Kidnapped by a legendary dragon

Chapter 16 - A Barbaric Creation

Chapter 16 - A Barbaric Creation

The lair was silent as Leo and Bel stared at each other, one looking terrified and the other, having a careless pout.

"Is this why you were stammering." Bel asked with a simple voice that mads Leo's formerly terrified expression change 360.

"Didn't you ever say you'd have magma as one of your most tiring creation? And... If I ask for anything related to magma you'll murder me?"

"Oh! So you're asking to be killed?" Bel's gaze turned dark and his chilling gaze did not hesitate to revive the blood-curdling feeling Leo thought had left him.

"Anyways, I'll be nice if you tell me what you want with it!" Bel continued as a devilish grin appeared on his cheeks, "Your death might be postponed."

Leo looked hesitant, but had to give into the terrifying gaze. He sat on one of the pile of gold pieces that randomly scattered across the lair,

"I wanted it to be a surprise! But since you're so insistive,"

"I intend on creating a beast, one that will have a sole motive to terrorize the village, but will be able to control all other aspect of his ability by self-will."

A grin appeared on Bel's face and he turned to his lair, ready to walk into the dark and spooky side,"Good imagination, kid!"

"So...."

"I'll be with you as soon as the creation is done. You should know that I can't refuse any malevolent plans against the village!"

Leo's face sprang up with excitement as his body suddenly became restless, "Thank you, Bel! I'll never disappoint you."

Bel did not bother to reply the over-exicted adult and quickly walked into his lair.

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In a fairly big hall, vividly being the throne room, Thomas stands in front of a high podium which habour a tall throne that contained a man, dressed in deep-blue robes, a fine polished shoe, and his glistening hair nailed it's presence as it fell below his shoulders.

"What do you want from me, Thomas?" The king’s voice sounded dull and unfitting for his elevated aura as his gaze collided with Thomas's muscular body, hidden within a furry-robe.

"But... You should be aware that there's something terrorizing the village?" A frustrated expression slowly appeared on Thomas's face as he dazed into the gloomy brown eyes of the king.

"Gregor only told me it was a parading beast."

"Well,it's not..."

The king began to pound his fist on the arm-rest section of the throne, "Cause it's a dragon?"

While Thomas cowered in fear of the deadly aura that slowly emanated from the King, he bent his head to the ground with respect to the King

"Dire! It.. It isn't a dragon, it's actually a man."

The king’s countenance dropped and his eyebrows shot to the sky, "A simple, average human?"

"Yes, sire!" Thomas paused and once again turned his gaze to the King who now had a calm facial expression,

"He has the ability to create monsters, and... Illusion!"

"But... Wasn't that the abilities of your brother, your father had praised his talents a lot, especially among the 9ther councils of elders!"

A slight grown pierced into Thomas's face after hearing the words of the King. All though, he'd thought to that side, but overall, it was a question unpleasant to his ears,

"I've thought of that sire, but unfortunately, there are more than a hundred of people using similar abilities. It isn't unique afterall." Like a planned script, the words came out flawlessly, and the king could only shrug in acceptance.

"What a coincidence though! Anyways... So what's the matter, I employed an accountable number of guards for the village, they should be able to suppress him?"

Leo gave an heavy sigh and began to tap his legs on the floor, "The man, he's getting really violent on the village, and only the heavens know the new series of chaos that will befall the village this night!"

"Are you trying to say he gave the village a warning?"

"Yes, sire!"

The room became silent, only echoing the sound of the king’s thumping feet. Some seconds later, he stood up from his mighty throne with a suspicious frown, "It could be really hard to believe anything you say, Thomas."

"But now, this concerns my village. I'll evacuate fifty-percent of my best guards to your village, they'll definitely be of great support."

The king slowly climbed down from the stair, towards Thomas who head cowered in response to his presence.

"To the village sire! I submit myself to execution if it be that I speak words of deception."

A pout subconsciously sneaked out of the king’s face listening to the humble statement from Thomas. He simply nodded and thereafter, ignored the words.

"Just follow me, you'll live this place with a crowd of loyal and strong guards!"

****

"Bel? You done yet?"

Leo's voice resounded in the Tainted lair while he slowly poked his head into the darkness in front of him.

The surrounding remained silent as a graveyard and he had a urge to jump into the dark path in search of Bel.

"I'm here!" A sudden voice vibrated out of the darkness and Leo jumped backward as he'd been miserable caught in his prohibited actions.

Bel sluggishly walked out of the darker cave looked sweaty like he'd suddenly returned from hell.

"Ahhh!" A scream pierced out of Leo's vocal cords, not because of the sweaty appearance of Bel or anything, but mainly due to the fiery glowing stone in his palms.

The magma stone looked creepy with thin lines of lava scramming around it, and its irregular shape that created a fearful appearance.

Leo felt drawn to the stone, his eyes sparkling diamonds with the irresistible sight, "Can... Can I hold it?"

"Of course, if you're comfortable."

Bel stretched out his palms towards Leo who did not hesitate to grab the stone.

Leo's eyes widened as soon as the Magma stone reached his palms, he felt like he floated in an ocean of molten lava.

Bearing too much of the pain, he dropped the item to the ground with a thick breath, "Ouch!"

He further expressed his pain by crying out the words that only created a smile on Bel's face.

"I haven't crushed it yet! Allow it to cool."

"But then wouldn't it become a normal stone?"

"No! It's magically processed. It is not any normal magma stone." Bel rolled his eyes and picked the stone from the ground, "By the way, you've been fire-graded, you should have some resistance to fire. Or are you only pretending to be hurt?"

"How can you say that? I'm in real.."

Bel quickly shushed Leo as his eyes keened at the waterfall in front of the lair, "There is an intruder. At least six of them!"