before I post this i wanted to let you know that this chapter and the next chapter run at the same time form not only the MC point of view, but the next chapter is from everyone else's point of view. after these most of the chapters will run in this format but each adds their own details that the other does not give. let me know what you think and for chapter 5/6 i will put a poll on the next chapter to determine which i should release first.

-- Forgottenslayer

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Waking up on the bed of copper coins was not a bad thing, I came to realize. the surrounding coins would shift till it flowed around my new scaled body, creating a perfect bed to sleep on. Opening my eyes the room was dark but due to my draconic vision that was not an issue. Looking around a bit, I also noticed that the room had been rearranged while I slept. Standing up I noticed that I was bigger than when I went to sleep. I also noticed placed in the corner of the room was a pile of different meats. I walked over to the different meats and examining them I noticed that they were all uncooked. “They have cooks, why could they not cook the meat for me.” I attempted to say but instead of well-formed sentences I just heard a series of growls. Looking at the raw meat I realize I might be able to cook it with what all dragons have; a breath weapon. Concentrating on this new body I try to figure out how to use my breath weapon. After a few minutes I gave up. With a sadden look I try to figure out how to cook this meat.

A few hours pass, my stomach growling “Well I give up.” I thought, resigning myself to eating the raw meat, I took a bite of every piece of meat there, but they all tasted terrible. I walked over to the door standing on my hind legs I reach for the door handle but I was several inches short from grasping it with my mouth. Walking back to my miniature hoard, I noticed in the corner of the room was a strange looking rat with blood red eyes. Looking closer I could see a faint glow surround the rat. Sniff the air I could smell something delicious, looking at the rat I determine that it is the rat. My stomach growling louder I charged the rat. The rat turning it head noticed me bars it large teeth attempting to scare me away.

Ignoring it pitiful displays I charge right into the side of the rat and sink my fangs into its flank. Biting down I took a chunk out of the side of it, its blood tasted sweet. The rat let out a shriek of pain as it tried to move away from me. Swallowing the meat in my mouth I move to intercept the tasty rat that is trying to get away. Jumping in front of the rat I bit off its head. Again it tasted sweet swallowing the head in one gulp I start to devour the rest of the corpse. It was after eating the last bite that I realized what I had just done.

“The hell is wrong with me!?” I thought to myself, looking at the blood stains on the floor. Though I felt satisfied having just eaten, the fact that I just bit off the head of some strange looking rat and devoured it without cooking it was too much for me. Feeling depressed a my new low, I walked to my small hoard of copper coins I lied down, wiggling so the coins form a cradle around me, and fell asleep.

I woke up to a loud voice shouting something. I opened my eye to see who had shouted and before me was the brown hair guy. I noticed that he seemed not as big as when I last saw him. Thinking for a second I turned my head I noticed that I had grown by about half a foot. Now standing up I could tell that my back came up to the height of his knee.

“Yes,” I said to myself “soon I will be able to rule the world.” My train of thought stopped when I said that. “When did I decide that I wanted to rule the world?” Thinking it over, I thought it would be too much work so I will hold off for now.

While in though I heard a loud slam and noticed that the guy had left so I lay down to my now too small hoard and went back to sleep.

Sometime later I was awoken by the smell of something delicious. Opening my eyes a little I could see four people standing before me talking. One was the wizard guy that tried to pick me up. I noticed that there was a bandage wrapped around his hand, serves him right. The second person was the brown haired guy that kept showing up. The other two I did not know but person was in a flowing purple robe. So I guessed that he was some sort of ruler. The last person was a smaller girl. She was wearing a long blue dress and was staring at me with a look of admiration. I also noticed that they had once again shrunk or more accurately I had grown about another foot. Again smelling something delicious I opened both my eyes. Sniffing the air once more I noticed the delicious scent was coming from the wizard guy.

A piercing shriek came out of the small girl right before something heavy landed on me. Felling hands wrap around my neck, I realized that the girl had just jumped on my back and started hugging me. Before I could do anything the two men quickly dragged the small child off my back and the king looking guy scolds the girl. Chuckling a bit, I thought to myself, “Well I guess this sort of thing happens no matter what world you are in.”

