Crimson

Paige

I woke up to the sounds of screams and roars. I took the opportunity to quickly change, get all my things, and jump out the window. He had found this town and he was going to destroy it. He would probably burn the whole city just to get to me. He swooped down and destroyed a vegetable cart, then breathed fire in the air as a warning. Everyone was scrambling through the streets, while the guards were directing people to the temple in the middle of town.

I had to stop him. He said I was his mate right? In every love story they always talk about how they never hurt that special lil unlucky bastard, so I waved my hands doing jumping jacks like the special lil unlucky bastard that I was. It didn’t work, there was just too much panic.

Then it hit me, what if I used a fire spell? The fire ball spell kind of explodes, so I didn’t want to use it, I scrolled through the book and found a continuous flame spell that required a staff. Check. I waved it in a big circle, and it got knocked out my hand.

Crap I think to myself. I fumble around on the ground, and I snatch it before it rolls further. I try again, now he’s burning buildings and the mages are using water spells to try and fix it. Everyone is still scrambling through the streets, and I can’t help but feel bad. All these people are losing their homes.

I swing the staff with all the vigor I could muster in a big circle and scream “NAPONIA!”

The blast almost blows me back, and I see the biggest flame shoot up in the sky and he sees it. He notices me. I see the huge crimson dragon fly down to me. With a giant thud, and a huge gust of wind, he is there on the street, in front of me, standing there head high. He had gold tips on his horns, which I didn’t notice until now looking up at him. He was magnificent, like a fairy tail dragon from a storybook.

The King was taller than most of the buildings, partially crushing one underfoot to fit.

He bends his massive head down to me. I stood there, ready to be eaten, if I have to go then so be it, it was cool being somewhere other than my dorm. He takes a deep breath, pulling my robes in his direction, and blows hot steam over my entire body. Then he raises his head again, looking to the right.

He holds his claws out, palm up in front of me. I put my staff in his hand, not understanding what he wanted. He lets out a roar, making me take steps back, and he makes the same gesture. Then my eyes grow wide, he wants to take me in his hands!

“You want me to ride with you?” I question, pointing to myself. He nods. I gulp, I don’t really like heights. He stands there quietly, and I grab my staff, climbing in.