Elemental Dragons: Fire

Humanity has finally destroyed itself. It was centuries in the making, so no one should have been surprised. But the way it came about was what shocked the world into silence.

A dragon ate the president.

Nobody saw that coming.

They were created by the mad scientist Dr. Gregory Mendel to 'give evolution a lift' and 'reach our scientific potential'. He had believed that our government was holding us back. He ralllied the people, forcing the government to acknowledge their wishes and grant him permission to experiment. They never expected him to succeed. No one did - until the first dragon was born. Mendel cracked the code of life by creating living from nonliving. People began to believe he would be able to raise the dead or make immortality.

Mendel was revered. He officially presented his work in D.C. to the president on the first day of spring, to represent a new beginning - which was ironically fitting. Of course, just when things were perfect, they went haywire. Mendel had just this once underestimated his creations. Seeing the outside world for the first time, the dragons wanted to explore. So they shattered their cages and devoured the Earth.

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After generations, the dragons progressively got smarter, and knew their way of life was crumbling under their claws. They noticed a problem growing. The few surviving humans were determined to take back their world. The bravest go out of their way to kill dragons. Though the dragons had long since stopped their mad tirade from when they were first released, humanity wasn't done with them. The dragons couldn't negotiate with someone who didn't speak their language. Then the solution made itself known.

They needed humans to stop humans.

Luckily for them, Mendel had one more trick up his sleeve. He had collected a variety of people years before creating the dragons in case of an emergency and hidden them in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, hibernating until they were awoken to carry on the human race.