A world where nothing is a fairy tale, Gods maintain the scarce balance, Dragons flew in the skies and ruled the lands constantly warring amongst themselves. One Dragon was foretold to bring peace to this world, a saviour. As the prophecy said, he came. Yami was the most powerful dragon the world had ever seen; he came, he saw, he conquered, and he destroyed?
The prophecy did not say how he would bring peace, it didn't say many would die before peace could come, it didn't say he would rain down death and horror all in the name of peace.
Yami killed many of the Dragon Kings who rejected his ideals and the first of the Kings to fall was the Fire Dragon. He crashed in a small human village, the impact killed everyone except for a small crying baby. Moved with compassion, the King of the Fire Dragons tried to give the baby a little bit of energy so it could survive but to his surprise, the baby took it all!
The child grew up to become the first Dragon Slayer. The strength, powers, and ferocity of a Dragon all in the body of a human. Half-Dragon and Half-Human he would stand against Yami, but even he would need help.
More Dragon Slayers would arrive and revolt against Yami. They died to seal Yami away and as they fell, another prophecy was given from the heavens.
"YAMI WILL RISE AGAIN AND WHEN HE DOES, THE DRAGON SLAYERS WHO STOOD AGAINST HIM SHALL ALSO RISE AGAIN."
So, that was the story of my predecessor. This is my story, millions of years ago I was the first Dragon Slayer who stood against Yami, Salamandra! Now I'm John; Salamandra's reincarnation, a mistrusting teenager and apparently, I'm meant to save the world from an evil and all-powerful Dragon, did I mention he was all-powerful? Can I gather the other reincarnations on Earth, return to our mystical homeland, and stop Yami or will I die before my 9 am class? Who knows...?
[COMPLETE] [[**Sequel, The Hybrid Harold, is up!**]]
The first generation past the war has settled and the result is something no one from the past would recognize. In the United Human Alliance, the human run country that takes up much of the land mass that used to be the United States, magical children are taken from their parents and sent to boarding school at a young age. What provides humanity with safety from 'volatile' magical beings separates parents from their children and young adults from their culture.
Alenia Paetzold is the prime example of what the UHA has created. A domestic dragon. That's why they never expect her to find her wings and burn the cage she is held in to the ground. Getting there, however, takes a prophecy, a lot of lies, and overwhelming love.
"For The War Is Lost if They Can Not Win
Their Child's Life Lost for Their Sin"
***OMG IT GOT TO NUMBER 1 IN MATRIARCHY!***
***AND #4 IN FANTASY-ROMANCE!***
Trigger Warnings: Death. If you find something I have overlooked (which may happen, I've read this book a million times) please let me know and I will update!
July 2020: I've entered this story to the 2020 Watty Awards! Please please vote! Thank you!