View of a dragon: Night Fury 2
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View of a dragon: Night Fury 2
The sound of the human crept in closer and closer, I could practically smell this human's scent. I inhaled the air as the scent mixes with the morning air. The air was sweet and tasteful, that's for certain but I wasn't able to tell the scent of the human. It was... it was rather faint in bravado but the level of fear surpasses any humans that I've encountered before.
Wait, fear? Humans know now fear! From what I've seen and the past experience with humans, they are feral creatures who fight for survival and honour. Not this kind of fear that I have not known but then again, these are creatures after all. They have heart and knew fear but somehow, my heart kept denying this fact.
At that moment, I just laid there, not moving a muscle as I heard the human moved in closer and closer. I didn't know what kind of human he was because my eyes were closed. If I were to be slaughtered right here at this moment, gods of the skies please, make this pain go away immediately before it could even start!
In the end, I heard the human coming in and he was... mumbling? I didn't know what he was talking about at the moment. It was all mumble jumbles to me and he kept on ranting about fixing something or whatever it was he was trying to say.
"This fixes everything!" The human said out loud, as he was proud of himself for capturing me.
"Yes!" He raises his voice even louder now in triumphant. "I have brought down this mighty - "
He was cut off immediately at his words when I moved my body about. He was stepping on me! This, this human! He was stepping on me and trying to claim his prize! Albeit, I am his mighty prize after my capture but does he have to step on me? I may be down but I have my pride in me still and I want to keep what I have left in me before my death.
The human backed off quickly and landed next to a rock. I opened my eyes now, watching over this human and what a surprise when I saw him. This is human? I mean, literally, this human, the human that managed to bind me into this trap and making me defenseless. It was this human that captured me.
A skinny human.
I stared at the human long and hard. I couldn't believe what my predicament is at the moment. Anything could happen. I could die to the hands of this cowardly human or die of starvation if he left me here. At that time, anything is possible as many thoughts raced through my mind. If a skinny and tiny human like him be able to capture a ferocious dragon like me, anything is possible.
Slowly and with caution, the human padded closer with his knife pointed directly at me. I inhaled once more and this time, the only smell I could take in was the human's fear. Yes, fear of a human. It was different from the brave and violent scent that they emitted during battle but whatever it is, I couldn't care less for it.
My eyes leered to the human with anger. He still had the knife at chest level and if anything would to happen right now, he could kill me in an instant. In the end, he pointed the knife to my vital point: my heart.
I kept on looking at him, begging in a quite manner. My rumbling of growl turned low into what could be heard as a whimper. Meanwhile, the human was scared too; scared out of his pants if I might add when he inhaled the fresh air.
Inhale
Exhale
Inhale
Exhale
That was what the human was doing but not killing me yet. Either he's playing with his prey or waiting for another time to kill, I don't really know. All I knew right now, I'm a dead dragon. That knife is my fate. Please, just kill me if you want, don't let me suffer this agony.
However, the human didn't do it. He kept on looking at me (or rather my body) with disdain.
"I'm going to kill you dragon," he began to speak but I could hear a hint of fear in him, even though he tried to act brave. "I'm gonna...cut out your heart and take it to my father. I'm a Viking."
I began to let out a low but pitiful growl. Again, nearing to a whimper but I couldn't help it. I was scared too, scared of death itself.
Just as scared as the human?
That thought hit me hard like a rock.
"I'm a Viking!" He screamed again.
Another low whimper
Are you scared? Scared of death? Yes, I am scared of death. If I were to die, let me die here, and now. I am this human's prey.
The human breathed in hard again. I could practically feel the tension in the air as no other sound resonated through the clear and empty forest. The only sound audible was my low rumbling growl and the breathing of the human.
Mustering up all of the courage that this human had, he inhaled again as the knife turned upside down, pointing directly to my heart.
Exhale.
Inhale.
This time, he inhaled really hard and lifted the knife up to the point of stabbing me. His eyes were closed but he opened back again and this time... staring right at me. I gazed back into him, not moving at all but looking into his eyes as if searching for a lost soul. It was there again, the hint of fear.
Another loud whimper of growl.
He looked away and began the procedure all over again, lifting the knife up in the air but this time, I saw determination in him.
That is all he needs. Goodbye.
With that, I closed my eyes and waited for the inevitable death of Night Fury. I let my body loose so the pain would subside. If I gave in pressure to the stabbing, it might hurt more that I could ever imagine. Right now, I waited for the pain, waited for my death.
Nothing.
I waited longer and this time, I heard the human grunting to himself.
