Choose to be a Dragon

Chapter 2

"You dummy." She said with a smile on her face. Aldwin knew pretty much how to calm her down with sudden compliments. A good counter-attack from her endless talk.

Grandma took all the responsibility of taking care of Aldwin ever since he was a child. It all started when he lost his mother when he was only five months old and his father followed ten years after on another tragic accident in the sea.

Grandma promised herself to take care of Aldwin herself with all the love she can give. From elementary, high school and finally graduating in college three years ago, she has always been there him.

"Goodnight Aldwin." Said grandma as she finally left towards her room to sleep.

It was about 11:20 at midnight when Aldwin noticed the eerie quietness, Aldwin took a glimpse of the quite sala from his open door and scanned his surroundings.

"It's already October but why does it feel like summer?"

Aldwin complained from the sudden increase in temperature. Aldwin raised his one arm and reached for the fan's switch.

Taktaktaktak~

The sound of his fan's speed switcher can be heard from his room as he turned it on and switched it up to its maximum speed. It's old design and rusty specs making the clacking noise.

The atmosphere was extraordinarily hot. No sound from crickets nor any dogs barking from the distance.

It was a night too still and Aldwin wasn't able to sleep at all. mysteriously he felt cold inside while hot outside. And an unsettling feeling kept him from falling asleep.

"This is probably insomnia" he muttered as he looked at the dark ceiling. He decided to let the fresh air in, but as he stood up and about to open the windows...

FLASH!

KrakaaaBoooM!~

A bright flash of lightning illuminated the whole scene before Aldwin for a moment. His brown eyes quickly dilated from the sudden light while a loud rumbling sound of thunder came after.

It was so strong to the point that grandma almost had a heart attack from the shock. She quickly stood up from her bed with an anxious look on her face.

Aldwin on the other side remained rooted on the spot when the lightning came. Amidst that momentary light, something else caught Aldwin's eyes that were gazing at the midnight sky at that time.

With his detail sensitive eyes, Aldwin could not believe what he saw. Even if it was a glimpse, he really knew what he saw.

From that bright flash of light, a huge flying Dragon could be seen crossing the sky.

As if hit by the lightning, its body suddenly stiffened and fell from the sky. It was a type that seemed to replicate that of an Eastern Dragon.

It has a long and flexible looking body with small sidearms and a sharp tail at the end. Its whole body was covered in a mixture of red and green scales.

Its length could easily reach about twenty meters with the signature deer-like horns planted on its head. The other details were too blurred for Aldwin as it was a sudden sight.

"A Dragon!" Aldwin was immediately convinced. He rubbed his eyes multiple times and still saw the now-glowing body of the Dragon dropping from the sky towards the pitch dark forest.

That extra-ordinary lightning has actually hit a Dragon that was seemingly flying silently in the midnight sky!

It was struck down and immediately dived in a seemingly unconscious state heading towards the dense forest not far from Aldwin's house.

Aldwin has seen too many movies that showed what a dragon should look like and he was pretty much convinced with the look of that creature in the light.

Was it dead?

Aldwin raked his mind and immediately made a decision.

Without any second thought, Aldwin changed to his usual white t-shirt and jumped right from the window which is just a few feet tall from the ground, this way he could save a little more time than going through the door.

Quickly he ran, not forgetting to avoid stepping on the vegetables outside and headed towards the direction of the forest where the falling dragon was heading.

Heavy rain suddenly poured out of nowhere and the sound of barking dogs can be heard from the distance. The wind seems to be gearing up for an unexpected storm and the atmosphere became very heavy. The darkness of the night adding to the cold and scary feeling Aldwin experienced as he kept on moving.

While running, Aldwin's skin hair stood up like tiny needles as if he was surrounded by unseen ghosts.

"Aldwin! Where are you going! Come back! It's raining and you might get hit by the lightning!"

Grandma's voice suddenly tugged him to slow down until he came to a full stop. Aldwin turned to face her while waving his hand with an excited expression.

"Lilla! You will never believe what I saw!"

"What!?"

"I saw a dragon!"

"What did you say!?"

"I said, I saw, a DRAGON!" Aldwin added, this time in an even louder voice. Intense excitement and anticipation can be seen in his eyes. His feet did not stop jogging in eagerness as well.

"See!? This is why you should stop playing Dota! Come back here right now or I will whip your geeky ass!"

"Grandma I will be back! I promise!" Aldwin insisted. Convicted in his heart that what he saw was a real dragon. His blood boiled in excitement and the fear of the midnight atmosphere could not stop him from this unexpected discovery! Just what lies ahead before him is full of anticipation!

"Aldwin! Come back here! You crazy boy! Hooooy!" His Grandma shouted in demand but Aldwin chooses to disregard her for now.

Turning around, Aldwin rushed towards the creepy dark forest with his heart beating wildly and eyes wide open to adjust to the dim night light.

"This darkness is nothing compared to the bright future of my discovery! Am I gonna be the first person to present real Dragon evidence? Or will I tame it? Will I get a power that will allow me to fly high to the sky? Will I become a Dragon King and rule the world? Who knows! Hahaha! This is very exciting!" Aldwin thought wildly as a wide grin crept in his mouth.

His imagination started running with conclusions and he could not help but think of those movies where the main character tames a dragon or any mythical beasts and goes on an epic adventure.

How exciting is that!?

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