Crimson rains were falling. All over the world, rain fell as red as blood, like an ill omen from some forgotten prophecy. Skies ran with dark clouds and a sinister feeling came into every beating heart. A time of fear had begun.1
Under the scarlet curtains stood a figure, which sat and watched the strange phenomenon with sad, tearful eyes. Cyru blinked and shook his head with terrible sorrow clouding his heart. He raised his eyes towards the heavens and emitted a long cry. The sound echoed through the reddened skies and drove deep into the soul of all who heard it, a message of pain and longing. 2
"Aaarrrrroooooooooiiiii..." 3
Cyru swung his long neck from side to side. The rain began to slacken, and a ray of sunlight managed a peak at earth. The milky-white beam struck Cyru and illuminated the magnificent dragon standing alone on an empty plain.4
Cyru's heavy tail thudded upon the ground. He spread his powerful wings and howled again in anger and shock, his voice shaking the land like an earthquake. "Aaroi!! Aaroi, why? Why?!"5
With tears pouring from his eyes, the dragon stumbled off, as the rain stopped altogether. Aaroi, Cyru's only brother, was dead. On this day, a dragon had fallen.
Author notes
Alright I'm trying a dragon story. To explain something, Aaroi was a water dragon, who's power was to summon rains and such like that. So that explains the red rain, right 
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This story has very good imagery though disconcerting (in a good way, the story is effective) with the idea of rain like blood. It reminds me of the film Watership Down where the fields fill with blood which signals danger and a time of fear. I'm guessing the raining blood has a similar message in your story as well as showing the passing of a dragon. This story filled me with sympathy for Cyru, poor dragon! It is a clever piece of writing and I am eager for more and curious to know what happened to Aaroi.
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Wow, I love the wording you used here, very visual. This is an awsome prologue. I like your creativity with Aaroi(when he died, it rained blood because of his power). This was awesome, I hope you write more, 'cause it looks like it could go somewhere. ^_^ -
Nice start here. I'd like to see where you go with it.
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Nice Job
My first impression was.. dragon story? Not my type. But when I read it, it drew my attention. I really liked it! Keep writing! -
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Oh I see. Aaroi was the water dragon who brings rain, but he is gone
And that's why there's red rain!!! How cool is that!! I think that is some clever thinking. Maybe you should try to add that Aaroi was a water dragon because I was a little confused until I read your authors note. I think this story has a lot of potental and I like to see where it leads to. I hope you are planning to write more. Keep me updated. -
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Well, I was aiming to tell everyone that Aaroi is a water dragon in the first chapter, which tells how he died. Basically the beginning is part of the end, and the whole story is told from Cyru's point of view. When I post the first chapter, it'll tell you he's a water dragon
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Cool story!
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Thanks
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