A deafening screech shook the cobblestone walls of the castle. Emma rushed to the window and peaked outside. Chaos, absolute chaos. Fire, the entire kingdom seemed to be on fire. She could see the silhouettes of the villagers screaming in agony and pain as they were being eaten alive by the flames. Her eyes widened and her breathing quickened when she saw the huge beast. It's head was the shape of the lizards that live in the castle grounds, but something was off, then she saw the dagger like teeth and and drooling jaws, it had dead black horns that protruded out of its skull like twisted tree roots, and the colour, it wasn't natural. Its leathery scales was a deep cobalt and it's roar sounded like dragging your fingers down a metal sheet. It had muscular back legs and bird like wings that were half the size of its body that it seemed to use like arms, it was unnatural. The creature smashed its tail down on top of a building crushing it to pieces. She could barely make out the words that were being yelled "over here... arrows and bows...." she tugged her hands away from the window and bolted down the twisted stairs until she reached the ground floor. Emma shoved open grand doors and was smacked in the face by a wave of heat and smoke. She grunted but continued on, shielding her face while she ran towards the beast. She could see her father with a look of calm rage resting on his face as he handed out swords and bows to the men in armoured suits. The soldiers heaved their quivers loaded with arrows onto their backs, and ripped the sheaths off their swords, then charged into battle with vicious war crys. From somewhere among the hungry flames, the wailing villagers, the demonic winged beast, an arrow appeared. It flew sharp and strong, hitting the winged lizard in the eye. It roared in protest and pure anger, then opened its jaws snarling jaws and burst out a plume of bright yellow and orange flame. Emma hadn't even thought about why there was flames everywhere, she had just ran. The shower of fire rained on many people turning them into charred piles of flesh. She screamed. Everything seemed to go quiet. The creature instantly dropped what it doing and turned the the little girl, all she could see was its silhouette cover by the flames.Emma stared at it with with pure horror. It slowly stuck its scaly head through the flames, like the way a snake moved. The creature's slitted eyes widened and it tilted its head, just a little, but that made it even more terrifying. The way it held its head, it seemed to have this, this smile. Everyone was frozen. The flames licked the dragon's body and seemed to be dancing with pleasure. Emma felt sick. The beast's breathing quickened as it slithered further out of the flames. Its bright orange eyes were completely focused on Emma, and Emma was completely focused on the creature. She had an odd sensation of calmness, she relaxed and sighed, everything would be ok. The dragon made a deep throaty growl that shook the ground, it was the same sound she had heard before, like claws in metal. It lunged, quick as a flash then everything Emma knew was destroyed.
