Dragons are a rarity, hiding away from the commonfolk on a distant island concealed by mists, their villages safely out of reach. Dragons, rumored to be vicious due to their greed and rage are not nearly as murderous as most claim, living peacefully and working with one another to maintain their pure way of life. Each dragon has a part of their bodies that hold their connections to their bestial forms - it may be a fang, a claw, or an internal part of their bodies, such as a particular organ or a shard of pure, magical energy. As dragons begin maturing, they yearn to leave the small confines of their villages, eager to see the world, unaware of its ruthless, coldhearted dangers. As a coming-of-age tradition, a young dragon is permitted to explore with a chaperone, seeing humans for what they truly are before returning to their home, all drive to interact with the humans lost. Lauricia, the only daughter of the silvery-white moon dragons, is having her coming-of-age ceremony with her mother as her guide as she witnesses the outside world for the first time. Reluctant to leave the comforts of her home, the trip began begrudgingly, an argument forming between the younger dragon and her mother. However, before it could be resolved, a sudden storm hit, separating Lauricia from her mother and careening her into a human village, crashing at the center. She was alone, and amidst the monsters of the outside world, she was vulnerable. Awaking in a cold, dark place, Lauricia would come to realize two things: her source of power, located in her horn, was missing, and she had the appearance of the monsters that held her. A scream escaped her lips, drowning out the snickers and snide remarks that threatened the shackled dragon. She needed her power back, and would do anything to get it.

{COMPLETED} The stars disappeared seventeen years ago. A black night sky has mirrored a bleak existence for the people of Auros. The Gifted, humans with unique abilities to affect the world around them, have all but become extinct thanks to the dark reign of a usurper. And somehow Zephyr Elvy has managed to live her nineteen years in the blissful quiet of a small town next to the sea. Zephyr has always been content to keep to herself, and happy to live a simple, if uneventful, life. If only the universe had that in mind for her. Forced to flee the only place she has ever called home, Zephyr finds herself running through a world she has only ever read about, along with two soldiers who have deserted their posts to keep their consciences clean. With only a letter and a mysterious weapon as clues to why she's being hunted, Zephyr must face her own fears while discovering a whole new world of terrors at the hands of a queen she knows next to nothing about. Having never risked anything her entire life, Zephyr is forced to choose between apathy or action, hiding and keeping to herself, as she has always done, or taking a leap that could change the world she is just now getting to see. ***** Thank you SO MUCH for reading! I'm updating every Monday until this story is done, and I've been sitting on this one for almost three years so I'm really excited to finish it! I don't have any beta readers for this as I write, so please let me know if you notice anything, and I mean ANYTHING, that needs fixing! :)