The Ancient Dragon

Long ago roamed an ancient dragon whose body was pure stone. This dragon was a protector. He protected treasure as precious as gold and camouflaged with the stone fortress. When the dragon died, he froze to stone, but his spirit was still trapped in his body and roared to be released once more.

On august 24th 2021,three young explorers were in their jet-black helicopter, when they were shot down for trespassing on the land of Australia. The blades failed to work and they crash landed on a deserted island. Far away from civilisation, the crew feared they would never be rescued.

Scavenging for food, the crew stumble across an old, stone fortress. The flames of their crafted torches crackled in the darkness, glowing like the sun. One member was armed with a wooden knife, clutching it in his quivering hand. The fortress was empty and dimly lit. In the centre was a golden throne, with a luminescent diamond illuminating the room.

One of the crew was very greedy and would steal any precious object he could find. He reached for the crystal diamond, but swiftly dropped into a pit of lava. ROAR! The dragon had awoke from his slumber. The dragon rose from the pit and stretched out his razor sharp talons and scratched the hard rock.

He flew out and soared above the fortress and opened his mouth. A huge jet of flames burst from his mouth and filled the sky. The fortress collapsed , never to be seen again. Two years later, a crew of sailors arrive. The dragon watched this new crew from afar and followed them when they rebuilt the helicopter to civilisation.