The Dragon Master

The Fall of Dragon Land

Above is a picture of Kida ^^

"COME ON, EVERYONE!" I screamed, looking to my Dragons that I lead. "WE WILL HOLD BACK THE ENEMY, OR DIE TRYING!"

All of the Dragons behind me gave a battle cry, some even being so bold as to shoot their element into the sky. I turned back and away from them, ruffling my wings as I gripped my sword tighter. I did not know for sure what they were called, but us Dragons dubbed them The Kapah. They had dragon wings on their backs, but their bodies were either dark grey or black. Large horns sprouted out of their heads, looping around their jaws as well. They had human-like hands, but their feet were hoofs like that of a cow.

The only real thing that we knew about them was that they wanted to reach Fiore.

As princess of the Dragons, I led my own army of Dragons agains the Kapah, in hopes of stopping them. However, it had been nearly a year of fighting, and Dragon Land was almost destroyed. Many Dragons had been killed, and those that did not fight fled to a different land. The Dragons left fighting were pushed all the way up the the Border Mountains, and this would be our last stand.

We would either push back the enemy and win, or fail and have all of Fiore destroyed.

As I looked, I saw the Kapah army arise, coming straight for us. "THIS IS IT, DRAGONS!" I screamed. "NO MATTER WHAT, WE CANNOT ALLOW THE KAPAH TO GO BEYOND THE BORDER MOUNTAINS!"

All of the Dragons behind me roared, and the next thing that I knew we were fighting. Kapah were hard to kill, but their weak spots had been found over time: the tops of their heads, a swipe across the shoulder blades, and their eyes. I charged and fought, with all of the other Dragons at my side. I do not know for sure how many I had killed, but I did know that it was many. The fighting lasted for hours, before someone finally shouted, "THEY ARE RETREATING! THE KAPAH ARE RETREATING!"

Upon hearing so, the Dragons all gave roars of victory. I felt a smile appear on my face as my sky-blue eyes watched the Kapah retreat. A small sigh of relief made me suddenly realize how exhausted I was, but we would all have to get back to our camps at the Border Mountains. "RETURN HOME, DRAGONS!" I shouted, and we all took to the sky.

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"We won!"

"Victory!"

"Hail, the Queen!"

These are some of the things that I heard as I walked to the cave where my mother and cousins would be. Mom was, of course, the official leader of all Dragons, and the Queen. As her daughter, I was the second highest in rank and the Princess. My cousins, Aquimira the water dragon, Territra the earth dragon, Aeristo the air dragon, and Igneel the fire dragon were all there as well, as generals.

"It seemed as though the Kapah had only sent a small army, not a large one like usual." Aquimira said.

"Perhaps they underestimated us." Aeristo suggested.

Mom shook her head. "I don't believe so. They retreated far too early."

"Could they be planning a surprise attack?" I asked, making my presence known.

"Oh, hey, Kida!" Aeristo said, slightly smirking. "I didn't see you there. Well, you can't blame me, can you?"

"If you make one more short joke to me, I'm gonna burn you." I threatened.

"Kida, quiet," Mom said, keeping her eyes on the map before us, and causing Aeristo's smirk to deepen. "Perhaps they are planning to strike again."

"It would make sense," Igneel said. "I mean, we are slightly vulnerable as of right now."

Igneel is smart. I thought.