The Wild Master

When Dragons Clash In The Wild

Chapter 5

Ancient scholars from across the lands have argued over a vast number of things throughout the centuries such as...

"Why did the gods create us?"

"What created them?"

"What is true happiness and can it be achieved?"

These were just a few of the debates that have spread across the history of civilization between human, elven, and dwarven scholars; sometimes resulting in furious physical blows between them over their differentiate answers.

But there is one thing that all of them have unanimously agreed upon. The one fact that has stood the test of time for countless ages...

Dragons are without a doubt among the most ferocious creatures in all of existence. A battle between just two of them has destroyed countries, reshaped the landscape, and even shook the very heavens themselves. A single dragon could rival the might of the most powerful of countries, an alliance of them could conquer a continent. Which is why the old saying about dragons hasn't changed in thousands of years:

To face a dragon, one must fight with the fury of a dragon.

Wendy threw Romeo out of the way just as the dragon collided with her, its superior mass rocketing her back down the street through the air. As she flips backward and lands on her feet, she quickly strikes a defensive posture as she prepares to face off against the dragon that dares to attack her village...

Or least she would have if the dragon wasn't frantically looking around.

"What is it looking for?", Wendy wondered as she observed it for a moment, taking in its distinctive grey scales, "Never heard of a dragon like this before. Is he a friend of the green dragon here for revenge? Or perhaps he is somehow akin to the frost drake I took down?"

Fonaar screwed up, deep down he knew as soon as he took off toward the dragon-slayer, he messed up. But seeing her lift Romeo in the air was the last straw for the young dragon as he broke off in a sprint toward the female before taking to the sky to dive down at her. But unfortunately, she must have anticipated his attack for she threw Romeo to the side and distracted him for a split moment, causing him to retract his claws and close his jaw as he merely rams into her with his body. And now, here he was looking rapidly from left to right in an effort to locate the boy.

And locate him he does. Apparently, he was tossed into the wall of a nearby building and was currently lying on the ground, motionless, but breathing, though Fonaar could smell a faint scent of blood. Fonaar rushes over to him and was ready to pick him up with his mouth, so he could place him on his back and get out of there. His jaws were barely touching Romeo's shirt when....

BOOM!

Fonaar is suddenly drop-kick in the side by Wendy and is sent flying away into a building. As the structure collapses on top of him, Wendy kneels down and gives Romeo a quick look over.

"Oh no, guess I should have been a little bit more careful when I toss him out the way", Wendy berates herself, "Though it's not like I was given enough time to put him down gently."

But the girl has no time to delve into these thoughts as the shifting of rumble behind her catches her attention and she quickly turns to see the dragon rising effortlessly out of the rumble from whence he was buried under, a look of murderous rage in his eyes that only intensify upon him seeing Wendy so close to Romeo.