10/5/2018 – 2:20 AM

The dragon, having befriended the girl, turns its head away from her outstretched hand. The girl lowers her hand with her heart hurting. The dragon, once mighty, scary, and loving, turns away from her, relishing in the darkness once again. She can see in the dragon’s eyes that it fears the light even more, confused as to why it decided to step out into it in the first place. The girl, seemingly powerless, lowers her hand fully and stands there, watching the dragon as he decides what he will do. Will he stay? Or will he go back into the cover and protection of Darkness? The dragon turns its mighty head to look behind him where Darkness beckons him to come closer and the girl does the only thing she can do, stand and hope that he stays in the light. To keep outstretching her hand towards the dragon, sending all her emotions into that one gesture and hope the dragon picks up on it and lowers his head to her hand. That one small gesture of love, passion, and friendship. Darkness lurks behind the dragon, glaring at the girl and pointing accusingly; the dragon starts to glare, too, scaring the girl. She wants to run but her legs won’t move. Her heart won’t let them move. The light shines too bright for the dragon and he takes a step back; hesitating. The girl reaches out again, tears streaming down her face; the dragon stops. Darkness whispers in the dragon’s ear and the dragon c***s his scaled head, listening to the cold whispers, unaware of the black fog swirling around him.

Darkness is taking a hold of the dragon that stands in front of the girl. All she can do is watch. Watch as Darkness consumes the dragon who once called her his friend; his other half. The dragon unfolds his mighty wings and points his nose to the sky and Darkness grins viciously at the girl and laughs mockingly at her. The girl continues to stand there with tears still falling down her face. The dragon looks at the cliffs and jumps into the air with a heavy beat of his wings flying towards them. The wind from the dragon’s wing beat causes the girl to kneel on the ground and cover her face. He lands on the lowest protruding rock and folds his wings again, looking at the girl with sadness; the dragon sits down, Darkness fades away from view, leaving a lingering presence. The girl, still kneeling feels a light hand on her shoulder as she raises herself with the intent of walking towards the dragon. The girl, puzzled, looks behind her to see Light, in her flowing dress and glowing hair, with an expression of concern for the girl about to walk towards Darkness. The girl shakes her head and, turning, she faces Light, taking her hands into her own briefly to let Light know she isn’t walking towards Darkness; she is walking toward the dragon. The girl lets go of Light’s hands and turns towards the dragon once more, determined; the dragon’s eyes slit in curiosity and lowers his head slightly; still atop the rock. The girl walks forward a few steps and outstretches her hand, palm facing towards the dragon, and puts her emotions in that one gesture. The dragon hesitates slightly before snapping his wings open and pushing himself off the rock towards the girl holding her hand out. The dragon lands gently and walks to the girl. The two of them stand for a second more before the dragon puts his nose on the girl’s palm, mixing the light and dark again.