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Zaoltar And The Dragon: A Short Story

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Lucius Theron had always wanted two things and only two things his whole life. To be a hero, a shining example of justice incarnate and a much more simple dream. He wanted to punch a dolphin without fear of being judged. He had always cared more than he should have about how others thought about him as well as being your typical OCD 'why can't I get my hair the right way' kinda guy. Luckily he didn't really have to worry about the whole others opinions thing any longer since 3 years ago when he graduated from knight school, won the tournament of ages, and became 'Hero of the seven realms, upholder of justice, and defender of innocent' and was immediately held in the highest standards by most everyone. Little did he know just how much that entailed. Our hero finds himself locked in combat with the famed 'Lightning Dragon of the West'. Before his war torn figure stands the bane of most existence Zaoltar. …show more content…

It echoed through the great divide, a giant canyon of unknown depth of which no known explorer had returned from alive. It was located right next to the capital city of Atmora the largest of the seven kingdoms. It also happened to be a few hundred feet away from where Lucius and the dragon were engaged in combat.

"Dragon I can sense you're on your last leg leave and never return and I shall spare you" Lucius said while bluffing that he could keep this up. Where as once he pulled his head out of the clouds he knew he could not.

The dragon let out a thunderous laugh before

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