One and the Same - Journal Entry - Murcurii, July 3rd, Year 1355
#6 of Collection - One and the Same
Trying something a little new to try and refine my writing a little bit.
I will be posting short, first-person narratives written as though my dragon-self wrote them in a journal. To be specific, these journal entries will serve as a way to further solidify the universe I keep him in and give a better understanding to my readers how he behaves and thinks.
The dating system I am using is mostly the Roman Calendar but using old Latin lingo for the days of the week.
Also, to specify, this universe is not like ours, so I don't want history buffs complaining about historical inaccuracies; you will understand the universe better the more I post journals.
~ Murcurii, July 3rd, Year 1355 of the Human Calendar
I awoke with a terrible chill, it was that dream again. The fire and the steel, I can see it still so clearly, yet when I try to reflect further it vanishes. I do not know how long I have been having this dream, but it is always the same:
I can feel the warmth of the blaze as it surrounds what I can only assume is my home, the smoke smells of pine and bitter berries. I catch glimpses of what looks like metal blades, reflecting the light of the fire as they swing about. And at last my view lands on a shadowed figure standing in the flames, it looks as though it is reaching out to me. I could swear I heard it saying something but before I can make it out, the blades swept in and caused it to turn to smoke and ash.
I spent the last hour trying to retrieve what little else I could from my memory of the dream, but to no avail. Perhaps a relaxing walk through the forest will help to clear my mind, if anything else I can get some fresh air.
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Once I got outside, I marveled at the moon; it was a rare occasion in which it was huge and full. I traveled over to the lake nearby, it is a nice spot to just lay and stare at the sky. Tonight was proving less relaxing than usual however, so I tried to hum the song my mother taught me when I was two human years old. My kind called it the Melody of Calming, as its' name suggests it is meant to calm one's mind and soul. I am proud my kind has such a deep understanding of their own souls; our knowledge would have greatly benefited the human race had they been less threatened by it.
A sort of laughter broke the silence on the other side of the lake, what creatures were playing at this time? I decided to get into the water and swim over to investigate; the cool liquid felt very refreshing on my scales. I continued to hum the Melody on the way over; the resonance combining with the water and amplified the effect.
Once I made it to the other side, I could hear the sound much deeper in the woods than I expected. Against my better judgment, I chose to let my curiosity win this battle and moved through the trees to locate the source of the sound. I could feel a sense of wonder as I grew closer to the source, the laughter was sounding very familiar.
Once I closed in on the creature I discovered it was a human! I stayed back several trees away to ensure I wasn't seen, why was a human female out in the middle of the forest at this hour? I received an answer not long after I asked myself the question, a human male was with her. Granted I there was a village next to the edge of the forest, but I had no idea the humans were so willing to venture so deep into it.
From the looks of their behavior I figured out quickly how they worked up the courage most of their kind lacked, they had had too much to drink. I never did prefer the concoctions the humans made; the foul liquids made my mind hazy and tasted of a week-old dead rat. The male was stumbling around the female in an odd display, flipping her ponytail around her neck and spinning her around, I couldn't help but chuckle at how much of a fool he was making himself out to be.
The two of them were quite cute together, laughing and dancing around; and it gave me an idea. Surely they wouldn't mind too much if I... practiced on them a little bit, just a little experiment... he he he....