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Creative Writing: Dragon's Cabin

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The snow shimmered and sparkled under the rising sun's faint glow. The cold arctic air was utterly still, and it seemed that there was no life on the desolate shore of Lake Lyra. As the sun rose, however, a small log cabin emerged from the shadows of the nearby mountain, and glimmers of life slowly began to awake from their slumber. Sitting on the porch of the cabin was an old man, who carried an air of wisdom and insight that seemed almost inhuman. He possessed a gruff appearance, with a shaggy beard and piercing eyes as blue as the lake before him. This particular morning, he was whittling a piece of wood into a wolf, with expert strokes of the short blade. The man had lived in the mountains for generations, and though few had the …show more content…

Startled, he leapt to the side, as a large arrow struck the ground where he had been standing a moment before. Gasping, he whirled around, and met the glowing red eyes he had hoped never to see again. The large bear-man bared his fangs. "So, Tenga, we meet again." Hearing the deep, threatening voice of his nightmares filled Tenga with fear and caused terrible memories to rush through his mind, a terrible cavalcade that threatened to overwhelm him. "Kalkaran." It was not a question, nor was there any doubt in the statement. For though all bear-men looked almost exactly the same, Tenga recognized the hate-filled eyes that had hunted him down for years, and the two long fangs that emerged from Kalkaran's upper lip that had caused him almost unbearable agony. Though the skin had mended over the course of time, the place where Kalkaran had bitten him on the arm decades ago felt as though a red-hot iron was pressed to it, almost as painful as when he had first gotten the wound. Clenching his teeth, he dared to speak …show more content…

The rage in Kalkaran's eyes grew more pronounced, and his grip on his bow grew tighter. "Yes, you did succeed, but only partially. You separated me from my body, and I was forced to endure the agony of a soul without a body!" Tenga fidgeted with his wolf carving. "How have you returned, then?" Kalkaran snarled. "How naive you are... Are you aware the locals used to call you 'wise one'? Ironic, isn't it? I returned because I wished to, Tenga. I longed to return so I could kill you, for all the agony that you have caused me, and to ensure that Leona died in vain!" His voice grew louder until he was almost shouting, before he regained control. "In answer to your question, Tenga, I returned to kill you." He growled softly. A bone-chilling fear crept up Tenga's spine. However, he quickly steeled his nerves, and quietly asked "The locals used to call me 'wise-one?' Used to?" Kalkaran laughed, a sound that was almost as terrifying as his rage. "Yes, I meant the past tense. Some of the townsfolk were rather... uncooperative, when I asked them for your

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