Chapter 8
1001 Words
"He can't hurt you. I know. He's the only one who can lead us to those scientists."
"Where's this your so called Empire located?" Luna suddenly asked.
"Like I said. Far away, the deepest part of the forest and you can't see the entrance or enter unless you're one of us or you're with one of us." Drake explained and walked out of his room with Luna behind him.
"Can I visit one day?"
"I don't know. If you worth visiting the empire, sure, you're welcome. I will personally take you there."
"Whatever!"
"I've you eaten?" She asked. "I'm sure you've not. Wait, while I prepare something for you.' Luna moved towards the kitchen but Drake stopped her.
"I don't think i need food now till tomorrow. I quite still full." He said to her.
"You're full? Do you want to have ulcer....oh! I've forgotten who you are. I will prepare my own meal then." She walked to the kitchen.
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Darkness began to cover the sky and the moon was yet to show. Drake immediately called and Informed her that he's going and if he's to stay here, the room might not contain his dragon.
"Can I follow you and see how you shift?" Luna questioned.
"Why not. You can come but you'd endure everything thats going to happen."
"What's that?" Luna answered, curiously.
"My heat. As you said earlier, it can cook a chicken."
"I'm a human and not a chicken. I'm still going to follow you." Luna insisted.
"I know you're one stubborn girl. Let's go."
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They left the house and walked further into the forest.
"Let's stop!" Drake suddenly said as the full moon appeared, shining brightly and at his wrist which had his dragon mark like every other dragons.
The dragon mark was red and burning like a furnace. Luna stepped back and watched Drake began to shift into a huge dragon.
It was bigger than the one he showed her. This must be his real dragon form.
Luna's heart beat fast as the dragon stared at her closely and gritting its teeth.
"What the f*ck!" She said in shaky breath while she raised her head to see the tall dragon in front of her.
Its neck a bit long than the trees there. And body burning more than a furnace. Hot red.
The environment which was cold and windy was now hot.
She wanted to say something but she kept shut and watched.
The red dragon lay on the burnt grass and round its huge tail around Luna like a barricade. His amber eyes staring clearly at her.
She stood looking at him and then moved further to its face.
"You're one beautiful dragon." She smiled and had the urge to touch it but she couldn't because he's hot and burning.
But him understanding what she's trying to do, it burning face to the legs apart from the tail stopped burning. The tail was still bright red.
Luna calmed down and walked more closer to him and touched his thick scaled face and whispered, "Thank you. I'm happy seeing this." She said truthfully and Immediately held her ear.
The dragon roared loudly that almost shook the forest with fire coming out of its mouth. It neck to the head, now burning again.
"Ouch!" Luna had to remove her hand cause it burned her hand and moved backward.
She hasn't seen him bringing out fire but she wasn't afraid to her surprise. She stood firm and smiled brightly seeing this.
She will have this great day in her memory and not only that, she has something to tell to her children and grandchildren.
"If this is a dream, I don't want to wake up." She said to herself as the dragon calmed down and brought it head to the grass.
Luna sat and rested her back on it belly the. closed her eyes. Feeling the warm environment and hearing the burning sound of the few trees.
Before she knew it, she slept on his body. But the dragon can't sleep.
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"Did you find anything?" Gerald asked the Adrian.
"Yes. He lives besides a forest but isn't living alone." Adrian replied.
"He's living with someone? Who's that?"
"A young girl in her twenties, I think. She's really beautiful." David chuckled but stopped when Gerald glared at him.
"I didn't ask you to tell me how beautiful she is, dumb ass!" Gerald scoffed. He threw the cigar he was smoking away and took a new one.
"Any more information?" He asked them.
"No, we only found where he lives. We couldn't enter or see through the window. First, the inside seems dark and secondly, the lady he stays with, caught us looking and we had to go." Rio explained.
"I see. Find out more about man while I assign two boys to watch the girl for me. I want their information within four days. You can do that, right?"
"Yes. We will." They chorused and left.
"My little dragon is now a big one." He grinned and laughed like victorious wizard before taking his phone.
He dialed a number and placed it right to his ear.
"I got something sweet for you guys." He said.
"What's it?" A man in his baritone voice asked.
"One of them is here. The dragons. I don't know but he seems to be one of them." Gerald stated.
"How sure are you?" The man responded.
"90%. Once I see their mark on his wrist, 5% and when I find out he's my little strong dragon back then, another 5% to make 100%. I heard he's the strongest among them." Said Gerald.
"Where was he when we were capturing others? He could be of a great experiment to us."
"His mom ran away with him before I could get hold of him. Anyway, you can send some of your men down to the last house beside the forest. He lives there with a girl. She's among them if I should guess."
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