"In the Name of the Dragon" by Hunter Qijie

"1000 years──?"

Not only the little prince, but also the people at the ball were dumbfounded by the magician's explanation.

"After the end of the gods, the outside world has actually passed 1000 years. The spell your father used keeps you from being affected by the war outside." Qiya knew that Xiaojie was no longer thinking about the ball, so he simply pulled him Run to the balcony.

Here is facing the garden in the castle, and outside is the vast and boundless sea.The sea under the night sky is shining with sparkling waves, and the evening wind is shuttling among the bushes full of flowers of various colors, poppies, hawthorns, roses, hyacinths, honeysuckle, apple blossoms, datura, pansies... should appear Those that should not appear, all imaginable flowers, even the lotus in the pond and the small starlight grass, all bloomed for the little prince at this moment.

"But... even if you say that, I still think it's not true! Could it be that I'm already 1000 years old?" The little prince looked at his friend blankly.

"Pfft, hahahaha... Do you think you have lived for 1000 years?" Qi Ya couldn't help asking back with a smile.He picked a jasmine flower that was within reach on the edge of the balcony, and handed it to Xiaojie who was shaking his head, "So, what does it matter to you whether you spend more or less time outside? What do you do here? What you experience, what you feel, is real to you.”

It's still hard for Xiaojie to believe in such magic, but he believes in Qi Ya.He smiled with relief: "That's good, I thought I was so much older than Chiya..."

They were quiet for a while, looking up at the bright and dazzling starry sky under the moonlight together.The mysterious Milky Way seems to be spread out in the misty clouds, meandering to the endless distance, the light of the stars shines through it, and shines warmly and clearly on their faces.The sound of the sea beating against the reef was far and near, and the mermaid's singing was sweet and long, as if a star passed by the far end of the sky in the blink of an eye to congratulate the little prince's birthday.

"Ah, it's a shooting star!" Xiaojie exclaimed, "Huh—there's more there!"

Not just one, but more stars fell from the sky extremely fast, falling in the dazzling stream of light, and there was no sign of stopping for a while.These raining starlights almost lit up the entire Whale Island, Xiaojie could not take his eyes off it, and he was willing to look away for a while.

In a blink of an eye, he saw that there was no surprise on Qi Ya's face, and he asked intuitively, "Did you let it fall?"

Qi Ya didn't deny it, but just smiled and said, "Close your eyes and make a wish."

He closed his eyes as he said, but for a moment he didn't know what wish to make.

However, everything is so reasonable.Of course, the little prince hopes that those he loves will be safe, and that he can be like what his father, the great magician "Jin", said in the prophecy, even if the disaster is approaching, he will still bring new happiness to people. bless.

Also, I hope his little duke can always accompany him to grow up.Always by his side.

As if responding to his wish, Xiaojie felt a gentle wind blowing from his forehead, like a cold kiss given to him at night, but the slightly cold breath quickly warmed up and Covering the whole body, Xiaojie's whole body suddenly became warm, like a rush of warmth rushing through the blood, instantly filling every corner of his body.

Even if you close your eyes, you can still feel the burning sparks passing through the clouds uninterruptedly, breaking the balance of the air, rolling down and rumbling in your ears.

In an instant, Xiaojie's mind flashed a picture of himself flying in the sky and falling with meteors, and the feeling of the wind blowing over his cheeks and flying down could not be more real—it was as if he had grown a pair of wings, but It was as if someone had cast a spell, leading him to soar in pursuit of meteors.

……Who is that?

Xiaojie suddenly opened his eyes, and under the starlight, the face of the young man who was close at hand seemed to be a little hazy and asked him with a smile: "How is it, what wish did you make?"

Meteor has disappeared.Feeling disappointed, he just responded in a daze.

This is the best birthday ever for the little prince.

However, shortly after Jon-Jack's 12th birthday, Will's kingdom seemed to be shrouded in an ominous shadow.People are very worried whether the bad luck of the year will come again, after all, they have lost the protection of the magician.

Bad rumors also followed one after another. Some people said that at dusk, they always saw the figure of the evil dragon hovering in the sky of Whale Island──in the legend, many poisonous snakes kept biting the roots at the bottom of the World Tree until they were wiped out. Despair, the dragon that was bitten through and brought down, is one of the few creatures that still exists in the world after Ragnarok.

Could it be that he finally discovered the mystery of the surviving Kingdom of Will after the magic was lifted, and came here to destroy it?Now that there is no protection of the magician, can they survive again safely?

