"In the Name of the Dragon" by Hunter Qijie

Before the dragon's outstretched claws and spewed flames touched the land, bright silver light fell from the sky.

The thunder crackled loudly and made a burning stab, and the black dragon roared angrily because it was electrocuted.Another mammoth figure flying across the air also raised its wings and soared past. The falling thunder and the wind pressure caused people to kneel on the knees involuntarily, feeling fear in their hearts.

There are actually two dragons!People were astonished.They have never seen a creature like a dragon. For them, dragons only exist in books and legends!

It's just that this dragon is much smaller than the original black dragon, and its whole body is covered with silver scales. There seems to be a layer of faint thunder jumping on it, and a pair of blue eyes like ice stones are not as big as it is. As evil as the black dragon's.

Dark clouds piled up in the sky, and silver light and flames illuminated half of the sky. The two dragons turned around and immediately fought together, and the force of hitting each other made a deafening sound.The shadow above people's heads suddenly grew larger, the black dragon let out an astonishing roar, and in the next second, one, two, three... giant dragons of the same size appeared!The silver dragon was chased and attacked by four black dragons, and fled to the vast ocean, but at this moment, it was bitten by the neck and let out a long cry. Looking at this scene, Xiaojie's heart felt like a sudden contraction.

It was as if he picked up the courage he had forgotten at this moment, and he raised his sword and ran towards the top of the cliff, but at this moment, the silver dragon threw off the black dragon even more vigorously, and once again slashed down with the flapping of its wings. There was a shockingly huge thunder, and the silvery dragon's blood splashed in the gray-blue night sky, and at the same time it flew towards the distance.The phantom-like three black dragons instantly changed back to their original shape. They opened their mouths and let out a fierce roar, then flapped their wings again and chased after the silver dragon.

The two dragons disappeared into the blue sky of the dark night at once.

Their departure also brought peace to Whale Island. The original violent turmoil stopped, including tsunami-like waves, turbulent storms and black clouds in the distance.

"Xiaojie──!" Queen Mitt was able to chase out from the castle, but her expression had long since lost her usual elegance and calmness. On her face, there was only a mother's worry about her child.Seeing that the little prince was safe, the queen's panic calmed down a little.

"Aunt Mitt..." But the little prince murmured in a panic.

"Little Jie? Are you okay? Why is it only you, Kiya?" Thinking that he was frightened, Mitte didn't blame the little prince for his rude address at this moment, but asked gently.

He shook his head.

──Ki Ya didn't come back.

But he knew where to find him!

"Aunt Mitt! I'm going to get Chiya back──!" Before the queen reached out to embrace the little prince, he flew out without hesitation, leaving behind the stunned people.

"...Xiaojie?!"

"Little Prince──!"

"Your Highness!"

The guards tried to catch up, but were stopped by an old female voice behind: "Let him go."

"...Mom?" Mitt turned around in surprise, forgetting the etiquette that should be followed for a moment.With a bang, everyone knelt down and called out respectfully, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother!"

The old woman dressed in the same rich and luxurious clothes as the queen just looked kindly at the direction where the little prince was leaving, her back was just like the magician who was busy running for the people of this country back then, they were equally brave and strong.Her Majesty the Queen Mother laughed and said, "Look at that child...it has grown so big before you know it."

The little prince didn't even have time to put on the cloak, so he took the boat alone to the small island of the castle where Kiya temporarily lived.

The dense fog on the island seemed to be getting heavier again, and it was filled with a bone-chilling chill, which made Xiaojie shiver with cold and blurred his vision.The little animals in the wilderness led Xiaojie to find the location of the castle, but the road was covered with silver and blood, and the sound of fierce wind in the distance was accompanied by the howling of beasts, and the dragon seemed to be still hovering in the sky. It was making an ominous moan.

He was careful, and after repeatedly confirming that the dragon hadn't found him, he stepped into Qiya's castle along the hedge that hadn't been cleared by memory, and cut off a lot of thorns that were flying around indiscriminately but were already powerless to resist foreign enemies.The magic seemed to be malfunctioning, and the door that should have been locked was easily pushed open by him. There was nowhere in the castle that was not dilapidated, and the ruins were like ruins. How could it be bright and gorgeous as seen before.Only the unknown breathing sound came up and down from the depths of the ground.

