Fantasy
Ayla and the Arrival of Nyxo
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. And yet, there lay in the grass, a mass of heaving black scales, covered in the remnants of its broken shell. Its tiny chest rose rapidly with the exertion of its first endeavor. Ayla watched in awe as the creature’s talons, no bigger than a kitten’s claws, gripped the earth beneath it as it wriggled out from under the wreckage. Its dark, armored head lifted as it opened its eyes for the first time and gazed at Ayla. The girl gasped as she stared at its cerulean irises. She felt as if she were looking straight through the little dragon right into the babbling brook behind it.
By Anna Michaletz4 years ago in Fiction
The Disease
Chapter 1 There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. At least, not that I knew of, and the night the first of the dragons arrived, I didn’t notice. I was distracted by how unceremoniously Aulam ended things between us again. He had a boyfriend working the docks of the Southern Shore, or so he told me. I was a placeholder, a warm body, there for Aulam to find comfort during the school year. But as the summer holiday drew near, he had his sights set on someone better apparently. Fuck him!
By Matthew Fredrickson4 years ago in Fiction
Winging It
There weren’t always dragons in the valley, or the fair folk in the northern forests.. Unicorns in upstate New York.. witches in Wichita.. You get the idea. Like one of the Grimm brothers threw up all over the country, maybe even the world, but that’s unconfirmed. We haven’t had contact with the majority of the globe since the satellites went dark over a decade ago, and the oceans are a no-mans land full of leviathans and who knows what else.
By Casey Marie4 years ago in Fiction
The Storm Crown
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. But, after the purge, they had nowhere else to go. I’d been here most of my life and I’d only ever seen one, but I knew there were more. My sister said it was just a shadow and I’d dreamt it, but I knew it was a dragon.
By Vanessa Anne Allen4 years ago in Fiction
Dragon Dust
There weren't always dragons in the Valley, that is until I brought them back. The sopping wet towel across my neck does little to dry my beading sweat. I curse myself for smoking the baby-blue scales. I needed the concentration and steadiness, but not the heat sensitivity it brings. It's okay, though, because I've got my most significant find to date loose. A perfect white and gold scale is buried in the sedimentary rock of the canyon. I'd let a whoop of excitement break my lips, but my team may sabotage me if they hear of my discovery, and I need this scale more than they do. Their father isn't pissed off at them for causing the Mount Rainier collapse, and they most certainly don't have debt after losing five thousand dollars worth of equipment over a cliff on Mount Kilimanjaro.
By Matthew Brown4 years ago in Fiction
The Tamworth Incident
"There weren't always dragons in the valley," said Sir Telgard. "At least, until now." His brother, Sir Mareward, shook his wild mane of jet-black hair and spat. "Now there's a big dead one, and more will come. They'll come like carrion-eaters, to feast on their dead, and pillage the dead dragon's hoard. The dragons will fight, squabbling like children over wooden blocks, and they will feast, and the valley will blaze with dragon fire. But dragons are an ancient and cunning race, and they will realize that there is no hoard to plunder here, and they will take to the villages and farms and loot what they can, leaving nothing but blackened husks and ash in their wake."
By Joseph Gibb4 years ago in Fiction
Emrick & The Staff
Chapter 1 “There weren’t always dragons in the valley,” the old man’s voice echoed throughout the inn as he began his tale. “Almost 200 years ago, this land was rich with life and beauty the likes of which you wouldn’t believe! if only its people had been as content with what they had been given.”
By Tammo gaming4 years ago in Fiction
Blue Inferno
1. There weren’t always dragons in the valley. Truthfully, there hadn’t been dragons in the valley for so long that many were starting to believe they were myths and legends. Dragons used to reside in Ik’Anah alongside its residents. Many of them had mutual agreements with the citizens of the town and helped with farming and building. They even helped with keeping the valley warm during wintertime, she had heard. One day, the dragons started disappearing one by one until one last dragon was left. It was said that she had been acting odd in the last few weeks before her disappearance. Since the dragons vanished the valley had had some of its coldest winters yet, with at least 5 people dying of hyperthermia every new cycle. The seasons were off, with extreme highs and lows and Ik'Anah had lost alliances with neighboring villages once they were gone, as the dragons also aided with trade. Saoleah believed they still existed, but since they hadn’t been spotted since her grandparents’ time it was hard to really prove they were still out there somewhere.
By Jada Williams4 years ago in Fiction
Swaying Tarragon
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. If the town elders were to be believed, Acacia was once a thriving city down in the valley floor, large, bustling, paved roads with towering buildings. It was once the hub of culture and trade for leagues in any direction. Not that anyone could argue with them. The elders who were all well past their sixtieth winters, were not even born when the dragons had invaded Acacia. Having heard all their stories from the elders before them, who had heard it from the elders before them, and so on for several generations. What Acacia might’ve been almost 500 winters ago was buried in ruins on the valley floor. A place even the bravest of souls, and the stupidest of minds dare not tread. Acacia that was, was untouchable, and Acacia Minor, what was left of that great bustling hub of culture and trade was nothing more than a tiny trade town on the Phytera Flat, nestled in the mountains, as close as anyone dare get to the valley of the dragons.
By Shelby Knudtson4 years ago in Fiction
