"I am Anudrix, the Fire Dragon king. My time is nearing(coughs)…I leave this as reminder and a warning to all who hear this message. This is my own memory. An experience that is still vivid, even as I approach death's door..."
Just as Kyle picked up the book, the book glowed and a recorded message played out. It was message personally recorded by Anudrix, The fire dragon king.
To everyone present there each word was clear. It was as if the voice was talking inside their head. It was a warning. His fear was clear in his voice. The message was as follows:
"I am Anudrix, the Fire Dragon king. My time is nearing(coughs)…I leave this as reminder and a warning to all who hear this message. This was my own experience. An experience that is still vivid, even as I approach death's door. But before I tell you that you need to know the full story.
It was in my later years as the King of all Fire Dragons. I had become arrogant. Arrogant of my status as the King, of my species as one of the strongest races. As I got older my arrogance increased. At the same time in my country, an old cave was found. It was not a natural structure. And contained shocking contents about an ancient past.
About a plan to extinct a race and what happened after that. But the contents were incomplete. It seems that someone had tried to destroy the evidence. The pages of books were burnt. What was left had been deteriorating with time.
All we could make was just an outline of the events. It seemed as if our ancestors had successfully pushed a race of demons to extinction. My arrogance and pride increased even more.
I began to think that all other races were inferior to mine. As if they were livestock. I thought that nothing could threaten us. I was wrong.
That day started just like every other day, with me sitting on my throne, all the great and mighty dragon elders and ministers sitting on both sides. The only thing different was that I was beseeched by a demon who introduced himself as the leader of a rebellion. He told me about how his people were suffering under the Elven rule.
He had come to ask my support. He wanted me to give an official statement that I supported him. He even gave many ways in which this could be beneficial for me.
But I was too conceited. I got annoyed when he told me that he and his people could help me with many problems of my country. I told him to get out and that his people were useless to the Dragons. That we needed no help. I threatened him that we could make the demons go extinct whenever we wished to, like we had done before. I thought that he could not understand what, I, a superior being was talking about.
What happened next is something that I have never been able to forget. The moment I said those words, I felt a terrifying pressure. Even I, the great Dragon king could not even breathe. A blood lust like no other. The demon that had felt so inferior a minute ago was walking towards me with such intimidating presence that I could not dare to breathe.
One by one the heads of all the elders, ministers and champions burst. Yet I could not see any moment from the monster before of me. I noticed his face for the first time as he walked towards me. His red eyes were wide open. Two lines beside his eyes glowed brightly.
I felt my surroundings fade into darkness. The only light I could see were the glowing lines on his face. I knew that I was about to die.
The demon whose name I had considered irrelevant was couple of meters away from me when he spoke, all the other dragons had died, their heads burst as they could not withstand the pressure.
He said," What did you just say? You lizards making the demons go extinct? Yes, you tried that before. You allied with all the other races to kill the ancient demons because you feared our power. You betrayed us, stabbed us in the back, yet you still failed. The proof of your failure is me. I live. In rage I almost destroyed this world's life. The only reason you live, your species is still alive is because of her. Yet you dare say such words.
Remember this lizard I could kill you all anytime I want. If a past is so cruel, it is better left in the past. The present should not be aware of that past. You will make sure of it. If you don't you will be the reason for the extinction of dragons."
His every word contained rage. Pure rage! I remember them vividly.
With that, the pressure was gone. He told me to support the Demons in forming their own nation. He also asked me a part of my country's land, especially the one that contained that cave.
After a few years the demon nation was successfully created and he became the Demon Lord.
The only reason I recorded this is because I believe that even though the past is cruel, there should be at least some who know it. Though if you are worthy are not of knowing such past will only be proved if you pass my trial.
It is better to fail the trial and die than be killed by him.
You trial shall begin! "
[To be continued]