip straight ... Haaaah , who am I kidding ? ... ... ... Well , I better check up on the two . I wonder what the girl was doing , while I was out . Better hurry up , so she doesn''t do something stupid ... what is that sound ? Is she humming a tune ? I swear , if she wakes up the boy ... Oh . The boy is humming along in his sleep ? Heh , that''s cute . And what''s more , looks like his nightmare is over . Good job girl . -And so , Frijija went about her business , organizing her supplies and cleaning around . She was careful , to not disturb the two , from their fragile peace . She was surprised , by how gentle Aira was with the disturbed little boy . But she guessed , it was time to count her blessings , so she left them to their own devices . In the end , the boy slept for two days straight . When he begun to stir , Aira was always quick to start humming to him one tune or another . Like this , boy got at least , some respite from his nightmares . There was a bit of a commotion , when he actually started roaring the first night . Boys claws actually scored quite some scratches in the floor under him , so she was not sure , that it was , safe to let Aira stay near him . But the girl would have none of it . She was adamant about calming the boy and staying near . In the end , Frijija supposed that , what Aira was doing worked surprisingly well . So in the end , she allowed the girl to stay . And do her new self imposed job . She supposed , that the girl is finally growing up , and was actually glad to see her so serious about something for once . When the second morning came , and the boy finally stirred not with a nightmare but started waking up , Frijija was glad . She was actually considering waking the boy up , so she was happy he did on his own . That happiness was quickly replaced by wariness . When the boy , after a truly mighty yawn , went completely rigid and immediately took a defensive stance . Jumping into a corner , and quickly scanning anything and everything in the room . The boys eyes were terrified , but at the same time , there was danger in them . So she took a careful and slow , measured step towards the boy to not spook him anymore than he already was . " Well , good morning boy . " 11. New day , new experience " / YAAAAAAAAAWN / " ... Where the fuck am I ??? WHAT WAS THAT SOUND ?!? ... -As Tramas woke up surprisingly rested , he went immediately on guard . He woke up in an unfamiliar big cave , with unfamiliar smells . Once he heard the rustle at the other end of the cave , he jumped to the corner and focused his every sense . He was still disoriented from his sleep , so he got a bit freaked out . " Well , good morning boy . " Said the unfamiliar dragon . ... Dragon ? YEAH ! ITS A DRAGON ! WOHOO ! ... " Good morning . Where am I ? " Ok . Calm down . If they wanted you dead , you would be already . " You are in my nest , which also doubles as an infirmary for the den . You have been asleep for two days straight . How do you feel ? " Two days ? Damn , I must have been pushing myself too far again . Wait ! What happened to the girl with the broken wing ? Its all getting back to me . " What happened to the girl , with the broken wing ? Aira ? " Better make myself look harmless . There is no telling , what these guys would do to me , if they think I am a danger . " Well . Aren''t you a caring one ? Why don''t you see for yourself ? She is right there . " ... " Hello . " Said Aira , who was lying nearby the other dragon . What the fuck ?! I didn''t even notice her ! What is wrong with me ? " Hello . Are your injuries getting better ? " Yeah ! Play it safe and friendly . I am not a danger to you ! See ? Happy little harmless dragon pup .... Maybe it would be believable , if you stopped looking like you would POUNCE ON THEM ANY SECOND YOU IDIOT !!! ... Relax your posture . Yeah , just like that . " Yeah ! It doesn''t hurt anymore ! And thanks to you , auntie said that my recovery will be way faster ! Thanks . " Said the girl with a smile . Well , of course . If you didn''t do at least that much , your bones would move around and injure you further . " No thanks necessary . I only did , what I had to . I am glad you are getting better . " Yep . Make a good first impression .... Second impression . Well , whatever . No use crying over spilled milk . " Aira . Why don''t you take Tramas here to get cleaned up ? After that , should be around time for a meal so go get some . Show the boy around for a bit . But take it easy ! Don''t move your wing , or your recovery will take longer . " Said the dragon sternly to the girl . " Yes auntie ! And don''t worry , I will be careful ! C''mon Tramas , lets get you the grand tour of the Grand den ! Hehe . " Aira excitedly went towards Tramas , ready to carry out her duty . They seem friendly enough . Better play ball for now , to figure out the ins and outs of this