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as an arrow pierced thought its open mouth into the skull above. Then Rolph could not believe his eyes, as their savior appeared overhead. The rust colored dragon hit the black dragon from above at tremendous speed. The impact cut the Malaga in half as the rust dragon clamped his fang filled jaws upon the black serpent’s neck behind its head and they both slammed into the ground at his feet. The black serpent thrashed this way and that, turning over and over, but the smaller dragon would not let go.
“Look out, here come the Orcs”, yelled Rolph They were hopelessly outnumbered but he could not let the Orcs reach the valiant dragon that had saved them, and which was fighting the much larger black with all of its might.
So the four brave knights met the twenty Orcs and certain death with the battle cry “We die for the Maker and the King!”
Justin had his jaws clamped on the slowly weakening black serpent. It rolled and twisted violently, yet Justin would not let go. When his wing severed the Malaga in half and its blood sprayed over him, he had seen the life energy leave the sorcerer. Before it escaped, Justin had sucked the energy in and his strength was renewed. He saw the Orcs approach, yet would not let go of the serpent. Rolph and the others tried to keep the Orcs off of him, but they were not enough. Jerold fought with heart and soul, killing two Orcs, one with his bow and the other with a deft thrust of sword, but that dying Orc killed Jerold’s horse with an axe blow to the head and Jerold went down under a third Orc. They both lay dead as the serpent rolled over them with Justin on his back. Pomroy rode between Justin and an oncoming Orc. He knocked the Orc down and lost his sword in the Orc’s chest. He managed to get the axe and strike a second Orc dead with it before he too was down. Justin got a glimpse of Rolph and his horse down and Ender pulling him up from behind.
Then an ear piercing scream split the air as a violet dragon swooped in with its jaws wide and crimson fire erupting all along the Orc lines.
Justin and Denise absorbed all of the life energy released by the dying Orcs, growing stronger. Justin wrenched hard and the serpent’s neck snapped under his jaws. In a flash, Justin was back in the air. Ender stood to die protecting injured Rolph and Pomroy. The Remaining Orcs recovered and charged at Ender, who fought like a madman and threw them back, killing two. By that time, Justin had wheeled and sprayed the remaining Orcs with the fires of Hell. They ran in all directions screaming, only to cook in their own juices.
The battle was done, and Justin landed as Denise circled overhead. He approached Ender and Rolph look tiredly up at him.
“Justin?”, he asked, weakly. Justin could see that Pomroy was dead and Rolph would soon follow, unless....”.
“Yes friend. Now you know my secret. But I will not let you take it to your grave just ye t.”
Justin pressed his toothsome snout into Rolph’s chest, and willed healing energy into him while uttering a healing spell in his mind. He felt much of the excess strength leave him and enter Rolph.
Rolph had never felt such burning, tearing, itching pain as when the rust dragon touched him. He screamed as the energy repaired torn tissues and ligaments, pressed broken bones together and nit them tight. He passed out twitching as the healing continued.
“Guard him, Ender, until the King arrives. I will return in human form shortly. ”
“Yes, My Lord. What shall I tell the King?”
“Tell him the truth, in private. In public, just alter it so that two wandering dragons saw your plight and decided to lend a hand. Do not give my secret to any but the King and Albrite, the Wizard. They know it already.”
“As you wish, Prince Justin.”
Justin rose to meet Denise and the two flew to the woods where Justin had been hunting, and landed. They changed into naked human form, and
“Look out, here come the Orcs”, yelled Rolph They were hopelessly outnumbered but he could not let the Orcs reach the valiant dragon that had saved them, and which was fighting the much larger black with all of its might.
So the four brave knights met the twenty Orcs and certain death with the battle cry “We die for the Maker and the King!”
Justin had his jaws clamped on the slowly weakening black serpent. It rolled and twisted violently, yet Justin would not let go. When his wing severed the Malaga in half and its blood sprayed over him, he had seen the life energy leave the sorcerer. Before it escaped, Justin had sucked the energy in and his strength was renewed. He saw the Orcs approach, yet would not let go of the serpent. Rolph and the others tried to keep the Orcs off of him, but they were not enough. Jerold fought with heart and soul, killing two Orcs, one with his bow and the other with a deft thrust of sword, but that dying Orc killed Jerold’s horse with an axe blow to the head and Jerold went down under a third Orc. They both lay dead as the serpent rolled over them with Justin on his back. Pomroy rode between Justin and an oncoming Orc. He knocked the Orc down and lost his sword in the Orc’s chest. He managed to get the axe and strike a second Orc dead with it before he too was down. Justin got a glimpse of Rolph and his horse down and Ender pulling him up from behind.
Then an ear piercing scream split the air as a violet dragon swooped in with its jaws wide and crimson fire erupting all along the Orc lines.
Justin and Denise absorbed all of the life energy released by the dying Orcs, growing stronger. Justin wrenched hard and the serpent’s neck snapped under his jaws. In a flash, Justin was back in the air. Ender stood to die protecting injured Rolph and Pomroy. The Remaining Orcs recovered and charged at Ender, who fought like a madman and threw them back, killing two. By that time, Justin had wheeled and sprayed the remaining Orcs with the fires of Hell. They ran in all directions screaming, only to cook in their own juices.
The battle was done, and Justin landed as Denise circled overhead. He approached Ender and Rolph look tiredly up at him.
“Justin?”, he asked, weakly. Justin could see that Pomroy was dead and Rolph would soon follow, unless....”.
“Yes friend. Now you know my secret. But I will not let you take it to your grave just ye t.”
Justin pressed his toothsome snout into Rolph’s chest, and willed healing energy into him while uttering a healing spell in his mind. He felt much of the excess strength leave him and enter Rolph.
Rolph had never felt such burning, tearing, itching pain as when the rust dragon touched him. He screamed as the energy repaired torn tissues and ligaments, pressed broken bones together and nit them tight. He passed out twitching as the healing continued.
“Guard him, Ender, until the King arrives. I will return in human form shortly. ”
“Yes, My Lord. What shall I tell the King?”
“Tell him the truth, in private. In public, just alter it so that two wandering dragons saw your plight and decided to lend a hand. Do not give my secret to any but the King and Albrite, the Wizard. They know it already.”
“As you wish, Prince Justin.”
Justin rose to meet Denise and the two flew to the woods where Justin had been hunting, and landed. They changed into naked human form, and
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