Durlan was fast asleep when he felt it, the whole city shake, as if from an earth-quake. Jolting upright he looked around confused, there bed room was small but cosy with a double bed and two nightstands, all the walls were made of wood same for the floor and ceiling, there was a single shuttered lantern on the clothing cupboared. Next to him sat his wife Laerdya apparently she had also woken up due to the shuder. From the room next door he heard crying, there daughter had also woken among the Elfs children where very rare so they where loved by there hoal race.
All around the City known as Gil'ead people wear scrambling around searching for what had made the earth quake like that but they found no cracks.
As one of the guards looked up he saw that all the Stars had vanished.
As he looked closer he recognised the pattern of scales panicked he shouted "DRAGON".
The bells started to toal and bonfires where lit.
Durlan, who was now in his daughter room Laerdya holding there daughter Alea(5) in her arms. He heard the bells and a shiver ran down his spine. He looked out the window and there about 50 meters above him he saw gold, gold like the finest jewelry, gold like the Throne of the God King himself and it emanated a glow, a glow like the Sun, a glow like the eyes of a God.
The crackes which where in an orderly pattern indicated that they were indeed scales. That meant that the ting before him was truely a dragon.
His face went pale with fear as he finely comprehended the true size of the dragon.
Dragons were usually about 40 meters long with a wingspan of about 60 meters but this one was so lage he could only see a small part of its belly.
The war between the Dragon and the other races (humans, elves, dwarfes, demi-humans and all the rest) had been going on for nearly 5 years which meant that they had developed ways to kill dragons it was still hard but it was doable, balisty, magic and the dauthdaertia but for all that power he doubted that they could defeat that monster of a dragon.
A/N: the dragon is about 2x the size of Belgabad.
He looked over to Laerdya and said "Get Alea ready we're leaving" and rushed out of the room.
He entered the bed room, grabbed his pouch of money, a few other belongings and rushed out. He saw Laerdya putting some jacketes on the kids, going over to the food he grabbed a bag and put some food in it then he grabbed a blanket an stuffed it in, snatching his jacket of the wall he put the bag over his shoulder and said to them "let's go."
Outside there was absolute panick, people running out of their homes, women looking for their children and soldiers preparing for battle.
The closest gate which was the east gate was about 300 meters away but they would have to run under the dragon's tale which was swinging from side to side, ther other options where the North gate but that was a harbor the South gate which was along the main road and the west gate which led towards the forest.
Sam decided to go to the west gate which was the least dangerous because heading along the main road would prove dangerous the dragon might follow them to pick of any survivors or if the dragon didn't attack them their might be bandits in anycase the west gate was the safest.
While heading down the road the Dragon suddenly started to move, it swung one huge paw and the church tower went flying into a row of houses they heard screams of agony then suddely behind them a defending sound forced them to cover their ears the sound was of metal hitting stone when he lifted his hands of his ears they came back bloody he turned to see what had happened it was the church bell which had been knocked free of the tower under the bell the stone paved floor was cracked and a large red mark was all that was left of the poor soul that was under it.
He then grabbed Alea's hand and pulled her along with him.
As they came closer to the center of Gil'ead he saw a line of balisty fire magicely enhanced javelins at the dragon.
They didn't even scratch him he slowly tilted his head and looked straight at the balisty then opened his mouth and a colum of flame erupted from the depths of his throat. "Run" Sam shouted as the torent of fire came hurtling toward the balisty everything in a distance of 100 meters was burnt or set on fire.
They ran as fast as they could but it was to late for Laerdya. Who were closest to the balisty. Falling to his knees Sam didn't move he didn't breath he felt like a peace of his soul had been riped of but there was no time to mourn he had to at leased save Alea.
So he stood up an took Petra by the hand and they ran further, by now the hole city was burning, people were holding their dead loved ones in their hands crying.
Climming through a house that had toppled onto the road which was already pretty old about 3/4 through he heard the hole house groan so he helped Alea the rest of the way and gave her the bag "now i'll be coming" he said smiling at her.
Right before he got out there was a loud crack and the hole building wobled then again and again, and then one corner collapsed. Durlan looked at Alea and smiled it was a smile of acceptance and love and the house collapsed.