Raine’s heard this all before. She’s witnessed it in the lake, seen him die so many times due to this… this… monster. Her thoughts are interrupted by his roar silencing the land from the torturous taunts and promises of her demise. He blew wave after wave of fire through the air until another attack on him hit from the sides, making his wings involuntarily fold in on themselves, revealing her. Raine’s skin twinkled under another blast of his fire. Oranges and yellows danced across it but as it curled up on itself so did his shield allowing the cooler tones of her essence show through. “Ah, there we are,” the voices cooed. The sound of which made her cringe. They were of the voices she’d hear right before she’d wake up every night; just like the one in the stronghold and the whispers s

