"In the Name of the Dragon" by Hunter Qijie

The evil dragon roared with its head raised, and the flames gushing out of its throat burned the entire piece of wild grass surrounding the castle. It quickly opened its claws and rushed towards the two people on the high tower.The young man standing in front of his eyes was surrounded by floating lightning, and then there was a crackling thunder, and the blinding white awn turned into a huge silver flying dragon as soon as it hit the ground.

The little prince was stunned for a moment, but it was not because he was frightened, but because the dragon's awe-inspiring posture standing on the tower was so wonderful that he couldn't take his eyes off it for a while.As if it is the king of this sky, this is what it really looks like.

"Come up." Yinlong didn't speak, but he heard Qi Ya's voice couldn't be closer to his ears.

Then he stretched out his hand to cover the beautiful dragon's ridge that had been sunken as he bent over and lowered his neck and shoulders.Xiaojie was stunned for a moment by the dragon scales that shone with silver light like piles of gemstones. In just a moment, the silver dragon had already carried him into the air, avoiding the violent impact of the black dragon oncoming──

Rumble rumble rumble!The tower collapsed, and the black smoke spread out. In addition to the hot and steamy mist brought up by the evil dragon in the sea of ​​flames, there were also unknown ghost figures rising and flying one by one.

In an instant, the ghosts gathered into countless twisted human figures, revealing ugly and twisted faces, and rushed towards them with ear-piercing howls.But Qi Ya was even faster, and the tail that swung over smashed the black mist-like ghosts, and he didn't even have time to see their faces clearly.

Xiaojie asked in astonishment: "Qi Ya! That's..."

"The undead who were buried under this island in the last days. Your father's magic also prevented these guys from returning to the underworld... But it seems that the time they have experienced may be really 1000 years." Qi Ya clicked his tongue. There was a sound, only because the black shadow that dissipated in the dark curtain gathered and formed again amidst the sharp hissing sound.The lightning in Yinlong's breath blew faintly, and it warned in a low voice: "Xiaojie—be careful! They are very annoying!"

Xiaojie was taken aback when he heard this, "...the undead? How come—"

The black dragon chased after it, and transformed into multiple phantoms again. The silver dragon flapped its wings and slapped the wind and thunder, and there was a loud noise in the sky, but it didn't disappear even though it hit.The ominous voice came closer with laughter, "Hahahahaha...Xiao Qi! Don't you give up yet!"

Xiaojie saw a man with fluttering long hair standing on top of the black dragon. His scarlet robe was flying in the night sky like a blood-colored black cloud. The two dark and lightless eyes are like the whirlpool in the deep pool, trying to swallow people.He gestured with his hands high up, as if he was controlling the dragon below and its equally ferocious phantom, as well as more and more terrifying undead echoing the call from all around.

"Kiya...!"

Without throwing it away, Qi Ya's side was bitten by the black dragon, and he let out a low growl of anger.The undead gathered and surged were able to surround him closely. Xiaojie took the sword to slash, the black shadow screamed in pain, and was all dispersed. The phantom of the evil dragon made an unpleasant sizzling sound as if it was melted by boiling hot water sound.Seeing this, the man said in astonishment: "How is it possible!"

Even Qi Ya was surprised: "Xiaojie, your sword..."

The little prince held up the golden sword that was self-illuminating in the dark night, just like his eyes that were burning in lava at the moment, "This is the sword that my father left me."

Chiya knew it, he had seen it too.

Although Xiaojie left in a hurry when he caught up with Qi Ya, the birds in the castle sent him the sword that he hung in the room, reminding him to take it.This sword looks much thinner than ordinary swords, and it is more decorative, but it is also more suitable for the young little prince. It was given to him by Aunt Mitt on his birthday. gift──

"Your father said... if you want to find him, let me give you this sword. 』

"Now, it's time. 』

『Xiaojie, I know you have always wanted to leave here. You are now 12 years old and the magic has been lifted. You can go to the outside world with Qiya. I will not stop you. 』

"No, Aunt Mitt. ’ He took the gorgeous sword embellished with golden patterns and gemstones, but he said firmly: ‘I will go to find gold—but I left only after I was sure that the disaster would no longer strike the island.I will be the same as the magician back then, I want to protect you. 』

At that time, Qi Ya was just wondering what this useless sword could do.He couldn't even tell if it had been enchanted or not.

