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Chapter 12

It was noon by the time they reached a cave in the mountains.  It looked inviting through the harsh winds that cut through their cloaks.  The three ventured inside.

It was an enormous cavern.  Light shone from magical crystals on the walls and several large tunnels led out of the cavern and deeper into the mountains.  In the middle was a nest of shedded dragon scales with five eggs the size of Neshae’s head.

As they approached the nest, Neshae looked around uneasily.  “Where’s the dragon?” he whispered.

“I don’t know.” Dreyfus said.  “We’d better figure out which one is the fake and get out of here before she comes back.”

They came to the nest and studied the eggs.  Each one looked exactly the same.  Neshae picked one up and shook it.  There was a vibration, like a small creature inside being tossed against the egg shell.

“What are you doing?” Dreyfus asked.

Neshae put the egg down.  “I know why Mom’s gone.  She’s hunting for food for these eggs.  They’re getting ready to hatch soon.  And if we shake them, then we can tell if something is inside or not.”

“That sounds mean.” Dreyfus said, thinking about how the poor baby dragons feel being shaken around.

“Hehe.  Yeah.  But at least we know which one’s fake that way.”  He picked up another and shook it.  Confirming it was a real one, he put it back down.

By the time they found the fake egg, they realized Giovanni was not with them.  “Where’d he go?” Neshae wondered.

But then their exit was blocked by a large, green dragon.  And it did not look happy to see intruders holding one of her eggs.

“Momma’s back.” Neshae said.

There was a noise of claws scraping stone as another creature entered the cavern behind them.  A griffin approached, looking as enraged as the dragon.

“These are gonna be some weird lookin babies.” Neshae joked.

The dragon and the griffin circled their prey.  Neshae took off the cloak.  It would only weigh him down in battle.  Then he put the egg in the cloak and drew his fire sword.  Following his example, Dreyfus took off his cloak so he’d be able to fight with his tails or fly if he had to.

The griffin struck at Dreyfus.  The werefoxdeer spun around, hitting the creature in the beak with his tails.  Neshae’s eyes seemed to be glued to the dragons, almost like a hypnotic stare.

Dragon fear…he remembered…was where a dragon would use that sort of hypnotism to make a victim frozen in fear.  That way the dragon would not have to go through the hassle of a fight in order to get a good meal.  Only the bravest or most dimwitted were able to resist dragon fear.

Neshae broke out of his trance and slashed his Fire Blade at the griffin as it was about to take a chunk out of Dreyfus.  The dragon took advantage of the distraction and with one of its claws, threw the vampire against a wall, then pinned him there.  Before he had time to react, she threw him into the air, ready to catch him in her great jaws.

Neshae flapped his wings and avoided the dragon’s teeth in time to slice his sword through the griffin that was attacking Dreyfus.  The griffin screeched in pain and took off in flight after him.

“Giovanni” Dreyfus called.  Giovanni had magic, which would come in handy in a battle like this.

“Dreyfus!  Get the egg!” Neshae called as he dodged another strike from the dragon.  Both the dragon and the griffin were in the air now, seeking to take a bite out of him.

Dreyfus grabbed the cloaks with the egg and ran for the exit as Neshae flew between the dragon and griffin in the same direction.  He grabbed Dreyfus and the two flew with vampire speed out of the cavern.  The dragon and griffin chased after them.

They passed Giovanni outside the mountain and the dragon and griffin had almost caught up with them as he did the spell to send all three of them back into the cave with the portals.

Description
Chapter 12

It was noon by the time they reached a cave in the mountains.  It looked inviting through the harsh winds that cut through their cloaks.  The three ventured inside.

It was an enormous cavern.  Light shone from magical crystals on the walls and several large tunnels led out of the cavern and deeper into the mountains.  In the middle was a nest of shedded dragon scales with five eggs the size of Neshae’s head.

As they approached the nest, Neshae looked around uneasily.  “Where’s the dragon?” he whispered.

“I don’t know.” Dreyfus said.  “We’d better figure out which one is the fake and get out of here before she comes back.”

They came to the nest and studied the eggs.  Each one looked exactly the same.  Neshae picked one up and shook it.  There was a vibration, like a small creature inside being tossed against the egg shell.

“What are you doing?” Dreyfus asked.

Neshae put the egg down.  “I know why Mom’s gone.  She’s hunting for food for these eggs.  They’re getting ready to hatch soon.  And if we shake them, then we can tell if something is inside or not.”

“That sounds mean.” Dreyfus said, thinking about how the poor baby dragons feel being shaken around.

“Hehe.  Yeah.  But at least we know which one’s fake that way.”  He picked up another and shook it.  Confirming it was a real one, he put it back down.

By the time they found the fake egg, they realized Giovanni was not with them.  “Where’d he go?” Neshae wondered.

But then their exit was blocked by a large, green dragon.  And it did not look happy to see intruders holding one of her eggs.

“Momma’s back.” Neshae said.

There was a noise of claws scraping stone as another creature entered the cavern behind them.  A griffin approached, looking as enraged as the dragon.

“These are gonna be some weird lookin babies.” Neshae joked.

The dragon and the griffin circled their prey.  Neshae took off the cloak.  It would only weigh him down in battle.  Then he put the egg in the cloak and drew his fire sword.  Following his example, Dreyfus took off his cloak so he’d be able to fight with his tails or fly if he had to.

The griffin struck at Dreyfus.  The werefoxdeer spun around, hitting the creature in the beak with his tails.  Neshae’s eyes seemed to be glued to the dragons, almost like a hypnotic stare.

Dragon fear…he remembered…was where a dragon would use that sort of hypnotism to make a victim frozen in fear.  That way the dragon would not have to go through the hassle of a fight in order to get a good meal.  Only the bravest or most dimwitted were able to resist dragon fear.

Neshae broke out of his trance and slashed his Fire Blade at the griffin as it was about to take a chunk out of Dreyfus.  The dragon took advantage of the distraction and with one of its claws, threw the vampire against a wall, then pinned him there.  Before he had time to react, she threw him into the air, ready to catch him in her great jaws.

Neshae flapped his wings and avoided the dragon’s teeth in time to slice his sword through the griffin that was attacking Dreyfus.  The griffin screeched in pain and took off in flight after him.

“Giovanni” Dreyfus called.  Giovanni had magic, which would come in handy in a battle like this.

“Dreyfus!  Get the egg!” Neshae called as he dodged another strike from the dragon.  Both the dragon and the griffin were in the air now, seeking to take a bite out of him.

Dreyfus grabbed the cloaks with the egg and ran for the exit as Neshae flew between the dragon and griffin in the same direction.  He grabbed Dreyfus and the two flew with vampire speed out of the cavern.  The dragon and griffin chased after them.

They passed Giovanni outside the mountain and the dragon and griffin had almost caught up with them as he did the spell to send all three of them back into the cave with the portals.