The rumors about the dragon are vivid and vivid, which makes the residents of Will Kingdom panic. Although the spell of the magician has been lifted and the time they have experienced on the island has returned to the same level as the outside world, still no one dares to Step off the island.People firmly believe that only by staying by the side of the little prince and carrying out their unchanging belief in the magician, can they escape successfully again when the disaster occurs.

After all, the magician also said that disaster will come again.Who can know when it will come?

Another sunset at Whale Island.The evening wind brought the smell of the sea and the rich fragrance of flowers into the castle. Xiaojie looked out the window at the flocks of seagulls flying across the sky, casting mottled golden light and shadows.The jasmine flowers on the window sill withered, and a few white petals drifted away with the wind.Even the little prince couldn't keep the flowers blooming all the time, they just delayed the flowering period.

This reminded him of the flower Qi Ya picked for him at the birthday dinner, and the meteor shower he brought him.

When Xiaojie realized it, he had already walked to the window sill, stroking the cold and rough stone wall with his fingertips, where Qiya suddenly appeared out of thin air.

...bad premonition.

Xiaojie narrowed his eyes and watched the earth gradually become blood-red by the setting sun.

"Xiaojie──" A young man's hoarse voice suddenly came from behind him, and a handsome figure in a long brown coat caught the eyes of the little prince, and doubts flashed across his friend's handsome fair face, " Let's have dinner...what's the matter?"

Also reflected in the halo of the fiery red sunset, the clothes on Qi Ya's body were like the color of a withered rose.

"Little Jie?"

Everything is fine now.Will not.For the first time, the little prince denied his instincts.

"Mite is getting more and more annoying. I thought that being a queen should be the same as it looks on the outside-it turned out not at all! She is an old aunt who is violent and talkative in private-" Qi Ya and him Walked down the promenade leading to the restaurant and complained loudly.

"Qi Ya, be careful not to be heard..." Xiaojie laughed dryly.Queen Mitt said that Jack must treat her as a queen only when in public; but at other times he was his Aunt Mitt.

It's just that he didn't expect that since Qiya lived here, Aunt Mitt had also listed her as a subject of jurisdiction.

Whatever treatment the little prince enjoys, the little duke enjoys the same treatment, including the "love" and "teaching" of Her Majesty the Queen.Because it is a friend that the little prince has never brought back, or a guest from overseas!Moreover, according to his clothes, words and deeds, which are more demeanor than that of the little prince, it is not difficult for people to guess that he must be a great prince and nobleman!

The ruby ​​earrings with feathers were dangling beside the boy's ears, but suddenly, they stopped abruptly because of his footsteps.

The hazy black shadow swept across most of the sky of the castle, and a gust of wind that made the flowers, plants and trees screamed in unison, and the hoarse roar of a huge monster was heard not far away.The air seemed to be frozen, climbing up to Xiaojie's throat.He seemed to be able to hear a cold and slippery voice echoing in it: "I found you, Xiao Qi."

Qi Ya's face sank, and he turned around and shouted at him: "Stay in the castle well, don't come out──!" Then he rushed out at a speed that no one could see.

Suddenly, a dazzling silver light flickered in front of his eyes, and the boy's figure disappeared from Xiaojie's sight in an instant.

"Your Highness!"

"His Royal Highness Prince……!"

"Where are you going? There's a dragon out there!"

Even if it wasn't for his friend, how could the little prince stay where he was and obey?Regardless of the objections of the guards, Xiaojie immediately pulled out the sword of one of them, and chased after the shadow flying in the direction.During this time the whole castle shook still more violently, simply because the earth responded to the hurricane and howl of the distant dragon.

Everyone saw with their own eyes that the huge black shadow was indeed an evil dragon, and it descended on this kingdom that had stood firm for thousands of years with indescribable coercion.The white waves swept high into the sky because of the storm that flew, almost disappearing the remaining light of the setting sun reflected on the sea, and the world seemed to be once again plunged into the mud of despair and the darkness of the past when the doomsday came. .

The pace is picking up.Spreading its wide black pointed wings, the evil dragon swooped and glides towards the castle, like a bottomless abyss, its two copper bell-like eyes swept across the extremely small human beings below—

It's really a dragon...!

People froze, completely immobile from fear.Including the supposedly fearless little prince.

The author has something to say:

*Jasmine language: "You are mine."