My Treasure {Savitar x Reader One-Shot}

My Treasure

In my eyes, dragons had always been such magnificent creatures. They were all so stunningly unique. Varying species, skin patterns, abilities; they're all similar yet still very different. I found it so breathtaking whenever I saw one, no matter what kind. Towering over castles, gliding through the sky, it's quite fascinating how elegant they move despite their huge stature. Of course, I was aware that smaller dragons existed but I had personally never seen one. Either way, I was sure that they were just as powerful as the bigger species. Oh how I longed to meet one! Dragons were just so lovely. Unfortunately, few shared the same opinion about them.

See, I lived within a small village just outside the walls of Central Kingdom, near the base of the mountains. The people that lived here were (metaphorically) blind and frustratingly narrow-minded. They despised the dragons, each one wanting to hunt them down, and I just didn't understand why! Dragons were naturally peaceful creatures, albeit territorial, possessive and only occasionally aggressive. They didn't necessarily attack unless provoked and they'd been known to protect villages from other ferocious creatures throughout the ages, so why couldn't we just calmly live alongside them? Life would have been much easier then.

The only person who supported the idea of befriending dragons, aside from myself, was the village elder, Henry. He was probably the kindest, most open-minded person I knew. He even treated me like I was the daughter he never had. He once told me that he had a son, Bartholomew, but he disappeared one day and never came back. That happened a week after his wife was murdered... I didn't really know much about them. Henry was still obviously hurting and I knew better than to ask...

Anyway, ever since I was little, I would sneak away from my parents to go to the village square to listen to the stories he tells about the mythical beasts I loved so much. Granted that I was the only one who showed up every time, that didn't stop him from enthusiastically sharing his knowledge about the dragons with me. From myths to legends and to actual real events, Henry knew them all. He told me a new story each day, never running out, but my favorite had to be the one about the Dragon King.

The Dragon King myth had been around far longer than I have. Supposedly, he just showed up one day, out of the blue, and made it his personal mission to conquer every dragon in existence, to become their god. Multiple dragons challenged him but he ended up besting them with his extraordinary ability of supernatural speed, earning him the title of "God of Speed". He was said to move so fast that he left behind a trail of bright blue lightning.

The Dragon King, most commonly referred to as Savitar, had shown that he was ruthless, intelligent and fierce yet still merciful and considerate, and eventually, the dragons deemed him worthy enough to be their king. With all that power, one would have naturally expected him to be the biggest dragon of them all but surprisingly, he was part of the smaller species. That just proved how skilled he really was!

It would have been quite interesting (and slightly terrifying) to have met him... Alas, Henry said that he's just a story. Personally though, I believed that he did exist. Just because nobody had ever seen him didn't automatically mean that he wasn't real. He's incredibly fast after all; he could have been using his speed to evade being spotted. His existence wasn't exactly entirely impossible so until there's proof against him, I continued to believe that he was out there somewhere.

Speaking of being out there somewhere, I was currently in the process of sneaking out of the village. Why? Well, the past few days, the number of dragons being seen around the kingdom had increased due to an unknown reason. The village chief was a certified dragon hater and believed that they were monstrous killers so to keep us villagers "safe", he proclaimed that no one was allowed to venture out of the village anymore. Most agreed with him but oh no, not me. Why would I? This would be my chance to actually see a dragon up close! I was not going to let this opportunity pass, which led me back to my situation right now.