But now it has been proved that it is indeed enchanted, not only has the power to repel the undead, but also the strange lines floating on the blade are also clearly visible at this time.Xiaojie's eyes widened.

"This is……"

"Rune of the Valkyrie." Qi Ya said amusedly, admiring from the bottom of his heart, "Your father is such an extraordinary character, he can even get the artifacts of the old gods, no wonder there is a way to do this to the entire island. A strong spell...I think I will meet him for a while." At this point, it made another sharp turn, avoiding the evil dragon that was chasing after it and opening its mouth to bite.

"Who are you──" The black-haired man seemed to have noticed the existence of the little prince just now, and asked in a deep and displeased voice, "Xiao Qi, how dare you let a lowly human being ride on you?!"

Qi Ya ignored him, and several more dazzling bolts of lightning fell straight down, falling on the dragon and turning into webs of thunder that exploded and burned in succession.Although he finally succeeded in repelling the phantom, Xiaojie felt that Yinlong's body paused obviously, and his movements were much slower, as if he was weakened by previous injuries.

Xiaojie asked nervously, "Qi Ya──are you okay?"

Before his dragon could respond, the man raised his hand again and said harshly, "──Kill him."

As soon as the words fell, countless more evil dragons were born accordingly. The night and fear seemed to be the root of this spell, and the wraiths attracted from a distance almost filled the entire sky.The desperate and mournful sound of the wind is intertwined with the screams of the thousand-year-old soul and the roar of the dragon with red flames, which makes people shudder.

In order to avoid the pincer attack of the two, Qi Ya had to fly to the sea, but even though Xiaojie swung his sword vigorously, he was no match for the army of undead like a tide.Seeing that the island was about to be completely destroyed due to their ravages, and the falling rocks from the collapsed castle sounded like a cry for help, the little prince couldn't help shouting sadly: "...Stop it──!"

The place is full of memories of him and Chi Ya.Whether it was the time spent in the castle, or the thorns that entwined the hedges and the heather that bloomed all over the moor, and the tower that he could look back at every time he returned to the voyage and saw Kilya holding the lamp...all were burned now.

The fire is still spreading, "Damn it..." Qi Ya said angrily, "This will never end!"

"It's useless... Do you think you can escape, Xiao Qi...!"

The voice approached again, this time with a strange wave of magic power sweeping towards it.Feeling Yinlong's whole body trembling, the flying wings stagnated, and the weightlessness of the whole person falling down made Xiaojie exclaimed: "Qi Ya...?!"

His dragon let out an unprecedented cry, "Brother—you!"

"Have you played enough games, Xiaoqi... my brother has no patience," he said quietly, his words were ruthless and ruthless, "I don't care who he is, as long as he hinders me, you should know what will happen to you. "

Qi Ya roared in horror, "Ilmi──! Don't even try to touch him!!"

"Hahahahahaha──" The man's laughter stopped suddenly, his eyes turned cold, and he ordered decisively, "Kill him!"

The sound waves endowed with magical power suddenly exploded and swept towards him again. Xiaojie felt that Qi Ya shook violently again, and the defensive spell that had just formed was easily broken, as if time stood still and the dragon's wings hovered.

"Qi Ya──!" The silver dragon suddenly fell rapidly, Xiaojie could hardly catch it, and fell down.Although in the end, when it tried to recover its wings, it slammed on the dragon's back, but Xiaojie's eyes were dimmed, "Odd, ya...?!"

"Xiaojie..." Yinlong murmured in bewilderment, and suddenly he howled angrily, "That guy...!!"

"Kiya──?"

He felt that it was wrong, but before he got a response, the man spoke again:

"Kill him—!"

