Zahara's Gift: a young adult dragonrider fantasy by A J Walker

Author:A J Walker [walker, A J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A J Walker Publishing

Emerging from the shadows and into the silver light of the moon, Anders saw something he’d never before hoped to see. A dragon stepped cautiously from behind the trees. It moved carefully, holding its head low to the ground, while keeping its dark-purple eyes fixed on Anders. He didn’t move. He had no idea what to do. His heart raced, and he thought, This is it, this is how I die.

Exposing the entirety of its body, Anders could see the dragon was a truly beautiful creature. The silver moonlight reflected off its iridescent scales. The scales transformed from green to blue to purple as its muscular limbs effortlessly moved its body without a sound.

The dragon’s large nostrils sniffed the air as it slowly approached Anders, who remained completely still. The creature exhaled so forcefully it shook the ground around it, sending a chill up Anders’ spine. He imagined how powerful its attack could be. Its sharp teeth and razor claws could slice into his flesh with ease if it decided to attack him. For now, it seemed only to be curious about what he was.

The dragon came closer, letting out a low growl, or was it a purr, from deep within its throat. Anders took a step backward and stopped when the dragon hopped sideways, startled by his sudden movement. It rose up on its two hind legs, standing tall above him. Anders tilted his head back to look at the entire length of the dragon’s body. With its neck outstretched and head tilting from side to side, looking at him with one eye at a time, Anders guessed it stood over fifteen feet in height, and had a tail extending another seven or eight feet behind its back legs.

He remembered from his childhood that the dragons that attacked the Royals at Highborn Bay were said to be sixty feet in length and stood fifteen to twenty feet off the ground when they were on all fours.

This must not be a full-grown dragon, he thought. Still, the creature was pure muscle and could easily devour him if it wanted to eat him for dinner.

Anders remained still, kicking himself for not bringing anything he could use to defend himself. The dragon dropped back down to all fours. It came closer, more hesitant this time, pulling itself back whenever Anders failed to remain perfectly still.

When the dragon was right in front of his body, Anders closed his eyes, fearing the worst was about to happen. He felt the warmth of the dragon’s breath was over his skin, raising the hairs on his neck. He heard the sound of lips parting and opened his eyes to see the dragon’s mouth cracked open inches away from his face. From within its deadly cage of teeth, Anders watched the creature’s forked tongue extend out beyond its jaw and lick the side of his face. His skin pulled along, sticking to the dragon’s barbed tongue. Anders wouldn’t have imagined what the dragon did next, not in a million years.

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