Breathing Fire (Drakonian Chronicles Book 1) by B.D. Snowden

Author:B.D. Snowden [Snowden, B.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Geeky Goth Press
Published: 2016-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

27

A monster…. That is what had to be hiding in the dark.

She was standing on misty moors, but the further she tried to look into the distance the more absolute the darkness became. She was afraid of what was hidden in that inky blackness.

She walked, the small circle of light following her with each step. It wasn’t long before people appeared in her line of vision—a great long line as far as the eye could see. She could make out the features and faces of those nearest her, but those further up the line were simply silhouettes that faded into the darkness.

She didn’t know why, but those further away felt older, as if they were from some past generation. Instinctively, Alexis’s mind deduced that those faded silhouettes had already passed on. All at once Alexis felt the death those of millions who seemed to parade into the dark only to be destroyed.

She pulled at the arms of a woman and man in her circle of light. Alexis knew that they were still alive, but they wouldn’t be if they continued walking the line. But they would not stop their forward progress. Alexis begged and pleaded to no avail.

“Fafnir calls,” the couple said. One by one the entire line took up the chant.

“Fafnir calls.”

“Fafnir calls.”

Until the entire multitude thundered in the mist-shrouded dark.

In the distance, a great roar was heard, and a monstrous shape undulated through the darkened air. Alexis didn’t want the shape to find her. She knew that this was a dream, but her mind still cried out that if that thing found her they would be connected.

“Wake up, damn it!” she cried out to herself as the monster came closer

Alexis bolted awake with a scream. The last imaged burned into her mind was the glittering of white iridescent scales.

Ladon grabbed her face and forced her unfocused eyes to look at him.

“Are you with me?” Ladon’s fiery golden eyes glittered with concern as the wild look faded from Alexis’s own blue eyes.

Alexis sobbed and clung to Ladon. This scared Ladon almost as much as the coma she had been in these past weeks. Alexis wasn’t the type to seek comfort from others. She was too independent for that. Whatever she experienced in her dream state had shaken her to her core.

Ladon worried that this out-of-character Alexis was the result of her integration ordeal. Perhaps he should talk to Ryuu about it. The black dragon might be annoyingly knowledgeable, but it did have its uses.

Alexis slowly calmed down as Ladon absently stroked her hair and back. When her crying had subsided, she just stayed there wrapped in Ladon’s arms. She melted against him and sighed. Ladon knew that she felt safe in his arms. It wasn’t the declaration of love he longed for, but it was a start.

Alexis’s breathing became even once again as her body fell back into an exhausted sleep. Ladon gently laid her back onto the bed, so as not to wake her. He tucked the blanket up around her chin and brushed a stray curl away from her face.

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