Sneak peek 2 - The Qinglong's curse

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General information, before you read ahead 

According to Chinese legends, there are four mythical creatures who guard the four directions

Azure dragon – Qinglong- east

Vermillion bird – zhuque-south

White tiger – baihu- west

Black tortoise – xuanwu - north

The Huanglong, or yellow dragon is another Chinese mythical creature. In this ff, Qinglong is female, and Huanglong (male)  is her mate.

Qinglong - She is a female dragon (blue - green) with a fierce temper

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Qinglong - She is a female dragon (blue - green) with a fierce temper. Very protective about what is hers, but soft inside. That softness is seen very rarely.

 That softness is seen very rarely

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The legendary huanglong. ( Yellow dragon )  Contrary to popular belief, he is generally a gentle, kindhearted  dragon. But his power is not to be underestimated, when it comes to battle.

The couple is very close to the most powerful gods, almost equaling Yi Ren in their power. But, they do not meddle in any heavenly or earthly affairs, unless absolutely necessary.

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It was a pleasant morning, and the mighty Qinglong's eyes fluttered open. Last night, she had gone to sleep contentedly watching her mate curled around their egg. For hundreds of years, the Huanglong has been her mate, Yet, they had failed to produce offspring or whelps. Their energies were very strong, and repelling, so it had taken painstaking effort and many years to coax their energies to merge, and form a whelp.

So, this unborn whelp was the apple of their eyes. They had been taking turns in watching the egg at night. Dragon eggs were always in danger of being stolen, as the pure energy contained in them, could be put to use in performing difficult evil spells. And this was the Qinglong's and Huanglong's whelp. The danger was manifold greater.

This being it, she was horrified to find that the egg had cracked open, and there was no sign of Huanglong, or the whelp. She started to hyperventilate, thinking of all the possible dangers her whelp and mate can be in. No, all their years of meticulous meditation and hard work must not go down the drain like this. Besides, the whelp was her child

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