Something I wrote a couple of years ago, I hope you enjoy it.
A Dragons Love Story :
As our world formed and then began to cool many species were born in the primal soup that covered most of it's surface.
One of these early creatures was the Dragon. Although fierce and brutal, they were born with intelligence and a reasoning mind. This, along with their long lifespan, eventually made them the masters of their world.
They were beautiful creatures covered in iridescence scales that shone in every color of the rainbow and larger then any creature that roamed this world.
Over the centuries Dragon kind prospered and thrived. As our world slowly cooled other races emerged that were better suited to the milder temperatures, ( although by todays standards still quite hot ) and would rise up to take their place in the hierarchy.
Dragons, although having long lifespans, eventually would pass on. Their soul however would not. This would be reborn into the next generation along with the memories, learning and experiences that each Dragon achieved over their lifetimes. It was this that allowed Dragon kind to survive when other species died out.
My birth was in the sixth generation, when Dragons were still ruled more by instinct than reason and intelligence. I was the first hatch-ling of a clutch of fifteen, born with the coloring of both parents, deep purple scales with orange and yellow beneath my wings and underside. As male Dragons at that time cared little for their offspring, I was raised by my mother and taught the lessons I needed to survive.
I grew strong and under my mothers leadership, ( females ruled the Dragon tribes ) our tribe prospered as well. It was a good start in life for me and shaped the values I would carry with me over the centuries.
My first life was long and full of adventure and peril. As Dragons would not come of child bearing age until their fourth or fifth decade my youth was long but I died early and never made it to adulthood or found my life mate.
My second birth was in the ninth generation. In this generation was also born my life mate. This soul would always be linked to me and over the lifetimes would be drawn to me regardless of distance.
She was born with iridescent white scales, highlighted by a soft golden underside that gave her a serene appearance. Her personality was anything but serene.
As we grew our bond strengthened and we became friends, roaming our world, sharing adventures and danger, long before maturity made us more. Many was the time our mischief brought us before the Dragon council and our daring brought us close to death.
When we were mature enough for our hormones to change, all of this did as well. Our first mating was an explosion of emotions, desires and confusion. We soared into the night sky, played at mock battle, as was our custom, and then joined our bodies to each other as we fell toward the earth, pulling apart with no time or space to spare. Each time we made love we came so close to the earth that our wings would brush the ground as we pulled away, we were that reluctant to be parted.
We were inseparable and shared many grand adventures until such a time as my Princess gave me our first offspring. I was so enthralled by our children that I spent little time apart from them from that time on.
Over the decades that followed we raised many fine Dragons and Dragonettes, until such a time as I passed on again to my next life and my Princess, broken hearted, passed on as well.
Centuries passed and we shared many more lives together, our souls passing from one life to the next, always connected and finding each other again and again.
There came a time however when Dragons were not suited well to this world, the seasons were colder and with the advent of man to compete with for food, the births of Dragons shrank year after year.
As there were a definite number of Dragon souls it would take longer and longer for each of us to be reborn and some lifetimes would pass when I never found my Princess at all.
Survival has a way of compensating however and there came a time when a dragon soul was born into another life form, always a higher form of life but mixing our breed with that of the world and giving us all a chance at life again.
As the centuries passed my Princess and I shared many more adventures. I had always remained a Dragon but as the births of new Dragons slowed there came a time when she didn't have a Dragon body to come back in, our love however transcended form and we always found a way to be together. Most times she would return as a unicorn and as Dragons were not nearly as large as we had been in the past this would work well for us and we were content with our lives through these times.
By the time the Knights sat their round table and practiced what they called the noble art of war, there were few of us remaining. These were hunted and killed as wild beast for sport or as dangerous predators when we tried to find food among the herds of local farmers.
It was during this time that my Princess was born to a noble family and became a human Princess as well.
Knowing her at once I watched as she grew into the beautiful woman I knew she would become, not daring approach. We had learned early on that even though you were a Dragon in human form, you didn't become aware of it until you reached adulthood.
When the time was close I made myself known to her and, having misjudged somewhat, caused a panic throughout the town when I was seen. Not to be denied, I picked up my Princess and returned with her to my lair to await the awakening of her Dragon half.
Looking back I know I should have waited until she came to me, but my heart was heavy with the need to have her with me again and I could wait no longer. We were pursued by many knights and when they found us a fierce battle ensued. There came a point during the battle when my Princess came into her own mind and seeing me about to be run through from behind, jumped in front of the weapon and was killed. I flew into a rage and killed many men that day, but in the end my blood mixed with my love's and I lived as a Dragon no more.
This would be a tragic and bitter sweet ending to our story if indeed it was the end, no this was in many ways the beginning for us. Man's capacity for passion was awakened within us when next our souls were united. We found so many ways to express our love and passion for each other in this form that life was never dull from that point on.
There have been times when I haven't found my Princess, perhaps she was born earlier in that life or she was born so far away that our paths never crossed. I can always feel her with me though, and always feel her love. A love that began when the earth was new and will continue when it is done.
