(Dragon Book 1) - Diary of the Dragon Rider - 1

22nd day of 10th month

(1/3) An envoy from Meccania came to purchase a grown Coolia. Meccanian officers always pay well, so there was plenty of food on the table that night. But I had to clean up the dead Coolia's remains, so I didn't feel like eating.

(2/3) 'Destroy the mutants', it is the
village's code. The mutant Coolias cannot be tamed, and no one will buy them. Besides, they are believed to be a bad omen.

(3/3) But to me, Coolias are all
the same. I can't believe that blue-
white light could bring our village harm.

25th day of first month

(1/1) Loth became feverish. She was near delivery, so I had to take care of her overnight. If I allowed her to die, I would be punished for sure. It's not like I really could do
anything for her, they just needed a caretaker. My bad luck.

26th day of first month

(1/2) Unfortunately, Loth passed away. My father whipped me and sent me to bed hungry. But none of that mattered. I lied about the baby. I told them it was stillborn, but it actually was sleeping quietly in the barn.

(2/2) I didn't mean to break the code... only, I couldn't kill him...
because Lagi had... a pair of wings!.

27th day of first month

(1/2) I named the little Coolia 'Lagi'. If anyone knew the reason why I decided to take care of him,
they would just laugh at me. All the legends and scriptures of our village describe a dragon. And Lagi reminds me of that dragon.

(2/2) I know it's all childish dreaming, but I want to see Lagi grow up. If he could actually fly...
I could be like the dragon rider in the fairy tales I was told in my childhood.

8th day of 9th month

(1/1) Lagi's growth rate is amazing. At this rate, he could be as big as
a full-grown Coolia in a year. His wings are strengthening too. I took him running today, and just for an instant, he actually floated. Lagi may really fly!

19th day of 10th month

(1/3) Yesterday, my whole life ended. The home where I lived, everyone in the village, they're gone. Dead. The airship appeared out of nowhere, attacked without reason, and turned my village into nothing but ashes...

(2/3) Disaster struck while we were
outside the village, practicing.
Somehow, I couldn't even cry. The
village was in flames before me, yet I couldn't accept it. It was,
however, what Lagi did next that
sent shivers down my spine.

(3/3) What Lagi fired towards the
ancient airship... It was the legendary 'arrows of light'. My dream had become a reality, but the villagers had paid for it with their souls.