Quest for Dragon's Fire_A Young Adult Epic Fantasy Adventure by K. N. Lee

Author:K. N. Lee [Lee, K. N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Roots Emporium
Published: 2019-08-12T04:00:00+00:00

14

Nothing could have prepared the Elite for what they saw. They approached the city walls, and Wren stared in disbelief at the state of Saldoria.

A shiver ran up her spine as she peered down to the shocking scene below.

She’d just been there the night before. Now, it was gone.

Desolation outstretched before them.

Flint led the way, and the other Elite hovered in the air behind him.

There was a great twisting pain in her gut—a sorrow and disbelief—that she saw reflected in the eyes of the others.

“What happened here?” Reed asked. He raked fallen strands of teal hair from his face, revealing a scar that stretched across his cheek.

Flint looked back, and his eyes met Wren’s.

“Behold the wrath of a Titan,” he replied.

Her gaze scanned the ruins of the—once opulent—kingdom, and rested on the southern wall. Two large doors of stone crisscrossed with steel strapping had been blasted apart, leaving only fallen stones and rubble behind.

“Shall we land?” Wren asked, and Flint shook his head.

“No. Necro is still here. He leaves a mist of his essence everywhere he goes,” Flint said. “We should wait a few days to comb through the streets.”

Beck flew downward, peering down from the back of his purple dragon. He looked over his shoulder, amber eyes cast toward Flint. “So, there will be no survivors?”

Flint shook his head. “Unfortunately, no, there will be no survivors.”

The sinking feeling in Wren’s gut only worsened. She had been a survivor. What made her special?

“Scout from the skies,” he ordered. “We will survey the ruins in two days.”

Wren and Reed veered to the right, flying over where the palace had once been. He didn’t speak to her. The others rarely did.

But, they stayed close to one another, cautious of what awaited in those black-covered ruins.

From a safe distance, Wren followed a path of shaded alleyways. Empty shops and cottages stood knocked down to one level, or to the surface of the street.

Then, there were the bodies.

Covered in black ash, hundreds of bodies were scattered through the streets. She imagined those innocent elves racing to safety as Necro stretched across their city.

They hadn’t been fast enough, and Necro showed no mercy.

She glanced to her right and noticed that Reed caught her wiping tears from her eyes.

Instead of chiding her for being a soft, weak girl, he offered a nod of empathy.

“Appalling, isn’t it?”

She exhaled, regaining her composure, and nodded. “How could anyone be so cruel?”

Reed shrugged. “A Titan has no soul,” he said. “No heart.”

“Reed, Wren,” Flint called, sparking their attention. “I saw something down there. Are you up to following me down?”

Wren didn’t hesitate. “I am. I’ve been exposed once before. What didn’t kill me then, shouldn’t kill me now.”

He gave a lopsided grin. “That’s what I wanted to hear. Follow me.”

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