The Greatest Adventure of The Rivals // Kingdom of Pogtopia

Part 23: You Talk?

(Title sounds obvious o-o)

"Hello?" Bad said, nervously chuckling.

"Hello.." Said a small, raspy voice.

"Wh-Who are you?" Bad asked.

"Okay.. this may sound *cough* weird, but.. this is Fossil." The voice made a few quiet cough sounds.

"Fossil-? Oh my goodness, are you okay? Are you sick?" Bad said, worried.

"No, and no. I haven't talked *cough* in decades. My voice.. is just a bit raspy, it kinda hurts to *Cough cough* talk.." Fossil said.

"Decades? Well stop talking, you'll hurt yourself!" Bad said.

"No.. this is import-ant. I need to *cough* tell you." Fossil coughed a slight.

"Make it quick." Bad looked around.

"Hey, I just need to tell you a story. It's how I ended up here." Fossil said.

Fossil tapped his hind leg, sliding his talon down to his back hoove, as the lava popped.

"Okay..?" Bad said.

~

I was born as a small red dragon. I was the only dragonet born.

But.

Something was wrong, as for I was only born with one wing.

People nowadays call it Single-Handed, a lazy name, it's a disease. It doesn't happen often.

I couldn't fly, and I had no powers like my parents. One day my father left to forge out some towns. Dragons loved to destroy human belongings, but, not when they make a comeback.

My mother was the only one to protect me, my father never came back home.

I was an 8 year old dragonet, old enough to go out on my own. That was my first day out of the cave, and the last.

My mother left me to survive on my own, I had nothing.

But they found me, they found me.. I don't know how, but they took me away.

I was tied up, and thrown down a pit.

And then..

They started filling the hole with dirt. They were burying my alive.

All I could do was watch as my life drains away.

Crying for help, I was meters under the surface.

I starved to death, and started to fossilize. Ants chewed at my corpse, digging into my chest, which is why it's opened.

I was sent here into hell, because I am a dragonet of evil dragons. I think they made the wrong choice, I did nothing, I was only a dragonet, I still had so much to learn.

So, I was a fossilized dragon for at least 2 to 3 centuries, don't take me for an 8 year old, for I am much worse than you think.

~

"So there, my life, and death. I- *Cough* didn't survive long." He rubbed his snout.

"They buried you alive just like that? No warnings, just, working.." Bad said.

"Mhm." Fossil responded.

"Well, have you talked to Pyro ever? You said you haven't talked in decades." Bad said.

"Oh trust me, you don't want to be around that bitch." Fossil said.

"Language." Bad said, a serious face.

No language around him, eh? Fossil thought.

"Well, what makes Pyro.. suspicious?" Bad questioned.

"She's like the other demons. She's a trap, don't let her looks or personality trick you." Fossil said.

"Not like I'd crush on her," Bad mumbled. "But she's evil..?"

"Yes, very. She uses me to lure in others, she kills most, but very few survive. She does it to please herself. And her stupid hellhound is secretive. That thing can act docile, but so.. creepy. Ember literally almost killed me, for being too, ''disobeying''." Fossil said.

"But that doesn't mean that we can hurt them! That'd be cruel!" Bad said.

"One moment." Fossil said.

He put his phone down, and dunked his head under the lava, making a muffled scream.

He breathed in.

"I'm back." Fossil said, grabbing his phone.

His phone was a bone hand, with a small screen of the demon on the other side, as if a camera were watching Bad, he held the phone's hand, the base of it being the speaker, the finger tips being the little microphones.

-I know, fancy phone right?-

"Did you just-"

"Anywaysss." Fossil cut him off.

"Pyro is so full of dignity, it pisses me off." Fossil said.

"Uh-huh." Bad said.

"May I ask, what's Ember's gender? I can't tell by the looks." Bad asked.

"Ember, is non-binary, unknown gender, so that's what we think. The chances are most likely make." Fossil said.

"Ah, okay..?" Bad said. He's never seen a non-binary creature.

"I got to go, nice talking to you." Fossil said, slightly coughing.

"Okay, bye!" Bad said.

"Yeah yeah, bye." Fossil hung up.

"Haa." Bad sighed.

He flicked his hair with his hand and resting his head on his arm, thinking.

Should I trust what Fossil says..? He wasn't sure who to trust.

I could trust Fossil for now.. but I want to see the truth. He thought.

761 words. This chapter is kinda short too, these chapters are supposed to reach 1000 words, but I run out of ideas and come out dry, nothing to say XD I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'll update soon, since I have a small idea in mind.