Scourge of the Dragons by Cody J. Sherer

Author:Cody J. Sherer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, action, fantasy, magic, dragons, elves, knights, dwarves

Dragon Hunting

Mariah nodded to Wrotan as he finished assembling the final ballista. She wanted to say something, but the timing didn’t feel right. He waved and she waved back before turning away. A small squad of dwarves was awaiting her orders just down the tunnel. They were among the few that had survived a run-in with a dragon and dared to face one again. She was the only member of the group that didn’t have experience facing off against one of the creatures, but nobody else had volunteered to lead the small squad into the dragon’s lair. Besides Wrotan’s task of actually killing the beast, Mariah had taken on the most dangerous mission. One of the dwarves joined her at the front of the column as they began to march.

“Nothing to be afraid of, lass,” he said.

“There is plenty to be afraid of,” she said.

“Aye, but we’ll get the beast. That hunter has the real difficult task. Friend of yours?”

“Yes, maybe something more, I don’t really know. Do you really think we can do this?”

“As crazy as it sounds, I truly believe we will succeed.”

The dwarf nodded as he drew his axe. Mariah pulled the shield off her back and drew her sword. The exit to the dwarven tunnels wasn’t far from where the dragon had taken up his position. She took a deep breath as she wrestled with the reality of fighting a pack of smaller dragons just to get the attention of the full size creature. Hadrin, having the most experience dealing with dragons, had insisted that they keep from engaging the earth dragon until they had it cornered. It seemed to disagree with common sense, but it was the only way to ensure the beast’s death. The former guardswoman cleared her mind as she spotted the drake.

“Take out as many of the smaller ones as you can,” she ordered as she pointed her sword toward the drake.

“The others said to focus on the big one,” one of the dwarves said.

“We won’t be around later to kill the drakes.”

“You’re the only non-dwarf here.”

“Wrotan’s focus may be on the earth dragon, but he will do his best to kill as many drakes as possible.”

The conversation ended as the drakes spotted the oncoming attackers. Mariah reached the creatures first. She dodged to the side and sliced at the beast’s wing. Her sword tore through the drake’s wing, sending it bellowing in rage. The dwarves swarmed the wounded creature and finished it off as the former guardswoman moved on to the next target. They fought off the initial wave of drakes until the ground began to shake. Mariah called the dwarves back in to formation. She stayed at the front as the entire squadron slowly backed away. The ground shook even more violently as the earth dragon burst out of its cave.

“This is it. Make sure it stays on us until Wrotan can get to it,” Mariah said.

*

Wrotan stood with a spear in hand, waiting on the squad to return with the dragon.

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