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Well, here goes nothing. Whenever I imagined taking up the mantle of ‘protector of all dragons’ I had always sort of assumed it meant I’d get to stay home and guard things. Cast healing spells on sick people I peruse through hospitals, perform minor tricks to cheer up the downtrodden. If I knew how to summon sweets and simple meals I could even brighten the smiles of anyone I came across. No one dislikes getting a crunchy bite of candy. Cold … Turns out absolutely none of what I imagine actually started happening. The disrespect that comes with apparent clumsiness, the pity I get from everyone whenever I slip on a pi

Attack the weak point Chapter 1 Looking forward to this day made my father so happy, and yet so concerned. I rather wish I knew why. It wasn’t all that common for the sole magic protector to pass on his talents to the next generation of dragons, but why would it sadden him? “How much does this cost?” voices in the background. One of the villagers was having a yard sale, numerous baubles and trinkets from decades past lay sprawled across numerous tables. Bored looking customers stalked between the lines, hard claws biting into the ground and their thick heads weaving between hand-me-down toys. I saw a few other dragons try

Priceless    The 'pit-pat' of Turk's feet were heard as the Bidoof made his way back to Wigglytuff's Guild. Having finished his business in Treasure Town (which consisted of depositing his day's pay at Duskull Bank), he was good and ready to get some rest after such a long day of exploring. Anju's always wonderful meals on the brains and making his already empty stomach rumble, he quickened his pace.    That's when he passed a Pokémon heading the opposite direction, and stopped.    "Umm, Sparky?" He turned to look at the Pikachu whom he just passed, who paused at the sound of being addressed. "Where yo

A Wish for Peace    "Why...?"    He felt brain-dead from the sorrow that filled up inside him, like a zombie. He did not walk in a straight line, and often tripped over his stumbling feet. His tail dragged along the ground behind him unanimatedly, his arms hanging just as unanimatedly at his sides. In his hand was clutched the only physical reminder of how he was able to travel here, the only reminder of why he was here at all.    The only reminder...of her.    "Why...?" he asked again, knowing the empty air would not answer him. "Why...?"    He could still sense the feel of her body in his arms. He could still taste her lips on his

Don't Ever Forget    Darkness obscured his vision; the kind one sees when staring at the back of one's eyelids. The first thing he felt was the wind; a cool, gentle breeze that blew through the fine yellow hairs of his fur, making him shudder a little. Then he felt the coolness of the tiled floor beneath his body, and the aching, sore muscles that seemed to comprise the entirety of his being. Groaning, his head hurting the worst, he opened his eyes.    To say the least, the tower's pinnacle looked like a war zone. There wasn't a single pillar that was upright anymore; they all lay in crumbled heaps of alabaster stone and rubble all over t

Fight to the Finish    They were just able to make it onto the Rainbow Stoneship before it rose out of the temple and took off, leaving behind a trail of seven-colored light in its wake. The ride was smooth and somewhat leisurely, so Ivy and Aden spared a moment to rest, recuperate, and look over their inventory.    "How much food do we have left?" Ivy asked plainly, mouth half-full of a Heal Seed (to help with the numbness being partially frozen caused).    "Well, you're eating the last Heal Seed," Aden answered, not looking in her general area as he counted the items in the team's food box. "Other than that, we have a grand total of t

Sacrifice    'What!?' the Dusclops gasped, the Grovyle beside him widening his eyes in shock. 'S-say that again!?'    The room they stood in was dark and small, even more so considering that most of the available space was taken up by a large desk in the middle of the floor. The two Pokémon stood side by side at one end of this table, looking across it at another figure in the room. This figure was sitting in a straight-back wooden chair, face shrouded in shadow so that it was hard to make out any defining features, and was hunched over the table, looking defeated.    "We've only just recently found out about this," the tall, sha