place . Who knows what these people are truly like . I still have to be careful . " Yeah , lets go . I wonder how a true den looks like . " I should play the part of a country bumpkin , first time even seeing a city . -As the two young dragons went for the exit of the infirmary nest , they kept talking about little nothings . When they entered the den proper , as Tramases eyes adjusted to the sudden change of light , he completely froze mid sentence . The den was a huge tear , surrounded with steep mountains . Dozens upon dozens of nests were dotted throughout the mountain walls , with what looked like hundreds of dragons that called this place a home . Flying in the air were dragons . Sitting around , running around , lying around . Dragons were everywhere . Tramas was instantly overwhelmed .If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. ... Welp , I wont be needing to play anything . I definitely am a country hick . What the fuck ? There are dragons EVERYWHERE ! Holy shit ! This is the most amazing place I saw in BOTH of my lives ! Where the fuck did I find myself in ? Fuck Narnia ! This is WAY better ! Am I freaking out ? I DONT GIVE A SHIT ! THIS IS SO AWESOME ! Holy crap , is this a dragon heaven or something ? " Hehe . Welcome to the Grand den Tramas . do you like it ? " Asked Aira with a big smile , plastered on her face . Do you like it ? DO YOU LIKE IT ? ... FUCK YEA ! ... Ok ! Ok . Calm down , this is her home . This is normal for her . " Yeah . Its incredible ... Its so big . And there are so many dragons everywhere . So amazing ! " I really need to calm down a bit . Don''t want to make a mistake after all . If I fuck it up , I am far too weak to fight my way out . " Hehe , I am glad that you like it ! Lets go get you that bath first , then lets grab a bite and after that will be your tour of the place . " Said the girl happily . Damn . I am looking forward to exactly ALL of that ! " Yeah , lets go ! Lead the way . " I better listen to her . She is local after all , no matter how young she is . -Like that the duo went through the den , while talking about pretty much everything around them . Tramas was not this excited for a very long time , and it showed . Boy was asking about every little thing . Aira had thought , that he is just as big a chatterbox , as she is when excited . Which amused her immensely . After all , the chatty ones are the fun ones usually . Like this , they arrived at the sand baths , where the adult taking care of the place took one look at Tramas and immediately made a beeline towards the boy . He berated the boy a little for needing far too much work to get all the gunk out of his scales . And while the old dragon was grumbling the entire time , he was very attentive and helped the boy get cleaned up . When the gruelling work was finally done an hour later , Tramases scales shined once more in the rising light of the day . " Wooow . You have such beautiful colours Tramas ! " Said Aira with a voice full of wonder . " Yeah , the boy cleaned up quite nicely . Then again , my work is always impeccable ! Hah ! Gold , with blue and white accents ? Quite the combination you got there boy ! " Said the adult , with no small amount of pride in his work . " Thank you . My father is gold with white accents , while my mother is white with blue ones . Kinda like Aira here , but with more white . " Better play it safe and dont give out too much . Still have to get the measure of the place . " Well , you two better get to the eatery . Otherwise there wont be anything left for you , so go on . Shoo , shoo , you two ! " The old dragon was apparently done with them and had better things to do . Like lye down for example . As such , the two dragons went on with their plans for today and soon got to the eatery , where they got a good chunk of meat each , which they enjoyed together while talking . The meat was quite tasty , so Tramas had nothing to complain about . The portion was also sufiscient , and like this they continued their conversation . They talked both about the Grand den and Tramases journey thru the Badlands . While they chatted about one thing or another , Airas friends spotted her and approached the two dragons . Introductions were had , questions asked , jokes made aplenty . Tramas was truly enjoying himself . Finally being able to talk to people , and even people his age no less ! No ! His other life doesn''t count . After all , it would be weird to be far too mature for his age . But even if he had quite the special circumstances , Tramas felt happy for first time in a very , very long time . It wouldn''t hurt to take some time for himself to relax and recharge his batteries , no ? And like this , our not so little winged lizard gradually relaxed . But is everything truly fine ? Will he be able to fit in ? Does he even have time for things like this ? ... time will tell ...