Wait a minute . . . Dragon?
The
laughter increases, and you watch the dragon stifling what seems to be
a serious case of the giggles. You look at it quizzically, and finally
voice the question that has been bothering you for the past five minutes.
"You're not going to eat me, are you?"
This
sends the beast off of the edge, and it goes into a fit of hysterics. You
look at it curiously, as it rolls on the rocky floor of the huge cavern.
The dragon isn't small either. You estimate its length at about 300 ft.
Every time it sees you anew, it begins to laugh harder. Finally it calms
down, and sits up again. A voice enters your mind, just as easily as the
earlier laughter I haven't laughed that
much since a knight threatened to disembowel me, and accused me of eating
a 'beautiful damsel' two hundred years ago. That was a hoot. No, I won't
eat you. Humans for the most part are disgusting dirty creatures. You don't
have quite as much of an odor of unwashed person as most, but it's still
unpleasant. I'm quite omnivorous in fact. Would you like a slice of pizza?
You
nod slowly, extremely skeptical. The dragon turns and heads into the dark
recesses of the cave, until you can no longer see it. You wonder, where
did your house go? The voice answers your question, It's
in another dimension, no worries. I saw you daydreaming about dragons a
few days ago, and well . . figured you needed a vacation anyway. So I brought
you here! My name is Shadow Phoenix by the way. I know I dont' look like
much of a phoenix, but it's my public name. I can't tell you my private
name. That'll be explained later if you need me to. So. Now that you're
here, what do you want to do? The dragon
reappears, carrying a dragon sized slice in one paw, and, sitting in the
palm of its other, a human sized slice of . .cheese pizza rests. Go
on, take it. It's just mozzarella and marinara sauce, nothing fancy.she
prompts you. You hesitantly reach out and take it. You take a small bite,
and discover, hey, it's pizza. Pretty good too. I
make it myself she says proudly, so,
what do you want to do? she asks you again.
You chew slowly before answering. "Well, what can I do?"
She
flicks a claw, and a list appears, floating in the air in front of you.
Visit
the Nests
Learn
about me
Head
outside to explore
Visit
some of my favorite haunts
Go
to my picture gallery
Visit
my writing desk
Orshe says with a sigh, if you really don't want to be here, then I can always send you home.