Commander_Night_17 t1_j67erja wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:27 AM

The kingdom held its breath as it waited for the dragon to emerge from the cavern

Kayla was seated next to her friend Chris, feeling rather pleased that she had managed to get a seat near the cavern, even more so by her own effort.

"I still don't get what this is all about?" he asked her, refreshed after traveling from far away

"You've come from far away, so of course you would not know of the story" she said as she twiddled with her straight brown hair".

With a blow of horns, one of the priest approached the edge of the stage, and began to tell the tale. Kayla bumped her friend in the shoulder to get his attention

"Long before this was a great kingdom, The capital of Hemsworth was little more than a simple town."

"One day a great dragon came to our town and as there was no cavern or cave for her to nest in, The great Cavern that was in our town center, which was our shelter in the early days of our founding was made into a nest for her, out of fear, and out of our undying respect”

"With that she laid two eggs, and left them to be, as is with a Skandar dragon"

"In the summer, two dragons were born from the eggs, one Blue, one Red"

"As Skandar Dragons, they began to fight, and though through tooth and nail, the red dragon slew it's brother and flew away"

Most people began to worry as even though it was now nearing the afternoon, the dragon had not yet left the cavern, their worries as mumblings in the crowd

"That year was a great boon for the our town, as we found a large reserve of Diamonds to mine"

"Three consecutive times, the Red dragon won" she said, "Three consecutive times, the Empire flourished"

The dragon guard was now sending a small group of soldiers in to check the dragon, for how important the dragon is.

To drown out the worries, the Priest narrated even louder to try and silence the mumblings

"For the first time, the blue dragon won, and what followed was a great and awful era, Several crops died, and a large chunk of land was conquered by the barbarians to the north"

"As our kingdom grew, the same pattern occurred, two eggs, a blue dragon to bring us misfortune, a red dragon to bring us glory"

"It has become one of our finest traditions"

"The dragon is dead!!"

One of the soldiers who were sent in to explore screamed in panic as he came out of the Cavern.

Loud gasps came out from the crowd as the Leader of the Kingdom's religion began to question the soldier, "Was it killed unnaturally, good sir?"

"Nay, your eminence, it would seem the dragon had died of old age"

The Leader let of a mere chuckle as he addressed the people, "Fear Not people of Hemsworth, for now the two eggs will not judge our fate of the year to come, but rather, the fate of the kingdom.

A female soldier emerged from the cavern,

"There's... there's three, your majesty" she said as she knelt to the king on the pavilion

"Three what?" he asked her

"Three eggs"

Chris looked at Kayla and the mob that was gathering, "Never was it not two?"

Kayla shook her head, "Never" she told him as she dragged him away, knowing the crowd could turn violent and hurt him

The people began to revolt as they wondered what it could entail.

"My people, I assure you that I will ask our greatest minds to find what this mean, for our kingdom " the king announced as he made his guards surround the cavern to protect it and push away the crowds

Kayla and Chris had managed to push past the crowds and run to an alleyway for safety.

"It's getting unruly out there" Chris commented as he looked worried, nervously running his wavy hair with his fingers.

"That is why I dragged you here" she replied, "Anyways..."

She gave him a small metal badge, "It's best you leave here as soon as possible, people would think that any foreigner would have been the cause of this"

Taking it, he merely nodded his head, "I hope I'll see you again Kayla"

"Me too"

Commander_Night_17 t1_j67esb3 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 6:27 AM

As autumn changed to winter, the kingdom held an uncertain air, as higher ups pondered what to do with the three eggs.

Some wanted to destroy the third egg. to bring things to normal.

The Ecclesiarch opposed it, reminding of the time when the townsfolk slew the blue dragon in hopes of getting only good fortune, resulting in tragedy as pestilence spread from the royal homesteads to the Commoners quarters.

This began a great rift between in kingdom, some people joking that it was most likely the Blue dragon who would emerge victorious.

Upon hearing that the eggs were cracking open, the people gathered again, wondering what was to happen.

The first dragon to come out was not Blue or Red, but Purple, then Blue and Red.

People was shocked at the purple dragon, who looked at its siblings with almost a sense of worry.

Both the Red and Blue dragons began to prepare to fight, as their brothers and sisters did.

Kayla, once again near the dragon hearth looked as the both the blue and red dragon gained cuts and bruises.

The Crowd stopped midchew as they saw the Purple dragon headbutted both dragon.

"What the..." Chris, who had come again to see the conclusion said.

The Purple dragon grunted at both the dragons, who while looking still a bit disagreeable, eventually warmed up to each other, nuzzling each other.

With two happy chirps aimed at the crowd, and at a certain couple, the purple dragon glided into the sky, the blue and red dragons following just past it.

The people simply walked away, shocked into silence by the events, a member of the ecclesiarch noting it, down

"I pray that it shall not be a sign of omens to come" The ecesic said as he closed the book of records.

The first few years passed with no events, the people still unsure what to make of it, no other dragon to give them any prediction

As five years past, and no change occurred in their kingdom, the people began to treat the dragons as little more than a tourist attraction, and

After ten years, a rival kingdom and they, both who had sour relations and often fought against each other, had begun to fight again.

The Hemsworths were in red to symbolize victory, and The Lisswiths in blue to terrify the Hemsworth and capitalize on the tale of the two dragons.

After 15 years, while the war was still in a standstill, the Princess of the Hemsworth kingdom, and the Prince of the Lisswiths kingdom had fallen in love secretly, being friends long before, their love driving them to try and deescalate the war.

Even with a year of their love being known, the kingdoms refused to stop fighting.

Finally the two decided to secede the line of succession as a last resort, dealing both kingdoms a heavy blow, as both had no other heir, and finally, though begrudgingly, forced them to settle their differences.

As the two got married, the two kingdoms eventually became allies.

Two years later, they bore a child with purple eyes, who they named Veridian.

Veridian grew into a fine lady with long hair the colour of oak like her mother, and wavy, like her father's.

Veridian grew to lead both kingdoms well and fair, bringing success and fame to both, eventually uniting them under one purple banner, and as the kingdom of Hemsworth-Lisswith.

It was only then did the people understand what the Purple dragon meant.

It did not mean and end of the cycle of blessing and curses.

It was a sign of unity, two kingdoms who had always fought one another, to finally be united under one great banner.