Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ The Dragon Lord ❯ Unexpected power ( Chapter 4 )

“Unexpected power”

… the prince was no longer human, but an imponent black dragon nearly as big as a house. With no more words, both creatures started to fight.

 

Arthion immediately blew a blast of fire to his opponent, who answered with one of his own; both blast collided creating a cloud of dust and smoke. When it cleared, the brown dragon discovered with surprise Arthion was nowhere to be seen, `He couldn't fly that fast' he thought, worried. Arthion was in effect flying above him; he descended at incredible speed and grabbed the other dragon with his claws. The other dragon reacted swiftly and, with one of his front paws, grabbed the prince's left shoulder. The claws pierced the black dragon's skin, but the other dragon hadn't ended yet. He pulled Arthion and made him fall to the ground, where he started to attack him with his claws. Arthion quickly answered in the same way, until both of them had several cuts on their bodies; but the brown dragon was slower than Arthion, a fact he used to evade his attacks and get closer to his chest. Once he was there, the prince's eyes glowed, and a sudden force hit the other dragon with such force he fell to the ground.

 

Azami, who had been watching the fight, approached the scene believing Arthion had defeated his enemy, but the brown dragon -still conscious- saw her. He suddenly got up and fired a blast of strange energy from his mouth towards her, with such speed Arthion couldn't stop him. Azami watched with horror as the blast get closer to her and, in a second, the place where she had been exploded. After seeing this, Arthion was furious.

 

“How dare you attack a defenseless human!” he growled, and with amazing speed bit the other dragon's neck. Both creatures fought to overpower the other, until a cracking sound was heard: Arthion had broken the brown dragon's neck, killing him instantly in his fury. After that, he reverted to his human form, and silently walked to the place Azami had been, silently regretting his slow reaction. Whe he approached, he was surprised by what he saw: Azami was alive and well, despite the burned ground surrounding her; her medallion was glowing intently, and a powerful barrier was around her.

 

As fast as it came, the barrier disappeared, before Arthion had time to even say something. “What… was that?” Azami said, but the prince said nothing (as usual).

 

Soon the night fell over the land of the dragons. After walking for a while, both companions decided to start a little fire and spend the night. Both of them sat in silence; Azami watched intently at Arthion, who seemed more serious and melancholic than normal.

 

`So these things affect him, after all' she thought. `However, why he didn't show it?' she asked herself, but this time decided to express her doubts. “Why you didn't react to the child's body? It was one of your kind” she asked.

 

Arthion, whitout looking at her, answered, “What do you expected me to do? Cry? It would have been useless, there was nothing I could do…” he said, sadness hidden in his tone.

 

“You mean you don't care?” she asked angrily; after all, she had seen his sad face after the incident.

 

“Why should I care about them when they don't do the same about me or my family? They allowed my mother's wedding, my father's death, my exhile… I can't care for people who prefer to live chained than to fight” Arthion said.

 

“What if the COULDN'T do anything? They also have families to protect… maybe they're just waiting for the opportunity, for someone to lead them”.

 

“You know nothing about…”

 

“You're not the only one with a difficult life! My father left when I was born, and my mother died five years ago… see? I've lived alone too, with no one to help me” Azami said, grabbing her medallion, her face suddenly softened. “She gave me this” she said, “and said it will help me when I needed it” she finished.

 

That seemed to attract Arthion's attention, and he raised his head to look at her. Azami was surprised to see that, in his beautiful orange eyes, there was a more kind and friendly look. Then the prince said, “Ms Hayabusa, I…”.

 

“Call me Azami… that if I can call you by your name” she said, smiling.

 

“Alright, Azami. I know we've started in a bad way, but if we're going to work together, we should at least be nice. I apologize for my previous actions” he said.

 

Azami looked at him, surprised to hear it, but at the same time felt happy for the change in his attitude… maybe he wasn't so cold after all. “Ok, then. Friends?” she said, offering him her hand, which he doubtfully took. They looked at each other's eyes and then quickly separated their hands, a little embarrassed… Azami saw (not without some fun) that Arthion had flushed. The prince didn't know how to react; he had never been like that with a stranger.

 

Azami started to shiver. “It's very cold in here, I should have brought at least a sweater” she said and sat closer to the fire. Then, she felt something fell over her… Arthion had taken off his long coat, and had covered her with it.

 

“This should help” he said, and flushed again.

 

Azami muttered a soft `Thanks', her own face as red as the fire in front of her. But when Arthion sat next to her, she observed him: now without his coat, she could see he wore a strange black Chinese shirt with no sleeves… which allowed her to see his slender but muscled arms. However, she realized something.

 

“Arthion, your arm!” she said alarmed, looking at the deep cuts in his arm, product of the fight.

“It's nothing, it will heal quickly” he said trying to calm her. “The poison in that dragon's teeth has slowed a little my recovery, but don't worry, it's nothing serious”.

 

“Let me see” she said and got closer to him. He tried to avoid her, nervous, when suddenly they heard footsteps coming from nearby bushes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's notes: thanks for reading! If you like the story please let me know… I'd be glad to read it n_n. By the way, which of the two formats do you like most? First the dialogue was all together, but I decided to separate a little for a better reading, so tell me which one you like so I can change it (or maintain it), thanks!