Leon Levels Up by Paul Coccia

Author:Paul Coccia [Coccia, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459837379
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2024-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“But it’s only a game, Gabs. It’s not really real,” I say. And I know as I say it that I wish it was real life. I wish I was an elf or an archer who can spin-jump or run as fast as a horse. But I know it’s all pretend. It’s only coding and pictures and robots. And I’m just a twelve-year-old fat kid playing a game.

“The bots are real though,” Gabs says. “I don’t want you to panic. I’m going to figure this out and get the game back on course. Don’t worry. Play like normal.”

Something dark blocks the sun. I shield my eyes with my hand and look up. Something that looks like a snake is twisting through the sky. Its shadow covers me as it passes. The thing shrieks. The ground under my feet seems to shake.

It lands in front of me. I draw an arrow. My hands know what to do as I steady my bow.

The creature is furry in some areas but has scales over most of its body. As it swings its head, I see the face of a dragon. It screeches to show its pointed teeth. Two rows of them. It lunges forward and snaps at where I am standing. I roll to the side just in time.

Midroll, I let loose with an arrow. It hits the dragon’s scales but bounces off into the tall grass.

I keep avoiding the dragon attacks. I try to shoot arrows when it opens its mouth. I don’t land a good hit. The arrows keep bouncing off it. I’m getting low on them and don’t know what will happen when I run out.

As I jump, something hits me in midair. I grab on to it and realize the dragon swung its tail at me. I’m thrown into the grass. I scramble to get back on my feet, but the dragon advances on me. It rears up.

Then it just stops. It turns its head to the side and squints across the meadow. With another cry, it pushes off from the ground into the sky again.

My horse trots over. I get up and swing myself onto her. Her muscles flex as I push my heels in. She speeds across the meadow after the dragon. The wind comes strong across my forehead and cheeks. My body rocks forward and backward as my steed runs.

I see the dragon land and coil itself into a circle. Its claws dart out and grab at something. I hear a person scream and see a man with a crown clutched tightly in the dragon’s claws. The dragon pushes off again and slithers through the air.

“Help me!” the man cries. “Someone help me, please!”

I chase after them and see the dragon disappear into a castle on the horizon.

Another screen blinks open along the bottom of my vision. I stop riding to read it.

Oh dear! The evil Lord Tachi has stolen the prince! Get to the castle and save Prince SpearMint before all is lost! The player that rescues him will win his hand and the kingdom.

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