MIR, the sentient Wyvern.

Dread

Tanner watched the ground from the satellite as he drank a cup of synthetic coffee.

It was 'good' but nothing like real coffee, a luxury product. He had a few seeds with him, hoping to be able to plant them and have coffee on the spot too.

Then Kim arrived in the control room.

"I've got two weak signals on Sacha and Maxime's pistols..."

The commander lit up.

So, watch the positions, the habits and zoom me all that.

While Sacha was in the garden of the little palace, she was waiting for the end of Chlorophylle's screams that I was 'serving'.

She wanted to run away, disinterested by the spectacle which disturbed her but also disgusted her.

How could such a beautiful princess give in to such a monstrous beast? It was the anti-romance of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, where the werewolf had a certain charm and carisma. Which I didn't have. On the contrary, I inspired fear and awe and my predatory aura crushed even the strongest of spirits.

As far as she was concerned, the former princess who had become Empress in her blood must not have been in her right mind.

A moan of pleasure escaped from the room and reached the little heroine's ears.

She began to vomit.

This did not escape my notice as I tended to MY princess.

I wanted to break her and make her beg me, but a spark of reason and wisdom prevented me from indulging my wyvern instincts. I was a beast and I accepted it.

I was no longer ashamed and the thought of being naked in my scales never crossed my mind.

I still had the decency to keep myself clean and hide my genitals.

She was out in the open and saw that the red LED on her gun had turned green and that it was connected to something.

Instinctively, she looked up at the sky.

On the satellite, they recognised Sarah's face, her gun on her.

She smiled again. Perhaps they were here? The timing was right! They were alive. She was no longer alone!

My instincts never lied to me, and I could 'feel' the atmosphere and suddenly everything was light. Something had happened, but I couldn't feel what.

Then I saw Sarah from a distance, through the window and the arches, and she no longer looked angry but radiant. Obviously it wasn't my fault.

When our eyes met, she turned her head and I wondered what she was doing here.

I left Chlorophylle to recover and went outside, growing back to my normal height of 20 metres (35 in combat).

"Mir... it's disgusting what you're doing... I protest! It's against nature! Why are you soiling Chlorophylle? Why do you look at me like I'm a conquest... I hate this part of you" she spat at me.

"MPH!!! They ask and I serve! An Alpha wyvern has several concubines. It's the nature of things."

Sacha: "But that's disgusting! It's bestiality!!!"

GRRRR!! "watch your little tongue, human! "

"But you were Professor Brilliant! weren't you?"

"Who told you that???" tilting my head to the side so my eye dominated his head.

"Don't scare me! Mir... I'm a hero and I'd have to kill you if I didn't know you! Everyone upstairs is looking for Professor Brilliant! "

I was about to say that I was Mir with the guy's memories, another life, another story but my interests were piqued.

"AND? And if I'm Professor Brilliant, what difference does it make!"

"If it disgusts me, Mir... it will disgust others and your image will be that of a monster, as well as being hideous and ostracised! "

She had a point.

"I'm sorry, Sasha.. I... I'm just a beast now..it's hard.. instincts and and. I was raised by wyverns.... "

"I'm sorry if I hurt you, Mir..but don't go any further down. Save what human you have left."

"My Wyvern family... you don't know how much I miss them... I've had thousands of times more affection from these beasts than in my human life that I'm trying to forget. They have given me what you have never been able to give me: love, tenderness and caresses. The innocent warmth of those pure, sincere souls, those dragons.... I miss them so much. They drive me crazy. And it's affecting my lack of contact, caresses, affectionate licks and the need to be brooded over by Mum. You can't understand, Sacha. Chlorophylle has had her share of mistreatment and denial and all I do is heal these wounds by giving her the affection that Mum and Dad gave me. Even if it's repulsive, we animals and wyverns in particular love non-verbal communication and touch."

Sacha: "I'm sorry... I didn't know. I was insensitive"

After a moment's pause,

"You've come for something else, I suppose..."

Sacha: "Yes, Maxime and I, but especially Maxime, he's very upset with you. And Zalar takes pleasure in it. That massacre... it was despicable. I cried and threw up all night and the Orcs and Goblins, especially the Goblins... they're vile. How can you have friends like that?"

I looked up instinctively.

"They are not my friends, but those who follow the Demon lord. If it wasn't me. What do you think would have happened? I'll tell you... your belly would be swollen and full of little goblins.. and Maxime would be eaten... like all humans."

Sacha "And what about you?"

"I would serve the Demon Lord in exchange for getting my family back".

Sacha: "Yes, I see... but you want more. You're having a radome built. I suppose you want to communicate with my people".

"Yes... the empire is for you... in fact... and I'm only staying for figuring... I want to explore the world, travel, have adventures and not stay stuck here."