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Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride The Only Way
As my eyes flash gold, I put all of my magical prowess into casting this spell. I would never have used such a spell on Max, as it isn’t really a solution to the problem we’re facing. However, it will keep him alive and safe until I can figure out a way to free him from Hafgan’s soul as well as ensure the spirits don’t become unhappy. Slowly, Max closes his eyes, falling into a deep sleep while a layer of crystals creeps up from his toes to his head, engulfing him in the magical shield I’ve cast over him. I don’t stop casting the spell until every inch of Max has been covered. It is only then; I allow the exhaustion to wash over me, bringing me down onto my knees. I pant heavily and glance up at my lover. He looks so peaceful within the crystals that it seems almost unreal that he has suffered at all. I turn to the three remaining men and grunt, “this won’t save him, and until I’ve recovered, I can’t do anything else. We should be safe here, but if any of you know a way to fix this,
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Most Important Person
Once I’ve rested enough to have regained my strength and powers to a more acceptable level, I slowly stand up. Casting the spell to delay Max’s end had taken its toll on me, but it was worth it in order to keep him alive.With a look at the others, I can’t help but think they are waiting for me to make some kind of order. There isn’t much that they can do to help, though perhaps they can still help me look. This place must still have some lore of old… books or old stories passed down through the generations?“I wish we could help you more. Is there really nothing we can do?” Kayden asks. The tone of his voice is filled with sorrow. These beings are gentle in nature, even with one another, despite their differences. It is both strange and wondrous to behold.With a small sigh, I look at Max and give it some thought. “I will not give up hope, even if it takes a thousand years. Until I find the solution, I’m unsure what I should do. There has to be something that will aid me, but I am un
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride I'll Find A Way
As I get closer to the museum, I land and shift back into my human form. It is getting late, but the place is still open for now. All I need to figure out now is to locate Max’s office, or wherever he might keep important information. As I wander through the entrance, I vaguely recall seeing signs that claimed only authorised personnel could enter those rooms. That was to be my first guess of where I might find the information I was seeking. However, when finding the room again, it was nothing more than a place for resting and relaxing. I sighed but knew I couldn’t give up yet. There had to be more important rooms hidden somewhere. I just had to keep looking. Yet I was going at this completely blind. At least I could go about this without being disturbed. With my illusionary spells, the workers here didn’t even notice me. Finally, I found a room that had potential. It was quite hidden and was fairly out of the way in terms of location. However, it had many items, not on display, old
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride True God of Annwn
I have been through these doors a thousand times before and never felt so anxious as I have today. I am not sure how to even explain any of this, but I have no choice but to stand strong and leave nothing out or else my father will surely tell me to just forget about Max and accept this as Hafgan’s defeat.Knocking on the door, I wait for my father to answer with his permission to enter. When it comes, I open both doors with dramatic grandeur.“Father! I must speak with you on a grave matter!” I claim loud and clear. Thankfully, he and my mother are alone and aren’t currently in any sort of meeting. Though before I can say a word, my mother rushes over to me, cups my face in her hands and gives me a few kisses.“Sweetie, you’ve been gone so long! Have you been eating well? Did the mortals give you a hard time? Has Hafgan been sorted out again? And do you want your favourite festive meal tonight?” She bombards me with que
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride A Chance Solution
With my father agreeing to help, I sit back a little easier on my throne and close my eyes in thought. There is just the problem of carrying out our plan. The Spirits might ask for other unspeakable things if we ask them for this boon on top of the one we just ask for.Yet I can’t think of how to do either of these things Zach has suggested. I certainly do not have the powers to cast such spells, and I don’t know anyone that does beyond the Spirits themselves.A long, frustrated sigh escapes my father’s lips, bringing my attention back towards him. He has this look on his face that tells me he is annoyed, yet before I can speak a word, he says, “there is a way to awaken the dragon blood within Max. You mentioned he feels cold to you, despite being mortal. That is a hint his genetics have at least enough dragon blood for this to be possible. This would push him to become immortal, as we are.”My eyes light up at my father's suggestio
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Lair of the Phoenix
The path towards where the phoenix lived was almost akin to walking up the path to a volcano. Of course, things were not that simple here in the underworld. Had I been a mortal taking these trials, I would have had a much tougher time passing through. My only real challenge will be with the phoenix itself. As soon as I reach the top of the volcano, I take a deep breath. I have rarely ventured here. The only time our kind has ever entered the lands ruled by the phoenix has been in times of war. Although such hasn't happened in a long time, we and the phoenix are quite stubborn creatures. That stubbornness has led to many arguments and skirmishes between us, with neither side ever admitting to being wrong or seeking forgiveness. In other words, there is still no peace between our races. Even I, in my time, have done the same. Now that I need their aid, I have my doubts they will give it willingly. No doubt will they attack me on sight, or else insult me in more ways than I might usua
