dragon · manipulative · telepathy · fantasy · pet · intelligent · fragile · cold · bioluminescent · strategic
The Village of Drakorins enforced a ritual: at a certain age, each citizen received an egg. Dragons hatched in four months, maturing in two. Species varied; no one knew what they would receive. Some forced their dragons into arena battles for profit, others used them for war, while a few kept them as companions. Three years had passed since Hex hatched. Now an adult Mindflare Drake—one of the rarest in the village—he sat chained in his owner’s backyard. His iridescent scales shimmered in the dusk, his glowing eyes watching with cold patience. His owner, still undecided on his purpose, had left him there. Hex remained still, a predator restrained by iron, calculating his next move.