《Abyssal Dragon: Awakening》Chapter 1: Awakening
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Location: Udyr Kingdom, Satriona Continent: Northern Snowy Mountains
Water dripped from the cave roof.
A dark large, empty cave lay ahead, an unnatural darkness covered the whole cave. The cave shouldn't be visible to the human eye, but Jackson's eyes adjust unnaturally to the darkness.
A small stream up ahead ran through the cave, surrounded by cave fauna. Jackson could see life flowing through everything in his surroundings.
"Amazing!" Jackson exclaimed.
He looked around to see who spoke but there was no one here, not so deep within the mountain. There was the flutter of bat wings, but nothing else. He doesn't know how he seemed to know so much about his surroundings.
He approached the stream, ever since he woke up, he'd been feeling immensely hungry and thirsty. He took a sip from the river but jumped back so far, he didn't think it possible, he shook it off as a hallucination brought on from the dehydration and hunger.
He inched closer; there it was again but he couldn't believe what he was looking at. The most Horrendous creature he'd ever seen.
'Dinosaur!' Was all that crossed his mind.
"What the fuck?!" he exclaimed, but he didn't see the creature's mouth or snout move. Relieved he thought this might just be a dream, maybe.
He knew with all his being that this was no dream but his new life.
He looked down to discover this in fact was his body, the black scaly skin, long black metallic claws, and he looked back to see jet black wings, spanning twice the size of his body. He resembled a tyrannosaurus but much longer front legs, his muscular body stretched as long as 40 feet, about the size of a school bus, from his snout to the tip of his powerful tail.
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"A dragon," he said, "I also appear to be walking on all fours, interesting."
He continued to study himself in the water and entered the stream, he felt the cool sensation across his front legs. His new body was black all over, a black dragon and black lizard-like eyes giving off the aura of staring into a primordial predator's eyes.
Jackson decided to take a sip but quickly discovered that the water was really shallow as he hit his snout against the streambed or what he thought was the streambed. He grunted and stared dumbstruck at what he saw at the bottom of the stream, lots and lots of gold and gems, as well as glowing weapons and Armor. The light reflecting off the weapons and Armor was unnatural, almost magical.
'This must be a hoard, whoever was here first left quite a lot of treasure.' he thought.
He returned to the place where he'd awoken from, deciding it'd be best if he took a look around, to find something of use.
In a corner, he spotted a book with the same glow as the magical weapons and Armor at the bottom of the river. As he got closer, he felt the pulsing of power coming from the book, resonating with him. It started to glow brighter as he got closer, it rose to eye level. Everything flowed into his mind, a burst of memories unknown to him, information and powers which made him realize that he hadn't explored and tested the extent of his new body.
The book dropped to the ground and turned to ash. The book appeared to be a gift from the guardian he had met. He felt a painful headache enveloping his head but decided to let it be for now. He walked around the cave, getting used to his new body and his movements.
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Suddenly a thought dawned on him, 'What happened to the soul that inhabited this body?' As if to answer his question, memories surfaced in his mind.
"I see so dragons work off instinct like any other animal until they are around four centuries old, at which point they will either develop their own consciousness or as I've come to realize my case is quite special." He reflected on his current situation.
If he were going to live in this new world he was going to need to learn as much as he could about his current body before he left to explore the world above. Since the memories of the dragon had returned, he had smelled them and seen all the creature's life forces around in the forest. Every single being on this planet has its roots embedded in magic in some way or the other, and they are all connected to this world core. That's why he could see them because they are all one.
First, he learned how to use the wings on his back, he unsuccessfully flapped his wings for a bit before he got his body's muscle memory to help him and he flew not perfectly but he did.
The huge cavern extended high and wide enough, so he could rise a bit above the ground, and circle his surroundings. His powerful wings caused the water from the stream to separate, revealing the treasure beneath it. He landed back on the ground.
After his flight session he realized that he hadn't had a meal, what should he do he wondered.
"There has to be something," he beat his tail irritably against the ground, it's been a decade since this body went into hibernation. he needs to find something soon or he felt he'd start losing control and it won't be good for anyone.
"I'll have to leave my lair." He concluded, moving towards the only tunnel in the cave.
He saw the life force of multiple animals above ground, some very close to where he was.
'Life vision sure is great when you actually get to experience it.' He thought while heading for the exit.
After exiting the tunnel, he found himself heading straight to an exit covered by huge boulders, he recalls that he had dug this to slumber and the mountain probably shifted, dropping these boulders.
"Damn, what now?" he complained and was about to turn back when he realized he was a dragon. He might've been asleep for a while, but a few boulders were nothing for his strength, as he recalled this body's previous might.
"Silly me." He grinned or flashed his teeth in what he assumes was a smile.
Crash!
The boulders fell away with one push with his snout.
He squinted as light flooded his vision for the first time since he came to this world. He realized the grandeur of what lay beyond his squinted eyes and how his previous life was just a trivial matter and he had another chance at life.
'Mother will be better off without me, now it's time to live the way I want to.' He thought to himself.
His new life has begun.
