Author's Note

Finally, I finished this chapter, one more to go and then I can start writing new chapters.

The Unwelcome Guest

The thing’s voice shook the cave, it almost paralyzed me in fear. Slowly turning around, two huge glowing reptilian eyes pierced the darkness.

“Well? Who are you?!” the thing growls, blowing more ash into the air.

“K-Khyax.” I squeak, I felt so powerless, so insignificant in its presence. All my confidence, determination oozed out of me.

“Mm, well Khyax, what the hell are you doing in my cave?!” it questions.

“Uh, well, it was technically my cave first…” I explain, my voice getting quieter with every word.

“WHAT?! Are you challenging me?!” he shouts, “Because if you are, you’re gonna look more messed up than you already do!” he spat.

Now that statement pissed me off. Who the hell does he think he is, he insulted my honor, my looks, and invaded my home. Then he has the audacity to threaten me, hell no!

“What if I am challenging you.” I retort fully driven by rage.

He pauses before cackling, his laugh thunders through the cave, visibly shaking everything.

This irritated me, with every second his laugh thundered the more and more pissed I became. I finally snapped and said something I shouldn’t have said.

“Well, if you really want this cave then you’ll have to fight me for it, bitch!” I challenge, not even thinking rationally anymore.

This silences his laugh, his eyes train on me with malice, the intent to kill written in his stare.

“You dare to challenge me, ME! Your insolence is what will end your life today.” he insulted.

Why did I have to say that? I’m about to get killed because of how much of a dumbass I am! I can’t back out now, I just insulted him.

“Whatever, but if we’re gonna fight then let's take this outside,” I say trying to be confident.

I led the way, turning my back and striding out into the open. The sun’s bright rays replaced the darkness. It felt amazing on my skin and it boosted my confidence.

Constant and loud thumps snaps me out of my trance. I turn around and freeze, coming out from the darkness was a large blood red dragon. His large head broke the darkness first, crimson scales shined in the sunlight. Then his torso passed through, large leathery wings stayed folded. The dragon had a confident look on its face, almost predatory. He fully crosses into the light, making use of the large opening in the forest.

Splaying himself out on the grass he looks at me lazily, “Come on, come at me.” he says, showing no effort to retaliate.

This was insulting, he wasn’t even going to try to fight. Getting on all fours, I release a loud hiss, my instinct fully driving me at this point. He seemed unfazed by these actions, It made me angry.

I charge him and drive my tail into him, except it just bounces off. I jump onto him trying to make as many scratches as I can, but his shiny scales protected him easily. Nothing was working at all. I couldn’t harm him at all, but I had to try. I thrashed around his body using everything, literally fighting tooth and nail.

“Give up yet?” he asks, I’ll give you a quick death,” he adds.

He’s mocking me again. This made my blood boil, I involuntarily hiss and jump off of him. I close my mouth and begin filling it with a familiar slimy liquid. My cheeks bulge out, filled with the liquid. I spit out all the liquid at once, a large thick gob of green slime shoots out and coats a big portion of the dragon’s wing.

The dragon growls in pain as the slime burns his wing. The slime hissed as he tries to fling it off him, but it’s already sunken into his leathery skin. He flaps and shakes his wing, desperately trying to get the green slime off.

Still, he holds back his screams, trying to hide his pain.

Finally, the hissing and steam stopped, and the dragon grunted. Laying his wing down limp, he glares at me, before checking out his damaged wing. It now had a big hole in it, with several smaller holes peppering the surface of his wing.

His roar thundered and shook the forest. He was no longer playing, he gets up and scowls. Facing me he opens up his large maw and like a flame thrower, he unleashes a huge torrent of flames.

I leap to the side narrowly dodging the flames. I braced for the heat to hit me, but it never did, it was replaced by a warm feeling on my side. Why didn’t it hurt, do flames even hurt me? I don’t really want to try to find out.

My instincts were screaming at me to run. This was a complete 180 to what they were telling me earlier. Now, all it told me to do was run. I couldn’t listen to it, how am I supposed to outrun a dragon.

The scorched grass burned as the dragon’s flames ceased, leaving a path of smoldered grass.

“YOU WILL DIE!!!” he roars, swiping at me with his massive claw.

I jump back to avoid the claw and quickly began filling my mouth with slime. His claw makes deep gashes on the ground where I was. Moving on all fours I charge towards him.

He swipes again, and I dodge out of the way and, spitting a small stream of slime on his claw.

He retracts his claw and shakes it in pain. While he does this I get a lot closer. When he notices me it’s already too late. I let loose the rest of slime all over his face. It covered his, snout, cheeks, and most of all, his eyes.

The dragon freaks out from the slime in its eyes and thrashes around on the grass.

“Please, please! Make it stop!” he pleads, “I yield! I give up! I forfeit the duel! Just make it stop!” he cries out.

I felt bad for him, even though I am retaking my cave. I probably blinded him for life, and that made me feel bad.

“Alright, just please leave and we’ll both go our own ways,” I say, trying to sound strong.

His face stops hissing and the clouds of steam cease, he slowly lowers his arm down and glares at me. One piercing eye full of hatred practically burned my skull. His other eye was gone, melted in and his face was disfigured, covered in melted holes. It was disgusting.

He quickly dashes into the forest and disappears, his loud and quick thumping fades away.

Walking to my cave I feel...triumphant. I just made a monster that is many times bigger than I begs for mercy and run away. All pity vanishes as I smirk, I want to laugh my head off right now. Am I insane? Or am I going insane? Ah, who cares, as long as I'm happy I’m okay.

Wow, I’ve just one my first turf war...well I think my first turf war. I wonder if I’ll have more? Anyways, it’s time for the victor to get his spoils. I’ve rightfully earned this cave, I fought for it, I almost died for it.

Well, I don’t think that I was in danger. My instinct completely took over and provided my reflexes. I’m gonna have to actually train myself, instincts wear off. They may work now, but they might not in the future. So, I’m gonna have to get some practice.

Lost in thought I was swallowed whole by the darkness of my cave, and promptly fell over.

I was in pitch black darkness, I couldn’t feel anything. “Hello!” I cry out in desperation. My voice echoes throughout the darkness.

“You are not who you once were.” a voice, no my voice resonates.

“What?! Who are you? Where are you?!” I ask panicked.

A light pierces the darkness, blinding me. The light replaces the dark and everything becomes white. A black silhouette in the distance catches my eye. It just...floats there, it doesn’t move at all.

“H-Hello! Who are you?!” fear crept on me and I felt...dread, like something bad was about to happen. This feeling of powerlessness and unknown scared me. I hated feeling weak, feeling like there's nothing I can do.

“Hello! Please answer me!” I beg I wanted to know who this is, I didn’t want to feel scared anymore.

The figure did nothing, not even a response.

“Goddammit! Answer me!” I demand.

It got bigger like it grew in size. I don’t know how but it got bigger and it was still growing. It gets to the size of a person before I realize, it’s not getting bigger, it’s getting closer.

I try to squirm to break whatever was holding me. But, my body wouldn’t respond, I couldn’t do anything as this thing gets closer and closer.

I closed my eyes, I didn’t want to see what was about to end my life. I didn’t want to see my death, I didn’t want to know my death.

A long moment passes and nothing happens. I peek out of one eye, and then both my eyes widen.

How could this be possible? This makes no absolute sense at all. Because, the figure that was standing in front of me...was me.