The spirit of words that seems to be able to control people's minds played a role again.The silver dragon stalled down and fell, the original flying height was not as high as it pulled back, so Xiaojie had to hit the ground hard next to his dragon, making a loud bang and rolling up smoke and dust all over the sky.

"Cough, cough, cough... Odd—uh!"

The dragon disappeared, and before he made a sound to look for it, he felt his eyes go dark and his voice was blocked.A burst of icy sensations that were more vivid than the severe pain in his whole body hit him, and the little prince stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

The boy strangled him by the throat, and used the hand that plucked Jasmine for him.On the other hand, the blue and white blood vessels protruded, the twisted and stiff joints seemed to be turned into sharp silver blades, and the nails shone coldly in the firelight.

He heard the black-haired man laughing triumphantly amidst the ashes and red flames, the fire was still crackling in the wilderness, the sea seemed to be far away from them, and the echo of the waves was fading away.A picture flashed in his mind, like a shooting star, the memories of their time spent together in the stars - crossing the gray and white walls of the kingdom to climb the peak, wandering in the lush forests in the valleys and the rushing rivers, following the waves Wandering around to various islands to explore the ruins under the doomsday, and finally returned to the starry sky on the night of his birthday.

The meteors passing by made the silver-haired boy even more dazzling, and coincided with the lavender figure standing in the sunset in the castle.He still vaguely remembered the soft whisper, "Close your eyes and make a wish."

Then he closed his eyes as he said, and received a kiss that was so gentle that it was almost imperceptible—it was the reassuring and nostalgic atmosphere of being wrapped in his mother's arms, but there was something more.Maybe it's the scent of irises.

This time the scene was extremely clear, it was Yinlong who took him into the sky and fell together with thousands of stars.Its sapphire eyes contained the traces of all the star traces in the night sky, as if saying to him: "I will fulfill all your wishes for you."

However, when he opened his eyes again, what he saw was not the smile he was expecting, but the pale appearance of the young man with tears streaming down his face but losing all expression.

"I said, kill him...Xiao Qi!"

He was trembling all over, but he still obediently obeyed the instructions like a machine.As the strength in his hands became heavier, Xiaojie became more and more unable to breathe. Just trying to form a word in his mouth was extremely difficult. The sharp silver armor was only a hair's breadth away, and the little prince was about to lose those bright fiery eyes in a blink of an eye. eyes.

"Q... Ya..."

At the same time as he shouted, he heard a sob from the boy's mouth, and silver-blue blood dripped from between his clenched teeth.He had never seen Qi Ya in such pain, and he read deep fear and despair in his eyes.

...How could he treat Qi Ya like this!

Why should he control him! !

──I can't forgive you.

The little prince has never been afraid of death, but at this moment, he felt uncontrollable pain and accompanying anger, which made him feel as if a force was surging and expanding in his body, flowing through the blood and penetrating the whole body, endowing him with the ability to resist magic. ability to curse.At that moment, he completely broke Qi Ya's hand that was fettered like a prison.

"……how is this possible!"

He heard the black-haired man whisper again in disbelief.The little prince is a magician, even if he doesn't have enough words to control his magic, he will never let this magic power go away and let his dragon be controlled by others.

The little prince glared back at the man.He sensed the sudden and abundant magic power all over his body, and there was something more like the breath given to him by his dragon.

He suddenly understood that what his little duke gave him was not just a kiss, but a connection between them.

"Qi Ya. 』

He calls inwardly.Never been so sure.He clearly saw the boy's lifeless eyes light up with a gleam, like the most beautiful color reflected on a gemstone.

"Qi Ya──"

This is his gem.

As far as the eye can see, the soaring magic power covers all the chaotic and burning wilderness, as well as the undead awakened by the evil dragon.Like the resonance of the soul, he felt the breath of the dragon covering his whole body again, flowing continuously from their tightly held hands.

The man looked at the night that was completely swallowed by the light, and lost his voice in bewilderment, "What...how is this possible!"