What is he waiting for! Just kill me already, oh gods, why do you have to make this so hard for me.
Breathing got ragged even more so, unable to breath in rhythm as my heart pounded against my chest. I could practically hear its pounding but I ignored it. What use will my heart be when I'm already part of the earth's soil? Nothing more but a prey to the predator.
"I did this." The human spoke again.
I didn't understand what he meant but I continued to wait for my death but this time, it wasn't the knife stabbing over me. Instead, I felt my body coming loose all of a sudden and my eyes jerked open. My muscle tenses even harder now, wondering what the human was doing and once again, I was completely taken aback by his actions.
Snap!
Scratch!
Snap!
The ropes! He's....he's freeing me? Are you serious?!
One by one the ropes became loose from my body and I felt my body loosening from the confines. Is this true? My predator is actually snapping away these ropes to free me?
Anything is possible
My thought ran through so many possibilities and once I was able to move most parts of my body, I pounced on to my predator, letting out a loud roar of anger. In the end, I had the human cornered to a rock and my predator face was on. The prey had become the predator and vice versa. Oh I how I love this game when the roles are reversed.
My paw grabbed hold of the human's chest and pinned him down to the ground this time. He yelled and gasped in return from the sudden attack and this time, I leered into his eyes, prying all the while to him.
He was gasping away in fear and fright, wanting no more than to get away from me or rather, away from Night Fury. I continued to stare down at him and it was a long while before I could even move away. Never in my life have I been overwhelmed with anger and resentment for humans.
He's the prey now. Attack before it's too late.
"Ahh...ahhh..." He gasped and grunted under my heavy paw.
There it was again, that... that fear of a human. This fear... is affecting my instinct. My heart throbbed once more in my chest as I let out another predator growl over him. He was scared, that's what I can say and I was surprised that he didn't pee in his pants.
Kill him. Dragons always go for their prey and you are a dragon and this human, is not a dragon. He is nothing similar between me and him.
That was what my brain was thinking. I must kill, I must kill my prey. I must kill!
Kill him!!
I stomped on the ground hard and let out a really loud roar, the loudest that I've ever risen in my vocal chords. The human cowered in fear at the sound of my roar, curling under the ground. Chest beating hard, stomach hurling out of fear and I was actually feeling nauseas but no, not going in for the kill.
Why can't I kill him! Why!!
With that, I ran and flew away from the empty forest, leaving the human behind to deal with whatever he's feeling. I didn't care any longer. No longer was I caring if the human killed me or not but an eye for an eye. He saved me and now, I spare him from death.
Despite these thoughts, my mind was thinking of something else. I am a dragon, a dragon and nothing like the human but why can't I kill this human? Mercy? Or am I a coward?
I am nothing like a coward! I am Night Fury! The skies tremble when I roar and I never misses a mark of my target, never!
I continued flying but not very high at all. With a loud grunt, I tried to move upwards with my powerful wings but to no avail, I was still flying low.
Ungh...
What's happening to me? I've never had any problems with flying before and why now? Looking from side to side, I checked if my wings were torn off from anything like that during the impact down to the forest but I found nothing. Instead, I rammed hard into a rock.
Come on, fly... fly.... Fly!
I rammed into another cliff and this time, it hurt real badly. I grunted really loud and tried my best to get some momentum and lift off. Wings flapping really hard and loud, occasionally letting off loud roars and grunts, indicating that I was tired and wasn't able to fly any longer.
Maybe that was it. Maybe I'm tired from the whole event that had happened. I mean, it was a long drop down to the earth and that could tire any dragon if they were struggling to get out from the trap. Maybe that was it. Need to find a spot to rest but where?
I actually got my wish when a large gorge appeared below me. Eventually, gravity took me down hard as I roared in fear of falling all over again but this time, the fall wasn't that hard compared to before. It was softer but I'm not saying that it's not hard either way.
Letting out a loud grunt, I tried to pick myself up but it was pointless. Tired as I already am, I just laid there and not moving a muscle. Breathing once again, got harder and harder as fresh air continued to seep into my senses. I have to admit; it was wonderful to be free as a bird again, free from that god forsaken trap.
I exhaled hard as the ground wrapped itself around my body, as if I was one with the earth.
Rawr...
In the end, my vision blurred as slumber began to take over my senses. Yes, sleep is good; sleep will help me regain my strength back.
And if I ever saw that human again, I will not hesitate to kill as the dragon code is as always is: kill on sight.
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Oh yeah, forgot about the disclaimer. Characters in this story do not belong to me and stuff. Next chapter may be up in two days or so. Simmmeeerr....