08. Zuri's Tongue

Luna Lawson

I cried my eyes out feeling the heat of flame and smoke, and I knew the dragons were fighting outside.

I would have been happier knowing the dragons were now fighting each other because of me, the royal dragon household, but I was sadder.

I cried and slowly sobbed in the room, knowing sooner or later a little baby dragon would soon creep out from me.

"No!.." I cried, standing up from the bed, but my center seemed torn from his huge rod that he had used to scatter my cave.

I couldn't walk, and so I fell to the bedside, also hitting my head on his bed and drawer that were made of iron.

They were wealthy, and all that didn't matter to me.

I cannot birth a dragon. No!

I cried as I couldn't even stand up from the floor. I stared at the bed and saw bloodstains.

I was gradually losing blood to show how his huge rod had torn me and said my last prayer.

"Father, mother, sisters... forgive me for not avenging you all dismissed."

I shut my eyes closed and laid on the tiled floor, wait