Hearing me chuckle, as much as a dragon can, they all stop what they are doing and start staring at me with astonished faces.

The king like one looks at me and once again starts speaking to me in their language. Not understanding a word I shrug my shoulders and lay my head down. The king turned to the wizard guy and he started speaking to him. As they converse a look of understanding downs on them and the gray man runs out the door.

The brown haired man walks up to me and bows slightly and says, “Atheros.”

Looking into the eyes of the bowing man I try to say his name, but it comes out like weird grating squeal.

This causes the two men to start talking to each other with various hand gestures.

It was about this time when the wizard guy opened the door. As he enter the sweet smell returned and I noticed in his hand was a brooch with an onyx stone in the middle. Pinning it on his clock he started to speak while looking at me.

“Tuum auditore me.” He said. “This should work…” he continued, I am guessing because of that brooch I could now understand him.

“Yes, I can understand you now.” I replied. “And, might I add, you smell delicious.”

The wizard's face went pure white hearing me. Not able to comprehend me he said “excuse me?”

A little annoyed “yes, I can now understand you; I also said you smell delicious.”

“Oh,” he replied still white as a sheet.

Turning to the man next to him he said, “My king, with the Brooch of Tongues I am able to speak with the dragon.”

The king replying in their language says, “da fibulam draconi, uti etiam explicare.”

Turning to me he says, “This is the brooch of tongues, with this you should be able to speak with us. Just put it on you somewhere and say speak”

Removing the pin from his robe he offers it to me. Reaching with my front claws I try to grab the brooch, but I am not used to using claws so I drop the brooch to the floor. I then try to pick it up but every time it falls out. After the third try the small girl picks it up and fastens it to one of my small horns.

Feeling it secure I say the activating words.

“So can you understand me now Mr. Dragon?” the small girl said.

“Yes, I can understand you.” I replied.

“Well then,” the king said with a pained face, “I am king Vitur, Ruler of the Leaslic kingdom. I implore you to save the human race from the vile demon hoard.”

“What is in it for me to defeat the demon king?” I replied to the king

“Well…” he said looking dumbfounded, “fame and glory… I guess.”

“If I may my king,” Atheros spoke up, “you will have a chance to build a massive hoard from the treasury of the defeated demon king.”

Looking at the serious man with my draconic eye I thought to myself, “well I do enjoy sleeping… it was something I never had time for in my old world. Although my hoard is small it is very comfortable, is it worth the troubles?”

“We can provide you with delicious food, besides me of course.” Thantos said. This caused the other people in the room to stare at him with a confused expression.

“I will be your friend,” the little girl said out of place, causing a scowl to form on the king's face.

“What say you, will you help us in our time of need?” the king asked

Thinking for a bit, I decide to just go with it. “I will see what I can do.” I stated

“Then what shall we call you, O Dragon?” the king asked.

Thinking for a bit I tried to remember my name… but I could not. No matter how much I tried to remember I could not recall it. I started to get depressed that I could not recall my own name. “Well, I guess I need a new one” I thought to myself. Thinking about all the dragon names that I knew I decided to go with my favorite.

“My name is Fafnir.” I stated in the most regal way possible but due to me being small I do not know if it had the intended effect.

“Well dragon Fafnir, I am glad that you will help us. I will introduce you to the others here.” The king said with a look of relief. “First is Thantos” he said pointing to the man in gray clothes who I still thought smelled delicious. “He is the court mage and leader of the magic core. Next is Atheros.” He said while pointing to the brown haired youth. “He was the one who tended your egg and will be responsible for your upbringing.”

“I hope to be of service dragon Fafnir.” Atheros said while giving a slight bow.

“The last person in the group, who is not supposed to be in here,” he says looking at his daughter, “is my daughter, second princess Skygge”

“Nice to meet all of you” I said with a cheer. “Now do you have anything good to eat besides Thantos?”

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