(Dragon Book 2) - Diary of the Dragon Rider - 2

23rd day of 10th month

(1/3) Three days have passed since weleft. Some people in a caravan
were kind enough to share food andwater with us. They also told uswhat they saw. They said the
ancient airship was heading for
the border, towards the Empire.

(2/3) Why do I follow that airship? To be honest, I don't know...
Revenge? Well, perhaps at first...
But something more draws me to it.

(3/3) Revenge is not the only reason. Ifeel as if I have a mission to fulfil. I just cannot allow the
ancient airship to reach its destination. As long as I have
Lagi's power, I must follow it.

2nd day of 11th month

(1/4) We were ambushed near the border. They used ancient weapons. The battle was completely different to anything I've experienced before. Vehicles that resembled monsters flew in the sky and their weapons blazed demonic flames.

(2/4) It was like being in the middle of warring Gods, only the combatants were people. Even if the vehicles were hell spawn, the riders were still human. But I had to protect myself. I sent them all to fiery deaths. Without hesitation.

(3/4) While fighting, I felt as if I
became one with Lagi. There was no fear. I was filled only with a sense of duty. Was it really my will, or was it the dragon
controlling me all along?

(4/4) Lagi has developed another power. After the battle, Lagi began
glowing. Then, suddenly, he shed
his skin. My only guess is this is how dragons grow.

14th day of 11th month

(1/3) Above the forest, the Imperial
Fleet attacked us. It wasn't their
weapons, or even their sheer
numbers that frightened me. It was
that I would be forced to kill even more people.

(2/3) We escaped into the forest, but the creature I saw feasting on the charred corpses in my village
waited for us there. Maybe the
beast is connected with the ship
somehow. I feel I am close.

(3/3) After killing the monster, I
entered an ancient ruin. Inside, hordes of hideous creatures
attacked us like a hungry storm. We found an immense underground lake. Water may bring life, but here was only the smell of death.