The Flaming Emissary

Chapter 3

It was morning, the beast rose from his recharge and stretched its limbs. It opened its mouth in an attempt to yawn but instead blew fire, it shut its mouth slowly refocusing its sight to the light.

'What a place I will stay, for a journey, it shall be. If the lord could see me now if he was only here with me in my aid.'

It leaped off the cliff ledge and free-fell toward the bristling leaves of trees below it, it bounced to and from the bases of the trunks softly and safely landing without commotion. 

It roamed once again resting and wandering from forests to plains, to its uttermost surprise it had crossed many countries in only a few months. It staggered regaining its strength after so long without energon, maybe a few crystals but never enough to sustain as it wished. 

It trotted toward a cave in the mountain as it started to rain, the floor was sleek and smooth as if made of some unique mineral. It gazed across the flat plains that lay ahead of it, 'Whenever am I going to find explorers or even some natives of this planet.'

As it was lost in thought, humans were climbing up their way to the cave to escape the rain as did the creature. They were a small group of British about four to five including a small child shivering among them, they reached the entrance of the cave to find it staring overlooking them. They froze then a few followed its gaze to only see that it was thinking looking toward the far expanse, the group slowly and quietly shuffled inside while having a clear path toward the door if the creature would happen to notice its new guests. 

One of the young humans pulled a device from its pocket and snapped a photo before being hustled near the group shivering in a tight circle. The beast broke from its train of thought and looked down at the small species shivering in their circle, the group had not noticed the beast's attention was fixed on them until the small child looked up from the circle, "Father, it's looking at us." 

"Boy do not speak too loudly or you may bring hell upon us all!" called out one of the older men.

"Son stay behind me please, we don't know if this dragon is a bloodthirsty monster or some other unknown beast" exclaimed the child's father tucking the boy behind him and holding him tight in his grasp. 

The creature did not move, he just stared at the newfound beings as they fearfully stared back. The beast slowly rose for the cave he dwelled in was massive to mere humans and lowered to the human's level and continued to stare once again. The boy maneuvered from his father's grip and slowly inched toward the "dragon" as the others gasped in fear frozen. The young boy who had taken a photo of the beast unlocked his device and exported it to the web, it went viral in a matter of seconds. The child extended his hand toward the beast, "Son, it is nothing like the movies they project. Please for my own sake come back here slowly." demanded the father.

"Father, it may not be the same dragon as in the television but I want to se-" the child was cut off by the harsh words of the older man.

"Boy, it is not the time for playing around. Get your ass over here to your father before we get killed by this thing." he barked which attracted the optic of the creature. The man froze, the creature's head rose from their level and headed deeper into the cave toward the very end of it in the darkness. Its optics glowed in the shadow as the humans shuffled after him from the cold while keeping a far distance from the mysterious metallic machine.

"See father, it is doing nothing but leaving us alone" the small child explained.

"That's what it wants you think to then when you least expect it, it kills you with a single swipe of its claws." the man exclaimed frightening the boy nuzzling closer to his father's side.

The younger boy was wide-eyed gazing into his phone, "Men, we just discovered an entirely new creature!! We'll be rich, I tell you, RICH!!" sang the boy raising his phone in the air and dancing around the circle. 

"What in gods name are you babbling bout' boy?" asked the old man cuddling his wife as they shivered.

"I took a photograph of the beast over there and sent it to the world, now everyone will know what we have done!! Our names will be engraved in the halls of the All Mighty Father Himself!! Sir Williams, you will be one of the few out of thousands to first witness this creature before the world gathers in wonder." the boy joyfully rejoiced praising Mr. Williams. 

They looked at one another, teeth bearing into a greedy grin. 

"What shall we call this magnificent beast of ours?" asked Mr Williams exchanging glances to his wife beside him, and the young teen.

"Well, the one who found the cave shall name it of course" responded the boy.

Mr. and Ms. Williams and the boy turned their heads to the father and his son nudged next to him.

"Mr. Adams, you were the one who pointed out this cave to escape from the rain. So you are the one who shall give the creature a name." Mr. Williams acknowledged.

Mr. Adams looked deep into the cave, adjusting his eyes to see his newly discovered wonder. Then he looked down at his son, giving a warm smile.

"Orion son, what would you want to call this new discovery." Mr. Adams asked pointing his finger toward the darkness where it lay watching. 

The child pondered the requested question, placing a finger on his small chin.

"Kegan, lets call him Kegan. Kegan the champion, that's will be its name father" Orion answered to his father gazing straight into his old blue eyes.

"What a splendid name Orion, as it seems Kegan is defined as a 'Bright Shining Flame." Mr. Adams explained.

"So that's what it shall be; Kegan the Champion of Flames" announced the ambitious teen gesturing his hand toward the creature.

'Kegan the Champion of Flames, what an absurd designation. For I am no champion at all but a mere commander of a legion of predacons, the true champion maybe is the lord above me; Dragotron.'

It bowed its head and turned its helm away from the group as they exchanged ideas of profit waiting for the rain to subside in the meantime. The beast slipped into recharged till morning came around again, 

'I am only known as Reiscorn, the Flaming Emissary.'