The Last Blackstone Dragon by Alicia Montgomery

Author:Alicia Montgomery [Montgomery, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-01T05:00:00+00:00

As soon as they finished, the three of them piled back into Laura’s truck. Benjamin was excited that he was going to see his dad and get to go into the mining site.

The drive to the site took over an hour. Riva didn’t realize how big the mountain was. Laura explained that mining the blackstone took a lot of planning to make sure they could find the most lucrative veins in the mountains. After they had depleted each site, Lennox Corp also made sure to try to return it to the way it was, filling up the holes and replanting trees. Unlike many industrial companies, Lennox was very careful about their impact on the environment.

Laura pulled up to a small parking lot filled with other trucks and SUVs. Then she led them down a muddy path, past a group of trailers, and soon they arrived in front of a large, gaping hole on the side of the mountain.

“It’s huge,” Riva said. “Do they need to dig a hole that big to bring equipment in?”

“Er, sort of,” Laura answered as she nodded to one of the workers who handed her three hard hats, safety glasses, and vests. “Let’s put these on and go in.”

Riva accepted the safety equipment and put them on. The helmet was a little too big for Benjamin, but Laura strapped it onto the little boy’s head tightly.

It was surprisingly well-illuminated and sterile inside, but what was she expecting? Kerosene lamps? Rusty mine carts? Dwarves with pickaxes? Maybe back in the day, but this was a modern operation. She wrinkled her nose. Why was it important how the blackstone was mined? She supposed the engineers took care of the details.

They walked further along, following the paths marked by LED strip lights. Finally, they stopped inside what she presumed was the main cavern. Before she could say anything, the lights flickered and went out. She gripped Laura’s arm, but the other woman gave her a reassuring pat on the hand.

Thunderous footsteps rang through the cavern and Riva felt the hair on her arms raise. Suddenly, there was a loud breathing sound, then the cave was suddenly filled with bright orange, and then blue light. She turned away, fumbling for the tinted safety glasses and put it on. It took her a few moments to focus, then she gasped at what she saw.

The creature—no, the dragon—was about fifty feet high, with gold scales like plated armor covering its enormous body and head. As it continued to spew fire, making the temperature inside almost unbearable, large chunks of rock fell from the walls.

Finally, the creature stopped and a whistle sounded, then the lights flickered on. Riva’s eyes remained fixed on the dragon, who was now beginning to…shrink? Of course. She knew who that dragon was. Who else would it be?

In a matter of moments, Hank’s naked form was standing where the dragon was. James walked over to him and handed him a set of clothes, which he put on. Behind them, workers were scrambling to get the rocks and debris into the carts.

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