Chapter 1: Stone Flame

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Dragons are seen to be cruel and terrifying creatures to the eyes of all, yet to some, they are seen as cool, mighty beasts that are creatures without fear.

Krios the European Dragon is known as a skilled Wispon user who’s faced many battles, going through numerous hardships, and losing so, so much.

Three hundred years ago, he lost everyone he cared about, then was brainwashed to be a puppet to a twisted witch. Forced to commit crimes against his will, hurting innocent mobians, now looked upon as a feared monster in their eyes, every day felt like torture to him. 

But one day, he somehow broke free from the spell that had bewitched his mind, liberated at long last from her nefarious sadism. 

The witch had tried to reclaim control of him, though the spell no longer took effect. Instead, the witch placed a curse upon him, decreeing that he would remain the same age forever.

Krios chose not to dwell much on the curse. Rather, he saw it as a way to make up for all the destruction that he had caused. He made a vow that day; to use his skills as a Wispon user to protect those in need.

He may be a monster mobian, but it didn’t change how he can still protect innocents in need. To show that he can be trusted beyond his appearance. 

For so long, Monster mobians have been feared due to incidents similar to his, and many now only see them as threats.

Forced to hide….

Treated like they do not matter.

Well, that changes now!

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Duty is sacred to the knights of old. It is something tied deeply to their honor, a part of their moral code.

Khalida the Red Panda became the first female knight known to Mobian history. The queen of her kingdom had allowed the child to become one, allowing her to gain the moniker Crimson Knight.

She was trained by the greatest mentor, someone who was a father figure in her eyes, a person written down as a legend in Mobian history. 

All seemed well in those days, that is till a visitor came three hundred years ago, leading to the fall of the kingdom.

Vampires are blood sucking immortals, night walkers who satisfy their thirst for misery and destruction; the one creature that Khalida despises more than anything.

The visitor had used such creatures to invade the kingdom. Screams of terror had filled her home as many were lost or turned into those creatures. Khalida had managed to save many people thanks to her training, but… 

But then the visitor took the life of her mentor, right before her eyes. That was when rage entered her heart. 

She did not hesitate to slay the black hearted monster.

Of course, as luck shall have it, the visitor was the vampire queen, and in her last moment, she chose to bit Khalida's neck, injecting her essence into her killer to turn her into that she hated the most.

A victory that only granted her a bitter result, to become what she hates the most. Treated as a monster who uses a facade of a legend.

It opened her eyes to some things.

Hatred…

Pain…

Is it only because of a harsh turn of fate, that she is now living as an undead vampire knight?

Monsters should be judged by actions, not by stereotypes. Perhaps if mobians became more open minded, there would be no reason for death and pain.

Perhaps, there would be no reason for acts of violence from either side.

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