Author's Note: 1
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE BEGINNING THE NOVEL. 2
The planet in this story is a young one. Sections of the planet belong to each of the elements, as do the creatures on the planet itself. Each creature on the planet belongs to one or more of the elements. Six such creatures are named in this novel: Dragons (element: fire), Zelik (element: darkness), Sroan (element: water), Nayyi (element: ground), Sarrik (element: ground) and Bazon(element: gold). Sroan and Bazon will be more common in the second book in this series. Zelik and Dragons are what this story is entirely about.3
Salaei is a young dragon, roughly nine months of age by our time, when her mother is killed. In this book you follow her in her search for another dragon, which she believes to be her only hope for long term survival. Her mother hadn't taught her how to breathe fire before her death, so Salaei is pretty much defenseless against the Zelik in the area-which to her knowledge, can only be killed by using fire.4
Tachaeil, the only other dragon found alive in this novel, has an unknown past (that may or may not be explored in later books or short stories). We only know currently that he was buried in light rubble when he woke up, and that he was surrounded by Zelik.5
In order to add another side to this story I included another character, a Zelik that goes by the name Zeil. He, like most Zelik, isn't very intelligent (so his parts of the story are poorly written and he often switches between third and first person when he thinks). He grows more intelligent as the story progresses (so his parts of the story get better later on). 6
Zelik are roughly 5'9" with a small two foot wingspan which they used to jump farther, but are too small to support their weight in flight. The have four fingers on each of their front legs with a two inch claw on all but the "thumb" which only has an inch long claw. They typically run upright with their front legs used to carry something or to hold their food while they eat. Their back feet have four toes on each foot, each toe having a three inch long partially claw that is constantly sharpened and dulled. They also have one retractable claw in the back of their heel. These claws can help the Zelik grip stone, wood, ice, and hard ground. 7
Zelik have relatively large mouths with a total of 64 teeth that are as sharp as diamond daggers, enabling them to chew through pretty much anything. The teeth are shed in the first "month" of their life, after the teeth have been shed once, the teeth don't come out again. Even after death all the teeth remain in the skull except for one. The "death tooth" as the Zelik refer to it, is typically taken as a souvenir by the one who killed the Zelik. The other teeth remain affixed to the skull until the skull is destroyed, which isn't a simple task as the skull is just as unbreakable as the teeth themselves. 8
Tachaeil has two teeth in his possession that are portrayed on his neck for all to see. His scales are all shades of blue and he has dark piercing blue eyes. Tachaeil is about two years of age and he is a little over eight feet in length from his nose to the tip of his tail and he has a wingspan of __ feet.9
Salaei, on the other hand, has no Zelik teeth in her possession, the one her mother had is buried with her in the cave of Salaei's birth. She has orange-pink scales and pale iridescent eyes. She is only a little over five feet in length from her nose to her tail with a wingspan of __ feet.10
There are four main characters in this book. The fourth comes into the story about half way through.11
Thanks for Reading! Enjoy the Story!
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