Forgotten Lineage

The creature continued to draw closer and closer to Hagan no matter how fast or far he ran. It seemed as if it was hunting him down to feast on him.

Suddenly, another roar tore through the world, and a massive silhouette appeared above the tree line. It had 4 wings which flapped with a power of their own church could knock down any tree beneath them. A long neck connected to a head that had 2 horns protruding from above its sharp, piercing red eyes. A long tail hung below the beast along with four legs. The rear legs had 4 long talons while the front had shorter, sharper, honed nails. It's skin a was a depressive gray that was covered in scars but looked stronger than anything Hagan had ever seen.

'A dragon…'

The Beast glared at Hagan as it began to fly with malice toward him, when suddenly, rain started to pelt Hagans head. Not only was it already frigid in the frozen landscape, it was raining. A thunderous roar resounded from the the ancient beast and the sky.

The sky illuminated with a bright flash as the dragon closed in on Hagan. Without knowing what else to do, he summoned his Metal Rod. It slowly formed itself, slightly shimmering as it grew from his hand. It was slightly less than a meter long, a shiny, pure gray metal reflected part of his face around its cylindrical shape. It had no sharp tip, ending in a flat, circular shape on either end.

The dragon landed on the snow in front of him and lowered its head to stare the boy in the eyes, its terrifyingly towering body sent a shiver through Hagans body as he froze, not knowing what to do. A low frown escaped the furious maw of the dragon as it gazed at Hagan.

'Wha… What is going on? I'm gonna die. I'm gonna die. I'm gonna die!'

Hagans mind and instincts screamed at him to move, but he couldn't. He was terrified and unprepared to face anything of this magnitude, let alone really any creature that would've come his way.

The dragon suddenly fell, and Hagan, surprised but not willing to miss the opportunity started running.

A bolt of lightning descended from the heavens striking a tree in the distance when suddenly, Hagan had a thought.

'Lightning…'

He came to a halt, turned to face the dragon and took an involuntary step back, still terrified. The dragons eyelids seemed heavy, staying only slightly open and closing little by little.

Hagan then started walking toward the ancient being with shaky legs. Slowly getting closer and closer, when he was near, he avoided its enormous and fear inducing head. He went towards its front arm that was laying lifelessly beside it, it was covered in two different liquids, one red, and the other black. It was the blood of another beast… and its own.

He climbed up the arm and onto its back. Then making his way toward the it's head, it had scaled covering its body, some missing, some split and cracked, while others were shattered, leaving only shards behind. He walked along the creatures neck and then finally reached its head, it had a spot where no scales grew. It was seemingly unprotected.

Suddenly, the surface beneath Hagans feet surged, shaking left and right. He knelt down and held on to the scales which were sharp, leaving shallow but painful cuts in his hands.