Wings of Fire: Lost Light

Chapter 4 "the old man's name is Moroboshi":

AN: hello everyone, this is the last chapter of 2021, thought I'd do a scavenger chapter. as for the setting, this takes place as a story told during the events of chapter 3. this is both for fun and as setting up something later on in the plot, though this isn't the first rendition of the chapter. I'm now working on "Word", I lost the first version of the chapter and had to make a new one. anyway have a happy new year and live life. :)

edit: 1/2/22 ......so much editing needs to be done. let it be known, I really do hate autocorrect most times.

edit: 1/3/22.... ok so I managed to get the old rendition of the chapter back, by dumb luck I'm sure of it. don't worry, it will still be used in the story but it will be a bit before it's used.

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*a trio of scavengers sat around the remnants of a fire; they had been on watch since the pack of dragons had been spotted 3 days ago*

???: I keep telling you Theodor, the ugly lot of them are a threat that needs to be killed.

Theodor: and I'm telling you Winston, the dragons are already at war! Think what would happen when several turn up dead huh!?

???: both of you should be silent! Neither of you know what true war between dragons looks like.

Winston: and you do old man!?

???: in fact, yes. I have seen what it's like for dragons to go to war, dragons you have never seen.

Theodor: what was that like master Moroboshi?

Moroboshi: Suwatte kite kudasai, come sit.

*The young teens sit on opposite logs*

Moroboshi: this is simply one example from my 68 years of life.

[long ago]

Moroboshi: *running along with his brother* quick! The trees!

???: right!

*The duo climb up as several snake like dragons enter the clearing, hissing in anger*

???: another fine mess you got us in, brother.

Moroboshi: *panicked whispers* quiet! You'll give us away!

*a larger dragon walks into the clearing and chitters getting the attention of the others*

???: *whispering* which one's that?

Moroboshi: *frightened* the empress of serpents....

*there's a loud growl as a larger dragon with strange backplates is dragged over, the empress of serpents gives an amused growl mixed with what sounds like a chuckle as her guards force the new dragon to bow*

???: oh....no.... (!)

Moroboshi: that's one of the coast dweller imperial family(!)

*The snake like dragons give off amused bell like sounds*

*The empress gives an authoritative roar silencing them*

*The larger dragon surges upward with a growl before being forced back down*

Moroboshi: judging by the head crest, size and how it carries it's self.... It's the elder male....

???: you know this how(!)