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8 446D Days
Dragons were the apex predators of the magical world, feared for their strength and intelligence. They stood at the pinnacle of creation, until mankind fueled by fear and envy banded together and struck them down as the greatest threat to the continued existence of their kingdoms. Peace reigned for many years across the continent, until an accident in the Magocracy of Ken turned one of the most powerful mage lords into a power mad lich. Raising an undead army and creating a cult that worshipped him like a god, he cut a bloody swath across the continent in a bid to create his own domain. A great alliance consisting of the Kingdom of Light, the Magocracy of Ken, the Forest Kingdom of the Elves, the Mountain Kingdom of the Dwarves, and the Wild Tribes of the West rose up and the high lich was defeated, his armies destroyed, and his cult scattered. Still recovering, the world is a constant state of petty power struggles and back biting between nations. Border disputes are common and the constant fighting has taken a toll on the populations of all the nations. Of course, none of this has much bearing on the everyday life of a an ordinary young orphan in the care of a Temple run home. Or does it? *Current Word Count as of 8/4/18: 59,415 I am shooting for at least one update a week. Also, if you see any mistakes let me know and I will fix them. Cover by!*
8 148To Cross the Threshold
What would one do, when a star crashes into the Earth? Die, of course! Except, in Joseph's case, it was all wrong. He met face-to-face with the Light, got the program forced into his brain, and woke up far, far away from his small insignificant hometown, in the ethereal endless void, full of stars and vigour, guns and loot, Daemons and Skills! From there on out, he got volunteered into the crew of the Morning Star, the pirate ship he was unfortunate enough to stumble upon. With a tree for the Captain, a dragoncat for the Quartermaster, and a human, equal in height and width, as the Cook, he sets sail across the mysterious and hostile Threshold, filled with fierce abominations, rich Ghosts, and patriotic soldiers from the Glorious Metal Empire, all to figure out what the Light has brought upon his Earth that day, and to find his way back home. Warning - English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance for any inconsistencies and grammar mistakes. Please, do point them out when you find some. Updates three days a week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday. This book is about the slice-of-life-ish lighthearted adventures of Joseph and Co. Just one long bumpy road, inspired by old-school RPGs.
8 158Magikind
Disclaimer: This is a low-fantasy, soft-sci-fi genre. In fact, it's a variety of genres, so don't be too put off by the tags Through several centuries of selective breeding, these beings, known as mages, have become part of the very foundations of society. However, some humans refused to change or adapt along with them. They believed in purity and refused to interbreed with magikind. Known as the manush, they were a rarity among society. Now, in the fifth millennia, the manush are thought to be extinct. With magikind ruling the world, a three-way war grips society between Eurasia, Afro-Australian Alliance and The Americas. In these uncertain times, a manush called Gin enters the Eurasian army. From there, our journey unfolds. A story of how mankind could realistically evolve while still pushing boundaries. PS. I am also posting here: Creative Novels so don't worry, I'm not being stolen from. PSS. Join the discord server for updates on the novel: Link to Server Note: This is a rewrite of this: Magikind [Original] and a good number of people have read what I've done so far beforehand (patreon, beta readers etc, not to mentions old fans of the original etc. I've written 35 chapters so far for this rewrite), so don't be alarmed by any early reviews or ratings.
8 134The Origins Of The Races [Español!]
Primero quiero decir que como veras esta historia esta en español ya que mi ingles es muy malo para hacer una novela. Segundo puse todas las advertencias para más libertad de expresión. En un mundo tan grande, los orígenes de las cosas pueden ser muy interesantes desde la casualidad, por Dios o por simples mortales. Al haber muchas razas cada uno tiene sus Orígenes ya sea el más débil o el más fuerte cada uno tiene su razón de estar hasta el que dicen que si se extingue mañana no pasaría nada. porque las razas no son solo un grupo de seres ellos representan una emoción o más y aunque otros pueden sentirlos no viven por ello. Vamos a ver desde el punto de vista de muchos personajes históricos de este cosmos como se origino muchas razas, hechos de culturas, tecnología, frases, facciones y demás. ¿Te atreves a leer estos mitos? Soportaras el intento inútil de Finnegan, verás como Stacy tiene una mala infancia, verás como Yare hace todo lo posible por amor aunque el sea un Yandere. Si te atreves a leerlo porque esto es solo el comienzo. Quiero decir que si quieres saber bien de qué se trata la historia con leer el prologo no basta ya que solo lo hice para dar un trasfondo a la historia y no se puede tomar muy en cuenta de cómo es la historia, si quieres saber bien cómo es lee el primer capítulo y el primer pensamiento del autor que está después del primer capítulo. La portada tiene de base una foto de Fotos de Stock por Vecteezy y editada por mi. Horario: lunes,miércoles,viernes y domingo por ahora la hora especifica está en cambios.
8 120The Final Star
In the death throes of the Universe, civilisation clusters around a single dying star. With resources, energy, and hope running thin, the final war seems destined to extinguish the last spark of life forever. Everything that has ever existed, everything that has ever been done, has all led up to this moment. Time is short, and only getting shorter. Time enough for one last shred of hope?
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