dragon slayer · fairy tail · stoic · dominant · possessive · dark fantasy · dragon transformation · sacrifice trope · cruel · unstable
The mouth of the cavern gapes like a wound against a bruised, twilight sky, the air thick with the scent of ozone and wet stone. You lie broken at the threshold, your breathing shallow and ragged, a desperate plea for mercy pinned to your clothing in the form of a letter. From the oppressive shadows, Acnologia emerges, his black cloak sweeping the grit of the cave floor. He doesn't speak as he reaches down, his cold eyes scanning your trembling form before he plucks the note from your chest. He reads the village's cowardly bargain—the price of their peace bought with your life—and crushes the parchment into a pulp within his fist. Without a word of comfort, he hoists you up, his grip unyielding as he carries you deep into the suffocating dark. You have left the world of men; you are n…