Vykor by Susan Hayes

Author:Susan Hayes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-988446-55-4
Publisher: Black Scroll Publications Ltd.

The bastard shot Lily.

Vykor bellowed, giving voice to his fury and grief. He charged at John, but as he ran another presence roared to life inside him, taking over his mind and changing his body into something else. Something new. A dragon.

“Protect!”

The beast was dominant, too full of rage and pain for him to control, but he didn’t care. All that mattered was Lily. He wrapped her in a protective bubble of magic, lifting her onto his back even before the transformation was complete. He shielded her with his wings, protecting her from the shredding metal of the container as he tore through it, and from the bullets that bounced off his skin as the men with John opened fire.

Fire. His dragon roared in agreement. They stepped out of the shattered remains of the steel shell that had been their prison, then turned and sent a blast of white-hot fire at the wreckage. Within seconds, the area was nothing but molten metal and ash, including the men who had hurt his sadina.

“We protect,” the dragon rumbled inside his mind.

“You were too slow. We failed,” Vykor snarled. “Where were you?”

“Trapped. Your walls. Your prison.”

He didn’t understand. What walls?

Hanna’s voice, shrill with worry, cut through the air. “Hey, dragon! What the hell did you do to my friend?”

The human female stood beside Jet. They both looked tiny to him now. He could swat them away with a single swipe of his tail.

“No,” he told the dragon. “We don’t hurt our friends.”

He raised his head, the beast snorting in irritation at Hanna’s question – and possibly Vykor’s attempt to restrain him. He spread his wings so they could see Lily draped across his back.

“Vykor, welcome to the skies,” Karos’ voice sounded inside his mind, startling him.

“Brother!” his dragon responded to Karos before he could.

“It is safe to leave. Are you all unhurt?” Karos asked.

“Lily is hurt.”

If it was safe to leave, then it was time to get Lily out of here.

“Protect,” his dragon agreed, and once again the creature took control, turning his head to face the wall of the warehouse. A blast of cold flowed from his jaws, coating everything it touched with a thick layer of frost. The crystalline sound of ice cracking filled the air, and he spun, slamming his tail against the wall. It gave way beneath the force of the blow, and he took a moment to marvel at his own strength. This was why his people feared the destructive power of an uncontrolled dragon.

He moved through the hole he’d made, careful to keep Lily sheltered from the shattered edges of the gap and the waves of cold that poured off the rubble. Once outside the scents of death grew stronger. He hadn’t taken an active part in the war that had almost destroyed the Romaki civilization, but he’d been close enough to some of the battles to remember the smell. Now his senses were enhanced, the odours hit him even harder. Fire, gun smoke, blood, and death filled his senses, a sickening miasma he’d never forget.

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