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride The Throne Room
The further the phoenixes take me, the more the volcano shifts from rocky mounds to something more Egyptian. Each ‘building’ seems to be made of the volcano's surface itself and carvings of the sun are depicted everywhere.Given where the phoenix King once lived in the mortal world, it is no surprise to me that this is the style they would craft their home now. After all, Ra was very much revered there.Finally, we reached the Sun God’s summit in the volcano. No mortal could stand the heat here, but thankfully, being a dragon of fire, this heat is nothing to me.I cast my gaze around while making my way in and took in the craftsmanship of the pillars, along with the colourful floor designs. This place is so different from what I am accustomed to, but I can appreciate how marvellous it is in design. The throne itself has several steps leading up to it and they have crafted it from solid gold.“Why do you come here?” The figure
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride An Uneasy Agreement
Words cannot describe how relieved and thankful I feel right now. That the phoenix King agreed to send someone with me to help in the ritual was not something I had any hope of. I expected my attempts would fail and I would need to fight for the right to be heard.I am probably going to get a lot of grief from the phoenix race in the days to come, while they figure out how far they can push my temper and to see if I really will uphold my agreement with them. However, I am a dragon of my word and Max genuinely is that important to me.As I wait for Ra’s chosen helper, I hold my tongue as many phoenixes come over to me. Many of them gawk and stare while others poke and prod with their words and their talons. I ignore them all, though it is difficult to not scold them for bothering me so much.I feel like one of those stuffed animals inside the museum and I know for a fact that if I scold even one of them, they will accuse me of not adhering to the deal I jus
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Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Author's Note
I would like to thank all of you who stuck with me through this series of books, and even those of you who have only read this book (or just two of the three). It has taken me a year to work through all three books, but I was determined to do my best to end the series on a sweet note. If you enjoyed this book and haven't read the other two in the series, please check out Under the Pale Moon (book 1) and Under the Blue Moon (book 2). Both are here on GN. If you'd like another BL book, check out Subduing the Alpha or I am Not Your Love Story which is also on GN. Please note that Subduing the Alpha has two versions, the completed BL version and the hetro version which is still being edited for a female lead. And, if you're tired of romance stories and would like some adventure and fantasy, please check out Adventures of the Crown. Book 1 is completed and book 2 is ongoing. Both are on GN and MN. Also, if you liked my book please leave a review and a gem! I would be eternally grateful
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride The Last Chapter
With lips interlocked, I felt Max’s legs lock around my hips as I slammed hard into him again and again. Last night’s round hadn’t been enough for him, and I was happy to oblige his mood for more. With his stamina, I knew he wouldn’t settle down until I had completely satisfied him. Another moan escaped from his mouth into mine as I felt his fingers tighten in my hair. He was near the edge of his limits again, and so was I. With a few more thrusts deep inside of Max, I felt him tense around my shaft for a moment before a louder moan escaped from him. With his panting and the warmness now against my skin, I knew he had cum. I offered him one more kiss, which he greedily accepted. With him completely in the moment, I thrust in and out of him a few more times before finding my successive release. As I rolled onto my side, I closed my eyes and breathed in heavily. I was exhausted, and all I could wonder was how did Max have so much stamina? I soon felt a warm and cold tingle against my
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Honeymoon Bonding Ritual
Gazing around the hotel, I couldn’t help but feel somewhat nostalgic about being back in the mortal world. We only had the weekend before our time ran out. There were too many royal duties to take care of, and for only so long, I could leave Harri in charge. Though he wasn’t entirely alone. My father had agreed to act as his advisor.While he wasn’t sure about Harri, he saw no reason to spark up the old rivalry he and Hafgan had once shared. He merely felt it was best to make sure Harri had someone to help him if he needed it.“Are you thinking about home again?” Max said, catching me in my thoughts and calling me out on them. He smirked and shook his head. “They’ll be fine,” he added and ushered me further into the hotel.The mortal realm seemed no different. The slight imbalance had done no lasting damage to how things worked. In fact, the humans had not even noticed any differences, and still did not know about the supernatural beings that shared their space.It was so safe that I
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Wedding befitting Royalty
