A World Of Dragons

Chapter 13 The Burning Village

"Your eyes..." he said. "Your eyes are bleeding" he added. Seraphina lifted her hand to her cheek where she began to feel the blood, and wiped it putting a little on her finger, then looked at it for a minute, before she looked back at Daniel.

"It's already started," she said, shocked. "You have to go," she told Daniel. "I can't leave you princess, if I did It wouldn't be right" he told her. "Lincoln will be back soon with a cure and then I'll head back to the camp" she said. "So please go" she pleaded.

"Your highness," the woman from before said, appearing behind seraphina. Sera turned to look at her. There she stood only a few feet away from her holding a knife in her hand. "What are you doing?" Seraphina asked. "I am so sorry" she said as bloody tears filled her eyes. "What's going on princess?" Daniel asked as he banged his fists against the barrier.

"I'm trying to help you" seraphina said through a shaky breath. "It's better for all of the infected to die" she told her after I kill you ill kill myself as well I promise" said the woman, then she charged at Seraphina.

"SERA!" Daniel yelled, banging his fists against the barrier again as Seraphina began to wrestle with the woman. "All of us must die" said the woman as she tried to Stab Seraphina, but Sera held up the woman's arms preventing her. "LET DOWN THE BARRIER" Daniel yelled as he hit the barrier again. "I CAN'T," Seraphina yelled. As she managed to push the woman away, knocking the knife out of her hand.

Sera jumped for the knife before the woman, and as the woman jumped on Seraphina she stabbed the knife into the woman's chest. The woman looked down at the knife in her chest as blood began to come out of her mouth, then her lifeless body fell to the ground.

Seraphina quickly pushed her away, and stood up just staring at her. "Are you alright?" Daniel asked. Sera turned to him and nodded. "Yeah" she said. Then suddenly she began to cough.

Sera placed her hands over her mouth, and that was when she realized blood had come out. The barrier began to flicker as seraphina just stood there. "Hey what's wrong with you?" Daniel asked, stepping away from the barrier. Then the barrier was gone.

Seraphinas eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fell, "don't go near her" Luna yelled as Daniel ran and caught her before her head hit the ground. "Your highness..." Luna said.

"Hey princess, you gotta wake up" Daniel said as he brushed her hair out of her face. "I know it's been a long day but it's not over yet" he told her. Seraphina opened her eyes. "You're... an... idiot..." she said weakly. "I think I've become your i***t" he told her. "And Says the girl who willingly risked her life for these people" he said. "You're gonna.... gonna get sick..." she told him. "No," he said. "I'm immune to it," he said.

"We need to get you back to the camp" he told her. "No" she said. "You can't... risk everyone else... just... for me" she told him. "I don't need anybody else" he said. "If you die I have no doubt everything will be lost" he said.

Seraphina pushed herself out of his arms and rolled to the ground. She used one of the homes to help herself stand. "Flare" seraphina said, as she tossed the bag she was wearing over by Luna. Flare walked over to her. "What are you doing?" Daniel asked. "Get him out of here dame Luna" seraphina told him. "Answer me Seraphina Sengrid" he snapped. "Discede ante te, c*m hoc p**o in cineres converteris" (Leave before you are turned to ash with this village). Seraphina said in his native tongue. Luna quickly ran to Daniel and grabbed him pulling him towards the tree line. "Fly flare" Sera said as she looked towards flare. Flare flew into the sky.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING STOP YOU CAN'T DO THIS YOU'LL DIE" Daniel yelled as he tried to fight to get Luna to look up at him. Seraphina looked at him as tears of blood began to fall from her eyes. "Fire can not kill a dragon" she said, as she looked him in the eyes. It was almost as if she believed she would die as well but didn't want to say it.

Seraphina looked back up at Flare who was flying just above her. "IGNIS" Seraphina yelled. "Flare opened her mouth and let out a large breath of fire onto the village. "NOOOO" Daniel yelled as the village turned to flame.

There were no screams, not even from Seraphina. The only thing heard was the fire burning the wood from the homes that contained the dead. Daniel fell to his knees. Shocked that Seraphina had done that. Fire can not kill a dragon. Her voice rang through his head. But she was no dragon. She was only a woman, a princess. She was only human. Fire can not kill a dragon. He heard her voice say again. That was when he noticed someone moving inside the fire. Fire can not kill a dragon. Her voice repeated in his head. As a figure began to form in the fire. Fire can not kill a dragon. "No, it's impossible" he whispered to himself, as the figure became more distinct. As the figure made its way out of the fire.

It was Seraphina. Her name now made sense to him as she walked out of the fire. Her name meant the burning ones. As she walked out of the fire, there was not a single mark on her body. Not a burn or a scratch. Even The blood that had come from her eyes was dried to her face. And her clothes somehow remained as well. Magic maybe? Her dress was burnt in some parts but that was it. as she walked out of the burning village he began to understand the world called her the dragon's daughter. "I am the dragon's daughter" she said. "That makes me a dragon to" she added. "And fire can not kill a dragon" she finished.

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