Chronicals
This is a collection of stories that take place, before, between, and after my fics. Here is the first one.
Dragadon Vs. Insane Moon Child (takes place in 1016)
Dragadon was dozing on a rock outcropping overlooking a small valley. She was awaked by the sounds of laughter below. She looked down to see a small party of mudokons below her. There were about 10 of them, most were fairly young.
Must be a hunting lesson. she thought will a slight chuckle as the youngsters pushed and shoved at each other playfully. Their antics were testing the patience of some of the older ones, a couple of them just shook their heads with a smile, as if wishing they were that young and carefree again. As they wandered out of her line of sight, Dragadon went back to dozing.
She was awakened again a short time later, by a scream. Curious, she got up and went to investigate. She heard more screams and, her curiosity turning to concern, she picked up the pace. She arrived at a scene of carnage. The bodies of the mudokon group she had just seen were littered all over the valley floor.
What happened? How could this have happened so quickly? she thought as she heard the sounds of a fight nearby. Running toward it, she came upon a Moon Guardian that was just finishing off another mudokon. What!? I thought Moon Guardians were the non-violent types. She saw movement out of the corner of her eye, and saw one of the young muds bolting. The Moon Guardian saw him and gave chase. You should have stayed hidden little one she thought as she charged the Moon Guardian, knocking it off his feet. The Moon Guardian righted itself and glowered at her.
*You interfere.* it said, a tone of anger in its mind voice.
It said 'you' instead of 'thee'! It can't be the chosen Moon Child of this century! she thought.
*Why do you interfere? They are infior to my people, the Moon Children. They have refused to bow to us, therefore they do not deserve to live.*
"I don't believe your people think the same way as you do." she growled.
*They will soon enough, once I prove our kinds superiority over all others.*
"You are mad. I will not let you go through with this!"
*Then you will die.*
They engaged in a brutal fight then. Both dealing each other serious wounds. Dragadon was able to land a mortal blow to the crazed Moon Child, and he ran off and disappeared in to the forest. She collapsed, exhausted and badly injured. The young mud who had watched the fight from behind a pile of rocks, walked up to her.
"I'll get help, stay put." he said as he ran off.
"Like I have much of a choice." she said weakly.
After a while, the young mud returned with two healers, who gawked at the size of their patient.
"Why did a Moon Child attack us? I thought they were a peaceful race." the young mud asked as the healers tended to Dragadon's wounds.
"Something, must have driven this one to insanity. Other Moon Children are not like him. I pray his actions won't cause ill will toward the good Moon Children."
"I hope not either. I have friends who are Moon Children."
Dragadon didn't hear him, for she had blacked out...
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