Sixteen-year old boy Rage Ard is preparing to join his village's Trials this year. He has been waiting all his life for the opportunity to do so. But during the Trials, Rage and the other contestants are attacked by a mighty Elder Dragon. Stranded i...
Rage walked back over to his friends as the rain increased and the wind grew stronger. He could see the worried look on Nessa's face that only grew more worried as she saw his. Thunder boomed, followed closely behind by lighting, which illuminated their surroundings.
"What's happening? What's that thing flying around the ship?" Jarger asked.
"Its...an Elder Dragon. An Elder Dragon called Amatsu" Rage said.
"No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no! This can't be happening! No. No, no, no, no, no!" Nessa cried.
"An Elder Dragon? Really? Well that blasted thing is going to pay for making me spill my drink!" Jarger said.
"This isn't good! This is so bad! We're all going to die! I don't want to die Rage. I have so much to see!" Nessa said tears mixing in with the rain on her face.
"Its okay Nessa! Prudens and the Guild Knights will take care of it." Rage reassured Nessa.
Nessa looked up into the sky as Amatsu let out another elegant yet horrifying roar. Lighting flashed revealing Amatsu's position.
"Starboard side! Fire!" Rage heard one of the Guild Knights yell.
Following the order the ship rocked as multiple cannons shot at the dragon. Two of them made contact and Amatsu roared in rage. The Elder Dragon's fins started glowing slightly red and the wind became so strong Rage, Jarger, and Nessa were almost blow off the ship. They all hung to the rail for dear life. The Storm Dragon whipped it's tail, causing bolts of purple lighting to strike the ship, damaging it immensely. The ship rocked and Nessa cried out in terror.
Amatsu let out another roar and rammed into the ship, making Rage and Nessa lose their grip. They spun through the air as the wind sent them every which way. Rage felt like he was going to throw up.
"Jarger! Nessa!" He called, trying to find them is the raging storm.
"Rage!" He heard Nessa yell.
He turned and saw her clinging to the mast. He was about to call her name when something hard and scaly slammed into his head, knocking him out cold.
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Rage woke up to the sound of birds chirping. He sat up but immediately regretted it. His head hurt like crazy. He looked around at the dense trees around him. Where was he? He remembered something about going to the Flooded Forest. The shy girl named Nessa. The Storm Dragon Amatsu. Wait. Amatsu! Rage jumped to his feet and looked around again. He must have landed here after he blacked out. The storm must have carried him here. The forest he was in was dark and very humid. The trees looked like mangrove. The soil was damp and moist. Bugs buzzed around Rage's head. He saw his bag lying a few feet away from him and he walked over and opened it. Everything was still intact and inside. He pulled out his bestiary and flipped through the pages. He looked through the book for a bit before he heard a loud noise.
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