There are no lights.No lights are needed either.The eyes of the little prince are the brightest flames in the darkness.

He stepped into the stairs leading to the cellar where he saw Qi Ya for the first time, the breathing sound of that giant was obviously heavier than before, even mixed with painful panting.The ground was covered with silver-blue blood that hadn't dried up, and Xiaojie's heart twitched, prompting him to continue walking down.

He thought he would see a dragon as expected, but no.There were still no dragons there.

"Qi Ya──!"

What he saw was his friend lying on the ground, curled up in a ball, like a wounded beast.The original exquisite clothes were all torn, as if scorched black by evil flames, exposing an overly pale and scarred limb, the ruby ​​on one earring was all shattered, and only ash-like broken feathers remained on the other.He had never seen him so embarrassed.

Xiaojie rushed forward and hugged Qi Ya.

"Xiaojie...?" The little duke coughed softly in a hoarse voice, but he didn't want to hide his embarrassment like before, but because there was blood stuck in his throat at the moment, he spit it out in the next second.It is also a silver-blue thick liquid.He was obviously injured very badly, and the temperature of his body was shockingly cold. He stared at his little prince and couldn't help scolding, "Why are you here? I clearly told you to stay in the castle... Hurry up— -!"

Xiaojie didn't seem to hear it, but said anxiously: "Qi Ya, you're hurt!"

"...It will be fine. You don't have to worry about me! You go back!!" He was shaking with anger, and pushed hard, but he was too weak right now.

Qi Ya didn’t lie to him, the two holes on his shoulders seemed to be bitten by sharp teeth, emitting a faint transparent light, and the wound was quietly healing, even though the silver-blue hot blood had already soaked through the entire chest, and even flowed on the ground, There was a faint residual warmth, but it made Xiaojie feel cold all over his body.It was like a broken glacier with stars twinkling inside.

"But—" The little prince didn't ask his friend where the injury came from, and it's impossible for human beings to have silver-blue blood.The answer is already self-evident.

Qi Ya stared at his little prince, and shouted angrily again, "Aren't you afraid!! Go quickly! If you don't go..."

Xiaojie shook his head, his eyes sparkling without retreating. "Why are you afraid? Where is Qi Ya, I will be there."

He took the hand that just wanted to push him away.Said the wish he made for the shooting star under the starry sky that day.

Just because this is no longer a wish, but his oath.

──Naive magician!

Before Qi Ya could say anything else, there was another rumbling dragon roar outside, running through the entire decaying castle, as if trying to knock it down, just like the legendary evil dragon that brought despair to the world.

There was also a male voice that Xiaojie had heard earlier, it was as motionless as a machine, and it was as soft as a hissing snake, rising faintly amidst the reverberation of the earth crashing, "Xiao Qi, I I know you are here. Come out quickly and follow me back. If you don’t come out, I will destroy this place... and the castle just now and the entire island, all──destroy it─hahahahahaha ..."

The man's laughter was full of creepy madness, echoing throughout the entire castle, like a nightmare accompanied by a shadow.

"...my brother." Qi Ya said, and confirmed to Little Masterpiece again, "Are you really not leaving?"

"Don't go."

──I won't let him take you away, Kiya either.The little prince looked steadily at his dragon.

"I really can't do anything about you." Qi Ya smiled, looking back at Xiao Jie, his eyes calmed down quietly, no longer insisting on him leaving, and stood up unsteadily with his hand, "Let's go up, Fight him. He won't let it go."

"Is it okay? But your injury..." Xiaojie worried.He supported Qi Ya's arm, and he could feel that it was very difficult for him to even move, but there was such a thorny and ferocious dragon outside, how to defeat it?

Qi Ya was taken aback for a moment.How could he forget that this person did things without thinking about the consequences.But even so...

"Have you forgotten that you are a magician?" He couldn't help smiling, and then asked seriously, "You just need to stay by my side—can you do it?"

Xiaojie said strangely: "I never thought about leaving. I will always be by your side."

The hand held by Qi Ya tightened, and a cool and soft wind blew over his face.Just like what he felt on the day when the meteor passed by, the successive heat quickly covered the icy cold, and the warmth flowed comfortably throughout his body.Only then did Xiaojie understand in a daze——

It turned out that it was the breath of a dragon.The silver-haired boy's kiss landed on his forehead.