A Dragon’s Human

They say things happen for a reason. Whatever you do has consequences for you and the ones who surround you. Everything has an order. My mother always believed in order and planned my path for me, while my best friends always acknowledged the me I wanted to be. Unfortunately, two of my best friends moved away and not a word has been heard from them since their move. Connie was my best girlfriend. She got married and during her month long honeymoon I was trapped dealing with her dragon, the Guardians, my aunt and drug addicted cousin, a witch, a lunatic mage and the rest of the Mystic Realm. I admired Connie for the longest time, but I didn’t realize how much she shouldered until I tried stepping into her shoes. My involvement in the Mystic Realm was no mistake. Between Connie, Nightly and Sam, I was the only one who kept things grounded within the Human World. I learned that attaching myself to something was a way to avoid being hurt, but releasing the attachment allowed me to grow up and spread my wings. My name’s Judith Elizabeth Bachor, and I was declared a knower, a dragon’s human. * * * The wind howled, blowing my hair to the side of my face. The day had grown dark. The waves below me continued to crash up against the cliff’s wall. The aftermath of the ocean’s spray hit my ripped up back. My mouth opened releasing breathless pants. I continued to slide my feet across the narrow ledge as a cave came into view. Inside there was a light. The shadows in the light were of three people. Two of the people were strapped down while the third stood before them holding a knife. She dug it into one of the strapped down victim’s sides. In the other hand was a bowl. The victims did not scream. The sounds expressed sounded like they were gagged. The blood was pouring into the bowl. “That’s enough,” said a voice. “You got your ingredients, we don’t need them anymore.” “Oh, you silly mage,” replied the captor with the knife held against her chest. “We need one more thing. Now either of these lovely, strong gentlemen will do the trick.” “These are whisperers, witch, you know they won’t work because of the Mystic Realm’s laws,” the other voice cried out. “They’ll work out just fine, trust me.” The shadow vanished from view. “For your sake, it better. I didn’t break into Sefron to find just any witch,” the other voice muttered. The voices became silent. It was my only chance to make my way into the cave. Once inside, I saw my friends chained up against the wall. Their hands pinned to the sides of their heads, gags in their mouths and shirts removed. From their sides blood was pouring out. Together their blood merged and formed a weird looking circle in a pool of water. They both glanced over at me and muffled my name. I ran up to the one closest to me. The two of them were both freakishly tall, very well built and carried identical facial features. The twins, Alex and Romeo, my childhood friends. “Romeo,” I removed his gag from his mouth, slapping his face lightly, “Romeo.” He rolled his head to the side. “Judy, what are you doing here? You could get hurt,” he whispered. I pulled Romeo’s head down to my height and kissed him. “I love you, stupid. Now,” I pulled out a bobby pin from my hair and went over to the lock. “I’m going to get you out.” “Judy. No. Find the Guardians. Get them,” Romeo pleaded. “Please, for your safety, just stay with Nightly and Ace-ry.” “I can’t,” I said, fiddling with the lock. “Nicole left with Nightly and Malcolm and Teddy are raiding Magic Lantern.” “What? Where’s Ace-ry?” he asked. “Waiting for me. I came through a crevice that just allowed me to fit.” I got one of the manacles off. Alex tried to say something. “Then what are Nightly and Nicole doing?” he asked. “Retrieving Connie and Sam,” I answered. Alex muffled something again. “That’s all we needed to hear.” The witch was back and she held a gun in her grasp. She pulled the trigger. I didn’t even notice the bullet enter my stomach. It was so quick and it made no sound. “Judy,” Romeo reached for my hand but with his other hand still chained up he couldn’t reach me. “JUDY!” I went limp, seeing my death in a cave, at the hands of a witch.