As I wait at the royal altar, I gaze over at all the different people standing at the pews. Although I would have not minded making this a small wedding, my father and mother both handled everything. From the location, to how close to old customs we went and to the dress code.To my surprise, even the phoenixes had come to see me marry Max. Thankfully, nothing had gone haywire between our three groups and we were now on decent terms. I wouldn’t say we were friendly, exactly, but everyone was slowly coming around.Harri stood next to me. He looked more nervous than I was, yet I was the one being married. Anything could happen, or could go wrong, someone might have an objection to the union, or someone might try assassinating someone. There were so many variables that could go wrong.As the organs started playing, my heart pounded rapidly against my chest. This was actually it. I had waited so long for this moment, and now it was here.There have been times I thought I would never get m
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Royal Discussion
I never thought this day would come. I could feel the wave of emotions drown me as the tailor forced me to stand perfectly still while they dressed me for the occasion. All that was now left were the last few preparations, but it seemed like it was taking forever to get them all done.Harri was in the room with me so that the tailor could do the last few adjustments on his clothes, too. He was utterly silent, despite how joyous the occasion was. I tried to reach out to him through my mind, but he shut me out easily. Ever since he and Max had reached maturity, he had become much more standoffish with me.Once the tailor had finished, I ordered them out of the room so that I could speak with Harri privately. If he didn’t want to converse through our minds, then perhaps the issue was something that could only be handled with no one else around.I glanced at the door briefly. We had a little time before we needed to go, so if I was to find out what the issue was, then it had to be now. Tu
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Confessions
As soon as I stepped through the portal, I spotted Max being swarmed by those who had tried to help us before. I wasn’t sure how they would feel about Max being almost as old now as he had been when he had ‘died’. The last they had seen him, he was nothing but an egg. Yet time hadn’t been so long for them. Zach and Rem’s daughter was still relatively young in comparison. However, she was walking now, at least. She was bright-eyed and full of wonder and if I didn’t know any better, I wouldn’t have known she was a born Spirit. I wondered what her future would be, but with how safe things seemed, I was sure she had a bright life ahead of her. “I can’t believe how big he has gotten already,” Zach said as our group showed Max around various locations around Cardiff to see if any of them sparked any memories of his. “Loona has skyrocketed, but she is only slightly above human average,” he added as he pushed her along in the pram. She might have been old enough to walk, but
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Max and Harri
It had taken me most of the night to get the message across to the group I had planned to meet us. When I had finished, I went to bed, not knowing how long Max would give me before he decided he had waited long enough. I must have been in such a deep sleep when Max showed up, as I didn’t hear him enter my bedroom. It wasn’t until I heard some faint whispering in my ear that I knew anyone was there. My eyes snapped open while my body went into fight-or-flight mode. Had I not realised who it was, I know I would have lashed out. “S-sorry,” Max softly apologised. “I called your name outside several times, King Arwen, but you were still fast asleep.” With a long sigh, I shook my head. “It’s fine, just be careful, Max,” I replied and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. “It took a little while to get our guides to agree to our visit, so I was awake late.” Max nodded slowly. As I sat up in bed, he twisted around so that he couldn’t see my half-naked body. I rarely
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride Growing Up
With time working differently here than on Earth, it felt like no time had passed at all since Max and Hafgan, who we had renamed Harri, had grown up. I had spent as much time with them as my duties had allowed, and trained them in the ways of dragon-kind, along with Healing-Frost. She had been a wonderful surrogate mother for the twins, and with her on my side, the other ice dragons seemed more at ease and followed her suggestions to work together towards peace. I couldn’t have asked for a better helper than her. Thankfully, Harri had never questioned his new name or brought up any memories from his past life as Hafgan. Both me and Healing-Frost had been keeping a close watch on him and his mind, just to be certain. I wasn’t sure if the phoenix had planned for the two souls to be split into twins, or for Harri to not have his memories, but I was thankful. Harri had his own body once more and had no drive to forcefully take the throne, and that was all that m
Under the Crimson Moon: A Dragon's Pride And it is...
A little over a month later…My feet pound on the stone floor as I make haste towards the hatchery. I can’t believe it is finally time. I thought the egg would never hatch, but now it was finally time. My days have been filled with wondering when this day would finally come.As I entered the hatchery, my feet skidded across the ground until I found my balance again. Most of our eggs have hatched now, but Max’s egg was finally ready. I stared at the door to the cold room. I hesitated for a moment, wondering if I could handle what might be a disappointment if who hatched was not Max at all.Shaking my head, I knew I couldn’t wait any longer. I absolutely must find out who it was that had been reborn. So far, no one could sense the one inside of the egg. It was agony not knowing, but I busied myself with my duties.Opening the door, I felt the coldness hit me. It was like a freezer in here, and only Healing-Frost and the egg could ha
