The Lost Dragon (Cycle of Dragons Book 3) by Dan Michaelson & D.K. Holmberg

Author:Dan Michaelson & D.K. Holmberg [Michaelson, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2021-03-22T16:00:00+00:00

11

Dreams swirled through my head. They were the kind of dreams that left me trembling, that troubled me. They were filled with flashes of flame and fire, scarred men, people who came at me in the darkness, terrifying magic that called to me, practically demanding I respond. Even as those dreams flashed in my mind, I was fully aware that I was dreaming, but there was nothing I could do about it. I struggled to wake myself, but each time I did, I fell back asleep to see another scarred visage, this one worse than before, lava flowing along the person’s face, crackling with heat and energy, leaving them darkened and blackened—leaving me terrified.

When I finally awoke, dawn had begun to break, and the light rose above the treetops. Everything within me seemed off and unsettled. There was a strange gnawing in the pit of my stomach, and at first, I thought it was just because I was hungry, but the more I felt it, the more I began to wonder if it was something more—something worse.

I feared something had happened while I was out with the Vard, if they had somehow latched on to me, taking a hold of me with their strange power. I didn’t know if such a thing were even possible, but it felt like there was something inside of me, flowing through me.

I looked over to the green dragon. He rested within the dragon pen, curled up and sleeping. I cycled power through him, through the others attached to our cycle, and let that energy flow outward until I could feel there was nothing else taking place. The dragon seemed connected to me, maintaining that hold; there was nothing more I needed to be concerned about.

Finally, I relaxed, releasing the tension within me.

It was only my imagination. I was just overreacting. Perhaps it was the dreams or what had happened the night before—or perhaps it was simply that I had felt something from the Vard. But how was it possible I could feel something like that?

I breathed out, looking into the dragon pen. There was no sign of Thomas’s dragon.

If had he returned, he would’ve woken me, would’ve said something to me. It meant he was still out there.

Had something happened to him?

I could return to the Vard lands. I had a vague sense of where we’d headed, and if the dragon were able to ascend to a high enough level, I might be able to trail across the land, find my way back toward where Thomas had guided us, and perhaps see where he’d trapped the Vard, but what point would there be in doing so?

The Vard had tried to draw power off of me and the green dragon. They hadn’t gone after Thomas. That had been the entire point of my escaping.

I sat in place for a long time, gradually waking up.

When I finally did, I headed into the Academy, gathered some food from the kitchen, and then made my way along the hallway.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.