I flew off into the distance with my Monstrous Nightmare as I gripped onto my satchel. Chased off by my village, my family, and the person I thought that I would spend the rest of my days with.

They didn't like dragons.

They hurt us and burned our village down, yes, rightfully so, but Firefang was different. And when they found out about her they were enraged and were going let me kill her.

To prove that I hated dragons like them.

But I wasn't like them.

I knew when I saw a dragon getting killed for the first time it felt wrong. Their screams and their eyes full of fear.

The abuse, the torment and the torture. Baby dragons getting killed in front of their mothers. Dragons getting repeatedly beaten until they die.

It was all wrong. All very wrong.

I first met Firefang in the woods. She was badly injured and was on the brink of death.

I brought her back to health and that's when she trusted me and I trusted her.

I told someone. I couldn't keep it to myself. I told someone that I trusted and loved, Anwir, I thought he was the type of person to be trusted. I thought he was someone who was understanding. I thought he was someone who would be able change for me.

But I thought wrong. I was so very wrong.

•●●●•

Anwir came into the cave where I was hiding Firefang.

"I need to show you something!" I said to Anwir full of excitement and nervousness.

"Well, hurry! I was in the middle of training for the next Dragon Battle." He said impatiently.

I sighed, "Well, you won't be doing that anymore."

"Why?" He asked curiously.

"Because I'm going to change your mind!" I said smiling as I revealed Firefang.

He gasped and his eyes were wide open.

"What are you doing?!" He yelled out

"What do you mean?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows.

"Wait, I know! You're helping me get revenge, right?" He then pulled out his weapon, smiling.

"What?" I muttered out

Firefang felt threatened and lit herself on fire and roared at him.

I ran in front of Firefang and put my arms out panicking. "Stop! You're scaring her!" I screamed

"What...why are you stopping me?! A Monstrous Nightmare killed my family and now you're protecting one?" He yelled out.

"What are you talking about?! I'm sorry about your family, but this wasn't the same one that killed them!" I yelled back.

He pushed me out of the way and I fell down on the ground as he walked over to Firefang with his weapon ready.

"They're all the same." He snarled, venom dripping with every word. And with that, he ran at her.

"No!" I shouted as I stood up, "Firefang, fire!" I screamed

'I'm sorry...'

She fired at Anwir but he dodged it. "You gave it a name?!" He screeched out.

"Run! Fly away!" I shouted at her. Ignoring his comment.

She started to run towards the exit of the cave. Anwir stood up and started to charge at her.

I ran towards the side of Anwir and pushed him down.

He looked at me with horror. Then his expression darkened, "I'm going to let the Cheif know about this..." he breathed out glaring at me.

I shook my head as I took several steps back and ran after Firefang.

•●●●•

It's been a few hours and I've been hearing angry shouting around me.

It was getting dark and things were getting harder to see.

As I was walking through the forest, trying to not get caught, I bumped into something.

It did a soft growl. I quickly shuffled myself back and stood up shaking.

Then there was light.

I gapsed and smiled, "Firefang!"

She let out a soft groan. Suddenly, I heard rustling all around.

"There they are!" One yelled out.

"The traitor!" Another one shouted.

"Oh no...Firefang extinguish yourself! We need to get out of here!" I whispered.

I found a stick and lit it on fire. I then dropped it on the forest floor, extinguished it. Showing her what she needs to do.

Firefang understood and unlit herself. I started to run towards the opposite direction of the voices I heard, but I was too late.

Multiple large Vikings stood around me and Firefang with torches, axes and swords.

A big man with a great brown beard stepped through the people and came up to me and stared at me and back at my dragon.

He turned and looked back at the other people

"Take her and the beast to the arena!" He bellowed and then looked back at me "I want her to kill it."

There was cheering around me and two pair of arms grabbed me while the others attacked, roped and chained Firefang up.

She shot at them multiple times but there was too many of them. She was out of her fire and couldn't protect herself.

"Firefang!" I yelled out. Firefang screeched back

"You gave that thing a name? Disgusting." The man mumbled who was dragging me across the forest.

•●●●•

I was at the arena and on the other side was a chained up Firefang roaring and struggling to get out.

"(Y/N), is going to kill this monstrous beast." The Cheif yelled out to the audience as he stands up from his Cheif's throne chair.

There was a roar of cheers in the crowd

"And perhaps if she succeeds her charges will be dropped...and if she is to fail...well, let's hope she doesn't." He said and sat back down.

Then the cage that Firefang was in started to open. Some Vikings quickly unchained and unroped her. She roared and spat fire around her and ran out to the arena.

It caused a roar of excitement in the audience.

I stood there breathing heavily. She had some wounds on her.

I gripped onto my ax. I had to think of a plan quickly.

I couldn't kill her. I just can't.

"Kill it! Kill it! Kill it!" The audience chanted.

I looked around me. To find a place to escape. Then I saw it.

I looked back at Firefang. I hopped in place for a second and ran at her.

Her pupils and eyes became big and started to back away.

Before she got too scared I jumped onto her and mounted on.

There was cheering in the crowd.

"FIRE!" I screamed I grabbed her horns and led her head at the wooden pulley system that held the arena gate in place.

Firefang shot at it and the arena door fell down.

Suddenly the atmosphere changed. Now there was shouting and cries in the audience.

"Go, Firefang!" I shouted. She started to run out of the arena.

I grabbed on tight and tried to keep balance as much as possible.

"Get her and that dragon!" The Chief yelled behind me.

There were Vikings with weapons blocking our path.

Firefang shot at them and I threw my ax at one of them who was ready shoot me with a crossbow.

We made it to the exit of the arena.

Suddenly, someone shot an arrow on my arm and made me fall off of Firefang.

I looked at who shot me and it was Anwir.

He slowly placed down his crossbow to his side. He looked at me with disappointment and turned around and walked away.

Firefang looked towards me as the Vikings started to run at me.

I quickly got up as I winced in pain.

"Let's go! Fly!" I said as I pointed at the sky with my good arm and started running towards the closets edge of the island.

Firefang got to the sky and followed me above the air.

"I hope this plan works!" I muttered to myself

As I got to the edge I jumped. "Firefang!" I called out to her.

She dived down after me. She was fast and caught me before I hit the rocks below me. I gripped her horns but winced in pain as I forgot about the arrow in my arm for a second.

She flew back up and we flew away from the island as some try to shoot their crossbows at us and throw their spears but we were far away now.