Fantasy
Valley of Aundun
There weren’t always dragons in the valley. The elders speak of it as if it were yesterday, the day when the sky rained fire and burned all in its wake. Many say they were born of the sun, sent by the gods to punish us for forsaking them. Even though that was fifteen years ago, the air is still plagued by the subtle stench of ash and soot.
By J.L. Cleary4 years ago in Fiction
Wazna Wandering
There weren't always dragons in the Valley. But, right now, in this moment, there were dragons everywhere. Big, scaly, angry dragons blowing swaths of flames across Hayes Valley. People were screaming for help and fainting in place. Wazna had never seen this before. When she opened her mouth, there were now flames coming out of her. In her mind, she was yelling, but, in her current reality, she was literally blowing steam off.
By Seemi Choudry4 years ago in Fiction
Dragon of the Forest
There weren't always dragons in the valley - well, not real ones anyway. When I was four, my dad gave me a green, stuffed dragon. I named the soft toy Dray. I carried Dray around with me for a year. We had great adventures. We searched for treasure. We fought Mono, the one-eyed monster, which was actually a teddybear which had lost a button eye. And we flew - with the aid of a tire swing.
By Julie Lacksonen4 years ago in Fiction
The Fae of Blue Bay
‘There weren’t always dragons in the Valley.’ Her words echoed inside my mind that were nearly drowned out by the sounds of the low groans of a great beast rose through the valley. The size of the beast made me realize the possibility that the mountains around us could be more of them.
By Kristen Christensen4 years ago in Fiction
Dracae
There weren’t always dragons in the valley. There was a time when dragons were considered creatures of myth, mystical beings from fairytales and folklore. When dragons came down from their hiding place in the mountains, they knew they were in danger. Dragons were mighty beings, but if one knew their secrets, the dragons became prey, rather than predator. So they swore fealty to the king, promising they’d fight for him and his bloodline as long as the king’s bloodline was on the throne. In return, the king swore that as long as his bloodline had the dragons’ loyalty, they were safe from harm. The promise was then sealed on a bloodstone, which has remained under constant guard in the bowels of the king’s castle. Those dragons that remained in the valley took their human form. They became known as the dracae and so it has remained for over a thousand years.
By Diana Anderson4 years ago in Fiction
Avarice
A Note on Dragons There weren't always dragons in the Valley. Most people still don't know that there are. Dragons traditionally keep their lairs way up in the highest peaks of the Mountain, higher than any bird can fly. They choose caverns whose entrances open out to sheer cliff faces, too steep for even goats to climb.
By Sarah Rosanna Busch4 years ago in Fiction
