I am finally free. I opened my eyes and the first thing I see is my mother’s beautiful face looking down upon me. My eyes drift past her to the ceiling of our cave. We lived atop the highest mountain in Elvashore. I am the first one of my siblings to break free of my prison. I slowly and clumsily push and pull myself out of my shell, and tumble onto the cold wet rock we call our floor. I get to my feet quickly and look about. Five other golden eggs lay clustered around mine, all with tiny cracks, growing bigger by the second. My mother sat curled up near the eggs and me, waiting patiently for more of her offspring to break free of their cages. I looked back at my silvery egg shell and remember bits and pieces of my 1,000 years in it.
I wander to my left a little and notice something very bright shining in through the opening that mother called the cave door. I crept close to the light before stopping suddenly. I wondered what it was. Not knowing if it was dangerous or not, I placed one claw into it. It felt warm and inviting. I pulled the rest of myself into it. I was awfully close to the edge of the ledge now. I crawled to the very edge and looked up. The ceiling was bright blue, and seemed to go on forever. White puffs of smoke were whisked away slowly by the breath of the world. A giant shining ball, to bright for me to look at, shed light onto the cave floor. That was the light that felt so inviting and calming.
Below me, as far as I could see, was a lush green blanket of grass and trees. Occasionally there would be a lake or pond where the water had decided to stay. I wanted to view it all. I wanted to fly out of this cave and discover what it was like out there. Just as I opened my wings, my beautiful majestic wings, I heard my mother purr “Essa” she called to me and I was forced to retreat back to her.
Three of my siblings had finally joined me on the cave floor. Mother told me that my sister, Adina was the first one, after me, to break free. Then our little sister Caiden joined us, then our brother Flare. Adina was older than me by thirty four years, but she took more time to mature than I, she made up for it though in grace. She was smaller than me, but just as beautiful. From the tip of her snout to the end of her tail, she was shimmery black, with violet eyes that gleamed almost brighter than the warm ball of light outside of the cave. Her wings reflected the light of the cave as she opened them, and her teeth were as white as the gentle puffs of smoke outside.
Caiden was a grayish-brown color, but she made up for her ugly color in strength. Her eyes were a dull green, like the dead tree leaves I had seen outside, and she was shorter in length. She was built for battle, while Flare was built for agility. Flare was a dull ash color with shining black eyes. He was long and slender, as like Adina, but he was stronger and more muscular and also the largest of us all. He was going to be very handsome as he got older.
As we all examined each other, the other two eggs hatched. Out of the first egg came our little brother, Saiden. Saiden was bigger than Adina and Caiden in length and mass, but I was a little longer and more muscular. He was dark green, almost brown, with dull golden eyes. As soon as he crawled onto the floor, he went to mother for food. Mother, of course, supplied him with a feast of meat (knowing he would be the meat eater). Out of the sixth egg, came two heads followed by two bodies that looked identical. Mother named them Audin and Sorin. Audin, being the sister, and Sorin being the brother. They both were very small, smaller in mass and length than Caiden, and they both were a copper color. Audin had aqua blue eyes, while Sorin’s eyes were silver. It’s very rare for a dragon of mother’s breed to have twins. Mother was half Griffith and half Blue Dragon. Father is half Green Dragon and half Griffith, making me and all of my siblings mutts.
I looked over at Saiden eating and I realized, I haven’t eaten anything for 1,000 years. I crawled over to him, my long graceful tail swaying behind me, and found a spot for me to eat. Mother pushed a bushel of fruit and plants over to me with her arm. Audin and Sorin came to help me eat the ginormous load of food.
As I was eating, I heard a loud swooping sound outside. As I turned around, a very large silver dragon flew into the opening of the cave. Father was huge and muscular, many battle scars covered him from snout to tail, but he was handsome. He went up to mother and nuzzled her snout before turning to admire his offspring. I was at awe of his size. He towered over us when he stood. When mother stood she was ginormous as well. They both lay down and watched us eat. I finished eating and went up to Father. He looked down at me with a curious look. “This must be my dear Essa.” His voice was strong and full of confidence. I nodded and nudged my way in between him and Mother. He didn’t object, instead, he made space for me and my siblings to all cuddle up and sleep in between him and Mother. I looked up into Mother’s soft and intelligent eyes, then to Father’s confident and brave ones, then fell asleep.
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