Short Story Collection

Tale of Princess Ruby

~Once Upon A Time~

The kingdom of Celiweth and the kingdom of Agrydien lived in perfect harmony with each other. However, one day, the Ravenous Wolves overtook Celiweth. One last soldier fled the kingdom and into the mountains, clutching the royal baby in his arms. He prayed he would be able to make it through the mountains to Agrydien.

As he was making his way through, however, a winter storm blew in and he took refuge in a cave to the side of the path. Little was he aware, that was the cave entrance to Draven Inferno's Lair. Draven was the dragon that lived inside of the mountain range surrounding Agrydien. Neither of the kingdoms disturbed him, for they both had heard tales of the atrocities that would happen if they did.

He went aways inside and sat down with the baby still safely tucked in his arms. This is where he passed. Soon after, Draven was awoken by the baby princess crying.

He made his way over to the deceased soldier and crying princess. Confused, he looked out of the mouth of the cave and saw the city of Celiweth in flames. And before it, a portion of the Ravenous Wolves' army marching towards Agrydien. He looked back at the crying child and knew what he had to do.

He picked up the small princess, being very careful to not hurt her. The warmth from Draven's scales calmed her and she stopped crying. Once she was settled, he tucked in his front claw to his chest and flew out of the cave. He flew to the castle in the middle of Agrydien, waking up the kingdom with his roars of warning. He roared a warning to the castle and then flew around the kingdom.

"AN ARMY IS COMING!! THE KINGDOM OF CELIWETH HAS ALREADY FALLEN!! LEAVE NOW!!" He continued to circle the kingdom until the Queen shouted at him from the castle tower.

"WE'LL EVACUATE DON'T WORRY OUR SCALE-CLADDED SAVIOR!" Draven flew over to the tower, and hooked three of his claws in it.

"I have one more request your Majesty." He lifted up the small princess, still curled up in his grasp, now sleeping sounding. "This is the last of the Celiweth Kingdom. Please take care of her."

"The princess..." The queen said in a shocked whisper. "Of course I will."

She began to take the sleeping princess from Draven's grasp, but the small child began to cry and held on to one of Draven's *fingers*. Draven and the Queen were taken aback and shared a shocked and confused look. Eventually, the Queen, named Lillian, removed the child and commanded her commander to evacuate those who were left in the city.

In the morning, the Ravenous Wolves' troop came through the pass and started towards the city walls. As they were a few meters away, Draven raised his head above the wall. He placed his claws on the top of the barrier and reared his head, the arrows shot at him bounced off of his scales in vain. As he snapped his head forward, a pillar of fire erupted from his mouth and scorched the ground and soldiers that hadn't moved out of the way. He moved his head slowly from side to side, following the men who were trying to escape his wrath. Those that were left ran back into the mountain path and all the way to the other side.

After these heroic deeds, he was made King over Agrydien. He and the former queen worked together to raise the young princess, who they named Ruby. Over the few years after that, he called together all of the dragons of the land. This made the Kingdom of the Agrydien Dragons.

~The End~