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The Nine Dragons The Life Dragon Part Seven

 The Last Of The First Army Loc barely had the time to come round when she woke up as the army was already at the border. She had to jump up, giving her heart a jolt which made her chest feel odd. Yet she had to ignore that and the cold, as she knew that she did not have any time for that. Not right now. The first thing that she saw were the arrows coming at her. She rushed back as far as her tired legs could run. The next thing she did was run in zig zags as she had to make sure that her movements were unpredictable. No, just a straight line was utter foolishness. She then saw the blade in front of her before it sliced her forehead from the star to the rose. Yet as her body arched back the arrows dug into her arms, shoulder and right leg. Yet this had an odd sensation. One that she could call only nostalgia. Yet she just could not work out, for the life of her, of what or for when. Yet she would have the sense not to dwell upon it.  As her body collapsed to the ground the arr...

The Nine Dragons The Life Dragon Part Six

 The Second Division  Loc had barely time to recover when they came. She had to take a quick bite before she ran on and on. They met at the border where she met the closest one’s blade. Yet the rest dived at her and soon she felt their blades in her arms. She was hit as she lunged forward spreading pain all over her arms and back. She pressed her blade to the next one that her blade had met. Then her blade was free, then she drove it in further. Yet, just as she was about to drive the blade into the one to her right, she felt a blade in both thighs and one bit into her shoulder and another in the side of her thigh. She had to quickly flick her blade down, slicing several heads off. Yet instantly, she flicked her blade upwards, meeting the blade of the one above her. That was when she felt one in her chest, narrowly missing her heart. She drew her hand out and pulled him in. She drove her head in and bit into his nose. Yet as soon as she felt the blade jolt, she was able to pie...

The Nine Dragons The Life Dragon Part Five

 The First Division The first thing that they did was get everyone some food. Yet she knew that she had to be careful as too much food would have killed them. Yet she had to take a bite to eat herself. Once they were all fed, the next problem presented itself. They were all too weak to fight. So she rounded up all the people and put them all in homes regardless of who they were or how old they were. Yet there were those stubborn ones that stayed. “Look, I will be fighting out there, and if you’re still here you’ll get in the way.” “So? I don’t see why I should remain alive. My life has been wasted because of some lie and now I have nothing left! I am childless and I have done nothing with my life, so why now?” “How about raising those children that have been on the street for goodness knows how long!” At this they all nodded and took the children to their homes.  Yet she would have said the same thing to other people but she did not have the time. Not right now, when the army ...

The Nine Dragons The Life Dragon Part Four

 Exposing Evil Upon seeing this she looked at the people. How am I going to get them to see? Show them their mirror image . A voice spoke in her head.  So she looked around and she quickly whipped out and grabbed Peble and Rock and Stone. As the people cheered and cheered. Yet she could see that the army was getting closer and closer but at a slow speed. After all, they knew that they did not need to rush. Not with all the people all cheering and celebrating, just hoping that they would be strong enough to be dancing. So she then looked around the whole place and collected as many mirrors as she could carry. She found a wall to leave them against. She then did this again and again and again. “What are you doing evil woman?” Asked Iroh. He looked down. “Making people look at themselves.” “Oh. And who’s that skinny kid? He looks like he needs to become just as healthy as me!” “That is you.” He looked down and then up again. “No! You’re having me on!” “By Paradtopia! My face! Wh...

The Nine Dragons The Life Dragon Part Three

 A Good Dragon  It had barely been an hour since the sun came up when Loc woke. Someone put her up in a small room. It had a silver framed bed with baby blue sheets and a white carpet. The windowsill was made of a beautiful light shade of wood. She looked outside where the people were dancing in the middle of the road. Shd heard the laughter and the tambourines. Yet all of this brought a sense of awe as her eyes drank in all of the beauty of it all. That was when she saw a pearl white dragon with amber eyes. She looked very slender and majestic and moved with grace. She turned to the children from the other day and she breathed upon them. On the surface, it seemed that strength was restored to them, but she could tell better. Yet she was just too stunned to do anything about it. Yet she saw her breathe on the women too. This had the exact same reaction. “Bless you in all you, Will go on to do, Let success be by your side, Look to your future with pride! “Do well in through you...

The Nine Dragons The Life Dragon Part Two

 Scratching The Surface For the next few days, Loc decided she would explore Paradtopia and observe things as she knew that something was amiss. She knew that she could not let things lie nor could she make her move until she knew the danger they were in. She knew that she would be blamed for all the misfortune that they would endure over the moment that Paradtopia, the dragon, was slain.  She looked at how the children played. Yet she noticed that there were no adults observing them nor supervising them at all! She then noticed a leather ball by the side of her ankle. She looked up to see one of the children run up to her. She suddenly noticed his skinny frame. Then the dark circles under his blackened eyes. Yet he looked so full of life and happy that it was strange. “Are you alright?” “Yes.” He said with a wide happy-go-lucky smile. “Where are your parents?” He shrugged. “Don’t have any!” “What happened?” He laughed. “I don’t know but Paradtopia says that it doesn’t matter ...

The Nine Dragons The Life Dragon Part One

 A Bright Paradise  Loc took a step off the portal pool to be greeted by a circular structure surrounding the portal pool held up be white arches and it was beautiful. Yet she knew that she did not have the time to appreciate it. So she turned away from the portal and climbed the white marble stairs that curved out at the bottom. She saw at either end was a flower bed of pink and purple flowers and at the top was a row of trees. Yet she saw that they were all filled with apples that were the colour of lapis-lazuli. What a beautiful display ! She thought as she jogged lightly up to the top. Her eyes widened as she saw white marble buildings that shone in the sunlight. Each of the upper floors had a balcony that had a dragon sculpture supporting it. Yet she heard laughing as she looked around to see a man and a woman in a circle as they laughed beating a tambourine. Yet some were playing the piccolo and others, the flute. Others played the violin. They were all dressed in beauti...