Fire And Gold

chapter 7:

This.

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. All around me are piles and piles of mined gold. And the vaults, the vaults are like a fire Drake paradise.

I pile it all and I mean all of it into a massive  chasm in the mountain that I personally dug out to fit my size. And I make sure I put the entrance where I only can come in and out. No one in this time period has the technology or magic to dig out the collapsed entrances without me knowing. And by then it will be to late. Knowing my treasure is as secure as possible I take flight to my old cave at sunstone. I will not part with a single coin I have there and if I have to go back and forth to bring it back to join my new collection so be it.

"I can't take the risk of spreading the sickness either."

I may be losing my mind, and have done things I am not ever going to be forgiven for, but I am not going to subject anyone else to this hell like me. I know I have tainted the gold in sunstone because of how I rolled and slept in it contaminating it.

As I was flying twords my old lair I was suddenly felt I was not alone. The smell of death and dragon fills the air and the sound of wings confirmed it. Dread continued to swirl in me until I saw a giant black dragon roughly the same size as me. Its crown reminded me of Caraxes, but its snout reminded me of Vhagar and the skull of Balerion in the show.  I could see were black scales that glinted like obsidian and numerous, massive scars that littered it's s body -- they've been in a lot of fights, it would seem, and had lived. The  dragon roared at full volume, emerald eyes blazing, and lengthy sharp teeth snapping it was coming for me. A shudder ran through me as the realization Dawn on me. I only know of one dragon that fits this look and it's not good.

"Cannibal."

(Image seeing that behind you)

The dragon that eats other dragons and unfortunately that's what I am. The beast of a dragon was flying straight in my direction gaining speed and coming closer.

Shit.

I've been in a few battles in my time here but I've never had to fight a dragon that equally the damn size to me and if the theory is true is as old before the doom. Gaining more altitude I go higher into the sky hopefully the clouds will give me some king of advantage. Cannibal let out a massive roar as it follows close but slowly likely die to its massive form and age. Cannibal opened its mouth, a bright fire deep in its throat and spat green fire at my. I dodge the attack in time almost having one of my wings caught in it. Normally dragon fire against dragon is pretty useless in a fight but that for scales not for membranes of the wings so unless I want to plummet to the ground I need to be Careful of the fire. Turning my neck the cannibal form gets smaller and obscure due to the clouds.

Anger and fear pumped through my body as I continue to fly. Fear at the fact that asshole showed up and was definitely going to eat me. Which is odd considering that they prefer to eat smaller dragons, but the anger was brighter then the fear because if I died the all my gold would be left behind to be plundered by theses humans.

"Humans pretender, since when did you separate yourself from your original species."

"Not now! Smuag!"

"Actually, yes I think now is the perfect time pretender."

"Don't you see I'm oh shit!"  From the clouds, cannibal abruptly snapped upward, thier jaw wide open.  Rows of uneven teeth revealed themselves to the world at my neck. I shifted away just in time as the jaw closed.

"Fuck you!" I screech at cannibal only to be met with another roar. The green-eyed beast tried to take a bite out of me again going for my wing. Thier teeth sunk into empty air, again. I can't fly any higher because if I do I'll pass out from lack of air dammit. I realize I can't keep running. If I'm going to survive I must fight.

"Pretender."

"Smuag shut the fuck up!"

Turning myself I see the beast and the two of us fly straight at each other daring the other to flinch away. Mother of us did and our two massive bodies met.

Teeth and claws meet scales and flesh both of us trying to tear the other apart. Our bodies fell from the sky as both of us are too busy to fall our wings. Cannibal went straight for the kill and biting my damn shoulder. The pain ripped through my body making me screech in agony. Returning the favor I went and sank my claws into cannibal back digging under the scales until I hit flash.

Payback a bitch ain't it. Cannibal let go of my shoulder as my claws keep ripping at its back. Pretty sure I hit bone. Both of us let go from our frenzy just in time from both hitting the ground hard. Gliding I hit the ground with a crash landing into the earth. My blood burning away the grass as it made contact. Looking up I see cannibal doing the same but having a better time landing on the opposite side of the rocky field. The pain was keeping me focused on my opponent as they landed with a tremendous thud to the ground. After the duct cleared I got a real good look at the infamous dragon. black scales that glinted like obsidian in the dim light. numerous, massive scars that littered it's body it's been in a lot of fights, it would seem, and had lived. The Cannibal came to a stop, turning to look at me to Eyes as green as wildfire stared. The eyes of the predator landed on its prey. It's back had blood flowing out from the wound I have them burning the ground. It looks at me and licks it's lips like I was a five star dinner, I let out a roar letting it know I wasn't going to be easy and of it wanted me it would have to work for it's meal. But the eyes also display something different they were menacing and intelligent, greatly so.

"Well pretender, you certainly caught yourself quiet the specimen."

"Smuag, shut the fuck up I am fighting for my life here!"

"It sssppeaks, does it? Perfect. And your magic is one I haven't felt since  my time in the motherland." Realizing another voice was speaking to me I turn and see cannibal with shock and awe. the Cannibal’s voice was thick, guttural, and heavy in a way the others weren’t. There was an accent to it, too.

"You do not ssshackle your ssself to  sssheep-keepers, and whip-fiendss perfect. You will give me strong eggsss."

Wait what! What the fuck was cannibal going on about.

"Hmmm, like I was trying to tell you pretender if she wanted you dead you be dead. She was testing you if you are worthy of being mate. It seems you passed."

"No no no no. No this isn't happening this isn't happening."

The cannibal started making it's way to me and stopped a yard away from me. Looking at me with a different kind of hunger then before one that makes my blood run cold.

Before I could do anything the cannibal now a she I fucking Guess this is a thing pounces on me and for the next few hours the event that takes place was...

Umm..

Let just say for the first time in about three years thought of more then just gold.

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