From the sky
There never used to be dragons in the valley. As a young girl, I desperately wished to see them because of all the bedtime stories my grandfather would tell me. When he was alive, he told tales of how they coexisted with the bloodline of sky royals like pets but during the rule of the twin Kings of Sharlore they disappeared once the old war came to a conclusion. Maximus and Endeer, the twin princes born to the late Queen Margaret, had snuffed out her flame once they took their first breath. Stories tell of their birth as if they were dragons clawing their way out of the queen simultaneously, both eager to come before the other, the midwife unable to determine who was first. She saw both princes' hands at the same time so there was no older or younger brother. Just the ghastly sight of twin boys with opposite features. Maximus had raven black hair, as dark as the starless night sky and Endeer, pure white hair soft and supple like virgin snow that just fell from the heavens above. Maximus had eyes so bright, they were almost shining like polished silver. Endeer’s were so dark, they looked like two black holes you’d get sucked into if you stared too long. Twins weren’t a good omen, especially in a royal bloodline in need of a successor. Grandfather spoke of their reign as boy kings once their father died prematurely of unknown causes and how their feud to take control of the throne led to the destruction of the great kingdom of sky. Their desperation for power had ravaged the land and the people, destroying anything and everything in its wake. The castle once resided on a floating continent suspended in the air, so powerful no other nations dared invade because it was protected by magic belonging to an almighty enchanter. An invincible fortress that guarded the entire land now lost to greed and a futile power struggle leaving nothing but a vulnerable wasteland for other nations to further wreck and ravage. Little is known of the whereabouts of the floating continent but there were many tales of how the war between brothers ended although none really explains how the dragons disappeared and hasn't been seen since, not until about a month ago anyway. A day I will never forget.
